SOVA Artists have continued working on their artwork, despite Covid lockdowns, and adapting to virtual exhibitions and a large in person exhibition held at the Alton Mill Art Centre which will end March 28th and can now be enjoyed by visitors with covid guidelines in place.
STEVE WILSON OSA,SCA,CFS,SOVA, Federation of Canadian Artists
email: stevesart@gmail.com
Artist Steve Wilson has been extremely busy the past few weeks. The Gallery has moved down the street to 4452 Queen St. Niagara Falls on the South East corner of Queen and St. Clair. They are open and would love to see you soon.
Here are some images of the new gallery - hope you can drop by soon
The Gallery is updating their website and hope in a few months to have an auction page where you can bid on pieces and prints for your collection
The Gallery
4452 Queen St. Niagara Falls
www,TheGalleryNiagara.com
Enjoy various exhibitions from different groups booked for the Gallery throughout 2021, such as the Colour and Form Society. :)
Here you see Steve Wilson with his newest piece called “American Dream” oil on canvas 30”x52” available to view and purchase at The Gallery 4452 Queen St. Niagara Falls
CHARLENE NICKELS SOVA
email: ck_nickels@hotmail.com
Artist Charlene Nickels has removed all of her artwork from Studio 202 in the Alton Mill Arts Centre , in preparation for her moving to Prince Edward Island. Stay turned for exciting new work once Charlene is settled.
MARGARET PARDY SSA,SCA,OSA,CFS,SOVA
email:sarahs.art@bell.net
Artist Margaret Pardy was happy to find out that this piece was accepted into Society of Canadian Artist International On Line Show.. 150 pieces were accepted out of the 666 pieces submitted for the show. This outstanding work of art is a Red Tailed Hawk done on scratchboard.
JOANNE LOMAS BFA,SOVA
email: jolomas@rogers.com
Artist Joanne Lomas has settled into her new home in Wasaga Beach, which will eventually change again when they find their “Forever” home. In the meantime, Joanne has been doing some interesting projects and posting regularly on Instagram with photoshopped digital creations from her own photographs and ink and watercolour sketches for The 100 Day Project. For The 100 Day Project all the small sketches she is creating will be made into an artist's book.
Some examples of what the artist is posting.
See more on instagram . The artist’s tag is joanne.lomas
LYNNE SCUMACHER OSA,CFS,SOVA
email : info@lynneschumacher.com
Artist Lynne Schumacher has been kept very busy. She was involved in an exhibition called the Square Foot show at the Paula White-Diamond Gallery, is in the SOVA exhibit, The artist sent three paintings to the Dundas School of Art for their fundraiser, and several pieces seen here were selected by the Art Gallery of Hamilton for their fundraising event.
As well, artist Lynne Schumacher was also commissioned to do a large piece for a client.
Lovely work of art.
HELEN DUPLASSIE NBWS,SOVA
email: helendu@rogers.com
Artist Helen Duplassie has been busy in her studio working on her Italian series (sourced from pre covid trips to Italy :) The first one is the Colosseum and the second is a hillside town which she is still working.
Beautiful painting by Helen Duplassie, 30 by 40 inches of the Colosseum.
Work in progress. This is the second painting being done in Helen Duplassie’s Italian series, showing a hillside in Italy.
ROBERT CHISHOLM SOVA
email : robertchisholm49@gmail.com
Artist Robert Chisholm spends a lot of time working in his studio at the Alton Mill Art Centre, studio 202.
A new piece just completed, by artist Robert Chisholm. This beautiful piece is 42 x 42 inches, titled " White Rock ",Acrylic on canvas support..
Here you see Robert’s beautiful dog, Charlierose, and beside it the early stage of a painting being done of the artists’ pet, Acrylic on wood panel 30 x 10....
LYNDEN COWAN OSA,SCA,CFS,SOVA,AFC, FCA
email : lynden@lyndencowan.com
Artist Lynden Cowan was honoured to be one of twenty artists selected to do an online exhibition on the Arts of the Credit website for the month of December, 2020. The artwork Tobermory , and also Quiet Woods 24 by 30 inches ( shown below) was profiled.
As well, Lynden ‘s painting Ribbit, 10 by 12 inches, oil on canvas, was accepted into Society of Canadian Artist International On Line Show.. 150 pieces were accepted out of the 666 pieces submitted for the show, and the Ontario Society of Artists selected the painting Tobermory for the prestigious Open International exhibition. Only 82 artworks from a field of 372 were selected. Enjoy the exhibition online, Nov 1st to Dec 31st, with no covid 19 worries https://ontariosocietyofartists.org/oje_2020/
Tobermory went on to be juried in to the prestigious Visual Arts Mississauga (VAM) 43rd Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts. Over 150 artists applied to the exhibition province-wide, and only 43 were chosen.
The Circle Foundation in France released a new video in March of International artists to watch and they had selected two of Lynden’s paintings ( will also be on their website ).The artists artwork is about the 6 min 40 seconds area, but you would probably enjoy looking at everyone that was curated in.
Two of Lynden’s paintings were included in Fine Art Connoisseur and also for the beautiful coffee table book for The Artists for Conservation. ( out of Vancouver).
Lynden has just completed a new painting titled Under Cover 36 by 48 inches, oil on canvas. If you look very closely, you will see the Barred Owl, sitting in the trees. :) Limited edition prints will be available of this work and several others, in her studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen Street West, Alton.
So I think we are caught up, and I have the email addresses under each artists name, if there is a particular artist you wish to contact. Don’t forget we are also individually on instagram, and facebook so you can watch your favourite artist.
Hope to meet you in our studios or at our exhibitions.
Bye for now,
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