Wainio writes that her work “explores the role that painting may still play in opening up a discursive space around history, material culture, narrative, globalization and (what is evoked by) various historical forms of representation, both ‘high art’ and the vernacular.”

She completed her Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University in 1985 and has since produced a significant body of work based in an investigation of historical fairy tales. Wainio’s work has been widely exhibited in Canada, and internationally in the United States, China, Spain and the Venice Biennale. In addition to her artist talk, Wainio will visit the Mount Allison University Fine Arts Department to conduct studio visits as well as a group discussion.

Carol Wainio will present her work as part of the Visiting Artist Program, a series co-sponsored by Mount Allison’s Department of Fine Arts, The Owens Art Gallery, and Struts Gallery. Other artists in the series include Benny Nemerofsky-Ramsey, Sara Angelucci, the Fastwurms, Kevin Yates, Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows. The Visiting Artist Program is funded by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to the Department of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University.

For more information about Wainio’s visit, or the Visiting Artist Program, please contact Leah Garnett at (506) 364-2498. Additional information about Wainio and her work can be found on the following website http://www.carolwainio.com/index.php

Blissfield Pool

Each year the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival brings the best in classical chamber music to Fredericton, performed by Canada’s most talented artists.

To support the Festival, a number of years ago Bruno Bobak generously donated the original and a limited edition of 100
prints of his work, “Blissfield Pool”. We are selling raffle tickets on one of the few remaining prints we have in our collection.

This is a gorgeous scene of a fishing pool in the Miramichi – a perfect gift for anglers, Miramichiers and all Bobak fans.
This is your chance to obtain a rare and lovely print for your collection or for a wonderful holiday gift. ONLY 100 tickets will be sold and are $5 each. Draw date is December 12 – lots of time for Christmas giving.

To see the print and to purchase your tickets, contact Maria at the Festival Office, Room 22 Memorial Hall, UNB: (506)458-7836.  (Note: office hours are typically Monday to Thursday 8am-4pm. It’s often best to call before dropping by).

We also sell these prints and have a few left – call us to find out about purchasing.

Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

The NSCAD feminist collective is seeking work by artists and writers across Canada (women, men, transfolk, radical feminists, closet feminists) in any media (time-based, new media, old media, print media, flat media, mass media, essays, rants, poems) addressing the title Feminism: Now. This juried show will take place December 1st to 12th 2009, concurrent with the 20th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre (December 6th). Written/textual  works will be considered for a zine to accompany the show.