Category Visual Arts

Remembering Muizenberg

photo - Muizenberg, South Africa, was a hub for Jewish families from the 1900s onward

Muizenberg, South Africa, was a hub for Jewish families from the 1900s onward. (photo from Stephen Rom) For Vancouverites who hail from South Africa, the name Muizenberg carries significant resonance. The small seaside town was a hub for Jewish families…

Share in collectors’ passions

photo - Yosef Wosk with his collection of circus memorabilia, some of which can be seen in the Museum of Vancouver exhibit All Together Now: Vancouver Collectors and Their Worlds

Yosef Wosk with his collection of circus memorabilia, some of which can be seen in the Museum of Vancouver exhibit All Together Now: Vancouver Collectors and Their Worlds. (photo by Rebecca Blissett) Prosthetics. Menus. Corsets. Artificial eyes. Seeds. Public transit…

Exploration of identity

photo - Ira Hoffecker’s Berlin Identities is at Zack Gallery until July 3

Ira Hoffecker’s Berlin Identities is at Zack Gallery until July 3. (photo from Ira Hoffecker) Rarely does the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver present exclusively a non-Jewish artist. This month, however, the…

Jerusalem in photographs

photo - The Dome of the Rock in the snow, 1940s

The Dome of the Rock in the snow, 1940s. (photo by Moshe (Nicolas) Schwartz / Schwartz Collection, Bitmuna) Jerusalem is one of the most photographed places in the world. The Camera Man: Women and Men Photograph Jerusalem 1900-1950 exhibition at the…

A tapestry at the Zack

photo - Valeri Sokolovski’s work forms part of A Tapestry of Cultures, the group art exhibit now on display at the Zack Gallery

Valeri Sokolovski’s work forms part of A Tapestry of Cultures, the group art exhibit now on display at the Zack Gallery. (photo by Olga Livshin) A Tapestry of Cultures opened last week at the Zack Gallery. Run in conjunction with…

Artistic Pesach midrashim

photo - “Question Mark” by Sydney Freedman and Rachel Pekeles is among the works created by King David High School Grade 12 students

“Question Mark” by Sydney Freedman and Rachel Pekeles  is among the works created by King David High School Grade 12 students. (photo by Nancy Current) In conjunction with their current show at Zack Gallery, Visual Midrash, artists Robin Atlas and…

Interpreting Torah with art

photo - Artists Nancy Current, left, and Robin Atlas at Zack Gallery

Artists Nancy Current, left, and Robin Atlas at Zack Gallery. (photo by Linda Lando) Visual Midrash: Plagues and Visions, which opened at Zack Gallery on April 7, features the work of Seattleites Robin Atlas and Nancy Current, the only West…

Exploring winter landscapes

photo - Ian Penn’s exhibit Winter Paintings: The Figure in and on the Landscape opened March 10 at Zack Gallery

Ian Penn’s exhibit Winter Paintings: The Figure in and on the Landscape opened March 10 at Zack Gallery. (photo by Olga Livshin) The theme of Ian Penn’s solo show at Zack Gallery is winter. The artist’s love for winter, for…

Leaving some things hidden

photo - Olga Campbell and Larry Green’s shared exhibit at the Zack, Hidden, is on until March 6

Olga Campbell and Larry Green’s shared exhibit at the Zack, Hidden, is on until March 6. (photo by Olga Livshin) In the new exhibit at Zack Gallery, Hidden, the pieces are united not only by theme but also by media.…

Painting beauty, meaning

photo - Lori Goldberg in front of one of her paintings

Lori Goldberg in front of one of her paintings. (photo from Lori Goldberg) Lori Goldberg is one of the artists whose work has been chosen to be part of a special project in aid of what will be Abbotsford’s first…