THE DRAWING ROOM opening reception
The Pendulum Gallery, HSBC Building Lobby
885 West Georgia Street
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Friday, July 16, 2010
7:00pm — 9:00pm
CASH BAR
Exhibition: July 17 — August 7
FREE to the Public
A featured component of DRAWN 2010, this juried exhibition of 50 works takes the pulse of current drawing practice in Canada. National in scope and stylistically diverse, The Drawing Room features a dynamic range of artistic expression, and includes images created in traditional media along with innovative works that push beyond conventional definitions and categories.
Fifty artists were selected for the exhibition, including: Brian Boulton, Shuvinai Ashoona, Nam Duc Nguyen, Val Nelson, Andrew Valko, and Davida Kidd.
Jury: John Hartman (artist), Darrin Martens (curator), Angela Grossman (artist), Monte Clark (gallery owner), Sophie Jodoin (artist), Amy Karlinsky (critic) and Lynn Ruscheinsky (art historian).
E-mail: coordinator@pendulumgallery.bc.ca
FUNDRAISER & AUCTION: THE DRAWING PARTY 2
Gallery Jones
1725 West Third Avenue
Friday June 25, 7 - 10PM
Admission: $10 at the door (cash only, includes complimentary beverage)
Join us for the second installment of The Drawing Party. A follow up to our inaugural 2009 festival launch party, this exciting fundraising event will feature more live drawing and great art. The evening will include a silent auction of six large scale drawings that were produced during the first Drawing Party. Featuring works by Christian Nicolay, Davida Kidd, Kavavaow Mannomee, Carolyn Stockbridge, Justin Ogilvie and Val Nelson. Don't miss this opportunity to mingle with fellow art-lovers, enjoy great entertainment and acquire some fantastic art!
Proceeds to support the programming of the Vancouver Drawing Festival Society. Artists receive 30% of the price realized.
View works in the Auction
View work from last year’s Drawing Party.
Val Nelson
Voyage en Zigzag
Bau-Xi Gallery
November 7 - 19
Artist Reception: November 7, 2-4 pm
Artist Talk 3pm
Bau-Xi Gallery
340 Dundas St.,
Toronto, ON
T:416-977-0600
The AUCTION:
The Carlu
444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Reception & Final Viewing:
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Auction: 7:00 p.m. (sharp)
The list of artists donating to this worthy fund-raiser for the care of people with AIDS includes Ed Pien, Douglas Copeland, Monica Tap, Greg Girard, John Scott, Katie Pretti, Shelley Adler, Val Nelson, Ben Reeves, and Holger Kalberg.
Toronto International Art Fair 2009
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
October 22-26
Metropolitan Home June Issue (download)
Val’s drawings are featured in Barbara Barry’s beautiful Los Angeles interior in the June issue of Metropolitan Home.
For three weeks in July and August, Vancouver-area galleries and museums will come together and host an unprecedented series of exhibitions devoted to the medium of drawing. The first celebration of its kind in Canada and possibly the world, this unique multi-venue event will include an exciting program of free lectures, gallery tours, exhibition openings, artist talks, and more.
Val Nelson, Brent Boechler, and David Alexander will give an artist talk on their drawings at the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver on July 18 at 3pm
Loosen Up!
Oil Painting Weekend with Val Nelson
Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 10 to 4 pm
Read more: http://canvas7.wordpress.com/in-the-studio/
Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine December 2008 issue
A Guided Tour of Happiness
Exhibited at Bau-xi Gallery in Vancouver, November 8-22, 2008
Val’s next solo show will be at the Bau-Xi Gallery in Toronto, November 2009
Carte Blanche Vol. 2: Painting
Val’s work has been included in this new book showcasing 190 Canadian painters, which includes a foreward by Jane Urquhart and a critical essay by Clint Roenisch.
The book was launched November 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto.
http://www.magentafoundation.org/books/carte-blanche-2-painting/
Val was commissioned to make a painting for the Centrefold of the fall 2008 issue of Vancouver Review magazine. In the painting Val used Vancouver’s Queen Mary Elementary School as her subject, illustrating her optimism for a hopeful conclusion to the debate over the future of Vancouver’s beautiful older, not-yet-earthquake-proof schools.
