Author: bryce

ROBIN ZEE COURTSHIP AND DECEIT MELANIE SKENE sculpture LIAM GRAHAM sound

Feb 14 – March 8, 2020
ARTISTS TALK: SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2 PM.

build trust
like fishing, hooked up
baits used
he’s holding my identification papers
he threatened to hurt my kids, my parents, my family my friends
he’ll tell everyone Im a whore, a slut
i didn’t even realize i was being trafficked

Regina Haggo, The Spec: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/visual-arts/seduction-and-entrapment-art-helps-human-trafficking-survivor-heal/article_0e7e836d-0730-5a46-8733-6a58e0f871ef.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

MESKHENET AND THE TRIPLETS: Brian Kelly, Philip Grant, Bryce Kanbara March 13-April 5, 2020. (in conjunction with a corresponding exhibition with same title at The Assembly Gallery in Redchurch Cafe, Mar4-29, extended)

Opening reception Friday, Mar 13, followed by closure caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Exhibition viewable through front window.

Regina Haggo review in Mar 28 Spectator: https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/9918621-the-creative-recyclers/

PROTECTIVE RELAYS window installation by AARON MURPHY July 10th to August 9th, 2020, all hours. Watch the artist install the work: Friday July 10th after 5pm/ Saturday July 11th after 10am/ Sunday July 12th after 10am Protective Relays is an installation comprised of two cameras aimed at two different photographs and a televsion on which the images have been combined to create a digitized montage. Each camera is controlled by a micro-computer that relays video data through a closed network to a third computer that amalgamates the feeds for the television screen. Because the cameras are “live”, the montage on the television flutters and vibrates when their attached sensors and computers attempt to compensate for changes in the surrounding light caused by time of day and passing shadows.

W H I R L Y G I G S 2 0 2 0 Aug – Oct 4, 2020 Janice Jackson, Patrick Carson, Ted Haines, Cameron Kuntz, Janice Kovar, Emma Enright, Alan Peachey, Jim Tiessen, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Bryce Kanbara Ted Karkut, The Murphys (Aaron, Katherine, Samuel), Manfred Urchak, Aly Livingston, John Eagles

KIMBERLY PAPP Oblivious Follies INGRID MAYRHOFER Bird bowls and Flower plates Oct 9 – Nov 8, 2020

More than ever, we flock together, sharing an on-line culture shaped by Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, Tumblr, TikTok and more. The result? Flamboyant self-absorption. Like a flurry of birds — the ultimate social network. Every one revelling in his or her unique plumage. Each demanding to be seen and heard — undisciplined, exuberant, delightfully chaotic. Kim Papp

I intend to create a visual tension between forms that suggests the comfort of shelter or food, and a content that represents remnants of humankind’s intervention against nature…imagery references species that are listed as extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened or vulnerable in Canada. Pottery is said to be the most common find at archaeological sites…shards of my pots may well endure the next great extinction. Ingrid Mayrhofer

Regina Haggo: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/visual-arts/kimberly-papp-s-birds-put-us-in-the-midst-of-a-drama/article_bcb0bef9-6a3c-552a-98e5-62147aab7ef2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

BCL POP-UP November 13 2020 – February 7, 2021 peter karuna john farr aline alexanian Jim Riley Brian Johnston michael allgoewer shelley niro bill powell george wallace walter hickling alfred joyce Cees & Annerie van Gemerden robert yates sam robinson roger ferreira jim chambers colleen O’Reilly Sandra Crisante-Crespo José Crespo Bernie Hudecki janice kovar Lucy Erskine janice jackson john kinsella Lisa Wohrle Cameron Kuntz marla panko pat kozowyk Ravinder Ruprai Dawn Beatty claudette losier Alan Peachey Jane Adeney bryce kanbara doug macfarlane stephen arthurs william warwick diane cizek wayne allan judi burgess saundi vivian stephen altena gerten basom

Michael Allgoewer https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/art/opinion/2021/01/30/michael-allgoewer-sometimes-bleeds-for-his-art.html

Sam Robinson https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/art/opinion/2021/01/23/hamilton-sculptor-sam-robinson-reveals-the-haunting-story-behind-a-work-of-art.html

John Kinsella, Lisa Worhle, Judi Burgess https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/art/opinion/2021/01/01/pop-up-through-a-gallery-window-looks-back-at-some-of-hamiltons-leading-artists.html

IRREPREHENSIBLE YATES, 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.

Emma Reilly: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/art-project-showcases-womens-most-intimate-signatures/article_1f0b76e1-7996-512d-88a0-71f6aa57e63c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

BRIAN D. JOHNSTON : The Poser Project FLAGSHIP GALLERY ARTISTS : 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

TARA BURSEY & AARON MURPHY June 9 – July 9, 2017

“lovely, lovely…confounding…rich = good” D.A “subtle & moving, lovely show.” A.

WHIRLYGIGS 2017

August 11 -Sept 10 (Super Crawl weekend) 2017 BRIAN JOHNSTON, JANICE KOVAR, DEAN GUGLER, CAREY FRENCH, JIM TIESSEN, DALE SCHUSTYK, BOB EZERGAILIS, JOHN FARR, JANICE JACKSON, TED HAINES, SHOJI YANO, BRIAN KELLY, SANDRA CRISANTE-CRESPO, KITTY STERN, AARON MURPHY, ELMA MILLER, ALAN PEACHEY, BRYCE KANBARA

“Just…wow.” A.Z., “I think that some of these contraptions could have done my homework for me!” C.L., “Great Big Smiles!” L&B, “Brian Johnston’s made me puke, but in a good way!” A. “This makes me 30 years younger!” E.H. “I LOVE your art! Did you make this exhibit just for me?” N.S. Regina Haggo: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/regina-haggo-putting-their-own-spin-on-sculpture/article_f8072b6d-be1d-5b90-ae80-2c85282c8e42.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

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?

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)

Chuck Eelhart,Donna Ibing,Maureen Paxton,Cees & Annerie van Gemerden,Paul Ropel Morski,Joan Moumblow,Peter Kirkland,Dave Collier,Bob Ezergailis,Manfred Urchak,Janice Jackson,Jim Riley,Linda Blakney,Pat Kozowyk,Janice Kovar,Keith Shearsby,Tom Lowe,Jack Horwood,John Farr,Karen Thiessen,Kimberly Papp,Robert Clark Yates,Gord Pullar,Alan Peachey,Shelley Niro,Brian Johnston,Bryce Kanbara,Grazyna Ziolkowski,Mark Strutt,John Hewak

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 SHEARSBY USEFUL 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

“Smashingly splendid!” F.J.

WE @ YOU ME 2016 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.

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 KANBARA Both 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!

Regina Haggo, Hamilton Spectator http://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/6796333-regina-haggo-urban-natives-open-their-doors/

fotoworks JOHN FARR JILL GLESSING PETER KARUNA Oct 14 – Nov 6. film nite Oct. 28, films by John Farr, Peter Karuna, Jewel Fosteer, Ted Hines, Jim Chambers, Bryce Kanbara.

VJANE GORDON THE 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.