Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
The order society attempts to impose onto nature often proves to be imperfect. What people often perceive to be imperfection (chaos) in nature may in fact be a complex type of order.
Jim Reid and Peggy Taylor Reid often draw inspiration from the same rural Ontario landscape. Though they both draw inspiration from the same setting, their work is completely unique in style and concept. This exhibition shows the different interpretations of “ferals” by each artist.
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
RUTH ADLER
FINDING GROUND
November 27 – December 14, 2008
Opening Reception Thursday, November 27, 5 – 8 pm
Finding Ground is a continuation of Ruth Adler
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
November 2 – 16, 2008
Cologne artist Willy Fick created symbolic paintings during the darkest times of Hitler’s regime — works that gave voice to feelings the Nazis wished suppressed. Incredibly, in spite of the Nazis, fire and bombing, archival photographs and several original works remain as witness, provoking thought and dialogue about the role art plays in society.
Contemporary responses by Holocaust survivors and student artists, diverse in age and culture, are included as signage and original art.
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Muriel Hasbun- Memory, Identity and Remembrance
Opening Reception November 1st, 8-10pm
Muriel Hasbun explores the intricacies and emotional reverberations of identity through art, and uses photography and personal histories as vehicles for exchange. Through an intergenerational, transnational and transcultural lens, Hasbun constructs contemporary narratives and establishes a space for dialogue where individual memory and collective memory spark new questions about identity and place.
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Pedie Wolfond makes paintings that pulsate with light. Her colours become ignited through contrast with neutrals causing the paintings to blaze or glow depending on subtle structuring within the composition.
The Abstract Expressionist teacher Hans Hoffman noted ‘Light makes color in nature but, colour makes light in painting’. Wolfond’s work epitomizes this observation and then appends a transcendental element. In this she diverges from orthodox Abstract Expressionism, which stressed the objectivity of painting. Wolfond invites subjectivity, presenting the visual circumstances to initiate a mystical realization.
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
August 16 – September 7, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday August 14, 1 – 4 pm
Hidden Secrets, a series of works from artists Jon Krause and Edel Rodriguez, speaks to the lives we live through narrative and metaphor. Drawing from their graphic backgrounds, Krause and Rodriguez challenge their viewers with imagery depicting tales of the human experience. These works point out the eccentricities of life.
Edel Rodriguez and Jon Krause see Hidden Secrets as a metaphor of an inward journey towards conceptual illustrations and ideology. Connected by their interests in popular culture and propaganda posters, these artists use a strong visual language to create their own imaginary constructions — to provoke thought and awareness amongst their audiences.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Summer Exhibition includes artists Jim Reid, Pedie Wolfond and Pauline Thompson.
The exhibition runs through the month of July.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
June 7th – 29th, 2008
Opening reception June 7, 1-4 pm
Lonsdale Gallery aligns its social conscience with Pauline Thompson’s environmental message. From miniature to large-scale imagery, Thompson’s paintings are ethereal and breathtaking.
The Gallery’s Project rooms will exhibit visual presentations by organizations that help make a difference. The upstairs gallery will feature artists part of the World Washi Summit. For more information visit www.worldwashisummit.com.
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Dreams, desires, direction – five artists selected to play upon and indulge us. This show displays an intimate look at the depths and sensitivities of their imaginations. Lonsdale Gallery presents an exhibition exploring the idea that each individual carries within themselves a vast and powerful force which one is often unaware of, constructing and destructing our own worlds in the realms of our mind. We use the element of imagination to cope with everyday life in times of rapture, anticipation, frustration, sadness and hope. The artists: Ray Caesar, Erin and Kelly Carty, Gretchen Sankey, Xiaoqing Ding and Martin Wittfooth intrigue us with surreal concepts connecting us to familiar elements.
