TEMISKAMING ART GALLERY
GALERIE d'ART du TEMISKAMING
Gallery Hours
Monday to Friday
10 AM to 4 PM
CLOSED Saturday & Sunday
Heures de la Galerie
Lundi à Vendredi
10h à 16h
FERMÉ Samedi, Dimanche
Past Exhibitions
2023
The Temiskaming Art Gallery is excited to present dual exhibition Learning to Try by Peter Greyson and Cross Cut by Rob Niezen, sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council.
Learning to Try
Peter Greyson
I Want to Try With You
Oil on Canvas, 2023
Peter Greyson grew up in London, Ontario where he developed a love of painting by viewing many Canadian artworks as a child visiting the London Public Library and Art Museum. Since moving to the Temiskaming region 20 years ago he has been actively painting landscapes that grapple with the effects of human activities on nature. He intends to keep exploring and documenting the region and it's relation to our challenged relationship with nature as well as pursue the unending, worthwhile challenge of making beautiful oil paintings.
Peter Greyson’s paintings grew out of a wish to utilize the Group of Seven’s iconic images of Canada while acknowledging our destruction of nature. This is a topic they neglected to mention in their paintings but one that he suspects they would have had great sympathy for judging by the books they read and statements made in letters of the time.
About the exhibition Greyson writes: The work is composed of fragments of words and images that are blended together in a nearly abstract manner that softens the jarring contrasts of such diverse contents. I have made beautiful paintings in a traditional manner that fully exploits the inherent qualities of oil paint.
Despite their attractiveness the paintings depict the most dire interpretation of our failures but end with an obstinate invitation to keep trying.
Cross Cut
Rob Niezen
The Cobalt Song
Linocut, ink on Legion Madison Print paper, 2023
Rob Niezen is a painter, printmaker and illustrator. He paints mostly in oils, and his printmaking includes etchings and linocuts.
Cross Cut is a series of linocuts created in 2022 that reflect on traditional songs from Ontario with a contemporary perspective. The exhibition aims to connect our recent history and today’s society, and the issues we face as citizens of Ontario and Canada.
Each linocut is accompanied by a folk song, the origins of which date back to between 1820 and 1920.The narratives of the chosen collection of songs cover themes that are universal and of a timeless nature, as they deal with human existence and social and societal issues: immigration, work and leisure, politics and war, crime and justice, physical and mental health, love and death, and so on.
Superficially things have changed, but the human conditions now seem not that different from 100 or 200 years ago. Has life improved, or is progress only on a materialistic level? Folk songs make global issues accessible to everyone, as they are created and sung by real people telling real human stories.
By using innovative techniques like laser engraving and etching, and adding contemporary elements to historical scenes, Rob conveys the parallels and juxtapositions of the past and the present.
JULY 31 - SEPT 15, 2023 | 31 JUILLET - 15 SEPT, 2023
CLOSING RECEPTION
SEPTEMBER 17, 1:30PM-3:30PM
RÉCEPTION DE CLÔTURE
17 SEPTEMBRE, 13h30-15h30
MOUNT/MONT
Ron Langin
Mont Albert 2020
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The Temiskaming Art Gallery is excited to present dual exhibition Mount/Mont by Ron Langin and La résilience des végétaux by Émilie B. Côté, sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council.
Sudbury artist Ron Langin's show, titled Mount/Mont, focuses on expressing the spirit of the rocky mountains through paint and vibrant colour. These mountains were sourced both from his memories and photographs taken on his pre-pandemic trip to Alberta and British Columbia, and each mountain is named in tribute to the people who've inspired Ron throughout his life. For his medium, Ron chose to use liquid watercolour and Yupo paper, allowing him to carefully manipulate the vivid, bold forms. Mount/Mont is the second series out of three dedicated to this "artistic journey and vision."
L'exposition de l'artiste sudburois Ron Langin, intitulée Mount/Mont, vise à exprimer l'esprit des montagnes rocheuses par la peinture et les couleurs vibrantes. Ces montagnes proviennent à la fois de ses souvenirs et de photographies prises lors de son voyage pré-pandémique en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique, et sont nommées en hommage aux personnes qui ont inspiré Ron tout au long de sa vie. Ron a choisi d'utiliser de l'aquarelle liquide et du papier Yupo, ce qui lui a permis de manipuler avec soin les formes vives et audacieuses. Mount/Mont est la deuxième série sur trois consacrée à ce "voyage et cette vision artistiques".
Émilie B. Côté is a multidisciplinary artist from Témiscamingue who works mainly in sculpture and two-dimensional organic works. Her exhibition La résilience des végétaux was born of a desire to highlight the struggle of plants in a denatured environment. Pieces of plaster and concrete inhabited by plants trying to survive are the starting point for her
LA RÉSILIENCE DES
VÉGÉTAUX
Émilie B. Côté
reflection, where life and death meet in an assembly of contradictory materials, giving way to a scene of beauty and ruin. Some of the staged pieces in this poetic installation include bones and concrete invaded by poly-pores, and deer that seem to be in search of a better life, adding a narrative aspect to the scene where the viewer becomes a witness.
Émilie B. Côté est une artiste multidisciplinaire du Témiscamingue qui travaille principalement la sculpture et les œuvres organiques bidimensionnelles. Son exposition La résilience des végétaux est née d'un désir de mettre en lumière la lutte des plantes dans un environnement dénaturé. Des morceaux de plâtre et de béton habités par des plantes qui tentent de survivre sont le point de départ de sa réflexion, où la vie et la mort se rencontrent dans un assemblage de matériaux contradictoires, donnant lieu à une scène de beauté et de ruine. Parmi les pièces mises en scène dans cette installation poétique, on trouve des os et du béton envahis par des polypores, ainsi que des cerfs qui semblent être à la recherche d'une vie meilleure, ajoutant un aspect narratif à la scène dont le spectateur devient le témoin.
Rose-Aimée Bélanger
BRONZE WORKS | ŒUVRES EN BRONZE
digitized
numérisés
JUNE 4 - JULY 21, 2023 | 4 JUIN - 21 JUILLET, 2023
The Temiskaming Art Gallery is proud to present Rose-Aimée Bélanger, Bronze works: Digitized | Œuvers en bronze: numérisées, sponsored by le Centre culturel ARTEM.
Rose-Aimée Bélanger’s sculptures explore the human condition. Through her work she transmits the extraordinary pleasures found in the ordinary, and, 100 years old on July 4, 2023, she wisely invites us to savour them.
Featured in the exhibition is an exploration of the progression of creation of her sculptures: from clay to bronze. Further, small scale reproductions are fabricated using 3D printing technology, available for viewing over the course of the exhibition. This innovative extension to the evolution of sculpture enables a deeper understanding of process and form, and a reflection upon the place of technology in the art world.
Click here for an in-depth look at the exhibition and for a brief history of Rose-Amiée Bélanger
La Galerie d’art du Témiskaming est fière de présenter « Rose-Aimée Bélanger, Œuvres de bronze: numérisées | Bronze works : Digitized » commanditée par le Centre culturel ARTEM.
Les sculptures de Rose-Aimée B 130langer explorent la condition humaine. Par ses œuvres, elle transmet les plaisirs extraordinaires que l’on retrouve dans l’ordinaire, et, à 100 ans le 4 juillet 2023, elle nous invite sagement à les savourer.
Cette exposition présente une exploration de la progression de la création des sculptures de Rose-Aimée Bélanger : de l’argile au bronze. De plus, des reproductions à petite échelle sont __
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Mushroom Picker
Photo credit:
Laura's Art Shoppe
fabriquées à l’aide de la technologie d’impression 3D, disponibles pour être visionnées tout au long de l’exposition. Cette extension innovante de l’évolution de la sculpture permet une compréhension plus profonde du processus et de la forme, et une réflexion sur la place grandissante de la technologie dans le monde de l’art.
Generously funded by
Financée par
PLEXUS
INTERDEPENDENCE, DUTY AND SURVIVAL
L'INTERDÉPENDANCE, NOTRE DEVOIR ET LA SURVIE
16 April - 26 May 2023 16 Avril - 26 Mai
MICHAEL COUCHIE, JENNIFER WALTON, TINA POPLAWSKI, CLARE ROSS, LISA MURZIN, CHRISTIAN BERNARD SINGER
an exhibition organised by / une exposition organisée de : Cesar Forero & Felicity Buckell
Plexus explores the connections between the human and natural worlds, our interdependence, and our duty to act now such that our beautiful planet Earth will not only survive, but thrive.
Plexus explore les liens entre les mondes humain et naturel, notre interdépendance et notre devoir d'agir maintenant pour que notre belle planète Terre non seulement survivra, mais prospérera.
March 5 - April 7 | 5 mars - 7 avril
The Power of the Feminine is coming out of much of my research and writing about the feminine, as well as feminism, and in reclaiming the power of the feminine sensibility, priorities, and in challenging the dominant male perspective/narrative that has traditionally claimed priority in art historical tradition.
My practice is about challenging prevailing narratives and hierarchies and owning what truly does inspire me and in what I believe is significant - not what I am told is significant. And that includes the Power of the Feminine.
Supported by the Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
Soutenu par le Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Subvention d'aide aux expositions
Le Club Temiskaming Palette & Brush Club
Among the Trees - an Artist's Perspective
Jan 9 - Feb 17
Parmi les arbres - le point de vue d'un artiste
9 jan - 17 fév
The title of the exhibition comes about because of what the role of trees inherently play in all of our lives.
We live in a tree-populated part of Ontario, where trees have to be strong to survive harsh winters and short summers. We have as much of a connection to what our trees do from season to season as we do with our weather! As weather changes, so do our ever-transforming trees! The sound of wind blowing through leaves relaxes and soothes us. The roots of trees interconnect and anchor us. They create shelter for us, as well as for animals and birds. They sustain us. A twisted, gnarled tree is even suggestive of human form.
It really made sense for us to pay homage, through art, to these remarkable gifts from nature. Our environment is ever-changing, therefore respecting, revering and protecting our forests is most crucial. Hopefully this exhibition will encourage viewers to look a little closer at a tree, go on a hike, or just listen a little longer as the wind blows through the leaves and feel peace.
Click here for a gallery walkthrough: https://kuula.co/share/collection/79BwY?logo=1&info=1&fs=1&vr=0&thumbs=1&alpha=0.67
2022
GEORGE CASSIDY
LIFE AND WORKS ILLUMINATED |
LA VIE ET L’OEUVRE ILLUMINÉES
November 14 - December 23
This exhibition will tour across Northeastern Ontario until April 23. For more information about the exhibition and Cassidy himself, please click here.
Cette exposition parcourra le nord-est de l’Ontario jusqu’en mars 2023. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez cliquer ici.
For a Virtual Walkthrough click here | Pour une visite virtuelle, cliquez ici
Fragile Nature Fragile
September 19 - October 28
19 septembre à 28 octobre
Carmen Cantin
There is something magical about glass.
The first glass objects date back 3,000 years BC. Early glass processes evolved from ceramic and metal working techniques. Today, after two centuries of "rediscovery" and enhancement, glass working continues to develop and grow as an artistic discipline.
Could you imagine a world without glass???
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Il y a de la magie dans le verre.
Le premiers objects en verre datent de 3,000 ans B.C.. Le procédé a évolué à partir du travail de la céramique et du métal. De nos jours, après deux siècles de redécouverte et d’améliorations le travail du verre continue de se développer et la discipline atteint de nouveaux sommets artistiques.
Que serait notre monde sans le verre???
Recollections
August 2nd to September 9th
Recollections is a retrospective show by artist Janet Bourgeau. This show is a culmination of 60 years of creativity, and innovation. This show provides audiences a timeline of work, as well as a unique variety of mediums the artist has worked with.
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Recollections est une exposition rétrospective de l'artiste Janet Bourgeau. Cette exposition est l'aboutissement de 60 ans de créativité et d'innovation. Cette exposition offre au public une chronologie des travaux, ainsi qu'une variété unique de supports avec lesquels l'artiste a travaillé.
Visit this exhibition in person, or click here to view this exhibition virtually.
SheShe
Julie Oakes
June 12 to July 21 2022
SHESHE is a room, an open space that is offered as a gift. It is a visual party that circulates closer to beauty. It is feminine, purposefully open to receive. Advocating co-operation and hospitality might be an answer to the wrenching tangle now in place between politics and sociological needs.
What if women had had more of a hand in shaping the political and social mores of our world? Would the course of history be that different? Is the difference in perspectives between male and female sufficiently far apart to have avoided wars for instance? Does our current environmental and social condition come from being human or is this destiny we’ve landed in been created due to a gender skew in the allocation of power and
priorities?
The process is not really this focused on message. I see little difference between the male and female really. Both want love and respect, health and interesting times. These works are nothing more than the beginning of a conversation with others, smoothed by aesthetics.
Visit this exhibition in person, or click here to view this exhibition virtually.
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SHESHE est une pièce, un espace ouvert qui est offert en cadeau. C'est une fête visuelle qui se rapproche de la beauté. Elle est féminine, délibérément ouverte pour recevoir. Prôner la coopération et l'hospitalité pourrait être une réponse à l'enchevêtrement déchirant qui existe actuellement entre la politique et les besoins sociologiques.
Que se serait-il passé si les femmes avaient eu plus de poids dans l'élaboration des mœurs politiques et sociales de notre monde ? Le cours de l'histoire serait-il si différent ? La différence de perspectives entre les hommes et les femmes est-elle suffisamment importante pour avoir évité les guerres par exemple ? Notre condition environnementale et sociale actuelle résulte-t-elle du fait que nous sommes des êtres humains ou ce destin dans lequel nous avons atterri a-t-il été créé en raison d'un déséquilibre entre les sexes dans l'attribution du pouvoir et des priorités ?
des priorités ?
Le processus n'est pas vraiment axé sur le message. Je vois peu de différence entre l'homme et la femme en réalité. Tous deux veulent l'amour et le respect, la santé et des moments intéressants. Ces œuvres ne sont rien d'autre que le début d'une conversation avec les autres, lissée par l'esthétique.
Historians of the North
May 26th to June 8th 2022
Some of Canada’s deepest and richest history is steeped in the North. Living in this region we have the privilege to live amongst that history and its historians. This exhibition pays tribute to that history, and the local senior historians who maintain that knowledge from generation to generation. Featuring self portraits and shadow boxes from the "Future Historians of the North" at St Patrick's C.E.S.
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Une partie de l'histoire la plus profonde et la plus riche du Canada est ancrée dans le Nord. Vivant dans cette région, nous avons le privilège de vivre parmi cette histoire et ses historiens. Cette exposition rend hommage à cette histoire et aux historiens chevronnés locaux qui entretiennent ce savoir de génération en génération. Présentant des autoportraits et des boîtes d'ombre des "futurs historiens du Nord" au St Patrick's C.E.S.
Visit this exhibition in person, or click here to view this exhibition virtually.
Graphic Chats
April 9 - May 22 2022
Graphic Chats is a large series of collaged mix media drawings and paintings which mimic the ubiquitous wireless world of internet chats, browsing, tweeting and information seeking, packaged in the style of a graphic novel. The sheer volume of material "out there" conjured up an array of visually stimulating pictograms, which , although unrelated, can spin into imaginative short stories.
I travel through a wide range of random, often symbolic images inspired by current events and situations. The collective arrangement of each panel reads like quick little conversations that constantly bombard us on all levels of our media interactions. This form of brain congestion has turned into little visual vignettes of everything and nothing.
These Graphic Chats, started in 2017, start out as little paintings, with painted of stenciled images on various papers and assembled and adhered to a wood surface. The process is both spontaneous and calculated; the composition reveals itself gradually while the images are secured to the board surface. The work combined representational images with abstract markings, a recognizable characteristic throughout my work
Visit this exhibition in person, or click here to view this exhibition virtually.
Recent Acquisitions
March 21nd to April 1st 2022
As we welcome the Recent Acquisitions exhibition, we take a look back onto the last decade of acquisitions into the Temiskaming Art Galleries Permanent Collection. With this exhibition we are highlighting 10 years of stunning artworks we have welcomed into our collection, by many incredibly talented northeastern Ontario artists.
Visit this exhibition in person, or click here to view this exhibition virtually.
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Alors que nous accueillons l'exposition Acquisitions récentes, nous jetons un regard rétrospectif sur la dernière décennie d'acquisitions dans la collection permanente des Galeries d'art du Temiskaming. Avec cette exposition, nous mettons en lumière 10 ans d'œuvres d'art époustouflantes que nous avons accueillies dans notre collection, par de nombreux artistes incroyablement talentueux du nord-est de l'Ontario.
A Concerto in Three Parts: //
An concerto en trois parties:
Elaschuk, Knight & Venne
August 22nd to October 1st, 2021
This exhibition presents the viewer with a blend of styles and media. Working with abstract forms, the tapestries, paintings, and sculptures continuously offer the viewer new details to take in and new interpretations to extract from the colourful shapes. Beyond their shared creation energy-charged abstract artworks, Elaschuk, Knight, and Venne represent a microcosm of artistic community; they support, influence, and challenge each other both through their art and in their relationships.
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Cette exposition présente au spectateur un mélange de styles et de médias. Travaillant avec des formes abstraites, les tapisseries, peintures et sculptures offrent continuellement au spectateur de nouveaux détails à saisir et de nouvelles interprétations à extraire des formes colorées. Au-delà de leur création partagée d'œuvres d'art abstraites chargées d'énergie, Elaschuk, Knight et Venne représentent un microcosme de la communauté artistique ; ils se soutiennent, s'influencent et se défient à la fois par leur art et dans leurs relations.
2021
Faye & Deb Digulla
Home and Other Findings // Ce qu'on peut retrouver chez soi
22 February – 6 August 2021
‘Home and Other Findings’ includes compelling works in both collage and mixed media that explore the private realm of ‘the home’, with works like Grandma's Sewing Basket, Our Town, and Lockdown. These often intimate works share memories, glimpsing into the lives of the artists and their families. Coming out of a 'stay at home' order amidst a global pandemic ‘Home and Other Findings’ is a refreshing experience. It’s timely subjects and delicate execution send the viewer into a reflective and thankful state of mind, the perfect dose of art therapy for our recovering and resilient souls.
Check out this album of Debi Digulla’s fabric book "Threads..." here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/zJaPd2rfEGd49EMG6
And an exhibition walkthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvq59lN32kg
« Ce qu'on peut retrouver chez soi » comprend des œuvres fascinantes, sous forme de collages et de médias mixtes, qui explorent le domaine privé de la "maison", avec des œuvres comme Grandma's Sewing Basket, Our Town et Lockdown. Ces œuvres souvent intimes partagent des souvenirs, donnant un aperçu de la vie des artistes et de leurs familles. Inspiré par un « confinement à la maison" au milieu d'une pandémie mondiale, « Ce qu'on peut retrouver chez soi », est une expérience rafraîchissante. L’exécution délicate de ces sujets opportuns suscitent chez le spectateur un état de réflexion et d'appréciation, la dose parfaite de thérapie artistique pour nos âmes résiliantes en voie de guérison.
Regardez cet album du livre de tissus « Threads... » de Debi Digulla ici : https://photos.app.goo.gl/zJaPd2rfEGd49EMG6
Nous vous invitons à regarder notre visite virtuelle de la galerie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvq59lN32kg
2020
Art from the Forest Floor//Nopiming Ojichigan Mochisag//l'Art du tapis forestir
November 18 - December 24 2020
Art from the Forest Floor | l’Art du tapis forestier | Nopiming Ojichigan Mochisag is a collaborative arts education project exploring climate change through visual and literary arts. Northern Ontario artists Taman Bradette, Felicity Buckell, and Brit Griffin worked with students from St Patrick School Cobalt, ÉSC Sainte-Marie, and Kiwetin Kikinamading.
Funding for this project was provided by the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Northern Arts Program, as well as local support from the Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area, Cobalt Legion, the The Corporation of the City of Temiskaming Shores, and The Temiskaming Foundation.
The gallery show at TAG is the finale stage of the project and showcases some of the student work produced over the past year. To see more behind the scenes visit the Art from the Forest Floor Facebook page.
We invite you to watch our virtual gallery tour! Pause the video to read the artist's synopsis. Please don't forget to sign our virtual guest book. Thank you.
Art from the Forest Floor | l'Art du tapis forestier | Nopiming Ojichigan Mochisag est un projet éducatif artistique collaboratif qui explore le changement climatique à travers les arts visuels et littéraires. Taman Bradette, artiste du nord de l'Ontario,
Felicity Buckell, et Brit Griffin, qui ont travaillé avec les élèves de l'école St Patrick de Cobalt, de l'ÉSC Sainte-Marie et de Kiwetin Kikinamading.
Le financement de ce projet a été assuré par le Conseil des arts de l'Ontario - Programme des arts du Nord du Conseil des arts de l'Ontario, ainsi que le soutien local du Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area, de la Légion de Cobalt, de la Corporation de la ville de Temiskaming Shores et de la Fondation Temiskaming.
L'exposition de la galerie au GAT est la dernière étape du projet et présente une partie des travaux des étudiants réalisés au cours de l'année écoulée. Pour en savoir plus sur les coulisses, visitez la page Facebook "Art from the Forest Floor".
Nous vous invitons à regarder notre visite virtuelle de la galerie ! Mettez la vidéo en pause pour lire le synopsis de l'artiste. N'oubliez pas de signer notre livre d'or virtuel. Merci.
Group of Seven in Temiskaming: Reflections After 100 Years
September 28 - November 6 2020
Watch our virtual Gallery tour! To read the artist's synopsis, scroll down to the carousel album below and click on the image. And please don't forget to sign our virtual guest book. Thank you.
Expérimentez notre visite virtuelle de la galerie ! Pour lire le synopsis de l'artiste, faites défiler la page jusqu'à l'album du carrousel ci-dessous et cliquez sur l'image. Et n'oubliez pas de signer notre livre d'or virtuel. Merci.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Group of Seven’s first exhibition, the Temiskaming Art Gallery invited artists of Northern Ontario (as defined by the NOAA) and NorthWestern Quebec to submit their own interpretations of Canadian identity. The Group of Seven was highly successful in presenting a unified image of Canadian identity rooted in the motif of the untamed North. TAG acknowledges that this identity was rooted within a singular viewpoint, and we feel that now it is time to diversify our conception of what it means to be Canadian, especially in the north.
To learn more about the accompanying self guided driving tour visit Lake Temiskaming Tour website by clicking here and select the Group of Seven in Temiskaming tab.
Pour en savoir plus sur la visite autoguidée en voiture, visitez le site Web Lake Temiskaming Tour en cliquant ici et sélectionnez l'onglet Groupe des sept au Temiskaming.
Original Group of Seven Artworks
Pour célébrer le 100e anniversaire de la première exposition du Groupe des Sept, la Galerie d'art du Temiskaming a invité des artistes du nord de l'Ontario (tel que défini par la NOAA) et du nord-ouest du Québec à soumettre leurs propres interprétations de l'identité canadienne. Le Groupe des Sept a remporté un vif succès en présentant une image unifiée de l'identité canadienne enracinée dans le motif du Nord indompté. Le GAT reconnaît que cette identité était ancrée dans un point de vue singulier, et nous pensons qu'il est temps maintenant de diversifier notre conception de ce que signifie être Canadien, en particulier dans le Nord.
Artist Interpretations of Canadian Identity
Click the image to enlarge and to read the artist synopses for each work.
Findings - Agawa Coastal Trail
August 10 - September 18 2020
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Click here to download a pdf of the brochure.
Beauty in the Time of Corona
Online exhibition
Here are the award winners and honorable mentions as selected by juror Greg Davies. Browse through the album to see the rest of the show.
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Beauty in the Time of Corona - digital show
In response to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the Temiskaming Art Gallery is launching its first-ever virtual juried exhibition Beauty in the Time of Corona. We are inviting artists from all over the world to reflect on and respond to the COVID-19 crisis in their preferred medium. This project is sponsored by Darcy and Kelly Griffith of Clean Scene Inc. with guest juror Greg Davies, artist and curator at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery.
La Beauté en ce temps du Corona
En réponse à la pandémie mondiale COVID-19, la Galerie d'art du Temiskaming lance sa toute première exposition virtuelle avec jury "La Beauté en ce temps du Corona". Nous invitons les artistes du monde entier à réfléchir à la crise COVID-19 et à y répondre dans leur médium préféré. Ce projet est parrainé par Darcy and Kelly Griffith of Clean Scene Inc., mécène avec célèbre juré Greg Davies, artiste et conservateur de la Cape Breton University Art Gallery.
Greg Davies, Artist /Curator
March 2020
2020 OSA Juried Art Exhibition; Northern Hub
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The Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG), along with the OSA Northern Hub, is proud to present the 2020 OSA Juried Art Exhibition. OSA member artists working in all media and disciplines were invited to submit their best work. This exhibition is a showcase for the high-quality artworks produced by the members of the Ontario Society of Artists. The work from this year's 29 selected artists is sure to inspire with a vast array of styles, mediums and subject matter. There is something for everyone.
This years jurors were Melissa La Porte, Cesar Forero and Lisa Murzin.
Click here to download a pdf of the brochure.
Listed below are the video timestamps for the 2020 OSA Juried Art Exhibition; Northern Hub virtual gallery tour.
01:04 Diana Bennett - Enchanted Forest - Sunrise
00:48 Vera Bobson- DROP
01:11 Kelly Borgers - Boreal Forest Fire Acrylic
05:07 George Boyer - Waves, Lake Huron
05:48 Carmel Brennan - Orkney-Winter
06:19 Josy Britton - Chasing Shadows
06:45 Anne Cavanagh - Clouding of Conscious
01:53 Jaya Datta - Will Love You Forever
02:36 Pat Dumas-Hudecki - Caught in the Light II
03:59 Linda Finn - Re:Collection mixed media; wasp paper on wood, wasp comb, handmade paper, thread, collage, found objects, copper foil
07:08 Erin FitzGibbon -Dawn of Identity
06:30 Maya Foltyn - QUIETUDE 1
04:44 L.E. Glazer - Lake Simcoe Ice Break
05:20 Cathy Groulx - Forest Blues
07:26 Emma Lau - Woman Branches II
07:40 Ted Michener - Turista
03:31 Joseph Muscat - Pas de question / Over My Dead Body
03:39 Margaret Pardy - What Big Teeth
02:05 Jangmee Park - Beyond the Mountain
01:22 Frances Patella - Stonehenge with Cone
05:58 Dominique Prevost - Horizon Series/ Summer Green
02:25 Cher Pruys - Entranced
01:40 Janet Read - Sky and water, evening conversation
01:30 Clare Ross - Arctic Cotton 1
00:53 Lynne Schumacher -Haliburton Birches
04:24 Roger Sutcliffe - Heaven or Hell
08:04 Bob "Omar" Tunnoch - In Session, Carnivorous Plant Choir
03:20 Carol Westcott - Shorelight
00:58 Steve Wilson - Radio City
January 27 - March 6, 2020
Wanderlust Walz
A retrospective Journey by Walter Pape from 1966 to now.
Walter was raised and educated in Germany. He moved to Canada with his wife Maria in 1966 and settled almost immediately in New Liskeard. Walter began painting in 1967 when he discovered art classes with Muriel Newton-White and Carolyn MacArthur. For years Walter experimented with oils later switching to watercolour and more recently he has become enthused about the various printmaking techniques, especially Intaglio and Linocut printmaking.
Besides painting, Walter is also passionate about gardening and enjoys landscaping and planning his own garden during the summer months. In his visual arts practice Walter takes us through the private and sometimes intimate spaces of his garden as well as on journeys abroad, depicting the wonders of nature on a grand scale. From the rainforests of Tofino to the volcanoes of Hawaii Walter captures the power and fragility of nature making us question our place in the world. 'Being born we immediately become part of our planet earth, which is only a tiny speck in the universe. For millions of years our earth has developed into what it is now and should be sacred to us. Our earth moved, turned, lifted and shifted. Flora and fauna were created and preserved and evolved over millions of years. What did we do to the place which supports all life forms? It should be so sacred to us.' - Walter Pape
Walter was one of the first members of the Palette and Brush Club and has continued to be an active participant in the art community ever since. For over 30 years Walter was a part of the board of directors for the Temiskaming Art Gallery, initially as the chair and later as treasurer. Walter frequently exhibits his work and has work in many private and public collections throughout Canada and Europe. Walter continues to be active in the art scene and we are pleased to look back at the growth and development of his practice in his compelling show ‘Wanderlust Walz’.
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2019
December 2, 2019- January 17, 2020
Portraits, North of 17
This is a group exhibition of contemporary portraiture featuring artists: Bruce Cull, Margot Cormier Splane, Catharin Cribbs, Dermot Wilson, Iris Shields, Cesare Feraro, Reno Couchie and Sue Gamble. This is an exhibition of portraits created in 2017 and early 2018 by artists from four regions of Northeastern Ontario. This extensive exhibition will present a document of the true ‘character’ of this vibrant and isolated quarter of the province.
Within these thirty-two works are embedded notions of the limits of a scientific post-colonial ‘gaze’ and the character of the land as reflected in the expressive faces of the people of Northern Ontario.
Oct - Nov 2019.
Photographic Evidence
An abstract approach to urban landscape photography. These North Bay- based artists explore the colours, shapes and textures that are the backdrop to our lives. Though each artist is distinctly individual in his photography the works come together seamlessly in the gallery space to provide a a wonderfully artistic rendition of our local landscape.
Une approche abstraite de la photographie de paysages urbains. Ces artistes basés à North Bay explorent les couleurs, les formes et les textures qui constituent la toile de fond de nos vies. Bien que chaque artiste soit distinctement individuel dans sa photographie, les œuvres se combinent parfaitement dans l'espace de la galerie pour offrir une reproduction merveilleusement artistique du paysage local.
Des Buttes et de la Sculpture
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Aug - Sept 2019.
Small fire/Le petit feu
A work in progress and interactive sound work. A pile of statuettes piled up meticulously on top of each other, artefacts made, inspired by historical models from several cultures, some disguised by figures of people close for the artist, some drawn from sketchbooks, some completely exploded during the cooking process; as the spectator approaches, a whispering voice arises, a barely audible dialogue, difficult to understand. The work, fueled by modeled statuettes cooked at a slow fire, questions our relationship with the world.
Voice: Dialogue between Éliane Kistabish and Joanne Poitras. Note: The mound of statuettes grows with each cooking, year after year.
Wild Flower Buds
Since the 2000s, Joanne Poitras has been working on a series of lithographs. The subject of each of these works is a wildflower, in bud, which grows in the fields and forests here. The blooming flower draws our eye to it but it is the flower bud that interests the artist. At this time of its growth, in its folds of petals that serve as a protective shield, the flower is creating a future. This form interests me. The flower builds what it will be tomorrow. To draw more attention to this life that often develops without our knowledge, the artist represents these flower buds in a monumental form.
Fenêtres sur le village/Windows On The Village (sculpture)
Mound formed of charred residues from the church of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues in Temiscamingue destroyed by the flames in 2014. The artefacts recovered are lacquered. In the days following the fire and with the agreement of the local authorities, the site was photographed, filmed and the remains of the destroyed building were collected. These artifacts seek to heal/think the imaginary. The work wants to bring the public to dream the territory.
A video projection overhangs the hill and presents a square of blue sky dotted with clouds.
Comme le vent force fragile/As the wind brittle force (sculpture)
Mound composed of several hundred cattails picked, dried and processed, dotted, dipped in coffee powder and varnished. The whole is assembled and mounted in the form of cupola. Truncated and idealized representation of the idea of nature.
62nd Annual NOAA Exhibition
July 2019.
A travelling juried exhibition featuring artists from the Northern Ontario Art Association.
New Vintages
May - June 2019.
New Vintages showcases the talent of 12 emerging artists with Northern roots in a variety of mediums and styles. The Temiskaming Art Gallery hosted a reception on June 13th, and 6 of the artists were in attendance and had the opportunity to talk about the inspiration behind their artworks.
Sollano 84: A Toller Cranston Story
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March - April 2019.
Toller Cranston was a figure skater that changed how the world perceived mens figure skating. Before Toller showed off his artistic bodily movement, men figure skaters were very masculine on the ice. After Cranston introduced his unique style, he became an icon for centuries. Along with his passion of figure skating, he was extremely passionate about art. He created 20, 000 paintings and drawings in his lifetime. Although he has passed, his art continues to inspire and impact the lives of many artists and/or viewers. There was a sister exhibition Strawberry Journey: A Toller Cranston story at the Museum of Northern History in Kirkland Lake.
Ladies of Glass //
Les femmes de verre
January - February 2019.
The Ladies of Glass artists Joyce Moore Creations, Rose Belanger, Louise DeJoseph, Maria Pape, and Carmen Cantin displayed their amazing pieces for this exhibition.
November 13 2018 - January 4 2019.
The Northern landscape as seen through the eyes of a painter and photographer, husband and wife duo.
Martin & Kathy Foley:
A Northern Perspective
2018
61st Annual Juried Exhibition
A travelling juried exhibition featuring artists from the Northern Ontario Art Association. 2018.
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David Carlin:
Oneiroi Komplex
May 6 - June 30, 2018. Carlin's sculptures, paintings and videos are a surreal interweaving of legends, landscapes and dreams. This exhibition reflects on the power of chaos and role it plays in ancient and modern mythologies.
Canadian artist, David Carlin was born in Toronto, Ontario, but has lived in the Nipissing District of Northern Ontario for almost 50 years. He maintains a studio in North Bay on the north shore of Lake Nipissing.
Benjamin Chee Chee: Life and Legacy
Benjamin Chee Chee (March 26, 1944 - March 14, 1977), originally from Temagami First Nation, lived a rich and full, but tragically short, life. During his four years as a full time professional visual artist in Montreal and Ottawa his work was prolific and disparate, ranging from his iconic ‘Friends’ and ‘Benji birds’ to his less generally familiar abstracts. Benjamin Chee Chee: Life and Legacy comprises a comprehensive selection of Chee Chee’s works gathered from galleries and individuals across the province. The exhibition presents a personal perspective, achieved through multifarious collaborations, including those with close friends of Chee Chee’s. February 26 - April 20, 2018.
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Benjamin Chee Chee (26 mars 1944 - 14 mars 1977), originaire de Temagami Première nation, a vécu une vie riche et plein, mais tragiquement bref. Pendant ses quatre années comme artiste visuel professionnel à temps plein à Montréal et Ottawa, son travail était prolifique et disparate, allant de ses emblématiques «amis» et «oiseaux Benji» à ses oeuvres abrastaites moins familiers. Benjamin Chee Chee: Vie et héritage comprend une sélection approfondi des œuvres de Chee Chee recueillies auprès des galeries et des individus à travers la province. L'exposition présente une perspective personnel, atteint par le biais de multiples collaborations, y compris ceux avec amis de Chee Chee.
Barely North: Geographic Relativity
Jan 15 - Feb 16, 2018: works from the permanent collection.
A selection of artwork from the TAG Permanent Collection that features different perspectives about the region we live, work, and play in.
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Jan 15 à Feb 16, 2018: œuvres de la collection permanente.
2017
Nov 10 2017 ~ Jan 6 2018
