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October - November
Yvette Gagnon
Yvette Gagnon has been
using recycled materials
to create art since she
was a young girl. She
has since discovered a
passion for working
with fractured "waste"
glass when she found
tons of broken glass and
thought to herself
"what a waste...what
can I do with it?" The
curious, resourceful little
girl in her just could not
leave the glass behind
and as a result, the
fractured glass artwork
that Gagnon creates
always surprises her with
its unlimited possibilities
when creating each
original piece. The works
are mounted on canvas
and hung for exhibition.
For more information email us at info@masseytheatre.com.
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Upcoming Exhibit
City's artistic gems honoured in display
A portrait series recognizing artists of New Westminster past and present is being unveiled in celebration of the city's 150th anniversary in its entirety this winter in the Plaskett Gallery. This first series of portraits will honour an eclectic group of artists whose contributions span from the early 1900s through to today.
The list of artists are: Reid Anderson, ballet dancer and artistic director of Stuttgart Ballet; Raymond Burr, actor - famous for his portrayal of Perry Mason; Charlotte Diamond, children's entertainer and songwriter; Judith Forst, opera singer; Bruno Gerussi, actor - starred on Beachcombers; June Goldsmith, music producer; Ed Harrington, actor, director and teacher; Dolores Kirkwood, actor, singer, dancer, choreographer and teacher; Leon Mandrake, magician; Charles Monteith, violinist; Mum's the Word Collective, internationally produced theatre group; Lori Pappajohn, harpist, journalist and leader of Winter Harp Ensemble; Sam Payne, actor and theatre director; Joan Augusta Brownie Peebles, opera singer and teacher; Joseph Plaskett, painter; Leslie Poole, painter; Belle Puri, journalist; Denise Quan, ballet dancer; Mike Reno, lead singer of Canadian band Loverboy.
The exhibit will be shown on an annual basis in the Plaskett Gallery, which is located at 735 Eighth Ave in the Massey Theatre lobby.
For more information email us at info@masseytheatre.com.
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Recent Exhibit: April 21 - June 29 /09
Elizabeth Harris-Nichols
"Everyday I See"
Nature is decoration, a playground, or resources for humanity. We genetically and physically modify the attributes of nature to suit our needs and comforts. Our exploitation ranges from subtle to extreme, our influence may be a single presence on a slope of a mountain to where we remove entire forests to dramatically alter landscapes. Featured at the Plaskett Gallery is a series that speaks of these issues, though not through a discomforting experience, but in a way of reflection. We cannot change our dependence for we are nature too, however, we can appreciate the beauty and the gifts that are given.
I enjoy working on large canvases. I work with a layering technique over raw canvas with liquid washes of pigment, the mark making is fluid and free and the translucent overlapping of colour create both the shadow and light. This technique is time consuming in construction, and as a result I work on 3 or 4 canvases at a time which enables a consistency and reflection of the series currently undertaken.
www.elizabethharris-nichols.com
For more information email us at info@masseytheatre.com.
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