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The Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery of Markham
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Unionville
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206 Main Street Unionville, ON L3R-2G9
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197 Main Street, Unionville

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Art Exhibits in
Markham & Unionville, Ontario
  


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artalacart_100.gif (4404 bytes)The Varley Art Gallery of Markham features frequently changing exhibitions from the permanent collection as well as historical contemporary exhibitions drawn from local, national and international sources. New ways of seeing and appreciating art are enhanced through a broad range of dynamic hands-on art-related activities, including group tours, school programs, studio courses and workshops, courses and lectures, and family activities, designed to appeal to audiences of all ages and interests.

The following are presented at various location in Markham and Unionville, Ontario.

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2011: January | February | March | April | May |


June
June 3 - September 6
Cultural Floe: Modern and Inuit Traditions

Varley Art Gallery

Curated by: Dr. Anna Hudson

This exhibition will juxtapose sculpture and drawing produced at the beginning and (arguably) end of the ethnically defined field of Inuit modern art. During the 1950s an international market developed for carving produced in the regions now known as Nunavut and Nunavik. Sixty years later, following significant attainments in Aboriginal self-governance, current Inuit art now flows into an expansive international contemporary art practice. In this new context, individual artists are celebrated as witnesses to a new global reality. Inuit traditional knowledge privileges the expression of personal experience over received information. The subjective views of life captured in these sculptures and drawings advance the continuity of an inuit way of being in the world and offer a template of cultural influence on contemporary culture. Among the artists featured are: Shuvinai Ashoona, Tim Pitsiulak, William Noah, and Idris Moss-Davies.

June 3 - September 6
A Tribute to Norman Bethune: the mural and political cartoons of Avrom Yanovsky

Varley Art Gallery

Curated by: Dr. Anna Hudson

Yanovsky was born in Krivoirog, Ukraine in 1911 and came to Canada with his mother, grandparents, and brother in 1913. They settled first in Winnipeg, where he studied with LeMoine FitzGerald at the Winnipeg School of Art. In 1930 he moved to Toronto and enrolled at the Ontario College of Art to study under Yvonne McKague Housser, John Alfsen, and Rowley Murphy. In 1931 he helped to form the Progressive Arts Club and, in the late 1930s, an artists’ union in Canada. In 1938, he won a scholarship to the American Artists’ School in New York. During the war he worked with John Grierson at the National Film Board of Canada. In 1945-46 he was an instructor of Saturday Morning Classes at the Art Gallery of Toronto. By the late 1940s, he was publishing his cartoons and painting murals. From 1963 through 1970 he was involved in the administration of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art. He died in Toronto in 1979.

This exhibition features Avrom Yanovsky's mural tribute to Dr. Norman Bethune, who remains best known as a hero in the People's Republic of China. He is remembered in Canada as a surgeon and inventor who developed a mobile blood-transfusion service, a political activist and an early proponent of a universal health care system. The mural (19 x 7 feet/5.8 X 2.1 metres) was painted for the Communist Party of Canada and covered an entire wall at the Norman Bethune-Tim Buck Educational Centre, 24 Cecil St., Toronto. The mural, completed in 1963-65, has never been exhibited since being removed from its original location.

June 3 - September 6
Varley : Selections from the permanent collection

Varley Art Gallery

A selection of drawings and paintings from the Gallery’s permanent collection form this installation featuring works from the last two decades of Varley’s life and celebrate his connection with Unionville.

Research points out that in the early 1950s Varley’s personal life stabilized after he met Kathleen and Donald McKay and was invited into their home. While living with them, first in Toronto and then in Unionville, Kathy took him on several painting excursions in Ontario and also to British Columbia, to Creston and the Kootenays in the interior.

Varley’s landscapes from this period continue to display his keen observation of the immediate surroundings and his attention to detail. His palette changed though and he began using more war, earthly colours, abandoning his favourite use of green and purple.

June 9-13
Denise Fetherston
McKay Art Centre

Joie de Vie - Solo exhibit by Canadian artist Denise Fetherston. Come experience Denise's collection of joy filled abstract paintings inspired by her love of music. Focus is on the positive. Please visit Denise's website at www.pixiepaintings.net 

June 16-20
Textile exhibition by Shibani Sahney
McKay Art Centre

Silver Tulip Boutique specializing in unique fusion wear ladies clothing. Each piece is hand-crafted with a variety of threadwork, stonework applique and zardozil. Custom orders taken.

June 23-27
Abstract paintings by Donalda
McKay Art Centre

New works in acrylic and mixed media on paper and canvas.

June 30-July 4
Toogood Pond Artists
McKay Art Centre

Three talented artists (Gayle Fehr, George Huff and Jean Rennie) join together, expressing themselves in their own individual styles with various media. 7th Annual Show at the McKay Art Centre.
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July
July 7-18
North York Visual Artists
McKay Art Centre

The 12th Annual North York Visual Artists Group Exhibition displays a sweeping mosaic of styles and techniques. Enjoy the traditional and futuristic, the vibrant and tranquil - always rewarding and thought provoking.

July 21-25
Dynasty Watercolour Association
McKay Art Centre

The mandate of this new association is to promote the watercolour medium among Asian artists. Thier aim is to organize, encourage and nurture excellence of their works, by promoting and introducing new faces and new perspectives, to enrich the art scene and strengthen cultural bonds.

Director: Stephen Yau (CSPWC) www..stephenyau.com
Chair: Ben Lee, www.benleestudio.ca
Vice Chair: Yan Yaohua (CSPWC), www.yaohuayan.com


July 28-August 2
Artwork by George Shane
McKay Art Centre
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August
August 4-8
Mixed media artwork by Nigar Pilarki
McKay Art Centre

An exotic/eclectic collection of African and South Asian people/culture art. Some floral, landscapes as well as seascapes. Media - acrylic and watercolour

August 11-15
Artwork by YaoHua Yan
McKay Art Centre

Yaohua Yan is a member of the CSPWC and is a watercolour impressionist painter. Exhibition features landscapes & florals. Yaohua conducts workshops and demonstrations in various art clubs. Website: www.yaohuayan.com 

August 18-22
Artwork by Chung Yiu and James Lee
McKay Art Centre

August 25-29
Joy of Colour
McKay Art Centre

The 2nd exhibition of artwork by Florica Laslau, Linda Chen, Lynda Warne
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September
September 1-5
The Other Side of the Brush
McKay Art Centre

A two artist show featuring award winning artists Julia Kane (mixed media, watercolours) and Lucy Poscente (oils).

September 8-12
Varley Annual Art Instructor’s Exhibition
McKay Art Centre

A diverse exhibition of artwork by the talented and professional roster of instructors

September 15-19
Artwork by Quad Colorists
McKay Art Centre

The group has been exhibiting at the McKay Art Centre for 14 consecutive years. They keep getting better, so come and visit!

September 22-26
Main Streets and Country Lanes
High realism acrylic on canvas paintings and rural scenes - cultivated and wild flowers by artist Murray Pipher. Original paintings, prints and cards.
McKay Art Centre

September 26 - February 2011
Kai Chan: A Spider's Logic

Varley Art Gallery

Curated by: Sarah Quinton
In partnership with the Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto

The exhibition includes a selection of Kai Chan’s sculptural works, created between 1975 and 2010. The exhibitions are presented concurrently at the Varley Art Gallery in Markham and the Textile Museum of Canada, in Toronto with the exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada opening in early November. An exhibition catalogue will be published to accompany the exhibition. A Canadian artist with Chinese roots, Kai Chan’s story is one that echoes the experiences of many of us, as it is about how immigrants imagine belong in Canada.

Kathy became a true inspiration for Varley and he painted numerous drawings and paintings of her over the years.

September 29 - October 3
Artwork by John Pryce
McKay Art Centre
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October
October 6-11
Judith Livingston's Woodlands and Waterways
McKay Art Centre

Judith's 11th Annual Fall Exhibition. Original paintings from Southwest Ontario's Carolinian Forests to North of Superior. For information visit: www.judithlivingston.com 

October 13-17
Artwork by Raine Davis, Joseé Savaria, Katja Van Den Enden
McKay Art Centre

Three uniquely different artists with a penchant for colour and layering of mixed media, evoke a sense of mystery and imagination with this collection of dynamic paintings.

October 20-24
Artwork by Andrew Hamilton
McKay Art Centre

October 27-31
Artwork by Alpheus Jones
McKay Art Centre
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November
November 3-7
Artwork by Edward Abela

McKay Art Centre

Recent landscapes by award winning artist Edward Abela, reflecting his travels in America and Europe.

November 10-14
Artwork by Maryam Mokhtari
McKay Art Centre

November 17-21
Artworkby Sylvio Gagnon
McKay Art Centre

Plein Air paintings by a travelling lover of nature.

November 24-28
Artwork by the Markham Group of Artists
McKay Art Centre

A variety of works by members of the Markham Group of Artists.
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December
December 1-5
Five Ladies Sharing
McKay Art Centre

Morven Crothers, Linda Irvine, Judith Livingston, Pat Wheeler and Janet Wilson during Olde Tyme Christmas in the historic village of Unionville.
For information visit www.judithlivingston.com

December 8-12
Holly Briesmaster
McKay Art Centre

Verizontal: An exhibition of landscape painting (British Columbia and Waterfalls of Ontario), and also fan paintings.
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