Reminder- Artist in Residency Open House

The Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency 2013 participants have been working away in their Anzac studio, and they are looking forward to sharing their work with the community. Come by the Anzac Community Hall on Sunday, August 18th and August 25th to meet the artists in residency.

During the Open Houses the artists' studios will be open to the public and the artists will be there working, performing demonstrations in specific mediums or techniques and more. Stop by to meet the artists, ask questions and maybe learn something new.

You can meet Donna Bilyk, Breanna Fabbro and Nicola Tibbetts and ask them about the AIR group exhibit, which is opening on August 29th at the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery. 

Everyone is welcome to visit the studio and meet the artists. 

For more information please visit www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist

Artist in Residency- Anzac Studio Open House

The Artist in Residency Anzac Studio is hosting an open house this Sunday, August 18th!

Visit their studio at the Anzac Community Hall, 240 Christina Drive, Anzac from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

You will get a chance to speak with Donna Bilyk, Breanna Fabbro and Nicola Tibbetts. Learn all about the great work they are creating and their upcoming group show, which opens on Thursday August 29, 2013 at the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery.

Visit www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist for more information about the artists or the program. 

Artist in Residency- Anzac Open House

The Artist in Residency Anzac Studio is having their first open house this Sunday, August 11th!

Visit their studio at the Anzac Community Hall, 240 Christina Drive, Anzac from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

You will get a chance to speak with Donna Bilyk, Breanna Fabbro and Nicola Tibbetts. Learn all about the great work they are creating and their upcoming group show, which opens on Thursday August 29, 2013 at the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery.

For more information please visit www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist

Artist in Residency - Meet an Artist

Donna Bilyk - Anzac Studio

Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency 2013

Born and raised in Saskatoon, SK, Donna Bilyk knew from an early age that her passion in life was the creation of art. Married with 5 children, Donna has moved around Western Canada and, since 1995, has operated her own business specializing in custom picture framing, fine art photography and commission art work. She has had the opportunity to participate in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada and her works are held in private and corporate collections.

Her practice incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach. She is inspired by Impressionist artists such as Degas and Manet for their use of light, brushwork and strong compositional elements. Recent exposure to contemporary artists: Richter, Bartlett and Hughes have formed a diverse assemblage to draw upon.

Donna completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts, with great distinction, at the University of Lethbridge in 2011. As the recipient of a SSHRC grant and Graduate Scholarship, Donna has come full circle and enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Saskatchewan. She has successfully defended her Thesis in March 2014 and will attend convocation in June 2013.

Studio Location: Multipurpose Room - Anzac Community hall

Donna will be giving an Artist Talk on Wednesday August 14th, 2013 at 6:30pm in the Athabasca Room outside of the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery (second floor), within the the Suncor Leisure Centre on MacDonald Island Park.

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist

Artist in Residency - Meet an Artist

Breanna Fabbro - Anzac Studio

Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency 2013

Breanna Fabbro’s work is an extraction of recognizable forms reconfigured, exploring the possibilities of narratives and space evolving through artistic process.  Dualities of support and restraint, concealment and exposure are drawn upon in order to create visual relationships, and to explore human experience. Abstracted spaces are explored through visual fragments of existing locations that are deconstructed and reconfigured into emotionally weighted spaces and expansive realms of non-reality.

Breanna was born in Vancouver, BC and began studying Visual Art and Art History at Langara College in 2003, and completed her BFA at Concordia University in 2008.  Upon returning to Vancouver, she has continued pursuing her art practice, and has most recently been preparing her portfolio in order to apply for Graduate studies.  

Studio Location: Multipurpose Room - Anzac Community hall

Breanna will be giving an Artist Talk on Wednesday August 24th, 2013 at 6:30pm in the Athabasca Room outside of the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery (second floor), within the the Suncor Leisure Centre on MacDonald Island Park.

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist

Artist in Residency - Meet an Artist

Nicola Tibbetts - Anzac Studio

Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency 2013

I was born in Pine Falls Manitoba but soon moved to the woods of Ontario and then Vancouver Island. In 2008 I received a BFA from Concordia University in Montreal and then went on to complete an MFA at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in 2010. Currently I’m living in Vancouver where I teach painting and drawing part-time at Capilano University. I have an active painting and drawing practice in my home where I cultivate a large vegetable garden and keep chickens too.

Studio Location: Multipurpose Room - Anzac Community hall

Nicola will be giving an Artist Talk on Wednesday August 14th, 2013 at 6:30pm in the Athabasca Room outside of the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery (second floor), within the the Suncor Leisure Centre on MacDonald Island Park.

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist