Tuesday, September 22, 2009

September Highlights



Until October 3rd, we have on display some wonderful figurative work in oil, watercolour and bronze.
We are pleased to introduce striking figurative paintings in oil by Jay Li, Kanata area artist. Jay Li was born in 1962 in Guangzhou, in southern China. He completed his B.F.A at the Guangzhou Fine Arts Academy and then taught at the Fine Arts College of Canton, China for five years. Jay Li continued his studies first in Melbourne, Australia and then Europe developing his technique in oil painting. He has been living in Canada since 1998. Jay Li uses symmetry as well as warm and cool colours to create his compositions. He uses variations of the same themes to obtain new perspectives and pictorial space. He says of his philosophy, the painting is an impenetrable surface that seeks to establish balance between objects, space, colours and surface.


Shirley Mancino shows a selection of eight of her latest figurative watercolours painted in India in early 2009. Interesting studies of people engaged in activities captured during her travels are created using the beautiful local Indian paper. Shirley Mancino is a well known Westport/Perth area artist who travels to paint and paints to travel.

See Holly Atkinson's exquisite bronze sculptures on exhibition which include a mix of figures including an adorable big eyed lemur, a dragon, bird and a penguin, and frogs in a pond scene. Holly is a Toronto area sculptor who spends time at her Sharbot Lake cottage in summer.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Submissions To Strange and Beautiful

I would like to thank all the artists who responded to our Call for Artist Submissions for our upcoming fall show "Strange and Beautiful". We received 35 submissions and it was difficult for jurors this time around to select a short list. I also would like to thank the volunteer jurors who spent many hours reviewing the electronic submissions. We will be in touch with all the artists who submitted this week.
The Strange and Beautiful show will run from October 6th to November 21st. More about the show in our newsletter (blog) to come. Stay tuned.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Gallery News - Gallery to be closed September 1 - 11, 2009

Tay River Gallery will be closed from September 1 to September 11, 2009. We are taking a short vacation after a busy summer - escaping to the beautiful Georgian Bay area. We also have some minor renovations to the flooring to complete at the gallery during this period.

The gallery will reopen on Saturday September 12th, 2009. Highlights this month will include new watercolours by Shirley Mancino, completed on her trip to India this past winter; figurative works in oil by Jay Zhi Jian Li, Kanata artist and bronze sculptures by Holly Atkinson. There is also an ongoing exhibit of over 100 works by other gallery artists.