2003

WE @ YOU ME: V.JANE GORDON’S ENHANCED STUDIO @ DVSA (Mar 6-16): Jan Balach, Patti Beckett, Lorraine Darke, Jackie Davies, Donna Giles, Dowling Knights, Anca Lamarche, Bryony Ollier, Mikela Ronning-Philip

ONE HUNDRED STRONG: 100 works by 100 Canadian artists (May 9 - June 1/03) Artists Talk: Strong Talk with Paul Cvetich and Hana Beitl, Sunday May 25, 7 p.m. “Bryce Kanbara’s invitation to more than 100 artists to fill the gallery’s white walls is brilliant. There’s nothing like a floor-to-ceiling display to show off the vigor of Hamilton’s art community.” Regina Haggo, The Spectator

NEW WHORLED ORDER: NEW WORKS BY DIANE CIZEK (June 13-July 19/03) Artists “Mind Your Manners” Art Talk (June 28, 7pm): Diane Cizek and interviewer David Fujino. “The rigorous ordering of the artist’s intelligence has transformed emotive images of infinite space and radiant light into abstracted evocations of the purest and ideal beauty.” Elaine Hujer, The Spectator

HAVANA: FIVE CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CUBA. Beverly Abramson, Jim Chambers, Jill Glessing, Elaine Ling, Vince Pietropaolo. And featuring Jim Mullin’s painting, Fidel’s New Suit and a visit by Rogerio Santana, Consulate of Cuba. “The show includes an acrylic painting by Hamilton artist Jim Mullin, entitled ’Fidel’s New Suit”. (Figure out the meaning of the SOS box)…A threat to socialism, or a corporate trademark calling for help?” Graham Rockingham, The Spectator

GREEN: Shaped Paintings by PAUL ROPEL-MORSKI and ROBERT CLARK YATES (Nov 1- Dec 14/03) Artists Talk (Dec 14, 7:15 pm). “Whether it’s creating paintings, prints or sculpture, or writing poetry, stories or essays, Robert Yates has done it all.” Elaine Hujer, The Spectator " Ropel-Morski’s  series of paintings are a robust homage, not to Nature, but to our occasional urbanite encounters with woods and lakes.” Bryce Kanbar