O M G @ Y M G January 12 – February 4 2024 HAPPY NEW YEAR!paul cvetich,manfred urchak,janice kovar,paul enright,helen sovereign,Colleen O’Reilly,emma enright,jim chambers,Sandra Crisante,Grazyna Ziolkowski,Andrew McPhail,monica plant,chuck eelhart,Dean Gugler,fleur-ange lamothe,bryce kanbara,ted basciano,Ravinder Ruprai,callie archer,brian kelly,annerie van gemerden, melissa neil,maureen paxton,bernadine van renne,John Farr,patrick carson,Paul Ropel,Ingrid Mayrhofer,corinne duchesne,bob yates,brian johnston,Jill Letten,evelyn kelch,shelley niro,bethany kenyon,mike hansen,judi burgess,delio delgado
Sunday, Jan 21, 2pm Book Launch: Robert Clark Yates’ Now and Never Again , featuring an introduction by Yates, and readings from the book by Bryce Kanbara, Sam Robinson, Bernadette Rule, and Donna Yates.
Sunday, Feb 4, 2pm OMG artists walk&talkabout
MELISSA NEILFLICKERING LIGHTS Feb 9 – March 17 2024 Flickering Lights is a series of paintings made in response to twilight, tidal bores, night skies, satellites, and electrical garden lighting. I began the early stages research and image gathering of this work in 2022 when I knew I was interested in creating a series of work based on night skies. I was specifically interested in the cosmos after reading Jo Marchant’s book: The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars (In this non-fiction book the author outlines the connections humans have made throughout history to their place in the universe in response to stars, constellations and the awe of the night sky).
“I don’t know what’s going on here, but I like it” “You impressed an engineer for what that’s worth!” -Scott from Brantford “This was soo cool, really sooo cool!” – S. N.
WHIRLYGIGS 2023 Opening SuperCrawl Weeknd Sept 8-10, continuing to Oct 21. Aly Livingston, Patricia Witiw, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Brian Kelly, Ted Karkut, Sandra Crisante, Eugene Schwetz, Janice Kovar, Paul Enright, Dawn White Beatty, Jim Tiessen, Carey French, Janice Jackson, Dean Gugler, Harold Sikemma, Dale Schustyk, Ed Kotanen, Bob Ezergailis, Helen Sovereign, Callie Archer, John Farr, Patrick Carson, Noriko Yamamoto, Greg Yates, Mike Hansen, Ted Haines, Maria Grande, Bryce Kanbara
The clean smooth surfaces, precise edges and angles of our world are slowly and constantly being tugged back into the reality of time’s dominion. Edges crumble; clean surfaces rust, pit and tear. Stains, drips and marks gradually accumulate and form patterns. Mould, moss and lichen colonize even polished surfaces. Does only one state have beauty or, if we look closely, can the transformation have a beauty of its own?
Different approaches to watercolour are comparable to this dynamic. Some artists start with a sheet of sparkling white paper and try to maintain its purity with vibrant applications of transparent pigment all the while struggling to keep the surface of the work as flat and smooth as possible. The finished art is then presented beneath glass.
In many ways, my style allows me to work in the opposite direction. My colours are muted and often muddied. The papers surface is sometimes heavily creased, torn and repaired. The resulting painting is generally larger than most watercolour and presented without frame or glass.
I want this series to reflect how time changes one attempt at perfection into something different but still pleasing to the eye.
Front window viewing 24/7, inside by appointment or by chance.
IRREPREHENSIBLEYATES, KELLY, KANBARA, CHAMBERS Feb 10 – Mar 5, 2017
“Not too shabby for grumpy old men!” g.
HANA PINTHUS ROTHCHILD : GROWING NUMB and THE V.I.P. PROJECT (Vulva Imprints Project) March 10 – April 9, 2017 Artist talk, Sun April 9, 2 pm. “Amazing!” J.G., “Emotional. Thought-provoking. Brazen” J.C., “WOW! Very powerful!” B.K.
Are You Pleased With That? Like a silkworm cocoon, this delicate container was made using a woven thread. The piece is vibrant, sensual and suggestive. I had just given birth to my first child and needed stitches. As the male gynecologist was stitching me up, he asked my husband the question, “Are you pleased with that?” Years later this memory came back to me while sewing together the red fibres on this piece. I wondered how a woman’s intimate parts can be seen to become an object, separated from her feelings and who she is as a whole. Handling this piece requires a gentle touch, the way a woman deserves to be held. Perhaps this work has become a container for my painful experience – and a gift for all women who have been objectified.
BRIAN D. JOHNSTON : The Poser ProjectFLAGSHIP GALLERYARTISTS : Songs of Ascent April 14 – May 7, 2017
Brian Johnston (Guelph) finds the sets for his “selfies” in abandoned rural houses and creates tableau vivants that reflect the questioning nature of his Christian faith. Flagship Gallery is a faith-based artists gallery on James N. In this exhibition: Chris Cuthill, Heidi Brannon, Ann Balch, Tarajoy Knibbe, James Tughan, Amanda Leblanc, George Langbroek. … (Easter) has everything to do with the resurrection of Jesus, whom we regard as the Original Artist ,,. which has been proven to be historical fact for creative renewal in the lives of millions. In our view songs of lament can become, truthfully, Songs of Ascent.
April 14 – May 7, 2017 Artists talk: Sun May 7, 2pm.
“Johnston, taking the self-portrait to a new level!” A.A., “Awesomely wicked!” C.P.
H U S H ! Art on the theme of suicide coordinated by Hamilton Mental Health Rights Coalition. Prayer Tree on the sidewalk. May 12-June 4, 2017 (Mental Health Awareness month).
FUZZY MALL, YOLAINE ROBERGE, AMANDA CAREY, MARTIN VERALL, PHILIP GRANT, APRIL MANSILLA, JEFFERY SKARICA, JASON MARTIN, KITTY STERN. “Inspiring, skillful, crushing, innovative, talented, honest, moving work. So proud.” B
Shadow Project 2017 Thursday, August 10, 7 pm You are invited to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by making chalk-outlines of yourself, your friends, family and pets on the sidewalks of James Street North. Chalk provided.
RENE PRICE CROSSSHOP Oct 13 – Nov 5, 2017
Who needs an artist statement?
Why did I make this Crossart for the Crossshop?
Does this lapsed RC have a cross to bear?
Did I want to hurt, in making this art?
Is it OK to just let ideas out like diarrhea?
Shouldn’t we just all make happy art?
How many variations on the cross can I make?
Is this satire, simply puerile, juvenile play?
Can’t one make art about politics or religion?
Why didn’t I make art about Islam too?
Over whose couch could this stuff possibly hang?
Why am I asking all these smart ass questions?
Is the cross an early logo for the God brand?
Will I go to hell for making this shock value art?
Can one design a better cross, like a better widget?
Why not just leave well enough alone?
Am I the only one who thinks this is (great) art?
Will Bryce go to hell for letting me show this art?
Does God even know what this is all about?
Did you actually read this far?
Artist walkabout: Sunday November 5, 2 PM. Rene Price is an Ideaguy/inventor, Quirky Mockartist, Scribbler, Rascal, Non-smoking cyber Luddite and Grand Amateur. He has shown his artstuff from St Foy (Quebec), to Montreal, Ottawa, Cornwall,Toronto, London (On.), Winnipeg to Calgary and he hopes to show on the moon soon. He has been reviewed in Border Crossings, Art Papers (USA), Espace, Artichoke and various newspapers. www.reneprice.ca
SHELLEY NIRO: INDIAN SUMMER Nov 10 – Dec 3 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, Nov 10, 7-10 pm (Art Crawl)
( SHELLEY NIRO IS 2017 WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, AND RECIPIENT OF A 2017 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD IN VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS)
OMG @ YMG 2017 Dec 8 – Jan 8, extended to Feb 5, 2018 end of year group show & sell (with a <$100 section) Opening Reception: Friday, Dec 8, 7-10 (Art Crawl)
Opening Friday, June 30, 6-8 pm, continuing to August.
Playlist is a series of smaller works that remix sound into visual works and deconstruct abstract painting. These paintings are based on Classic Rock, as it known as today, was the music of my teenage years. No matter how much I want to ignore it, rock music is a large part of me. As I listen to nostalgia of my past, I can’t escape seeing it in colour shape and gesture. It generates strong feeling with in me from good times and the bad, love found and lost and parties that never seem to end.
About: Mike Hansen is a senior Canadian artist who uses sound and noise to develop artworks in various mediums. He is well known as an established colourist painter, sound artist and experimental musician. His body of work explores the visualization of sound and noise. Hansen has exhibited globally in public museums, commercial galleries, and artist-run centres.
Exhibition and workshops to commemorate World Pinhole Photography Day, April 30.
Sunday, April 23, 1-3 pm Bayfront Park Workshop for beginners and advanced. Created works to be exhibited @ ymg. All materials supplied. FREE. Register at: worldpinholeday@gmail.com.
Friday, April 28, 6:30-8:30 pm, Exhibit opening @ ymg
Sunday, April 30, 1-3 Downtown Hamilton Workshop for beginners and advanced. As above.
Tactic Tactic new media artist/scholars cast diffraction patterns past the pale of everyday light. (McMaster University Communication & New Media Graduate Studies Program) Katrina Jennifer Bedford, Tanya Goncalves, Phuong Hoang, Christina Pellegrini, Alex Pennington Little, Harold Sikkema, Debora Silva De Jesus, Dr. David Harris Smith, Christopher Towler, Robyn Wilson and special appearance by Gallery Bot. Jan 8 – Feb 7, 2016
KIMBERLY PAPP JULIANA LACHANCE SWEET OBSESSION Closing reception, Feb 12 – March 5. Mar 5: Artist talk by Kimberly Papp / Juliana LaChance’s “Crackle Pop” album release party, featuring The Vibrational Sound Complex, and The Sad Sorcerer and short film premiere of Juliana’s “The Magic Fool and Fortune”.
KEITH SHEARSBYUSEFUL THINGS March 13 – April 3, 2016 “What fun it would be in this artist’s mind! M.S. “Wonderful work – love it (+ I laughed my ass off, fabulous.” D.C. “I’ve often described my enjoyment of art as making the useless things in my mind come to life … fun performance too, my pants will preserve the memory.” K.N.Q
Sunday, April 3, 2 pm. KEITH SHEARSBY’s Paint performance with the Art Hammer.
“Smashingly splendid!” F.J.
WE @ YOU ME2016 April 8 – 23, 2016 PAT BOND, NANCY BRYANS, KATI BUJNA, FLEUR-ANGE LAMOTHE, KAREN NONNECKE, BARBARA TOWNSEND, ANONYMOUS. V JANE GORDON, MENTOR
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BRUT INTERSTELLAR from Berlin PETER SCHLANGENBADER & LARISSA NOD Larissa Nod and Peter Schlangenbader formed the artist-team COSMIC TWINS in 2010. May 13 – June 6, 2016. They work collaboratively and solo. They are both expressive artists who work like action-painters and search for truth in pure painting. Coordinated by Marianne Reim, and sponsored by Denningers. “Zei Gut!” LD . “Your expronism is to die for! especially the burlin wall in the head.” M.G. “Ya! Das Nice” C.U.
Peter Schlangenbader read and performed poems in German, baffling and delighting students at Kids Crawl organized by HCA, May 13/16.
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PATRICK CARSON CUBAN WOMEN BEHIND THE FACADE June 10 – July 3, 2016.
After recovering from a serious car accident, he returned to university to study Fine Art in 1995. He graduated with a BFA from Kelowna UBC in 2000, and began a continuing project of travelling and painting portraits in Korea, Japan, Thailand, Burma, and most extensively in Cuba. His process of hiring “agents” to find temporary studio spaces and to secure sitters has lead him into unpredictable and precarious situations. This recent selection of Cuban paintings was painted on location in various areas of Havana between 2012 and 2016. Each painting is a rich statement about the resilience and beauty of the Cuban people.
BRIAN KELLY / BRYCE KANBARABoth are Equally Possible New sculpture for floor and wall. July 8 – August 7, 2016.
TESATAWIYAT (te/sa/ta/wi/yat)‘Come in’ (when someone knocks on your door.) Aug 12 – Sept
a photo project by Bryce Kanbara and photographer Mina Ao, and Wilamina McGrimmond & Richard Claus, Shane Pennells, Jerica Ryan, Janet Town, Yvonne Maracle, Debb Elmes, Howard Moses, Anastasia Blackey, Rod Nettagog, Tom Reape, Jill Shimizu-Wilson, Paula Lalonde, Melinda Shank-Miles, Pebbles Williams, Jenny Kay Dupuis, Shylo Elmyan, Eugene Kahgee, Sharon Lewis, Courtney Parisien and their families and friends.
2016-18 The exhibition circulated to Conrad Grebel College University in Waterloo, the Hamilton Central Public Library, David Braley Health & Science Centre, Hamilton, and a smaller version of the photos at Seward Public Library in New York City.
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, AUG 12, 7-10 PM (James North Art Crawl) 7:30 pm. Greetings by Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Shelley Falconer, President & CEO of Art Gallery of Hamilton. Refreshments!
fotoworks JOHN FARR JILL GLESSING PETER KARUNA Oct 14 – Nov 6. film niteOct. 28, films by John Farr, Peter Karuna, Jewel Fosteer, Ted Hines, Jim Chambers, Bryce Kanbara.
VJANE GORDONTHE INSTABILITY OF IMAGES Nov 11 – Dec 4, 2016
OMG @ YMG 2016 Dec 9 – Jan THE ANNUAL YEAR-END ROUND UP: DONNA IBING KAREN THIESSEN JANICE KOVAR, PATRICIA KOZOWYK, ANNERIE VAN GEMERDEN, BRIAN KELLY, WAYNE ALLAN, HELEN SOVEREIGN, SIENNA SOVEREIGN, KEITH SHEARSBY, MARLA PANKO, PETER KIRKLAND, JANICE JACKSON, MAUREEN PAXTON, KEISHA NEOMA-QUINN, HAROLD SIKEMMA, KIMBERLY PAPP, TOM BEECHINOR, CHUCK EELHART, JULIANNA LACHANCE, ANDREW MCPHAIL, AL PEACHEY, EVELYN KELCH, BOB EZERGAILIS, JIM RILEY, CEES VAN GEMERDEN, MARIANNE REIM, JIM CHAMBERS, DEAN GUGLER, SHELLEY NIRO, SANDRA CRISANTE-CRESPO, ANDY GLINSKI, TED HAINES, ROBERT YATES … THIS YEAR FEATURING A $99.99 SECTION IN TRIBUTE TO THE HUNDRED DOLLAR GALLERY.
