The Abbotsford Arts Council will host a new show at the Kariton Art Gallery this month.
The exhibit is a dual artist showcase featuring a collection of works in mixed media by Jeff Sawatzky and a separate collection of works in mixed media by Jennifer Chew.
Sawatzky’s contribution to the show entitled “series 9” includes works inspired by drawings he found in old instructional and technical manuals.
The simplicity and the educational nature of the manuals became the foundation for the repetitive nature found in his paintings. Working on these made Sawatzky feel “connected back to a time with less technical reliance and more dependence on mechanical means of development.”
Sawatzky began his art career working with various art professionals including muralist Dean Lauzé, producing signs and painting murals for theatres and gymnasiums.
“The Interstitial Spaces Series” is the title of Jennifer Chew’s collection of works for the show, inspired during her constant travel, entering and exiting places between work, university, and home.
Being located within these “interstitial spaces of mobility” has allowed her to “take notice of how they are continually shifting.”
“Often overlooked, these spaces of passage are part of our everyday experience as we use, pass and move through them to get to somewhere else,” said Chew.
The show is on now and runs until April 30 at Kariton Art Gallery, 2387 Ware St.
The gallery’s hours are Tuesday to Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and weekends from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The artists will be present at an opening reception on April 7, from 1-4 p.m.
For information call 604-852-9358, email abbotsfordartscouncil@gmail.com or visit abbotsfordartscouncil.org.
