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ECUAD | Christina Passey

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Christina Passey’s drawings in the ECUAD Degree Exhibition have an intriguing tension between the sensitivity of her technical execution and chosen subject matter. A horse’s skeleton frozen in a canter paired with careful renderings of bridles, stirrups and chains  draws … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Andrew Smith

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On first viewing Andrew Smith’s The Meeting, you may find it hard to believe that both panels of this diptych were painted by the same artist. And you would be right to wonder. While both canvases were painted by Andrew, … Continue reading

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ECUAD | David Vaisbord – 2012 Recipient of the Farris Award for Art & Social Media

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The world has a strange way of bringing people together. We first met David Vaisbord when he was filming a documentary on former DFG artist Attila Richard Lukacs. Since “Drawing out the Demons” was released in 2004 we have remained … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Emily Chapman

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It is easy for a large painting to demand attention but small canvases can get lost in the midst of a show the size of the ECUAD Degree Exhibition.  Filled with bold brush work and solid sense of colour, Emily … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Kyung-Won Shin

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Yet one more reason to take your time and explore every room of the ECUAD grad show, you never know what surprises the next room may bring. Suspended in a touched away room, in front of a bright window, Kyung-Won … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Craig Brumwell

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The technical accuracy and elegant presentation of Craig Brumwell’s drawings had us wanting to know more about his work. Perusing his website it became obvious that railway tracks are a reoccurring image throughout his drawings and sculptural projects. Craig was … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Miel Creasey

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This painting caught our eye at the ECUAD grad show. Filled with painted and appropriated imagery we knew it had a story to tell. A couple of emails and a phone call later, Miel Creasey shed some light on the … Continue reading

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ECUAD | Katharine Ferns

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Throughout the Emily Carr Grad Exhibition we are highlighting some of our favourite picks from the show. If you have visited the grad show, you might be wondering how you missed this large canvas. While Katharine Ferns graduated with the … Continue reading

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2012 Audain Prize & ViVA Awards

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Diane Farris Gallery would like to congratulate the 2012 recipients of the Audain Prize and ViVA Awards.

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ECUAD | 2012 Degree Exhibition

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ECUAD 2012 Degree Exhibition May 6 – 20 1399 & 1400 Johnson Street Granville Island Vancouver BC

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