Entries Tagged as ‘Travel’

December 5, 2007

Roy Arden and Mark Lewis at the V.A.G

Roy Arden. Construction Site with Suntower, Vancouver, BC. Ink Jet Print. 40 x 50 inches. Edition of 5. Image Courtesy of the Monte Clark Gallery.
I should have written this a long time ago and Im quite annoyed at myself for letting this slide.
For those of you looking for something arty to do in Vancouver now the weathers changed and [...]

December 4, 2007

Gastown, Vancouvers Art District

Wow! So I went art walking around Gastown on the weekend and I have to say for visitors coming to Vancouver, especially those getting of the cruise ships, what a fantastic opportunity to see some of Vancouvers incredible local talent.
From the amazing First Nations Store Coastal Peoples Fine Art Gallery to the funky artist [...]

May 17, 2007

Greg Girard - Press Release.

 

The Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of previously unseen works by Shanghai based photographer Greg Girard.

SAILORS:
Greg Girard
May 26th to June 30th , 2007

Opening Saturday 26th May, 2 – 5pm
Artist in attendance
The exhibition SAILORS is comprised of eleven photographs of young American servicemen based on [...]

May 17, 2007

Mark Lewis wins Gershon Iskowitz prize. - Artists of Interest

Filmmaker Mark Lewis wins Gershon Iskowitz Prize
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | 12:06 PM ET
CBC Arts 
Mark Lewis, a Hamilton, Ont.-born photographer and filmmaker, has won the $25,000 Gershon Iskowitz Prize for his contribution to visual arts in Canada.
The prize was created in 1985 by abstract artist Gershon Iskowitz and now is jointly administered by Toronto’s [...]

April 26, 2007

CONTACT - Toronto Photography Festival. May 1st - 31st

As we all know my major passion over here is Photography. So it’s with a lot of pleasure I’m blogging about CONTACT - Toronto’s Photography Festival.
This years theme is the Constructed Theme in short this means the festival will be looking at “the numerous ways images are now constructed and how they have irrevocably transformed [...]

April 21, 2007

Artists for Kids. - Local Exhibition.

Karin Bubas, Girl with Horse. 2006. C - Print, 60″ x 60″ Edition of 6. (Work on Exhibition by the wonderful Karin Bubas at Artists for Kids.)
For those of you on the North Shore or thinking of going over the Lions Gate this weekend, I recommend you check out a really great cause and [...]

April 17, 2007

The Inconvenient Truth - Surf Art Goes Green!

So those of you visiting the Telus World Ski and Snowboard festival this week in Whistler should definitely pop into the Brave Art show that I blogged about yesterday.
But while you’re in there I think that you should spend a little extra time in front of the O’Neils Surf’s Up Comp.

Individually crafted surfboards take [...]

April 16, 2007

Whistler Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival - Art Show!

This weekend saw the opening of the Whistler Telus World Ski and Snowboard festival. Im sure many of you are wondering why I’m blogging about a snowboard festival on a blog predominantly dedicated to Art and the Art Market.

But here is where is gets interesting. The Snow, Surf and Skateboard culture is intimately linked [...]

April 13, 2007

Jeff Wall talks to Vancouver - 2. Why no Podcast Vancouver?

So it was a great talk! What more can I say? Mr Wall kept us all on the edges of our seats with his fascinating insight into both his works and his personality.
Possibly my most favorite part was when Jeff Wall said that he’s not a student of art history… he said that he has [...]

April 12, 2007

Jeff Wall talks to Vancouver!

Jeff Wall. Picture Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
What can I say! It’s finally here. Thursday the 12th April 2007. The much awaited date and much talked about and anticipated event is happening this evening!
Jeff Wall is to host a talk at the Vancity Theater this evening. After his phenomenal success at the MoMA and [...]