Alberta-based SAQA Artists Now on Exhibit in Lacombe!

In my previous post, I mentioned that the TREX (Travelling Exhibit) from the Alberta Society of Artists was coming to Lacombe.  I had a little bit of time there Saturday evening, on my way to the theatre, so stopped in for a look and took photos.

I found myself having to dodge some children who were running around in the area (the gallery is in a wide hall on the main floor near the ballroom, where a wedding reception was beginning), so please excuse some of the angles and a bit of blurring.  (I am a 'point and click' photographer and was using a Canon Power Shot A2600.)

There are only three artists in this exhibit, and two of them are SAQA members: Margie Davidson of Edmonton and Diane Duncan of Calgary.  This exhibit remains at the Lacombe Memorial Centre till December 7...so I hope to get back again to view it more slowly and carefully.

Perhaps these photos will entice SAQA members -- especially those in Alberta -- to do so too. (NOTE: The exhibit moves to Belgravia School in Edmonton thereafter, showing from December 14 through January 18.  School venues are a bit more challenging to enter, as you need to contact the school to confirm your visit, and during this period of time in particular, remember that schools will be closed for the "Holiday Season".)

First, from Margie:

Tom's Ties - 2016
Machine pieced and quilted

A Sampler - 2016
Hand-painted, stamped,
hand-stitched, machine quilted

And a trio, together entitled "A Sense of Place", in a seasonal palette:

Backyard Ferns - 2016
Sun-printed, machine quilted, hand-stitched
(Winter)

Canada Maple Leaves - 2016
Sun-printed, machine quilted, hand-stitched
Autumn

Edmonton Elms - 2016
Sun-printed, machine quilted, hand-stitched
Spring/Summer

Now, from Diane:

Grandma Bella - 2016
Assemblage, fabric collage, quilting,
crochet, embroidery

Granny Alice - 2016
Assemblage, fabric collage, quilting,
crochet, embroidery

Mom Evelyn - 2016
Assemblage, fabric collage, quilting,
crochet, embroidery

Dad Ernie - 2016
Assemblage, fabric collage, quilting,
crochet, embroidery

Please note that in the second floor gallery of the same venue, Margaret Blank's Mark on the Body: Honouring Those Who Live with Type 1 Diabetes is up through Wednesday.  If you are in Lacombe before November 17, you can see both exhibits in the same venue, at the same time.

The Ties that Bind

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main..."   These words of John Donne's, from his Meditations XVII, introduce a new exhibit from the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA).  The Ties That Bind will be travelling through Alberta under the auspices of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.

Gracing the cover of the brochure for this exhibit is Alberta member Diane Duncan's piece, Diane Duncan, 2016; Diane, who hails from Calgary, is one of four artists participating in the project.  The others are SAQA member Margie Davidson and artists Judy Weiss and Matt Gould, all of  Edmonton.  The Ties That Bind will be touring to over 60 venues in  approximately 35 Alberta communities.  Four a touring schedule, check the AGA website HERE.  Congratulations, Diane!

By Chance -- Another Exhibit!

I continue to encourage members to send me information about exhibits and shows in which they're participating -- whether affiliated with SAQA or not -- so their work can be shared with all of us.  Sometimes, however, these things are brought to me serendipitously.   For example, I stumbled over this item from member Diane Duncan of Calgary while browsing Facebook this afternoon.

Diane's piece (the windmill, centre of the poster) is only one of what looks to be a fabulous exhibit of textile art by members of the Fibre Art Network (FAN).  If you happen to be in Duncan and area before it closes, do take it in!

Still More to See (Part II)

Diane Duncan of Calgary is another of our members who currently has work in exhibits beyond the SAQA umbrella (and yes, she has a piece in both "Meet the Best of the West" and "The Burgess Shale Project").  She joins Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas and Wendy Klotz (and others?) in Surface Design Alberta's first show, "What's on the Surface?" -- closing April 29! -- at the Atlantis Framing and Arts Studio, 4515 Manhattn Road S.E., Calgary.  (I first posted about this exhibit as it was preparing to open - click HERE.)

Diane has shared these photos of her piece from that exhibit:

The Lure of the Open Road - Diane Duncan, 2014

The Lure of the Open Road - Detail

In addition, Diane has a piece in the up-coming Alberta Society of Artists Exhibit, "Self-Portraits: Within the Artist", which opens May 5 at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton:

We are the Sum of Our Past - Diane Duncan, 2014

Information about this exhibit can be found at the above link, but Diane kindly sent along a copy of the poster:

For those of you in Southern Alberta, it's scheduled to travel to the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium for dates in June and July.  Wherever you are in Alberta this spring and early summer, you have an opportunity to take in this exhibit.

Looking at the work of other artists can be an inspiring and motivating experience.  If you have a piece in an up-coming show anywhere in Western Canada, please share the information with the rest of us -- and even if you don't, when at all possible add an exhibit to your plans for Artist's Dates and shop-hops.  You won't be disappointed!  Please contact Margaret at margblank AT xplornet DOT ca with your exhibit information so it can be posted here on the blog.  Thank you for your support!