Where are we? Where are we going? And how will we get there?
Wayfinding brings together a group of ten artists, of varied disciplines and diverse practices, all based in so-called New Brunswick.
Catherine Arseneault Maryse Arseneault Angela Beek Jean-Michel Cliche Tara Francis Thandiwe McCarthy Jesse Mea Christiana Myers Brittany Schuler Starlit Simon
Habitat Narratives in the AX Gallery July 28 – October 1, 2022 Artist Talk: Saturday, September 3, at 2:00 p.m. in the AX Gallery
Seldom Seen by Theresa MacKnight, 2022. Oil on wood.
AX is pleased to welcome artist Theresa MacKnight to the gallery with our newest exhibition, Habitat Narratives. Habitat Narratives draws inspiration from New Brunswick habitats and the animals that must continuously adapt, regardless of humans’ intentions or wishes.
Theresa’s work is based on nighttime footage of deer from trail cameras, capturing their interactions as they gather in small groups. The black-and-white trail cameras gave Theresa the freedom to use colour in imaginative ways to add to the story in the paintings. Some of Theresa’s paintings include human figures, which also adds to the narrative and creates a sense of dreamlike mystery.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Join us in the AX gallery on Saturday, September 3, at 2:00 p.m. for an artist talk featuring Theresa MacKnight. Theresa will discuss her work and take questions from attendees. Admission is free and no registration is required.
“In Back Bay, a rural fishing village in Atlantic Canada, the daily routine revolves around twenty-six foot tides and the lobster harvests synchronize the annual calendar. The two eleven-week seasons begin with a tradition of extended families gathering on the wharf in the frigid pre-dawn. Excitement, laughter and chatter fill the moments before one last prayer and repeated pleas to ‘be careful.’ Finally, a horn announces the 6 am rush to drop the traps into the depths.
It was in this setting that I began to photograph a girl and a lobster, echoing the tempo along the shores of the Bay of Fundy. I photographed seventeen local girls annually, charting their growth in a series of two to six portraits of each one. Using the bay at dusk as a common backdrop, each girl chose her own outfit and the way she held her lobster. Some girls were cautious with the crustaceans, while some were proud and still others nonchalant.
The cycles of this ancient tidal landscape and the shifting light offers a contrast to the fleeting stages of girlhood. I hope to reveal something of each girl’s character as she takes stock of a sea creature symbolizing both the familiar and the unfathomable. By creating this series, I study identity, femininity and how family, local culture and the pervasive influences of society at large manifest themselves in each girl over time.
Sea Change was inspired by the tidal landscape and the lobster harvest of the Bay of Fundy in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada. Photographing girls from this region annually, each holding a lobster – a symbol of their community – I show how each girl’s identity evolves over time and with the pervasive influences of local culture and society at large. As a response to the ‘Big Catch’ photographs of fishermen, the 65 photographs in this series underscore the importance of girls and women in this community and beyond. Sea Change captures the significant transformation from girlhood to adolescence to womanhood.” – Susan Lapides
Come to Owens Art Gallery to see Alex Colville’s Throwing Light exhibition!
Exhibition runs from July 4, 2022 to October 23, 2022
Bridge and Raven by Alex Colville
Highlighting Colville’s interest in the relationship between things, Alex Colville: Throwing Light, takes its title from a statement made by the artist: “The painting starts to work, sometimes, when two elements appear to throw light on each other.” Echoing the quote that prompted The Colville Drawing Dice, this exhibition features prints and paintings by the artist that draw together disparate elements to illuminate connections or tensions between things.
June 24 – July 16, 2022. Exclusive Members Only artist meet and greet: 4 pm – 5 pm
Members of Sunbury Shores are invited to a private reception for a chance to meet and talk to the artists behind the signature DASH exhibition featuring several of New Brunswick’s most recognized artists! –Become a Member here!
OPENING RECEPTION Friday, June 24, 2022
DASH is an annual exhibition of a group of distinctive artists who have a deep connection with St Andrews and the Bay of Fundy.
Werner Arnold | Alanna Baird | Ann Manuel | Ted Michener | Andy McIntosh | Cathy Ross | Tom Sparling | Elaine Wilson
The show of the work of Suzan Carsley will run from July 4 – September 30th 2022 at Hon. Connell House in Woodstock NB.
The series was inspired from a visit to the Adney Cottage: “Although he had never been there, I felt the presence of Tappan Adney and was impelled to do a series on him and the cottage.”
The show comprises of linocuts and mixed media work and a catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
What began as a visit to Tappan Adney’s granddaughter’s cottage in the fall of 2020, has culminated in an art show of 33 works executed by Woodstock artist Suzan Carsley:
“Although Tappan Adney himself had never been to the cottage, I felt his presence from the moment I walked in. He spoke to me through photographs and reproductions of his paintings. Books by and about him, collections of baskets, and overall ambiance all added to my experience. I was inspired, no, impelled to do a linocut series on the cottage and him.”
A 42-page catalogue of all works accompanies the show and will be available for purchase along with the original linocuts and acrylics and some reproduction prints.
Joan Adney Dragon, Tappan Adney’s granddaughter, calls the series “a love song to the cottage.”
The show and sale begin July 4, 2022. Suzan will be in the gallery that day from 2:00 – 5:00 pm
