by Carole Epp | Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
In
celebration of autumn, our annual Gardiner Shop show features stunning
bowls by 51 of Canada’s top ceramic artists. Meet the artists, each with
his or her unique style, aesthetic, and point-of-view, and feast your
eyes on their incredible creations.
The Bowl Show will be in the Gardiner Shop from Friday October 9 to Thursday October 22.
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/shop/bowl-show
by Carole Epp | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 15, 2015 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Organized by Nickle Galleries, curated by Michele Hardy with catalogue essay by Amy Gogarty.
John Chalke’s ‘clay paintings’ are conceptual ceramic works that dance
between sculpture and painting. Inspired by the landscape of
southwestern Alberta no less than its local clay, minerals, textures,
and fissures, Chalke’s works are richly textured. Surface Tension draws
on public and private collections from across Canada to explore the
horses and cows, bottles and broken crockery, aerial views and
archaeology of Chalke’s personal iconography.
by Carole Epp | Sep 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Julie Oakes: Awestruck Calendar of Ecology
and
Paul Mathieu: Flower Vases with Flowers in a Vase
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 20
Join us this Sunday to celebrate the opening of our fall exhibitions. Julie Oakes will present an Artist Talk at 1:30pm followed by the Opening Reception at 2:30pm. Members receive 20% off in the Shop all day.
Following her hugely successful Swounds exhibition in 2012, Julie Oakes returns to the Gallery with her new exhibition of sculptures and installations, Awestruck Calendar of Ecology.
Her work explores themes of spirituality found in nature while
addressing ecological concerns about the sustainability of the planet.
Awestruck Calendar of Ecology is made possible in part by a contribution from the The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation – The Musagetes Fund.
In Flower Vases with Flowers in a Vase,
Paul Mathieu has created multiples of Matisse’s 1927 sculpture head
“Henriette.” Here, he flips the heads over and repurposes them as vases
onto which he creates various reproductions of famous still-life
paintings of ceramic vases with a bouquet of flowers.
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