Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Sketch has exhibited at festivals, gallery spaces, youth events, vending sites and art auctions. Recent exhibitions and venues of note include The Artist Project 2009, 2010; Queen West Art Crawl 2007 to 2009; Delisle Youth Gallery 2007 to 2010; Parkdale Craftersmarket 2009; Ad Lounge 2009; Whippersnapper Gallery 2009, GBLGay Youthline Auction 2009; Urban Textures, Halsall Associates Ltd. 2009. Some of our artists have their work in various stores throughout Toronto. We are recognized as a space that generates diverse ideas and transforms them into unique creations. Work produced include paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography and textile based pieces.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Being a student whom is earning her high school diploma by the end of June of 2010, Tina Dou is a new artist who has been trained since youth due to the artistic profession of her parents.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Recent exhibitions:
Art for Chilled Hearts, Whippersnapper Gallery, 2010.
Lust, Beverly Owens Gallery, 2009.
Queen West Art Crawl, 2009.
Education:
Summer Illustration Academy, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida, 2009.
BFA Painting and Drawing, Concordia University, 2006.
Recent Employment:
Lakeshore Arts/Arts Etobicoke: 2010.
La Muse Art Studio, 2008-2010.
Art Heart Community Art Centre: 2008-2010.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Education
2010-Torched Studio-Enameling
2008-Nanopod Studio-Silver and Glass intensive
2007-Harbourfront Centre-Advanced silversmithing
2001-International Academy of Design-Diploma in Design
1997-New York University-BFA
Selected Events
2010:Panelist at Rotman Commerce Women in Business, Interviewed on thatchannel.com and EF magazine, Beach Studio Tour
2009:Volunteer with Kirabo Canada in Uganda, Feature artist at 18 Karat Fine Jewellery Gallery, Board Member of CAWEE, Feature article in Tonic (Feb issue), Rings featured in LouLou (June issue), Queen West Art Crawl
2008: The Sustainable Style Show, Windsor Art in the Park
Artist Statement: I infuse my 15+ years of design experience with a sense of spirit and preservation to adorn women in jewelry that combines sustainability with style. My designs are internationally recognized for their versatile use, off-beat yet classy look and environmental nod. In my chemical free studio I implement traditional metalsmithing techniques, and use sterling silver to breathe new life into reclaimed, natural and fair trade stones. My inspiration comes from the people I meet in my many travels. New work includes hand-forged recycled silver detachable letter pendants and reconstructed vintage pieces inspired from my recent Vegas wedding.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Nov. 2009: Thoreau Macdonald House Art Show; Bayview Art Tour, Oct. 2009; QWAC, 2009, 2008, Newcastle One of a Kind Show, Aug. 2009
Artist Statement: I enjoy working with beads, semi-precious stones and pearls with sterling silver wire, often hammered. I previously ran a photography business and also did stained-glass. I believe there is a commonality in all these mediums that hopefully will come out in my jewelry. I work part-time at the Globe and Mail as a Graphic Artist and live in Newcastle, outside of Toronto, with my husband and two children.
Judy Blue Anderson Telephone(home): 289-389-3808 Telephone(other): 905-819-7098 Media Category: Painting - Acrylic Other Category: mixed media Email: judy@judyanderson.ca
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: 2010-Timreaiser, Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington Studio Tour, Riverdale Art Walk, AllSorts Gallery
2009 Art in the Workplace-McMaster Innovation Park,
of a Kind Christmas Show, Sunrise Gallery,
Queen Street West Art Crawl, Arts Festival, Art on the Street
Over 50 juried, group, solo shows and exhibitions
Artist Statement: Judy is a Hamilton based artist. Her work has exhibited in over 50 juried, group and solo shows in Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and the Czech Republic.
My body of work represents a series of nostalgic paintings where colourful, repeating, overlapping mixed media images play with patterns, memory and rural icons. The old photographs incorporated in the works are reminiscent of our pasts and evoke different personal memories for each of us.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Masters Degree in Art University of Victoria,
Fine Art Honours University of Guelph,
Diploma in Art Education Mcgill University,
Exhibited in Canada and internationally
Artist Statement: Stephen Schaffer’s most recent paintings of silhouetted landscapes contain gestural line work and shapes that fall in the middle ground between abstraction and representation. Some are blue and moody set in the winter landscapes, others are colourful like stained glass and mosaics, all of these landscapes are inspired by the spirit of nature. His earlier series of huge, closely cropped faces and flowers are inspired by intricate symbolic connections between floral blooming and femininity. In his work, the perfection of larger-than-life images speaks to a subliminal world of transient, intoxicating splendour. The serene simplicity of powerful compositions reinforced by bold, pure colours communicates simultaneously the timelessness and transience of beauty. These paintings of flowers and women are in dialogue with each other. He goes on to transform and juxtapose seductive images of women from mass media with flowers to reveal the eternal, other-worldly perfection hidden behind glamour shots.
Schaffer uses oil paints and glazes, combining contemporary techniques with the methods of old masters to achieve an internal glowing quality in his paintings. He uses thin transparent glazes and varnishes to ensure that there is maximum light refraction from the surface of the painting. More recently he has been experimenting with thick textures and applications of paints to enrich the surface of his paintings and achieve a stained glass effect in some of his landscape paintings.
Schaffer studied fine art at the University of Guelph completing an honours degree with a specialization in oil painting. Later he spent a number of years working in the Far East painting and exhibiting work that reflected his travelling experiences. The underlying theme of his art is engagement with form, whether it is the transparent petals of a blooming flower, the undulating shapes of a striking landscape or the tantalizing contours in a close-up of a woman. He returned to Canada and completed a Masters degree in art at the University of Victoria. Schaffer has exhibited in Canada and internationally. He is currently living in Toronto working in oil and encaustic from his downtown studio.
Recent Exhibitions, Work AND Education: Elena Henderson came to Canada from Moscow ( Russia) in 1996. Since then, she graduated from International Academy of Design and Technology in Toronto. She resides and works as a full-time artist at her studio in Amaranth, Ontario. Now, she is working on her new abstract series of raw canvases, using variety of acrylic textured paint and mixed media. Her style is sophisticated and elegant , her colour palette is unique and fresh, her shapes are organic and electrifying.
Her art work represented by:
Burdette Gallery, Orton, ON
Venus Gallery, Aurora, ON
Dragonfly Gallery, Orangeville, ON
Alton Mills Gallery, Alton, ON
RA art Gallery, Shelburne, ON
Town Hall Gallery, Shelburne, ON
In 2009 she was part of:
Toronto Outdoor Exhibition (Philips Square, Toronto)
Sunny-Side Beach Juried Art Show
Oakville Art in the Park
Fergus Art Walk
Artist Statement: "I became an artist to translate the surrounding world into my own language. I transform my emotions into art pieces which can say about me more than anything else. The only time I am truly content is when I have a chance to create. My paintings are an emotional manifesto, which emphasize the ultimate visual impact. My uncontrolled imagination is a crucial part of my work and the greatest formation of my visual language. I use my brush as powerful tool of self-expression. I transform simple and refined shapes into dramatic scenery of graceful forms , brilliant colours and texture. This is where they all together become a true reflection of forever changing world."
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