Opening Reception - INTERwoven New Canadian Perspectives into Textiles + Printmaking

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Julie Oakes, "Half Full Half Empty," 2017

mesh banners, 252 x 204 in.

You are cordially invited to the opening reception, Thursday April 26, 6 – 8 PM

INTERwoven New Canadian Perspectives in Textile and Printmaking- Mark Bovey, Davida Kidd, Walter Jules, Karen Dugan, Liz Ingram+ Bernd Hildebrandt, Derek Besant, Julie Oakes, Sean Caulfield, Tracy Templeton, Guy Langevin, and Alexandra Haeseker

Mark Bovey (Nova Scotia) has also had an exhibition at the Vernon Art Gallery and this new work develops his long standing themes and use of digital technology.

Currently with a solo show at The Reach Gallery in Abbotsford, Davida Kidd’s poignant, intimate photographs of marginalized people in alternative spaces caps off the west coast.

From Edmonton, Walter Jules, Karen Dugan and the artist team Liz Ingram + Bernd Hildebrandt have pushed the boundaries of textile and printmaking.

Sean Caulfield’s current exhibition at the Vernon Art Gallery, Active Workings, (March 08 – May 16) an eloquent and extensive exploration, opens the possibilities of printmaking to grand dimensions.

Tracy Templeton is now based in Indianapolis but hails from the Canadian prairies and her works bring the chill of winter back into view.

Guy Langevin, from Quebec brings a sensual sensibility – subtle, visionary and toned by his expertise.

Alexander Haeseker and Derek Besant (Calgary) both who have an artistic history of expanding the methods and imagery of art making bring the best of Alberta onto our BC walls, with a slant inclusion and un-jaded by politics.

Julie Oakes brought a Canadian’s perspective on the rights of women to both Lodz and Warsaw where she marched in two Women’s Marche. One of her Interwoven pieces, a flag titled Striving in the Pink Lane sports the image of a woman swimming “in the pink lane” depicting the masters class Olympic swimmer Hella Versfeld who lives and trains in Vernon. The large banners, Half Full Half Empty also depict a pool race suggesting the competition that man imposes upon the environment - a race to the finish that animals have been unwittingly drawn into.