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Gordon Smith Awarded Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts

Posted: Thu, 2009-03-26 16:03

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean presented Gordon Smith (46) with the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 25th.

Two years ago Gordon Smith was awarded BC's Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his accomplishments in a career spanning more than 60 years as a painter, sculptor and printmaker. His works are in collections that include the National Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

John Ferrie - "14"

"14"
Posted: Tue, 2009-03-24 14:47

John Ferrie (88) presents a solo exhibition of work, "14". John is also being interviewed by Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford on Shaw's Urban Rush on April 9th about 14 and the accompanying book. Visit John's website to learn more.

April 17 - 30, 2009
Opening reception: Friday, April 17, 7pm

Main Space Gallery
350 East 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC

Leo Chao Wins International Forum Design Award

Leo Chao | Beagle
Posted: Thu, 2009-03-12 12:35

Leo Chao (08) was presented with a Concept Award in the iF Design competition for his medical assistive garment for autistic children, Beagle, a scarf/hoodie designed for children with autism.

The iF competition, one of the preeminent international industrial design competitions, challenged up-and-coming, young designers from around the globe to compete.

Etienne Zack: Art45

Posted: Tue, 2009-03-10 14:42

Etienne Zack (00) is in a group exhibition entitled Rouge/Red at Art45 in Montreal, Quebec.

Sin, hell, passion, danger, lust, guilt, anger - red is a colour as poignant as it is versatile and as such has accompanied artists throughout their quest to capture our most instinctive emotions.

The exhibit runs from March 12 to April 18 at Art45.

Jeremy Shaw: Something's Happening Here

Posted: Wed, 2009-03-04 17:15

Presentation House Gallery presents Jeremy Shaw's (99) Something's Happening Here, a year-long public poster project mounted as part of the 2009 Cultural Olympiad that memorializes and celebrates the legacies of past civic events, notably those of Expo '86.

Vendula Ralkova: Stolen Time

2006 Vancouver
Posted: Sun, 2009-03-01 14:13

Vendula Ralkova (06) exhibits Stolen Time a solo exhibition at the Regional Museum in Jílové u Prahy, Czech Republic.

Streets are the true stage of life, the theatre of our existence where one observes and is observed, one absorbs and is absorbed. Every gesture, every minute event, every passing glance is enveloped by time. Time creates it and destroys it at once.

The show runs from March 7 to April 19, 2009.

 

Amy Pelletier: Malaspina Printmakers

Collector,  Pipes
Posted: Mon, 2009-02-16 13:24

Amy Pelletier (05) examines the psychology of collectors and the compulsion of collecting through her recent body of digital prints in which images of objects from collections are layered to create strange new forms. Amy's artistic practice is based in the curation and arrangement of collected objects resulting in forms that provide insight into theoretical circumstances and anthropomorphized scenes.

Sonny Assu: iDrums

Disconnected #3
Posted: Thu, 2009-02-12 12:12

Sonny Assu (02) exhibits iDrums, painted new works in the inaugural exhibit of Equinox Gallery 2, located upstairs of the Equinox Gallery.

Equinox Gallery 2
February 11 to March 14, 2009

Kim Kennedy Austin: Pimp Juice

Posted: Mon, 2009-02-09 23:34

Kim Kennedy Austin (01) is exhibiting Pimp Juice at the Lawrence Eng Gallery from February 14 to March 21, 2009.

Opening, Friday, February 13, from 6pm to 8pm

Lawrence Eng Gallery 

1531 West 4th Avenue

Vancouver BC Canada V6J 1L6

Megan Carroll: Leighdon Studio Gallery

nests
Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 10:36

Megan Carroll (06) will be participating in a group exhibition at Leighdon Studio Gallery. Megan's works represent the fragility and the uncertainty of life and death inspired by her birthing experiences.

March 3 to March 31
Opening reception: Friday March 6 from 6pm to 8pm
Leighdon Studio Gallery
190 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC

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