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COURTESY CATRIONA JEFFRIES, VANCOUVERwww.spiritwrestler.comJoe David and Preston SingletarySPIRIT WRESTLER GALLERY, VANCOUVER BC – Nov 19-Dec 10, 2011 Preston Singletary is aTlingit artist who studied at Pilchuck Glass School, one of the top glass schools in the world, withmaster glass-artists LinoTagliapietra, Cecco Ongaro,Benjamin Moore and DanDailey. His interpretations ofNorthwest Coast objects in theunexpected medium of glasshave captured the imaginationof collectors for both glass andNorthwest Coast art – the twodominant forms of art of theNorthwest. In 2009, a soloexhibitionof his work titledEchoes, Fire and Shadows openedat the Tacoma Glass Museumand is currently travelling toJoe David and Preston Singletary, Shrine Figures (2011), blown and sand-carved glass[Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver BC, Nov 19-Dec 10]major institutions across theUnited States.Joe David of the Nuuchah-nulthnation is a foremostNorthwest Coast artist. Hetaught form line design to Preston Singletary, and Joe later became the first recipient of the AboriginalArtist in Residency Program at Pilchuck, where Preston Singletary introduced him to theworld of glass.Transformations in Glass: Ka Ka Win Chealth is Singletary’s first project with another NorthwestCoast artist. The exhibit brings together their mutual understanding of form, design and stories, andhonours their mutual collaborations over the years. Ka Ka Win Chealth is the traditional family namegiven to Joe David and passed to Preston Singletary in a ceremonial adoption in 2000.Contemporary Art Gallery555 Nelson St ✆604-681-2700www.contemporaryartgallery.cawed-sun 12-6pm. Nov 18-Jan 15Robert Orchardson, “Endless façade”,new installation which partially revisitsstage sets designed by IsamuNoguchi in 1955 for a Royal ShakespeareCompany production of KingLear, Orchardson revisits Noguchi’sdesigns, grasping their optimism andeventual redundancy; Corin Sworn,“Endless Renovation”, installation – abox of discarded slides is the basis fora poetic narrative built from foundtexts and the artist’s speculations onthe images and the photographer.Craft Council of BC Gallery1386 Cartwright St, Granville Island✆604-687-7270 888-687-6511www.craftcouncilbc.caGallery: daily 10.30am-5.30pm, Office:tues-thurs 10am-5pm. Thru Dec 1Andrea Russell, “Hide”, elegant andunique masks made from leatherexplores the concept of the choiceswe make in concealing or revealingaspects of our persona through themasks we wear in our daily lives; Dec3-19 Contemporary BC Craft Work,visit the website to view work of theCCBC Annual Fundraising Auction;Jan 12-Feb 9 Student Awards Show,curated by Eleanor Hannan.Diane Farris Gallery✆604-737-2629www.dianefarrisgallery.comOnline gallery showcasing works byCanadian and international artists.Thru Nov 6 Phil Borges – Tibet: Cultureon the Edge, photographs fromBorges’s new book; Nov 7-30 “DownSized”, secondary market works byartists including Judith Currelly, ChrisWoods, and Philippe Raphanel; Dec1-Jan 15 "Small Wonders", works byDFG Shop artists Sara Genn, RobynDrage and Vicky Marshall, introducingphotographs by Richard Schmonand prints by Judson Beaumont.Doctor Vigari Gallery1816 Commercial Dr ✆604-255-9513www.doctorvigarigallery.common-sat 11am-6pm sun 12am-5pm.More artists, going back to roots ofsignature designer furniture, homeaccessories, jewellery, glass, potteryand fine art; Wendy Berry CustomFraming on the premises.Dorian Rae Collection410 Howe St ✆604-874-6100www.dorianraecollection.common-fri 10:30am-5:30pm sat 10:30am-5pm and by appt. The longest establishedAsian and African ethnographic46 PREVIEW ■ NOVEMBER/DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011/12