Discovery: Fire

Juried Exhibition for New and Emerging Artists

January 17 – February 7, 2015

Our annual discovery juried exhibition provides exposure to emerging artists. The jurors, artist Joan Skeet, Seymour Art Gallery’s Curator/Director Sarah Cavanaugh, and Interim Curator Dr. Hilary Letwin have selected artists to exhibit. Each has created a piece that reflects our theme: FIRE. The result is a fresh and eclectic show, with the artists presenting work that is as varied as their backgrounds; encompassing painting, ceramics, glass, mixed media, and photography.

Michael Fitzsimmons received the Carole Badgley Emerging Artist Award and $300 cash prize, furnished by the Seymour Art Gallery for his painting Trinity”. Peter Sickert received an Honourable Mention and $150 Gift Card, donated by Opus North Vancouver for his painting “TERRE DES HOMMES: THE END OF AN ERA”, and Suzanne Laird received an Honourable Mention and set of 10 artist quality acrylics, donated by Kroma Acrylics for her sculpture “Hopeless.”

Artists: Anson Aguirre Firth, Larissa Blokhuis, Kiranjot Bal, Shane Bourgeois, Tieabow,
Heather Curry, Dorothy Doherty, John Duncan, Karisa Evdokimoff, Michael Fitzsimmons, Judith Frigon, Joan Gauthier, Monica Gewurz, Faye Gordon-Lewis, Denise Grams, Alissa Kim Tjen, Suzanne Laird, Mena Martini, Gabriele Maurus, Marion Maxwell, Jaime Murdoch, Joyce Ozier, Karen Santos, Shamina Senaratne, Peter Sickert, Bill Stewart, and Jeff Wilson.

Poetry Meets Art: An Afternoon of Poetry Inspired by the Artwork, Sunday January 25, 2:00 p.m.