Gallery One currently features a fabulous selection of copies of famous art works. Come and view the likes of Picasso, Matisse and Van Gogh! These sensational original works (All 48 0f them!) are executed in a wide variety of media by artists in the region who have donated the pieces for auction to raise funds for exhibitions and programming at Gallery Vertigo. The works will be on exhibition until August 22nd at which time they will be auctioned to the highest bidder starting at 8pm. Tickets are available for just $5 in advance at Gallery vertigo for those who would like to attend the event or folks who simply want to make a contibution to this worthwhile fundraiser. More info to follow about our gala reception.

AUCTIONEER - Christine Pilgrim

Christine Pilgrim studied Method Acting with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in the East End of London, England.  After three years' training, she went straight into London's West End with an awful play called THE OVERDOG, and soon came out again! Her TV claim to fame is in THE BENNY HILL SHOW. She's made several films, including THE FOOL which is available on dvd here in Canada.
Always, having an eye and an ear for comedy, she specialised in British Music Hall and eventually became a stand-up comic, both on the international and British stage and was also featured on British TV.
Pilgrim immigrated to Canada in 1992, when her stepfather died, to look after her mother.
She got bitten by the BC history bug and specializes in bringing stories from the past to life at historic sites from Barkerville to Fort Langley and all stops between, including our local Hat Creek Ranch.  She also visits schools and museums with her one-woman history-based shows, and her indominatable schoolma'am character, "Mrs MacPherson".
Pilgrim is also a great storyteller and frequently presents classic stories, as well as some of her own, to children at schools and private functions.
Her latest (and dearest) venture has been facilitating workshops that use drama to problem solve, with youth at risk.
Comedy always feeds whatever Christine Pilgrim does, whether it's a show, historic interpretation, storytelling or workshopping.  She is convinced that laughter keeps you healthy; it prompts the memory glands and is the best way to learn anything.  It certainly feeds her outlook on life. 

Gallery two currently showcases the recent work of our own talented stable of artists. These  committed artists have selected their most recent and rawest material to share in an exhibition in their honour. Enjoy sculpture, prints, photos, literary and mixed media works by Colleen Couves, Howard brown, Cory Dixon, Judith jurica, Christine Kashuba, Melissa Merrill, Karen meyer, Amber Powell, Joanne Pringle, Catherine Steen, & Raven Taylor. Roam the studios to take in even more work by this talented crew of artists.

NOAA Members Wall Gallery

Artist Jean MacDougall is in her 6th year as an artist. Her first lessons were with the Palette Pals of Rutland BC. She had been ill prior to taking up painting and found that her health returned "as soon as the oils hit the canvas". Last year, MacDougall had work accepted into her first juried exhibition here at Gallery Vertigo. She is a a member of the North Okanagan Artists Alternative as well as the Okanagan Artists of Canada and the Vernon Community Arts Centre. "I keep improving with the help of other artists." says MacDougall. She thanks all who take the time to view her progress.

Vertigo Window Gallery:
APHORISMS| kevin mcpherson eckhoff

The pieces in this series were inspired by my childhood. Or at least they might be. Copyright makes me thirsty. A dead owl is sadder than a dead chicken—why? Falling interest rates are neither good nor bad news for morticians. I've kissed pavement before. Sometimes hate just isn't political. Can you please believe me? Never sleep beneath a snowplough in January. The service industry is like so twentieth century. Is it more wrong to have convictions or to have none? Just about anything can seem like a face. Don't look now! Mom didn't tell tell me this could be art.


Artist Bio:

kevin mcpherson eckhoff is a deciduous tree, perhaps a birch or an aspen. He grows just outside of Armstrong, BC, yet his ecosystem encompasses Okanagan College and the Starlight Drive-In. His leaves have fallen into journals, galleries, chapbooks, and anthologies, while some of them will be gathered and bound by Coach House this Spring.  He has thin, rough bark.

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Artist Statement:
My artistic practice is to observe, make record of, and comment on my social and physical environment.  Recently, I have created several series of work to this effect.The Beach series is an accentuation of the
carnival-like colours and atmosphere created as people gather to bask in the heat of summer.The unspecific figures, complete with juicy hues and rippling flesh rarely seen throughout the rest of the year, represent the
many who strip away the layers of clothing from the long Canadian winter to enjoy the intense warmth of the Okanagan sun.   

Over the past few years, I have been experimenting with techniques of layering in my artwork whether they be the layering of paint colours, mediums, textures or other materials.The ensuing layers added a hazy
texture with mediums applied by palette knife and layers of colour by brushing oil paints.   (Wiens)

About the Artist:
After growing up in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Sara completed her Bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts and the University of British Columbia. Following her degree, she spent several years in different pursuits from teaching High School Art in Canada to teaching English in Japan. 
In September 2003, after a summer of traveling in their car, Sara and her husband moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia where she is currently living and working as both an artist and a teacher.

KALAMALKA VERTIGO
All are invited to view the works at Kalamalka Vertigo, located at Vernon's Kalamalka Campus of Okanagan College. The gallery is located just past the college lecture theatre in the main building adjacent to the college office.
"Kalamalka Vertigo" , located at the Kalamalka campus of Okanagan College, represents a joint venture between Gallery Vertigo and Okanagan College. This is the newest incarnation of the ongoing partnership between the two institutions. The exhibition can be viewed during college hours from now until June 30th 

Exhibition Proposals: Please print a copy of our form and send it off to us with the information requested.
A selection committee reviews proposals once a year, usually in the spring.
Contact us for more information.
info@galleryvertigo.com
proposal form and information for exhibitions in gallery #1 and gallery #2
members wall application
window display

Previous Exhibitions:
2009:
Microbial Tales - Arthur Desmarteax and Allison Moore - July 2 to July 25th
Pfannschmidt, Newell and Mace - May 26 to June 23
Heidi Thompson and Stephan Bircher - Apr.21 to May 15
Lucky Number 7: NOAA juried exhibition - Mar.17 to Apr. 9
Social Spectrum: A Group Exhibition by UBC Okanagan Photograpy Students - Feb.10 to Mar.7
Fusion: Fourth Annual High School Exhibition - Jan 13 to Feb 17
2008:
Picasso's Cupboard/ Book Fair - Nov.25 to Dec.13th
not with a Bang, but with and SUV - The 7th Annual NOAA Members Open Exhibition - Oct.7 to Nov.1
the coming night - Jorden and David Doody / Typoportraits - kevin mcpherson eckhoff
Almost Famous Auction - August 17
Ten - Studio Artists - Current Work - July 29 to August 9 / Joanne Sale-Hook:Introduced Species - July 29 to August 17
Katie Brennan - Stasis Strategy / Floribunda - June 23 to July 19
Space (re)Constructed - Miranda Aschenbrenner / Memory/Recall - Suzanne Phillips - May 27 to June 21
March to May - Faith Moosang/Candies - Sabrina Ovesen
Sixth Annual NOAA Members Juried Exhibition - March 18 to April 12
Drawing Conclusions - UBC Okanagan Student Exhibition - Feb.12 to March8
The Wheel: School District #22 High School Students - Jan.15 to Feb.2
2007:
Picasso's Cupboard and Even Dozen
Mellow Yellow - The 6th Annual NOAA Members Open Exhibition - Oct.16 to Nov.10
Look What we Have Done.. Carolina Sanchez de Bustamante / Mutation - Howard Brown - September 11 to October 5
Almost Famous - Ken Jeanotte - August 7 to August 24
Zotz Collective - Kurt Hutterli - July 3 to July 28
Flesh nor Meat - Ila Crawford /All our Ancestors - Tanya Dubick - May 29 to June 23
Spectacles of Intimacy - curated by Lora Carroll - April 24 to May 18
Green - The Fifth Annual NOAA members juried exhibition - March 20 to April 14
Pressing Engagements - UBC Okanagan Printmaking Students - Feb.13 to March 16
Bugs - School District #22 High School Students - Jan.16 to Feb.3
2006:
Picasso's Cupboard, Studio Artists - Nov.21 to Dec.9
Fall Forward - Oct.21 to Nov.10
Helm, Seward, Began - Sept.8 to Oct.6