Category Visual Arts

Weinberg art floors Delbrook

photo - Artist Mia Weinberg works on “Close to Nature’s Heart” at Delbrook Community Centre, which will see its official opening June 24

Artist Mia Weinberg works on “Close to Nature’s Heart” at Delbrook Community Centre, which will see its official opening June 24. (photo © Mia Weinberg) In spring 2014, an open call was circulated inviting artists to submit proposals for artworks…

Artworks on healing

photo - Gail Dodek Wenner conceived the group exhibit Physician Heal Thyself ... and Others, which is at Zack Gallery until June 25

Gail Dodek Wenner conceived the group exhibit Physician Heal Thyself … and Others, which is at Zack Gallery until June 25. (photo by Olga Livshin) The new exhibition at Zack Gallery, Physician Heal Thyself … and Others, includes four artists,…

Life arising from destruction

photo - Barbara Heller in front of “Regeneration,” the work she created in collaboration with botanist Elena Klein

Barbara Heller in front of “Regeneration,” the work she created in collaboration with botanist Elena Klein. (photo by Olga Livshin) Through the art of weaving, internationally acclaimed local artist Barbara Heller explores the world – and she doesn’t shy away…

Diverse selection of artwork

photo - Johanan Herson is coming from Israel to Art! Vancouver

Johanan Herson is coming from Israel to Art! Vancouver. (photo from Johanan Herson) “I am very much looking forward to seeing all the new artwork coming from around the world,” Lisa Wolfin told the Independent. “We have some giant heads…

Artists’ views of friendship

photo - Orly Ashkenazy’s “Strings”

Orly Ashkenazy’s “Strings.” (photo by Olga Livshin) The Festival Ha’Rikud group exhibit at Zack Gallery, Celebrating Friendship, presents 23 artists in a variety of styles and media. Each artist, in his or her own special way, explores the theme of…

Transforming the landscape

photo - A photograph of Deadvlei in Namibia, by Judi Angel, is part of the exhibit Eye Lines, at Zack Gallery until April 30

A photograph of Deadvlei in Namibia, by Judi Angel, is part of the exhibit Eye Lines, at Zack Gallery until April 30. Five years ago at Zack Gallery, Judi Angel had a solo show of photographs from her time as…

Mosaics change our views

photo - Dr. Ra’anan Boustan of Princeton University delivers the Itta and Eliezer Zeisler Memorial Lecture at the University of British Columbia on March 23

Dr. Ra’anan Boustan of Princeton University delivers the Itta and Eliezer Zeisler Memorial Lecture at the University of British Columbia on March 23. (photo by Gregg Gardner) A mosaic from Late Antiquity has lessons for Jewish communities today. According to…

Celebrating Canadian teams

photo - In 2012, Avi Dunkelman and his business partner, Joseph Gault, won a five-year contract from Canada Post to create a postage stamp series celebrating 100 years of the National Hockey League

In 2012, Avi Dunkelman and his business partner, Joseph Gault, won a five-year contract from Canada Post to create a postage stamp series celebrating 100 years of the National Hockey League. (image from Avi Dunkelman) It was as if he…

Wildlife takes over the Zack

photo - The Intersection of Science & Art, now at Zack Gallery until March 24, features the works of Joanne Emerman and Mike Cohene

The Intersection of Science & Art, now at Zack Gallery until March 24, features the works of Joanne Emerman and Mike Cohene. (photo by Olga Livshin) The Intersection of Science & Art exhibit at Zack Gallery features the works of…