Preview – The Gallery Guide | June through August 2011

mixed media and oil paintings focuson hope, a look into recent historicalevents in Afghanistan and theireffects on people’s lives, particularlywomen and children; DISTRICT FOYERGALLERY, DISTRICT HALL OF NORTH VAN-COUVER, 355 W Queens Rd, North VanThru Jul 13 George Taylor, uniqueand humourous garden sculpturesusing wood and recycled materials; IzaRadinsky, oil paintings that glorifynature together with the beautifulobjects produced by the human hand;Jul 13-Aug 31 Roxsane Tiernan, landscapepaintings using Chigiri-e, aJapanese torn paper technique; LindaSharp, colourful glass jewellery; DIS-TRICT LIBRARY GALLERY, LYNN VALLEY MAINLIBRARY, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd, NorthVan Thru Jun 15 Jennifer Harwood,“Waterworks”, landscape paintingsthematically linked by the geographicalsetting of beaches in and around Vancouver;Jun 15-Aug 10 Richard Alm,acrylics of urban and rural landscapesin a realistic style from ongoing travelsand influenced by his pre-painting lifeas a graphic and industrial designer;Aug 10-Sep 28 Jennifer Lamb,“Foliage Studies”, photographic explorationand celebration of foliageshapes, textures and colours throughthe seasons.Graffiti Co. Art Studio/Gallery171 E 1st St, 2nd Flr ✆604-980-1699www.graffiticoart.comtues-fri 1-6pm, call for holiday hours. Asmall studio gallery offering originalfine art located on the scenic NorthShore close to Lonsdale Quay. Jun-JulReyhaneh Bakhtiari, Vange Brossard,A.J. Brown, Fariba Dashtaray, GordonDavis, Lucy Godwin, Meg Troy, SianWoodward and Marina Yanen, newworks; Gabriele Maurus, new works,paintings and jewellery; Aug SianWoodward, paintings.North Vancouver Museum209 W 4th St ✆604-987-5612604-990-3700 Ext 8016www.northvanmuseum.catues-sun 12-5pm. Thru Nov 6 “EntwinedHistories: Gifts from the Maisie HurleyCollection, Txwnch7ám’new’as kwis eslhílhkw’iws”,examines the entwined historiesof native and non-native activistsin B.C. through the lens of Maisie Hurley(1887-1962) and the Squamish Nationcommunity – a non-native, Hurley was astrong advocate for aboriginal rights andreceived many gifts from First Nationleaders in recognition of her advocacywork, which form the basis of the Museum’s‘Maisie Hurley Collection’.Presentation House Gallery333 Chesterfield Ave ✆604-986-1351www.presentationhousegallery.orgwed-sun 12-5pm. Thru Jul 17 KarlheinzWeinberger, “IntimateStranger”, rare vintage photographsdocument a youth subculture inZurich that emerged in the aftermathof the Second World War, curated byGianni Jetzer, Swiss Institute/ContemporaryArt, New York; Aug Galleryclosed.Seymour Art Gallery4360 Gallant Ave ✆604-924-1378www.seymourartgallery.comdaily 10am-5pm. Jun 14-19 “SeymourArt Festival Week 2 – Recharge”,artists who work in different media gettogether and recharge their practice,includes works from each artist and acollaborative showpiece: MatthewFreed, pottery; Jennifer Harwood,painting; Nicola Morgan, painting andillustration; Eileen Mosca, drawingand illustration; Riitta Peirone, painting;Annamaria Potamiti, painting;Lee Sanger, photography; Ellen Scobie,mixed media; Sabine Simons,www.preview-art.com PREVIEW 33