Studio Notes and News

February 2010

Taharti artist admires  winter's beauty while conjuring memories  

for her Polar Perspectives series.

Watch for participation in 2010 group exhibits at Prince George, B.C.

 

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December 2009

Frosty greetings from the Cariboo for all!

May your New Year  be merry and bright!!

 

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November  2009

The Breeze: Gold and Gallery, Quesnel, B.C. exhibits a selection of Judith's art works, along with those of diverse local artists.  http://www.thebreezegoldandgallery.com/

  Suzanne Wright, Breeze co-owner, joins Judith with  some of the artist's Geographies series, which are currently exhibited at the Breeze.

 

 

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 October 2009

 This Autumn look for new works at Kelowna's Hambleton Galleries   www.hambletongalleries.com

 

 

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August  2009

         Island Mountain Arts  at Wells, B.C. offers many delights: www.imarts.com

In July I joined a group of eager participants for Susan Madsen's "Painting with Oils" course.

 

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 July 17, 2009

 Legacy Artists helping Artists

 

 

"Escalera"    acrylic on panel   44 x 66 cm    Judith DesBrisay

The show features works donated to IMA for an auction to raise funds for the IMA  endowment     scholarship fund.  Works will be auctioned online through  Doug Levis Fine Art auctions in Calgary:          www.levisauctions.com

The exhibition runs July 17 - August 9, 2009.

 

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June 11 -13, 2009

 Bridges: An Arts & Culture Festival in Our City 

The festival will take place at the University of Northern British Columbia. There will be displays and performances of original work by Prince George visual artists, writers, and musicians; academic presentations, panel discussions on the cultural economy of small cities and the culture of small cities, with a focus on Prince George; and workshops for both artists and community organizers.  Local artists and arts organizations will be in the spotlight as they share audiences, network, and build new partnerships with one another. Please see LINKS for details.

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March 2009

 Celebrate World Water Day at the opening of

UNDERCURRENTS: Turbulence Beneath the Surface    Images and Comments on the State of our Waters.  Everyone is invited to the opening celebration at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Artspace, Prince George, B.C.

At this free event: meet the artists, enjoy some refreshments, discuss the issues, watch the film F.L.O.W., For the Love of Water, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. following the opening. 

 UNDERCURRENTS  runs until April 30, 2009.

 

 

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February   2009

                        Please enjoy the "New Works" in the recently added  gallery. Happy New Year!

 

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 December 24, 2008

Best wishes for everyone, now and always.

from our wilderness haven, Taharti.

 

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October 30, 2008

Explore Judith's work at Kelowna's Hambleton Galleries.

www.hambletongalleries.com

Selections from her 'Polar Perspectives' series can be viewed  alongside the diverse works of other gallery artists.

                

"Absence"   oil on canvas   36 x 36 in           (diptych)       "Presence"   oil on canvas    36 x 36 in

 

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Autumn 2008

NEW WORK

 

     "Fissure"       acrylic on canvas          40 x 30 inches      

Geographies continue to evolve.....

 

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August 26, 2008.

We have intermittently visited the Stikine River area in northern British Columbia  since 1980. How we love its diverse offerings of person and place! What changes we witness:  there and elsewhere.

Judith @ the Stikine River , Telegraph Creek, B.C.           2008

 

Stikine River           sticks 'n stones       2008

 

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August 15, 2008.

The artist's talk was well attended and well received. The exhibit has been dismantled. My sketch book is burgeoning with new images for future works. I'll gather more images and ideas as we re-visit northern B.C.  Watch this space for further postings.  Happy Summer!

 

ARTIST'S TALK  

 

The Two Rivers Gallery 

presents....

Elizabeth Miller: Landscapes of a Lifetime.

Opening Reception August 7th, 2008

Rustad Galleria at 7:00 pm

A Night of music, conversation and cakes with

 Judith DesBrisay having an Artist's Talk at 7:30.

This will be one of the last opportunities to see

Judith DesBrisay's Geographies before it closes! 

We hope to see you there.

 

TWO RIVERS GALLERY

725 Civic Plaza

Prince George, B.C.

V2L 5T1

telephone:  (250) 614-7800

toll free: 1-888-221-1155

 

  

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 Judith DesBrisay exhibited at Two Rivers Gallery 2008

 

       

                 

 

 

“Geographies”

 

Judith DesBrisay explores the interplay of person and place in her recent acrylic paintings. The series “Geographies” reflects observations made while travelling and speaks to her experiences while living within a wilderness setting outside of Quesnel, B.C. The Two Rivers Gallery will also exhibit "Constellations" a selection of innovative works by Montréal’s Jérôme Fortin who transforms recycled materials in much of his meditative artwork.

 

 Exhibit: May 23 to August 10, 2008

   Reception:     May 22    7:30 PM

  Artist’s Talk:    August 7   7:30 PM 

 

725 Civic Plaza

Prince George, B.C.

V2L 5T1

telephone:  (250) 614-7800

toll free: 1-888-221-1155

website: www.tworiversgallery.ca 

 

 

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  RED & BLUE beetle art  

May 5 - May 23, 2008    I was one of the artist participants in the RED & BLUE beetle art  exhibit  as it toured throughout  BC's Central Interior. The exhibit  was featured at many sites, includiing the Quesnel Arts and Recreation Centre, 500 North Star Road, Quesnel, B.C. 

Visit the great beetle blog:  www.beetleart.blogspot.com/

 

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 Judith working at the Prairie North Creative Residency 2007, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Work continues on the "Polar Perspectives" series; some works are visible  in the studio background.