pro/con/textual
(Vernon Public Art Gallery, 2015)
EME 1153
The exhibition titled pro/con/textual brings together works of three Canadian artists working in print media, Briar Craig, Ericka Walker, and Mark Bovey. Despite the fact that all three artists work in a variety of print-based processes and subject matter, there are some underlying similarities in their individual conceptual and aesthetic strategies. All three artists use text in their work in a unique way, they address various levels and sources of histories concerning their subject matter and processes, and despite the lack of conclusive and clear narratives, all three artists’ work contain visual elements with strong associative qualities based in pluralistic narratives.
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Artist
Briar Craig received a BFA in printmaking from Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada in 1984 and an MFA in printmaking from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada in 1987.
His prints have been awarded a number of prizes: the Stand Out Prize at Stand Out Prints 2016 at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis, MN); Merit Award Winner, America’s 2014 all media exhibition (Minot, ND); the Juror’s Selected prize at the 2013 North American Print Biennial (Boston MA); Honorable Mention at the Pacific Rim International print Exhibition 2013 (Christchurch, New Zealand); 2nd Prize at Imprima 2012 (Sobral, Brazil); 2nd Prize Winner (one of his students achieve first prize) at the Open Studio Canadian Printmaking Awards (Toronto, Canada) and Special Prize Winner at the 1st International Print and Painting Biennial 2008 (Istanbul, Turkey).
He has held positions as an assistant professor of Art at the University of Minnesota, Morris campus (1987 – 1991); assistant and associate professor at Okanagan University College (1991 – 2005); he is currently a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (2005 – present) in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
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Paper ISBN: 9781927407189
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