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Main Gallery
October 29th, Extended to November 28 2020 |
BHCV Gallery
October 29th Extended to November 28 2020 — scroll down to view |
Passion and Pretense
Passion: A strong and barely controllable emotion
Pretense: A claim – a false or ambitious one.
A group exhibition curated by Ted Fullerton
This invitational exhibition comprised of diverse creative mediums and artists at different stages of their profession is an opportunity to “expose” an art form that is universal and still expressed openly yet in a majority of cases and within the mainstream of cultural institutions decontextualized, suppressed and hidden from view. Sexual enlightenment and desire within the 20th century had been liberated from many of the taboos of previous generations. The artists, through time have expressed directly, sometimes poetically and sometimes shockingly sex and love. This invitational exhibition comprised of diverse creative mediums and artists at different stages of their profession is an opportunity to “expose” an art form that is universal and still expressed openly yet in a majority of cases and within the mainstream of cultural institutions decontextualized, suppressed and hidden from view. Participating Artists:
Luci Dilkus, Ted Fullerton, John Hartman, Laura Hudspith, Jeanette Luchese, Michelle Nguyen, Cheryl Ruddock, Sasha Shevchenko,
This exhibition has mature content. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Pretense: A claim – a false or ambitious one.
A group exhibition curated by Ted Fullerton
This invitational exhibition comprised of diverse creative mediums and artists at different stages of their profession is an opportunity to “expose” an art form that is universal and still expressed openly yet in a majority of cases and within the mainstream of cultural institutions decontextualized, suppressed and hidden from view. Sexual enlightenment and desire within the 20th century had been liberated from many of the taboos of previous generations. The artists, through time have expressed directly, sometimes poetically and sometimes shockingly sex and love. This invitational exhibition comprised of diverse creative mediums and artists at different stages of their profession is an opportunity to “expose” an art form that is universal and still expressed openly yet in a majority of cases and within the mainstream of cultural institutions decontextualized, suppressed and hidden from view. Participating Artists:
Luci Dilkus, Ted Fullerton, John Hartman, Laura Hudspith, Jeanette Luchese, Michelle Nguyen, Cheryl Ruddock, Sasha Shevchenko,
This exhibition has mature content. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
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Curatorial Statement — Ted Fullerton
Passion: A strong and barely controllable emotion, Pretense: A claim – a false or ambitious one. Sexual enlightenment and desire within the 20th century had been liberated from many of the taboos of previous generations. The artists, through time have expressed directly, sometimes poetically and sometimes shockingly sex and love. The expression of physical passion can be depicted symbolically or directly with a man and a woman, a man and a man, a women and a women or as solo sexual pleasure. Erotica – physical passion expressed within the arts is not pornography but can be easily misunderstood, misinterpreted and judged due to the accessible proliferation of what exists on the Internet, a relatively new 21st century paradigm of how the world is “seen”. As a result, the appearance and depiction of physical desire and its implied associations in art has been pushed into “the closet”- hidden, due to current and outspoken perspectives that have become professed as social norms as well as the personal risk of mistreatment on social media platforms. Accusations of “the gaze” including sexual crimes have also come to the forefront with and by important movements as the fourth-wave of feminism - the Me Too Movement - where allegations of sex offenses committed by powerful and/or prominent men have been exposed and who are held to account. As a result erotica when it is “laid bare” within the visual arts has become a broader pictorial narrative of social engagement and expression. This invitational exhibition comprised of diverse creative mediums and artists at different stages of their profession is an opportunity to “expose” an art form that is universal and evolving but still expressed openly, yet in a majority of cases and within the mainstream of cultural institutions decontextualized, suppressed and hidden from view. 
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BHCV Gallery
October 19 to Extended to November 28 2020 |
Pollination
a photo essay
William Moore
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Main Gallery
September 19 to October 18, 2020 |
Abstract Realities,
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Abstract Realities, A Sculpture Exhibition provides some respite in these challenging times.
A sense of abstract reality is a tool that enables us to make sense between truth and untruth, fantasy and reality. Currently, the society we know is fractured and disconnected; we find ourselves in limbo. The arts help us cope; sharing the creativity and vision of these artists provides a much-needed grounding in these uncertain times. Participating Artists: Patti Agapi Amy Bagshaw Nathalie Bertin Carey Cruise Luci Dilkus Gail Esau Midori Fullerton Ted Fullerton Marlene Hilton-Moore Tim Laurin Christina Luck Chum McLeod Jill Price Amy Switzer Bernice Vasey Curate by Jeanette Luchese, Installation Team: Susan Hickling, Gail Esau, Sarah Elizebeth Leonard and Jeanette Luchese |
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BHCV Gallery
September 19, 0ctober 18, 2020 They go by as I drive; the rooftops and dormers,the
diagonals and triangles, these familiar shapes and patterns that make up a personal landscape. My peripheral catches the repeated angles and random arrangements of man-made form as I travel; a subconscious spatial navigation, a built-in recognition of landmark patterns. The time of day, the intensity and type of light and weather - all affect the colours, contrasts and textures of these layered planes, allowing them to shift and jump in and out of sight. A Drive in Three Dimensions captures, among other things, the fleeting glimpses of my daily commute. by William Blakey Curated by Jeanette Luchese Installation: Will Blakey |
William Blakey
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As the pandemic raged on, events where cancelled, postponed, reorganize, and a few lucky ones happened despite it all. I am delighted to include Abstract Realities in the festivities as a life-line towards keeping Arts and Culture vibrant in Innisfil.
Celebrating International Sculpture Day in Innisfil #ISDay, Innisfil i200, Digital Doors Open and Culture Days 2020 Many thanks for the support of the Town of Innisfil, and Innisfil ideaLAB & Library. |
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Previous Exhibitions
Sun Through Storm Gallery |
August 12, to September 5, 2020
Curatorial statement:
When I view these works I feel a connection to 19th c Romantic landscape painter JW Turner; both Carley and McInally are sensitive to turbulence in the physical and psychic atmosphere, as was he. Both artists have developed unique and complex variations within traditional craft media, McInally in clay and Carley in textiles, allowing them to create exceptional works which evoke conversations and ancient tales whispered into the strong winds of the North Atlantic or an Ontario winter storm. Christina Luck
Lesley McInally
Originally from Scotland, Lesley McInally completed her Bachelor of Design Honours Degree
in Ceramics and Printmaking at Dundee University. In 2004 she immigrated to Canada where she continued her studio practice in Cookstown. Lesley is known for her unique style of stretched slab hand built paperclay sculptures and vessels which contain a rich depth of surface texture. Incorporating her printmaking skills she has also developed a highly tactile surface using coloured porcelain slips, underglazes and a mono print technique. Lesley has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and grants and exhibits her work
nationally and internationally.
Victoria Carley
Victoria Carley finds inspiration for her art in two main themes, Memory and the Greek and Roman Myths. Victoria makes no preliminary drawings; the compositions develop organically from the title, the fabric, and her sewing process. Victoria Carley’s early works were traditional quilts using non-traditional combinations of upholstery fabric. In 2010 Victoria visited the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. While immersed in these works, Victoria wondered how the robustly male, and emotionally explicit, sensibility of Abstract Impressionism would combine with the femininity of fabric patchwork. Victoria gradually developed her unique style and approach to textile art that combines aspects of the tradition of quilting with abstract expressionism.
Victoria’s work has been shown within the curatorial context of visual art, textiles, art quilts, and fine crafts. She lives, and produces her art, in Toronto, Canada.
When I view these works I feel a connection to 19th c Romantic landscape painter JW Turner; both Carley and McInally are sensitive to turbulence in the physical and psychic atmosphere, as was he. Both artists have developed unique and complex variations within traditional craft media, McInally in clay and Carley in textiles, allowing them to create exceptional works which evoke conversations and ancient tales whispered into the strong winds of the North Atlantic or an Ontario winter storm. Christina Luck
Lesley McInally
Originally from Scotland, Lesley McInally completed her Bachelor of Design Honours Degree
in Ceramics and Printmaking at Dundee University. In 2004 she immigrated to Canada where she continued her studio practice in Cookstown. Lesley is known for her unique style of stretched slab hand built paperclay sculptures and vessels which contain a rich depth of surface texture. Incorporating her printmaking skills she has also developed a highly tactile surface using coloured porcelain slips, underglazes and a mono print technique. Lesley has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and grants and exhibits her work
nationally and internationally.
Victoria Carley
Victoria Carley finds inspiration for her art in two main themes, Memory and the Greek and Roman Myths. Victoria makes no preliminary drawings; the compositions develop organically from the title, the fabric, and her sewing process. Victoria Carley’s early works were traditional quilts using non-traditional combinations of upholstery fabric. In 2010 Victoria visited the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. While immersed in these works, Victoria wondered how the robustly male, and emotionally explicit, sensibility of Abstract Impressionism would combine with the femininity of fabric patchwork. Victoria gradually developed her unique style and approach to textile art that combines aspects of the tradition of quilting with abstract expressionism.
Victoria’s work has been shown within the curatorial context of visual art, textiles, art quilts, and fine crafts. She lives, and produces her art, in Toronto, Canada.
Selected Works from
the PRNT COLLECTIVE
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AUGUST 13 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
BHCV Gallery Featuring the works of: Katie Argyle Tamara Benoit Derek Berry Kimberley Brett Jennie Clark Tim Laurin Jeanette Luchese Christina MacBean Hope Rogers Clinton Todd Patricia Vega Viewing by timed appointments to book, email: visitors@becontemporarygallery.com to schedule. |
