Writing
Femme Art Review
Oct. 20, 2022
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Jul. 21, 2022
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Mar. 11, 2022
Curatorial
Of A Feather
Corridor Gallery, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Oct. 8, 2022 – Jun. 24, 2023
Birds have long been a fascination of the human imagination. These nine artworks from the Woodstock Art Gallery’s permanent collection speak to a wide geographic area as well as a diversity of cultural perspectives. Across these works, the bird is rendered more than just a humble creature of flesh and feather, but is transmuted through the artist’s brush or chisel into an expression of the human spirit. Whatever our physical differences, artists have long sought to convey that birds and humans are of a feather.
Photography by Joseph Hartman.
Our Furry Friends
Community Gallery, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Oct. 8, 2022 – Jun. 24, 2023
Our Furry Friends combines artworks of cats and dogs from the Woodstock Art Gallery’s permanent collection with photographs and artifacts from the Woodstock Museum National Historic Site to celebrate the animal companions of our past, present, and creative imaginations.
Graphic by Robin De Angelis.
Fountain
Pocket Gallery, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Oct. 8, 2022 – Jan. 21, 2023
This exhibit explores the unexpected connection between a downtown Woodstock landmark and renowned French artist Marcel Duchamp. The Maid of the Mist fountain is a centrepiece of Museum Square and was purchased in 1916 from J.L. Mott Iron Works — the same company that fabricated Duchamp’s controversial work, Fountain, a readymade sculpture of a porcelain urinal.
Considered one of the most significant artworks of the 20th century, Duchamp’s Fountain profoundly changed the course of artmaking, moving the concept of art from that of an object to an idea. A reproduction of Fountain is on loan from the National Gallery of Canada for the exhibit.
This project was made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Cet projet été rendu possible en partie grâce au government du Canada. Photography by Joseph Hartman.
What Do You Want From Me?
Corridor Gallery, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, ON
Feb. 19 – Sep. 17, 2022
Some things are better left unsaid. Likewise, some things are better left unpainted. Out from the vault, many for the first time, each of these eight artworks from the WAG’s permanent collection contain an element of uncertainty. In our contemporary visual landscape dominated by instant gratification, What Do You Want from Me? invites you to stop and stare, and to experience the peculiar pleasure of not quiet knowing.
Photography by Trish Roberts.
