Deep Water Gallery
A Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce Initiative
Catalyst: 24
PSDS Senior Students
Art Exhibition
Wiarton, ON- In collaboration with the Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Mcdougall, PSDS art instructor, Deep Water Gallery presents Catalyst: 24, a showcase of exceptional youth talent. DWG is grateful for the support of Bruce County and Bluewater Lavender Farm for supporting this exhibition.
Hooked on the Bruce:
The Art in Rug Hooking
Hooked on the Bruce presents a show of traditional rug hooking. Artistry is evident in all work presented. Many members design their own rugs and each member has their own distinctive style and preferred colour palette.
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"A true North American craft born of the necessity of warming bare floors and walls, original rugs were created by pulling loops of fabric strips cut from old clothing through a feed-sack backing using a bent nail. While today the basic method of traditional hooking has not changed much, new and recycled fabric from old t-shirts to sari silk are used, wool and yarns being the favourites." -Barb Julian
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Experiment/All:
Deep Water Gallery
Juried Exhibition
Experiment/All encouraged participating artists from Grey and Bruce Counties to explore unfamiliar mediums, subject matter, techniques and processes, adding play, chance and experimentation into their art-making practice.
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"You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself, and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing."
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-Emily Carr
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Jane-Lusby Lawrence is a visual artist living near Kemble Ontario. She began painting at the age of 15 in her hometown of Amherst, Nova Scotia. The medium Jane uses is primarily oil on canvas. Design and colour are the current focus of her work. Many of the paintings reflect her interest in print making and children's illustration.
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Her subjects are often landscape-based and sketches are often done from imagery gathered outside in nature.
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Jane studied at the University of Windsor, Ontario and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art. In 1978 she graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the university of Prince Edward Island and graduated with a Masters of Arts in Fine Art from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina in 1982.
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Her work can be found in the Tom Thomson Art Gallery permanent collection.
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Jane Lusby Lawrence:
Explorations in Colour
and Design
Lauren Judge and Dolostone: Making the
Pluriverse Visible
This visual dissertation is a body of work developed from a ‘research-creation’ process to materialize the pluriverse. The pluriverse was born as a geopolitical concept, imagining our world as one in which many worlds can fit. My research extends this concept beyond its human-centred origins, to re-imagine it as inclusive of non-humans and render it visible. The pluriverse is a critical framework for understanding how visual artists and their non-human co-creators are visualizing or re-imagining their worlds.
This body of work was created and co-authored with dolostone, the sedimentary rock containing the mineral dolomite and results from the diagenesis of limestone. Dolostone forms the escarpment of the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, where my research-creation took place. This body of work was primarily created in the alvar landscape of St. Jean Point Nature Preserve.
In the spaces between us – dolostone and myself – there is an atmosphere of exchange. Dolostone gave to this body of work its impressions, its texture, a tactile story of its deep time. I gave to dolostone representation and translation in craft. Throughout the research-creation, I tried not to physically extract anything from dolostone. The research-creation was a reciprocal process of storying, or world-making, together. If art making is a way to construct the pluriverse, then co-creating with non-humans is part of the pluriversal fabric, and non-humans like dolostone deserve a place in the geopolitical understanding of it.
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Lauren was raised in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, but spent much of her childhood on the beaches of Lake Huron and her Nan's cottage. She completed her Bachelor degree at York University (2003, History & Humanities), her Masters at the University of Waterloo (2005, Public History), and is soon to complete her PhD at Wilfrid Laurier University (Geography and Environmental Studies). Lauren first learned about painting from her father, Martin Ronald Judge, an accomplished local portrait artist and feminist sci-fi writer. Lauren's practice explores subjects like ecofeminism, co-creation, speculative or imaginary futures, and the pluriverse. Since 2009, Lauren has practiced professionally as a painter and has artworks in personal collections across Canada, the US and the Netherlands.
Along Came A Muskrat and
Other Modern Age Dreams of
Dreamer
The exhibition is intended to spark conversation on universal themes around concern for the environment and climate change while creating space for audiences to explore and discuss the broader topic of reconciliation. IceBear’s art invokes our imagination, and this exhibition provides us with a fine selection of his paintings, sculptures, and mixed media.
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IceBear was born into the Ojibway community known as Chippewas of Nawash, on the Bruce Peninsula just north of Wiarton, Ontario.. His work has been exhibited in France, Italy, Austria, New York, Dallas, Sacramento, Beijing and Taiwan, and many points in between. Major public artworks can be found in Sidney and Victoria, BC.
Donna C. Stewart’s artwork is inspired Lake Huron, the local landscape and the joy or solitude our interactions with these places brings. Donna believes that through informed, respectful interactions with the outdoors, whether it be through childhood play, sport, recreation or interest in the natural world, people come to understand and appreciate the environment and ultimately, develop a desire to protect it. She thinks it is essential to the future of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula that this concept be nurtured and celebrated through the arts that come from Ontario’s ‘natural retreat. Donna is involved with online and local art communities. She is a member of the non-profit “Shoreline Artists”, and established the group “Saugeen Bruce Peninsula Plein Air”. Donna’s work was included in the “Portraits of Resilience Project” which was highlighted digitally in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s exhibition “I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces”. She has shown work at Federation Gallery, in Vancouver, B.C and Deep Water Gallery, in Wiarton, ON. Donna is a supporting member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Pastel Canada, and the Canadian Society of Painters of Watercolour. She has a B.A., a B.Ed., and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Technology-Based Learning.
Donna C. Stewart
Shorescapes: Studies of
Lake Huron's Coast
Catalyst 23: PSDS Senior
Art Students
Wiarton, ON- In collaboration with The Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Mcdougall, PSDS art instructor, Deep Water Gallery presents Catalyst:23, a showcase of exceptional youth talent.
Gidaanikoobijiganinaabaniig Bi-giiwewag; Our Late Ancestors are Coming Home.
Deep Water Gallery (DWG) in Wiarton, Ontario - Is proud to present Gidaanikoobijiganinaabaniig Bi-giiwewag; Our Late Ancestors are Coming Home.
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This exhibition features repatriated artifacts of Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) as well as fine art and craft created by the Archaeological monitors of SON. This exhibition features textiles, beadwork, digital photography, and painting, reflecting the connections between current and historical ways of making.
Revolutions: Grey-Bruce
Woodturners Guild
Deep Water Gallery is pleased to present Revolutions:
The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild (GBWG) has a long history of camaraderie amongst the wood turners of Grey and Bruce Counties in the province of Ontario in Canada. The Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild was established to provide an open, informative, and relaxed atmosphere where anyone interested in woodturning could develop their skills, increase their knowledge, and enjoy the company of others with similar interests.
Wood/Land: Annual Juried Exhibition
Wood/Land: reflects the relationships and influences of the forest. Artist submissions consider the Wood/Land through technique, perspective or subject matter. What of the land, which grows the tree? What do forests and woodlands mean to us?
"The woods are never solitary- they are full of whispering, beckoning, friendly life. But the sea is a mighty soul, forever moaning of some great, unshareable sorrow which shuts it up into itself for all eternity.
We can never pierce its infinite mystery- we may only wander, awed and spell-bound, on the outer fringe of it.
The woods call us with a hundred voices, but the sea has one only- a mighty voice that drowns our souls in its majestic music. The woods are human, but the sea is of the company of the archangels."
L.M. Montgomery
Stuart Burgess: All Creatures Great and Small
Stuart James Burgess has a BFA in Fine Art and Art Education from the Nova Scotia College of Art. He lives on a bush lot on the Bruce Peninsula and the creatures that share that environment inhabit his work. He primarily uses coloured pencil and linoprinting to create his images,
Silvia Pecota
Remembering our Fallen:
Toronto-born, Silvia Pecota, is an award-winning artist and photographer whose work covers the world's four corners. She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, Germany, Italy, the former Soviet Union, and Afghanistan. Since 1985, her photographs have appeared internationally in several top publications.
She was chosen in 2003 to participate in the Canadian Forces Artist Program. She explores the military world through her camera lens and has spent time at Canadian military bases, in Haiti and Afghanistan. She transforms her photo-based work into complex compositions to honour soldiers' courage and sacrifice, capturing soldiers at both their strongest and most vulnerable.
Deborah Masters: Flight
As an artist, Deborah Masters has always been drawn to old-world finishes and the timeless beauty of their imperfections and antiquity. Old books entrance Masters with their rich earthy, subtle colours worn so beautifully by years of handling, creating the books' exterior story: a tangible story connecting to our parents and ancestors. Knowing they held and enjoyed the same books is a cherished thought, and these surfaces influence the process and the appearance of the backgrounds in Masters' work.
Her paintings encompass the love for these finishes and the love for animals. Although the birds and animals in Master's work represent her journey, they may also connect the viewer to their own story. Masters hopes her paintings draw the viewer into nature's sensitive and beautiful world, full of light, colour and design. She works many layers into her paintings to capture this effect of timeless antiquity.
Debora Masters studied encaustics at the Ontario College of Art and has a Fine Arts and Graphic Design diploma, with furthering studies in France.
Masters' art and decorative work have been featured in several Canadian Magazines, including The Globe and Mail. Her artwork is owned in many private collections across Canada, Dubai and the Turks and Caicos.
She paints full-time in her studio in the Town of The Blue Mountains.
Sakiasie: Pareidolia
Deep Water Gallery proudly presents the indigenous artist Sakiasie in his inaugural exhibition, Pareidolia, from July 28, 2022, to August 28, 2022, with an artist reception held Saturday, August 6, 2022, from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Sakiasie was born in Iqaluit, Nunavut. As an Inuit artist, he primarily creates contemporary Indigenous art using ink on paper. Through his large, free-hand, symmetrical drawings, he explores an internal desire for balance, harmony, and calm. Sakiasie is self-taught and has a studio currently on the Bruce Peninsula.
Deep Water Gallery is a Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce initiative that offers networking and exhibition opportunities to regional artists from Grey and Bruce counties. The gallery is an inclusive space vital for community wellbeing, nurturing engagement, education, shared experiences and understanding through art appreciation.
Deep Water Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of our sponsors; Bruce County, Bruce Power, The Town of South Bruce Peninsula and the Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce.
PSDS: Catalyst: 22
Deep Water Gallery proudly presents Catalyst:22, a display of artwork from the talented senior students from Peninsula Shores District School. Deep Water Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of Bruce County, Bruce Power and the Town of South Bruce Peninsula for its support.
Stella Coultas: Earth, Fire,
Wind, Water
Stella Coultas captures dynamic elements and forces of nature within layered sculptures and constructed paintings.
Coultas' use of wire, canvas, cotton, and paint captures and emphasizes her subject matter's movement and energy. Her inspiration is largely from the natural world, everything from distant galaxies to the tracery of veins in rotting leaves. With her imagery, she seeks to convey the creative and destructive forces at work in the universe.
Blue Water Quilters Guild
Isewlation: Creating Amid Covid
Deep Water Gallery is pleased to present; Isewlation: Creating Amid Covid: by the members of the Bluewater
Quilters' Guild. This exhibition features exceptional
work made during the lockdown, including a diverse "covid quilt" assembled from independent squares made by guild members.
Tracey-Mae Chambers: #hopeandhealingcanada
Sylvia Elliott: Layered Stories
Sylvia Kristina Elliott was born in Germany, grew up in Toronto and for the past eighteen years has lived by the shore of Lake Huron near Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At midlife, she made it possible to study fine art at York University (Toronto). Sylvia's artwork is included in collections in many countries and she has won several awards. In the past five years, her work has been exhibited at the BPSA Co-op Gallery (Ferndale), Circle Arts Gallery (Tobermory), Durham Art Gallery (Durham), Santa Fe Gallery (Owen Sound), Double Door Studios and Gallery (Anten Mills). Sylvia has organized and curated art shows for Sources of Knowledge at the Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Tobermory. She is a member of the Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists and Co-op Gallery and the Milkweed Collective (Toronto).
Ofra Svorai and David Robinson: Free Isolation
Deep Water Gallery presents the exhibition Free Isolation, featuring regional artists David Robinson and Ofra Svorai.
Free Isolation; is an exploration of the Canadian Landscape.
Ofra Svorai's oil paintings depict the deep connection between the artist and nature, capturing the vibrant colours of pervading light and shadow. Svorai paints landscapes from around Georgian Bay and the Beaver Valley, where she resides.
The artist David Robinson is an avid bicycler, with work documenting his many forays along isolated highways and secluded rest stops. The narratives within the work encapsulate the pervading anxiety often felt by lone travellers. Soft hazy brushstrokes give the viewer a sense of motion and fleeting memory. We get a glimpse of these stories experienced through Robinson's eyes.
PSDS: Catalyst:19
Wiarton, ON- In collaboration with The Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce and Kelly Mcdougall, PSDS art instructor, Deep Water Gallery presents Catalyst:19, a showcase of exceptional youth talent. The exhibition runs until January 7, 2021.
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Covid 19 has changed arts and education in drastic ways. Yet, the creativity of our youth continues to thrive despite all odds. It is heartening to learn from younger generations; the positivity, perseverance and adaptability to harsh and trying times. Catalyst 19: is more than an art exhibition; it is the beginning of a bright and vibrant future for our local students.
Catalyst 19: features the artwork of PSDS students Meena Nault, Erica Myles, Amber Curtis, Rebecca Berg and Mariah Schneidmiller. Each artist undertakes different challenges within their work. Meena Nault, Mariah Schneidmiller, and Amber Curtis explore identity through portraiture with clever framing and expressive colour. Rebecca Berg, meanwhile, takes a more conceptual approach with satirical reimaginings of traditional landscapes; think fantasy sea creatures meet Bob Ross. The work of Erica Myles explores the process of painting, ranging from expressive brushwork to highly detailed and precious observational studies.
Christian Bernard Singer and Gary Eden: The Language of Trees
Deep Water Gallery is proud to present its second exhibition, The Language of Trees, featuring the work of Christian Bernard Singer and Gary Eden. This exhibition is co-hosted by the Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce and runs from January 9 to February 16, 2020.
The Language of Trees: We live in a time in which human activity has pushed our planet to the very edges of survival, as we regard nature with a sense of otherness – an entity that exists to be mastered and controlled. Yet, in reality, humans exist as a part of a larger interdependent life force within the natural world.
Christian Bernard Singer carefully selects, arranges and orders forest sheddings (pine needles) to create riotously colourful small constructions that evoke movements caused by larger natural forces. A steward of natural materials, Singer brings respectful attention to the simple pine needle, while adding new poetic metaphors to address our powers of observation as conscious individuals within a larger interconnected whole.
The work of Gary Eden seeks a different sort of stewardship; Eden encases the remnants of trees within patinated copper, creating sculptural relics that seemingly function like historical time capsules of the forest – works which simultaneously become artefacts and monuments of nature.
Paul Duff and Constance Maconaghie: The Edge of Paradise
Deep Water Gallery will present its inaugural exhibition; The Edge of Paradise; featuring the work of Paul Duff and Constance Maconaghie. The Wiarton and District Chamber of Commerce co-hosts this exhibition.
The Edge of Paradise: Landscape painting has always been central to the portrayal of the Canadian Identity. The artwork of Paul Duff and Constance Maconaghie continues this tradition with paintings influenced by the Bruce Peninsula. Duff explores both the dramatic and the subtle beauty of the rugged landscape found mere kilometres from his Mar studio. The landscapes of Constance Maconaghie are as much a meditation on the silence and beauty of nature in Grey and Bruce as it is a comment on the threat of encroaching noise and crowded conditions in this area.
