Preview – The Gallery Guide – April-May 2007

Scott Plear RCA, Aurora Ferment, 21 1/2" x 60 1/2", acrylic on canvas
2235 Granville Street,
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6H 3G1
Tel 604-732-5353 Fax 604-732-5669
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www.petleyjones.com
Chichewa (with English subtitles) and
dance footage to document the masked
spirit dances of Gule Wamkulu (The
Great Dance) and the depth of awareness
and cultural response to the AIDS
pandemic by rural Malawians; Thru Apr
29 Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds,
“Wheel: Overlays”, site-specific installation
comprises ten semi-transparent
“tree forms” set in a 40-foot circular
arrangement referencing the forked-tree
supports used in Plains solstice lodges;
Ongoing Lyle Wilson, “Wee-git Releases
the Light”, Haisla artist publicly
carves an eight-foot tall yellow cedar
sculpture telling the ancient story in
which Wee-git (‘Great Man’ in the Haisla
language) brings light to the world. For
the story in full visit our website; Explore
our Drawers, drawer units contain
objects from around the world- Asia,
Africa and Oceania.
Omega Custom Framing &
Gallery
4290 Dunbar St ✆604-732-6778
www.omegagallery.ca
mon-sat 10am-6pm Apr 16-May 12
Derek Simpkins, “Ecuador: Bright
and Beautiful, from the Amazon to the
Galapagos”, photographs capture the
beauty of unspoiled, remote locals.
Or Gallery
103-480 Smithe St ✆604-683-7395
www.orgallery.org
tues-sat 12-5pm Thru Apr 28 Jeremy
Shaw, video, painting and other media
that touch upon themes of time travel,
science fiction and recreational drugs;
May 11-Jun 16 Wilson Diaz, Ana
Maria Millan, Andres Sandoval,
Claudia Patricia Sarria, Juan David
Medina, “Helena Producciones”, nonprofit
collective that organizes the
International Biennial Performance
Festival in Cali. This exhibition
includes a series of video and photographic
works, as well as archival
material documenting the collective’s
past activities and collaborations. Also
screening “Un Libro de Ultratumba”, a
collaborative work made with Jairo
Pinilla, a Columbian director whose
horror-thriller films from the early 80s
have become cult classics.
★ Pendulum Gallery in the
Atrium
HSBC Building, 885 W Georgia St
✆604-879-7714
www.pendulumgallery.bc.ca
mon-wed 9am-5pm thur-fri 9am-9pm
sat 9am-5pm Apr 2-21 Trevor Brady,
“Plastic”, street and architectural photographs
taken with toy plastic cameras
in and around Vancouver over the
last 10 years; Apr 22-May 12 Swell,
sustainable design exhibition with
over 35 international artists and
craftspeople. Part of “30 Days of Sustainability”
and Earth Day celebrations;
May 19-Jun 2 Into the Light,
group show explores metaphysical
ideas expressed through abstract
paintings.
Peter Kiss Studio and
Gallery
1327 Railspur Alley, Granville Island
✆604-696-0433 www.peterkiss.com
wed-sun 10am-6pm. A constantly
changing collection of 2, 2 1 /2, and 3-D
artwork that combines social commentary,
wit, humour, colour and
wood.
Petley Jones Gallery
2235 Granville St ✆604-732-5353
888-732-5353
www.petleyjones.com
mon-sat 10am-6pm Thru May 10
Scott Plear, “Aurora Flow”, new
series of vibrant abstract paintings;
May 11-31 Don Li-Leger and John
Horton, new work by gallery artists.
Rendez-Vous Art Gallery
671 Howe St
2nd location: 900 Howe St
✆/fax 604-687-7466
www.rendezvousartgallery.com
671 Howe St: sun 11am-5pm, monsat
10am-5:30pm
900 Howe St: tues-sat 10am-5:30pm
Apr-May Two gallery locations to
showcase the art of our talented
artists. We look forward to seeing old
friends and new at both galleries.
Republic Gallery
732 Richards St, 3rd Flr
✆604-632-1590
www.republicgallery.com
wed-sat 11-4pm. Apr 6-May 2 Nicole
Raufeisen, Ryan Witt, “You are Still
Here and so are We”, process oriented
work that articulates the relationship
between the artist studio and the
gallery space within the larger context
of the urban environment; May 4-Jun
2 Todd Tedeschini, “The Endless
View”.
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