Ehryn Torrell is a London-based Canadian painter visiting the province to present her solo exhibition Self Similar at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery this fall. Torrell’s large scale paintings and drawings incorporate visual elements of collapsed and derelict structures, and of remembered cityscapes. Using the lens of the built environment to explore personal and universal conditions of human experience, Ehryn Torrell’s work in painting examines empathy, contingency, loss and vulnerability.
Ed Huner – August 2013 Artist Profile
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Born in the Netherlands and raised in southern Ontario, Edward Huner holds a BFA(’76) degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Ed is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and is a founding member of the Professional Living Artists of Nova Scotia. He regards his work as figurative and representational and enjoys the disparate placements of objects and environments.
2012-13 Mentorship Program Exhibition
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Apprentices this year have created works investigating dominant forms of knowledge, the transference of power, and wilderness as refuge. Highlighting the talents of emerging artists Judy Arsenault, Wes Johnston, and Christine Waugh the exhibition will also include work from their individual mentors Janice Leonard, Ilan Sandler, and Steve Higgins.
From my studio on the Shubenacadie River, I am a daily observer of the powerful Fundy tides, the change of the seasons and the cycles and rhythms of the land.
April 2013 Featured Artist – Pat Loucks
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Inspiration for my work usually comes from my observation of seasonal changes in the natural environment or the effects of human intervention in the landscape.
February 2013 Featured Artist: Ron Hayes
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Ron Hayes opened Art Can Gallery in Canning in 2001 and has been actively involved in the support and promotion of the arts in the Annapolis Valley, most recently as Chair of the Alliance of Kings Artists (AKA) Board of Directors. Ron completed his Masters degree in Expressive Arts Therapy in Switzerland in 1999 and…
After the Rain – Connie Publicover
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This body of work tries to capture the beauty of rain drops kissed by those first rays of sunlight.
Terry Havlis Drahos www.terryhavlisdrahos.com Originally from Chicago, IL, Terry Havlis Drahos received her Bachelor of Design from Southern Illinois University. Following this, she relocated to Atlanta, GA. In 2006, she completed her Bachelor of Education at Acadia and NSCAD Universities (Wolfville and Halifax, NS, respectively), specializing in Art and Technology. Drahos currently resides in Wolfville,…
November 8 – December 12, 2010 Lorraine Endicott Cracked Jug/Imperfect Life A cracked blue jug bought at the local flea market became a temporary obsession and a metaphor for exhibiting artist Lorraine Endicott about life. Endicott explains that “Life is not perfect. You work with what you are given and you may find beauty, anyhow”.…
Larry Conrad – Mix and Match
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March 3 – 28, 2008 Mix and Match Larry Conrad Collage of memories recorded on canvas with oil – pet portaits, landscapes and abstracts. Larry Conrad is an artist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A graduate of the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1972-1976), Conrad has spent the majority of his artistic career focusing…
March 20 – April 13, 2007 Port and Starboard Tacks Catherine Poole Catherine’s work explores floral, nautical, landscape theme. This show has a variety of paintings in watercolours, acrylic and oil which focus on nautical subject matter.
Andréanne Champagne-MacNeill – Waves
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August 15 – September 23, 2005 Waves Andréanne Champagne-MacNeill Several seascape and landscape paintings.