Gallery Vertigo is pleased to present this Montreal-based duo's collective research. The work on exhibition includes works on paper and animated video. The prints in the exhibition are made using traditional printmaking techniques such as screen printing, woodcut, and intaglio. They also utilize new techniques such as digital printing, photo etching and waterless lithography. The printed works are exhibited along with original drawings, handcrafted artist books and papier mache sculptures. An animated video accompanies the exhibition, punctuating the multi-faceted process of the duo's research. Recurring themes in the exhibition include urbanity and fantasy and these find their expression through the use of microbial imagery. Disparate elements combine to illuminate the creative force that is produced through this energetic collaboration and exploration of various processes.

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:
Joanne Pringle

Artist Statement
Papier mache is a medium that people can relate to but are also surprised at the possibility of what can be done with it. I like challenging the medium of papier mache and bringing it to heights beyond expectation. Working with a paper pulp / glue mix results in pieces that can be large, but light weight and durable. (Pringle)

About the Artist:
Joanne Pringle is a self-taught artist, having gained the basic principle of art from books and in secondary school. Experimenting with many mediums, the artist is inspired by nature and her life's journey. Pringle's current artistic endeavor is working with the medium of  papier mache and looking for ways to stretch the versatility of the medium. The artist currently works from her home in Salmon Arm and maintains a studio space at Gallery Vertigo.

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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:
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