Gallery #1 and Gallery #2:
The 11th Annual North Okanagan Artists Alternative Members Exhibition
Patterns

Leila Ward

All members of Gallery Vertigo were invited to submit work for our annual members’ exhibit. The theme of the 2011 show is Patterns. Visual art, sculpture, photography, and the written word are represented in this extravaganza of colour and pattern. The subject of pattern has been interpreted in a myriad of ways by our members for your enjoyment. Forty artists submitted over 70 works. Most are available for purchase.

"To understand is to perceive patterns." Isaiah Berlin

Is anything ever really random???  It's funny, but when you think of it, being a creative person is all about breaking free from the normal patterns of society in order to look at things in an entirely different way.  At least, that's what Edward de Bono said.  It's like turning the world upside down and shaking it, so that we can see what's inside.

After all, we see patterns all around us: in nature, in conversation, in architecture, in our relationships and in our thoughts.

Wherever there are people there are patterns. Let the artists in your midst show you what they have come up with when they turned the world on its side and thought in terms of patterns.
Please join us for the opening reception and throughout the month of November. Entrance is by donation and all are welcome.

Recent works by NOAA Member Destanne Norris will be featured this month on the Featured Members Wall at Gallery Vertigo.

Destanne Norris received her BFA (Honours) degree from the University of Victoria in 1987 and in 2009 was awarded an MFA Degree from the University of Tasmania in Australia. Primarily a landscape-based oil painter, Norris`research interests include landscape and place, Romanticism, embodiment and metaphor and symbol in material culture.

The artist has exhibited in university and public galleries. She is represented by Gallery Odin and Mountain Galleries and her work can be found in private, corporate and permanent collections.

Kalamalka Vertigo at Okanagan College:
Tina Siddiqui:Figurative Play
On view until Dec 15

Kalamalka Vertigo is pleased to present the work of Kelowna based artist, Tina Siddiqui, in Figurative Play.
This exhibition presents a collection of figurative works done in a variety of mediums. Siddiqui’s joys and enthusiasm for capturing the human form in paint or other artistic mediums is clearly evident, as is her artistic skill.

Artist Talk:
Tina Siddiqui will speak at 1pm on Tuesday November 15th at the Kalamalka Campus of Okanagan College in the main lecture theatre. She will speak about her work in general, as well as how the work up in Kalamalka Vertigo fits into her overall practice.
Artist Statement:
I am interested in the multidimensional aspect of the human form. I find it continuously fascinating. My primary focus remains on capturing images with minimum of rendition. The play of colours is a joy for me and I splash it about instinctively as I proceed through the painting process. Although I often enjoy an "explosion" of colours, I find working with a limited palette equally thrilling. My ongoing quest to capture light in my paintings forces me to explore new colour combinations. I find Life drawing very thrilling and often work from direct observation of live models.
Born and raised in Pakistan, I travelled within the country and overseas with my diplomat father. Trained as a Graphic Designer, my artistic journey has been that of an explorer. Deconstruction of forms as I build up my collages is totally consuming as I work my way through composition, colour, form and light. In addition to figurative art, portraits and landscapes are the subjects I am currently painting.
Since 1976 I have exhibited in group and solo shows in United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Pakistan and Dubai and awarded for abstract painting, art education and portraiture, namely 2003 Open International Portrait Competition in Toronto. In 2004 I moved to Kelowna after a 13 year stay in Dubai. (Siddiqui)
For more info about Tina Siddiqui’s work, please visit:
http://creativepassion-tina.blogspot.com/
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/tina-siddiqui.html

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. 

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
floorplan of Gallery Vertigo
members wall application

Previous Exhibitions:
2011
Raymond, Huey-Heck and Coego - Sept.7 to Oct.22
Almost Famous Auction and Portia Priegert - July 27 to August 20
Nan Duc Nguyen and Shauna Oddleifson - June 4 to July 16
NOAA Juried Show - Apr. 28 to May 20
Heidi Maddess and Cat Fink - Mar.8 to Apr.21
UBCO Students - behind the lens - Feb.8 to Mar.3
School District 22 - Sound and Sight - Jan.11 to Feb.4
2010:
Jake Kennedy and kevin mcpherson - Nov.16 to Dec.11
10: NOAA Members - Oct. 19 to Nov. 10
Drew Makepeace and Dorian Kohl - Sept. 9 to Oct.8
Almost Famous Auction and Studio Artists - August 10 to 21
Amber Powell and Sylvia Vandekerkhove - June 22to July31
Katie Belcher and Joanne Pringle - May 26 to June 12
Still Here: NOAA juried exhibition - Apr.13 to May 16
Susan Bizecki and Kevin Michael Witzke - Mar.9 to Apr.1
UBC Okanagan Students: Architecture Digress - Feb. 9 to Mar.4
School District 22: Incognito - Jan.12 to Feb.5
2009:
Headshots, Wheeltown: Noel Bullock - Oct.15 to Nov.7
Philomena Caroll, Margarita Alejandre, Sookinshoot - Sep.10 to Oct.3
Almost Famous Auction - August 22
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