Tiko Kerr | PLEXUS
JANUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 13, 2021
Image credit: Alan Somerville
"I’ve chosen to work on the modest medium of plexiglass at a time when it has taken on a new and important role as a transparent, protective barrier that can shield us from an insidious virus and, at the same time, isolates us from one another. It is also at this contemporary moment when we all are suffering under the omnipresent burden of distorted socio-political issues where transparency and truth can no longer be taken for granted." (Tiko Kerr)
IN THE NEWS
"TIKO KERR - Artist reflects on pandemic with vibrant paintings on plexiglass"
" [...] The exhibition’s title, Plexus, refers to an intricate network within a structure and
alludes to the delicate structure of society as we work together to stay apart. Kerr’s work speaks
to these collective experiences without spelling them out."
A review of our current show
by Helena Wadsley and Galleries West Magazin
THE BILLBOARD PROJECT
Our latest billboard by Sebastian Maquieira
on view at East Hastings and Clark Ave.
presented by: Dr. Ricardo Roa
For our last billboard of 2020 we invited artist Sebastian Maquieira to propose one of his silkscreen on antique/found map works. The image he chose is so fitting and sums up so well the year we’ve had.
A horizontal laying human figure rests in a meditative state while crows circle above him, in the background we recognize an obsolete map.
This year we emphasize that the consequences of our acts do affect everyone around us; that we are all interconnected; that we are indeed part of the global village, that although borders can be closed down connections can remain intact, and yes, technology can be a life line.
Lots to reflect and wish for. At this time of the year when holiday cheer gets spread around like butter and good wishes for the New Year are the norm, we want to remind you that staying at home can save lives, that we hope for a vaccinated 2021 so we can embrace one another in the most basic way -- with open arms.
In 2003 Maquieira graduated from the prestigious Finisterrae University with a degree in Fine Arts. That same year he was awarded a scholarship to intern in the studio of Eugenio Téllez for six months in NYC. Maquieira has exhibited extensively in his native Chile most recently at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MAC) 2019/2020 "Los límites de la Tierra. 14° Bienal de Artes Mediales de Santiago" and also in Ecuador, Buenos Aires and London, UK.
We thank art collector Dr. Ricardo Roa for his support in the production of this billboard.
The billboard is located at the intersection of East Hastings and Clark Avenue in Strathcona, the same neighborhood where the gallery is located.
The Billboard Project extends the public’s access to local artists and treats viewers to approachable, yet thought-provoking contemporary art on the billboard.
To continue reading about our Billboard Porject click HERE.
A horizontal laying human figure rests in a meditative state while crows circle above him, in the background we recognize an obsolete map.
This year we emphasize that the consequences of our acts do affect everyone around us; that we are all interconnected; that we are indeed part of the global village, that although borders can be closed down connections can remain intact, and yes, technology can be a life line.
Lots to reflect and wish for. At this time of the year when holiday cheer gets spread around like butter and good wishes for the New Year are the norm, we want to remind you that staying at home can save lives, that we hope for a vaccinated 2021 so we can embrace one another in the most basic way -- with open arms.
In 2003 Maquieira graduated from the prestigious Finisterrae University with a degree in Fine Arts. That same year he was awarded a scholarship to intern in the studio of Eugenio Téllez for six months in NYC. Maquieira has exhibited extensively in his native Chile most recently at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MAC) 2019/2020 "Los límites de la Tierra. 14° Bienal de Artes Mediales de Santiago" and also in Ecuador, Buenos Aires and London, UK.
We thank art collector Dr. Ricardo Roa for his support in the production of this billboard.
The billboard is located at the intersection of East Hastings and Clark Avenue in Strathcona, the same neighborhood where the gallery is located.
The Billboard Project extends the public’s access to local artists and treats viewers to approachable, yet thought-provoking contemporary art on the billboard.
To continue reading about our Billboard Porject click HERE.
Kunstverein Braunschweig, Germany
KATHY SLADE
Nov. 7, 2020 - February 14, 2021
The exhibition at Kunstverein Braunschweig brings together works by three artists from different parts of Canada: Nadia Belerique explores the relationship between object and (photographic) representation, while Jeneen Frei Njootli’s interdisciplinary practice is shaped by her cultural background as a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin Nation, and Kathy Slade focuses in her artistic practice on reading and publishing, offering meditations on the role of the artist as maker, publisher, and teacher.
The exhibition is part of the culture program related to Canada’s Guest of Honour presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair and is supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada.
The exhibition is part of the culture program related to Canada’s Guest of Honour presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair and is supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada.
ANNIE BRIARD at Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop's University, Quebec
VIDEOTANK #22: LANDSCAPE, CUTOUT
October 1, 2020 - March 20, 2021
Landscape, Cutout emphasizes the constructedness of reality or the world surrounding us, and vision’s sometimes problematic role within this construction. In this particular work, a still image is crudely cut up to form arbitrary divisions in our view of the landscape. Using the screen’s light to brighten individual cutouts at varying intervals, the landscape can be seen to subtly change in perspective. As the moving image transforms slowly over time, only memory can reveal its lack of fixity and ever going shift.
See the full virtual tour of Foreman's current exhibitions, including Annie Briard's video work here.
See the full virtual tour of Foreman's current exhibitions, including Annie Briard's video work here.
new works by
MATTHEW BALLANTYNE
UPCOMING
May, 2021
COMBINE: an art fair
CONVERSATION | COMMUNITY | CONVIVIALITY
A collaboration between Franc Gallery – Griffin Art Projects - Monica Reyes Gallery - Unit 17 – Wil Aballe Art Projects
At Griffin Art Projects Residency
The closure of national and international art fairs globally due to Covid-19, provides an opportunity to reconsider art economies and solidarities. This project features four young Vancouver galleries and finds within a collaborative model, ways to think together to imagine how such impacts can result in exploring the fissures and sites of opportunity that this unprecedented moment represents, to ask: How are we now working? What do proximities mean at this time? How do we express and experiment with the idea of collaboration as opposed to being in ‘competition’?
COMBINE art fair also features an online public program that explores new ecologies in gallery, artist and art fair cultures. Accompanied by an onsite exhibition at Griffin residency, Ecologies of Resilience.
We look forward to sharing more information in the coming months leading to this ground braking event we are proud to be leading
FEATURED ARTWORKS
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ABOUT THE GALLERY
Mónica Reyes Gallery (MRG) has been backing the growth and development of emerging and mid-career artists at its current location since 2013. Serving the local and international art scene, MRG promotes artist initiatives invested in shaping the economies of art and culture. Located in the heart of Strathcona, the gallery is uniquely positioned to create dialogues with the artists and cultural engineers who call the neighbourhood home.
With a commitment to advancing the cultural capital of the city the gallery has since partnered with Pattison Art in Transit to present The Strathcona Billboard Project (2014). Additionally, the gallery served as the catalyst and headquarters for the Vancouver based artist collective A.K.A and hosted its first set of projects, Diffractions of the Local I & II. MRG has built connections both nationally and internationally, reaching new markets and influencing collectors, curators and artists. The gallery will extend its influence by being represented at art fairs in Canada and USA having participated in dozens since its beginning.
Founder and director Mónica Reyes has been a longstanding figure in the Vancouver art scene having served as Vice President of the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver and the Board of Latincouver. Today she sits on the Board of the Strathcona Board Improvement Assosiation. Reyes is committed to investing in art that gives voice to the cultural diversity of the Pacific Northwest.
MRG's regular exhibition program and special events provide artists with opportunities for artists to show work that includes range of practices from more traditional forms of painting, sculpture and photography to experimental video, durational performance, spatial interventions, installation and poetry.
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