ABC: Anything But Canvas | Snowball Gallery & Workshop | July 8 to 25, 2010
SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO [JUNE 27, 2010] Snowball Gallery & Workshop is pleased to
present ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS, a group painting exhibition.
Featuring the works of more than a dozen contemporary artists, the
show opens Thursday, July 8, 2010 with a reception from 7-11 PM. The
exhibition will run through Sunday, July 25, 2010. Participating Artists:
Carlo Allarde Dani Nash
Tammi Campbell Derek Power
Tony Yin Tak Chu Shawn Skeir
Shlomi Greenspan Josh Thorpe
Christofer Hutch Istvan & Christian Toth
Henna Kim Kathy Toth
Aaron Li-Hill Curated by:
Alison Snowball ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS is an exercise in getting back to basics.
The word canvas has its early roots in the Greek kannabis or ‘made of
hemp’, as the material was originally. Now, it is woven generally of
cotton or linen. Canvas has been long valued for its durability yet
flexibility, strong enough for a circus tent yet soft enough for a
sail. It came into use as a painting surface in Europe during the
16th and 17th centuries, marking a shift away from the then common
medium of wood panels. In the process, paintings became portable and
separate from their surroundings, objets in and of themselves. ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS acknowledges the important role of canvas in
the development of painting, but questions what its legacy is now and
will be. Is it a unique, material offering or a transcendant,
metaphysical one? Or perhaps something else entirely. Snowball Gallery & Workshop is located in Toronto’s Parkdale Village
at 1690 Queen St. W., just east of Roncesvalles. The gallery is open
Thursday & Friday from 1-7PM and Saturday & Sunday from 12-6PM. More
information about gallery programming and events can be found at
www.snowballgallery.com or by calling 416.456.4966.
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SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP
1690 QUEEN STREET W.
416 456 4966
www.snowballgallery.com
present ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS, a group painting exhibition.
Featuring the works of more than a dozen contemporary artists, the
show opens Thursday, July 8, 2010 with a reception from 7-11 PM. The
exhibition will run through Sunday, July 25, 2010. Participating Artists:
Carlo Allarde Dani Nash
Tammi Campbell Derek Power
Tony Yin Tak Chu Shawn Skeir
Shlomi Greenspan Josh Thorpe
Christofer Hutch Istvan & Christian Toth
Henna Kim Kathy Toth
Aaron Li-Hill Curated by:
Alison Snowball ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS is an exercise in getting back to basics.
The word canvas has its early roots in the Greek kannabis or ‘made of
hemp’, as the material was originally. Now, it is woven generally of
cotton or linen. Canvas has been long valued for its durability yet
flexibility, strong enough for a circus tent yet soft enough for a
sail. It came into use as a painting surface in Europe during the
16th and 17th centuries, marking a shift away from the then common
medium of wood panels. In the process, paintings became portable and
separate from their surroundings, objets in and of themselves. ABC: ANYTHING BUT CANVAS acknowledges the important role of canvas in
the development of painting, but questions what its legacy is now and
will be. Is it a unique, material offering or a transcendant,
metaphysical one? Or perhaps something else entirely. Snowball Gallery & Workshop is located in Toronto’s Parkdale Village
at 1690 Queen St. W., just east of Roncesvalles. The gallery is open
Thursday & Friday from 1-7PM and Saturday & Sunday from 12-6PM. More
information about gallery programming and events can be found at
www.snowballgallery.com or by calling 416.456.4966.
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SNOWBALL GALLERY & WORKSHOP
1690 QUEEN STREET W.
416 456 4966
www.snowballgallery.com
