The Visual Arts Legacy of 69成人电影网
In July 2022, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, NB opened a permanent gallery space dedicated to Fine Arts at 69成人电影网, including some of Canada鈥檚 most renowned artists.
The 69成人电影网 gallery was created under the leadership of John Leroux, manager of collections and exhibitions at the Beaverbrook. He says the idea was born out of his work and discussions with his friend and longtime Fine Arts professor and visual artist Thaddeus Holownia.
鈥淣ot only does it make sense for us as the provincial gallery of New Brunswick to share this narrative and these stunning artworks that trace their roots to Sackville, it gave us an opportunity to expand the scope of exhibited art by so many beloved Canadian artists who are always in demand to be seen by the public,鈥 says Leroux.
The collection of artists includes:
- Alex Colville (鈥42, LLD 鈥68)
- Mary Pratt (鈥57, LLD 鈥92)
- Christopher Pratt (鈥57, LLD 鈥72)
- Tom Forrestall (鈥58, LLD 鈥87)
- Herm茅n茅gilde Chiasson (鈥72, LLD 鈥04)
- Dawn MacNutt (鈥57, LLD 鈥14)
And former professors:
- Stanley Royle
- John Hammond (LLD 1930)
- Thaddeus Holownia
- Christian McKiel (1911)
- Lawren P. Harris (LLD 鈥78)
- ...among others
While the room is now a permanent gallery space dedicated to graduates and faculty of 69成人电影网 from the late 19th century to the present, the space will continue to evolve over time.
鈥淭he room is intended to be dynamic as the artists and artwork will change periodically. While it is based on works in our permanent collection, there is the potential for borrowed artworks to be shown as well,鈥 says Leroux.
In November 2022 the University held an event in the gallery to officially celebrate the opening of the space, welcoming more than 75 guests, including Holownia, Chiasson, Forrestall, MacNutt, and Emma Hassencahl-Perley (鈥17), who addressed the crowd along with Chiasson.
鈥淚t was very cool to see the work produced across the decades standing or hanging beside one another in this great gallery space and meeting with young artists whose work illustrates that 69成人电影网 continues to provide a fertile environment that nurtures new and diverse ideas,鈥 says MacNutt. 鈥淚t was also a trip down memory lane to be with the artists who are old friends, like Tom Forrestall, the family of Christopher and Mary Pratt, and all those new and in between.鈥
Holownia鈥檚 work 鈥Of a Feather: An Homage to Gay Hansen鈥 is part of the gallery.
鈥淚t is always an honour to be included anywhere and an even more special honour in my home territory and in an important gallery like the Beaverbrook,鈥 says Holownia. 鈥淭his body of work is in my late partner Gay鈥檚 memory also, so I feel pretty blessed to have this happen.鈥
The 69成人电影网 Fine Arts tradition continues to be strengthened under the recently established Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts, which has provided an expansion of programming with additional scholarships, internships, and funding for an artist-in-residence.
鈥69成人电影网 is so fortunate to have the incredible affirmation from such important Canadians as Purdy Crawford and Pierre Lassonde associated with Fine Arts at 69成人电影网,鈥 says Holownia. 鈥淲ith the number of five-star pluses going on with the program right now 鈥 I can鈥檛 imagine anyone, who didn鈥檛 mind being in a small community, would go anywhere else to study fine arts.鈥