Petroff Gallery Exhibition Listing

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber1" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top" height="100%"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="AutoNumber2" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top" height="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="pagetitle" align="center">Gallery Exhibitions</td> <td class="bodytext" align="center"> <a href="fr_exhibit.asp?Exhibit=Current">Current</a></td> <td class="bodytext" align="center"> <a href="fr_exhibit.asp?Exhibit=Upcoming">Upcoming</a></td> <td class="bodytext" align="center"> <a href="fr_exhibit.asp?Exhibit=Previous">Previous</a></td> </tr> </table>   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=88&ArtistID=30"> <img width=85 height=108 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kayo_OYoung_Large_Carved_Blk_Jar_Kuan_7878_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kayo O'Young<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=88&ArtistID=459"> <img width=85 height=62 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Burigude_Zhang_Flower_Sense_7831_93.jpg"></a> <br> Burigude Zhang<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=88&ArtistID=459"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Burigude_Zhang_Colours_in_the_Current_7833_93.jpg"></a> <br> Burigude Zhang<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">6/2/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=88">RECENT WORKS</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Kayo O'Young & Burigude Zhang</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">June 2, 2009 - July 12, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Saturday, June 20 from 10-6</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><FONT face=Verdana color=#5f497a size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(95,73,122); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR> <P><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kayo O'Young is a self-taught <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Ontario</ST1:STATE> artist who is recognized as one of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Canada</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>'s finest porcelain potters. In the industry, he is known as "a potter's potter" and he serves as both teacher and inspiration to numerous potters. Kayo's work is the focus of numerous exhibits in prestigious museums, galleries, private and public collections worldwide. Each of Kayo's pieces are one-of-a-kind originals. He pays the utmost attention to detail, leaving no area of the work untouched by his genius. Each piece is hand-signed by the artist.</SPAN></FONT></B></P></SPAN></FONT><BR> <P><FONT face=Verdana color=#5f497a size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(95,73,122); FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Burigude, originally from Inner Mongolia, now based in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Toronto</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>, has gained an international reputation for his minimal yet powerful work. The essential expression of his works are bold, simple and spontaneous marks, not depicting but releasing the sense of simplicity, comfort and straightforwardness. "As Chinese master Tao-Chi spoke of the single brushstroke as the origin of all existence, it is my lifetime discipline to achieve a state of integration between nature and humanity."</SPAN></FONT></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=89&ArtistID=451"> <img width=85 height=102 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jennifer_Harrison_Three_Blue_Kitchens_7532_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jennifer Harrison<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=89&ArtistID=451"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jennifer_Harrison_Red_Porch_7534_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jennifer Harrison<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=89&ArtistID=40"> <img width=85 height=113 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Heather_Kocsis_Sugar_Refinery_7337_93.jpg"></a> <br> Heather Kocsis<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=89&ArtistID=40"> <img width=85 height=98 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Heather_Kocsis_The_Need_For_Old_Buildings_7338_93.jpg"></a> <br> Heather Kocsis<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">7/12/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=89">Urban Landscape Images</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Jennifer Harrison & Heather Kocsis</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">July 14, 2009 - September 6, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jennifer Harrison was born in Hamilton, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State> and was raised in the neighbouring suburb of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Burlington</st1:place></st1:City>. As a self-taught painter, her career officially began somewhat accidentally, in 1999, when a fledgling gallery offered her space in a small group show. After ten years, she now best known for her scenes of old houses, crowded together under pale blue skies. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>Jennifer has attributed her obsession with houses to her long time interest in architecture. The simplicity of the buildings in her pieces allows her focus to remain on the esthetics of the piece through texture and colour. <st1:place w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place>'s trademark texture is achieved in several layers.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Having specialized in printmaking at Queen's University in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kingston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State>, </st1:place>artist Heather Kocsis found that this technical foundation led her to a very distinctive technique that she now incorporates into her work. Using reclaimed, weathered plywood to construct three dimensional representations of industrial buildings, Heather layers the pieces similarly to the way she would have constructed a plate to be rolled through a press.</SPAN></B></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The layering involved in printmaking and the resulting impression of textures on the final print was what I appreciated in my studies at University, but I was looking for something more physical. With my current technique, I find the building process a catharsis and I strive to challenge myself with the problems of perspective to create a juxtaposition of strong dynamics within each piece.</SPAN></B></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=71&ArtistID=374"> <img width=85 height=56 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Antonio_Garcia_Double_Heart_Perfume_Bottle_6098_93.jpg"></a> <br> Antonio Garcia<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=71&ArtistID=374"> <img width=85 height=68 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Antonio_Garcia_Double_Heart_Perfume_Bottle___Purple_6130_93.jpg"></a> <br> Antonio Garcia<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=71&ArtistID=374"> <img width=85 height=38 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Antonio_Garcia_Double_Heart_Perfume_Bottles_7620_93.jpg"></a> <br> Antonio Garcia<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">8/18/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=71">SACH DOUBLE HEART Perfume Bottle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Purchase a Double Heart - and 25% goes to SACH.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Antonio Garcia   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PURCHASE A DOUBLE HEART PERFUME BOTTLE for $240 (designed and created by Antonio Garcia) - and $60 goes to SACH.</FONT></SPAN></B></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></B></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Save a Child's Heart (SACH), an Israeli-based non-profit organization, is a world leader in providing urgent life saving pediatric cardiac surgery for children from developing countries including <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Rwanda</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Kenya</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Ethiopia</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">China</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>.<SPAN> </SPAN>SACH saves lives by performing over 200 surgeries annually both in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Israel</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and in partnering countries.<SPAN> </SPAN>SACH also trains medical personnel in developing countries with the goal of establishing centres of competence and future self sufficiency.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Presently there are more than 1000 children on their waiting list.<SPAN> </SPAN>$10,000 is required to save the life of a child – this amount covers transportation, hospitalization and room and board pre and post surgery.<SPAN> Th</SPAN>ey keep their costs down because SACH's entire surgical, intensive care, and nursing staff substantially volunteer their services.</FONT><SPAN> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></FONT><BR> <P></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=87&ArtistID=431"> <img width=85 height=113 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Andrew_Stelmack_Autumn_Leaves_7747_93.jpg"></a> <br> Andrew Stelmack<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=87&ArtistID=431"> <img width=85 height=107 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Andrew_Stelmack_Conundrum_7755_93.jpg"></a> <br> Andrew Stelmack<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=87&ArtistID=15"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/David_Thai_Small_Wave_Bowl_Amber__7777_93.jpg"></a> <br> David Thai<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">3/18/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=87">SEEING RED</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Acrylics by Andrew Stelmack; Glass by David Thai</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Sunday, May 31, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Andrew paints with a purpose; to bring colour, light and imagination to an environment - to stir both soul and space. The application of layers upon layers of tones creates a subtle glowing translucency which pushes through the mottled paint to the surface of the work. To enhance a sense of tension in his work, he adds bold cuts and lines of paint as finishing touches in order to battle the calm serenity he creates. One can stand before his work and experience what is not often found in life - balance.</P><BR> <P>David's work is an attempt in balancing technique and concept. He is inspired by the technical cane work of Italian master glassblowers. His current work incorporates exotic materials such as silver and gold leaf. When developing his forms and surface patterns, David looks to the stars, attempting to imitate constellation and other naturally occurring patterns.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=86&ArtistID=438"> <img width=85 height=83 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Susan_Avishai_Day_Lilies_7550_93.jpg"></a> <br> Susan Avishai<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=86&ArtistID=438"> <img width=85 height=84 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Susan_Avishai_Hydrangea_7551_93.jpg"></a> <br> Susan Avishai<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=86&ArtistID=447"> <img width=85 height=34 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Tanya_Kirouac_First_Light_7461_93.jpg"></a> <br> Tanya Kirouac<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">3/3/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=86">'SPRING FORWARD' </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Susan Avishai & Tanya Kirouac</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">March 12, 2009 - April 20, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Susan's new floral series, executed in pastel and oil stick, is a visual expression and embrace of the chaos and complexity of nature from which it is only possible to find order. She is able to achieve a near photorealistic effect in her deft portrayal of the interplay of light and shadow. These canvasses (perhaps not ironically) are her response to relocating to downtown Toronto with its sirens, building cranes and potted gardens.</P><BR> <P>Tanya's medium is encaustic painting, which was first used by the Egyptians, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which coloured pigments are added. Using this medium allows Tanya to develop complex images in relief, similar to the way nature builds up and washes away what it creates.</P><LINK href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CWINDOW%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel=File-List><O:SMARTTAGTYPE downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/" name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><O:SMARTTAGTYPE downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><O:SMARTTAGTYPE downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><BR> <STYLE> st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </STYLE><BR> <BR> <STYLE>  </STYLE></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=85&ArtistID=452"> <img width=85 height=59 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Robert_Buick_Ice_Bowl_7647_93.jpg"></a> <br> Robert Buick<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=85&ArtistID=452"> <img width=81 height=124 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Robert_Buick_Panel_7655_93.jpg"></a> <br> Robert Buick<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=85&ArtistID=334"> <img width=85 height=40 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Alice_Vander_Vennen_Colour_Sounds_7591_93.jpg"></a> <br> Alice Vander Vennen<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=85&ArtistID=334"> <img width=85 height=34 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Alice_Vander_Vennen_My_Stories_in_Silence_7658_93.jpg"></a> <br> Alice Vander Vennen<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">2/2/2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=85">Robert Buick & Alice Vander Vennen</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">February 2, 2009 - March 15, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <p>Robert strives to cross the boundaries of classical technique and truly push the limits of this material. With an eye for composition, Robert skillfully arranges pieces of dichroic glass, cane and filament to create sculptural and two dimensional works that are carefully balanced and visually pleasing. For the past 20 years he's been creating unique and highly desirable works that demonstrate his expertise and boundless creativity. </p> <p>Alice strives to create new and interesting forms by juxtaposing found objects with familiar material such as paper or canvas. Some of the pieces are designed in a quilt-like pattern. The paper, copper, fabric and stones are an intriguing contrast to what one might expect of the age-old quilt pattern. The juxtaposition of the unique materials creates a lovely piece but raises intriguing questions, taking the viewer beyond the expected.</p> <p><br></p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=83&ArtistID=316"> <img width=85 height=58 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kriston_Gene_and_Eva_Milinkovic_Window_2008_7520_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kriston Gene and Eva Milinkovic<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=83&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=85 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_Breathe_7475_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=83&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=101 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_Meandering_7478_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">12/16/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=83">Tsunami Glassworks & Kyle Stewart </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">December 16, 2008 - February 1, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING: Thursday, December 18 5-9PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <font size="2"> </font><p style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font size="2">Tsunami Glassworks pushes the boundaries of contemporary art glass, providing innovative designs and quality craftsmanship.<span> O</span>wned and operated by husband and wife team Kriston Gene and Eva Milinkovic. <o:p></o:p>Kriston works primarily in hot glass, engaging in both blown vessels and sculptural glass pieces.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></font></span><o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Futura Lt BT';"><font size="2"><font style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eva is a glass artist who draws her inspiration from both science and nature.</font></font></span></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font><font size="2">"My oil paintings are in tune with the varying landscapes of Ontario, and share the whimsical approach for which Anotni Gaudi was well-known and admired. My intention is not to reproduce nature, but to create my own environment inspired by my experiences with natural landscapes and architecture."</font></p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=84&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=65 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_The_Rising_and_Carry_On_Window_2008_7519_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=84&ArtistID=308"> <img width=83 height=124 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_Carry_On_7527_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=84&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=84 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_The_Rising_7528_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">12/2/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=84">Recent Works by Kyle Stewart &Tsunami Glassworks</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery (1016 Eglinton Avenue West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">December 2, 2008 - January 13, 2009</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Kyle Stewart was born in 1974 in London, Ontario and raised in a rural farming community. Artistry is the foundation of his family: his mother is a painter and his father, a potter. </FONT></P><BR> <P style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2>"I have gained a profound appreciation for nature and all its many shapes, colours and complexities. This bond with nature strengthened while in Spain visiting a friend. I adopted an intense admiration for the work of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. My oil paintings are in tune with the varying landscapes of Ontario, and share the whimsical approach for which Gaudi was well-known and admired. My intention is not to reproduce nature, but to create my own environment inspired by my experiences with natural landscapes and architecture."</FONT></P><BR> <P style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tsunami Glassworks pushes the boundaries of contemporary art glass, providing innovative designs and quality craftsmanship.<SPAN> O</SPAN>wned and operated by husband and wife team Kriston Gene and Eva Milinkovic, it is <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Windsor</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Ontario</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>'s first and only glass blowing studio. <O:P></O:P>Kriston Gene works primarily in hot glass, engaging in both blown vessels and sculptural glass pieces.<SPAN> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2>Eva Milinkovic is a glass artist who draws her inspiration from both science and nature.<SPAN> </SPAN>Eva's reputation as a glass artist has been featured in magazines internationally, including recognition in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Germany</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">England</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">United States</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Canada</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>.<SPAN> </SPAN>Eva claims the motivation for her art is derived from "<I>the honesty of architecture, the cleanliness of industrial design and the possibilities of science</I>."</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN> </P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=82&ArtistID=408"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Debra_Archibald_AGO_with_Scaffold_7349_93.jpg"></a> <br> Debra Archibald<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=82&ArtistID=2"> <img width=85 height=118 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jeff_Margolin_Ceramic_Sculpture_7298_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jeff Margolin<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">10/30/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=82">Architectural Perspectives - Archibald & Margolin</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">October 30, 2008 - December 14, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING: Thursday, November 6th 5-9 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and other high-profile <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Toronto</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> structures will be the focus of an eye-opening Art Exhibition. Paintings by </SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Debra Archibald and ceramic sculptures by Jeff Margolin will provide a new perspective on how architecture connects art with structure.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=81&ArtistID=408"> <img width=85 height=34 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Debra_Archibald_Royal_Ontario_Museum_7245_93.jpg"></a> <br> Debra Archibald<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=81&ArtistID=2"> <img width=85 height=69 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jeff_Margolin_Sculpted_Low_Vessel_7299_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jeff Margolin<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">10/17/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=81">Architectural Perspectives - Archibald & Margolin</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery (1016 Eglinton Avenue West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">October 17, 2008 - November 30, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and other high-profile <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:city> structures will be the focus of an eye-opening Art Exhibition. Paintings by </span><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Debra Archibald and ceramic sculptures by Jeff Margolin will provide a new perspective on how architecture connects art with structure.<o:p></o:p></span></font><BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=80&ArtistID=439"> <img width=70 height=124 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Richard__Susan_Surette_In_the_Garden_6607_93.jpg"></a> <br> Akycha Surette<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=80&ArtistID=439"> <img width=85 height=55 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Richard__Susan_Surette_Epiphany_II_7103_93.jpg"></a> <br> Akycha Surette<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">9/16/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=80">The Surette Family</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Raku Renaissance</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">September 16, 2008 - Octorber 27, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">SOUTH RECEPTION: Sat., October 4th from 5PM - 7AM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR>        <div>A multi-sensual exhibition of seductively attractive scenic landscape and sculptural elements, rich in texture and cultural symbolism created using the 17th century Raku firing technique, that still pays homage to its Japanese Zen Buddhist origins. Experience an ancient medium, reborn with a contemporary concept.</div> <div></div> <div>Opening Reception: October 4 during Scotiabank nuit blanche (SOUTH Location: 5 PM to 7 AM)</div>       <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=79&ArtistID=376"> <img width=85 height=124 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Nina_Sampaleanu_Reflections_6831_93.jpg"></a> <br> Nina Sampaleanu<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=79&ArtistID=427"> <img width=85 height=40 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Janusz_Wrobel_Georgian_Bay_Solutude_6821_93.jpg"></a> <br> Janusz Wrobel<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">8/5/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=79">DRIP, CLICK, CLOCK - Group Exhibtion</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">August 5, 2008 - September 14, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING : Thursday, August 7th 5-9pm </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>DRIP, CLICK, CLOCK is an innovative, experiential group exhibition exploring the influence of light, texture and movement in 3 wildly different media.</P><BR> <P>DRIP: The undulating and evocative dripped wax wall works of mixed media artist Nina Sampaleanu; </P><BR> <P>CLICK: The sublime and immaculately composed landscape photography of internationally recognized Janusz Wrobel</P><BR> <P>CLOCK: and off the wall assemblage clockworks by Roger Wood. </P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=74&ArtistID=360"> <img width=85 height=68 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jess_Riva_Cooper__Esther_Rose_Laura_Eliz_Karen_priced_individually_6538_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jess Riva Cooper<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=74&ArtistID=405"> <img width=85 height=85 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Marjolyn_van_der_Hart_Delight_Of_The_Ride_6623_93.jpg"></a> <br> Marjolyn van der Hart<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">6/16/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=74">Marjolyn van der Hart and Jess Cooper</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PETROFF GALLERY SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2008 - August 4, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING: Thursday, June 19th, 6-9 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Jess Riva Cooper's ceramic figures boldly introduce themselves to the viewer, asserting their mood and intentions, while using a gestured style that displays movement and immediacy, with an economy of form and colour.</P><BR> <P>Marjolyn van der Hart's paintings are for the lovers of romance and beauty, and are reminiscent of an impressionist style.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=75&ArtistID=360"> <img width=85 height=125 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jess_Riva_Cooper_Lauren_Waiting_For_The_Bus_5664_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jess Riva Cooper<br> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">6/3/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=75">Marjolyn van der Hart and Jess Cooper</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery (1016 Eglinton Avenue West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">June 3, 2008 - July 15, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <p>Jess Riva Cooper's ceramic figures boldly introduce themselves to the viewer, asserting their mood and intentions, while using a gestured style that displays movement and immediacy, with an economy of form and colour.</p> <p>Marjolyn van der Hart 's paintings are for the lovers of romance and beauty, and are reminiscent of an impressionist style.</p><BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=78&ArtistID=233"> <img width=82 height=124 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_Illuminated_Tree_31_6255_93.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=78&ArtistID=233"> <img width=85 height=68 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_The_Wall_Sun_Series_49_6262_93.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">5/2/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=78">RECENT PAINTINGS by Cesan</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PETROFF GALLERY SOUTH (334 Dundas Street West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Césan d'Ornellas Levine   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">May 2, 2008 - June 15, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING: Thursday, May 8th, 5-9 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <font face="GillSans"> </font><p align="left"><font face="GillSans">"My practice is as much about meditation as it is about painting. The enduring relevance of the marriage of art and spirit has been impressed upon me throughout my life, from visits to sacred sites around the world to a long immersion in scholarship on the subject. I've been using painting for nearly 20 years principally as a methodology for my own research on this relationship."</font></p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=77&ArtistID=233"> <img width=85 height=68 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_Spin_Sun_Series_50_6261_93.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=77&ArtistID=233"> <img width=85 height=85 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_1_Embryo_Gold_II_Heart_Series_28_6264_93.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">4/16/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=77">Window of Opportunity - Cesan</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery (1016 Eglinton Avenue West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Césan d'Ornellas Levine   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">April 16, 2008 - June 1, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P align=left>"My practice is as much about meditation as it is about painting. The enduring relevance of the marriage of art and spirit has been impressed upon me throughout my life, from visits to sacred sites around the world to a long immersion in scholarship on the subject. I've been using painting for nearly 20 years principally as a methodology for my own research on this relationship."</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=76&ArtistID=346"> <img width=85 height=68 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Ingrid_Kay_Walking_in_Heaven_6137_93.jpg"></a> <br> Ingrid Kay<br> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">3/8/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=76">Petroff Gallery South</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Recent Paintings</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Ingrid Kay   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">March 10, 2008 - April 30, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">PG SOUTH OPENING: Thursday, April 3rd 6 - 9 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This is the first solo exhibition for Ingrid. Her canvases bring together both abstract and familiar images. By incorporating mixed media she builds up layers of rich textured surfaces directly on the canvas followed layers of diffused acrylic pigments which enhance her intuitive visions. Her controlled use of deep hues enriches the sense of depth in the collection, drawing in the viewer.</SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=73&ArtistID=346"> <img width=85 height=62 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Ingrid_Kay_Sun_Energy_6184_93.jpg"></a> <br> Ingrid Kay<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">3/1/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=73">Window of Opportunity - Ingrid Kay</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Petroff Gallery (1016 Eglinton Avenue West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Ingrid Kay   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">March 1, 2008 - April 14, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <p>Her work is an expression of the creative and hidden passion in each one of us. The canvases bring together both abstract and representative images. By incorporating mixed media she builds layers of rich textured surfaces and colours which enhance her intuitive visions. A love of deep hues brings depth to her paintings and captivates the viewer.<br></p> <p>Before discovering her primary passion for art, Ingrid's first creative outlet was fashion merchandising, which she enjoyed for several years.Ingrid has studied art at McGill University, Saidye Bronfman Centre, The AGO, Avenue Road Arts School, and The Koffler Gallery.</p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">2/3/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=72">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Betty Nelson Daniel</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Betty Nelson Daniel   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">February1, 2008 - February 29, 2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">In 1983 Betty began creating her signature mockingbirds and hasn't looked back since. Among Betty's many commissions are 'Oreo Bakers' for Nabisco who ordered a bakers dozen, and a caricature of John Candy which was presented to him by his limo driver.Boston's Tiffany and Co. boutique has featured Betty's Nutcracker dancers in their famous Christmas window displays.<BR><BR>Betty uses a variety of media and techniques to create her mockingbirds and is always exploring new and unusual materials. Wire and papier mache provide the basic shape while textiles, ribbon, feathers and other adornments are layered on to round out the piece. Vintage glass beads and unusual materials such as moose hair give Betty's mockingbirds a sense of heritage. Each one is an individual work of art. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=70&ArtistID=99"> <img width=85 height=74 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Susan_Gates_Antique_Bowl_with_Peonies___5618_93.jpg"></a> <br> Susan Gates<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=70&ArtistID=383"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/David_Kalish_Wedding_Kaleidoscopes_in_Brass_and_Chrome_priced_i_5536_93.jpg"></a> <br> David Kalish<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">1/4/2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=70">January Sale</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Special pieces from 20% to 80% off</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR>        <p>When working with mixed media pieces in glass and ceramics, it is inevitable that something will sustain a scratch or a damage. So what do we do? Or what do we do when we have 1 piece left from a great collection.</p> <p>We have a sale, offering fabulous pieces at fabulous prices. This has become an exciting annual event, where clients wait at the door on January 2nd for the best finds. Come see for yourself. </p>       <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">12/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=69">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Tamara Baskin Art Glass</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Tamara Baskin Art Glass   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">December 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Self taught artist Tamara Baskin has 20 years experience working in several mediums. The past several years she has been employing the technique of fusing glass (which dates back 4000 years in the Middle East) where layers of glass are cut and then arranged to be fired in a kiln, creating a colourful and functional work of art. These pieces are kiln fired at 1400F (the temperature at which glass fuses) which causes the edges to round, giving a smooth, organic look. Dichroic glass is often incorporated to add an extra sparkle to work that already appears to glow from within.</P><BR> <P>Born and raised in Israel, Tamara's emphasis in her work is in creating elegant yet functional designs to celebrate Jewish life. Each piece is signed and dated by the artist.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">11/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=68">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Alice Vander Vennen</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Alice Vander Vennen   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">November 1, 2007 - November 30, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <p>By assembling together the expected with the unexpected-painted canvas, delicately woven wire, copper, paper or a smooth white stone-an evocative piece arises, speaking to the viewer at many levels. Alice strives to create new and interesting forms by juxtaposing found objects with familiar material such as paper or canvas. The found objects carry subtle meaning simply because of their colour, shape and history. Placed together with other material, they form a new, visually compelling story.</p> <p>Some of the pieces are designed in a quilt-like pattern. The paper, copper, fabric and stones are an intriguing contrast to what one might expect of the age-old quilt pattern. The juxtaposition of the unique materials creates a lovely piece but raises intriguing questions, taking the viewer beyond the expected.</p> <p></p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">10/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=67">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Rudy Kehkla</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Rudy Kehkla   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">October 1, 2007 - October 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR> <p>Each of Rudy's wire sculptures starts from a sketch. Placing the sketch on the wall and using bright lights to cast a strong shadow, Rudy begins bending wire to match the shadow lines, carefully rendering his two dimensional line drawing as a three dimensional sculpture. Most of his subjects are inspired by movement, whether he is depicting athletes in mid stride or musicians in mid note. Many of his sculptures have kinetic elements as well. Just walking by his pieces creates a breeze that sets each piece in motion--a violinist bows, a guitarist plucks, and a tree bends and weaves in the wind.</p> <p><br>Rudy maintains that "my sculpture is mainly composed of air. I use bits of wire only to define that part of air to which I want to draw my audience's attention...minimal visual clues to assist the mind to define space, or enclose a volume." </p> <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=66&ArtistID=360"> <img width=85 height=69 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jess_Riva_Cooper_September_2007_Window_of_Opportunity_5668_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jess Riva Cooper<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=66&ArtistID=360"> <img width=85 height=65 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Jess_Riva_Cooper_Window_of_Opportunity___Sept_2007_5717_93.jpg"></a> <br> Jess Riva Cooper<br> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">9/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=66">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Jess Riva Cooper</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Jess Riva Cooper   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">September 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"My interest in clay is the relationship between the human figure and the vessel, using painterly techniques for surface decoration.<SPAN> </SPAN>Since the beginning of my ceramic education I have been fascinated by the rich history of the figure in clay, from Pre-Columbian Moche portrait vessels to sixteenth-century Della Robbia figurines.<SPAN> </SPAN>Drawing on my enthusiasm for the simple shapes and intensify of the Fauvist painters, I use the surfaces of vessels as my sketchbook.<SPAN> </SPAN>These themes and colours are then taken as inspiration for my sculptural work.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Historically, ceramic figures were used to depict common images within a society, such as members of royalty.<SPAN> </SPAN>The images that I see prevalent in everyday life today are of people waiting in lines: huddled in the cold for a late bus, drooping in the airport next to the delayed flight sign, poised in bathing suits ready to jump into unknown depths.<SPAN> </SPAN>These are people connected by common actions but rarely interacting-the alienated individual, isolated in a crowd.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=65&ArtistID=233"> <img width=85 height=78 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_Sunrise_Tree_Series_22__4855_59.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=65&ArtistID=233"> <img width=85 height=85 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Cesan_dOrnellas_Levine_Prism_Tree_Series_25__5276_93.jpg"></a> <br> Césan d'Ornellas Levine<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">7/18/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=65">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Cesan d'Ornellas-Levine</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Césan d'Ornellas Levine   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">July 18, 2007 - August 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Césan's work is a balance between form and freedom, as well as the conventional and eccentric, as she re-imagines, re-works, and remembers symbols and iconography. <BR>While her subjects are simple and familiar, her expression is original, bold, rhythmic, sculptural and spiritual . Césan will open a creative door behind an idea, and carefully allow it to explode onto the canvas.</P><BR> <P><BR>"Everything we see moves through the lens of human consciousness. We never look up and see just the sun through our own eyes. We see the sun as much through the eyes of those who've come before us. I see my work as a process of truly sensual symbols and iconography. I try not to paint only the tree or the way I see the tree, but the convergence of the tree, the idea of the tree, and the human-ness of the tree -- how it has come through our collective cultural consciousness and been transformed by it. So it is not just about exploring the sensation of the sun, but about deconstructing the cultural convention of the sun and 'remembering' how we experience it in a truly sensual way -- learning how to re-imagine the sun- how it feels and tastes and really 'is'."<BR></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=64&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=34 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_Autumn_Garden_5408_93.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">6/18/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=64">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Tsunami Glassworks & Kyle Stewart</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">June 11, 2007 - July 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Tsunami Glassworks' unique pieces are created using a combination of hot glass techniques and engraving. The work of husband and wife glass artists Eva Milinkovic and Kriston Gene is derived from organic chemistry and a desire to 'explore the poetry of scientific ideas.' </P><BR> <P>Kriston Gene is the son of the well known stained glass artist and owner of Kabuki Design and Art Glass Ltd., whose company emblem is the tsunami wave. The couple was thus inspired to take the name Tsunami Glassworks Inc. when they started their artisic partnership. Eva Milinkovic is a graduate of the glass blowing program at Sheridan College. Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions for Sheridan College and has shown in various galleries in North America as well as Germany.</P><BR> <P>Kyle Stewart was born in 1974 in London, Ontario and raised in a rural farming community. Artistry is the foundation of his family: his mother is a painter and his father, a potter. </P><BR> <P>"I have gained a profound appreciation for nature and all its many shapes, colours and complexities. This bond with nature strengthened while in Spain visiting a friend. I adopted an intense admiration for the work of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. My oil paintings are in tune with the varying landscapes of Ontario, and share the whimsical approach for which Gaudi was well-known and admired. My intention is not to reproduce nature, but to create my own environment inspired by my experiences with natural landscapes and architecture."</P><BR> <P><BR></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">5/10/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=63">Celebrity Online Auction</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Online Auction of Celebrity Collection finished on May 21. Thank you to everyone who participated!<BR><BR>See <A href="http://www.sickkidsauctions.com">www.sickkidsauctions.com</A> for details for all teapots. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">5/8/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=62">Tea Four Two: 42 Outstanding Teapots</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Teapot Exhibition & Celebrity Auction</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Thursday, May 10, 2007 - Sunday, June 10, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION - Thursday, May 10th 5-9pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Discover 2 outstanding teapot collections - perfect for gifts for Mother's Day and everday!<BR><BR>42 Artist Teapots selected from some of the most talented professional artists from across North America.<BR><BR>Celebrity Collection: Online Auction of Celebrity Teapots: May 11th - May 21st through <A href="http://www.sickkidsauctions.com">www.sickkidsauctions.com</A> .</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">4/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=61">"Window of Opportunity"</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Alex Anagnostou</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Alex Anagnostou   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">April 1, 2007 - April 30, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Sensuous forms and layers of brilliant colour are hallmarks of Alex Anagnostou's artful blown glass. A graduate of the reknowned Sheridan College Institute's Glass Program in 2004, Alex earned the Betty Kantor Silent Night Scholarship two years in a row.<BR><BR>The sensuous forms of Alex's works are often derived from natural objects found in the garden which she tends, and their relationship to the human body: fluid, organic forms both mimic the body and beg to be touched or handled.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=60&ArtistID=5"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Boris_Kramer_Window_of_Opportunity_4851_59.jpg"></a> <br> Boris Kramer<br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">2/28/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=60">"Window of Opportunity"</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Boris Kramer</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Boris Kramer   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">March 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><BR>   <p>Boris Kramer was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1969. Through his father Richard he learned blacksmithing techniques by osmosis: at home, art and metal were part of daily life. Richard, in turn, had been working with metal since the age of 14 and began his studio while in his 30's. In 1995, when Boris completed a degree in Fine Arts at McMaster University, he committed his artistic future to metal and joined his father at the forge.</p> <p>As his influences he cites movements as diverse as Rayism and Impressionism and states that, for him, the forging process is the seeking of form in a balance that supports its own meaning. Although he shares with his father a fascination with human relationships, Boris has clearly developed his own distinct vision and his own unique style.  Their studio has become well known for its rounded, semi-abstract human forms developed by Richard to express various human relationships and the positive aspects of life.</p>  <BR> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">2/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=57">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Kevin Gray</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Kevin Gray   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">After over 25 years of glass blowing experience, Kevin Gray is still in awe of the intrinsic beauty and fluidity of glass. Kevin began blowing in 1980, and established his own studio four years later. His skills have been honed within North America's most renowned schools: Sheridan College in Oakville, the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and the Pilchuck School of Glass in Washington State. It was at Pilchuck that Kevin was able to study with top glass artists Paul Stankard and Lino Tagliapietra.<BR><BR>Kevin's work has been featured in several exhibitions, most notably at the National Gallery of Canada and the Musee Beaux Arts in France. He is well known for his numerous large scale architectural installations for buildings such as Ottawa's Montfort Hospital. Kevin owns and operates a glass studio and Gallery in the historic village of Merrickville. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">1/1/2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=56">Time For a Sale</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Roger Wood   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">January 1, 2007 - January 31, 2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>The quirky and creative work by Toronto clock artist Roger Wood will be <STRONG>10% off</STRONG> throughout January. Be sure to check out this limited offer - there's no time to waste! </P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">11/27/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=54">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Starfish Glassworks</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">December 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">The Petroff Gallery is honoured to exhibit the outstanding pieces from Starfish Glassworks artists Gary Bolt, Morna Tudor and Lisa Samphire. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">11/1/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=52">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Fay Miller</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Fay Miller   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">November 1, 2006 - December 23, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Artist Fay Miller's desire to create beautiful things with her own two hands motivated her to leave a graphic arts career to work with glass. Intrigued by the reflective sheen of glass, Fay's work tends to be surface oriented, decorative, and undisciplined. She delights in the random beauty of the glass shards and the joy and ritual they represent.<BR><BR>Fay has designed awards for Amnesty Interenational, The American Jewish Committee, The Shofar, The Klein Chaplaincy, United Jewish Fun, The Jewish Federation, and other charitable and corporate organizations. Special commissions include dining tables, side tables, a glass wall for Temple Nir Tamid, California in Palos Verdes, and an eternal light for Temple Sinai in Rancho Mirage, California. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">9/7/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=47">Window of Opportunity - September</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Rollin Karg</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Rollin Karg   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">September 5, 2006 - October 15, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The fluidity of hot molten glass being formed from a fiery furnace and the fine balance between time and gravity: this is the magic that drew Rollin Karg away from his career as an industrial engineer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He gathered all of his diverse talents (photographer, potter, woodworker, and engineer) and became a full-time glass blower after several workshops at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Emporia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kansas</st1:place></st1:State>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Rollin has built his most recent studio close to his family home in a beautiful park-like setting. The beauty of his natural surroundings serves as inspiration while still in stark contrast to the heat and spontaneity of glass blowing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some of his family have also caught the glass blowing bug, and he has served as mentor to several.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Futura Lt BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Rollin is well-known for his skillful combination of dichroic glass, canework, and of course the many intricate layers and designs which create such visually stunning effects.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His organic forms and the striking mix of patterned dichroic glass make Rollin's work unmistakable.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From small pieces to large sculptures, the distinctive style of Rollin Karg is a joy to behold.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">8/1/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=53">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Dana Roman</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">August 1, 2006 - August 31, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Dana Roman specializes in hand painted wearable art. She lives in Canmore, Alberta and takes her inspiration from the Canadian Rockies in order to create one-of-a-kind silk garments and framed works. She strives to capture the spirit of the pristine mountain wilderness as she encounters it on her back country trips. The natural, soft texture of her choice medium shows off hand-painted patterns and plays with light. The possibilities that begin with Dana's unique pieces are as endless as the flow of the silk itself.</P><BR> <P></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">7/4/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=51">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Jane Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">July 1, 2006 - July 31, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><FONT face="ZapfHumnst BT">Jane Hill's vases, platters, and teapots, appear to be drawings that have stepped off the page and come to life!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will notice the black outlines, the flat planes, and the positive and negative shapes first.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The awareness of function comes second (like a punch line that can't help but make you smile).</FONT></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><FONT face="ZapfHumnst BT"></FONT></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="ZapfHumnst BT"></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA><FONT face="ZapfHumnst BT">Jane translates basic two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensions, with an interest in the form, gesture, contrast and compatibility.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Her pottery has been featured on HGTV, in Canadian House & Home Magazine, Century Home Magazine, and Hamilton Magazine.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She is also a frequent participant in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:City>'s Annual Outdoor Art Exhibition and the Hamilton Region Art Council's "Designer Craft Exhibition".</FONT></SPAN></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="center" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=50&ArtistID=308"> <img width=85 height=63 border="0" src="images/thumbnail/Kyle_Stewart_Summer_Field_3643_59.jpg"></a> <br> Kyle Stewart<br> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">6/9/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=50">Window of Opportunity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Kyle Stewart - Painter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">Kyle Stewart   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>Kyle was born in 1974 in London, Ontario and raised in a rural farming community. Artistry is the foundation of his family: his mother is a painter and his father, a potter. Although he was never encouraged to follow in their footsteps, he quickly found himself sharpening his artistic abilities. Throughout his youth and university years, his work - whether realized through drawing or painting - consisted mainly of people and portraits. After spending four years in Thunder Bay, Ontario Kyle found a new inspiration for his subject matter.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">5/4/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=48">SCORE! Art Exhibition</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Where Sports Meets Art</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Thursday, May 11, 2006 - Sunday, June 4, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Silent Auction closed on June 4, 2006 at 5:00 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P>A Special Presentation of Artists creating sports-related works & Sports Celebrities creating artworks.</P><BR> <P><STRONG><U>SPORTS CELEBRITES ARTWORKS</U></STRONG> will be Auctioned off with all proceeds going to SickKids Foundation. <STRONG><U>BIDDING CLOSES ON SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006</U></STRONG>.</P><BR> <P>Bids can be placed in Minimum Increments of $25.</P><BR> <P>Bids can be placed in three ways:</P><BR> <P>1. In person</P><BR> <P>2. Online via email-select "contact" icon </P><BR> <P>3. Via telephone toll free 1-877-542-3600 (Local 416-782-1696)</P><BR> <P>All bidders will receive weekly updates on the auction pieces (with provided email address). Also the pieces will be updated daily on the website as of 10am with the current highest <STRONG>BID</STRONG>.</P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">4/1/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=46">Window of Opportunity - June Pham</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">June Pham   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">April 1, 2006 - April 30, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">June Pham was born in the heart of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, where she pursued her education in the arts at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Central Florida</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She later attended <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Valencia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> where she received a tuition grant and merit award for graphics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now a resident of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>, June's experience working with stained glass offered her the first glimpse of the magic created between light and glass.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>June enrolled in the Glass Program at the Sheridan College School of Craft and Design, and it was there that she found an unbelievable outlet for her creativity.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><BR> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">June blends colours with a painterly touch, allowing the transparency of the glass to develop subtle colour differences.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The effect of layering is essential to the subtle atmosphere June tries to create with her work. The result is ethereal and calming, calling to mind the shifting colours of an aurora.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As important colour is to June's work, form is an equally essential element.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>June takes most of her inspiration from nature and the human body which, she believes, speaks an unspoken language.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top">3/2/2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"> </a> <a href="fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=44">Window of Opportunity - Ann Kahn</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">Stone Sculptures</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="artistname" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">March 2, 2006 - March 31, 2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top">To view more artwork from the exhibition, click on image.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bodytext" align="left" valign="top"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Ann Kahn has been studying fine arts since the 1940's. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Her journey in sculpture began in 1975 at the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Centre Sculpture Club </I>under the instruction of Irene Blogg, President of the <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Toronto Sculpture Society</I>.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN class=NormalWebChar><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P><BR> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=NormalWebChar><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Ann’s works are carved from alabaster with compositions ranging from figurative</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> to purely abstract forms. </SPAN><SPAN class=nov11dark1><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A href="http://www.columbinensg.com/ProcessSculpt_stone.htm##"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Stone carving is a “subtractive” sculpting process, meaning that the material is removed from the whole. Beginning with a block of alabaster, </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Ann sketch</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">es on the stone and cuts the larger areas away. </SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><BR> <P><SPAN class=nov11dark1><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'ZapfHumnst BT'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A href="http://www.columbinensg.com/ProcessSculpt_stone.htm##"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Once the rough cuts are complete</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">, she</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"> begins a long process of chiseling, grinding and sanding. Texture is achieved by the process of chiseling</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: b