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exhibit in Squamish
I'm pleased to announce that my friend Bonnie Jordan and I have a selection of our prints on exhibit in the new Artisan Gallery in the town of Squamish, north of Vancouver. Here's how the space is... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 7, 2008
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artsy afternoon
Whenever I have to take the car over town somewhere, I usually try to do several things on that journey, to maximize pleasure over pain, for I dislike driving in Vancouver's crazy traffic, and then there's the cost of gas.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 8, 2008
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Ihaya and Chang at RAG
Another intriguing exhibition opening this week! Richmond Art Gallery presents two exhibitions that explore what it means to be a citizen in a global world where identities are ever-changing and fluid. Amy Chang: Donated Organ and Tomoyo Ihaya: Water,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 22, 2008
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Michiko Suzuki exhibition
An exciting exhibition featuring the printmaking of Michiko Suzuki is coming up this week!
FLOATING WORLD at Bellevue Gallery, West Vancouver
April 24th to May 24th, 2008
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 20, 2008
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Mohsen's Childhood Dreams
I'm so pleased to learn that my friend Mohsen Khalili is having an exhibition of his Childhood Dreams series of mixed media works on paper. The opening is from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday April 5th, 2008... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 2, 2008
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Color (Colour) Chart
Virtual armchair traveller that I am, I appreciate it when art museums provide online exhibitions. I've just had a wander through one of MOMA's current exhibitions Color Chart - Reinventing Color 1950 to today. Interesting curatorial theme... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 27, 2008
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Robert Jackson exhibition
Friend and fellow artist Robert Jackson will be having an exciting opening of his exhibition called 'Approaching Wholeness' this Thursday, Oct.4th starting at 4 pm
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Posted by Marja-Leena on October 2, 2007
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Marianna Schmidt
I was very pleased to have seen a large body of Schmidt's mixed media works at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam (a suburb of Vancouver) on its last day and last hour!
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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 18, 2007
at the Vancouver Art Gallery
This past Thursday evening Erika and I had a date at the Vancouver Art Gallery. We were there to see several exhibitions, two of which finished today. 1. The biggest attraction was the Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 16, 2007
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a busy week
After a coolish beginning to September, we've been enjoying glorious warm sunny days, sometimes even as hot as 27C (80F). Last Saturday I spent one long day outdoors doing garden chores. On Sunday, we met a daughter and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 12, 2007
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Making an Impression
I'm very pleased to announce that I'm participating in 'Making an Impression: Invitational Printmaking Exhibition' at the Ferry Buidling Gallery
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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 4, 2007
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Tina Schliessler
Vancouver artist and a friend, Tina Schliessler, has her series Living Portraits on exhibition at the Seymour Art Gallery in North Vancouver. I was very happy to attend her opening the other evening (Tuesday) and see her exciting new... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 12, 2007
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Benjamin Phillips, again
Wow, this artist is busy! Not long ago, I wrote about sculptor Benjamin Phillips and his exhibition at the Access Gallery, which has just finished. Now he's having a show at Capilano College in North Vancouver. If you... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 19, 2007
Benjamin Phillips exhibition
Benjamin Phillips: Chthonian* Dialogue
Opening February 23rd, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 22, 2007
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Art's Birthday
"Today, a unique birthday is being celebrated around the world: Art's Birthday. That's not Art as in someone named Art but as in art, the kind of stuff created by artists. Art is now 1,000,044 years old." I didn't... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 17, 2007
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at Belkin Satellite
The Belkin Satellite has an interesting sounding exhibition coming up called Oh, What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!. The opening reception is on Friday, January 19th, 8-10 p.m. at 555 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC. The exhibition continues to February... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 17, 2007
Dream Anatomy
Aboriginal "x-ray style" figure. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Rock painting, ca. 6000 B.C.E. © Archivo Iconografico, S.A./Corbis Hot on the heels of our most interesting visit a week ago to BodyWorlds, I've just come across in my... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 14, 2007
Body Worlds
We saw an amazing, very educational and awe-inspiring exhibition yesterday - not really an art show**, but a science and health one based on the human body, Body Worlds. I thought I'd feel a bit squeamish seeing real human... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 9, 2007
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Margaret Witzsche exhibition
Margaret Witzsche has an exhibition of large canvases exploring the natural and inner worlds called 'Claiming the Dream'.
AT: the Seymour Art Gallery, OPENING: tomorrow Tuesday, December 5th, 7-9pm
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 4, 2006
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Peter Frey exhibition
I am very pleased to introduce friend and fellow-printmaker Peter Frey. Peter is presenting Threads and Fissures, an exhibition of his photographs and prints at the Capilano College Studio Art Gallery. Opening reception: Thursday, November 9th, 4pm - 7... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 8, 2006
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The Relief Print
Gravity by Shinsuke Minegushi, woodcut & wood engraving, 30 cm x 81 cm., 2000 An exhibition of relief prints is now up at the Burnaby Art Gallery. From the website: The Relief Print October 24-November 26 "This exhibition of woodcuts,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 2, 2006
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exhibition reminder
Blue Print, 2006, woodcut & lithography by Shinsuke Minegishi (Canada) A reminder about an exhibition I wrote about before: Re-Identification, the travelling exhibition of prints from Japan, the Netherlands and Vancouver is moving to North Vancouver's Capilano College Studio... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 15, 2006
Burtynsky in Vancouver
Image on invitation: Edward Burtyntsky: Recycling No.20. Cankun Aluminum. Xaimen City, Fujian Province, China 2005. Chromagenic print, 58" x 68". Courtesy of Charles Cowles Gallery, NY. I'm really looking forward to seeing the photographic works of acclaimed Canadian photographer... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 7, 2006
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visiting Interconnection
We were sad to miss the opening last week of Michiko Suzuki and Wayne Eastcott's exhibition Interconnection, also the grand opening of the new Bellevue Gallery. By all accounts the opening was very successful, attended by around 200 people... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 6, 2006
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Eastcott/Suzuki at Bellevue
INTERCONNNECTION, Wayne Eastcott and Michiko Suzuki's collaborative printmaking project is opening in Bellevue Gallery next week. This is a recently opened new gallery that is celebrating its grand opening with this exhibition, to be introduced by renowned Canadian artist... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 21, 2006
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Re-identification
This collaborative exhibition features contemporary works on paper from three printmaking studios: Malaspina Printmakers in Vancouver, Canada; Shin-Yokohama Printmakers Association in Yokohama, Japan; and Grafisch Atelier Utrecht in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Posted by Marja-Leena on September 7, 2006
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Fiskars Village
An exhibition called 'Fiskars Art Center presents Remix-Rethought'. Fiskars? The Finnish scissor company? Yes, and there is a place in Finland called Fiskars that I didn't know about. This tickled my Finnish funny bone.
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 14, 2006
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Abakanowicz' Vancouver Ancestors
As I mentioned before, last week we ventured out to Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver especially to see the Magdalena Abakanowicz' sculpture installation. I was excited to be seeing her work live for the first time. Created for the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 29, 2006
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art, trees & birds
visiting art exhibitions, Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory
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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 27, 2006
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BIMPE IV
Vancouver's very own international print biennial, BIMPE is a miniature print competition held every 2 years...BIMPE IV's Opening Reception is at 6 pm, Friday, June 9th, 2006...
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Posted by Marja-Leena on June 6, 2006
Cornelia Oberlander
“PICTURING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE” Projects of Cornelia Hahn Oberlander as seen by Etta Gerdes Elliott Louis Gallery, West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver June 6 - June 25, 2006 - Preview: June 6th & 7th Opening Reception: Thurs. June 8, 6:30 -... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 4, 2006
art in fibre
An exhibition by two Vancouver-based Finnish fiber artists is opening tomorrow:
"Between the Hand and the Loom" - Works by Kaija Rautianen & Hanna Haapasalo
Exhibit: June 1- July 2, 2006, Opening Thursday, June 1, 2006, 6-8pm
at Crafthouse Gallery, Vancouver
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 31, 2006
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Abakanowicz here!
Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz will unveil the installation of Vancouver Ancestors, her latest work consisting of twenty iron cast, 9 foot tall headless figures. Created specifically for the 2005/2006 Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale...
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Posted by Marja-Leena on May 29, 2006
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Art Daily returns
As Sam plays 'As Time Goes By' once again, Ignacio Villarreal announces the return of Art Daily, like the phoenix arising! He writes movingly of overcoming health and financial problems and bringing back his 10 year old pet project and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 8, 2006
Brian Jungen
Prototype for New Understanding #16, 2004 Nike athletic footwear, human hair Collection of Joel Wachs, New York Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery (taken from Brian Jungen Gallery) I'm very late getting this written - it was 11 days... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 22, 2006
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Takao Tanabe
Takao Tanabe - Malacca Strait: Dawn - Etching & Woodcut (not in this exhibition) Takao Tanabe was born in 1926 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia of Japanese parents. He studied at the Winnipeg School of Art (which later became... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 13, 2006
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gallery date night
Vancouver Art Gallery at Robson Square It's a lovely day and I've got a date! I'm picking up husband from work and we are going to visit several exhibitions late this afternoon and into the evening. We really love... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 11, 2006
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Grad exhibition
The entire Studio Art building at Capilano College is undergoing a major transformation this week into a gallery showcasing the works of this year's graduates of the Studio Art program. The show opening is on Thursday, April 13 from... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 11, 2006
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Finnish Design exhibition
More Finnish stuff, dear readers! Friends of Finland recently sent out a notice to members about a very interesting travelling exhibition of Finnish design coming to Vancouver. (Links and photos are my additions.) "SCHOOL OF COOL - FRESH FINNISH DESIGN... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 6, 2006
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openings tonight
I'm getting ready to go to a couple of art openings this evening: 1. RETURN, prints by Hannamari Jalovaara and Taiga Chiba at Malaspina Printmakers Gallery, opening 7 - 9 pm. 2. IN CONTRAST - ceramic sculpture by Mary Kim... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 23, 2006
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RETURN
(left) Hannamari Jalovaara: Identical Witness intaglio 30 x 60 cm. (right) Taiga Chiba: My Return to the Cambrian Sea-16 monotype 52 x 77cm. RETURN is an exhibition of etchings and monotypes by Hannamari Jalovaara and Taiga Chiba at Malaspina... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 21, 2006
troubles and treats
Saturday morning I had a major shock on opening my blog and finding a commercial page on it and my own contents gone! It's been hacked and stolen, I think! My email was also down, though the alternates on different... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 19, 2006
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Made In India
Another exhibition by the very busy printmakers Tomoyo Ihaya and Taiga Chiba is opening this week at Dundarave Print Work Shop Gallery,1640 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. The exhibition is on from March 17 to April 9, 2006,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 14, 2006
Steven Dixon: Spare
Steven Dixon: Desert Structure No. 1, 2006 Digital print on Japanese paper mounted on panel The Art Gallery of Alberta, formerly the Edmonton Art Gallery, is featuring an exhibition of prints by Steven Dixon called Spare: "Steven Dixon’s large-scale... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 8, 2006
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update on batik show
batik by Annabel Carey, photo by Valeri Following up on a suggestion in the comments to my post about a batik exhibition in Cornwall, UK, I emailed Valeri of dyeing 2 sew, because she lives in Cornwall. I told... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 7, 2006
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WOMAN
(image scanned from invitation - designed by Andrew Cairns) WOMAN is an art exhibition in celebration of International Women's Day at the Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave, in West Vancouver, BC. The opening reception is tonight, Tuesday, March... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 7, 2006
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30 x 30 print show
Gerri York: Phosphor endure 2005 Digital print, etching and chine collé 15cm X 15cm (about 12" x 12") Photo: D. Martens This sounds like a very interesting contemporary print exhibition by Vancouver area artists that I don't want to... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 3, 2006
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a batik exhibition
This little news item in Stone Pages caught my eye and really piqued my interest: Exhibition: Spirits of the Stones "A touring exhibition by Annabel Carey of batiks featuring stone circles in England, Scotland and Wales, which began at the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 27, 2006
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Olga Campbell's opening
We made it this evening to Olga Campbell's opening at Diskin Galleries. Olga presented quite a large number of her digital prints, some based on her travels in Asia and some of her personal family history, and all very... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 24, 2006
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Olga Campbell at Diskin
Art Institute Printmaking member and friend Olga Campbell is having an exhibition of new mixed media works under the theme of "Triumph of the Human Spirit" at Diskin Galleries from February 24th to April 27th, 2006. The opening reception... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 23, 2006
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Bharat Bhavan Biennial
Detail from Silent Messengers: Hoodoos I Yesterday, while my thoughts were still freshly on international print shows after writing the post about the Krakow Print Triennial, I heard the thud of letters and magazines dropping in through the mail... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 22, 2006
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Krakow Print Triennial 2006
International Print Triennial Krakow Poland is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of its founding this year. I've mentioned this international print triennial several times before as one of the top ones in the world. It is notable for the numerous... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 21, 2006
Bill Laing's Silkscreens
Bill Laing - "Terrain of the Domestic Landscape #2" - Silkscreen Yesterday we spent a few enjoyable hours poking around the always lively Granville Island. Amongst other pleasures, we stopped in to view Bill Laing's exhibition PARIS: Recent Silkscreen... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 12, 2006
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Tae-Huk Kim exhibition
Regular readers may recall my post about our print studio's artist-in-residence Tae-Huk Kim. Since his arrival in November, Kim has been busy making new woodcut prints using traditional Japanese water-based woodblock techniques. Next week he will be giving a... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 6, 2006
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Mohsen's opening
Last night we attended the opening of Mohsen Kahlili's exhibition at Gallery Jones, here in Vancouver. It is an impressive body of work! The 61 sculptures were laid out on three long tables beautifully custom built by a friend,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 3, 2006
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Colbert's 'Ashes & Snow'
Gregory Colbert image from 'Ashes and Snow' via CTV News article Just by chance (isn't that the best way?), I came across a fascinating article about Canadian photographer Gregory Colbert, who has spent ten years getting close to wild... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 27, 2006
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Mohsen Khalili exhibition
(scan of the front of the invitation showing Mohsen Khalili's unique bronzes) Art Institute member and everyone's friend Mohsen Khalili is having an exhibition called DYSFUNCTIONED TOOLS at Gallery Jones. Featured will be his numerous small bronze sculptures and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 26, 2006
And When You're Gone
"And When You'd Gone" by Teresa Frolek - scanned from gallery invitation Remember the exhibition that I juried last December? It is opening this week! North Vancouver Community Arts Council Presents: And When You're Gone "This exhibition takes a... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 23, 2006
Sami & Inuit Art exhibition
If you are anywhere near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, you may be interested in this upcoming exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. I wish I could see it because, as some readers know, I'm interested in the northern indigenous... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 4, 2006
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Picasso at VAG
'Minotauromachie' - Etching, 1935 - Pablo Picasso (Scanned from my copy of Picasso, by Pierre Descargues, translated by Roland Balay, publisher Felicie, NY 1974) "It would be very interesting to preserve photographically, not the stages, but the metamorphoses of... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 3, 2006
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art jurying
Today I had the very interesting and satisfying experience of jurying a group exhibition professionally for the first time. CityScape Community Art Space, an attractive gallery run by the North Vancouver Community Arts Council, puts out calls for several themed... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 19, 2005
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Art Daily gone
THE END, it says in white letters on black, like a death notice. Art Daily has closed forever and I'm very sorry. Ever since I found it in my early days of blogging it had been on my daily rounds... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 4, 2005
a reminder
Just a gentle reminder that my exhibition opening is happening tomorrow, Wednesday November 16th starting at 4:30! In case you missed it, here is all the information. Everyone welcome! If you can't make it to the opening but would... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 15, 2005
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final preparations
With my printworks finished and ready to hang on Wednesday morning, I had a day of deserved and much-needed rest yesterday. Today I am sorting through my notes, even my blog posts which are a proving to be a... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 12, 2005
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exhibition invitation
You are invited to come to the opening of my exhibition! I'd love to meet you local bloggers and readers! Silent Messengers: mixed media prints Opening: November 16th, 4:30 - 8:00p.m. Studio Art Gallery, Capilano College 2055 Purcell Way,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 5, 2005
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Pnina Granirer's Floating Dancers
Busy artist Pnina Granirer is having another exhibition! Floating Dancers will be at the Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave. in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, from November 8th - Dec.4th, 2005, with the opening reception on Tuesday, November 15th,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 5, 2005
Interconnection: Eastcott / Suzuki
Interconnection 6 (Interior 3) Michiko Suzuki & Wayne Eastcott inkjet, toner etching and Japanese paint on torinoko paper In August 2004, I wrote about a fascinating collaboration between printmakers Michiko Suzuki of Tokyo and Wayne Eastcott of Vancouver. They... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 31, 2005
Tomoyo Ihaya & Helen Gerritzen
R E C E N T WO R K S by Tomoyo Ihaya & Helen Gerritzen November 1 – 27, 2005 Opening reception: Thursday, November 3, 7 - 9 pm at Malaspina Printmakers Gallery 1555 Duranleau Street, Granville Island,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 29, 2005
Prior Editions:10 Years
Jardin Noir IV (detail), Jack Shadbolt lithograph on paper 88.9 x 68.6cm, 1994, private collection Prior Editions:10 Years of Canadian Printmaking, curated by Darrin Martins, is still on until October 30, 2005 at the Burnaby Art Gallery, in the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 27, 2005
invitation
Here's the exhibition invitation I designed with some great help by daughter Erika and her skills with type design. It has gone to the printers a few days ago, so here's hoping it turns out well! The details: Silent... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 23, 2005
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Picasso and grandson
Protean Picasso: Drawings and Prints from the National Gallery of Canada and Selected Paintings from International Collections, an exhibition that brings together the full scope of the artist’s career through drawings, prints and paintings, opened at the Vancouver Art... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 18, 2005
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John Mawurndjul
John Mawurndjul, Milmilngkan, September 2004 © Foto Erika Koch. From Museum Tinguely Synchronicity strikes again! Just two days ago I wrote about rock art in Northern Australia. Now I've just finished looking at Art Daily's post about an exhibition... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 20, 2005
Fred Brown's woodcuts
Fred Brown: Share the Shelter Woodcut 36" x 72" I had heard that printmaker Fred Brown was going to be having an exhibition this month in Vancouver. Imagine my surprise when I read Art Daily's posting "Power Tools, Plywood,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 19, 2005
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Dan Steeves
Dan Steeves is presenting a series of printworks 'The House as Fortress, the dichotomy of symbolic structure' at The Lookout Gallery, Regent College, at UBC, Vancouver until October 14th. Yesterday we were pleased to have artist Dan Steeves visit... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 16, 2005
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Matisse in Louisiana
Henri Matisse: Thème E, variation 8, 1941 Album "Thèmes et variations" © Succession H. Matisse / CopyDan, 2005. "You sure know Henri Matisse. And you sure know Louisiana. But it is not that Louisiana I think of. In Denmark... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 14, 2005
Sunday in Vancouver
A gorgeous sunny warm day yesterday tempted us outside to explore. We headed to Deep Cove with walking shoes, a backpack with water, a snack of nuts and the camera. The "Cove" was pleasantly crowded with people enjoying the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 12, 2005
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Rodin in Vancouver
Auguste Rodin. Monument to Balzac. 1898 (cast 1954). Bronze, 9' 3" x 48 1/4" x 41" (282 x 122.5 x 104.2 cm). from MOMA. "The sculptor must learn to reproduce the surface, which means all that vibrates on the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 9, 2005
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Vancouver Art SWARM
SWARM is Vancouver’s annual gallery-hop, meet-and-greet, and art party extravaganza. Over two nights, almost 20 artist run centres, collectives and galleries will all open their doors to celebrate the vibrant, diverse practices and practitioners showing in Vancouver. Over the past... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 7, 2005
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Marimekko
Marimekko Pattern: Karhunkukka (1964/2004) (translation:Bearflower) Designer: Maija Isola and Kristina Isola Soon after my last post, which mentions Marimekko, I found an article in the Guardian about how Marimekko may have won John F. Kennedy the 1960 presidential election!... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 6, 2005
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blogs and shows
1. Thanks to blog friend Anna of Self-Winding for pointing out that The Padacia has posted a couple of my Nexus prints. Thanks also to this mystery blogger from Oslo - it's nice to find another beautiful blog. Curiosity sent... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 6, 2005
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Jutai Toonoo's silent stones
New and Improved, 2000 serpentinite 12.5" high x 8" wide x 6" deep Inscription: "New and Improved Fertility God." Jutai Toonoo of Cape Dorset currently has a solo exhibition "Life Forms" at the Marion Scott Gallery at 308 Water... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 25, 2005
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Maori Art in America
Kaitaka 1999 (detail) Artist: Te Aue Davis; assisted by Bill Solomon Photo credit: Norman Heke Image copyright: Toi Maori Aotearoa I came across this headline in Google News: "Millions in US tune in to Maori art" (25.08.05 in... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 24, 2005
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Marlene Dumas in Helsinki
Marlene Dumas Female, 1992-93 from the series Female 211 tusche and charcoal drawings Sammlung Garnatz, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe "Kunsthalle Helsinki will offer a unique opportunity to see works by one of the hottest names in contemporary art, Marlene Dumas.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 23, 2005
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Evolution: 80 Years of Emily Carr Institute
"An unexpectedly nostalgic event is occurring at Emily Carr Institute. Formerly Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design. Formerly Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Formerly the Vancouver School of Art. Originally the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 4, 2005
Duckomenta
You must have a look at Die Duckomenta, an exhibition of works based on famous art works through the centuries, but with some very humorous adaptations! Perhaps you've already seen it, I've just rediscovered it in my bookmarks and felt... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 14, 2005
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Graphica Creativa
Graphica Creativa is the second oldest international printmaking exhibition in the Nordic countries. It is arranged in Jyväskylä, Finland every third year. Thanks to Graphica Creativa, Jyväskylä has become a centre of printmaking. A few days ago its 30 Years... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 12, 2005
Spiral Jetty revisited
Spiral Jetty began to submerge earlier this spring, as represented in this May 18, 2005, photo. Image: Mark Milligan at Geotimes. Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty was a subject of a post I wrote in August of last year. Today... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 28, 2005
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art and social conscience
Otto Dix. The War II/2: Shock Troop Advancing under Gas Attack. (1924). Etching, aquatint and drypoint from MoMA Collection. (May not be in Neue Gallery exhibition) Artist-blogger Mark Vallen writes about "arts and culture, with an emphasis on socially... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 27, 2005
visual music
Wassily Kandinsky: Painting with White Border 1913 This description in Thursday's Arts Journal really captured my imagination: Art in Musical Terms - There is a relationship, but does one describe the other? "The notion was to take the novelty... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 25, 2005
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visiting Sacral Spaces
Another exhibition that we went to see on our Friday jaunt about town was Sacral Spaces at the Emily Carr Institute. The main attraction for me was, of course, that this featured Finnish architecture (did I ever mention that... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 19, 2005
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visiting Champuru
I wrote a while ago about Champuru, an exhibition of contemporary Okinawan art in Vancouver that I've been eager to see. Yesterday afternoon, I picked up my husband from work for an evening on the town. We headed over... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 18, 2005
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art gallery rules
This is hilarious: "Other than on 57th Street or the Upper East Side, women should not wear couture when visiting galleries. Uptown, men should wear ties, but never in Chelsea, Soho, Tribeca, or Williamsburg; but guys, even artists, should never... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 16, 2005
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Sacral Spaces
Here's an interesting exhibition of Finnish architecture that I look forward to seeing, right here in Vancouver! (links mine) Hughes Condon Marler: Architects in collaboration with Emily Carr Institute’s Charles H. Scott Gallery presents Sacral Spaces – Modern Finnish Churches,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 9, 2005
Champuru
This just arrived in my inbox courtesy of a Japanese artist friend (thanks Tomoyo!) and it sounds like a fascinating exhibition, both culturally and historically: CENTRE A presents CHAMPURU : CONTEMPORARY ART IN OKINAWA IE Ryujin MAEDA Hiroya HANASHIRO Ikuko... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 1, 2005
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Olga Campbell's Whispers
I am so glad I made it out yesterday to see Olga Campbell's exhibition Whispers Across Time before it's closure tonight. It is very moving and powerful in theme, a kind of catharsis perhaps for the artist as she... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 18, 2005
censorship?
I just came across this little item in the online version of Vancouver's arts newspaper The Georgia Straight. I've lifted it in its entirety below. I had heard about the controversial show but not seen it. I must say I... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 12, 2005
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MoOm
Museum of Online Museums "Welcome to the coudal.com Museum of Online Museums. Here, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 10, 2005
Dinny Lansdowne
Has a painting exhibition May 6th – 15th Opening: Friday, May 6th, 7 – 10 p.m. At Marilyn Mylrea Art Studio and Gallery, 2341 Granville Street, Vancouver Visit Dinny's website for more details and images. Dinny was one of the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 3, 2005
Olga Campbell exhibition
(Images copyright of the artist, used here with her permission) WHISPERS ACROSS TIME, paintings, prints and sculpture by Olga Campbell Opening reception on Thursday, April 21, 2005, from 7 to 9 p.m. Gertrude and Zack Gallery, 950 West 41st... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 19, 2005
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Artists in Our Midst
"Artists in Our Midst" is Vancouver's West Side Annual Art Studio Tour. Sorry I'm late posting this, having missed the first weekend opens in Kitsilano. This coming weekend April 15 - 17th Dunbar/Kerrisdale area artists have a preview exhibition and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on April 14, 2005
Lesley Dill at Equinox
Lesley Dill: I See Visions Lithograph on Muslin, Silk Organza with Hand-Sewn Elements 28 x 20 in. 2004 New York artist Lesley Dill's work is showing at the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver (ending March 31st). An artist friend and... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 24, 2005
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Tomoyo Ihaya at SNAP
This email recently came from Tomoyo, who just finished an exhibition in Vancouver: "hello, everyone. Spring in vancouver and semi-spring in Edmonton.. I came to edmonton hopefully to see beavers, buffalos and water.. Please come by to see the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 18, 2005
Finnish folklore inspires
A news item in VietNam News, via News Room Finland caught my eye - "Finnish oral traditions inspire painting exhibition in Ha Noi" (links are mine): "Two female artists from Viet Nam and Hungary are displaying their interpretations of Finnish... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 14, 2005
Pnina Granirer's Synchronicity
Installation photo of a section of Pnina Granirer's exhibition "Synchronicity", at Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery For some time now I have been working on several larger works incorporating a layer of inket-printed clear mylar over prints on paper.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 7, 2005
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Duet: Taiga Chiba & Eunjin Kim
DUET, an exhibition of collaborative prints by Taiga Chiba and Eunjin Kim will be presented at Dundarave Print Workshop March 10 to April 3, 2005. The opening is from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm on March 10th. If you... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 5, 2005
Janet Strayer
Perishable Goods Janet Strayer, a friend and past member of the Art Institute, Printmaking at Capilano College has a large solo exhibition of her paintings, etchings, and mixed media works on display at the Enigma Restaurant in Vancouver during... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 3, 2005
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Douglas Curran and Nyau
Douglas Curran, Ndapita ku Maliro (Nkhuku Mutsekele) I'm going to the Funeral, Lock up the Chicken (scanned from invitation) Another very interesting and very worthwhile exhibition we went to see on Sunday afternoon (yesterday) after the visit to the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 21, 2005
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Prints from St. Michael's Printshop
Today we finally made it out to see the touring exhibition 'The Power of Place - 30 Years of Printmaking in Newfoundland' at the Burnaby Art Gallery. Some weeks ago I wrote about this in some detail - if... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 20, 2005
Chinese woodcuts
Mother by Xiang Silou Chinese Printmaking Today - Woodblock Printing in China 1980 - 2000 Woodblock printing has a long and distinguished history in China, where printing was invented about 1500 years ago. This exhibition shows how contemporary artists... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 13, 2005
Aztec Empire exhibit
Charles Downey has visited The Aztec Empire exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum in New York (lucky guy!). I highly recommend you read his excellent review if you are interested in the Aztec culture as I am. As he says "For... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 30, 2005
Ethno-Techno photos & review
James K-M, curator of the Ethno-Techno exhibition of last October in which I participated, sent a note today that the installation photos of that show are now up on the Digitalis site. Please have a look. If you are new... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 15, 2005
Prints from Newfoundland
Guide and Protector of All the Children (detail), Jerry Evans, lithograph, 2000 (scanned from Burnaby Art Gallery invitation) The Burnaby Art Gallery has been featuring quite a few print exhibitions this past year and this one sounds the most... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 9, 2005
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Tomoyo Ihaya
Art Beatus is presenting Fountain, a special collection of prints and mixed media works by Tomoyo Ihaya from January 14 to March 11, 2005.�The opening reception is on Friday, January 14th from 3 to 6 pm. in the Nelson... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 7, 2005
Sunday at Deer Lake
What a beautiful crisp, clear sunny day out here on the Westcoast, a rare treat in this rainforest. With no cloud cover the temperature is at or below the freezing point at night, and shady spots are frosty even during... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 2, 2005
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"Massive Change" exhibition
Image Gallery - Actual photograph of installation in the Vancouver Art Gallery Photo: Robert Keziere/Vancouver Art Gallery I finally made it last week to the Vancouver Art Gallery's blockbuster exhibition Massive Change. (I'm embarrassed to admit that I left... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on January 1, 2005
Elisa Rathje
still image from untitled (left side/right side) © Elisa Rathje I am proud to introduce my daughter Elisa, a 1998 graduate of the Emily Carr Institute (of Art, Design and Media) who works with computer-generated images and digital video.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on December 7, 2004
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Taiga Chiba
Yesterday we attended another opening, this time "Tis the Season!" at Art Beatus, featuring the works of four artists, including friend and printmaker Taiga Chiba. Taiga's works are part of a series using the traditional Japanese Sumi-e painting technique... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 20, 2004
Jean Morrison & Setsuko Piroche
Artists Jean Morrison and Setsuko Piroche invite you to their exhibition of print media and objects entitled "the diverse earth". The opening reception is on Wednesday, November 17th, 2004 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. The exhibition runs from Nov.15... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 15, 2004
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Betty Goodwin exhibition
Chris posts a long list of reviews at Zeke's Gallery, including two in the Globe & Mail about the current exhibition of works by Montreal artist Betty Goodwin at the Sable-Castelli Gallery in Toronto. Sarah Milroy writes that this "may... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 5, 2004
Burnaby Art Gallery exhibitions
Diagram Lambda, Wayne Eastcott, serigraph. City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection. The Burnaby Art Gallery features two interesting exhibitions. 1. A Survey of British Columbia Printmaking - November 9, 2004-January 2, 2005 From the invitation (links added by me):... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 4, 2004
Biliana Velkova's exhibition
Another exhibition coming up is the recent work of Biliana Velkova, a recent member of the Art Institute, Printmaking at Capilano College. Here is her show statement: "Paris Hilton wearing a stretch cotton pantsuit by Dolce and Gabana, Kirsten... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 10, 2004
Wayne Eastcott exhibition
Wayne Eastcott: Generation#3 1983 silkscreen As I wrote earlier, October is a busy month for art shows here! The Lookout Gallery, Regent College is presenting "Wayne Eastcott: Selected Works" - a survey of his printworks from 1965 to... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 8, 2004
Totally Manipulated
X Faces by Robert Jackson Another exhibition happening this month, and one in which I am also participating in is: TOTALLY MANIPULATED: Digital Art Today at CityScape Community Art Space, 335 Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver, BC. The opening... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 7, 2004
Michiko Suzuki's exhibition
Michiko sent this link about her newly opened exhibition in Tokyo's Gallery 219. Have a look at her series of archival inkjet prints. You may remember Michiko from my article about her collaboration with Wayne Eastcott.... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 6, 2004
Pressure Points exhibition
As a printmaker, I'm always interested in seeing other artists' prints and in promoting printmaking. I think it's a wonderful, though still under-utilized, service when museums and galleries offer good online exhibitions for those of us unable to attend the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 5, 2004
Digitalis: Ethno-Techno exhibition
"Happy new month!" as my youngest child used to say when little. This new month of October is a busy one for me with both family stuff and art happenings. One event that I'm excited about is participating in Ethno... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on October 1, 2004
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Writing on the Wall
As part of an occasional series about the printmaking studio that I am happily associated with at Capilano College, I will be posting about exhibitions that members are involved in. Robert Jackson is a new artist member this fall. He... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 28, 2004
new native museum
National Geographic News has some interesting pages about the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Native by design, it incorporated suggestions from Native Americans throughout North, Central, and South America. Most people said they wanted the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 16, 2004
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Art Daily has a report on an exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. As I was reading this I was transported to the summer of 2000 when we were travelling in Europe and visited dear friends... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 13, 2004
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Canadian Arts news
CBC Arts News is on my daily blog visit list for Canadian arts news. I have linked to their articles several times in my postings. (If you'd like to see these, search my site for 'CBC'). Besides current news in... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 11, 2004
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Nick Bantock exhibition
"URGENT 2ND CLASS": The Art of Nick Bantock and Book Launch for his new book, Urgent 2nd Class (Raincoast Books) - opening tonight Tuesday, September 7th and continuing until Sept. 26th at the Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 7, 2004
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Art Daily is back
Zinken posted about a report on the fascinating Creswell Crags, which I have been reading about with great interest for some time, and which led me to the newly returned Art Daily - thanks! I wrote with some sadness about... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on September 5, 2004
New Forms Festival
September is almost here and I am looking at some of the upcoming fall events in Vancouver. This one sounds very interesting: New Forms Festival 2004, a celebration of International Media Arts. The New Forms Festival is an annual festival... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 30, 2004
Smithson's Spiral Jetty
My daily newspaper The Vancouver Sun's weekend edition has an Arts & Life section (subscription needed for archives) that I often enjoy reading over lazy weekend breakfasts. The August 14th paper featured a fascinating article "Land art rises as lake... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 16, 2004
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Warhol at VAG
Lenin by Andy Warhol ( silkscreen - from Artchive) Another destination visit with our European visitors was to the Vancouver Art Gallery and its main summer exhibition Andy Warhol: Prints and Drawings from the Warhol Museum. Warhol's work continues... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 11, 2004
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Museum of Anthropology at UBC
(detail of totem in Great Hall - I love the circles of figures wrapped around the pole) For the past few days we have been showing off our lovely city to some family visiting from Europe. One of the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on August 10, 2004
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Print Exhibition in Philadelphia
Libby of Roberta & Libby's artblog raves about an unusual print exhibition at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia: "Several Steps Removed" is so terrrific and I have to share it. It's all prints and plates or other matrixes used... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 20, 2004
British Museum exhibitions
Miriam Jones of scribblingwoman is visiting the UK and writes about some exhibitions she saw at the British Museum. Read her interesting comments then go visit the virtual tours ( a wonderful invention for computer chair travellers like me!): The... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 18, 2004
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Self-Portraits
Charles Downey at ionarts writes at length about an exhibition he visited in Paris: Self-Portraits at the Luxembourg. These are about 150 artist self-portraits done in many styles spanning the end of the 19th century to all of the 20th,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on July 9, 2004
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Art in Canada & CBC
Surprise! Google News Canada had linked for a short while, two articles about Art in Canada. Art Matters, by Matthew Teitelbaum, director and CEO of The Art Gallery of Ontario, in the Toronto Star: Teitelbaum makes several interesting and valid... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 21, 2004
Kiki Smith & Giuseppe Penone
Doing my daily blogstroll, I stopped at Modern Art Notes where Tyler Green writes that unlike in the past, "this month's ArtForum is pretty much a must-read". There, my eye was caught by Kiki Smith's name and because I'd written... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 16, 2004
Art Daily closes
One of my favourite sources of news about art events around the world Art Daily has just announced that they are closing after eight years and millions of visits. I'm quite sad and worried that my posts about interesting exhibitions... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 11, 2004
Photo-based print show
Here's another printmaking exhibition I've just read about in Art Daily : Photo Image in American Prints: 1960s-1990s at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, until 18 July 2004. "The diverse range of styles and viewpoints of over 20... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 8, 2004
Rembrandt at Retretti
I was very excited to learn that my favourite and a most unique art gallery has some exciting printmaking exhibitions this summer. "The Retretti Art Centre is one of the largest art centres in the Nordic region. Located in the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 4, 2004
The Unfinished Print
Art Daily reports: "For the first time in its history, The Frick Collection (in New York) will host a major special exhibition this summer that is devoted solely to prints and the process of printmaking. This special presentation poses questions... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on June 3, 2004
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The Big Print Show
A quick update: Carolyn at studio notebook (May 21, 2004 entry) visited the Big Print Show at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle, about which I posted recently. She comments on her favourites and has good links including the gallery's... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 21, 2004
print show in Seattle
SUPER-SIZED: the BIG print show featuring works by Chuck Close, Helen Frankenthaler, Graham Gillmore (from BC, Canada), Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Motherwell, William Kentridge, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Kiki Smith and others, will be at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on May 7, 2004
Snow Show Architect wins Prize
Recently I wrote about the unusual Snow Show in Finland. Today I found a link at studio notebook (March 31st post) to artdishand the following article: "Zaha Hadid selected for architecture prize; Her recent sculptural work on the rocks at... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 31, 2004
Jim Dine
Found this on Art Daily: First Survey of Jim Dine at National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Leading American artist Jim Dine's groundbreaking achievements as a draftsman beginning around 1970 are featured in Drawings of Jim Dine at the National... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 27, 2004
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Kiki Smith at MoMA
In my blogstrolls, I discovered this treasure on MoMA's site: Kiki Smith: Prints, Books, and Things. Take a look at the neat website with the videos displaying the actual printing process! "Kiki Smith (American, born Germany, 1954) is among the... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 24, 2004
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digital art show
Georgia Straight has a review about an exhibition in Vancouver called Digitalis 3 Urban Poetry: An Exhibition of Digital Print, that has piqued my interest because of the opening argument. Dave Watson writes: "If digitally made art follows the pattern... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 22, 2004
The Snow Show
Joe Brady writes for Virtual Finland about "The Snow Show - a singular cultural project: "It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome, with caves of ice!" So wrote Coleridge of Kubla Khan's unconventional edifice, when was it,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on March 9, 2004
Exhibition: Bob Steele - 50 years of Printmaking
Burnaby Art Gallery has an exhibition of prints by Bob Steele, a major Canadian printmaker. He is Professor Emeritus in Art Education in the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. Steele's work has won awards and been exhibited both... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 24, 2004
A photogravure exhibition: Steven Dixon
Steven Dixon, one of the three artists in the Traces exhibition in Finland, is having an exhibition of his photogravures opening at the SNAP Gallery. This is a gallery run by the Society of North Alberta Print-Artists in Edmonton, Alberta,... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on February 9, 2004
Fenno-Ugrian people
Some of my image research delves into the marks left by early humans, particularly the Fenno-Ugrian peoples. Their region includes Finland (my birth country), Karelia (now in Russia), Estonia and Lapland or Sami. The Gallen-Kallela Museum in Finland had an... [Continue Reading...]
Posted by Marja-Leena on November 30, 2003
