20 x 20"
oil on cradled panel
© Nicki Ault, 2016
sold
16 x 20"
oil on board
© Nicki Ault, 2017
sold
It's that time of year again... the Mann Art Gallery Winter Festival Juried Art Show and Sale. Above are my two entries which I was happy to find displayed in the main gallery. There were two hundred and fourteen pieces of art submitted this year with the guest curator being Zachari Logan- a Saskatchewan artist who has made it big to the International art scene. Please look at his fascinating work here.
I had heard that my colleague and fellow Studio On 20th artist, Carol Wylie, had received some sort of honour for a piece she entered, so I was excited to go to the opening reception with her this past Friday night to take pictures and cheer. Except I forgot my camera at home. Boo.
I had heard that my colleague and fellow Studio On 20th artist, Carol Wylie, had received some sort of honour for a piece she entered, so I was excited to go to the opening reception with her this past Friday night to take pictures and cheer. Except I forgot my camera at home. Boo.
big wall, main gallery
photo © James Clow, 2017
Luckily we have phones with cameras and all was not lost. I was able to get a few shots with mine and some from friends.
detail, main gallery
photo © Nicki Ault, 2017
photo © Nicki Ault, 2017
detail, main gallery
photo © Nicki Ault, 2017
photo © Nicki Ault, 2017
corner, main gallery
photo © James Clow, 2017
photo © James Clow, 2017
photo © Nicki Ault, 2017
As it turned out the Mann Art Gallery purchased Carol's painting "Odalisque" for their permanent collection which was extraordinarily exciting. She was thrilled with that and then at the end of the program the big prize of the night was announced... Carol won The Mayor's Prize & Best of Show for that same painting!!!
Zachari Logan, Carol Wylie and Mayor Greg Dionne
photo © Ken Van Rees
"Silver Buffalo" by James Clow
photo © Patti Clow, 2017
Another artist colleague, James Clow, won the Sandy & Peggy Memorial Award for his work "Silver Buffalo". He generously allowed me to use a few of his photos from that night.
photo © James Clow, 2017
It's always interesting to see how the guest curator/juror approaches such an enormous amount of diverse work and pulls it together into a cohesive show. This year Zachari chose the artwork he wanted for the main gallery and used colour connections between the work as his guide. He then created salon-style displays in the second and third gallery spaces.
second gallery space
photo © James Clow, 2017
The show is up until March 25. Please enjoy browsing through these websites:
