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Atklokem

8/19/2019

 
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David Wilson    Barb Marchand     Mariel Belanger    Sheldon Louis    
August 16th to September 29th
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 15th 6-8pm

Atklokem: A collaboration of contemporary Syilx Art brought together by Okanagan Artist David Wilson: featuring the work of Barb Marchand, Mariel Belanger, Sheldon Louis, and the Okanagan Indian Band Youth Group for this Indigenous-focused exhibition that will encompass painting, mixed media, sculpture, and performance. The exhibition runs August 16 – September 29. 

  • Atklokem is an Anglicized version of the Syilx word that describes the area of Winfield. The ward of Winfield sits in the heart of Lake Country, nestles between Wood Lake to  the east and Okanagan Lake to the west


David Wilson
Early in my career, I learned through teachings and mentorship of Coast Salish and Haida artists and later began an exploration of West Coast and Plains First Nations’ art forms, with further studies in business at Vancouver’s Langara College. My style of painting has developed through exploring Interior Salish pictograph art forms, combining vibrant colours and linear forms within a circular picture format. 

The creative process happens through discussion and collaborative dialogue with viewers: artistic style, techniques, interpretations and exchanging stories or expressive ideas. Exhibitions are the most ideal times to engage with others, to listen and explore artistic expression.


Barb Marchand
As a respected artist and elder, Barb Marchand had long had an interest in the history of her ancestors, their traditional language and the legends which connected her to the landscape and its inhabitants. This has led her to immerse herself in the study of the traditional Syilx language in an effort to gain a better understanding of the stories and history of the Okanagan First Nations people and in doing so, also her own history. 


Mariel Belanger
Mariel Belanger is dedicated to contributing in the growth of interdisciplinary arts as a method to engage Indigenous community, language, culture, and act as a bridge to society telling stories of our time. Recently graduated with a Master of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary and Indigenous Studies, Mariel is a SSHRC, UBCO Aboriginal Fellowship and Indian Brotherhood scholarship recipient. She was recently awarded Outstanding Indigenous Graduate Student at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry held in Champaigne-Urbana at the University of Illinois. Mariel was nominated to the Canadian Association of Theatre Research board as a graduate board member. As an artist scholar, her research is about identity through the lens of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being, Customary Law, Indigenous Feminism and Performance Theory, exploring how cultural identity is rebuilt through oral history and performance practice.


Sheldon Louis
I, Sheldon Louis am a member of the Okanagan Indian Band which is part of the Syilx Nation. I am a multidisciplinary Syilx Artist. I sit on the Board of Directors for the Arts Council of the North Okanagan. I was a recipient of the First Peoples Cultural Council Emerging Artist Development Award for 2015. I mentored with Barb Marchand as a curator and visual artist.


Okanagan Indian Band Youth Group
Sheldon Louis:
Youth can at times struggle to lasting connections due to lack of mentorship and role models. By creating a public art piece in the community the youth will be able to interact and form healthy and respectful interactions through the arts. This Mural Project at the Lake Country Art Gallery will allow the youth to engage with all levels of the community. The visual art piece(s) will be inspired and rooted in the history and traditional stories of the Syilx people. The design/image will be based upon the tradition of Syilx history in the Lake Country area.


There will be public programming throughout the run of this exhibition including artist talks and the unveiling of the Youth Mural Project.

Barb Marchand
As a respected artist and elder, Barb Marchand had long had an interest in the history of her ancestors, their traditional language and the legends which connected her to the landscape and its inhabitants. This has led her to immerse herself in the study of the traditional Syilx language in an effort to gain a better understanding of the stories and history of the Okanagan First Nations people and in doing so, also her own history. 

From Lochs to Lakes: Mary Smith McCulloch's Creative Legacy

6/25/2019

 
From Lochs to Lakes: Mary Smith McCulloch Creative Legacy, brings together 19 former students who studied under Mary at either Okanagan College, Okanagan University College or University of British Columbia Okanagan and have continued with their art practice. These artists recognize the importance of those early art school days and the relationships formed.

The artwork in this exhibition ranges from pieces completed in art school, to work that best represents an individual’s current art practice to pieces made specifically for this exhibition.

The exhibition catalogue includes stories and memories about Mary’s teaching days and will give you some insight on the impact she has on those who know her.

Mary Smith McCulloch’s teaching career in the Okanagan began in 1973 until her retirement in May 2000. She was a professor of Fine Arts at Okanagan College/Okanagan University College/University of British Columbia Okanagan teaching printmaking, art history, and visual forum.


Opening Reception Friday 28th June from 6pm

Exhibition runs to August 11th

Exhibition Catalogue Available in the Gallery, features stories from each of the contributing artists, about their memories of Mary Smith McCulloch
Contributing artists:

Joanne Sale
Lee Claremont
Carin Covin
Shauna Oddleifson
Rena Warren
Glenn Clark
Amber Powell
Brad Gibson
Alastair Maxwell
Ingrid Mann-Willis
Scott August
Scott Waters
Crystal Przybille
Christian Nicolay
Lois Huey-Heck
Melanie Cookson
Rosanne Bennett
Judy Wasyleshko

Rob Fee
PLUS Guest Catalogue Writers:
Jim Kalnin, Briar Craig, Gary Pearson and Carolyn MacHardy

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Behind the Studio Door

5/6/2019

 
David Alexander   Malcolm McCormick 
Katherine Pickering   Jeroen Witvliet

May 11th to June 23rd


Behind the Studio Door, an exhibition to examine the behind-the-scenes work that goes into an artist’s professional practice.

The gallery will be divided into four separate spaces, giving each artist room recreate aspects of their studios, giving a glimpse of the day to day routines of a full-time practice.


Opening Reception: Friday May 10th, 6-8pm

Existential Cafe:
(Artist Talk ) Saturday May 11th, 2pm 
Behind the Studio Door is about the work and time not usually seen by the public. The amount of work that goes into an artistic practice leaves me with an image of ‘guts all over the studio floor’ after a typical studio session, not literally, of course, could be metaphorically, allegorically or imaginary…you pick. Of course, there is no ‘typical’ art studio, the space is diverse as the artwork produced in them. And that is exactly what this exhibition is about, four artists, David Alexander, Katherine Pickering, Jeroen Witliet and Malcolm McCormick let us peek into their process and private spaces.
 
I have spent the past week trying to write in more detail an explanation of this exhibition but in the end, I think Chuck Close and John Cage say it best…
 
Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will - through work - bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great ‘art [idea].' And the belief that process, in a sense, is liberating and that you don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today, you know what you'll do, you could be doing what you were doing yesterday, and tomorrow you are gonna do what you [did] today, and at least for a certain period of time you can just work. If you hang in there, you will get somewhere.                                                                   
Chuck Close, Inside the Painter’s Studio
 

When you start working, everybody is in your studio- the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas- all are there. But as you continue painting, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you are lucky, even you leave.”                                                                                                                                                              
John Cage
 
Wanda Lock, Curator
  
David Alexander 
David T. Alexander is an established, award-winning Canadian painter best known for his landscapes and water reflection imagery.
Alexander studied at the Vancouver Art School and at Langara College before graduating with a BFA from Notre Dame University. In 1980, he moved to Saskatoon, SK to obtain his Master's degree while researching in New York, London and Paris. In 2006, Alexander was a special guest artist-in-residence at the Morris Graves Foundation in California. Alexander was inducted to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2018. He continues to live and work out of his studio in Lake Country, BC.
Alexander's signature landscapes (dry series) and waterscapes (wet series) represent his significant forty five year history in painting and drawing with a bold palette and gestural application. Alexander's work can be found in many prominent public, private and corporate collections throughout the world, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Museum of London, the University of Toronto, Concordia University in Montreal, the Museum of Art in Iceland, HBC Global Art Collection in New York, and in Embassies in Berlin, Beijing and Krakow. Corporate and private collections include those in major Canadian cities as well as in Dubai, Seoul, New York, Mumbai and Nice, among others.
 
Jeroen Witvleit 
Jeroen Witvliet is an artist who was born in The Netherlands. He has received his BFA from the Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, has studied at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design , Vancouver BC Canada and received his MFA from the University on Victoria, BC Canada in 2014. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe and North America.
 
In his work Jeroen looks for the poetic that seems to be hiding everywhere.
 
Katherine Pickering 
Katherine Pickering is a Lecturer in Visual Arts at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, BC. Pickering’s current research focuses on night-time perception and its effect on the development of abstract painting.. She has participated in several artists’ residencies including The Room’s Terra Nova National Park residency in Newfoundland; the Vermont Studio Centre’s residency in Johnson, Vermont and the Figure in a Mountain Landscape thematic residency at the Banff Centre, Alberta.
 
Malcolm McCormick 
Malcolm McCormick received his BFA from University of British Columbia Okanagan and his MFA from Concordia University in Montreal. Malcolm is currently living and working on his art practice in Montreal.

To The Dogs ....

3/29/2019

 
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To The Dogs 

March 29 to May 5, 2019​
* scroll down for special event dates


Drawing is the basic unit of all visual art. Whether done as an end in itself or as a scribble on the back of a napkin that culminates in a video installation it is to visual art what scales are to music.
 
The daily practice that enhances our skills, stimulates our imagination and pushes how we think about our work is crucial, and between us artists, so damn much fun!
 
Our dogs are often our best models. They want to be wherever we are, they can hold a sleeping pose for hours, they don’t object to studio dust, and they ask nothing in return. They say your art should be your passion so draw what you love: draw your dog!
 
Jane Everett
www.janeeverett.ca

Jane has been drawing her dogs for years and her current favorite model is Hattie, a mini wirehaired dachshund.


Biography
Originally from Winnipeg, Jane Everett and did her Fine Arts degree at Queen’s University. Whatever the particular subject her practice is essentially a study of light as it elucidates or obscures form. Her work has been exhibited across the country in private and public galleries, most recently at the Kelowna Art Gallery in the Drawing from Life exhibition, in Winnipeg at The Buhler Gallery and in Edmonton at Bugera Matheson Gallery. Everett is represented in Kelowna by Arte funktional, in Edmonton by Bugera Matheson and in Toronto by Ingram Gallery.

Special Events: 


Sunday March 31st
OPENING RECEPTION from 12: 30pm
followed by AGM at 2pm. 

You are invited to join us for a review of 2018, a preview of 2019, the official vote for 2019's board of directors and other society business with a celebration and thank you's to everyone who makes Lake Country Art Gallery "the gallery that punches above it's weight"

Sunday April 14th
Existential Cafe with Guest Curator Jane Everett
2pm - 4pm

You are invited to join in the discussion about Daily drawing practice, and your willing collaborators - your Dogs, Cats and other pets ...

Saturday May 4th
Cat Cafe

10am-4pm (drop-in) $2 minimum donation
Special Fundraising event for the Okanagan Humane Society paired with Lake Country Art Gallery
PLUS Drawing workshop with available guidance from Jane Everett, Jim Kalnin - full detaisl to follow - check back on events page soon :)


Welcome to the (neighbour)hood

3/2/2019

 
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Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood? 
In your neighborhood? 
In your neighborhood? 
Say, who are the people in your neighborhood? 
The people that you meet each day…

 
We want to know, Who are the people in your neighborhood? 
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Through painting, drawing, photography, collage, mixed media, clay, sculpture…maybe a poem? Community members show us the people they meet each day.
 
The Lake Country Art Gallery welcomed gallery members and the extended community to submit a piece of work for this community exhibition. 
 
Exhibition runs from March 1st to March 24th, 2019

What's Still Here: What Came Before Us

1/1/2019

 
Liz Ranney, Nicole Young: Featuring Leila Neverland January 12 - February 24th, 2019
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Liz Ranney and Nicole Young’s exhibition What’s Still Here, What Came Before Us is a visual response to the work of poet and musician Leila Neverland. It explores themes of femininity, the environment and collaboration itself. Surfaces were passed back and forth between Liz and Nicole and built up in painted layers to create a reflection on Leila’s lyrics. The environment and femininity are topics that both artists explore in their works separately, and the inspiration to create works in the context of Neverland’s writing came from an interest in the collaborative process itself. Would it be hard to relinquish control over these paintings, would each artist’s experience of these lyrics be similar or disparate? This exhibition calls for consideration of how painting and music come together as tools for storytelling, both narratively and of the process of painting itself. 
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Under 100, 2018: fundraising sale of affordable art

11/19/2018

 
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The 9th Annual Under 100 Exhibition Fundraiser opens to the public on

Saturday November 24th and continues until December 21st 2018.
The Exhibition will be open SEVEN DAYS per week

The Annual Under 100 exhibition is comprised of small, one of a kind, original artworks by Okanagan artists who are all supporting members of the Lake Country Art Gallery.

Hundreds of artworks will be available for sale starting at $30 - $100,
with a small selection of larger feature pieces.

~~~ THIS YEAR we have some exciting NEW features and events ~~~

On Friday 23rd November we will have a SPECIAL PREVIEW DINNER event.

Enjoy getting a first look at the art in comfort with a sit-down meal and a gentle pace.
Tickets available soon - watch this space

Saturday 24th November 10am-4pm first sales day - open to the public

On Thursday December 6th we will be bringing in some selected vendors to create an INDOOR NIGHT MARKET
to pair with the U100 exhibition, giving you even more original art & artisan gifts to choose from


30% of proceeds from the sale of art will help support exhibitions and programs at
the Gallery & ArtHouse in the coming year.

Your purchases will support Local artists, PLUS the help fund the gallery
and You get to give thoughtful, original gifts that will be enjoyed for years to come. 

Win, Win, Win!

Exhibiting Artists this year are: 

Arlene Buick ~ Anne Gidluck ~ Alexandra Goodall ~ Angela Hansen ~ Angela Maher
~ Anita McComas ~ Amy Piquette ~ Audrey Peat ~ Beryl Beaupre ~ Bailey Ennig ~ Bev Gordon ~ Betty Morrison ~ Cherie Hanson ~ Ceren  McKay ~ Clint Olson ~ Cheryl Turner
~ Chris Waneck ~ Carol Zuckerman ~ Danielle Erickson ~ Diana Hilliard ~ Denise Patrick ~ Dianne Postman ~ Doreen Velin ~ Diane Wilde ~ Elizabeth Christie ~ Elizabeth Flesher ~ Elaine Gowryluk ~ Eveline Wallace ~ Fern Helfand  ~ Fiona Neal ~ Gillian Rau ~ 
Gabrielle Strong ~ Helen Kovacs ~ Heidi Smith ~ Jean Allen ~ Jennifer Bednar ~ Janice Cheng ~ Jamie Frazer ~ Jane Johnsson ~ JoAnne Legree ~ Jolene Mackie ~ Joan Norkum ~ June Seed ~ Joyce Thompson ~ Jax Dolman ~ Kara Barkved ~ Kayleigh Mace ~ Laura Adams ~ 
Linda Oldfield ~ Lynette Stebner ~ Leona Senez ~ Lynn Stevens ~ Maud Besson ~ Maryam Dirk ~ Michelle Droettboom ~ Michael Griffin ~ Margaret Kyle ~ Maureen Lejbak ~ 
Meghan Nimegeers ~ Marlene McPherson ~ Michelle Sinotte ~ Marla Wilson ~ Peggie Collins ~ Paul Lewendon ~ Patricia Nelson ~ Pat Ryan ~ Renata Kerr ~ Sandra Cook ~ Susan Collinge ~ Sea Dean ~ Sarah Gagnon ~ Spero Ginis ~ Shauna Oddleifson ~ Shelley Johnson ~ 
​Sharlene McNeill ~ Sofie Hartwick ~ Shelah Pansegrau ~ Sheila Tansey ~ Tina Knooihuzen ~ Tina Siddiqui ~ Valerie Thompson

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18.01528 G/MOL

10/5/2018

 
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18.01528g/mol the Molecular Weight of Water
Susan Bizecki, Myron Campbell, Jim Kalnin, 

Aaron Leon, Joanne Sale and David Wilson


October 6th to November 18th


Opening Reception: Friday, October 5th 6-8pm
Existential Cafe: Sunday, October 28th 2pm 


Water is life…Through digital arts, drawing, painting and installation, this group of artists will add individual thought and perspective to the subject of water. 

Join us on Friday, October 5th from 6 to 8pm for the opening reception of 18.01528 g/mol (the Molecular Weight of Water). Artists will be in attendance. 

And again for some more in-depth discussion on Sunday 28th October from 2pm

Sign of the Times: the Art of Protest

8/29/2018

 
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LC Art Gallery Members’ Exhibition
August 30th to September 30
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 30th, 6-8pm


‘How can you be an artist and not reflect the times’
​…Nina Simone 


Members of the LC Art Gallery come together in the upcoming exhibition, Sign of the Times: the Art of Protest to make statements about the current local or global political climate.
Throughout history, artists have been and continue to be, in the forefront by making statements and rallying for 
social change.
Think…Picasso’s Guernica, Joseph Beuys, the Guerrilla Girls, Banksy, Pussy Riot and Ai Weiwei, just to name but a few.

In addition to the exhibition in the gallery, there will be a display of Protest Signs on the front lawn of the gallery during the ArtWalk weekend, September 8th and 9th.
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​Upcoming Events:
Sign of the Times: the Art of Protest: August 30th to September 30th
Opening Receptions: Thursday, August 30th, 6-8pm
Protest Signs Display: Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th, in front of LC Art Gallery

Pulp Fiction Paper Jam & Without Giving Way

7/10/2018

 
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The Lake Country Art Gallery is pleased to bring two exhibitions to the gallery this summer. Carin Covin and Heather Leier use drawing, printmaking, and installation to create two individual exhibitions.

Carin Covin received her BFA from Okanagan University College in 2003, and her MFA from UBC Okanagan in 2010.  As a drawer and a painter, her current research interests are in the intersection of creative writing and visual language.  She is interested in the diary form and the lyric essay and how these writing genres interweave into a contemporary painting and drawing practice.

Heather Leier is an artist and Professor soon to be based in Calgary, Alberta as she is currently on the move from Corner Brook, Newfoundland. She completed her BFA from the University of British Columbia in 2012 and received her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta in 2016. Leier's work has been exhibited in many international exhibitions including The International Biennial Print Exhibit: ROC at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art and 2015 Guanlan International Print Biennial in Guanlan China. Solo exhibitions of her work have been presented by Martha Street Studio (Winnipeg), The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna), and the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning (Duluth). 


Upcoming Events:
Pulp Fiction Paper Jam/ Carin Covin: July 11-Aug 26
Without Giving Way/Heather Leier: July 11-Aug 26
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 11th, 6-8pm
Existential Cafe: Sunday, July 15th, 2pm
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