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Transference | Richmond Art Gallery

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Ross Kelly Transference
Ross Kelly
But the things which are not seen are eternal, 2017

Aimée Henny Brown (sessional instructor), and alumni Ross Kelly and Kathleen Ritter are featured in this exhibition curated by Hannamari Jalovaara (alumna).

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Jan 13, 2018, 10:00am – Mar 18, 2018, 5:30pm

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Richmond Art Gallery

Opening Reception:
Saturday, January 27, 2018, 7 - 9pm

Artist Talk: Transference Panel Discussion
Saturday, January 27, 2018, 6:15 - 7:30pm

Curated by Hannamari Jalovaara (2017), Transference incorporates the works of five artists – Aimée Henny Brown (sessional instructor), Saskia Jetten, Ross Kelly (2016), Colin Lyons and Kathleen Ritter (2000). The exhibition investigates the aesthetic and formal criteria specific to contemporary print media, while highlighting challenges and opportunities digital technology presents to the function and process of the medium and its contribution to the conceptual construction of artworks. Underlying the works is the notion of image transfer as well as the transference of meaning supported and sometimes led by digital technologies.

The artists’ works represent a diversity of conceptual concerns and explorations; each artist has researched and employed various print-based practices as a vehicle for examining the diverse personal and cultural histories that their subject matter references. With their point of departure being a traditional print practice, the artists have transferred in parallel both the conceptual and technical matrix resulting in work that is both a separation from and a repetition of its source material and point of origin. Engaging with the varied process of transfer and repetition, the artists examine the strategy of iterability, which for Jacques Derrida signified both sameness and alteration.

About the ECU Artists:

Born and raised in Western Canada, Aimée Henny Brown completed her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts at the University of Alberta, focusing on print and book media. After moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2005, she obtained her Masters in Fine and Media Arts at NSCAD University in 2007. She has received several awards and grants, notably the Joseph Beuys Scholarship for Artistic Merit and several Canada Council Production Grants. Her performances and bookworks have been featured at the AGO presentation space and Vancouver Art Book Fair.

RossKelly is an Irish born Vancouver-based artist who has Master of Applied Arts Degree,from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and a Diploma in Photography from both Focal Point School of Photography, Vancouver, B.C and New York Institute of Photography. He has recently exhibited at Charles H. Scott Gallery, Art Beatus Gallery, Gallery 295 and The Remington Gallery.

Kathleen Ritter is an artist based in Vancouver and Paris. She was an artist in residence at La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, in 2013. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal; Access Gallery, Vancouver; G Gallery, Toronto; and Battat Contemporary, Montréal. In addition Ritter has organized exhibitions in Canada and abroad. Her writing on contemporary art has appeared in ESSE, Prefix Photo, and Fillip as well as in numerous catalogues.

About Curator Hannamari Jalovaara:

Hannamari Jalovaara is a Vancouver-based visual artist and independent curator. She holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, a double Master’s degree in Aesthetics and Art Education, as well as a degree in Art Therapy. Her print media works have been exhibited internationally in numerous juried and touring shows, and are included in both public and private collections. As an artist employing traditional and emerging printmaking technologies, this curatorial project continues Jalovaara’s own research and provides opportunities for further investigation and dialogue between artists whose artistic output, materially and conceptually, is shaped in part by new technologies.