Category Visual Arts

Zack Gallery’s new director

photo - Former Zack Gallery director Linda Lando, left, with new director Hope Forstenzer

Former Zack Gallery director Linda Lando, left, with new director Hope Forstenzer. (photo by Daniel Wajsman) The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver has a new director, Hope Forstenzer – one of the…

Inspiring optimism with art

photo - Linda Frimer’s exhibit, Beckoned by the Light, runs until Feb. 23 at the Zack Gallery

Linda Frimer’s exhibit, Beckoned by the Light, runs until Feb. 23 at the Zack Gallery. (photo from Linda Frimer) “Since I was a child, I’ve always looked for the light – in the forest near my home and in the…

Artistic visions of hope

photo - Left to right, Three Echoes artists Sorour Abdollahi, Devora and Sidi Schaffer. Their exhibit, Hope and Transformation, is at Amelia Douglas Gallery until Feb. 29

Left to right, Three Echoes artists Sorour Abdollahi, Devora and Sidi Schaffer. Their exhibit, Hope and Transformation, is at Amelia Douglas Gallery until Feb. 29. (photo from Three Echoes) Connected by similar values and inspirations in their creative work and…

Cohen’s clay defies gravity

photo - Larry Cohen’s new ceramic exhibition at the Zack Gallery runs until Jan. 25

Larry Cohen’s new ceramic exhibition at the Zack Gallery runs until Jan. 25. (photo by Olga Livshin) Larry Cohen’s new ceramic exhibition at the Zack Gallery is called This and That. The name is symbolic for the artist. His show…

Artistic responses

photo - Gabriolans held a candlelight vigil after antisemitic graffiti was found at Camp Miriam. An arts festival will take place Feb. 7-9

Gabriolans held a candlelight vigil after antisemitic graffiti was found at Camp Miriam. An arts festival will take place Feb. 7-9. (photo from You’ve Got a Friend) Since Camp Miriam on Gabriola Island was defaced with antisemitic graffiti in December,…

Letting imagination fly

photo - Janet Strayer at the opening of her solo exhibit, Wings of Imagination, on Nov. 28 at the Zack Gallery

Janet Strayer at the opening of her solo exhibit, Wings of Imagination, on Nov. 28 at the Zack Gallery. (photo by Olga Livshin) Janet Strayer first conceived the idea for her new show at the Zack Gallery, Wings of Imagination,…

Sketching historic shuls

Ben and Carla Levinson (photo by Sam Margolis) With the speed of a street-corner caricaturist yet the precision of someone who seemingly misses nothing, Ben Levinson has for decades been capturing the cityscapes of the many places to which he…

People and places of Cuba

photos - Lorne Greenberg’s solo show, Cuba, comprises photographic compositions, such as this one

Lorne Greenberg’s solo show, Cuba, comprises photographic compositions, such as this one. (photos by Lorne Greenberg) The origins of Lorne Greenberg’s solo photography exhibition Cuba can be traced back more than 35 years. “I had my MFA in photography from…

Trees bring Zack to life

photo - Michael Seelig is donating the proceeds from his exhibit Trees to the Zack Gallery

Michael Seelig is donating the proceeds from his exhibit Trees to the Zack Gallery. (photo by Olga Livshin) Trees, Michael Seelig’s new solo photography exhibit at the Zack Gallery, opened last week. It is a fundraiser for the gallery, which…

About the cover art – Rosh Hashanah 2019

photo - Rosh Hashanah 2019 cover, by David Fraser

This year’s Jewish Independent Rosh Hashanah cover photo features a bumble bee on a heartleaf oxeye daisy flower – it was taken in Saanich, B.C., by David Fraser. Many native bumble bees are in decline, a concerning trend given the…