Author Archives: Alexandra

COLOURS OF INDIA – EMMA MILLEY – PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted by Alexandra on March 22, 2010 at 8:04 am.

May 6th – May 29th, 2010 Opening Night May 6th, 2010 The Bellevue Gallery is pleased to introduce photography by Emma Milley.  Using her images to bring to life the colour and flavor of India, Emma captures the essence of her subject and gives voice to those without one.  A portion of sales from Colours [...]

Two – Galen Felde / Nadine Sefan

Posted by Alexandra on March 18, 2010 at 5:03 pm.

March 18th – April 24th, 2010. Opening Night March 25th, 2010. Contemporaries, Galen Felde and Nadine Stefan present their upcoming exhibit of painting and mixed media works entitled ‘two.’  Felde and Stefan weave a visual counterpoint with their two distinct interpretations of time, place and the human condition. To see images from the gallery show

Celebrate Group Exhibition

Posted by Alexandra on February 21, 2010 at 5:02 pm.

February 21st, 2010 – March 13th, 2010. Showing at 2477 Bellevue Avenue. In keeping with the 2010 Olympics Celebrate features illustrations from Jennifer Lloyd’s book, One Winter Night, along with copies of the book itself.  This Canadian children’s picture book hosts ten lively mice and the host of animals they encounter as they bring Canadian [...]

Curriculum Vitae

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:02 pm.

Exhibitions 2008 – Whitney Gallery, Peel Heritage Complex – Brampton, ON (solo show) 2007 – Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery’s 44th Annual Juried Exhibition – Owen Sound, ON 2007 – Elevation Gallery – Canmore, AB (group show) 2006 – Visual Arts Mississauga 29th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts- Art Gallery of Mississauga 2006 – [...]

Biography

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:02 pm.

Nadine was born and educated in Toronto. Trans Canada travel has been a great source of inspiration and has heightened her appreciation of Canada’s diverse landscape which is evident in her photography. Nadine’s debut exhibition was in 1995 at the Consulat General de Pologne in Montreal, showing her paintings along side her parents. In the [...]

Artist Statement

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:01 pm.

I enjoy black and white photography because it tends to reduce the subject to an essence.  It helps us to immediately recognize what is truly important in the image. In my etchings I try to use a very subtle effect and gradation of textures with the value of black and white.  I etch geometrical shapes [...]

Gallery

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:01 pm.

Curriculum Vitae

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:01 pm.

Solo Exhibitions 2008 – SILESIAN MUSEUM, Katowice – Poland 2007 – BELLEVUE GALLERY, W. Vancouver, BC – Canada 2007 – SNAP GALLERY, Edmonton, AB – Canada 2006 – ART GALLERY OF ALGOMA, Sault Ste Marie, ON – Canada 2005 – WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY/THE OTHER GALLERY, THE BANFF CENTRE, AB – Canada 2004 – OPEN STUDIO, [...]

Biography

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:00 pm.

Was born into a family of artists in Zielonka near Warsaw – Poland in 1950. His great-grand uncle, Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936), was a noted Polish painter and graphic artist, associated with Young Poland (Mloda Polska) – an important artistic movement at the turn of 19th and 20th century. Leszek Wyczolkowski received his first artistic training [...]

Artist Statement

Posted by Alexandra on February 8, 2010 at 4:00 pm.

My art is the balance of two worlds.  The initial world is one of intellect, geometry and order bound by strong craftsmanship.  The other world is soft, organic, sensitive and instinctive.  These two worlds combined are the foundation of my art, the result of which is the starting point of the viewer’s imagination. There is [...]