WAG Upcoming Exhibitions
Visual Elements 61st Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Run: July 17, 2019 to October 12, 2019
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 5 pm
Visual Elements: Annual Juried Exhibition celebrates the breadth and diversity of talent that resides in Oxford County.
VISUAL ELEMENTS 61: ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION JURORS
Jamie Dickson, Artist, Burgessville
Jamie Dickson is an artist who lives in Burgessville, Ontario, Canada. While trained at the Ontario College of Art (AOCA) in the early 70s he has only recently returned to painting in his retirement years starting in 2013. Born in Quebec City, Jamie spent much of his youth traveling across Canada as an army brat living on CFB bases like Chilliwack, BC and Valcartier, QC. Upon graduation from OCAD he settled in Toronto where he worked in the design field for several years and eventually established, with his wife Sharryn, an Industrial Design Consultancy which operated out of the Design Centre at King St. and Dufferin. Since he retired in 2013 he has renovated the loft space of his garage into an artist’s studio and has finally found time to paint as much as he would like. He also pursues Life Drawing through a program offered by the Woodstock Art Gallery.
Aidan Urquhart, Artist, London
Aidan Urquhart was educated at the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College in studio and art theory. He has been exhibiting his work across Canada since the early 1990s. Fascinated by the dynamics of communication, Urquhart explores with colour, images and ideas that at first glance, might seem at odds with each other. He has completed residencies at the McIntosh Gallery-University of Western Ontario and the Banff Centre for the Arts. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Museum London, The McIntosh Gallery, St.Thomas/Elgin Art Centre, The National Archives- Ottawa, and the Canada Council Art Bank.
Rhona Wenger, Director, Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Rhona Wenger was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Saskatoon, Sask. She studied Art History and Classical Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, receiving her B.A. Honours in 1979 and her M.A. in Art History in 1985. In 1994 she received her diploma in Arts Administration from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Peterborough. She has worked at The Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery in Owen Sound as Assistant Curator/Registrar, the Art Gallery of Peterborough as Gallery Assistant, Installation Officer and Curatorial Intern, the Art Gallery of Northumberland in Cobourg as Director/Curator and is currently the Director of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery.
9th Annual 50/50 Exhibition and Sale
Exhibition Run: Saturday, September 21, 2019 to October 12, 2019
The 50/50 offers a diverse selection of artwork for purchase, all created by local and regional artists. Proceeds from the sale are split evenly between the Woodstock Art Gallery and the artists. These funds help support the programs of the Gallery through combining the 50/50 with the Taste of Art fundraiser.
