I’m currently the featured artist for the store at The Print Center in Philadelphia. They’re gearing up for their centennial celebrations. Check out my work and then check out all the good work they do too.
I recently returned from a trip overseas to Belgrade, Serbia, where I had a solo exhibition of my prints titled Dream City, Dreams at Prodajna Galerija “Beograd”. I had a fantastic experience thanks to the gallery and all the excellent artists I met during my time there. Prior to my opening, I was interviewed for a radio program and a television program. I was thrilled to have the Canadian ambassador to Serbia open my exhibition. Here are some shots from the exhibition. Thank-you to Aleksandar Mladenovic Leka for writing an excellent catalogue essay (follow the link to one of his amazing projects).
TV interview
Opening the exhibition with the gallery director and the Canadian Ambassador.
Install shot of “Dream City, Dreams”
Install shot of “Dream City, Dreams”
Exhibition poster with my name in cyrillic.
Install shot of “Dream City, Dreams”
My work will be appearing in Global Print 2015 alongside other excellent Canadian print artists including Derek Besant, Mark Bovey, Sean Caulfield, Briar Craig, Laurel Johannesson, Lisa Turner and more (+63 other countries). Opens July 25th.
I recently completed two new etchings with chine colle.
Pause (etching and chine colle, 5.5″ x 5.5″)
Consumed Thoughts (etching and chine colle, 6.5″ x 5″)
In late May, I stopped by UBC Kelowna to work on some plexiglass prints using their UV inks and drying system to test adherence and layering. I was pleased with the results and will now plan a series of larger works on plexiglass. Many thanks to Briar Craig for letting me use the studio. Shoot him a line if you want to propose a short residency in the lovely Okanagan valley.
Pass Through (UV silkscreen on plexiglass, 22″ x 15″)
Interior Distance (UV silkscreen on plexiglass, 22″ x 15″)
Guy Langevin has kindly sent along a photo of my work set up in Beijing at the Resonance exhibition that he helped to curate and organize. I also have some links to articles written about the exhibition:
Etchings from The Body, Stranger series set up in Beijing.
I’ve recently completed two new prints. Both are silkscreen on paper and are part of The Body, Stranger series.
Considering Drift (silkscreen, 22″ x 30″)
Time Spent Looking (silkscreen, 30″ x 22″)
I just found out that the Alberta Foundation for the Arts will be purchasing one of my large silkscreen prints. Thrilled to have this work as part of their collection! One of the edition is currently en-route to Serbia for my solo exhibition at the end of July and it was previously exhibited in Cheltenham, Calgary, and Trois Rivieres.
Collapsed Distance
(silkscreen, 44″ x 30″)
I’m currently showing a couple of prints at Ruberto Ostberg Gallery for their juried group exhibition “Connections”. The show is up until July 4th when there will be a pancake breakfast at the gallery with most of the artists in attendance. Unfortunately I will be out of town but you should go because pancakes + art = yay!
I am thrilled that my work is included in Resonance: Canadian Printmaking Exhibition at Shengzhi Art Centre in Beijing. From the press release:
Thirty Canadian printmaking artists will show their works in Beijing, China, at the Shengzhi Art Centre in Beijing’s 798 Art District from June 28 to July 12. This exhibition, entitled Resonance, is one of many events this year to mark and celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and China. It is also one of the cultural activities to underline Canada’s commitment to 2015-2016 as the Canada-China year of people-to-people and cultural exchange. The exhibition is being held in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, and Shengzhi Art Centre.
Curated by Canadian Ms. Jiaqi Wu, Resonance aims to create a meaningful exchange between Canadian printmakers and Chinese art communities. Through the liaison of Mr. Guy Langevin, a Quebec printmaking artist and academic consultant for the exhibition, the 30 contemporary printmakers whose works will be shown come from across Canada and include some of the most important artists working in this field.
Walking Lightly (etching and chine colle, 4.5″ x 4″)