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Colm’s first solo exhibition was in 2010, which featured
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Colm and his twin brother, Eric, both have severe autism -
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Colm Isherwood Ryan Smoluk (Republic of Ireland)
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The irish artist Colm Isherwood has enjoyed working
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Ryan Smoluk (Canada) – “The Path”
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Ryan Smoluk is an award winning Canada-based artist.
Ryan’s art has been showcased throughout Canada and
internationally. He has excelled in a number of mediums
including oils and acrylic, illustrative art, pottery and
clay sculptures. Ryan also is an effective spokesperson
and advocate for autism awareness. He was nominated
by Toyota Canada for the “Never Quit Award”. Ryan is
currently completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at
the University of Manitoba.
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Since F 0,702009, UN Alex’s art 2012 has Fbeen 0,70 the subject of ten solo and
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Ryan had the following to say about this design: “Everyone
has a path and journey in life. When I approached this
piece at 15 years old I tried to express the need for people
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to walk with each other and share in each others’ journeys
regardless of differences. The rainbow symbolizes the
diversity of everyone’s path and yet the beauty that results
when we all share in the same journey”.
To learn more about Ryan visit
www.ryansmoluk.ca.
Alex Masket (U.S.A.) - “Untitled” Kinetic Blue
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Alex Masket is a completely self-taught artist whose work
ability to communicate verbally.
Alex is driven by his creative impulse and is completely
unaffected by outside influences or the expectations and
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judgement of others. He began making sophisticated
graphic compositions with Lego® bricks as a young
child, and is still passionate about this art form. Alex
has also garnered a great deal of attention for his mixed
media works, which draw on his lifelong fascination with
numbers and letters, and for his colour collages, which are
noteworthy for the sense of movement he creates. His art
ranges in size from small canvases to his largest creation -
his duct-taped bedroom.
five group exhibitions, including several shows in New
York City. Two of his exhibitions featured a full-sized,
freestanding installation of his bedroom, complete with the
original duct tape art.
Alex and his unique process are the focus of the awardwinning
documentary “Breaking Boundaries: the Art of
Alex Masket”, by filmmaker Dennis Connors. The film has
been touring the United States, Mexico and Canada for the
past two years.
To learn more about Alex visit www.alexmasket.com.