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Exhibitions: Tuesday January 15th to Friday February 1st Opening Reception: Thursday January 17th from 7 to 9pm . |
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 "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter." – Oscar Wilde
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For the next two weeks, art students from Vernon-area high schools are showcasing their talents at the annual School District #22 Exhibition at Gallery Vertigo. This year, the theme of the exhibition is "The Portrait". "The collaboration for the yearly District #22 Vertigo Show is a major highlight for all stakeholders. Students, teachers, parents and community work together to create a vibrant and youthful glimpse at our young artists. This year’s theme of "The Portrait," represents studio work started in September 2012," said Randy Kaneda, an art instructor from Vernon Secondary School and one of the organizers of the exhibition. Teachers and gallery staff were busy on Saturday setting up the exhibition, which features work from Fulton, Vernon Secondary, W.L.Seaton, Kal Secondary and Charles Bloom Secondary schools. Although the unifying theme of the exhibition is portraiture (a depiction of the visual appearance of a person), there is no shortage of diversity in this exhibition. "The artist may choose many methods and materials to render features. Expressionism, symbolism and abstraction are a few of many techniques that may be utilized to create a unique perspective," said Kaneda. The opening reception for the School District #22 Portrait Exhibition is January 17th, 2013, at Gallery Vertigo, which is located upstairs at 3001 - 31st Street. Students, parents and the public are invited. The exhibition runs from Tuesday, January 15th through to Friday, February 1st.
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Kalamalka Vertigo at the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College: Fascination with sunlight: Kirsten Cresswell |
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Artist Bio/Statement: Kristen was born in 1986 and raised in the Dutch dairy-farming community of Southern Ontario. In 2006 she made the move to Kelowna, BC where she now calls home! Living in two beautiful provinces has been a key inspiration to what she creates. She has always found art in the things around her. A few of her earliest memories include making dandelion crowns during a baseball game, braiding strands of straw into little dolls, and drawing on her brand new jeans in ink during the ride home on the school bus, which her mom didn't quite appreciate as much as Kristen enjoyed doing it. Creating art has always been a vital part of her life. Kristen is a self-taught artist who isn't afraid of colour. She pairs bright & bold colours with sharp clean lines. Her current fascination is with sunlight and how it affects the colours we see. The lack of light voiding the subject of colour, and the light during different times of day sometimes changing the colour itself! The result is beautiful, full-of-life, spectacularly coloured paintings. This year, Kristen has shown her work at both Kelowna Bean Scene coffee shops in January and May, at West Kelowna's Art In The Park in August, at the Vernon Public Art Gallery's Riot On The Roof event in August, at Streaming Cafe in Kelowna for September and now at Gallery Vertigo's satellite gallery in Okanagan College, Kalamalka campus. |
KALAMALKA VERTIGO |
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Proposals: Please print a copy of our form and send
it off to us with the information requested. Previous Exhibitions: |
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