Category Visual Arts

Responding to the landscape

image - “ReView 2” by Ian Penn

“ReView 2” by Ian Penn. Ian Penn is not a new name for regular visitors to the Zack Gallery, which has exhibited his work before. “I like this gallery,” Penn told the Independent. “It’s like a public marketplace. It’s transparent…

Tapestry up for raffle

photo - Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller (photo by Olga Livshin) Temple Sholom’s Dreamers and Builders gala is not only a time to celebrate, but to raise funds for the synagogue. In addition to honouring Jack Lutsky and Susan Mendelson, this year’s sold-out event on…

Connecting beyond art

photo - “Sydney Beach Cliff” (Australia)

“Sydney Beach Cliff” (Australia) by Talin Wayrynen. Art Vancouver’s dictum is “Connect. Inspire. Educate.” This year’s fair brings together almost 100 exhibitors from around the world to Vancouver Convention Centre East April 25-28, and features art classes, guided tours, speakers,…

A story told in art and poetry

image - Olga Campbell’s acrylic painting “Remembering,” above, and bronze sculpture “Twins II” are just two of many artworks she includes in A Whisper Across Time

Olga Campbell’s acrylic painting “Remembering,” above, and bronze sculpture “Twins II” are just two of many artworks she includes in A Whisper Across Time. Grief is many-faceted. Sometimes, we’re not even aware for what we’re grieving. One of the most…

Exhibit starts with friendship

photo - Linda MacCannell’s photograph of John T’Seleie

Linda MacCannell’s photograph of John T’Seleie. (photo from Drew Ann Wake) The new show at the Zack Gallery, Crossed Paths – which explores the connection between the Jewish and the Dene peoples – has its roots in the federal Mackenzie…

The dangers of drones

photo - An image of drones filling the sky from Reva Stone’s Falling

An image of drones filling the sky from Reva Stone’s Falling. (photo from Reva Stone) Multi-awarding-winning Winnipeg artist Reva Stone researched drones for three years and then began creating art to share some of what she had learned about how…

Jewelry that’s easier to wear

photo - This necklace uses snap fasteners instead of clasps

This necklace uses snap fasteners instead of clasps [see below]. (photo from Deborah Rubin Fields) Diane von Furstenberg is attributed with saying: “Jewelry is like the perfect spice – it always complements what’s already there.” Some of us would say…

Quality, affordability

photo - Gaby Aghion started the fashion line Chloé in 1952

Gaby Aghion started the fashion line Chloé in 1952. (photo from Chloé Archive) Antisemitism was increasing in Egypt in 1945. Among the 80,000 Jews forced to leave their homes was Gabrielle (Gaby) Hanoka. Her birth name may not be recognizable…

Mixing abstract, nature

photo - Sidi Schaffer’s current exhibit, In Partnership with Nature, is at the Zack Gallery until March 3

Sidi Schaffer’s current exhibit, In Partnership with Nature, is at the Zack Gallery until March 3. (photo by Olga Livshin) Sidi Schaffer’s art has gone through several different incarnations. At the beginning of her career, in postwar Romania, she adhered…

Community show at Zack

photo - “Open Doors” by Marcie Levitt-Cooper

“Open Doors” by Marcie Levitt-Cooper. (photo by Daniel Wajsman) The group show Community Longing and Belonging, which opened Jan. 15 at the Zack Gallery, marks Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). “I heard about community art shows in celebration…