Hello everyone! I invite you to my upcoming exhibit at the Dieppe Arts and Cultural Centre titled Queering Forward. Vernissage will take place on October 6th at 5PM and will run for the duration of the month.
My exhibit will focus on the individual journeys queer people take, concentrating on hardships, hope, and love. We should continue to be visible and represented in the art world and beyond. There will be thirty (30) paintings exhibited.
I will be presenting along side other artists who will displaying their own works, so come meet us all! Please join me for a great evening of artwork and artists, friends, and conversation.
Learn the basics or sharpen your skills with one of Fredericton’s most experienced teachers! This class is for perfect for anybody looking to dive into the soothing and beautiful world of watercolour painting.
This 6 Week Program meets on Tuesdays, from Oct. 11th-Nov.15th. Classes begin at 10am and wrap up at noon. Classes will be held in the Community Room (2nd floor) of the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, at 732 Charlotte Street. The enrollment fee is $120 per student. Students will be responsible for bringing their own art supplies, with the supplies list being sent to students upon enrollment.
To enroll email events@charlottestreetarts.ca or call our office 506-454-6952. Our office hours are Mon-Fri, 9-1.
An artist talk with David Skyrie at the Église Historique de Barachois in Grand Barachois. An evening of photography, painting, and poetry. September 16th, 7-9pm.
Dave Skyrie  has a degree in Arts from Concordia University in Montreal. Dave started painting in 2000, after a one year stay in Brazil and works in a variety of media. Dave’s current work is an exploration of abstract forms and textures on larger canvas. A member of the AAPNB (Assoc. of Acadian Artists of N.B.) and the Writers Federation of New Brunswick, Dave has also published 2 books of poetry. Dave’s work appears presently in both private and public collections in Canada, US and Europe.. He is an artist and writer currently residing in Grand Barachois, NB, Canada where his studio/gallery is open to the public by chance or by appointment.
Observing and interpreting the built and natural world of where I live has been a life-long commitment. Call of the Running Tides is a series of paintings depicting an area shaped and determined by the Bay of Fundy.
Using layers of textured brush strokes and a colour palette particular to the bay, with each painting I have focused on the movement of the water, winds and tides, three elements that continually mould this unique body of water and its shoreline.
While these paintings highlight the energy and beauty to be found here, they also speak of a fragile and increasingly precarious place.
For Dale.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Lynn Wigginton is a Saint John based artist engaged with the spaces and materiality of New Brunswick’s landscapes and built heritage. Trained as a printmaker and now working as a painter, Wigginton’s paintings evoke a strong sense of place while thoughtfully considering the textures and materials of her immediate environment.
Lynn Wigginton earned her BFA from Mount Allison University in 1974. In 1995 she co-authored and provided paintings for the book On Earth as it is In Heaven – Gothic Revival Churches of Victorian New Brunswick (Goose Lane Editions.)
Lynn Wigginton has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows in New Brunswick and across the country, and is represented locally by Spicer Merrifield Gallery and Fog Forest Gallery. A recipient of numerous honours and grants, her work can be found in public and private art collections throughout Canada and internationally.
“Shadow Ecology” pairs Heather McCaig’s sculpted glass and Emily Phillips’s paintings to create a gallery exhibition about environmental conservation in Canada.
Heather McCaig’s glass draws attention to the disappearing ecosystems of Canada that are quickly becoming shadows on our landscapes due to human disturbance. Her incredibly detailed native flora and fauna from each region brings the country’s ecosystems together in one room, allowing the viewer to recognize that by losing these crucial ecosystems, we are losing ourselves.
Emily Phillips’s art connects people with beloved wild places in the Fundy region. She aims to evoke in her viewers the same attachments she feels to these places along with an appreciation for their intrinsic value and continued conservation.
Join us this Friday for the Opening Reception this Friday, September 2, from 5-7PM
We are excited to tell you about our upcoming exhibition at the UNB Art Centre that will be opening on September 9th at 5:00 pm at the UNB Art Centre, Memorial Hall.
Damian Worth
Show runs Sept. 9 – Oct. 21, 2022
The works in this exhibition include painting as well as multi-media installations that focus on the idea of place and our relationship with natural and manufactured landscapes. It explores the tensions that exist in the spaces that we inhabit. Drawn from crowd sourced images, Worth creates virtual communities that investigate the relationship between identity and location. Damien Worth is a graduate of NSCAD and currently lives in PEI.
