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AWOL Gallery was voted as one of the Best Contemporary Art Galleries for
Emerging Artists in blogTO's annual Best of Independent Toronto poll!
Upcoming Exhibition at AWOL:
Jennifer Wigmore
Goodness & Other Illusions
May
22 - June 1
Opening Night Reception Thursday May 22nd
7 - 11
Although Jennifer has been painting the figure for years, this will be
the first time she has shown her life paintings in a solo exhibition.
A year of exploring the idea of 'goodness' through other artistic avenues
has helped to create this series of intimate life paintings. Painting
people she knows well at pivotal moments in their lives, she examines
our ability or inability to comprehend their experience.
Wigmore has been a professional actor and artist for twenty years. Originally
from Edmonton, Alberta she moved to Toronto in 1995. She is equally passionate
about portraiture and abstraction, and has achieved great success in each
genre. Her paintings are in private collections and galleries across Canada.
All of her paintings, whether abstract or figurative, celebrate an expression
of energy and movement.
In this series of intimate life paintings she paints people she knows
well at pivotal moments in their lives.
Gallery Hours Thursday – Saturday 12 – 6 Sunday – 1
– 5
www.jenniferwigmore.com
Current Exhibition:
AWOL Gallery
and Studios is proud to announce that it will be presenting a solo exhibition
of works by Montréal artist Laurie Kader entitled, “Pieces
of Me”, from May 8 to 18, 2008. An
opening reception on Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. will be held at the gallery
to mark the artist’s first solo show in Toronto.
The exhibition will feature more than 10 works in oil on wood, four of
which will be shown for the first time, along with mixed media drawings.
The collective theme of the artist’s work revolves around the intricate
workings of the human body and the effect of physical pain on the spirit
and soul. Kader uses her art as a liberating and therapeutic arena where
science and abstract creative ideas converge to offer the viewer a bold
new vision of the inner life of the body.
Living with the painful and visible manifestations of rare and little
understood physical ailments known as Madelung's Deformity and Leri-Weill
dyschondrosteosis, Kader has struggled to come to terms with her own physicality
and its role in how she understands herself and her relationship with
the world around her. The condition has challenged her to explore the
relationship between the interior and exterior workings of the human body.
Kader’s work applies a technique that involves layering and texturing
using oil glazing and mixed media to get a variation in surfaces. “Medical
x-rays and images of the interior of my own body are the starting point
of each piece,” Kader explains. “Layering allows me to symbolize
my emotional changes as my body reforms. My artwork has become the voyage
I wish to express, allowing me to educate others about the power of perseverance
through my continued struggles with Madelung's. My work is testimony to
the fact that endurance always wins.”
Laurie Kader lives and works in Montreal. She applies a multidisciplinary
background encompassing fine arts, art education and art therapy to actively
pursue her career as a professional artist.
Square Foot 2007 People's Choice Award Winners:
People's Choice Grand Winner- Stewart Jones - Award: $300.00
People's Choice Tern Art Award Winner - R.
Hryhorczuk - $150 Gift Certificate
People's
Choice Runner up Winner - Andrew Tay - $100.00
People's
Choice Runner up Winner - Jesse Foster- $100.00
AWOL
Gallery would like to congratulate the winners and everyone
who voted!