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Lasting Images - Lisa Brawn

trevor.kenney — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:07:53 +0000

Lisa Brawn studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design where she first began experimenting with figurative woodcuts.

Brawn draws on imagery from 20th century popular culture, including silent film stars, cowboys, 1970s television personalities, heroes and villains, international icons and symbols of Canadiana, rendering her subjects in hundreds of carved lines that are then painted.

Brawn's work has been exhibited extensively across Canada and the United States, and was featured prominently in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Gallery exhibition and publication 'Snap, Crackle, Pop' in 2010.

She continues her prolific art practice in Calgary, Alta.

Lisa Brawn, Johnny LaRue, 2009. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Purchased in 2010 with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program.

Lisa Brawn, Peter Mansbridge, 2009. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Purchased in 2010 with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program.

Lisa Brawn, David Suzuki, 2009. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Purchased in 2010 with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program.

These images and more are all available for viewing at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Art Gallery. Visit them online at ulag.ca

Lasting Images - Rita McKeough

trevor.kenney — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:29:36 +0000

Rita McKeough was born in 1951 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She received a BFA from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary and a MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design before settling in Calgary, where she currently teaches at the Alberta College of Art and Design.

Rita McKeough, Two Urban Scroungers, 1984. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection; Gift of the artist, 1994.

McKeough has been a committed multi-disciplinary artist for over 30 years, and has exhibited extensively in group and solo exhibitions across Canada and internationally, including exhibitions at the Walter Phillips Gallery (Banff), Plug-In Gallery (Winnipeg), Nuit Blanche (Toronto) and the National Gallery of Canada. In 2009, McKeough was the recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, and the following year was selected for the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Alberta.

McKeough's practice is informed by her interest in social issues, idealism and a belief in art's ability to spur social change. Her performances and installations – often complex, collaborative efforts – touch on issues such as displacement, domestic abuse and ecological damage. Though her subject matter is often politically charged, McKeough opens a dialogue with the viewer through a disarming sense of humour and play.

Rita McKeough, Urban Uprising, 1984. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection; P.U.L.P. print gift, 1984.

McKeough's Urban Scroungers multi-media piece creates an interactive environment for the viewer through sound and sculptural objects, and points to McKeough's concern over urban sprawl and the voracity of corporate expansion.

McKeough's newest installation, The Lion's Share, is on view in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Main Gallery until Jan. 5, 2012.

This story first appeared in the December 2011 issue of the Legend. If you'd like to see the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Lasting Images - Ron Moppett

trevor.kenney — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:15:47 +0000

Ron Moppett was born in England in 1945 and immigrated to Canada in 1957. He attended the Alberta College of Art and Design and went on to teach and curate at his alma mater as well as the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

Moppett's paintings, drawings and assemblages have been exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and internationally, and his work is represented in many private and public collections including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council Art Bank, Glenbow Museum, Musée d'Art Contemporain, The National Gallery of Canada and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection.

Moppett's work is well known for its exploration of texture, shape and layering, and often features references to popular culture and daily life collaged into abstracted planes. His sculptural assemblage, Match, is currently en route to be exhibited at Vancouver's Contemporary Art Gallery this summer.

Further collage artworks from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection will be exhibited in Collage aux folles, running from June 11 to Aug. 28 in the Helen Christou Gallery.

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