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John Hartman, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, NYC, 2006, three-colour drypoint
John Hartman, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, NYC, 2006, three-colour drypoint

Invention and Revival:

The Colour Drypoints of David Milne and John Hartman

Burnaby Art Gallery, June 2 – July 19, 2009


David Milne invented and mastered the colour drypoint technique at the beginning of the 20th Century. John Hartman revived and sought to explore the technique some forty years later. Though their lives only overlapped for three years, the combination of each artist’s work demonstrates adept skill and insight into a lesser known primaking medium through the subjects they have chosen to explore, document and capture.

Invention and Revival: The Colour Drypoints of David Milne and John Hartman was curated by Rosemarie Tovell with an essay by Anne-marie Ninacs. The exhibition has been organized and circulated by Carleton University Art Gallery.

Artist tour and talk with John Hartman – Sunday, June 7, 4:30 pm

Curator tour and talk with Rosemarie Tovell – Sunday, July 19, 4:30 pm

This fabulous exhibition is part of Vancouver’s first Drawn Festival.