ART SHOW: Behind the Face / SeedBed

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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Jan. 15th, Opening Night from 7pm - 9pm, there after during reg. gallery hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

NEW EXHIBITS OPENING

Friday January 15 - Opening Reception
7pm – 9pm, artists in attendance,
everyone welcome, light refreshments served

Show Runs January 15 – February 27, 2010

==== PUBLIC GALLERY ====
BEHIND THE FACE: portraits and sculpture by Johann Peter Wieghardt (Powell River, BC/Berlin, Germany)

About Johann Peter Wieghardt

Johann Peter Wieghardt was born in Westfalia, Germany. He apprenticed as a wood sculptor for 3 years 1984-87 in Michelstadt and then completed a German BFS/MFA at the Academy of Fine Art, Braunschweig. Emigrating to BC, Canada in 1996, he currently resides in Vancouver, working out of studios in Vancouver BC and Berlin, Germany. His artwork has been exhibited in various cities in Germany and Spain and several Vancouver galleries.

About the artwork

In an exhibit titled “Behind the Face”, Johann P. Wieghardt will be exhibiting oil paintings, acrylic paintings and carved/assemblage wood sculptures which are colourful, expressive and somewhat disconcerting portraits of humans and animals. These are not portraits meant to flatter, but rather to reveal and probe into the psyche of the subject, reflecting us to ourselves.
Wieghardt paints what he calls “Conceptual Realism”; “…that besides our consciousness and perception, a pure reality exists which we can experience through thinking, feeling, and awareness, this is the realism I aim to communicate with my art.” He states that often we think we know another person, but asks us to consider what is truly Behind the Face of another person. He aims to combine classical art processes from the tradition of art history, sociological events, and a deep spiritual dimension to tell a visual story of his surroundings and culture; one that is full of fantasy, imagination and magic.

==== ARTS & CRAFT GALLERY ====
SEEDBED: abstract paintings by Mary Donlan (Campbell River BC)

About Mary Donlan

Mary Donlan holds a BA in Sociology from McMaster University, a Master of Library Science and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario. She has exhibited her art work in various cities around Ontario, including Toronto, London, Dundas, Brantford and most recently at the Campbell River & District Public Art Gallery. She is a resident of Campbell River, BC.

About the artwork

“SeedBed” is a series of abstract oil paintings by Mary Donlan based on plant studies using earth tones and vibrant colours, sometimes together. The paintings engage with bright, jaunty colour and a quick, lively rhythm. Groupings of shapes and line give the images a sense of vibration.
Donlan uses plants as a metaphor for her creative life: “seeds as consciousness, leaves as the source of power, roots as our ancestry, personal and artistic…” and cites forests and gardens as her favourite places. She tells of working from a collage aesthetic, using the seed to represent consciousness as the concentrated energy that will feed our creative lives.

==== George Sawchuk Gallery ====
A selection of artwork from the CVAG permanent collection