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″)
New Work (etchings)
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New Work (experiments with UV printing on plexiglass)
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″)
Resonance (Canadian Printmaking Exhibition in Beijing)
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.
New Prints (The Body, Stranger)
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″)
AFA Collections
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″)
Connections at Ruberto Ostberg Gallery
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!
Resonance – Canadian Printmaking in Beijing
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″)
New Work – Destination: Serbia
I finished two new silkscreens recently in anticipation of an upcoming exhibition this summer in Belgrade, Serbia. They will be joining a series of my silkscreens from the past few years in a solo exhibition and will then be part of a two-person exhibition as part of the Drypoint Biennial in Uzice.
Neighbourhood Watch (silkscreen, 15″ x 22″)
Looking Towards the Garden Fence (silkscreen, 15″ x 22″)
Okanagan Print Triennial 2015
I am one of 23 artists accepted into this year’s Okanagan Print Triennial. I decided to make my way out to Vernon for the exhibition opening and it was great to see the stunning range of works as well as a large and enthusiastic crowd. The Vernon Public Art Gallery rented some shipping containers to set up an off-site gallery a few blocks away as they couldn’t fit everything into the gallery. Here are some photo highlights from the exhibition. Congratulations to Sean Caulfield who won the grand prize.
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- The off-site shipping container gallery.
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- Inside one wing of the shipping container gallery.
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- Install shot of my two plexiglass works at OPT 2015.
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- Me next to my work at the opening of OPT 2015.
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- Robert Truszkowski’s silkscreens.
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- Install shot of the VPAG with Endi Poskovic’s woodcuts in view.
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- Install shot featuring Sean Caulfield’s large woodcuts.
A Show of Hands
I currently have a print in the exhibition A Show of Hands, up at A1 LabArts and showing during this year’s SGCI conference in Knoxville Tennessee. I was invited into the exhibition by Adam Finkelston, the editor of The Hand Magazine – a publication dedicated to printmaking and photography. Two other Calgary artists are also part of the show: Jacqueline Huskisson and Greaeme Dearden, both ACAD grads.
Lost Texts Readable (silkscreen)11″ x 15″