Gallery #1 and Gallery #2:
ART SAVES LIVES: Student Art Exhibition

School District 22 High School art students exhibit their themed art work to describe how art saves lives. 
Work is presented by Seaton, Kalamalka, Fulton and Vernon Secondary Schools.
Exhibition runs 
January 10 - February 3rd 2012
Tues - Sat 11am-4pm 

On behalf of the Vernon Art Teachers and School District 22, I wish congratulate the students on their work in this exhibit, and I would like to acknowledge the support of Gallery Vertigo for enabling this show and giving students this opportunity
to publicly showcase their work.
Brian Monteith
Kalamalka Secondary

(Success stories:  over 175 attend opening reception)

With great thanks we would like to recognize Domino’s Pizza, Jim’s Pizza, and Panago Pizza for their kind donations to make the opening reception a feast!

Kalamalka Vertigo at the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College:
Lisa Torrie: Bugs
On view to March 15, 2012

Kalamalka Vertigo is pleased to present the work of Vernon based artist Lisa Torrie in her exhibition of photographs titled Bugs..

This exhibition, which runs until March 15th, presents a collection of photographic works of all sorts of bugs found in the Vernon area. From slugs to butterflies and aphids to a praying mantis, Torrie has captured her subjects in a way that makes them seem friendly and accessible, rather than cool and alien as bugs are often perceived. Some of the bugs, like the praying mantis, are elegant and glamorous, while others, like the jumping spiders, are mischievous and scruffy and almost muppet like. These bugs are not so scary. In fact, they are rather endearing. They remind us that bugs have their own part to play in our physical environment; that they are beautiful and magnificent in a way completely different from humans.  And if we take the time to look at them, up close and personal, we can fully appreciate all they have to offer.

Artist Statement and Bio:
Lisa Chambers Torrie spends her days as a Registered Massage Therapist and a mother of two.  She has grown up preferring to be behind the lens rather than in front of it. 
With the arrival of the ‘digital’ age, photography went from a purely record the moment hobby to a life therapy for Lisa.  It was the discovery of the world under the macro lens that has become her passion.  Attention to this space has returned to her a childlike wonder and awe of the world. 
The beauty of life at this level is impossible to see when moving at life’s hectic pace. It is Lisa’s wish to give people opportunity to slow down long enough to catch a glimpse of the splendor around us and to view all life with love, joy and gratitude.Everything is subject to the focus of Lisa’s lens. 
With three different cameras available to her, all moments can be captured.  M’s Designs, Lisa’s company, encompasses many different art forms but photography is definitely her first choice in mediums.  You can reach Lisa at lisatorrie@gmail.com.

KALAMALKA VERTIGO
Kalamalka Vertigo is a satellite gallery of Gallery Vertigo, created through a partnership with the Kalamalka Campus of Okanagan College. The Gallery is located next to the main lecture theatre on the Kalamalka Campus of Okanagan College.
Kalamalka Vertigo is open to the public during regular school hours. 

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
Patterns: NOAA Members - Oct.29 to Nov 26
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 25
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