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17/9/2010

12 x 12. Riverside Print Group

Cambridge Galleries Preston, Cambridge

artists: Amanda Chesney, Heather Franklin, Kari Melhus Mullin, Darryl Nunn, Betty Praught, Bill Praught, David Scott, Donna Stewart

Artists will be in attendance at the opening reception

When Cambridge Galleries opened a new printmaking studio as part of its Design at Riverside gallery, classes were offered in - among other things - etching and drypoint. A small group of people took an etching course from instructor Brian Musson. They enrolled again and again, developing in the process their their own little atelier or workshop, and continuing to learn from Musson and from each other. They became a group of artists and friends that enjoy exploring the almost infinite variety that this ancient art form offers.

The 12 x 12 exhibition showcases eight very different and personal perspectives within a common format and presentation. Sharing facilities for several years, yet working alone, all of the members of the Riverside Print Group come to printmaking from various directions and with very different backgrounds. Techniques favoured include drypoint, etching, monoprints, chine collé, aquatint and multiple-plate printing, all of which you will see represented in this exhibit. Some have, previous to this group show, worked mostly on a small scale, using small plates; the larger format is a big leap. Chosen subjects are also quite diverse, from figurative to abstract or whimsical, from simple black and white to multiple vibrant colours. To establish a common theme, all printmakers agreed to restrict themselves to images 12 inches by 12 inches, matted and framed exactly the same. This brought a certain discipline to the work created especially for this show and yet, within those boundaries also resulted in a celebration of our differences.

until October 31, 2010
Fibreworks 2010

A national biennial juried competition, was established by Cambridge Galleries in 1986. At the time, the gallery had just adopted a new policy to develop a collection of contemporary Canadian textile based art works. The collection highlights the innovative nature of the medium and the creativity of Canada’s fibre artists while providing a link to the heritage of the textile manufacturing industry that formed our community’s early economic base.
We now celebrate the 13th iteration of Fibreworks with an exhibition that clearly exemplifies the extraordinary breadth of work and the ingenuity of our Canadian artists. This year’s jurors, Toronto artist and educator, Catherine Heard; and David H. Kaye, artist and owner of the David H. Kaye Gallery in Toronto, took on the daunting task and selected an exhibition that reflects a wide range of engaging recent work by Canadian fibre artists. We appreciate the thoughtful and collegial approach they took in choosing the works for the exhibition and thank Catherine and David for a superlative job.

Image: Darryl Nunn

Opening Thursday, September 23 at 7pm

Cambridge Galleries
435 King Street East, Cambridge
mon-thu 12-8.30pm, frid 12-5.30pm, sat 9.30am-5.30pm, sun 1pm-5pm
free admission

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