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Gallery #1 and Gallery #2
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Gallery Vertigo will be hosting the upcoming gallery show in collaboration with the High Schools of District#22. The show is themed Incognito and is the sixth consecutive running. |
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NOAA Members Wall Gallery |
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| Don Albert: Paintings and Photographs | |
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About the Artist: Born in 1931, Don Albert grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin. He studied at the Minnesota Bible College and at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1953 with a BA Degree. After a stint as an assistant manager of a photography shop in Yellowstone Park, Albert became interested in photography and began to take many photographs of the park's beauty. He continues to explore nature through this medium to present day. In 1953, the artist moved to Missouri with his new wife Carolyn. He worked as a pastor of a church therre until 1958 when he moved to British Columbia. For several years he worked as a church planter, pastor and Christian camp manager. After moving to British Columbia, the artist managed a photography store in Burnaby for a couple of years and was a writer/photographer for the magazine "Western Homes and Living". Albert and his family moved to Lumby in 1966 where he started the Lumby Christian Church and served as pastor there for 18 years. Don Albert and his wife Carolyn have remained living near Lumby for the past 42 years. The artist began to paint in watercolour and acrylic in the 1970's and became a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Albert has taken photographs in all of the National Parks and in many of the Provincial Parks in the southern half of British Columbia and Alberta. His photographs and paintings can be found in collections in eight provinces across Canada, in ten US States, in England and Japan. Contact Don Albert for an interview: |
Vertigo Window Gallery: |
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Artist Statement: I enjoy the randomness of painting. I admire disciplined abstract works like the paintings of Wilhem de Kooning. Someday maybe I will be more serene and produce more art. Meanwhile it’s fun and sometimes my kids or grandkids will ask for one - now that’s sweet. The Okanagan is beautiful and inspiring. I am an untrained artist and love to just let my paintings evolve with no planning. Having worked most of my life in the clerical field it is now great to be free and express myself this way. Colour and shapes in an unstructured whimsical and composition reflect my personality and sense of freedom. I find it is better for me not to get too much advice or direction or to try to copy another artist’s style and just be myself. About the Artist: Helen Valk has lived in Toronto, Montreal and in many other cities across the country as well as overseas. Vernon is the artist’s home now and she has been a resident for the past 8 years. Valk enjoys the climate and scenery of the Okanagan Valley and participates in skiing and other outdoor activities. She is an active volunteer at Gallery Vertigo and exhibits her work regularly at the gallery. Her vivid and lively abstract oils on canvas are remarkably fearless and fresh. Contact the Artist: |
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| Kalamalka Vertigo at Okanagan College: Ron Spence |
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KALAMALKA VERTIGO |
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Exhibition
Proposals: Please print a copy of our form and send
it off to us with the information requested. Previous Exhibitions: |
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