Good morning!
I hope this day is off to a fine start for everyone. Here in Calgary it has rained quite a lot lately, which is great for our garden, and sometimes leads to a rainbow. Today the rain has stopped, the sun is shining, and I'm appreciating some indoor rainbows cast on the wall by a prism hung in the window.
I hope this day is off to a fine start for everyone. Here in Calgary it has rained quite a lot lately, which is great for our garden, and sometimes leads to a rainbow. Today the rain has stopped, the sun is shining, and I'm appreciating some indoor rainbows cast on the wall by a prism hung in the window.
A few new things have been going on with my art practice:
First, I am very pleased to relate that I have recently been accepted into Christine Klassen Gallery here in Calgary. It has been some time since my old gallery, AXIS, closed its doors, and now I'm glad I waited to find a new place which seems like it will be an excellent fit. Christine Klassen, Hilary Knutson and James MacIntyre are a great team with some out-of-the-box ideas on promoting the gallery and artists, and the gallery space itself is absolutely gorgeous. I feel honoured to be working with them!
There is an introductory exhibition at CKG of work by myself and Calgary artist Mike Binzer; we are both new to the gallery. The exhibition runs from July 10 to August 22, 2015. There will be an opening reception on Friday July 10th, from 5-7pm, and I will give a brief talk about my work at 6pm. Please come out and celebrate with us! The exhibition will include selections from the Multiples series, and from the most recent Ellipse paintings which stem from an experience I had during an Artscape residency last November. To view images of the work, click here.
Secondly, I have a 3-D piece accepted into "This House Is On Fire" at the New Edward Gallery", an alternative gallery space also in Calgary. It's an exciting opportunity to make and show work which lies outside my usual studio practice. This event, which includes visual art, music and food, opens on Wednesday, July 1 from 6-11pm. The art will be up for 3 days only, from July 1-3, 2015. Join us for the opening celebration or stop in to the gallery to view the artwork while it's up!
Thirdly, in May of this year I had another super fun creative opportunity: to alter and paint 3 hard hats for the groundbreaking ceremony of cSPACE Projects at the old King Edward School in Marda Loop, Calgary. If you'd like to see the hard hats I did and learn a bit more about this cSPACE project, click here.
Finally, the AGA's Travelling Exhibition "Eye And The City" will be hosted by the Onoway Public Library from June 24 to July 22 and the Mayerthorpe Public Library from July 29 to August 26, before moving on into the Medicine Hat region for the next leg of the journey. "Eye And The City" is an exploration of urban landscapes through artworks by Russell Bingham, Gordon Harper, David Janzen, Paul Murasko and myself.
I hope you are enjoying your day and taking time to pause for rainbows - literally and/or figuratively!
Until next time,
2 comments:
Woah Girl. I go away for a week, and then take a week to recover and you are like someone powered on rocket fuel! Congratulations one thousand times on all the super things happening for you. I wish I could attend and meet you. I know that it will all be fabulous.
XOXOXOXOXO Barbara
Hehee - thanks Barbara!
These are things that have been in the works for some time, and finally coming to fruition - well, except the "Eye and the "City" which has been travelling for almost a year now. I feel really happy to finally have some concrete news to write about. :)
And, I love your blog post about your trip to Paris too, so glad you are having these really super travel adventures!
:)
V
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