Muir Gallery - Exhibition Archives

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440 Anderton Ave Courtenay, BC
250-334-2983
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11th Annual NIC Pro Photograph Gallery Show
Join students in the Professional Photography Program at North Island College on the evening of June 5 when they launch the program’s 11th annual showcasing of personal work at The Muir Gallery. The Images featured cover both digital and traditional film capture presented as contemporary digital prints. Photographs by Corey Bradder, Andrew Duerksen, Ainsley Ferguson, Drew Glaser, John Hallett, Amanda Newell, Rina Parmar, Michelle Patterson, Katrina Rice and Nancy Shields will be displayed until June 27. Throughout the 10-month long program, the students have taken 18 courses and met the demands of 10 instructors. They’ve also completed a two week work practicum that took some to Hawaii, Ontario, Alberta, the state of Montana and hands-on studio / location experiences in Vancouver and Victoria. Before the adjudication of their final portfolios in late June, the students have taken this opportunity to publicly show what truly interests them. They have assembled a varied, refreshing array of landscapes, portraits, nature, sports photography, human form and metaphorical images. Drew Glaser’s passion is documenting athletes immersed in the popular sports of surfing, mountain biking and skateboarding.. His crisp, peak action shots capture the uniqueness of solo styles; images he hopes will inspire others to get into new sports. While Drew was photographing surfers in Hawaii with his mentor, Jim Russi, another classmate, Rina Parmar, was also enjoying the rays and culture of the state. When not assisting busy Honolulu portrait photographer, Stan Cox, she found the Polynesian dancers of Waikiki irresistible. She hopes her colorful prints will convey the expressive essence of the music and dance. Landscape and nature studies have caught the eye of Michelle Patterson and John Hallett. While on practicum, Michelle and mentor, Kevin Hulett of Utah, toured and, of course, documented the barren, rustic realms of northern Arizona. Parched ground, threatening stormy skies, the terra cotta colored walls of Antelope slot canyon and the rugged presence of the Grand Canyon dominated her trip. In contrast to the dramatic austerity of Arizona, John has turned his attention to the raw simple beauty of flowers. Lured by their showy color, soft texture and enhancing light, he presents an enticing rendering of the rich hues and undertones of luminance in wild and domestic blooms. Corey Bradder has well established his skill behind the lens and at the computer so his quirky series of human-techno portraits is a welcomed eccentricity. Intrigued by the possibilities of human physical mutations, he has given visual birth to a collection of morphic forms that could well populate a latest video game or sci-fi futuristic movie. Not to be out done, Andrew Duerksen likewise draws on an extensive knowledge of software manipulation to merge his friends into a new race of being. Wanting to stress the cultural and physical difference of us all, he hopes to visually emphasize the need for all humans to co-exist on our planet. The flatbed scanning of medium format black and white negatives provides the source of three students’ prints. Ainsley Ferguson and Katrina Rice separately apply the crossover capture to present representational images of classic subjects. Portraying the essence of organic design in natural things from domestic and wild flowers to driftwood forms the basis of Ainsley’s work while Katrina presents a study of window portals that have lured her photographic eye. Amanda Newell’s negatives have been altered by hand -- selectively dyed, scratched -- prior to flatbed scanning then further manipulated in Photoshop. The process creates intriguing abstracts from representational subjects. Over the last 10 months, Alberta-based Nancy Shields has spent some of her brief free time capturing her favorite subject of photography: live music. Believing that local music and musicians don’t get enough exposure, she views the gallery show to be a perfect opportunity to show case some of the bands she has photographed. The show opens June 5 in the evening from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. and continues until Saturday, June 27. The Muir Gallery at 440 Anderton Ave. in Courtenay is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00am to 4:00pm. Phone 334-2983 for more details.
29 May 2009 - 13:46 by admin	Exhibition Archives |

MUIR GALLERY CALENDAR 2007

Local Colours Festival
Sept 13-16 Downtown Courtenay

Work from the Local Colours Festival,
Show Runs: Sept 16- 29
Opening: Sun Sept 16 from 1-3pm

Explorations of the Landscape by Artist Kristin Russell
Show Runs: Oct 5- Nov 3
Opening: Fri Oct 5 from 7-9pm

Construction Site an Installation by Grace Wolff
Show Runs: Nov 9 – Dec 1
Opening: Fri Nov 9 from 7-9pm

Gourds by artist Kim Lewis
Show Runs: Dec 7- 29
Opening Fri Dec 7 from 7-9pm