CASV: Ann Thomas

Sunday, November 9, 2014

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER ROUND UP

We had a very busy start to the fall season this year with several events in September and October. We started things off with an Art Tour to the Mount Pleasant Area visiting some new spaces and fresh faces.

Field Founder Daniel Jeffries skyped in one of the LA based artists to discuss the work on exhibit.

The tour stopped at the Burrard Arts Foundation, Field Contemporary and Fazakas Gallery. Three spaces that are doing interesting things within the realms of public art, artist residencies, collaborations with international galleries, and trips to national and international art fairs. Do your own tour of the area, everything is within a 10 minute walking reach.

The second event in September was a studio visit to Joseph Staples studio. Joseph told us about an exhibit he had up at Malaspina Printmakers as well as the studio sale he was planning in order to fund him to go on an art making trip in the US.

Joseph Staples discussing his work.

Following this, the CASV visited the Surrey Art Gallery for a Tour with The National Gallery Curator of Photography Ann Thomas. Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature, is an impressive exhibition featuring the work of many great Canadian and international artists, including Shary Boyle, Jim Breukleman, Aganetha and Richard Dyck, Frederick Evans, Lucian Freud, Lorraine Gilbert, Geoffrey James and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Thanks to Jordan Strom at the Surrey Art Gallery for coordinating this special tour with Ann, and of course, thanks to Ann for giving such an insightful tour.

Curator Ann Thomas - leading a tour at the Surrey Art Gallery

of many great Canadian and international artists, including Shary Boyle, Jim Breukelman, Aganetha and Richard Dyck, Frederick Evans, Lucian Freud, Lorraine Gilbert, Geoffrey James, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. - See more at: http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/15810.aspx#sthash.SusiSd83.dpuf

October our members had the opportunity to visit the studios of artist Carol Sawyer and Derya Akay. Special thanks to both artists for hosting us.

Carol Sawyer (left) contemplating a question by one of our members.

In addition to studio visits, some members of the CASV also took off across the country to Toronto to take in Feature Art Fair and Art Toronto. We hope to post up some images from the visits to the fairs and also the extra events soon. Stay posted.

The view into Feature 2014

For the members who weren't completely exhausted by everything thus far, we closed the month with a great talk by Sarah Thornton in conjunction with the Canadian Art Foundation. Thornton was on a bit of a book tour promoting her new book entitled 33 Artists in 3 Acts. It was a great talk, and was very well attended. Pick up the book, you won't regret it!

Friday, September 26, 2014

TOUR AT THE SURREY ART GALLERY

Thanks to everyone who came out to the tour at Surrey Art Gallery. We were lucky to have Ann Thomas give us a tour of the exhibition Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature. Special thanks to Jordan Strom and the team at the Surrey Art Gallery for making us feel so welcome and for the beautiful reception post-tour. We just thought we'd share some photos of the exhibition as well as more information on all of the artists who are part of this fantastic show.

Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of artists Inspired by Nature, a touring exhibition organized by the National Gallery includes 74 extraordinary artworks from the 16th through 20th centuries, including strong representation from Great Britain with works by Lucian Freud, Charles Rennie McIntosh, William de Morgan. Postwar American photography by the likes of Lee Friedlander, Stephen Shore, and Joel Sternfeld; Extraordinary contemporary works by Canadians Aganetha and Richard Dyck, Shary Boyle, Lorraine Gilbert and Michel Campeau. Some wonderful 19^th century photography from France Hippolyte Bayard, Eugène Atget, and Jean-Gabriel Eynard. And lovely 16^th century Indian watercolour and German insect prints from the 17^th century, among many other offerings.

Also on concurrently at the Surrey Art Gallery, Cascadia: A Juried Exhibition of West Coast Flora and Fauna. Cascadia showcases the art of more than thirty artists from Surrey and the surrounding region who are exploring the biological diversity and ecology of the West Coast. Organised by the Arts Council of Surrey, view the Cascadia Brochure here: Cascadia.

Aganetha Dyck and Richard Dyck, Hive Scan 14 (2001-2003) photograph.

Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada and the artists.

Shari Boyle, Untitled (the Porcelain Fantasy series).

Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada and the artist.

Photograph by Brian Giebelhaus

Cascadia showcases the art of more than thirty artists from Surrey and the surrounding region who are exploring the biological diversity and ecology of the West Coast. - See more at: http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/15814.aspx#sthash.ZCPVfAm4.dpuf

Cascadia showcases the art of more than thirty artists from Surrey and the surrounding region who are exploring the biological diversity and ecology of the West Coast.

Exhibition Details

Time	Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-9pm; Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 12noon-5pm
Date	Aug 23, 2014 - Nov 16, 2014
Location	Surrey Art Gallery
Price	By Donation

Related Events

Opening Reception for Art Exhibitions

September 20, 2014

Organized by the Arts Council of Surrey and presented in conjunction with the upcoming National Gallery exhibition Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists.
- See more at: http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/15814.aspx#sthash.ZCPVfAm4.dpuf

Cascadia: a Juried Exhibition of West Coast Flora and Fauna - See more at: http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/15814.aspx#sthash.ZCPVfAm4.dpuf

Cascadia: a Juried Exhibition of West Coast Flora and Fauna - See more at: http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/1564.aspx#sthash.CrFWPu6D.dpuf