"In the Kingdom of the Blind, the one eyed man is king".
-Erasmus

Fresh into the gallery from his studio in P.E.I., Brian Burke's new series of paintings will be installed in an order the artist has envisioned for the series to be experienced.  Burke's cunning wit, skill with paint and strong eye for composition comes through in each piece.  

Please join us at the gallery throughout the day on Saturday, September 7th as we celebrate Burke's 12th solo exhibition with the gallery.  Waiting for the one-eyed man runs until September 26th.


Painting for me is an activity not unlike playing jazz.

If all is going well I can achieve a similar "state of grace" while in the act of painting. I paint to find that space. The resultant painting doesn't make the viewer privy to any great "truth". He is the same as one who listens to music (...).

Brian Burke was born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., in 1952. He studied design at Holland College (1971-73) and Fine Art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1974).  He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Also on view: Trading Fours -- 10 video shorts
A unique collaboration with singer/musician/song-writer Doug Mallory.

Mallory and I have in musician's terms, been "trading fours" in which one participant makes a four bar statement and the other replies with his four bar statement, thus creating a dialogue. These interpretations are individual responses to the work of another. There are no definitive answers.
-Brian Burke

Recent public art projects include two exhibitions at Confederation Centre Art Gallery Other Worlds, curated by Ihor Holubitzky and Free Parking by Pan Wendt.  Brian Burke's works have been exhibited at international art fairs, such as Art Karlsruhe, Germany.  His paintings have been exhibited in numerous public galleries and they are in public, corporate and private collections in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

For purchase and press information please enquire with the gallery. 

 

Daniel HUGHES 
Represented
by Ingram Gallery
 
On a beautiful Monday earlier this summer we joined Daniel Hughes in his studio in Kingston.  Our memorable visit together involved many topics of discussion -- our favourite was that of paint.  Hughes knows paint.  It was a very enjoyable experience to listen to Hughes as he discussed what paint means to him -- what he looks to both achieve and communicate through his paintings.  Daniel Hughes is in studio with new works underway.  He is an honours graduate of the New York Academy of Art Masters program, as well a recognized arts educator.

Later this month, new works will arrive at the gallery for you to see. Please stay tuned for news of this and Hughes' first solo exhibition with the gallery.

 

Kensington Art Academy
 
 On Wednesday, September 18th gallery artists Sara Sniderhan & Peter Mitchell will be  hosting a special event at the gallery.  Between 6pm and 8pm Sniderhan, Mitchell and St. Stephen's Community House will be hosting a fundraiser as they launch their not-for-profit art school: Kensington Art Academy (KAA).  Please click here for more on the school and the upcoming launch.  To learn more about how you can help please contact the gallery.

60th Anniversary of Painters Eleven
5 - 24 October . 2013


 
Timed to coincide with the first exhibition of Painters Eleven that took place in October of 1953 (The Abstracts at Home Show, 1953 Simpson's department store), the exhibition will feature Painters Eleven period (1953-1960) Harold Town paintings alongside his acclaimed and internationally exhibited single autographic prints.  Works by fellow members of the historic collective will also be available.