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Chris CharleboisKURBATOFF GALLERY, VANCOUVER BC –Sep 19-Oct 3 In paintings reminiscent insubject matter and style of Gordon Smith’srecent landscapes, British Columbia artistChris Charlebois creates intense webs oflacey foliage and branches, detailedpassages of grass and meadow and patchyglimpses of scumbled skies. The result isall-over compositions with networks offine interwoven brushstrokes.The paintings define the BritishColumbia landscape in a way that vistas ofpreviewwww.kurbatoffgallery.comChris Charlebois, Small and Broken (2007), oil on canvas [KurbatoffGallery, Vancouver BC, Sep 19-Oct 3]mountains and forests cannot capture: as an undertow of branches, bushes and underbrush seenonly on foot. He uses a muted palette to capture the dull greys, brown and greens of BC’s climateand vegetation during much of the year, and as a way to keep the focus on paint more thanrepresentation.Charlebois studied at Vancouver School of Art during the 1970s under the direction of artistsBruce Boyd and Don Jarvis, whose influences are keenly apparent. He is also inspired by Riopelleand Borduas. Over the years, his work has evolved into a kind of a nature-based abstraction. Heachieves his effects by painting with palette knives loaded with a mix of two, three or four colours.Charlebois frequently demonstrates his distinctive impressionistic techniques and shares hisvaluable insights at the Steveston Village Phoenix Art Workshops. Mia JohnsonTreasures and Stories from theMuseum’s Collection, in recognitionof the 250th anniversary of CaptainGeorge Vancouver’s birth, featuringthe Museum’s collection of materialrelating to Captain George Vancouverand his three-year exploration of thecoast of British Columbia in 1792,also included are Vancouver’s journalsand prints by marine artist, JohnM. Horton.★ Vancouver Museum1100 Chestnut St ✆604-736-4431www.vanmuseum.bc.catues-sun 10am-5pm thurs til 9pmopen mon 10am-5pm til Labour DayAdmission: adults $10, seniors & students$8, youth under 19 $6.50, children4 and under free Sep 13-Mar 23,2008 La Belle époque: 1890-1914,women’s garments with strong silhouettes,richly decorated withembroidery, fringes, beadwork andfur; Oct 12-31 2007 VancouverHaunted Trolley Tour, explores Vancouver’sdark and ghoulish side. Seewebsite for tickets and information;Thru Jan 1, 2008 Rice is Life, exhibitexplores the agricultural, spiritual andartistic significance of rice; Thru Sep16 Allen Sapp, “Through the Eyes ofthe Cree and Beyond”, chronicles thedaily life of the Cree of west centralSaskatchewan; Ongoing VancouverHistory Galleries 1900’s-1970s; ThruNov 4 Levelling the Playing Field,the Asahis, the only ethnic Asian teamin the Vancouver league, played baseballlike no others until banished tointernment camps during WWII.Vetrova Studio & Gallery102-1118 Homer St ✆604-722-6987www.vetrovastudio.comtues-sun 10am-5pm or by appt ToSep 26 University Women’s Club ofVancouver, “Charming Moment”, areflection on what is important in figurativeart, 19 oil paintings in realisticstyle with decorative elements;Westbridge Fine Art1737 Fir St ✆604-736-1014www.westbridge-fineart.common-fri 10am-5pm sat 11am-5pm INTHE AUCTION ROOM Sep 8-29 CollectiblePaintings and Prints, featuringworks from the estates of BarbaraRode (1889-1969), Sonia Cornwall(1919-2006) and Mildred ValleyThornton (1890-1967); Oct. 6-27Colllectible Paintings and Prints. Toregister for online auctions go towww.westbridgeauctions.com; IN THEGALLERY works by local artists DavidJ. Edwards, Sue Cowan, Kim LaFave, Pamela Holl Hunt and from theestates of Mildred Valley Thornton,Sonia Cornwall, Peter Paul Ochs andBarbara Rode.Western Front Gallery303 E 8th Ave ✆604-876-9343www.front.bc.catues-sat 12-5pm Sep 7–Oct 11 UjinoMuneteru, large-scale installation artworkby renowned Tokyo-based visualartist; RELATED EVENTS: Sep 5, 7pm,instrument-building workshop, “Ujinoand the Rotators Live” improvisationalperformance, 8pm★ Winsor GalleryNew location opening June 7: 3025Granville St ✆604-681-4870www.winsorgallery.common-sat 10am-6pm sun 11-5pm Sep10–Oct 8 Patricia Johnston, newseries focuses on the infamous storms60 PREVIEW ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS