Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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EXPRESSIONS 2008
Expressions 2008 May 1 to 29, 2008 This year’s Expressions, an annual juried show produced by the Quinte Arts Council, is a very diverse and exciting show that celebrates the immense talent and versatility of Quinte area artists. There were two experienced jurors who selected the work for the show and determined the award winners. Joan Murray, author, lecturer and former interim Executive Director and CEO of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, former Curator at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, the Museum of London, Art ‘Gallery of London, Art Gallery of Hamilton and many others. Malcolm Schofield is a watercolour and oil painter, stained glass artist, teacher of colour space readings, spectrophotometry, and president of the Brighton Arts Council. After a long and difficult jurying process, the result is an exhibit that features oils, watercoulours, acrylics, mixed media, wood turnings, sculpture, photography, fibre art, glass, textiles, pine needles and giclée beautifully arranged by Susan Holland, curator of the John M. Parrott Gallery. Of the 90 artists who submitted their work, the following 55 were selected for the show: William Bickle, Roger Bodley, Natalie Bohnen-Twiddy, David Boorne, Sharon Bower, Marion Casson, Vernon, Cavannah, Barbara Chappelle, Brenda Crawford, Danuta Cormwell, Elizabeth Dinkel , Ren Duinker, Joyce Empey-Smith, Kathryn Fellows, Marjorie Finlay, Jean Finlayson, Shelley Forsyth-Vanderbyl, Randy Googe, Janet Graham, John Granton, Jolyn Grieve, Peta Hall, Andrew Innes, Shirley Ivison, Bill Keast, Sharon Kennedy, Leslie King, Kim Klaver, Dona Knudsen, Gabriel Krekk, Mia Lane, Lisa LaRose, Magdalena Leaker, Eve Lucy, William McGee, Allie McQuaid, Henry Mitchell, Janet Murray, Laurie Near, Tina Osborne, Gene Ouimette, Linda Phipps-Nicoll, Ron Pickering, Fern Potter-Tucker, Don & Marg Ray, Anne Rector, Lola Reid-Allin, Doris Scott, Kyle Sherwin, Caroline Shuttle, Jacqueline Staikos, Sue Vanderway, Shirley Watson, Barbara Whelan, and Rita Woodburne. “Congratulations to all for a most successful and brilliant Expressions show!!!!,” said artist, Peggy Holcroft-Cameron, in an email that she sent after attending opening night. All submissions were presented to the judges and numbers assigned to each piece so that the jurors were unaware of the name of the artist who had created it. This anonymity gives equal opportunity to up-and-coming artists as well as established artists as all are juried by the calibre of the work and not by the reputation of the artist. AWARDS Jurors’ Choice Awards went out to William Bickle for a photograph entitled “Eagle in Flight” and to Gene Ouimette for a pigmented ink on paper piece entitled “Autumn Sumac”. Roger Bodley received the Ontario Craft Council Award for a bowl he crafted from a Manitoba maple burl. Honourary mentions went out to Andrew Innes for his mixed media piece entitled “Landscape for Libeskind”, Caroline Shuttle for a glass piece called “Metamorphos”, Shirley Watson for her oil painting ”Blue Teapot” and Rita Woodburne for two pieces in coloured pencil called “Sun Seekers” and “Mystic”. Those attending the show from May 2 to May 29 will have the opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice award that will be presented when the show closes. Admission is free and open to the public at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery from Mon to Thurs 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. At top and below are photos of some of the winners. Congratulations!
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