The jury has spoken and the results are in! Five members of SAQA Atlantic Canada recently received word that their pieces were selected for the SAQA regional exhibition, Colour with a U: Hélène Blanchet, Kristi Farrier, Linda Mackie Finley, Regina Marzlin and Andrea Tsang-Jackson.
Colour with a U is timed to open during this year's SAQA Conference, being held for the first time in Canada. Entries were solicited from all Canadian SAQA members. The theme: Diversity and Inclusion. Jurors for the show received 173 entries and selected 45 of these to hang in either Colour with a U or a sister show, Colour with a U Too!
Congratulations to all our members who answered the call for Colour with a U. Here is a sneak peek at the selected entries.
Garden on the Hill
Hélène Blanchet, of Margaree Valley NS
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| Detail of Garden on the Hill, by Hélène Blanchet |
"I am a Canadian gardener. I live in a vast, beautiful landscape, and like all gardeners I am determined to tame it – no matter what the land throws at me. The season is short, the soil is acidic, the winds are fierce. But I plod on, determined to make my mark. Such is the Canadian gardener. This is me, going off to work in my garden, hoping against all odds that the deer haven’t had too big a breakfast this morning."
LatitUde and AttitUde
Kristi Farrier of Middle River NS
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Detail of LatitUde and AttitUde by Kristi Farrier
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"I believe placing an importance on inclusion and celebrating diversity is fundamental for a just society. In Canada we get it right sometimes. I wonder why and think it must be about a little latitude and a whole lot of attitude."
36 Million Stories; The Colour of Us
Linda Mackie Finley of Halifax NS
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Detail of 36 Million Stories; The Colour of Us
by Linda Mackie Finley |
"We are all immigrants in this country; even our indigenous peoples, in the distant past, were newcomers. We have the choice, and power, to steer our own course, if only we will."
The Here & Elsewhere Bee
Andrea Tsang Jackson of Halifax NS
Quilting by Sheri Lund. Photo credit: Deborah Wong
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| Detail of The Here & Elsewhere Bee, by Andrea Tsang Jackson |
"The Here and Elsewhere Bee compiles 1,197 immigration stories. The project is a collaborative quilt, inspired by the children’s storybook Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt by American-born writer Barbara Smucker. Each of the blocks was completed by a visitor to the Canadian Museum of Immigration, representing a bit of each visitor’s immigration narrative. The blocks are grouped by thematic “trees” — family, love, freedom and diversity, cultural references, hopes and dreams, nature, agriculture and work, and oceanic journeys. The quilt’s overall organization illustrates how, although each of our stories are unique, there are strong threads that tie them together."
Same/Different (Hommage to Jawlensky)
Regina Marzlin of Antigonish NS
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Detail of Same/ Different (Hommage to Jawlensky),
by Regina Marzlin |
"Inspired by the colourful U-shaped portraits of the Russian painter Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941). The way he painted portraits in a very formal, stylized and abstract way spoke to me because in spite of the reduction to the most basic common features of a human face we can see so many differences between them. Each head has its own character. The shared human basics can be found in all of us."
Colour with a U will debut in March 2020 at the Homer Watson Gallery in Kitchener ON and will subsequently travel across Canada. Stay tuned for details!
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