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July 21 - August 21
Martine Gourbault - Painter
Martine Gourbault was born in Paris and immigrated to Canada in 1957. She received her art education at the Central Technical School of Art in Toronto and has also attended a number of additional courses and workshops in the UK and Vancouver. She worked for many years in the editorial field as a magazine art director and illustrator and has also illustrated a number of children’s books for publishers in Canada, the US and the UK.
She began to focus on painting in the mid- 90’s and moved to Vancouver in 1997. Soon after, she joined the FCA, where she earned several awards in juried shows, eventually obtaining her SFCA status in 2007.
Her works appear in private and corporate collections, including a permanent collection at the Metropolitan Towers in Seattle.
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September 1 - 26
Dawn Joy Richie - Painter
"I love to create whimsical animals and characters with vibrant colour, childlike simplicity and abstract form. I never thought I could draw until one day in the year 2001. I decided to close my eyes and try to sketch a cat from my imagination. When I opened my eyes I erased some lines, connected the dots, and suddenly a cat image was born. This is how my creative journey began. It’s seems like a miracle to see an image born from my imagination. To become an artist is indeed a wonderful gift and I am grateful every day for discovering my passion as a late-bloomer.”
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Dawn Joy is a self-taught artist who works in acrylic on canvas, paper collage, and digital media. Images have been licensed for advertising brochures and conferences and she specializes in painting whimsical animals, women, and family portraits. She has also created an astrology series.
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Original paintings are in private collections in Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Her images are marketed across Canada with a stationery line of greeting cards, magnets, giclee prints, and pinback buttons.
Memberships: Juried Member Island Illustrators Society and the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), member Community Arts Council (CAC) Greater Victoria.
artstudio@islandnet.com www.purpleartdog.com
Tel: 250-380-1107 Fax: 250-474-6651 |
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October 4 - 23
Olga Turok - Potter
"I discovered clay in 1975 when I took classes in west Point Grey Community Center under the instruction of Jerry McClain and Sam Kwan. Soon after I realized that clay is my medium, something I enjoy touching and working with. Working with clay became my passion and a type of meditation. It makes me fulfilled.
I am a self thought potter working in cone 6 and a reduction firing. I am a water colorist, but clay is my main media. One of the techniques I enjoy very much is hand building pots for burnishing and sawdust firing by hot smoke. Since ancient times, this technique has been used by some cultures to create storage vessels. Their use now is strictly decorative. Burnished vessels have a very smooth surface and are lovely to handle. There is a deep quality to my black pots. I feel that, through the long process of its creation, every one of the pots has its own story. Working on these pots makes me feel grounded, connected and close to the earth".
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Rena Bergman
Rena’s work as a visual artist is a natural extension of her 30 years of work in the healing arts and music. A native of the Canadian Prairies, she relocated to British Columbia several years ago and began also to incorporate elements of West Coast beauty into the works.
The intent of each art piece is to tell a small story that will reveal itself to the viewer in a personal way. The beauty of a story is that you may recognize yourself in the story and it can change you at some level.
The present format evolved from success as a fabric artist where her designs won several awards and reside in private collections ranging from North America to Europe. Utilizing symbology from esoteric studies in addition to drawing on imagination, she creates visions that are harmonizing to the mind and spirit of the viewer.
www.renasance.ca/
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November 10 - December 3
Maggie Scherf - Painter
My approach to painting is organic and playful. Working from an open ended place of discovery, I develop patterns, forms and textures as they emerge on the canvas. I love watching the interplay of colours, and their vibrant quality. I see how they respond to each other and how I respond to them.
I am largely a self-taught artist, choosing to hone my painting skills through the process of experimentation and intuition. Photography was my primary means of artistic expression for a number of years. I turned to painting in 1995 to explore more abstract imagery and a more tactile medium. The innate beauty of nature on the West Coast continues to be my inspiration. |
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Martine Gourbault - Doll Artist
Martine Gourbault was born in Paris and has enjoyed a successful career in Canada as magazine designer, children’s book illustrator and painter. She is now combining this experience with sewing and knitting skills she learned from her mother and grandmother and is creating a collection of unique hand-crafted art dolls.
“Stepping into this particular area of fiber arts has felt like the natural next-best- thing for me. I‘ve been longing to explore new creative avenues, to play with touchy feely materials and work in 3D. I have always loved fashioning things with my hands and the creative process is what I find most satisfying. Fashion design has been an interest of mine over the years so I can indulge in gathering fabrics, yarns, buttons and beads to create the perfect outfit to suit each doll’s quirky personality. The process of developing a doll’s look and character is essentially the same as it is for a children’s book (with additional cuddle and squeeze potential!) and comes fairly easily to me, but as I work rather organically, there are usually surprises along the way and I often find myself correcting and fine-tuning details at the last minute in order to get everything to look just right”.
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December 7 - 23
Jennifer Harwood - Painter
Jennifer has chosen to direct her own art education by taking classes in drawing, composition and colour through Emily Carr College of Arts and Design, the Federation of Canadian Artists and through mentorship programs. Having had an interest in visual art at a young age, Jennifer took a detour to study and receive a BA in Contemporary Dance from Simon Fraser University. She has performed across Canada and in Vancouver and has had the opportunity to spend time in London, England studying her craft. Jennifer’s next artistic venture led her to a diploma in Graphic Design and work in the real estate industry. Wanting to get back into visual art, she started to get involved with the Vancouver Art Guild and the Federation of Canadian Artists, of which she is now an Associate member. |
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January 19 - February 13
Jennifer Milton - Painter
I trained in the atelier classical realist method in France and the US and closer to home have degrees from Emily Carr and UBC. I've also studied with many fellow members of the Federation of Canadian Artists, where I show work often, most recently in the summer gallery group show.
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February 17 - March 20
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March 31 - April 22
Catherine Adamson - Painter
I am fortunate to live and work in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.
Born in Vancouver, raised on farms in Langley in the Fraser Valley, I married and raised three children there. With the children grown and single again, I returned to school in 1999 to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at the University of the Fraser Valley, graduating in 2003.
While there, I held a solo exhibition in the university’s gallery with 50 works of art. Next, I spent three years researching, writing and publishing a book. Post book found me back in Vancouver where I began exploring different methods of art-making.
My ‘free-flow’ style emerged, and since then there have been many exhibitions, both solo and group shows, in and around Vancouver. I enjoy painting in the early morning hours and on weekends; weekdays I work full time in Human Resources, and also teach English. Painting is my passion, my joy, and I try to convey that in every piece.
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May 31 - June 27
Camille Sleeman - Painter
My art expresses the differences and connections that exist between natural and man-made landscapes. Immersing myself in landscape, I look for order and disorder and how they play together, and examine details that describe the whole of the surrounding environment.
Through the process of abstracting each natural environment into a painted composition, starting with charcoal sketches on site and continuing with alternate and repeated layering of paint and charcoal in the studio, I have discovered that a delicate balance between chaos and order is essential to both the natural process in the environment and the creative processes within my work.
My love of both landscape and art led to my studies in environment, design and painting: a diploma in Interior Design, studies in Urban Planning in London, England, a degree in Landscape Architecture from U.B.C., and a Certificate in Fine Art Technique from Emily Carr University. In 2007 I made painting my full-time profession. My work is owned by private collectors and has been shown at local galleries and cafes. |
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