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Please join the team at Lausberg Contemporary for our fourth consecutive feature exhibition at the 2012 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography festival: Katharina Mayer THEATRUM FAMILIAErn
rnSince 2001, Mayer has been capturing families from all over the world for her series Familia. In late March 2012, Mayer visited Toronto for the first time where she was invited into the home, office, studio, dance hall and restaurant of various families, organizations and groups from the GTA. Through her camera’s lens, Mayer captures the beauty, subtleties, and idiosyncrasies of her subjects thus reconfiguring the tradition of the family portrait.rn
rnThe artist’s approach to the genre of portraiture indicates a current shift in attitudes regarding private and public space. Whereas in the past, families went to a photographer’s studio to have their portrait taken, today a more intimate and personal setting is considered more desirable for this purpose. This suggests a shift in definitions of public display and private experience. Mayer takes it as her task to test and explore this shift.rn
rnTHEATRUM FAMILIAE investigates the notion of family in an inclusive and poignant manner, calling the viewer to explore the structure of the family unit in a way that transcends culture and blood ties. During her brief stay Mayer photographed groups as diverse as members of the PWA (People with Aids Foundation, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary), innovative Canadian abstract painter Joseph Drapell with his family (Drapell has been part of the gallery’s program since 2010), and media mogul David Mirvish with members of his staff to name but a few.rn
rn“Collaboration with Katharina Mayer was great to realize how much of a family we are. Unified by a common goal and a sense of purpose, we care for each other, while as a group we take care of others. That is what family is to us - a group of sometimes very different people, passionate about something and caring for those around them” – Robert Tomas, Director, Philanthropy & Communications at PWA (People with Aids Foundation) on their collaboration with Mayer
Elizabeth McIntosh
Pink Nude
26 April to 26 May 2012
Opening Thursday 26 April from 6 to 8
Diaz Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition by leading Canadian painter Elizabeth McIntosh, who has become well-known for her adventures in abstraction. In this new body of characteristically diverse paintings, McIntosh is more direct in her references to the early modernist abstraction and still-life that have long inspired her. Intersections are revealed between the approaches of these early modernists and McIntosh’s practice, such as an appreciation of trial and error, and of the playful development of autonomous works. In dialogue with these early 20th century references, McIntosh expresses her commitment to an abstraction that involves a resistance to a pre-determined motif.
Pink Nude refers to the title of a Matisse painting completed in 1935. It is a painting that is well documented for the number of changes made to the composition and placement of the figure during the painting process.
In Pink Nude, McIntosh will introduce a group of small format paintings. This scale, new to McIntosh, has allowed her to work more quickly, thereby emphasizing the experimentation that marks her practice. She commences each painting with an excerpt or passage borrowed from a historical work. This starting point enters into dialogue with subsequent layers and over-painted forms, often becoming completely masked as newfound relationships are revealed. This process of improvisation harkens back to the adventurous and risky early days of abstraction. She endeavors to paint in conversation with these moments in history, here making more perceptible her interest in mining this material and bringing it to new light in her own way.
Elizabeth McIntosh has exhibited widely across Canada. Recent solo exhibitions include Three Oranges at Exercise in Vancouver (2012) and Violet’s Hair at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver (2010-2011). Selected group exhibitions include Enacting Abstraction (2009) and PAINT (2006), both at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Her work is in major public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Vancouver Art Gallery. In 2010 ECU Press, in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, published a monograph of her work entitled A Good Play. Elizabeth McIntosh lives in Vancouver where she is an Associate Professor at Emily Carr University.
image: Elizabeth McIntosh, Beginner's Luck, oil on canvas, 20" x 24", 2011
Born in Wettingen, Switzerland, into an artistically talented family, Evelyne Brader-Frank has been expressing herself through soapstone, bronze, and steel for almost twenty years. Her dynamic male and female figures are celebrations of form and the beautiful stones from which they emerge. Fascinated with classical mythology, Brader-Frank titles her sculptures after personalities from Greek and Roman myths, looking for a match between a character and her feelings for the new sculpture.
In 1994, Brader-Frank moved to Alberta where she not only expanded her work into larger formats like bronze and concrete, she had the opportunity to further develop her skills by working with prominent Canadian artists such as the world's foremost ice carvers Michael Rapati and Larry Andreoff.
On her work, Brader-Frank states:
"My sculptures are inspired by the human body.The style of the three dimensional figure I plan to create drives my selection of media. Stone is the warmest of all and this leads to statues that emanate life. Bronze allows me to bring out particular details, capturing the eye of the observer. Steel gives me the opportunity to express a most abstract observation of form and movement. The mirror polish gives the work a beautiful dynamic appearance and captures and reflects a striking play of light, colors and shadows. The viewer discovers himself and his environment in the sculpture, making him part of the artwork.”
Evelyne Brader-Frank finished an education as a sculptor at the Franziska Dora Sculptor School. She had the opportunity to learn different carving techniques in various materials. Evelyne currently resides in Switzerland. She lived and worked seven years in Edmonton, AB
Newzones is pleased to announce the return of the annual group exhibition, “G’ddy Up!”
“G’ddy Up!” will display artworks by artists who seek to explore the contemporary cowboy culture as well as those who implement aspects of this culture in formal exploration through painting, photography, and even combinations of the two.
While “G’ddy Up!” is sure to please those looking for some good ol’ western iconography, it will also demonstrate that the Wild West has changed – and has much more to offer these days than just the cowboy. “G’ddy Up!” will survey artwork by artists who diffuse the image of the “Wild West” into a “West” that is elegant, cosmopolitan and vibrant. A “West” where contemporary artists live and work, while producing world class art.
The Calgary Stampede brings the city to life with pulsating cowboy culture, and Newzones is no exception!
Artists included: Joe Andoe, Cathy Daley, Aron Hill, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, David Robinson and Kevin Sonmor.
Canadian painters used their medium to unify the vast nation by creating an identity based on the overwhelming influence of their natural surroundings. Artists reflect this theme throughout each diverse region of the country, thus creating a distinct identity to present to the rest of the world. This exhibition includes works by F.M. Bell-Smith, John Hammond, Charles H. Scott, Eric Riordon, John Innes, Henry Nesbitt McEvoy, Thomas William Fripp, and Thomas Bamford. Showing alongside this exhibition is a selection of fine antiques and objet d’art.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 5pm or by appointment. The first building on the south end of the Granville Street Bridge at the beginning of South Granville’s Gallery Row, 2117 Granville Street, phone 604-736-8825 www.langmann.com. (Wheelchair accessible)
Newzones is pleased to announce our upcoming invitational exhibition, FreshFaces.
As a curated exhibition, FreshFaces will bring together select artists from across Canada for a one-time group showing. As a result, this exciting invitational will feature only ‘new to Newzones’ artworks, on view for the first time in Calgary. Varying practices will be surveyed, including photography, painting, and mixed media, providing Calgary with a stimulating and fresh view of Canadian talent.
Artists include: Michael Adamson, Emily Filler, Nancy Friedland, Nicole Katsuras, Ilyana Martinez, Tiffanie Ting and Kathy Zhang.
FreshFaces is curated by Sabrina Sullivan, Assistant Director of Newzones. Sabrina received a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Art History from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She was then accepted to Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, England, where she obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Fine and Decorative Arts in 2007. Sabrina has been involved in the Calgary contemporary art scene since moving here in 2008 and has enjoyed working in the international contemporary art world through art fair participation.
"Through my engagement with photographing the land around the lake, I experienced winter camping at minus forty degrees Celsius, struggling every couple of hours through the night to feed the yurt’s wood stove. I saw the fresh tracks of a lone wolf toward the twilight in the frigid dead of winter and heard the shrill cry of some unidentified animal slice through the otherwise silent atmosphere of the remote Canadian wilderness. And I felt a magnificent sense of solitude in early spring when the place was totally empty and the rangers had gone home for the evening. These sensations influenced my understanding of Silent Lake and affected how I photographed it. They also strengthened my belief in the importance of such protected landscapes, which serve as sanctuaries for animals and for the human mind."
Hugh Martin, 2012
On Saturday, May 5th, Mira Godard Gallery is pleased to open an exhibition of new photographs by HUGH MARTIN. The artist will be in attendance.
Hugh Martin was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1973. He attended Ryerson University in Toronto and graduated with a B.F.A. in Photography Studies. Martin has been honoured with the Gold Medal, Faculty of Communication & Design, Howard H. Kerr Memorial Scholarship, J.L. Beaton Award and Roloff Beny Foundation France Study Abroad Award through Ryerson University, as well as receiving a du Maurier Arts Council Grant.
Martin’s work has been published in magazines including PREFIX PHOTO and The Walrus, and is included in various private, public and corporate collections throughout North America including Canada Colors and Chemicals, Deloitte, Four Seasons Hotel, OCAD University, RBC Financial Group (New York), Ryerson University, Scotiabank and Trimark.
Martin holds an academic staff position within the Photography Centre at OCAD University and maintains his studio in Hamilton where he lives. Silent Lake: New Photographs marks Martin’s tenth anniversary and third solo exhibition with Mira Godard Gallery.
Group exhibition of Miyuki Tanobe, Pierre Lefebvre, Geneviève Jost, Jeannette Perreault, Karo Alexanian, Guylaine Beauchemin, Cécile Buysse, Claude de Gaspé Alleyn, Élène Gamache, Stanislav Germanov, Henry Wanton Jones, Alexandr Kachkin, Thérèse Lacasse, Pearl Levy, Phyllis Mendell, Sidney Menkes, Shokichi Sato, Maja Vodanovic.
Opening reception - Thursday April 12, 5:00 – 8:00 pm *some artists will be in attendance
Sneak preview – Wednesday April 11, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, exhibition continues until May 31, 2012 by appointment.
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Selected artists exhibiting:
Tamara Bahry Paterson, Christopher Boffoli, Bill Boyko, Bruno Capolongo, Clay Davidson, Steve Eprile, Peter Gottlieb, Christina Grace, Vladimir Kabelik, Rachelle Kearns, Michael Levin, Jennifer McGregor, Mats Nordstrom, Susan Rankin, Susana Reisman, Richard Roblin, Hanna Ruminski, Arnold Zageris and more….
Since 1984, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts (MRFA) has been a private gallery specializing in contemporary & vintage photography as well as emerging & established Canadian painters. Services offer include consulting, framing, installation and appraisals.
Newzones is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by senior Canadian artist, Chaki.
A skilled colourist, Chaki has painted countless landscapes since the 1970s and is always mining the theme for new inspiration. Landscapes and still-lifes are created by selecting commonly known elements of nature that are rearranged to mimic the object in the artist’s mind. Thus, the final assembled painting cannot be traced to an actual place or plant. A believable reality is presented, but it is entirely of Chaki’s making. The paintings convey strong emotions through gesture and use of colour.
On Chaki’s paintings, Peter Clothier, an LA based art critic states, “Painted not from real vistas but from a personal inner vision, Chaki’s pictures are huge and hot, emerging from the artist’s engagement with his medium on the canvas. The gestural quality of their composition suggests that they are not intended to tell us more about the world out-there, but rather about art’s power to create its own reality…”
Chaki was born in Athens and lived in Tel Aviv until 1962. He then immigrated to Montreal, where he has spent most of his life. Educated in both Tel Aviv and at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, he began exhibiting in group exhibitions is 1959 and his work has since been in over 450 group exhibitions and an impressive number of solo exhibitions. His work is collected all over the world, in both private and public collections. From 1967 to 1989, Chaki was the head of Painting and Drawing at the Saidye Bronfman Centre.
On Saturday, May 26th, Mira Godard Gallery is pleased to open an exhibition of recent paintings and works on paper by MARY PRATT.
Renowned for boldly coloured, luminous paintings of domestic objects, MARY PRATT is one of Canada’s leading realist painters. This exhibition will feature her most recent work.
MARY PRATT was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 1961. She has had numerous solo exhibitions in public galleries across Canada over the past forty-five years. Her work is collected both nationally and internatioally by museums, corporate and private collectors including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick; Canada House, London, England; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland; the Vancouver Art Gallery; Granite Club, Loblaws, London Life, RBC Financial Group and Shaw Communications.
In 2013-2014, the exhibition "Mary Pratt" will tour nationally and feature work from the past fifty years. This exhibition, the first in a public institution since 2004, is organized in partnership by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, Newfoundland and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. The exhibition will be accompanied by a major publication.
MARY PRATT lives and works in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She has been represented in Toronto by Mira Godard Gallery for over thirty years.
Celebrate Canada Day with a weekend fête of iconic Canadian mountainscape paintings by gallery artists - Mt Rundle, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and Lake O'Hararnrn. Featured artists include Jennifer Annesley, Roger D Arndt, Robert Genn, Donna Jo Massie, Dieter Schlatter, Mike Svob, K. Neil Swansonrn
Image: Roger D Arndt, Summer Days of Rundle, oil on prepared panel, 36x48”
