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Elizabeth Barnes: Juice November 28 – December 23,
2009 The grid has been written about as the quintessential structure defining the modernity of modern art. By declaring this organization of space as autonomous within the context of visual art, modern art was able to divorce itself from nature and exist as an autonomous practice. This in turn, has provided a foundation and narrative for the practice of non-objective painting, a narrative that many pronounced dead in the early 1960's. As a post-1960 painter, in considering the "space of art" from a more contemporary perspective, I find myself drawn to the grid, but to pondering an expanded grid. This grid embraces the many levels of information now available to us, whether through the lens of digital culture and virtual space, or as a reference to the twisted and layered grids of chaos theory.
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Ben van Netten: Aporia October 24 – November 21,
2009 I have always been fascinated with expressing concepts that are not easily represented in two dimensions. In my most resent works, I have used oil on canvas to portray time by painting the feeling of motion, using images captured from my geographic environment. I like to use smooth horizontal lines in combination with vivid colors to create an illusion where the eyes are invited to dance around the canvas, never resting. This can give the viewer the impression of depth and motion. Most of my works begin as photographs. Using experimental photographic techniques I will capture the landscape which will become the source material for the painting. Often I will represent the photograph on the canvas exactly like I see it, and other times I will borrow just the palette and general composition to use as a starting point for an abstract painting. I like to experiment with, and apply new technologies to my work. I feel this is a unique time in the history of painting and I'm very excited to be working now.
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September 19 – October 17,
2009 Angela Leach studied painting at OCAD and textile design at Sheridan College. Her series, Abstract Repeat, combines these two disciplines into colourful, eye-popping, shimmering paintings. Her works have been mistakenly described as Op-art but Leach is less interested in the optics of colour and more in the coincidences that occur from adhering to a strict process and thereby identifying her as a process painter. Each of Angela Leach's paintings comprise of a complex repeating pattern of a restricted palette of 32 colours. |
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August 17 –
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July 18 –
August 15, 2009 Did you know? The need is growing. Help support the Calgary
Inter-Faith Foodbank through the Herringer Kiss Gallery's Art for
Food Group Show and Sale. For the duration of the exhibition,
the Herringer Kiss Gallery will donate funds to the Calgary Foodbank
towards purchase of emergency food hampers for needy families. For
each $1,000 art purchase, a family of four will be supplied with the
required food necessities for one entire week. |
June 6 – July
11, 2009 Bratsa Bonifacho is a university-educated senior Canadian artist and painter who achieved a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, then pursued post-diploma studies in painting in Rome, Italy and old master techniques in printing in Frankfurt, Germany. He worked in France, Germany and Italy before immigrating to North America, where he established his permanent home and studio in Vancouver, Canada. Bonifacho’s new series contain symbols, formulas and enigmatic signs to represent the present-day, super-sophisticated technology, others contain human images and fauna in motion that symbolize peace, co-operation and the natural balance in Mother Nature.
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May 9 – 30, 2009 Calgary Sculptor, Reinhard Skoracki’s table top and wall mounted bronze sculptures represent topical issues with a sense of humour in the Rabelaisian tradition. Reinhard Skoracki exhibits nationally and internationally including the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ostrava, Czech Republic, the WG Kunst in Amsterdam, and in Tinos, Greece. His work has been published in ‘New Art International’ (Book Art Press, NY, 1998), ‘Artful Jesters’ (Nicholas Roukes, 2003) and ‘The Sculpture Reference Illustrated’ (Arthur Williams, 2005).
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April 4 – May 2,
2009 Kenneth Webb studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary and attended the Royal College of Art in London, England for post-graduate studies. He has taught at the University of Calgary and is currently a permanent faculty member at the Alberta College of Art & Design. Webb has shown with John Ramsay Contemporary Art in Vancouver, Paul Kuhn Gallery in Calgary, Mira Goddard in Toronto and in numerous international exhibitions. Ken’s work has been published in “Hidden Values, Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections” (Robert Swain), “Printmaking in Alberta: 1945 – 1985” (Bente Roed Cochran) and “Sitelines, Printmaking and Image Culture” (Walter Jule). In 2002, Kenneth Webb received the Award of Excellence from the Alberta College of Art and Design. |
March 7 – 28,
2009 Christopher Willard received his MFA from Hunter College in New York and is the new head of Painting at the Alberta College of Art and Design. This will be his first solo exhibition in Calgary. |
February 7 – 28,
2009 Vancouver based, David Burdeny was awarded Nature Photographer of the Year in the 2008 Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards. The award winning images are from his series “NORTH/SOUTH” which document the fragile shorelines and monolithic ice forms for Greenland, Iceland and Antarctica. |
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January 6 – 31,
2009 Featuring work by Laurel Smith, Marjan Eggermont, Christopher Willard, Elizabeth Barnes, David Burdeny and Harry Kiyooka in conjunction with the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts’ exhibition, “Neo-Minimalism”, curated by Harry Kiyooka.
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