I had the pleasure of being on the jury for the "Visions of Victoria " art show at the Metchosin Art Gallery.
My fellow jurors were Fan Willis, founder of the Fran Willis Gallery, and Jeremy Herndl, art teacher at the Vancouver Island School of Art (VISA).
July 28 - August 31, 2012. The ART BROWNIE project - small unique art pieces. A submission of mini canvases to the INDEXG Gallery, 50 Gladstone Avene, Toronto, Ontario. Shop ART BROWNIE at www.artbrownie.com/SHOP.
"Art Brownies 4", oil on wood
August 8 - 18, 2012. A "mystery" show of art, all 10 x 10", all original.
RED Art Gallery, 2033 Oak Bay Ave., 250-881-0462. www.redartgallery.ca
"Blue Yellow", acrylic
YOUTUBE at http://youtu.be/fclt5BbUf1U.
July 14 - September 4, 2012. Small scale original works by over 50 local artists including: Adam Noonan, Corre Alice, Elizabeth Allen, Krystyna Jervis, Carollyne Yardley, Sandhu Singh, Alexis Beringer, Chin Yuen, Timothy Wilson Hoey, Thekla Albrecht-Iribarne, Adelle Andrew, Stephanie Quinton Steel, Lorraine Thorarinson Betts and many more. Exhibiting in the historic Massey Gallery, this exhibition will demonstrate the diverse and dynamic range of painting, printmaking, drawing and mixed media artwork in our communit. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. www.aggv.bc.ca
August 3 - 12, 2012. Studio LTB, #17 on the map, will be open for the STINKING FISH STUDIO TOUR this summer. Painting, printmaking, pottery, woodworking, jewellery, fibre arts, and sculpture. 10 - 5pm daily. More information and a map is at www.stinkingfishstudiotour.com
March 31 - April 26, 2012. A group show with the Watermark Printmakers.Various works in lithography, intaglio, etchings, monotypes, serigraphs and collagraphs. Artists in the show include M.Catherine Lee, Carolyn Goresky, Wendy Pierrot, Chiarina Loggia, Lorraine Thorarinson Betts, Avis Rasmussen, Sylvia Wagner, Eleanor Kobley, Thekla Albrecht-Iribarne, Judith Welbourn, Raelynn Proudlove, Marti Mussell and Marianne Baatz. Martin Batchelor Gallery. 712 Cormorant Street, Victoria, BC 250-385-7919. Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm. Opening Reception - March 31, 7-9pm.
March 1 - 31, 2012. The RED ART GALLERY shows at the OAK BAY MARINA RESTAURANT for the month of March. Artists include Lorraine Thorarinson Betts, Marion Evamy, Carolyn Kowalyk, Elizabeth Litton, Lucy Schappy, Birgit Piskor, Leonard Butt, Glen Melville, Eleanor Lowden Pidgeon, Dennis Shields, Catherine Fields and Genevieve Pfeiffer. 1327 Beach Drive, Oak Bay, BC www.marinarestaurant.com
February 11 - March 4, 2012. A group show at the Massey Gallery in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, BC www.aggv.ca