art

Exhibit celebrates life

photo - The paintings of Frank Levine are on display at the Zack Gallery until Aug. 31 in a shared show, called Celebration, with Melanie Fogell

The paintings of Frank Levine are on display at the Zack Gallery until Aug. 31 in a shared show, called Celebration, with Melanie Fogell. (photo by Olga Livshin) The latest show at the Zack Gallery, Celebration, showcases two artists, Melanie Fogell…

Hesse driven to be an artist

photo - Eva Hesse is the subject of an Aug. 31 episode of PBS’s American Masters series

Eva Hesse is the subject of an Aug. 31 episode of PBS’s American Masters series. (photo by Herman Landshoff) Eva Hesse’s childhood was a rollercoaster of displacement, reunion, destabilization and trauma. In the journals she kept as a teenager and…

Creating with the land

photos - Dalia Levy, left, and Ariel Martz-Oberlander

Dalia Levy, left, and Ariel Martz-Oberlander (photos from Vines Art Festival) “Good art is accountable to the community, raises up voices rarely heard and is vital to repairing our world.” This is a quote from Jewish community member Ariel Martz-Oberlander’s…

Eclectic mix of art and artists

image - Artist Paula Mines combines photography and abstract work whenever possible. This image by Mines is part of the current group exhibit now on display at the Peretz Centre until July 22

Artist Paula Mines combines photography and abstract work whenever possible. This image by Mines is part of the current group exhibit now on display at the Peretz Centre until July 22. The current art show at the Peretz Centre for…

Art reflects constant change

photo - Carly Belzberg’s solo show is at Zack Gallery until Aug. 3

Carly Belzberg’s solo show is at Zack Gallery until Aug. 3. (photo by Nathan Garfinkel) Carly Belzberg is a Zen practitioner, and her art reflects her beliefs. Her solo show at the Zack Gallery – The Spirit of Cloud, The…

Encounters with the divine

photo - Barbara Pelman speaks at the opening of the exhibit Encounters, which is at Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria this summer

Barbara Pelman speaks at the opening of the exhibit Encounters, which is at Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria this summer. (photo by Frances Aknai) On June 3, the exhibit Encounters opened at Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria. It is the culmination of…

A chuppah for another 150

photo - Congregation Emanu-El’s chuppah is on display throughout the summer

Congregation Emanu-El’s chuppah is on display throughout the summer. (photo by Janna Ginsberg Bleviss) Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria is celebrating its 155th year. It is marking the occasion, in part, with the art exhibit Encounters, as well as by displaying…

Zack displays art and music

photo - “Rikud” by Givon

“Rikud” by Givon (photo by Olga Livshin) The current exhibit at the Zack Gallery – the Festival Ha’Rikud group show, called Israeli Music through the Years – is a fundraiser. Every painting on display has a silent auction sheet beside it,…

Intimate portraits at the Zack

photo - The exhibit Painting Intimate, showcasing the work of penny eisenberg and Ray Ophoff, is at the Zack Gallery until May 11

The exhibit Painting Intimate, showcasing the work of penny eisenberg and Ray Ophoff, is at the Zack Gallery until May 11. (photo by Olga Livshin) The exhibit Painting Intimate introduces Vancouver art lovers to two very different local artists: penny…

About the Passover cover art

image - JI Passover cover 2018 cropped

While based on the above photo of my niece Fae at a seder several years ago, the cover art is inspired by all my nieces and nephews: Hannah, 24, Zac, almost 22, Caleb, 17, Fae, 6, and Charlotte, 4. I…