January 31st - February 4, 2012
Opening Reception January 30th @ 5:30pm
Anna Leonowens Gallery
1891 Granville Street
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Gallery 1
Figure/Ground
Samantha Battaglia, undergraduate exhibitor
Battaglia explains about her series of oil paintings of collaged
interior spaces: “The collages themselves dismantle images of modern
architecture to create a confusing blend of converging perspectives that
is meant to leave the viewer ungrounded. This series stems from
personal experiences of home and the subtle negotiations between the
expected use of architectural space and the power of human
relationships.”
Gallery 2A
Happy Hour
Emily Powers, undergraduate exhibitor
About her oil paintings, Powers offers:
The memories we possess are often fabrications; they exist within our
minds. At times, the more we try to recall specific memories, the more
we are distancing ourselves from the reality of these moments. We
generate and store memories similarly to imagination, and within this
series of oil paintings, imagination and memory collide, pulling the
subject further away from the real. These fragments of memory reference
party snap shots; moments captured in time becoming further distorted
within the paintings, creating unusual and unexpected juxtapositions.
Combined is the exploration of constructed memory while incorporating
elements of colour, pattern and portraiture.
Gallery 2B
The Wicked City
Siobhàn Gallagher, undergraduate exhibitor
The Wicked City is an exhibition of large-scale graphic printed works
that combine typographic and illustrative qualities. Gallagher offers:
“Through these works, I am exploring the polarizing experiences of city
life and reacting to existing urban decoration.”
Gallery 3
Invisible Visible
Jenna Cook, undergraduate exhibitor
About her video installation the artist states: "This work questions
notions of privacy, agency, performativity, and what constitutes an
acceptable bodily space or experience. The focus is on delineating
potentially dangerous boundaries, highlighting the notion of a public
secret, and rendering the invisible, visible."
Port Loggia Gallery
In Residence: NSCAD Community Studio residencies Lunenburg and New Glasgow
Residents Nadia Gemeinhardt, Krissi MacKenzie, Lynette de Montreuil, Annalise Prodor, Katie Roux, Jason Skinner
Organized by The School of Extended Studies, NSCAD University
Through the Community Studio Residency Programs, NSCAD continues to
enhance art education by building strong ties with schools and community
groups throughout Nova Scotia. Recent graduates Nadia Gemeinhardt,
Krissi MacKenzie, Lynette de Montreuil, Annalise Prodor, Katie Roux, and
Jason Skinner are taking this year to further explore their art
practice while working in a new community. The residents learn
invaluable lessons about teaching and community engagement through art
during their time in residence. The School of Extended Studies is
pleased to work with the residents throughout the year, guiding them in
their journey.