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Event in Room: Library Gallery
A collection of ‘postcards’ that reflect the experience of place – physical and psychic – by artists Yael Brotman, Karen Curry, Liz Parkinson, Snaige Sileika and M.J. Steenberg, colloquially called the “Gibson Girls”.
In some form, the Gibson Girls have been together for over thirty years, canoeing, camping, photographing and creating site-specific installations in Ontario’s wilderness. Their ironic title ‘Gibson Girls’ includes a nod to their early sketching trips on Ontario’s Gibson River and to the fact that they are anything but stereotypic ‘girls’ in their competence in the studio or bush.
Where I’m At Now: A Conversation in Art
Gibson Girls
Exhibition: Saturday July 4 - Saturday July 25
Opening Reception: Saturday July 4, 12-2pm
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri 10am-4pm / Sat Sun 11am-2pm
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Yael Brotman RCA is a printmaker, sculptor and installation artist working in Toronto. She was a Professor at the University of Toronto (retired) and a former board member of CARFAC Ontario and CARFAC National as well as the Ontario Society of Artists. She has exhibited across Canada as well as in Poland, Egypt, Japan, New York and Spain. She has participated in residencies in Norway, Haida Gwaii, China, Ireland among others and received Toronto, Ontario and Canada grants to support her activities. Her artwork is included in public and corporate collections including University of Alberta, Douro Museum (Portugal) and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
- www.yaelbrotman.com
Karen Curry works in painting, printmaking, and photography. A Toronto based artist for 20 years, since 2009 she has based her home and studio on Gabriola Island, BC. Her artwork is included in public and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada including the Department of Foreign Affairs, The Donavan Collection, the Burnaby Art Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Residencies include the Azores, New Zealand and Italy. Karen has exhibited widely in solo and group shows, nationally and internationally including Australia, USA, Peru and Taiwan.
- www.karencurry.ca
Liz Parkinson primarily works on paper and with collected objects. She worked at Toronto’s Open Studio for many years becoming a master lithographer facilitating prints for prominent Canadian artists both in Toronto as well as Inuit artists in Kinngait Nunavut. Her later MFA research brought her print expertise and thinking about collections together. She has received Ontario and Canada Council Grants to support exhibitions and artist residencies (Quebec, Newfoundland, London England). After serving on other arts boards, Liz was a founding member and head of the curatorial committee of Critical Mass A Centre for Contemporary Art in Port Hope, Ontario. Liz’s prints are included in public and private collections in Canada and abroad including Global Affairs Canada, The Canada Council Art Bank and The Toronto Stock Exchange. Liz divides her time between Port Hope, Ontario and Oaxaca, Mexico.
- www.lizparkinson.com
Snaige Sileika is a Toronto painter and printmaker. She studied Visual Arts at the University of Toronto and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. She was the Creative Director of Original Serigraphs for many years. Her artwork has been collected by The City of Toronto; Foreign Affairs Canada; Ontario Ministry of Health, University of Vilnius, Lithuania; Museo Internacianal de Electrographica, Cuenca, Spain. Snaige has exhibited across Canada and in England, France, Lithuania, Australia and Taiwan.
- www.snaige.ca
M.J. Steenberg is a Toronto painter and photographer whose love of Newfoundland began with a Pouch Cove Residency in 1994. She was on the board of Toronto School of Art, Toronto Artscape and was active in the forming of Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts. Public collections include McMaster University and Oshawa Public Library. MJ has exhibited in artist-run-centres, studio spaces, public and commercial galleries.
- www.mjsteenberg.com
[email protected]
902.532.7069
Event in Room: Library Gallery
A collection of ‘postcards’ that reflect the experience of place – physical and psychic – by artists Yael Brotman, Karen Curry, Liz Parkinson, Snaige Sileika and M.J. Steenberg, colloquially called the “Gibson Girls”.
In some form, the Gibson Girls have been together for over thirty years, canoeing, camping, photographing and creating site-specific installations in Ontario’s wilderness. Their ironic title ‘Gibson Girls’ includes a nod to their early sketching trips on Ontario’s Gibson River and to the fact that they are anything but stereotypic ‘girls’ in their competence in the studio or bush.
Where I’m At Now: A Conversation in Art
Gibson Girls
Exhibition: Saturday July 4 - Saturday July 25
Opening Reception: Saturday July 4, 12-2pm
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri 10am-4pm / Sat Sun 11am-2pm
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Yael Brotman RCA is a printmaker, sculptor and installation artist working in Toronto. She was a Professor at the University of Toronto (retired) and a former board member of CARFAC Ontario and CARFAC National as well as the Ontario Society of Artists. She has exhibited across Canada as well as in Poland, Egypt, Japan, New York and Spain. She has participated in residencies in Norway, Haida Gwaii, China, Ireland among others and received Toronto, Ontario and Canada grants to support her activities. Her artwork is included in public and corporate collections including University of Alberta, Douro Museum (Portugal) and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
- www.yaelbrotman.com
Karen Curry works in painting, printmaking, and photography. A Toronto based artist for 20 years, since 2009 she has based her home and studio on Gabriola Island, BC. Her artwork is included in public and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada including the Department of Foreign Affairs, The Donavan Collection, the Burnaby Art Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Residencies include the Azores, New Zealand and Italy. Karen has exhibited widely in solo and group shows, nationally and internationally including Australia, USA, Peru and Taiwan.
- www.karencurry.ca
Liz Parkinson primarily works on paper and with collected objects. She worked at Toronto’s Open Studio for many years becoming a master lithographer facilitating prints for prominent Canadian artists both in Toronto as well as Inuit artists in Kinngait Nunavut. Her later MFA research brought her print expertise and thinking about collections together. She has received Ontario and Canada Council Grants to support exhibitions and artist residencies (Quebec, Newfoundland, London England). After serving on other arts boards, Liz was a founding member and head of the curatorial committee of Critical Mass A Centre for Contemporary Art in Port Hope, Ontario. Liz’s prints are included in public and private collections in Canada and abroad including Global Affairs Canada, The Canada Council Art Bank and The Toronto Stock Exchange. Liz divides her time between Port Hope, Ontario and Oaxaca, Mexico.
- www.lizparkinson.com
Snaige Sileika is a Toronto painter and printmaker. She studied Visual Arts at the University of Toronto and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. She was the Creative Director of Original Serigraphs for many years. Her artwork has been collected by The City of Toronto; Foreign Affairs Canada; Ontario Ministry of Health, University of Vilnius, Lithuania; Museo Internacianal de Electrographica, Cuenca, Spain. Snaige has exhibited across Canada and in England, France, Lithuania, Australia and Taiwan.
- www.snaige.ca
M.J. Steenberg is a Toronto painter and photographer whose love of Newfoundland began with a Pouch Cove Residency in 1994. She was on the board of Toronto School of Art, Toronto Artscape and was active in the forming of Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts. Public collections include McMaster University and Oshawa Public Library. MJ has exhibited in artist-run-centres, studio spaces, public and commercial galleries.
- www.mjsteenberg.com
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