FCCS ART – Page 4 – UBCO Creative Studies Virtual Gallery

August 29, 2024

Prelude – FCCS Faculty and Staff Exhibition

Prelude Annual FCCS Faculty and Staff Exhibition An annual exhibition and speaker series featuring the artwork of selected faculty and staff in FCCS. All of our visual art and media studies instructors are practising artists, as are many of our staff. This is an opportunity to showcase their work and offer opportunities for our students to learn more about our faculty...

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June 25, 2024

2024 Mural: Bird Song

Embracing the sights and sounds of an Okanagan spring, the fifth mural painted by UBC Okanagan visual arts students is titled, Brid Song. Twenty students enrolled in the course were been busy painting this new mural in the Landmark District, throughout May and June. The site of this year’s mural is the perfect location for the Public Art Project to...

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June 13, 2024

2024 Outdoor Banner Exhibition

This project originally launched in 2020, with the first banners erected in the spring of 2021, as a means of creating new opportunities for local artists amidst pandemic-related facility closures. The banner project continues as a unique and engaging way to expand access to exhibition space in the city. Each year, the Outdoor Banner Exhibition Program showcases 13 original works...

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May 27, 2024

Departures: Bridging the Gap by Troy Teichrib

Departures: Bridging the Gap by Troy Teichrib: Boldly painted urban graphic abstraction that bridges artistic boundaries. Featuring new work by artist Troy Teichrib that highlights the spontaneous and raw nature of graffiti art, this body of work includes small to large mixed-media paintings, each a testament to Teichrib’s efforts in translating graffiti’s fleeting beauty and raw energy within the gallery’s...

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May 27, 2024

Spiritual Growth: The Unapologetic Nude by Jessie Emilie

Spiritual Growth: The Unapologetic Nude by Jessie Emilie: A compelling exploration of introspection through large-scale portraiture. Exploring the impact of religious teachings on women’s bodies, embarking on a journey towards empowerment through painting. This exhibition challenges conventional perceptions of the female nude, reimagining it through a feminist perspective influenced by the healing essence of nature (Biophilia) and the acceptance of...

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May 27, 2024

CGish – Connor MacKinnon

Connor MacKinnon’s artistic practice operates through a framework of imagination, potential, and questioning. Examining the unique qualities in objects as specific markers of material culture, his work explores the physical and conceptual reconstruction of objects using generative algorithmic 3D modeling. Linking these algorithms and speculative framework is the desire and ability to create variability and multiplicity within a defined system...

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May 16, 2024

Honky Tonk Chapel – Kevin McKenzie

Honky Tonk Chapel curated by UBC Okanagan Gallery Curator, Dr. Stacey Koosel features Kevin McKenzie’s well-known series of resin-cast, neon glowing buffalo skulls, in an installation which juxtaposes pop culture, muscle cars, hot rods and honky tonk bar references with sacred icons intrinsic to Indigenous traditional beliefs and spirituality, such as buffalo skulls and religious motifs. MAY 10 TO AUGUST 22,...

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May 3, 2024

What Is Fragile?

Victoria Verge and zev teifenbach are MFA candidates at UBCO. The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies would like to thank Kelowna Art Gallery for hosting the exhibition What is Fragile? from April 20th to July 12th 2024. What is Fragile? is an exploration into the delicate interplay of memory, movement, and resilience through the lens of Kelowna-based artist Victoria Verge and Salmon...

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April 24, 2024

Context Not Included – Year End Show

Audrey Allan In my artwork, I draw inspiration from my surroundings, translating images and emotions into paintings. My practice involves creating immersive environments that engage viewers and invite interpretation. For me, abstraction serves as a ground to explore new materials and techniques, which allows me to embrace spontaneity in my process. The quick-drying properties of acrylic paint allows me to...

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April 4, 2024

Beyond Reality: The Digital Sublime

Reception on Tuesday, April 9 @2-3pm at the Fina Gallery Beyond Reality: The Digital Sublime These works by students of VISA 382: Advanced Practices in Media Arts explore the concept of the sublime examining its history, predicting its future, critiquing its commercialization, and more. Their works are diverse in medium ranging from interactive installations to digital paintings, showcasing varied observations...

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