Thursday, October 31, 2019

Contrapposto: group exhibition featuring local, national, and international artists

All 333 Crocheted "Distorts" on display for the first time


(Thanks to Andrew Niemann for the photos)

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Contrapposto: group exhibition featuring local, national, and international artists 

Exhibition 1-30 November 2019 

Reception Friday 1 November, 7PM

Artist Talk Wednesday 6 November, 7:30PM
w/ Carl Stewart UVic Fine Arts Building

Curator’s Tour Saturday 23 November, 3PM
w/ Kegan McFadden

Artist Talk Wednesday 27 November, 2:30PM
w/ Jade Yumang Camosun College Visual Arts Department



THE VICTORIA ARTS COUNCIL IS THRILLED TO OFFER YOU A VERY DIFFERENT GROUP OF SEVEN … 

Join us for the opening reception of contrapposto, a curated group show with work in beading, weaving, soft sculpture, quilting, and installation by Ryan Josey (Halifax), Lawrence Mandes (Rosthern), Aay Preston-Myint (San Fransisco), Carl Stewart (Ottawa), Dale Roberts (Victoria), Nico Williams (Montreal), and Jade Yumang (Chicago). 

contrapposto places art by seven queer male-identified artists working in textiles and other hand-made forms in conversation as a way of relating to (queer) histories through non-figuration. The title — a reference to classical sculpture popularized by perhaps the most famous queer artist, Michelangelo– is a red herring and is meant to act as a counter to the work on display, allowing for the artists to be seen as butting up against the hegemony of classification and supposed ‘masters.’ These works operate in opposition to oppressive forces and attempt to offer a new way of seeing histories as well as imagining futures. The work is held-up or in place by what came before, though is also unencumbered and in a sense allowed to be seen because of such tension it presents through the denial of the (male) figure. – Kegan McFadden, exhibition curator

The work on display references a wide variety of source material, taking inspiration from underground publishing (gay social magazines and comic books) to BDSM sex practices, from homophobic murder to nautical signage, and matrilineal histories to personal talismans. 


Image: Jade Yumang, Page 37 (“I Was A Homo for FBI, Beg’nr’s Guide to Cruising”), 2018 

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Exhibition hours: Tues-Sat|12pM to 5PM

Needle felted wool Portrait of Lipsynka

Needle felted wool portrait of Lipsynka
24" x 24" x 2"
Wool, foam core

Needle felted wool portrait of "Miss Chief" Kent Monkman

Needle felted wool portrait of Miss Chief
24" x 24" x 2"
wool, foam core  

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Needle felted portrait of Performer Kitt Russell

Needle felted wool, foam core
24" x 24" x 2"

Art + Fare 2019

GALLERY FUNDRAISER, SEASONAL

Some new needle felted works 
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KD Lang
8" x 10" x 2"
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Oscar Wilde
12" x 12" x 2"
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Emily Carr
12" x 12" x 2"
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Queen Victoria
12" x 12" x 2"
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Queen Elizabeth II
12" x 12" x 2"
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Art + Fare 5 
SATURDAY SEP 21 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Please join the Members of The Union Club of British Columbia on September 21, 2019 for Art + Fare, an evening of local food, music and art and a fundraiser for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV).
All proceeds will support AGGV programs including Family Sundays, hands-on-art making for the whole family with engaging activities of storytellers, artists, performers and musicians; School Tours and ½ day Workshops in schools featuring local artists; Teacher Resource Guides offering free activities and projects for any/all ages grades K-12; and New Extreme Mentorship Program, connecting local artists and youth.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Needle feted portrait of the Rocketman

"Elton"
Needle felted wool, foam core
12" x 12 " x 2" - 2019


Monday, May 6, 2019

Taylor Mac - Needle felted wool portrait

"Taylor Mac"
Needle felted wool portrait of performance artist Taylor Mac
24" x 24" x 2" — 2019


Friday, January 4, 2019

Self Portrait

Self Portrait 
24" x 24" x 2"
Needle felted wool, foam core