Good news!
I’m pleased to announced that I’ve been selected to participate in the inaugural Art Walk North. The event which, takes place on August 16 and 17, at Mel Lastman Square, Toronto, CAN will feature 60 exhibiting artists. Entrance is free to the public.
Stop by booth #49, say hello, and see my works!
Hours and Location:
August 16, 11am – 8pm
August 17, 11am – 6pm
Mel Lastman Square
Thanks to all those who attended the Organics exhibit at Gallery 1313. Opening night for the exhibition was shared with the Gallery 44 artists members of the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival
Here are some snapshots of the works installed before the opening. Detailed images of the works from this exhibit will be posted soon.
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I’ll be participating in the 15th Annual Riverdale Art Walk at Jimmie Simpson Park, located at Queen Street East and Booth Avenue (Toronto, CAN) . The event takes place on June 1 – 2 and will feature the works of 125+ exhibiting artists.
Be sure to stop by booth #99, say hello, and see my works. For more information visit the Artists’ Network.
Organic:
Of or relating to a living entity;
In chemistry;
(1) : of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds (2) : relating to, being, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with the carbon compounds of living beings and most other carbon compounds.
“Organic” Merriam-Webster.com., Merriam-Webster, 2013
Fri. April 19, 2013
In this series, Michelle Montague uses embroidery, acrylic and oil sticks to explore patterns we may find in Nature and their relationship to the greater world. The combination of overlapping gestural lines creates a world immersed in fantasy, yet arrangement of shapes and colours resembles patterns found in living organisms. Through this body of work the artist continues her study of Nature, the life energy and its everlasting process of rejuvenation.
Gallery 1313,
1313 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 1-6pm
Reception: Thursday, May 2, 7 pm
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Just a quick note to checkout Gallery 1313’s Tumblr page for all the gallery’s latest updates.
Also I’m pleased to announce that my work “Movement With Sequence” is now in the Elgin Wintergarden Group Exhibition at the historical Elgin Theatre, curated by Rupert Young. Access to the exhibit is by appointment. For viewings contact Rupert at 416-821-7073.
Thanks to all those who attended the Microcosm exhibit at Gallery 1313. I am pleased to say that the show was a success. The idea for this work started with a series of quick sketches on the subway, using just a notebook and a blue ball-point pen. This is where I began thinking about the Microcosm series (works on paper) and the Impressions of Kinetic Creation series (paintings). I wanted to create a body of work that was spontaneous and ever-changing, telling a series of ‘fantastical’ events taking place.
Here are some snapshots of the works installed before the opening on Thursday, February 23rd. Detailed images of the works from this exhibit are now posted to the site.
Microcosm:
Also called microcosmos, takes its origin from the Middle English word of microcosme or Medieval Latin mīcrocosmus, from Greek mīkròs kósmos, meaning ‘little world’. Especially:
In this exhibition, Michelle uses the visual queues of story-telling to explore the idea of Nature as an active participant of a micro-universe. With overlapping gestural lines, the artist intuitively creates a world immersed in fantasy. In this series of drawings and paintings, images of strange creature inhabitants try to balance a delicate relationship with their “mother” – Nature. The work depicts a series of events, where the creatures find themselves in a world where the forces of “mother” are ever so present; they are physically “caught” in the process. Much like ourselves, the creatures are both loved and scorned by their well-being “mother” as they get jostled about like goldfish in a tiny bowl of water. Through this body of work the artist attempts to further her understanding of Nature, the life energy and its ever lasting process of rejuvenation.
I am pleased to announce that my works will be part of From the Soul art exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum along side fellow artists such as Izzy Ohiro, Nicole Pena, Darrell McCalla and among others. From the Soul: Caribana Art Exhibit is a COLOURblind! art exhibit produced by the Association of African-Canadian Artists.
For more information click here
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
Toronto, CAN
M5S 2C6
Telephone: 416.586.8000
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
I am pleased to announce that a small collections of my works will be on exhibit at Impressions Art Gallery starting June 23rd and will remain throughout the Yorkville Art Walk until July 7th.
Mythological Landscapes is an ongoing series where atmospheric spaces, heightened colours and artificial skies have melded together rejuvenating nature in the formation of a new existence.
Impressions Art Gallery
102 Yorkville Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1B9
416-922-3944
I am pleased to announce that my works will be part of the Roots to Rhythm at exhibit at the ROM along side fellow artists Izzy Ohiro, Nicole Pena, Darrell McCalla and among others. Roots to Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibit is a COLOURblind! traveling art exhibit produced by the Association of African-Canadian Artists.
For more information click here
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park
Toronto, CAN
M5S 2C6
Telephone: 416.586.800
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
A group exhibition by Craig Beal, David Brown, Cliff Kearns, Toni Marvin, Michelle Montague and Yuja Yokoyama
Arta gallery is pleased to present a selection of contemporary and figurative paintings by various artists. Get caught up in enigmatic adventures of figurative and contemporary paintings. The fragments of recognizable imagery will compel the viewer to go further into a dreamlike quality and the search for an unidentifiable narrative, although the narrative work will elude the viewer, the conscious beauty will develop and will be suspended in time.
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 27, 2008 6-8pm
Arta Gallery
Suite 102, building 9, 55 Mill Street
Toronto, CAN
416-364-9423
February 15- March 31, 2008 , Toronto CAN
Program: Art in the Workplace
Curator: Julie Crooks
From February 15 to March 31, 2008, my works will be featured at the Public health Agency of Canada as part of the Art in the Workplace program curated by Julie Crooks. The exhibition will feature for the first time 21 pieces newly created for 2008. In addition, I will also be giving an artist talk and walking tour of the work on March 17th. The artist talk will explain the working process behind the paintings and its transformation from landscape into the realm of abstraction.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
180 Queen Street E.
Toronto, ON, CAN
M5V 3L7