David Ruben
/David Ruben
b. 1950
David Ruben is a carver and printmaker from Paulatuk, North West Territories. Rubens was made a member of the Sculptor’s Society of Canada in 2000.
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David Ruben
b. 1950
David Ruben is a carver and printmaker from Paulatuk, North West Territories. Rubens was made a member of the Sculptor’s Society of Canada in 2000.
Read MoreB. 1934-2012, Nunavut Territory. Lucy Tasseor began making soap stone sculptures in the early 1960s and had a prolific career that lasted more than four decades. The majority of Tasseor’s sculptures portray domestic subjects with people or familial groups represented through clusters of faces.
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Frances Semple was born in Scotland and grew up in southern Ontario. After high school she moved to Toronto to study sculpture and mould making at OCAD University which included an exchange program in Florence Italy and a term studying at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. After college she worked as a scenic artist in theatre and the film business while maintaining her own art practice.
In 1989 Semple moved to Vancouver to concentrate on her own work and to continue her studies, completing her BFA at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She currently has her studio in Victoria BC.
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A leading contemporary and historic fine art gallery based in Victoria, B.C. Canada. The gallery exhibits and sells art from both established and emerging Canadian artists. Madrona Gallery prides itself on providing a welcoming environment to new and established art collectors alike.
October 24 - November 5
Opening Reception: October 24, 1 - 3 PM
We are excited to feature a new solo exhibition highlighting the energetic brushwork, deftly layered shapes, and expressive colour of Rick Bond’s signature brand of contemporary Impressionism.
November 6 - 27
Opening Reception: November 6, 1-3 PM
This celebration of Tanabe’s 100th birthday features a selection of paintings and prints from the artist’s seven-decade career, including works from his iconic Inscape, Land and Coastal series.
December 4 - 25
Opening Reception: December 4, 1-3 PM
This annual holiday exhibition brings together staff favourites and new works by gallery artists to showcase the diversity of voices and styles from artists across the country. The exhibition will rotate weekly to highlight work from each of the gallery's artists, and includes a selection of important historic Canadian works from the gallery's collection.
August 22 - September 05
Opening Reception: August 22, 1-3 PM
Lesley Finlayson’s work captures scenes of coastal BC landscape with a light touch and gestural energy, highlighting the ephemeral beauty of seasonal growth and changing light. This new exhibition of paintings and drawings highlights her ability to translate the deft mark-making of her pastel studies into richly atmospheric acrylics. Her work is featured in public and private collections throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
September 12 - 25
Opening Reception: September 12, 1-3 PM
Austro-Canadian painter Ernestine Tahedl has been exhibiting in Canada and abroad for over 50 years. Her vibrant abstract canvases draw the viewer into an immersive experience of colour, texture and light. Named for pieces of classical music she listens to while painting, her works are a paradoxical balance of painterly freedom and underlying rhythmic structure.
Madrona Gallery respectfully acknowledges the Lekwungen peoples, on whose traditional lands the gallery stands.
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