Walk in the Woods #9 Heather Dubreuil
Heather Dubreuil, BFA (art education) 74, also received a Diploma in Education from McGill University in 1978.
In December 2007, she put on a solo show of her fibre art at the Hudson Community Centre and at the Beaconsfield United Church Gallery from January to February 2008. A third solo show is planned for October 2008 at the Centrepointe Theatre Gallery in Ottawa.
Heather participated in group exhibitions last fall at the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles and at the Creativ Festival in Toronto.
S’envoler comme les oiseaux by Rochelle Mayer
Rochelle Mayer, BComm 83, a Montreal visual artist for more than 20 years, has exhibited in more than 40 solo and group shows. Since retiring from active professional life two years ago, she has been pursuing a BFA in Studio Art at Concordia. Rochelle held a solo show of recent etchings, lithographs and works in oil at Montreal’s Galerie Georges Laoun from January 2 to February 1. rochellemayer.ca
St. James Anglican Church by Barbara Waruszynski
Barbara Waruszynski, BA 88, MA 90, lives in Carleton Place, Ont., and paints under the name Basia Waruszynska as a tribute to her Polish heritage. She is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, as well as the Almonte and Area Artists Association.
For Barbara, gearing her artworks toward philanthropic purposes has been a great source of fulfillment and inspiration. She is interested in developing a network of artists who aspire to raise awareness and funds for charitable organizations.
During the month of January 2008, Barbara displayed three of her giclée prints and art cards at the Carleton Place Public Library. b.waruszynska@sympatico.ca, luxphoto.com/GalleryPage.php
Ombre frénétique by Khosro Berahmandi
Khosro Berahmandi , BFA 92, was raised in Tehran, Iran, but left after the revolution in the early ‘80s and eventually immigrated to Canada. Khosro began to study fine arts at the University of Western Ontario and finished his BFA at Concordia. He then continued his studies at the University of Paris VIII. He has exhibited in both Montreal and Paris. Khosro held an exhibition of some of his works at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord from January 17 to February 24. He was also part of an exhibition, “Weaving the Common Thread: Perspectives from Persian Artists,” at the Queens Museum of Art in New York City from February 24 to March 16. khosro.info
Michael, by Arthur Renwick, MFA 93, from his series “Masks”
Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts (FOFA) Gallery (fofagallery.concordia.ca) will present “Izhizkawe,” an exhibition by Aboriginal Concordia alumni, curated by Associate Professor of Art History Sherry Farrell-Racette, from May 19 to June 13, 2008.
Over the years, a steady stream of graduating Aboriginal artists and curators have had a considerable impact on artistic and curatorial practice within and outside Canada.
The title “Izhizkawe”—”making a path” in the Algonquin language—alludes to the tracks left behind by each graduate who created a path for those who have followed.
The artists featured in the exhibition are: KC Adams, BFA 98, Jason Baerg, BFA 99, Hannah Claus, MFA 04, Julie Flett, BFA 99, Skawannati Fragnito, BFA 92, GrDip (DIA) 94, Ellen Gabriel, BFA 90, Nadia Myre, MFA 02, Arthur Renwick, MFA 93, Ryan Rice, BFA 93, Eric Robertson, MFA 92, Janice Toulouse Shingwauk Chartrand, MFA 85 and current student Jean Pierre Pelchat. Cathy Mattes, MA 98, will write an essay for the catalogue.
The Conversation by Joseph Lalonde
Joseph Lalonde, BFA 93, participated in the Annual Photography Group Show at Toronto’s Ben Navaee Gallery from February 11 to 17.
His work features digitally altered studies of urban landscape printed on metallic c-print paper.
In September 2007, Joseph won first place in the Distillery Pikto Photo Contest for the image The Conversation.
Video still from “BLEUI” by Katherine Jerkovic
Katherine Jerkovic, BFA (film prod.) 02, MFA (studio art) 07, presented her installation “BLEUI (Middle Sky)” at Concordia University’s FOFA Gallery from January 10 to February 8.
The installation featured two silent, single-channel video projections mounted side by side, and explored the idea of a contiguous unfolding of time and space.
Shot on the Uruguayan coast, Katherine’s images evoked the imaginary landscape of emigrants.
