Winnipeg artist Reva Stone is interested in “examining ideas about the mediation between our bodies and the technologies that are altering how we interact with the world.” (photo by Harold Stone) The International Symposium on Electronic Art comes to Vancouver…
From left to right, Echoes artists Sidi Schaffer, Sorour Abdollahi and Devora. (photo by Olga Livshin) The term “artistic brotherhood” was coined in the 19th century. Among the most famous of such brotherhoods were the Pre-Raphaelites in England and the…
“The Golem,” by David Aronson, 1958, encaustic on panel 57” x 64”. (all photos from David Aronson Archive via Braithwaite & Katz Communications) American painter and sculptor David Aronson, 91, of Sudbury, Mass., passed away on July 2, 2015. He…
Left to right are artists Robin Adams, Jan Smith and Julie Kemble. (photo by Olga Livshin) In common perception, the word “manufacture” is associated with industrial production and machinery, but it wasn’t always so. The word’s origins are found in…
Gregorio Scalamogna (photo by Olga Livshin) The current double show at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery has its origins in the two artists’ friendship. “I met with Greg Scalamogna through a mutual friend,” said Miran Elbakyan, an artist-blacksmith and…
Jennifer Levine, Fred Schiffer’s daughter, speaks at the opening of the exhibit of her father’s work. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) On April 16, with the help of volunteers from King David High School and others, the Jewish Museum and Archives…
Judith Joseph (photo by Olga Livshin) The current exhibit at the Zack Gallery, Tales of Light and Dark, features two artists from opposite sides of the continent. Alina Smolyansky is a local artist; Judith Joseph lives and works in Chicago.…
Lauren Morris (photo by Linda Lando) Local artist Lauren Morris loves every aspect of her art form. “I even like the smell of paints,” she said in an interview with the Independent. “When I come to my studio, the smell…
Leonard Shane’s artwork is on display at the Waldman Library until March 31. (photo by Olga Livshin) When Leonard Shane was a child, his mother enrolled him in music lessons. “It lasted only a few months,” he told the Independent…
Derek Gillingham at the opening of New Work from the Road. (photo from Derek Gillingham) Derek Gillingham’s solo show New Work from the Road at the Zack Gallery looks like a travelogue, where the artist’s moments and memories have been…
