A Ton of Bricks
Blake Betteridge taught himself how to draw in 2007 and how to paint in 2008, and has been diligently documenting his learning process at artprogress.blogspot.com. All of his paintings are numbered.
theARTery (front room)
9535 Jasper Avenue | Sat 12-4,
plus during Nextfest Nite Clubs
YOU ARE HERE
With a touch of whimsy and a little humour, Chelsea Boos invites the viewer to contemplate the big picture. Climb up into the dome of the black night and peer through the lens, you may just catch a glimpse of our humble place in the universe.
Latitude 53
10248-106 Street | Tue-Fri 10-6, Sat 12-5
Opening party: Thursday June 11, 5-9 pm
James Boychuk-Hunter
Filling in Blanks: The Theatrics of Assumption Relating to Stumbled-Upon Sites
This work explores the relationship between memory, space, and objects. Through photographic documentation coupled with etching and drypoint marks, James Boychuk-Hunter contemplates how the character of a site affects how we function.
Louie Eyecare and Photography Gallery
10634 124 Street | Mon 9-4:30,
Tue/Wed/Fri 9-5:30, Thu 9-7, Sat: 9-3
Eric Burton
Water Box
Sourcing imagery from still lives, personal photographs, available materials, and his own imagination, Burton’s work moves between sombre tones and high-key annunciations to describe the open nature of play, much like flow of water.
The Living Room Play House
11315 - 106 Avenue | Check performance
schedule for extended hours
Micheal Cor
New Perspectives
Micheal Cor’s sculptures and paintings address our relationship to space through scale shifts, conceptual landscapes, and by juxtaposing abstraction and reality.
Common Sense Gallery
10546 115 Street | Viewing by appointment only. Check www.nextfest.ca for extended hours.
Opening party: Saturday June 20th, 7-10 pm
Jacob Dutton
Face to Face
Jacob Dutton's graffiti-inspired works are collages of textured paper and paint intermingled with stenciled, spray-painted portraits of iconic public figures.
Local 124
10711 124 Street | Tue/Wed 12-6,
Thu/Fri: 12-7, Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
Jeannette Egan
In the Bath
The bather's experience can become magnificent, as if time stands still while cleansing the body. Jeanette Egan paints the water as a reflection of the density and energy of the environment that it inhabits.
C'est Sera Clothing
10125 104 Street | Mon-Wed 10-6,
Thu/Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4
Jonathan Kaiser
Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)
Inspired by Sesame Street’s holiday program special, in particular the song "Keep Christmas With You," Kaiser’s exhibit takes the program's message to heart, encouraging viewers to hold onto the day after the gifts are tucked away.
theARTery (back room)
9535 Jasper Avenue | Sat 12-4, plus during Nite Clubs
Kristen Keegan
Flatlanders
Fascinated by the way that we look at images of past identities and the search for identity, Keegan’s series of paintings is a result of a curiosity about the past of her family and relatives.
The Cutting Room Salon and Spa
10436 124 Street | Tue/Fri 10-6,
Wed/Thu 10-9, Sat 9-4:30
Jessica Kowalchuk
Combines
Jessica Kowalchuk’s paintings on plywood are part of a long tradition of farm images. She portrays the combine harvester as a grand machine in sublime, luminous colours inspired by light, emphasizing the machine’s form.
Vintage Lounge
10124 - 124 Street | Tue-Sat: 4:30 – 2am
Opening party: Thursday June 18, 8-11pm
Galia Kwetny
Allusions
Galia Kwetny’s canvases capture the purest exuberance of colour and directed dynamism. She creates layered abstract paintings from mythological images in
acrylic and oil.
Eye Care Group on Jasper
10360 Jasper Avenue | Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4pm
Brian Lee
Identities
Nextfest 2009's festival image comes from painter Brian Lee. In his exhibit, Lee translates thoughts and emotions to portray a sense of individuality in a series of self-portraits that balance the expressive and representational.
The Roxy Theatre Lobby
10708 -124 Street | Mon-Sun 12-10pm,
check schedule for extended hours
Martina MacFarlane
News For The Absent Minded
Martina MacFarlane speaks to the impermanence of the human form by exploring the space around it. Leaving select figurative elements empty of identity and embellishment, MacFarlane shows the passing
of human form through its absence.
Propaganda Hair Salon
10808 - 124 Street | Mon-Fri 9:30- 8pm, Sat 9-4
Robert Millang
Wrecked Hand
Robert Millang is a compulsive doodler. Although he works with a large variety of media, including film, he always finds himself coming back to the reliable and chameleonic ball-point pen or brush and ink.
Crimson Empire Tattoo
11630 119 Street | Mon-Sat 12-9, Sun 12-6
Opening party: Friday June 12, 8-10pm
Lisa Rezansoff
Paintings and Drawings
Through spontaneous drawing and the evolution of form and space, Lisa Rezansoff explores her relationship to the landscapes that have affected her life in hidden ways.
The Hydeaway All-Ages Art Space
10209 100 Avenue |Open for special events only (see thehydeaway.org for calendar)
Opening party: Tuesday June 16, 8-11pm.
Hui Yang
Life Forms
Hui Yang integrates the methodologies of western painting and traditional Chinese art in her work. She allows water and acrylic materials to form the basis of her pieces, which are then built up with layered gels and colours.
Thread Hill
10725 124 Street | Tue-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5