DEFINITELY
SUPERIOR ART GALLERY
est. 1988
URBAN INFILL - ART IN THE CORE 4
Featuring:
20 Projects - 350+ Artists - 15+ Venues
4500 in attendance last year
JANUARY 23 to APRIL 10, 2010
Urban
Infill - Art In The Core, celebrating it's 4TH year; the next evolution
of creative possibilities. The idea is to help revitalize our downtown
core by capitalizing on assets of art and culture and linking and reinforcing
connections through accessible empty spaces and existing arts, commercial
business / social spaces. With vision and innovative arts and business we
can fill up the empty spaces in our downtown and help to connect and create that
unique niche of an urban arts and entertainment district. The projects
comprised of multi-disciplinary and new media / multi-arts by national,
international and regional artists will work to enhance our level of arts
programming by involving all facets and mediums of the contemporary arts and
involving innovative new media technologies. Premised upon the concept of
creative cities partnerships we will utilize our multi-functional gallery spaces
as a creative hub for generating collective / collaborative projects not only in
our gallery space but in empty / underutilized / established / commercial / art
spaces throughout the downtown north core of Thunder Bay. Re-discover your
North core through contemporary art! Last year had an audience of 4,500 over the
duration of 20 projects. It begins... January 23, 2010... N-Gage Art!
January 23 to April 10, 2010
URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 2
UP, UP, AND AWAY - JENNIFER DAVIS - PAINTING
Minneapolis - International
February 5 to March 6, 2010
Internationally known Minneapolis based artist / painter Jennifer Davis’s artwork comprises of portraits that have a surreal candy-land exterior full of innocent charm, which only hints at an undercurrent of darker truths. Her acrylic / graphite paintings on panel contain a mysterious yet familiar language of invented symbols that continually grows, repeats and changes. The figures in her narratives play out the delicate balance between their beastial natures and the more humane and generous qualities of their souls. Davis has shown extensively in exhibitions throughout the US and Europe. All part of DefSup's “Urban Infill Art in the Core” projects, join us for a Gala Opening Reception Fri. Feb.5 at 8pm, with three new exhibitions featuring regional / national / international artists. Jennifer Davis will be in attendance and giving an Artists Talk at this, her premiere showing in Canada. Refreshments, music, performances and of course...Art!
Gallery 1
Opening Reception: Friday February 5, 2010 @ 7pm
URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 3
DIARIES FROM METROPOLIS - ALLISON MOORE + ARTHUR DESMARTEAUX - PRINTMAKING
Montreal QC - National
February 5 to March 6, 2010
Nationally / Internationally known Montreal based artists / printmakers Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux’s artwork compliment each other in their exploration and creation, combining vivid colours, line, narratives of social and political conscience of everyday life blended with absurdity, humour, the bizarre, and surreal. Moore and Desmarteaux provide alternative storytelling and cultural observation from both ones immediate environment and popular culture creating a beautiful and fantastical artform. Both artists have been the recipient of numerous creation grants / awards / residencies and are exhibiting internationally. All part of DefSup's “Urban Infill Art in the Core” projects, join us for a Gala Opening Reception Fri. Feb.5 at 7pm, with three new exhibitions featuring regional / national / international artists - Moore and Desmarteaux will be in attendance and giving an Artists Talk. Refreshments, music, performances and of course...Art!
Gallery 2
Opening Reception: Friday February 5, 2010 @ 7pm
URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE PROJECT 4
DRAWN AND STAINED - DRAWINGS/PAINTING/PRINTMAKING - 13 ARTISTS
Northwestern Ontario - Regional
February 5 to March 6, 2010
An initiative of Definitely Superior Art Gallery to allow access by members, regional artists and collectives to develop shows and art production as well as a place to exhibit. This show entitled Drawn And Stained features 13 accomplished artists in the contemporary arts from the region working in painting, drawing and printmaking. Definitely Superior Art Gallery recognizes artistic excellence in our regional artists and their continuing research and investigation of new visual works. Featuring: Sarah Furlotte, Christian Chapman, David Hotson, Stephen Slattery, Jean Marshall, Douglas Livingston, Lora Northway, Elizabeth Buset, Chris Merkley, Aislinn Maxwell, Kearon Roy-Taylor, Randi-Lynn Shandroski, Kamila Malek. All part of DefSup's “Urban Infill Art in the Core” projects, join us for a Gala Opening Reception Fri. Feb.5 with three new exhibitions featuring regional / national / international artists -Art. Artists talks, refreshments, music, performances and of course...Art!
Gallery 3
Opening Reception: Friday February 5, 2010 @ 7pm