Shows in 2018 - 2019
October 31 – December 1: Alex Jack – “From Outside” Exhibition of Landscape Paintings
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2 at 7:30 pm
Sponsor: Pat Cooke in Memory of Paul David Cooke
December 5, 2018 – January 26, 2019: 36th Annual Invitational Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, December 7 at 7:30 pm
Sponsor: Boyer GMC Bancroft
Closed February
March 6 – March 30, 2019 Anne Renouf – mixed media
Opening reception Friday, March 8 at 7:30pm
April 3 - 27, 2019: Carolyn Jongeward – "Correspondences: Arts of the Loom and the Easel"; painting and tapestry
Opening reception Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm
May 1 – June 1, 2019: Anita Murphy – "Experiencing Yellow", painting and sculpture
Opening reception Friday, May 3 at 7:30pm
June 5 – 29, 2019: Julie Withrow painting and Barbara Allport - "A Sense of Place", painting
Opening reception Friday, June 7 at 7:30pm
July 3 – 27, 2019: Holly Edwards - "I've Used Up All My Courage", painting
Opening reception Friday, July 5 at 7:30pm
July 31 – August 31, 2019: Carol Westcott - "Thin Places", painting
Opening reception Friday, August 2 at 7:30pm
September 4 – 28, 2019: Kimberly Tucker - "Inheritance", sculpture
Opening reception Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm
Also: Studio Tour sampler in gallery shop
October 2 – 26, 2019: Douglas Back - Installation
Opening reception Friday, October 4 at 7:30pm
November 1 – 30, 2019: Rob Niezen – "Nocturnal Reflections", painting
Opening Reception Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm
December 5, 2019 – January 25, 2020: 37th Invitational Juried Show
Opening reception Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30pm
Past Show
Julie Lockau October 2018 Exhibition
Julie Lockau – “Found Ballet”: An Exhibition of Natural Quilts and Tapestries
October 3 – October 27, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, October 5 at 7:30 pm
Sponsor: Susan Latremoille
About the Artist
Julie Lockau has been creating art since the early 2000s, and has been awarded several Ontario Craft Council grants. Julie’s work has been exhibited in galleries in Montreal, Ottawa, Haliburton, and Cobourg. Her works are held by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and in the Canadian Embassies in Italy & Brazil. Julie’s creations are held in private collections in Canada, United States, and Mexico.
She has previously headlined exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Bancroft in 2000, and again in 2006. In the Art Gallery of Bancroft’s 2016 Annual Juried Exhibition, she was awarded Best-in-Class in the two-dimensional/mixed media category for her work “Bark Fossils”.
Julie Lockau resides with her family north of Bancroft.
About the Exhibition
Birch trees, white or paper birch (Betula) grows around the world at a Northern latitude. Birch bark has found use around the globe, from North American canoes to Scandinavian footwear to Russian baskets. Birch bark has an even longer history as a manuscript material found in India and further Afghanistan.
Finding a contemporary voice for a traditional material has its challenges. Starting with quilt patterns with a strong geometric design gave way to computer generated patterns with a stunning 3D visual depth. My respect for the materials has increased as I discover rich colours and textures that document the natural history of growth and decay. This exhibition shows my most recent influences and passion for this material.
Artist Statement
A wall tapestry made from warm earthy colours of found natural materials is a serene, quiet piece of work for the eye and soul. In the past our Grandmothers sewed by hand. This tradition is not forgotten, all of the wall tapestries I make are sewn by hand, mostly using bright coloured thread to draw attention to the detail and care that goes into each piece
Rocky Dobey Exhibit September 2018
Rocky Dobey - "Intaglio Prints"
An Exhibition of Prints and Sculpture
September 5 – 29, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, September 7th at 7:30 pm.
Sponsor: Hybla Today
About the Artist
Rocky Dobey started making art after moving from Northern Manitoba to Toronto in the early 1970s. While working as a shoeshine boy, he began xeroxing his drawings and posting them on walls and buildings all over downtown Toronto. From there, he progressed to installing metal plaques, copper sculptures and billboard-sized paintings on abandoned buildings. Rocky created and installed thousands of pieces, all anonymously, beginning in 1971. In 1986, he began producing posters (under his own name) for political events and social justice groups for everything from the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War to Prisoner’s Justice, G20 and Occupy. He began his public work as an artist in the mid-1990’s, making copper sculptures and developing his craft as a printmaker.
About the Exhibition: “Intaglio Prints”
These are prints on paper made from copper etched plates. The exhibition also will include four sculptures about 16” tall created from copper and steel. An additional feature of the show is a collaboration with Rocky Green, which will include a collection of 20 small prints (3” x 5” each).
