Kelowna Art
Gallery
The Point Is
Liz Wylie
Abstraction and representation are usually seen as opposite poles in the world of art but artists have begun to blur the distinctions. This publication documents an exhibition of the work of five contemporary painters who all work in an energized zone that hovers between representation and pure abstraction. They are from different generations and have different sources and influences but all are linked by their interest in creating painting that is laden with existential content, imagery and meaning. The approaches that each painter takes to his or her work is detailed in the accompanying essay. The artists are Pierre Coupey, Landon MacKenzie, Martin Pearce, Bernadette Phan and Bryan Riley.
Kelowna Art Gallery (08/2011) 72 pp 17 col. ill. 9.5 x 7 in softcover 978-1-896749-55-6 $12.00 Can. $15.00 U.S. (10 €)
Constructions of Identity: Recent Additions To the Permanent Collection
Liz Wylie
An introductory essay accompanied by individual portraits of the concerned artists provide an overview of the gallery’s most recent acquisitions. Among the artists featured are Byron Johnston, Gary Pearson and Wanda Lock.
Kelowna Art Gallery (10/2010) 16 pp col. ill. 11 x 7 in softcover 978-1-896749-49-5 $8.00 Can. $10.00 U.S. (6 €)
Surreal Real Ideal: The Art of Joice M. Hall
Patricai Ainslie & Liz Wylie
Joice Hall is known as a painter of large-scale landscapes that depict, in precise detail, the panoramic sweep of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. This retrospecive look at her 40 year carreer posits that Hall’s work goes beyond realism, and teams ‘the real’ with notions of ‘the surreal’ and ‘the ideal’ as organizing principles. Essays discuss the work chronologically, with separate chapters for each series of paintings, and ponder the urge to mimesis in her work. Kelowna Art Gallery (04/2010) 96 pp 41 ol. ill. 10 x 8 in softcover 978-1-896749-46-4 $15.00 Can. $18.00 U.S. (12 €)
We Are Artists
Sara Lige
This publication features the results of a partnership between the Art Gallery and the Cool Arts Society, an organization devoted to developing the artistic abilities of local artists who have developmental disabilities. An essay and an interview are supplemented with more than a dozen profiles of the artists and their works.
Kelowna Art Gallery (11/2009) 44 pp 15 col. plates 10 x 8.5 in spiralbound 978-1-896749-43-3 $10.00 Can. $12.00 U.S. (8 euros)
Eliza Au, Ian Johnston, Lyllian Kilmek: Module
Liz Wylie
Three very different artists, all of whom work three dimensionally, produce installations composed of repeated identical or similar units thereby suggesting older practices in building and architecture.
The Kelowna Art Gallery (05/2009) 54 pp col. ill. 9 x 6 in softcover 978-1-896749-36-5 $8.00 Can. $10. 00 U.S. (5 euros)
Boundaries: Recent Works by Artists Associated with the University of British Columbia Okanagan
LizWylie
Publication of a group exhibition showcasing work by artists associated either as staff or faculty at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Thematically open and featuring a variety of disciplines, the publication contains an essay as well as artist biographies and artist statements. Participating artists include Gary Pearson and Stephen Foster.
Kelowna Art Gallery (11/2008) 90 pp b&w ill. 10.5 x 8 in softcover 978-1-896749-33-4 $10.00 Can. $12.00 U.S. (8 euros)
Derek Michael Besant: Fifteen Restless Nights
Liz Wylie & Diane Schoemperlen
Besant’s multimedia installation recreates a cross-Canada road trip, fifteen nights being the length of time it takes to make the drive including staying at roadside motels along the way. Besant’s own thermal ink print drawings of motel rooms were enhanced by contributions from musicians, sound-artists, readers and a writer. This collaborative project delves into themes of memory, the human body, and text. A curatorial essay and fifteen short texts accompany illustrations of Besant’s prints.
Kelowna Art Gallery (08/2008) 60 pp 16 ill. 9 x 7.5 in softcover 978-1-896749-30-3 $10.00 Can. ($13.95 U.S. / 8 euros)
Nexus: Histories & Communities
Edited by Liz Wylie
Nestled within the lush Okanagan Valley in central British
Columbia, Kelowna has always attracted artists, many of whom live
among its hills and orchards. As a result the Kelowna Art Gallery
has developed a unique collection by some of the greatest Canadian
artists of the twentieth century. In this magnificently
illustrated publication artists and art lovers celebrate this
particular wealth. Six thematic essays are accompanied by dozens
of personal testimonies from the community. Nexus refers to
the connection between the gallery and the public that was
strengthened through this process. A timely lesson for any gallery
seeking to widen its reach.
Kelowna Art Gallery (12/2007) 140 pp 90 col. ill. (10 fold-outs) 12 x 9 in softcover
978-1-896749-26-6 $25.00 Can/US (20 euros)
Road Runner
Linda Sawchyn
Kelowna Art Gallery (2006) 72 pp col. ill. 5 x 7 in 1-896749-25-9 $15.00
Mary Smith McCulloch: Landmarks
Linda Sawchyn et al
Kelowna Art Gallery (2005) 48 pp col ill. 10 x 7.5 softcover 1-896749-24-0 $20.00
Tony Sherman: Unthinkable Thoughts / Pensées impensables
Ibor Holubizky
Kelowna Art Gallery (2004) 84 pp col. ill. 9 x 9 in softcover 978-1-896749-23-5 $20.00
Break Away
Linda Sawchyn
Kelowna Art Gallery (2004) 28 pp col. ill. 7 x 9 in 1-896749-22-4 $12.00
Gary Pearson: One Way Ticket
Linda Sawchyn et al
Kelowna Art Gallery (2003) 32 pp col. ill. 8 x 8 in softcover 1-896749-19-4 $15.00
Field Work
Linda Sawchyn
Kelowna Art Gallery (2003) 12 pp col. ill. 5.5 x 8.5 in 1-896749-20-8 $5.00
Pendulum Pendula
Desmond Rochfort
Kelowna Art Gallery (2003) 28 pp col. ill. 7 x 9 in 1-896749-18-6 $10.00
Wood for Life: By Design
Roger H. Boulet
Kelowna Art Gallery (2003) 28 pp col. ill. 7 x 9 in 1-896749-21-6 $10.00
Gathie Falk: Visions
Linda Sawchyn
Kelowna Art Gallery (2002) 28 pp col. ill. 9 x 7 in 1-896749-17-8 $10.00
Percival Ritchie
Ihor Holubizky
Kelowna Art Gallery (2002) 32 pp col. ill. 9 x 7 in 1-896749-16-x $10.00
Designing a Modern Identity: The New Spirit of British Columbia 1945-60
Alan C. Elder
Kelowna Art Gallery (2001) 48 pp col. ill. 8.5 x 8.5 softcover 1-896749-15-1 $10.00
Jim Kalnin: Stream
Ihor Holubizky
Kelowna Art Gallery (2001) 32 pp col. ill. 9 x 6.5 in 1-896749-14-3 $10.00
Valley 2000
Jeannette Armstrong et al
Kelowna Art Gallery (2001) 36 pp col. ill. 8 x 8 in44 pp col. ill. 12 x 9 in No ISBN $5.00
Takao Tanabe: Wet Coasts and Dry Lands
Roger H. Boulet
Kelowna Art Gallery (2000) 28 pp col. ill. 8.5 x 12 in 1-896749-13-5 $15.00
Nobuo Kubota: The Exploration of Possibility
Terrence Heath
Kelowna Art Gallery (1999) 32 pp col. ill. 11 x 8 in softcover 1-896749-10-0 $10.00
Geert Maas: Passion & Vision
Marcel M. Teunissen & Gary Pearson
Kelowna Art Gallery (1999) 1-896749-12-7 $10.00
Chris Cran: Surveying the Damage 1977-1997
Nancy Tousley & Roald Nasgaard
Kelowna Art Gallery (1998) 60 pp col. ill. 9.5 x 8.5 in softcover 1-896749-09-7 $10.00