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Ashoona and Mannomee selected for The Drawing Room 10 July 2010 NN Shuvinai Ashoona and Kavavaow Mannomee will be represented in The Drawing Room, a new national juried showcase of contemporary art that is being sponsored by DRAWN, Metro Vancouver's annual festival of drawing. Both Cape Dorset artists submitted work to the competition, which was juried by a respected panel of experts from across Canada. The panel selected Ashoona's Untitled (dwellings) and Mannomee's Untitled (Cape Dorset) for inclusion in the exhibition, which runs July 17 through August 7 at the Pendulum Gallery in downtown Vancouver. A catalogue of the exhibition will be published. |
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Timothy Taylor on the work of Andrew Owen (A01), part of the Vancouver Art Hop 8 June 2010 NN The Marion Scott Gallery was pleased to participate in this year's Vancouver Art Hop, a day-long series of gallery talks and panel discussions sponsored annually by the Canadian Art Foundation and the Contemporary Art Society. This year's event took place on Saturday, May 29. The afternoon tours kicked off with a talk at MSG by the novelist Timothy Taylor. Mr. Taylor spoke about the work of Vancouver-based conceptual artist Andrew Owen (A01), whose exhibition, AS IT IS, is currently on view at the gallery. |
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Exhibition talk with Timothy Taylor, Saturday, May 29, 1:30 pm 13 May 2010 NN Acclaimed novelist Timothy Taylor will give a gallery talk on the work of Vancouver conceptual artist Andrew Owen A01 on Saturday, May 29. Mr. Taylor's presentation is part of the Vancouver Gallery Hop, a day-long series of film screenings, lectures and gallery tours sponsored annually by the Canadian Art Foundation and the Contemporary Art Society. The talk will take place at 1:30 pm. Admission is free. |
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Ryan receives Governor General's Award 6 April 2010 NN Longtime northern arts administrator and visionary Terrence Ryan was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Art for his outstanding work with the artists of Cape Dorset. The prestigious prize, one of eight awarded this year, was presented to Ryan and his fellow recipients last week at a gala reception at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Governor General Michaëlle Jean. |
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Opening receptions for Andrew Owen and Kananginak Pootoogook, Thursday, February 25 3 March 2010 NN The mood was festive Thursday night as friends and admirers of Vancouver's Andrew Owen and Cape Dorset's Kananginak Pootoogook gathered to celebrate the official launch of their respective solo shows. With Olympic fever at its height in Vancouver, visitors from as far away as Toronto, New York and Seattle joined the festivities at MSG, contributing to the special nature of the occasion. |
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Olympic Torch passes in front of MSG 16 February 2010 NN The Olympic Torch was carried in front of the Marion Scott Gallery early Friday morning on its way to the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Games. We managed to take a photograph as torch bearer Cindy Crapper was cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd. Featured in MSG's window is Vancouver artist Andrew Owen's exhibition Brilliant Cut Excavation, consisting of three poster hoardings that Owen has harvested and painstakingly excavated to resemble faceted gemstones. |
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. MSG voted 2nd best gallery in downtown Vancouver 11 February 2010 NN The Marion Scott Gallery was voted the second best art gallery in downtown Vancouver by readers of the Vancouver Courier. The vote was conducted as part of the newspaper's annual Stars of Vancouver Readers' Choice Awards. The first place winner was the Vancouver Art Gallery (guess we can live with that). Thank you readers! |
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Ashoona and Sikkuark featured in Monster at the West Vancouver Museum 22 January 2010 NN Works by gallery artists Shuvinai Ashoona and Nick Sikkuark will be featured in Monster, a group exhibition that is being presented by the West Vancouver Museum in collaboration with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Opening February 4 and continuing through May 8, Monster explores the depths of human anxiety with a view to "provoking critical thought on the underlying reasons for monstrous sensibilities in contemporary art production." The exhibition also includes works by Shary Boyle, Lutz Braun, Beau Dick, Marcel Dzama, Alexandra Flood and others. |
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