AX is thrilled to present Body Work, an exhibition showcasing the exceptional talent of nine skilled tattoo artists from New Brunswick. While the focal point of this exhibition is tattoo artistry, Body Work will also feature the diverse mediums these versatile artists work with. The showcased artists include Gordon Sparks, Jesse Lynn Jenkins, Lila Way, Linsay Nickum, Max Baird, Nicky Lang, Ryan McLaughlin, Shaun Martison, Tamara Marquez, and a historical feature curated by Joey Saindon.
Body Work will be open to the public from June 10th to July 20th. We invite you to join us for the official exhibition opening on Friday, June 14th at 6pm!
Gather your friends together for a summer night of gallery hopping in downtown Fredericton. View the latest exhibitions, meet the artists and gallery owners and directors and enjoy light refreshments and music.
Gather your friends together for a summer night of gallery hopping in downtown Fredericton. View the latest exhibitions, meet the artists and gallery owners and directors and enjoy light refreshments and music.
Fredericton artist Stephanie Weirathmueller’s latest exhibition Presence opens in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery on June 20. Presence is a celebration of life’s simplistic beauty and a reminder to appreciate each fleeting moment.
We are excited to present “Liminal Presence” a joint exhibition featuring two prominent local artists, Greg Charlton and Jared Peters. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday May 9th at 5:30 PM. Exhibition runs until May 30th.
Greg Charlton is a Fredericton-based visual artist who concentrates on themes of transformation and change – via drawings and paintings of architecture and infrastructures. His practice has encompassed, along with drawing and painting, site-specific interventions, and experiments into perceptual phenomenon.
Greg’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and can be found in many private and several public Art collections, including the Canada Council for the Arts, the University of New Brunswick, and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has been awarded project grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the New Brunswick Arts Board. Greg holds a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD U) and presently teaches Drawing and Design at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD).
Jared Peters is a contemporary artist concerned with narratives of painting, history, and power. He holds a BA from UNB (2005), a BFA from NSCAD University (2010), and an MFA from the University of Western Ontario (2014). A recipient of numerous grants and awards, Peters was shortlisted for the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2011. His work can be found in private and public collections across Canada. In addition to his painting practice, Peters has worked extensively as an art educator and organizer. He currently lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he works as the Dean of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.
The theme of celebrating and exploring water and weather has dominated the Saint John-based artist’s work for nearly 20 years. This new body of work uses a channelled language to give a voice to water, the sea, and the sky. When giving a voice to water, the artist highlights that water is a consciousness, thus bringing into question how we treat it and environmental concerns around it. This language is meant to be transpersonal so that it will connect with anyone and engage them with a unique message for each viewer.
Mimi Lucas: The weather was important.
In this series of artworks, the Saint John artist’s ultimate painting goals are to compose happy, yet serious and ambiguous work. This exhibition consists of small- and large-scale paintings that consider how our environment significantly controls our lives. With the current prevailing tendency toward extreme weather, our world has experienced diverse displays of excess rain and flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, and rising temperatures. Lucas’ paintings evoke rather than describe. They are presented in an abstracted landscape that is more a personal narrative than a perceived truth.
Erica Beyea grew up in Riverview, New Brunswick. She studied at OCAD University and graduated with a BFA, Honours from NSCAD. She’s spent the better part of 20 years in Toronto and Spain, creating and exhibiting her work.
Join us for Erica Beyea’s Vernissage, Thursday, May 9th, 5 to 7pm
Since moving back to the Maritimes, landscape has taken a larger presence in her paintings. You will always find a figure, human or animal, within the composition. It serves as a proxy for you to enter the painting yourself.
Eleven second-year photography/videography students emerge from the walls of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design to exhibit new work as part of The View Finders photography exhibition at the Charlotte Street Art Centre on May 2, 2024.
Calvin Aranas, Connor Beers, Curtis Brewster, Alex Bustard, Andressa Cutini, Or David, Bella Doherty, Germán García, Fabián Otero, Cori Swan, and Eryn Trevors are the names behind the works, featuring individual perspectives through a variety of photographic media on display in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery and Penny Gallery at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. The title of the exhibition is a play on the word viewfinder, a small window on every camera that helps a photographer compose their view, their perspective, and ideas. The theme of this exhibition is the unique point of view that each photographer has developed and continues to explore.
Some techniques in this exhibition date back to the invention of photography in the mid-1800s, while others use modern technology. Throughout the year, photographers could be seen on campus and in other parts of our great country, and province, using a variety of cameras: large format (4”x5” sheet film), medium format (120 roll film), 35mm, digital cameras, and Polaroid. In this exhibition they’re exploring nature photography, landscapes, New Brunswick, still-life, fine art portraits, fashion, and more to tell stories as complex as life itself.
When they started their journey together in the fall of 2022, four of the eleven students arrived from Colombia, Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico, bringing unique experiences and perspectives. Two years later, many have had work published, created thematic series, explored techniques, been guest speakers at Photo Fredericton, been in group exhibitions, and many have created solo exhibitions at NBCCD. Now, they’re ready to meet the public.
The View Finders Photography Exhibition opens on May 2, 2024, from 4:30 to 6 pm and runs until June 17. The exhibition is free and open to everyone.
Gallery 78 is pleased to present two new exhibitions from May 3 – 25. They are opening Friday, May 3rd from 5-7 pm. Meet the artists and see their works in person for the first time!
Stephen May’s“By George!” features artworks that were made from the pastels that belonged to his late friend, George Strunz. Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award and described by Molly Lamb Bobak as a painter of great taste and quality, his newest body of work is an exceptional collection of landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Discover these outstanding creations of one of New Brunswick’s most revered artists.
Nova Scotia artist Matthew Collins’ “The Organic Process” is an exhibition of his latest landscapes, from blue-skied beaches to ponds in forest groves. In his words, “I love the raw, ever changing natural beauty surrounding me and often find myself returning to the same spots time and again. However, the way the painting is executed holds more value to me than the subject.” Using his classic style of thick application of paint on the canvas, this show is a visual delight in every sense of the word!
We look forward to your visit! The works will be available online Tuesday, April 30, at https://gallery78.com.
Open: Tues to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm or visit virtually at: www.gallery78.com
Gallery 78 is pleased to present two new exhibitions from May 3 – 25. They are opening Friday, May 3rd from 5-7 pm. Meet the artists and see their works in person for the first time!
Stephen May’s “By George!” features artworks that were made from the pastels that belonged to his late friend, George Strunz. Winner of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award and described by Molly Lamb Bobak as a painter of great taste and quality, his newest body of work is an exceptional collection of landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Discover these outstanding creations of one of New Brunswick’s most revered artists.
Nova Scotia artist Matthew Collins’ “The Organic Process” is an exhibition of his latest landscapes, from blue-skied beaches to ponds in forest groves. In his words, “I love the raw, ever changing natural beauty surrounding me and often find myself returning to the same spots time and again. However, the way the painting is executed holds more value to me than the subject.” Using his classic style of thick application of paint on the canvas, this show is a visual delight in every sense of the word!
We look forward to your visit! The works will be available online Tuesday, April 30, at https://gallery78.com.
Gallery 78, 796 Queen St. (corner of Church and Queen), Fredericton Open: Tues to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm or visit virtually at: www.gallery78.com
