Every three months, a grouping of our regular artists will exhibit a selection of brand new works throughout the gallery. We invite you to come visit their work at Studio22.
New Work by
Barry Blunden • Bernard Clark • Stefan Duerst • Rob Niezen
• Victor Oriecuia • Ewa Scheer • Lee Stewart • Beverly Zawitkoski
We are introducing a new seasonal series to our gallery schedule. The Artist Portfolio Series will run throughout the year – Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Every 3 months, a grouping of our regular artists will exhibit a selection of brand new works throughout the gallery.
SPRING 2018 Featured Artists
Barry Blunden • Bernard Clark • Rebecca Cowan • Stefan Duerst
a collection of new abstract work by Kingston artist Erika Olson
Erika Olson’s new solo exhibition features a return to the large colourful abstracts which marked the early days of her painting career. After more than a dozen years urgently examining the everyday objects of domesticity and producing the sumptuous still lives for which she has become known, Olson’s work has come full circle.
Saturated colour schemes remain a constant for Olson, as does her intuitive sense of balancing shapes. By juxtaposing smooth and jagged lines, her new works feel at once edgy and organic. Here, however, her domestic colour palette gives way to the exotic; Indian Miniatures providing a current muse.
Olson’s re-exploration of abstraction is a gift to the viewer; it’s as if she’s rediscovered some of her most comfortable and beloved old clothes, and by restructuring them, fashioned a tapestry of form and tone.
These large vibrant works are indeed quintessentially modernist in their inspiration and yet still feel current and original. Don’t miss your chance to see the exciting body of work that is COLOUR BLAST.
Erika Olson studied fine art at Queens University and earned her BFA from Concordia University. She has had numerous exhibitions and group shows in Kingston, Toronto, Calgary and the United Kingdom.
COLOUR BLAST; new abstracts by Erika Olson is on exhibit at Studio 22 from Tuesday, November 7 until Saturday December 16, 2017.
THERE, New Works by Beverly Zawitkoski will carry you away. The solo exhibition, on display at Studio 22 Open Gallery, highlights the creative practice of self-expression through paint.
Zawitoski takes her inspiration from landscapes, though her abstract canvases bring the viewer on an impassioned journey, which travels far beyond the physical realm. Through abstraction, Zawitkoski explains that her goal is “to create an aesthetic that facilitates the exploration of an unknown place that is at once emotionally familiar and visually suggested.”
The works are a culmination of years of refined technique. Her process reveals the possibilities of paint, which is layered then deconstructed in a series of steps throughout each work: marks, scratches, lineation, additional layers, densely textured areas and blending all build up the surface, sometimes evoking energetic purpose and at other times transcendent tranquility. She searches continually for unfettered, expressive ways of breathing life into paint’s viscosity and colour, requiring multiple trials before achieving the final composition. Every painting gives her insight into the next work, in turn pulling her forward towards a new series. Zawitkoski credits the constant rhythm of self-questioning with the production of these completed paintings.
The resulting works are at once a profound exclamation of intent, focusing our attention on the very nature of existence and the complex and elegant process of creation itself, and a subtle reminder that through exploration, you can arrive somewhere both unexpected and exquisite.
Savour the seduction of subtle colours and gestures in paint; embark on a voyage of personal discovery. Yes, you can get ‘ THERE’ from here!
Beverly Zawitkoski is a Canadian artist living and working in her native Montreal. Zawitkoski has exhibited in many solo and group shows in Canada and internationally in the USA, across the UK, and in The Czech Republic’s capital of Prague. THERE will be on display at Studio 22, located at 320 King Street East, Kingston from September 12-October 28, 2017.
Peterborough-based artist Rob Niezen marries his disparate influences, comic book art and classic impressionism, to produce graphic oil paintings which entertain and delight.
Incorporating his observations of everyday life, Niezen weaves a visual tale through his imaginatively narrative canvases. Life is rich with colour and experience; time is measured in moments shared with family and friends.
Using light and colour, shadows and reflections, Niezen depicts table tops filled with glassware that sparkle and shine, signifying the joy of living life to its fullest.
A true master of painting sunlight–reflected and refracted, direct and indirect— Niezen’s bold use of colour, exaggerated angles, and unique perspectives lend drama to these unexpected images. Like snapshots of a perfect holiday, each canvas takes on the sense of a memento. Celebration is all about savouring life’s experience.
Born in The Hague, Netherlands, and now living near Peterborough, Ontario, Rob Niezen is a painter and printmaker who has participated in over 30 exhibitions. His works can be found in collections, internationally.
CELEBRATION – New Works by Rob Niezen will be on display from July 11 – August 19.
Raven Haired Woman – 16″ x 13″ – oil on panel – $1425
Sitting – 12″ x 10″ – oil on panel- $1350
Accordion II – SOLD- 10″ X 10″ – oil on panel – $1300
Swirl – SOLD – 12″ X 10″ – oil on panel – $1350
Frog Pond – 23×23″ – $2300
Woodland Creek – 24×24″ – $2400
The Path – 25×25″ – $2400
Sojourn – 25×31″ – $3600
Night Portal – 31×31″ – $4100
HOUSE 9 – 6×6″ – $600
HOUSE 7 – SOLD-
6×6″ – $600
HOUSE 5 – 6×6″ – $600
HOUSE 3 – 6×6″ – $600
Lone Tree x 6 – 10×40″ – $1100
“As a visual artist, I often explore themes of isolation, introspection and the fusion of contrary states of being. Whether my work is figurative, abstract or in the realm of landscape, I’m intrigued with the pairing of dichotomies, these which may appear in the expression of a face or in the lines of an abstract. Merging beauty and awkwardness, freedom and control, fragility and strength, etc., I seek to capture the fine balance that binds opposites – because that’s the world I observe, the world I feel, and the world that most moves me: a world that always knows some sense of discomfort in its beauty.”
JT’s work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Canada, The Netherlands and Mexico and she is currently represented in galleries in Toronto, Montreal, and Amsterdam. Her paintings have been featured in national magazines, books and book covers in Canada, Holland, Turkey and England. She paints full time from her studio in Kingston and has spent extensive periods working at studios in Spain, Holland and Mexico. Her work has been collected throughout Canada, the USA and Europe.
Montreal-based Cuban artist Osvaldo González Herrera
A stunning body of work representing an extraordinarily unique vision, RETORNO takes the viewer on a journey into the surreal landscape of dreams.
Herrera’s work defies conventional definitions, liberating the viewer from the constructs of previously conceived notions of the human form. Incorporating a splatter-like style reminiscent of Jackson Pollock and evoking the sensibility and playfulness of Ralph Stedman, Herrera recalls abstract expressionism as an anchor for an entirely original direction. Much of Herrera’s works have a narrative quality, featuring enigmatic themes and lurid figures in intriguing situations.
In Herrera’s own words, “I propose possible interpretations in order to provoke a dialogue with the viewer.” In so doing, the discourse between subject and object is set in motion, whereby the exchange of ideas creates a flow that leads the viewer back to the initial state of wonder. There are no easy answers here, but a return to yet more questions.
Working in a variety of forms, from painting and graphic arts to humorist drawing, Osvaldo González Herrera studied art in his native Cuba. In 2013, Herrera relocated to Montreal, where he continues to work as a painter and graphic artist. His work has been shown in several solo and collective exhibitions, both in Cuba and internationally. He has published his humorist works in several local newspapers.
RETORNO; Paintings by Osvaldo González Herrera will be on display at Studio 22, located at 320 King Street East, Kingston from May 30 –July 1.
GOUGING, NAILING, CUTTING, SCRAPING & PAINTING – New Works by Jane Derby
Exploring our local environment through artistic innovation.
Leftover copper from a refrigeration manufacturing plant near Kingston and plaster lath salvaged from old homes provide inspiration for local artist Jane Derby. By using a variety of techniques to creatively repurpose discarded materials, Derby opens up the possibility of rethinking our relationship to trash and poses the question, What is beautiful?
Given our current environmental crisis, Derby’s work feels both timely and prescient. It is no surprise, then, that she has been recognized with a number of prizes and awards, including the Environmental Spirit Award from the Recycling Council of Ontario.
While Derby’s works suggest how reimagining cast-off objects may portend the future, her aim is predominantly aesthetic. What she is able to produce from these raw materials is exquisite. Her blend of experimental, yet exacting, technique yields energetic and enlightened landscapes; upending all expectation.
As Derby explains, “Most recently, the result has been a series of bas relief landscapes made from household cans. I cut and shred these, nailing the pieces to plywood, simulating the grasses, earth and water that make up the textural beauty of wetlands of Eastern Ontario. The recycled cans, rusted and corroded through patinas, lend themselves to an implied critique of our current environmental practices, a reminder that two thirds of the original wetlands have been lost.”
The exhibit combines the refined practice Derby has been exploring since graduating from OCAD, with the new element of locally sourced copper. The reclamation of Kingston’s very own industrial waste presents Derby with the opportunity to demonstrate how we might all take part in re-envisioning our future.
Gouging, Nailing, Cutting, Scraping & Painting will be on exhibit at Studio 22, located at 320 King Street East, Kingston from May 30-July 1.
Very few artists are ever bestowed with diplomatic honours, the keys to the city, or even credited with representing the soul of a place. Robert Blenderman, however, is one of those rare artists. After nearly 60 years capturing the spirit if Kingston in paint, Blenderman hasn’t yet been given the key to the city, but he has amassed a well-deserved following of admirers and collectors. Of his work and the adopted home which continues to inspire him, Blenderman says, “In my paintings I try to capture the essence of Kingston’s urban uniqueness and Canada’s abundant natural beauty.”
Blenderman’s tireless imagination is hardly exhausted by local streetscapes and landscapes. Realistic, classically styled still lives and wildly expressive abstracts have also been the subject of his attention over the years.
Through a lifelong dedication to developing his natural gift, along with his admirably disciplined focus, Blenderman has produced an impressive ouvre during his long career. Studio 22 is extremely fortunate to represent an artist of such vast talent and thrilled to be able to exhibit new paintings from a beloved local icon.
From the Introduction to his book: Kingston, A City in Canada: Paintings by Robert A. Blenderman:
“Robert A. Blenderman has been painting since 1960. His works have been shown in galleries in Kingston, Germany, and the USA. He is a self-taught artist who has painted many kinds of subjects in different media. His painting styles have been varied, to say the least. He has tried them all, mostly successfully. His sailboat paintings in the 1960s and 1990s probably demonstrate this the most clearly, for in these one can see examples of realism, impressionism, cubism, expressionism, and semi-abstractionism. His landscapes can be soft and impressionistic, semi-abstract, or verging on pure abstract expressionism in the progressively less representational works. Blenderman’s still-lifes in oil tend to be hyper-realistic, having something of a Dutch Baroque quality mixed with a kind of orientalism, a quite beautiful combination. And his oil paintings of Kingston storefronts are Hopper-like in their stillness and timelessness-not to mention their style and subject, too.”
Studio 22 Open Gallery is delighted to present Collective Sparks, an exhibition of new work by the Shag Rug Collective.
Composed of some of the most respected and established artists in the Kingston community, the Shag Rug Collective represents an array of diverse styles and varied subject matter. For many years the members of the artists’ collective, which was named after the yellow shag rug which once adorned the studio of founding member, Erika Olson, have gathered together to inspire and nourish each others creativity. Each individual brings their own unique perspective to the treasured experience of working together in a group setting, often around a shared still life, and the collective sparks which these gatherings ignite.
In addition to the animated still lives of Studio 22’s seasoned artists, Erika Olson and Margaret Hughes, the exhibition also includes the vibrant landscapes of Sharon Thompson and Josephine Wren, as well as the imaginative abstraction of Evelyn Rapin, Rose Stewart and Deborah Brown.
Erika Olson finds inspiration working from life—particularly the perishable and delicate nature of food—elevating the domestic sphere into the realm of art.
Fall Still Life – $4500 – 4’x6′ oil on canvas
Asian Pears – $450 – 11″x14″ oil on board
Butter – $500 – 12″x16″ oil on board
Espresso – SOLD
Mussels Open – $275 – 5″x8″ oil on canvas
Mussels Closed – $275 – 5″x8″ oil on canvas
Raspberry Pie – $400 – 9″x12″ – oil on board
Hamburger – $500 – 17.5″x18.5″ photoshop & oil on canvas
Grapefruit – $450 – 12″x16″ – oil on board
Red Pepper – $400 – 9″x12″ oil on board
Stuffed Green Pepper – $400 – 9″x12″ oil on board
Cakes and Pies – $1250 – 24″x30″ oil on canvas
Pomegranate – $800 – 25″x29″ oil on board
Margaret Hughes, an accomplished ceramicist, painter and pastel artist, often bridges the gap between her various media by drawing images of her own ceramic pieces.
Blue Vase Red Teapot – SOLD
Chinese Lanterns – $700 – 19.5″x18.5″ chalk pastel
Daffodils and Two Jugs – $800 – 19″x25″ chalk pastel
Flowers and Blue Bottle – SOLD
Jo’s Studio – SOLD
Potted Plant – $450 19″x11.75″ chalk pastel
Teapot and Mushroom – $600 – 18.5″x19.75″ chalk pastel
Sharon Thompson, an artist of diverse inspiration, creates memorable works from landscapes to abstraction, or whatever happens to catch her well trained eye.
Autumn Along Highway 41 – $675 – 28″x24″ oil/sand on panel
Clouds over Cedar Lake, AP – $700 oil on panel
Light on Cedar Lake – $600 – 21″x29″ oil on panel
Marsh, Cedar Lake, AP – $780 – 26″x30″ oil on panel
Pine Tree Forest, AB – $825 – 32″x26″ Acrylic
Pine Trees #2 CCA – $650 – 24″x27″ oil on panel
Pine Trees in the CCA#1 – SOLD
Sky and Lake, Cedar Lake – $550 – 22″x25″ oil on panel
View Across the Marsh – $600 – 22″x28″ oil on panel
Wind on Cedar Lake – SOLD
Josephine Wren paints the world around her, in part because the act of creation connects her to her own existence, resulting in lush landscapes and still lives.
Lake Calabogie – $735 – 24″x24″ oil on board
Fallen Leaves – $735 – 24″x24″ oil on board
Calabogie Swamp Pond – $735 – 24″x24″ oil on board
Lake Sunward, Calabogie – $735 – 24″x24″ oil on board
Lake Sunward Gazebo – $435 – 16″x19.5″ oil on canvas
Reflection, Shadows – $435 – 16″x19.5″ oil on canvas
Still Life in Sunward Farmhouse – SOLD
Evelyn Rapin frequently bases her intensely colourful imagery on musical themes, creating lively works of abstraction.
Musical Line II $2000 – 36″x23″ Acrylic/chalk pastels on paper
Wheels I – $2000 – 36″x23″ Acrylic/chalk pastels on paper
Wheels II – $2000 – 36″x23″ Acrylic/chalk pastels on paper
Pioneer I – $2000 – 36″x23″ Acrylic/chalk pastels on paper
Free Improvisation I – $980 – 24″x24″ oil on birch panel
Free Improvisation III – $980 – 24″x24″ oil on birch panel
Free Improvisation VI – SOLD
Rose Stewart’s abstract compositions dance with eclectic forms and vibrant colours.
Dance 1 – $1700 – 20″x26″ oil on paper
Dance 3 – $1700 – 26″x20″ oil on paper
Dance 4 – $1700 – 20″x26″ oil on paper
Dance 5 – $1700 – 20″x26″ oil on paper
Play 1 – $400 – 8″x10.5″ pastel
Play 2 – $400 – 8″x10.5″ pastel
Play 3 – $400 – 8″x10.5″ pastel
Play 4 – $400 – 8″x10.5″ pastel
Play 5 – $400 – 8″x10.5″ pastel
Terrain 2 – $1700 – 20″x26″ oil on paper
Deborah Brown creates intricate and organic abstract drawings.
Fluentem- $800 – 30″x22.5″ ink and watercolour on paper
Pacis – $800 – 30″x22.5″ ink and watercolour on paper
Collective Sparks will be on display from November 15 – December 23, 2016.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Thursdays until 8 pm, and Friday Evenings until 10 pm.
PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA – 25″ X 19.5″ water-based oils
OODLES OF DOODLES – 36″ X 23.5″ mixed media on board
SWEET DREAMS – 24″ x 18″ mixed media on board
SING ALONG – 23.75″ x 12″ mixed media on board
SUNNY – 13.5 X 10.5″ watercolour
LUCKY DEVIL 1 – 12″ x 11″ mixed media on board
LUCKY DEVIL 2 – 12″ x 11″ mixed media on board
LUCKY DEVIL 3 – 12″ x 12″ mixed media on board
ON A SAD NOTE – SOLD
CAT FISH – SOLD
MISSING YOU – 14.5″ X 14.5″ watercolour
FUNNY GUY – 14″ x 11″ watercolour
GOSSIP – 16″ x 12″ – mixed media on board
CHANGE OF HEART – 9.5″ x 7.5″ watercolour
HAPPY SAM – 12″ x 12″ watercolour
BUTTERFLY FISH – 8″ x 10″ watercolour
COELACANTH – 12″ x 24.25″ acrylic on board
FRESH WATER DRUM – 11″ X 19″ watercolour
STEELHEAD – 11″ x 18″ watercolour
NIGHT WING – 13.5″ X 10.5″ watercolour
NIGHT EYES – 18″ x 12″ watercolour
YIN AND YANG – SOLD
GREEN HERON – SOLD
NIGHT HERON – SOLD
Award-Winning Local Artist brings Ideas to Life at Studio22.
Studio 22 Open Gallery is delighted to present Notionography, an exhibit of new work by Governor General’s Literary Award-winning author and illustrator Wallace Edwards. The Yarker-based artist and beloved children’s book author is a busy man; his paintings and illustrations are found in numerous public and private collections and publications. In addition to his solo exhibition at Studio 22, Edwards will also be launching a new book, What Is Peace?, as part of Kingston’s Writers Fest.
Wallace Edwards loves to play with ideas. The exhibition of new work explores the way our subconscious mind mysteriously manifests and manipulates myriad images, incorporating ideas into imaginative illustrations. “Notionography refers to a deep pool of ideas,”explains the artist. “It’s like snorkeling- I like snorkeling. Things emerge.”
The exhibition, which features pieces Edwards refers to as “found art,” is made up of drawings and collages reworked and reinterpreted from some of his older sketches. The show also features new acrylic paintings on board, which Edwards has dubbed “stark animal portraits,” that represent a bit of a departure for an artist renowned for his elaborately imaginative children’s illustrations. These bold paintings are deceptively simple, inviting the viewer into a thoughtful examination of artistic precision.
Notionography, the wonderful and whimsical world of Wallace Edwards is on display at Studio 22 Open Gallery, from September 27-November 5, 2016.
Local press about Wallace Edward’s upcoming exhibit…
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The new series of paintings in acrylics represents more than a mere change of medium for Mrozicka. By following the energy of her subjects — the people, places, and nature she experiences—the artist allows herself to become the medium, transferring and capturing their energy in her work. This transference requires her to both “tune in” and “let go.” The result is a magical image that captures the spirit and emotion of her subjects and invites the viewer to participate in the very essence of her process, from inspiration to transformation.
The work in her current series, Sunday Mornings with Matisse,draws particular inspiration from old masters such as Matisse, Van Gogh, and O’Keefe. On a recent trip to her native Poland, Teresa rediscovered the work of Polish painter Nikifor, whose life story deeply inspired her to follow her heart.
Wolfe Island architect creates large abstract landscapes that turn interior walls into horizons.
Studio 22 is very pleased to announce the launch of our 2016 solo season with a new body of large works from local artist Debra Krakow opening Tuesday, April 12, 2016.
All it takes is the subtlest hint of a horizon line for our minds to see landscape in an abstract painting. We’re drawn to wide-open spaces and expansive views, and landscape paintings connect us to these places. The concept of abstract landscape allows me incredible artistic freedom and yet grounds the work in visual experience. – Debra Krakow
Horizons is Krakow’s third show with Studio22. Evolving Surfaces (Spring 2014), acrylic and mixed media, explored abstracts from a textural perspective and Crows (Summer 2015), acrylics on paper, was created watching crows from a mountaintop in the south of India.
Debra Krakow is a Canadian artist and architect. Her luminous and evocative abstract paintings express her deeply felt connection to the natural world.
Debra was born a free spirit in 1965 and took the women’s movement and the do-your-own-thing motto to heart. Torn between her two loves – art and physics — she decided to study architecture. She graduated from McGill University where she had the privilege of studying life drawing under educator and artist Gentile Tondino. Since then she has developed her artistic practice through courses in painting, printmaking, sculpture, fibre arts and ceramics. Recent workshops with artist Lila Lewis Irving have had a strong influence. She works out of her Wolfe Island studio, overlooking acres of fields and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Debra has exhibited in her native city of Montreal as well as in Ottawa, Kingston, Halifax and New York State. Her works are fondly displayed in living rooms and offices throughout North America. www.debrakrakow.com
Horizons is on exhibit at Studio 22 from Tuesday, April 12 until Sunday May 15, 2016.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Sunday – 11 to 5 pm & Thursday and Friday evenings to 8pm and 10pm
Almost Gone – 48×28 – oil on linen – 2015 – $7,200
Last One – 18×24 – oil on canvas – 2010 – $2,400
SOLD Gasp – oil on canvas – 15″ x 15″
Torso – oil on board – 12.5″ x 8.5″
Torso 2 – SOLD
Jammer – oil on canvas – 48″ x 48″
Annie – oil on canvas – 40″ x 20″
SOLD Pas de Deux – oil on canvas – 48″ x 48″
My River Tis of Thee – oil on linen – 20″ x 40″
SOLD Peace – oil on canvas – 48″ x 30″
SOLD Good (Blue) Government – oil on canvas – 36″ x 48″
We began carrying the work of Margaret Sutherland in the summer of 2014. Since that time, there is not another artist in our collection whose work elicits the degree of attention and admiration that Margaret’s does. Her work is political, humourous and deeply thought provoking. Her work is significant and we are thrilled to be presenting this collection of her most recent oil paintings. Studio22 and Kingston are privileged to have access to these works.
Artist Statement
We are besieged with ever more images but less awareness of what we are doing to ourselves and our world. Basically my work is sociological and biographical, from the viewpoint of a feminist who grew up in the end of one century, trying to make sense of life in the next one by witnessing and allegorizing what intrigues and concerns me, wondering where the pendulum of history is taking us next.
– Margaret Sutherland
Biography
A decade after graduating from Queen’s University in Arts and then Education, Margaret Sutherland formalized her professional art pursuit with a Master of Fine Arts (Cum Laude) in 2001 from The Graduate School of Figurative Art of The New York Academy of Art. Her path to fine art was organic, yet circuitous, having spent time teaching at home and abroad in Hong Kong with her husband — and realizing that her passion lay in something else. Sutherland grew her skill in community groups and high school art courses open to adults through NDSS before pursuing her degree.
It is interesting to note what is not formally cited in her resume, that her post secondary education began with the Foundation Year Program (FYP) at the University of King’s College in Halifax. This unique, highly intense course of study is the epitome of liberal arts – exploring only original classic texts outlining the evolution of the thoughts of mankind. Perhaps it is, in part, this education that has fuelled the deep questioning and philosophical commentary that is so integral to Margaret’s work.
Sutherland is an observer. Her unique and deeply compelling work is comprised of her multi faceted self. Technically sound and unwaveringly thought provoking. She is a painter and a thinker.
Fleur Pied et Fesses – mixed media on jute – 49″ x 35.5″
Fleur Pied – mixed media on jute – 49″ x 35.5″
Fleur Pourquoi – mixed media on jute – 49″ x 35.5″
Fleur Puissant – mixed media on jute – 49″ x 35.5″
Fleur X-1 – mixed media on jute – 49″ x 35.5″
Fleur Homme Femme Enfant – acrylic on jute – 39″ x 39″
Fleur X-2 – mixed media on jute – 34″ x 27″
Fleur Jaune – mixed media on jute – 34″ x 27″
A series of 12 mixed media paintings on jute (the backs of recycled carpets).
I was at the public garbage dump in Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) to deposit household waste with my ex-girlfriend when I saw an old dirty and smelly roll of carpet. When I saw that the back of the carpet was actually lined with burlap cloth, I thought the carpets would be perfect for painting. This series of paintings illustrates part of our love and passion story.
– Ndaté Sylla
Biography
As a French and Senegalese citizen, I graduated from Dakar National Fine Arts School, in Senegal. I have lived and worked in 4 different countries, on 3 continents (Canada, France, Switzerland and Senegal). I have now been living in Kingston for 11 months with my son Thierno and my dear wife Mélanie, to whom I dedicate this work.
Exhibitions
I had the great joy and opportunity to share my work with the public in these different places:
2009 Painting exhibition at Café le 5e, Vevey, Switzerland
2005 Painting exhibition at Café Luna, Lausanne, Switzerland
2004-2005 Painting and sculpture exhibition at Gallery Nelly l’Eplattenier in Lausanne, Switzerland
2004 Group painting exhibition at the Mansion Gallery in la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
1999 Illustration exhibition at Lausanne’s City Hall, Switzerland
1998 Illustration and poster exhibition at Blaise Senghor Cultural Center in Dakar, Senegal
1998-1998 Participation to the 10th and 11th fairs in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Switzerland
1997 Group painting exhibition «ARTS HORIZON» at the residence of the United States’ Ambassador in Dakar, Senegal
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