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SUMMARY:Altered Land\, paintings by Judith Berry
DESCRIPTION:Opening Thursday July 27\, 5:30-7:30 \n\n\nArtist Statement\n\n\n\n\n\nI consider these paintings to be landscapes\, although the objects in them often appear more manufactured than organic. Each work employs an aspect of illusion\, a reference to three-dimensional space. Yet\, upon examination\, the forms depicted seem to be composed of nothing other than paint itself\, or perhaps a related material\, such as modeling clay. Appearing tactile\, elements of the paintings twist and transform\, becoming buildings\, targets\, ropes\, sticks\, bubbles\, and areas of flat colour. There is a sense of movement that challenges the weight and solidity of the objects depicted. Larger forms are often composed of a multitude of small\, repeated elements\, creating works that are both detailed and minimalist. \nA few of the paintings in this show came from a recent experiment in which I made very small works\, then used them as templates for larger paintings. This led me into new territory. While I was working on them\, the small paintings hung next to the larger ones\, creating a back-and-forth dialogue between the larger and smaller images. The small paintings function as identification cards\, or explanations\, for the larger ones. I am presenting these pairs as asymmetrical diptychs to create a slightly humorous relationship between the pieces\, inviting comparison and scrutiny. \nThe paintings also contain references to portraits and still lives. Many of the forms depicted are ambiguous\, both in reference and in scale. A vegetal form might represent a tree\, a plant\, a gesture in paint\, or a small part of someone’s face. For me\, this preoccupation with shifting\nscale is parallel to the experience of life\, in which our routines and surroundings may be relatively simple\, but they cannot be disentangled from the larger picture of climate crisis\, inequality\, and disintegrating social structure. \nThe themes visited in this show stem from a desire to extend the vocabulary of my painting while forming a metaphor for the chaos of contemporary life. Along with an inevitable blend of my daily perceptions and preoccupations\, the works contain a contemplation of the larger period in which I paint. It is my hope that\, when looking at the paintings\, the viewer retains a sense of both scales\, of our intimate lives against the macrocosm of our times. \n\n\n\nBiography \nJudith Berry lives and works in Montreal. She studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax and spent one year in the Studio Program at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. She has had solo exhibitions across Canada in Montreal\, Toronto\, Calgary and Ottawa. Judith has also shown in numerous group exhibitions including exhibitions at the Musée du Québec and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Her work is in various collections including: the City of Ottawa\, the Musée du Québec and the Art Bank of the Canada Council. She has served as a jury member for the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the City of Ottawa. She is represented by Galerie Art Mûr in Montreal. \nJudith Berry\, Hand to Hand\, 2022
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/judith-berry/
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SUMMARY:Napoigagenn: Brian Francis\, Tara Francis\, Starlit Simon
DESCRIPTION:Brian Francis\nAuthor\, Poet\, Photographer\, Director-Producer Brian Francis of Elsipogtog First Nation is painting his visions\, dream images that come to him and he is compelled to embody them with paint. Well known as an international award winning filmmaker and musical entrepreneur\, he has produced\, directed and has written over 70 award winning documentaries.  Most recently Brian released his first book\, Between Two Worlds- Spiritual Writings and Photographs. \n“I think my work in The Sacred Space goes  beyond being Indigenous or non-Indigenous. It  goes deeper into the heart of who\nwe all are as people. It goes beyond historical and political rhetoric\, it isn’t about Indigenous rights or Native politics. My artwork serves\nto unite ancient souls that dwell within all of us that oftentimes get bogged down by daily stresses of life\, regardless of who we are as people. The ancestorial space that is occupied by the ones who were here before us \,It is up to us to acknowledge and honour them and it is where we must seek guidance whilst here in this plane. The Sacred Space is within our hearts a place we often forget to look when we seek answer. Perhaps the lesson in that may be that we may be afraid of what it is we will find when we look deep within the confines of our souls. But reality is \, these are the answers we need.” \nTara Francis\n\n\n“My work is a form of prayer\, and it’s healing for me just in the very act of doing it\,” says Tara Francis\, a contemporary Mi’kmaw artist from the Elsipogtog First Nation\, now based in Shediac\, N.B. \n“A youthful portrait taken from a black and white photo of my Maternal Grandmother Lucretia McLaughlin.  This is one of two portraits I have created\, the first being a portrait of my Paternal Grandmother Louise Francis. (which is now part of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s permanent collection)  The stories of these women’s lives and the legacy of their dedication and nurturing kindness to their families and communities are truly an inspiration.   \nI grew up next door to my Granny Lucretia  and it was her support and encouragement that led me to pursue a career in art.  These portraits are part of a series entitled That Which has Shaped me. Made possible in part by a Creation Grant from ArtsNB. \n\nStarlit Simon\nStarlit Simon is Mi’kmaw from Elsipogtog First Nation and a full-time PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick in the Faculty of Education.  She can often be found highway hunting for porcupine roadkill where she harvests the porcupine quills to create her art. “As I continue through the process of research and academia\, I am often grappling with myself\, my Indigenous world view\, my Mi’kmaq language\, and with the western world view and the English language.  It often takes me a significant amount of time to operate and understand how to walk\, work and communicate in the western world\, because when I do\, I abandon who I am at my core\, a Mi’kmaq woman from Elsipogtog [The River of Fire].  This art piece is symbolic of that internal struggle that many Indigenous scholars can attest to also feeling\, not just in their graduate studies but throughout their undergrads and in high schools as well.  This piece is a reminder that there is a way to apply two eyed seeing as is the term that was in our language and world view from very long ago.  Where you walk with one foot in both worlds. “\, Starlit Simon.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/napoigagenn-brian-francis-tara-francis-starlit-simon/
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SUMMARY:Truth & Reconciliation Day at the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 30th for National Day of Truth & Reconciliation at the Gallery. Starting at 10am we will be here to learn\, experience\, and become better allies to our Indigenous family. All are welcome with openness.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/truth-reconciliation-day-at-the-gallery/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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