Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
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View Art Gallery<br />
104-860 View St ✆250-213-1162<br />
www.viewartgallery.ca<br />
tues-sat 11am-5pm or by appt. Apr 9-<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8 Yuri Arajs and Christian Nicolay;<br />
“Point <strong>of</strong> Reference”; <strong>May</strong> 14- Sep<br />
25 Summer Salon, group show <strong>of</strong> 22<br />
artists.<br />
West End Gallery<br />
1203 Broad St ✆250-388-0009<br />
877-388-0009<br />
www.westendgalleryltd.com<br />
open daily. Apr 24-<strong>May</strong> 6 Paul Jorgensen,<br />
brightly coloured landscapes<br />
present a delightfully different perspective;<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22-Jun 10 Glen Semple, photo<br />
realist style paintings, startlingly<br />
beautiful and elegantly understated.<br />
Winchester Galleries<br />
2260 Oak Bay Ave<br />
2nd location: 1010 Broad St, 3rd<br />
location: 796 Humboldt St<br />
✆250-595-2777 250-386-2773<br />
www.winchestergalleriesltd.com<br />
2260 Oak Bay Ave: tues-sat 10am-<br />
5:30pm, 1010 Broad St: mon-sat 10am-<br />
5:30pm, 796 Humboldt St: tues-sat<br />
10am-5:30pm. AT 2260 OAK BAY AVE Apr<br />
11-<strong>May</strong> 1 Jeff Molloy “A Canadian Portrait”,<br />
mixed media renderings <strong>of</strong> Hudson’s<br />
Bay blankets and “Canadian Story<br />
Boxes”, interactive mixed media assemblage;<br />
David Bouchard, “Our Author and<br />
his Collection”, diverse collection <strong>of</strong> fine<br />
art including Allen Sapp, Michael<br />
Lonechild and Huang Zhong-Yang; <strong>May</strong><br />
9-29 Nathan Birch, “New Paintings”;<br />
Richard Montpetit: Recent Work, oil on<br />
panel and canvas; AT 1010 BROAD ST Apr<br />
10–<strong>May</strong> 29 Claude Tousignant: Selected<br />
Works, key paintings include <strong>the</strong><br />
smallest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> only five or six ovals <strong>the</strong><br />
artist painted employing an interlocking<br />
colour series; AT 796 HUMBOLDT Apr 6-24<br />
Duncan Regehr, “CYPHER”, oil on canvas,<br />
board, and wood panel with oil and<br />
ink pigments.<br />
Xchanges Gallery<br />
6E-2333 Government St<br />
✆250-382-0442<br />
www.xchangesgallery.org<br />
sat & sun 1-5pm. Times may vary with<br />
each exhibition. Apr 10-25 Cait Helten,<br />
Cara Makkinga and Cameron Martin,“Victoria<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Art - A Graduation<br />
Exhibition”; <strong>May</strong> 7-30 Georgia<br />
Collins, “Friends and Family”, vibrant<br />
oil paintings that illustrate interstitial<br />
moments within North American middle<br />
class family ga<strong>the</strong>rings.<br />
62 PREVIEW ■ FEB/MAR <strong>2010</strong><br />
Damian Moppett, Vancouver 1999 (Spring)<br />
(<strong>2010</strong>), oil on linen [Catriona Jeffries<br />
Gallery, Vancouver BC, <strong>May</strong> 21-Jun 26]<br />
WEST VANCOUVER<br />
The Art Room<br />
2461 Marine Dr ✆604-922-0017<br />
fri-sat 11am-5pm sun 1-5pm. This<br />
friendly, oceanview gallery features a<br />
large selection <strong>of</strong> quality original art by<br />
more than 50 BC artists.<br />
Bellevue Gallery<br />
2475 Bellevue Ave ✆604-922-2304<br />
www.bellevuegallery.ca<br />
tues-fri 10am-5:30pm sat 11am-5pm or<br />
by appt after hours. Thru Apr 24 Galen<br />
Felde and Nadine Stefan, “two”, paintings<br />
and mixed media works that weave<br />
a visual counterpoint with two distinct<br />
interpretations <strong>of</strong> time, place and <strong>the</strong><br />
human condition; Apr 29-<strong>May</strong> 29 Emma<br />
Milley, “Colours <strong>of</strong> India”, photographs<br />
bring to life <strong>the</strong> colour and flavour <strong>of</strong><br />
India, capturing <strong>the</strong> essence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> subjects.<br />
A portion <strong>of</strong> sales to non-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organization “Just Go” to help an<br />
orphanage, Joybells, in Dehradun, India.<br />
Buckland Sou<strong>the</strong>rst Gallery<br />
2460 Marine Dr ✆604-922-1915<br />
www.bucklandsou<strong>the</strong>rst.com<br />
mon-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 12-5pm.<br />
Open landscapes by Ieva Baklane; still<br />
life and landscapes by Alessandra Bitelli;<br />
intimate interiors by Larry Bracegirdle;<br />
street scenes and cityscapes by<br />
Morgan Dunnet; Tibetan scenes by Fu<br />
Gu; still life and streets by Brian Harvey;<br />
wildlife and landscapes by Sun Lin; Tuscan<br />
and Sicilian landscapes by Rita<br />
Monaco; European scenes by Henry<br />
Huai Xu; glimpses <strong>of</strong> life by Lorena<br />
Ziraldo and European market and garden<br />
scenes by Wilson Chu.<br />
Ferry Building Gallery<br />
1414 Argyle Ave, Ambleside Landing<br />
✆604-925-7290<br />
www.westvancouver.net<br />
tues-sun 11am-5pm. Thru Apr 11<br />
Angela Rae and Michela Sorrentino,<br />
“Subliminal Meditation”, mixed media;<br />
Apr 13-<strong>May</strong> 2 The Artists <strong>of</strong> Avalon,<br />
mixed media, recovering women discover<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir creativity in partnership with<br />
Avalon Women’s Centre; <strong>May</strong> 4-16 Capilano<br />
University IDEA Program, paintings<br />
and 2011 Calendar launch; <strong>May</strong> 18-<br />
30 West Vancouver High School Students,<br />
“Grad Show <strong>2010</strong>”, mixed media.<br />
Gallery Jones<br />
1531 Marine Dr ✆604-926-2233<br />
www.galleryjones.com<br />
tues-fri 11am-6pm sat 12-5pm and by<br />
appt. Exhibiting a selection <strong>of</strong> gallery<br />
artists featuring work by Danny Singer,<br />
Brendan Tang, Peter Aspell, Otto<br />
Rogers and Cole Morgan.<br />
Silk Purse <strong>Arts</strong> Centre<br />
West Vancouver Community <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Council, 1570 Argyle Ave<br />
✆604-925-7292 www.silkpurse.ca<br />
tues-sun 12-5pm. Thru Apr 4 Masako<br />
Araki, “Canadian Tapestry”, scenes <strong>of</strong><br />
Canada in pastel; Apr 6-18 Oh La La!,<br />
scenes and art <strong>of</strong> France by 14 Lower<br />
Mainland artists; Apr 20-<strong>May</strong> 2 In House<br />
Creations, mixed media art <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Silk<br />
Purse volunteers; <strong>May</strong> 18-30 Ruth<br />
Lewis, “The Last Picture Show: Florals<br />
and Fantasy”, contemporary works.<br />
Sun Spirit Gallery<br />
2444 Marine Dr ✆778-279-5052<br />
www.sunspirit.ca<br />
tues-sat 10am-5pm and by appt. Sun<br />
Spirit Gallery <strong>of</strong>fers a superior collection<br />
<strong>of</strong> Westcoast Native and Inuit art by<br />
renowned and emerging artists alike.<br />
West Vancouver Museum<br />
680 17th St ✆604-925-7295<br />
www.westvancouvermuseum.ca<br />
tues-sat 11am-5pm. Thru <strong>May</strong> 8 “Monster”,<br />
innovative works by Canadian and<br />
international artists including Shuvinai<br />
Ashoona, Shary Boyle, Lutz Braun,<br />
Beau Dick, Marcel Dzama, Alexandra<br />
Flood, Sandra Meigs, Nick Sikkuark,<br />
Corin Sworn, Joseph Tisiga, Howie<br />
Tsui and Nicola Tyson, explore monstrous<br />
sensibilities in <strong>the</strong>ir practice.
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