Preview: The Gallery Guide | JuneâAugust 2010
Preview: The Gallery Guide | JuneâAugust 2010
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www.jcnm.ca<br />
Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki<br />
JAPANESE CANADIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, BURNABY BC – Jun 30-Aug 28, <strong>2010</strong> Tributaries: Reflections<br />
of Aiko Suzuki is a memorial to artworks created by Toronto artist Aiko Suzuki between 1967-<br />
2005, before her untimely death from cancer. Suzuki used materials like branches, yarn, bamboo,<br />
copper wire, aluminum screening, wood dowels, steel, Plexiglass and water to create dramatic textile<br />
installations, abstract paintings, monoprints and video installations. Her heavy curtain-like<br />
installations of fibre, some mounted in two-storey spaces, are particularly spectacular.<br />
<strong>The</strong> memorial exhibition includes original pieces by her as well as installations by three women<br />
inspired by Suzuki: writer Joy Kogawa, music composer Ann Southam and visual artist Grace<br />
Channer. In collaboration with filmmaker Midi Onodera, they have created a piano piece, a video<br />
poem and an animation that variously pay<br />
tribute to Suzuki and complement her work.<br />
Key pieces from Suzuki’s legacy include<br />
important early fibre works known for their<br />
enormous scale and sculptural qualities, as<br />
well as several monoprints, paintings and a<br />
powerful charcoal triptych. Lyra Refrain is a<br />
smaller version of the monumental Lyra,<br />
which hung in the Metro Toronto Reference<br />
Library between 1981-2004.<br />
Tributaries is the first retrospective exhibit<br />
of Aiko Suzuki's work in Western Canada.<br />
She was born in Vancouver in 1937 and<br />
interned in Slocan City during WWII. In 1994,<br />
Aiko founded the not-for-profit Gendai<br />
Aiko Suzuki, Lyra Refrain (1984), seven pieces, fibre and wood<br />
dowels wrapped in plastic. [Japanese Canadian National Museum,<br />
Burnaby BC, Jun 30-Aug 28]<br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. As a powerful feminist, leader and<br />
educator, for 25 years she was a mentor to many artists, and was involved in arts education with<br />
countless students throughout Toronto. She received numerous awards for her contributions, and<br />
in 2005 was elected to membership in the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Mia Johnson<br />
Graffiti Co. Art Studio/<strong>Gallery</strong><br />
171 E 1st St, 2nd Flr ✆604-980-1699<br />
www.graffiticoart.com<br />
tues-fri 1-6pm or by appt. A small studio/gallery<br />
offering original fine art<br />
located on the scenic North Shore<br />
close to Lonsdale Quay. Thru Jun Sian<br />
Woodward, “A Work in Progress”,<br />
paintings, mixed media and works in<br />
progress by artist in residence, also<br />
showing Vange Brossard, works on<br />
paper; Marina Yanen, mirror designs;<br />
Gabriele Maurus, one-of-a-kind jewellery<br />
and painting; Lauren Trimble,<br />
stoneware; Jul-Aug Contact the studio<br />
for details.<br />
Presentation House <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
333 Chesterfield Ave<br />
✆604-986-1351<br />
www.presentationhousegall.com<br />
wed-sun 12-5pm. <strong>Gallery</strong> closed in<br />
Aug. Thru Jul 11 Rossella Biscotti,<br />
Keren Cytter, Susan MacWilliam,<br />
Aida Ruilova and Lisa Steele, “Not<br />
Necessarily In That Order”.<br />
Seymour Art <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
4360 Gallant Ave ✆604-924-1378<br />
www.seymourartgallery.com<br />
daily 10am-5pm. Thru Jun 20 <strong>The</strong><br />
Greater Vancouver Spinners and<br />
Weavers Guild, “Interlacement at<br />
75”; Jun 22-Jul 18 Ross Munro,<br />
paintings; Jul 20-Aug 22 Jochen and<br />
Tina Schleissler, mixed media.<br />
OSOYOOS<br />
Osoyoos Art <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
8711 Main St<br />
✆250-495-2800 250-495-7968<br />
www.osoyoosarts.com/<br />
Jun tues-sat 12-4pm, Jul-Aug daily<br />
10am-5pm. Thru Sep 6 Summer Season<br />
Show and Sale, wide range of<br />
original artwork by local area artists.<br />
PENTICTON<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lloyd <strong>Gallery</strong><br />
18 Front St ✆250-492-4484<br />
www.lloydgallery.com<br />
mon-sat 9:30am-5:30pm. Exhibiting<br />
gallery artists: Yasuo Araki, Alan<br />
Boileau, Laila Campbell, Connor<br />
Charlesworth, Rod Charlesworth,<br />
Glenn Clark, Peter Corbett, Jan<br />
Crawford, Josette De Roussy, Karel<br />
Doruyter, Serge Dubé, Valerie Eibner,<br />
Jim Glenn, Ronald Glowe, Perry<br />
Haddock, Julia Hargreaves, Frances<br />
Harris, Sharon Haugli, Michael Hermesh,<br />
Terri Isaac, <strong>The</strong>rese Johnston,<br />
Greta Kamp, Bob Kebic, Dongmin<br />
Lai, Robyn Lake, Gerda Lattey,<br />
Min Ma, Debbie Milner, Dominic<br />
Modlinski, Faigee Niebow, Toni<br />
Onley, Diane Paton Peel, Graham<br />
Pettman, Lance Regan, John Revill,<br />
Bonnie Roberts, <strong>The</strong>o Tobiasse,<br />
36 PREVIEW ■ JUNE/JULY/AUGUST <strong>2010</strong> ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS
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