FEATURED IN SEPTEMBER 2010
Joseph Sampson
Oil Paintings on Canvas

GALLERY533 Exhibitions:

April 2009: Robert Groh
May 2009: Photographic Show, various artists
June 2009: Alan Glicksman
July – August 2009: Gallery Collection
September 2009: James Fowler
October 2009: Joseph Sampson
Nov 2009 – Mar 2010: Gallery Collection
April 2010: Heather Murray
May 2010: Kris Rosar, photographs
June 2010: Eduard Gurevich
July – August 2010: Gallery Collection
September 2010: Joseph Sampson
October 2010: Stephanie Ham
November 2010: Vlasta Svoboda
Dec 2010 – Jan 2011: Gallery Collection

EXHIBITION NEWS

Exhibition – Eduard Gurevich
June 1 2010 – June 30 2010
from one man to another
“Growing up in Ukraine and moving to Canada has given me a great inspiration and a lot of subject material for my work. Immigration gives an individual the experience of feeling like the whole universe is your home, and there is no one place where you may plant yourself and feel at peace. My family takes up the role to ground me as well as inspire many of my creations in which I try to find love and a home within one’s family rather than one’s physical house. Discovering Canada’s great wealth of natural splendor has also stimulated my interest of painting landscapes which is presently becoming the most prominent theme in my work”.
-Eduard Gurevich
The exhibition runs until June 30, 2010.

Ready to cross?, 24 1/8in x 24 1/4in, oil on canvas, 2009.

Eduard Gurevich. For more information about this and other works available for purchase, please visit our Gallery Collection and/or our Showcase.

EXHIBITION NEWS

Exhibition – Heather Murray
April 8 2010 – May 1 2010

Heather Murray’s roots stem from her studies in editorial illustration at OCAD. She has always been drawn to the story behind the painting. Mixed media frees her to expand on an illustrative element without being bogged down by her own private censor. She enjoys the tactile feeling of textured papers, grooves in layers of paint and the simple act of overlapping for a new affect. Mixed media allows her to play with materials and liberate her subjects while expanding on her imagination and fondness for preserving elements from the past. She strives for a realist touch and achieves this through her medium without heartbreak. Her art becomes in fact an interesting hybrid of collage and painting- with a twist of whimsy and realism.
She is naturally drawn to the rural landscape as her backdrop of choice; where captivating portraits of people from the past intersect with beloved farm animals.

Heather works steadily out of her historical studio in the Old Courthouse Arts Building in Owen Sound while drawing her inspiration from her own backyard- just outside of Chatsworth Ontario.

The exhibition runs until May 1, 2010. There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday, April 8, from 6 – 8 pm.

Last night I dreamt, 18 × 24, mixed media on canvas and wood.

Heather Murray, mixed media, collage and acrylic painting. For more information about this and other works available for purchase, please visit our Gallery Collection and/or our Showcase.

SPRING 2010 NEWS

Gallery533 is very pleased to announce the following exhibitions for 2010:

Heather Murray – April 2010
Kris Rosar Photographs – May 2010
Eduard Gurevich – June 2010
Gallery Collection – July & August 2010
Joseph Sampson – September 2010
Stephanie Ham – October 2010
Vlasta Svoboda – November 2010
Gallery Collection Give a Gift of Art – December 2010

FALL NEWS

Exhibition – Joe Sampson
October 14 2009 – November 14 2009

Joe graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1995 with a specialization in illustration from the commercial design department. After OCA, he began freelancing as an illustrator while continuing to paint. Painting quickly became his sole occupation.

Joe’s portfolio is comprised of a variety of scenic imagery, and is currently focused on waterscapes. Drawn to shorelines, beaches, lakes, oceans and streams, Joe uses water imagery to depict the dichotomy between movement and immobility. A detailed understanding of light’s ability to create color, shadow and tone is utilized to set mood in each painting. Whether the focus is cold, warm, tranquil or angry, waters’ magnificence strikes the viewer and an emotional response is evoked. This is due, in part, to the large scale of the work.

From a distance, the viewer is drawn towards what appears to be a photograph. Upon closer inspection, brushstrokes are revealed and the observer is made aware of the meticulous layers of brushwork, resulting in the illusion that the viewer is still for an instant, at the waters’ edge.

The exhibition ran from October 14, 2009 to November 14, 2009. There was a reception for the artist on Thursday, October 15th, 2009, from 6 – 8 pm.

Big Rock Yellow Leave (2009) Oil on Canvas.

James Fowler – Plain View
September 1 2009 to October 10 2009

“All art begins with grids. All artists long for grids.” – American poet John Taggart

Reception for the artist on September 3 from 6 – 8pm

Artist Statement
James Fowler was born in Germany in 1971. He attended York University for Film Studies. He started to draw and paint at an early age and was greatly influenced as a child by his visits to his Grandmother in Montréal who painted and sculpted and by his Great Grandfather who was a portrait and landscape painter and graphic designer. James has exhibited his work in the United States and in Toronto where he maintains a full time studio practice. His work can be found in private and corporate collections In Canada, the United States and Europe.

James Fowler – August 14 Konkout(acrylic on canvas, 18in x 24in) For more information about this and other works by James Fowler that are available for purchase in our gallery, please visit our Showcase.

LENSEscape – Group Photography Exhibition, part of CONTACT 2009
May 5 2009 to May 30 2009

LENSEscape – Opening Night Reception, Thursday, May 7 2009, part of CONTACT 2009. See examples from the LENSEscape Exhibition

Reception for CONSUMED BY TASTE: Visions of Biochemical Discharge
Oil Paintings by Robert Groh
Thursday, April 2 2009.

See more work from this artist in the Showcase

Since opening its doors in June, Gallery 533 has proudly featured a number of great artists. Here is the list of shows we’ve held to date:

June-July 2008 – Andrea Bolley
August 2008 – Gallery Collection: Japanese Prints
September 2008 – Michael Ricks
October 2008 – Frances Cockburn
February 26 – March 28 2009 – Jean Francis

Opening night of Frances Cockburn’s exhibition, WETLAND.

Frances Cockburn, Oct.9 – Nov.12 2008
Opening Night Oct.9 2008, 6-9pm

WetLand

Whether I’m in my studio looking at the world via a webcam, or standing beside a swamp in southern Ontario, I am absorbed by what I see. – Frances Cockburn

Gallery Collection – Gallery Artists
Nov.14 2008 – Jan. 4 2009

See more work from Frances Cockburn