Now we are heading into September and SOVA has been extremely busy despite all of the covid restrictions and lockdowns.
Five SOVA artists were selected for the McMichael fall show, ( more later), we selected two new outstanding artists to join our group, Sherry Park and Daureen Murphy, and two SOVA artists were selected for the prestigious Salt Spring Exhibition.
Since we now have upcoming exhibitions planned, SOVA needed to update their information brochure, it will be folded into three folds, but here you can see the inside and outside of the brochure. All artists in the group assist with the work load of being part of a successful exhibition group, and all of these artists welcome commissions.
SOVA artists Steve Wilson and Lynden Cowan planning the new SOVA brochure at Steve’s Gallery in Niagara Falls.
so now to the individual artists….
STEVE WILSON OSA,SCA,CFS,SOVA, FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
EMAIL: STEVESART@GMAIL.COM
SOVA artist Steve Wilson has had many recent triumphs to be proud of, but the most significant is this artist being juried into and selected for the prestigious biannual Salt Spring National Art competition, which had 2,756 entries from Canada and the United States and only 52 were selected.
Steve spends long hours in his studio/gallery and people are able to revisit it again, still following the covid restrictions.
This award winning artist has been selected for many juried shows recently and one was that paintings Someday and Sam the Record Man have been juried and selected for the Federation of Canadian Artists Exhibition , "Show Up Show" being held at the Toronto Gallery, Art of Emotions. Exhibition is Sept 16th to Sept 30th.
Artist Steve Wilson has also been selected for the prestigious McMichael Gallery Autumn Artisan Market which will be held on line this year.
In June Steve Wilson was published in Arabella, an important Art Publication and you can view his section here by clicking on the link. :)
https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=61763&i=711770&p=126&ver=html5
In September Steve’s work will be shown in American Art Collector. :)
MARGARET PARDY SSA,SCA,OSA,CFS,SOVA
email:sarahs.art@bell.net
SOVA artist Margaret Pardy has been juried into multiple exhibitions in the past several weeks . This outstanding International artist is recognized for her attention to minute detail, bringing her subjects to life.
In early August she was happy to have both of her pieces accepted into the 10th annual Juried show for the International Society of Scratchboard Artist which is being held at Steve Wilson's The Gallery located at 4452 Queen St,, Niagara Falls, Ontario. The show runs from September 6th til October 30th As well, this amazing artist is one of the SOVA artists selected for the prestigious McMichael Art Gallery Autumn Artisan Market which will be held online this year.
Artist Margaret Pardy also had her beautiful piece titled "Blue Bird" accepted into Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members show being held at Gallery 78 located in Fredericton, NB. the show runs from September 10th til Oct. 3rd.
"Birds eye view" was accepted into the Ontario Society of Artists kick off show for their 150th anniversary celebration year. The show is being held at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant in Brantford, Ontario. Show runs from Oct 2 til Nov. 26th located at 20 Ava Rd,
You can meet Artist Margaret Pardy most weekends in her studio at the Alton Mill Arts Cantre, 1402 Queen Street West, Alton, ON.
HELEN DUPLASSIE SOVA
Email.. heledu@rogers.com
SOVA artist Helen Duplassie has continued working on her Italian series and is preparing for upcoming SOVA exhibitions. Here you see her with her painting Magnolias, that she was pleased to receive an Honorarium and Certificate from the Downtown Brampton BIA at Beaux Arts Brampton.
It was chosen for the "Everything Beaux" Art Installation Project to help beautify the Downtown core
JOANNE LOMAS BFA,SOVA
EMAIL.. JOLOMAS@ROGERS.COM
Artist Joanne Lomas has been busy out in the wilds a lot, spending the good weather subject hunting and preparing new material for upcoming exhibitions.
As well, Joanne was in an exhibition titled Women in the Landscape in the be contempory Gallery in Stroud, Innisfil, which featured five female artists whose paintings and photographs provide an alternative view of Canada’s geography and natural world.
LYNDEN COWAN OSA,SCA,CFS,SOVA,NOAPS,SAFC
EMAIL.. Lynden@lyndencowan.com
https://www.facebook.com/Lynden-Cowan-Visual-Artist-293472238913
Http://www.instagram.com/lyndencowan
SOVA artist Lynden Cowan has been extremely busy during the past few weeks with competitions and exhibitions. Her painting Ribbit, 10 by 12 inches, oil on canvas, was juried and selected for the Ontario Society of Artists 150th Anniversary Show. The exhibition has a theme of Breath, Spirit, Heart, and will take place at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant in Brantford, October 2nd, to November 28th. Lynden’s painting Under Cover, 36 by 48 inches, oil on canvas, was juried and selected for the Federation of Canadian Artists Exhibition , "Show Up Show" being held at the Toronto Gallery, Art of Emotions. Exhibition is Sept 16th to Sept 30th. Jurors were Jutta Kaiser SFCA, Louis Yen SFCA, and Tom Bennison AFCA..
Gully, 24 by 30 inch, oil on canvas, has been juried and selected for the Society of Canadian Artists Elected Member Exhibition . Jurors were Germaine Pataki owner of Therault Gallery, Tom Smart, Director/Ceo Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, N.B., and Colleen Dyson SCA juror from Kelowna, B.C. This exhibition will be at Gallery 78, Fredericton , New Brunswick, September 10 to October 3 rd , 2021
"Rocky Point, P.E.I. ", 30 by 30 inch, oil on canvas, was juried and selected for the Federation of Canadian Artists 2021 Annual International Representational Exhibition that will take place Sept 27th to Oct 21 in Vancouver.
Artist Lynden Cowan was also one of the 94 selected artists out of over 190 , for this years prestigious McMichael 2021 Autumn Artisan Fundraiser exhibition . Funds raised support many of McMichaels projects.
The Selection Committee changes from year to year to ensure a fresh and educated perspective on the appropriateness and quality of the art selected. This year the Selection Committee consisted of 10 members. The jurors were given slideshow presentations consisting of the five works of art from each submitting artist. Applicants were not identified by name, only by application number. Each juror gave a rating from 1, being the lowest score, to 7, the highest score, (with no 4’s allowed) to each artist after viewing the five works of art. The results depend on the number of judges, the experience those individuals bring to the jury process, the way entries were presented and the quality of your photographs submitted.
This Important event will be held on line this year due to Covid.
Rattling Brook Falls, 30 x 36 inch, oil on canvas was juried and selected for the Shape and Form Exhibition, in the Federation of Canadian artists Vancouver gallery. The exhibition will take place from Aug 30th to Sept 12th . Jurors were David Goatly SFCA, Jane McDougall SFCA, and Rosalie Olson AFCA
The prestigious Society of Canadian Artists 53rd International Open Juried exhibition selected paintings Under Cover and Rocky Point PEI and will be shown on line with SCA July 26th to October 31st instead of in the Papermill Gallery. (covid restrictions)
In July artist Lynden Cowan was promoted in the Artists For Conservation Foundation .Once per year, The Artists for Conservation review Associate membership, for a small number of candidates deserving of promotion to Signature Status. (every artist when they get juried into and accepted for this group start as an Associate member and could end up as Associate status for years and never get the recognition as they only select a tiny number. This significant change also has a lot of extra perks, some of which are ….
Prestige of being accepted a member of the highest order in the world's leading nature art organization;
Expanded opportunities for participation in all AFC festivals, exhibitions, special initiatives (ex. murals) and international tours;
Eligibility to participate in the AFC Flag Expeditions Fellowship Program;
Eligibility to participate in special AFC Expeditions, and projects;
Expanded representation on the AFC website;
Expanded professional features on your AFC website (Workshops, Online Store, Press Coverage, Galleries);
Expanded opportunities for news and event coverage on the AFC website;
Recognition on AFC's social media channels;
Lynden Cowan’s most recent completed painting is titled A Walk in the Woods and will be shown in the September issue of American Art Collector. As well Lynden is in the September issue of Fine Art Connisseur and she was featured in the Showcase section of Arabella in June.
Lynden’s art was published in August by the Circle Foundation in France. You can click here to see the magazine part, also in hard copy and their website.
The official page of the magazine is here:
The wonderful Arabella magazine showcased Lynden in their June edition. You can view the article and full magazine here.
https://mydigitalpublication.com/view/arabella-inc/arabella-magazine/june-2021
Lynden Cowan was part of the editorial feature of the Artists for Conservation in the September issue of the major art magazine , Western Art Collector which has a base of 20,700,000 readership. As well they have an online gallery for collectors to view her work during September. You can access the online article here https://www.westernartcollector.com/issues/169/The%20Natural%20World Online they have 14.8 k followers.
CHARLENE NICKELS SOVA
EMAIL..ck_nickels@hotmail.com
SOVA artist Charlene Nickels has moved back to Prince Edward Island where all of her family is, but don’t worry, she is staying as a member of SOVA so you will be able to keep up with what she is doing with her art. Beautiful areas to paint, and she is right across from a very scenic river, so stay tuned.
The artist’s beautiful new home is just west of Charlottetown in a small town, Cornwall. Charlottetown is bordered on the east side by the Hillsboro River and on the west by the North River.
Above you see SOVA artist Charlene Nickels doing some preliminary sketches for an upcoming piece on the beach of North River which is across from her new home in Prince Edward Island.
ROBERT CHISHOLM SOVA
EMAIL: robertchisholm49@gmail.com
The Alton Mill Arts Centre has reopened and they recently held their first event with music and artisans Outside they had an artists market and Robert was in the first tent and had a successful day.
Burleigh Chute
One of SOVA artist Robert Chisholm’s most recent completed works. You can view these in person in his studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre.
SHERRY PARK AOCA,OSA,SCA,CFS,SOVA
EMAIL: cocopark9@hotmail.com
Published by the SALT SPRING NATIONAL ART PRIZE COMPETITION…….
The Salt Spring National Art Prize is pleased to announce the finalists for the Finalist Exhibition running from Friday, Sept. 24 to Monday, Oct. 25, 2021
We wish to introduce to you one of our finalists, Sherry Park, from Brampton, ON.
Sherry Park was born in South Korea and grew up in Ontario. She has always been doing some sort of arts and crafts growing up. She learned to knit and crochet from her mother and photography from her father who always had a camera in hand. Sherry studied Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) and also at the Off-Campus program in Florence, Italy. Based on her figure drawing, she received an Elizabeth Greenshield Grant. She has won several awards, including the Mary Pratt Crystal award from the Society of Canadian Artists 52nd Open International Juried Exhibition. Currently, she is living in Brampton, Ontario, while creating art at the Alton Mills Arts Centre, Alton Village Caledon, Ontario.
Congratulations again Sherry, on being selected as a finalist!
For the competition there were 2756 entries submitted and only 52 selected. Sherry is one of the two SOVA artists selected for this prestigious National competition.
SOVA artist Sherry Park also exhibited recently in the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair and she is also one of the 94 selected this year for the prestigious McMichael Autumn Artisan Market. Below you see photos from her exhibit at the Alton Mill Arts Centre shared with the amazing potter Ann Randeraad which continues to September 12th, 2021.
Artist Sherry Park likes doing a lot of plein aire, and inspiration can come from the oddest , sometimes unlikeliest subjects.
This subject above translated into the painting below….
And this subject hunt using the closet at the end of the hallway outside of her studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre went from below …
to this artwork.
Look for Sherry most days working in her studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre or painting out on the grounds there.
DAUREEN MURPHY SOVA
Email: drmurphy3@sympatico.ca
Daureen Murphy paints in acrylics and pastels. Her paintings are narrative in style and influenced by an East Coast youth and an equine background. Her affinity for water and nature are captured in her work. She enjoys telling a story in her painting or inviting viewers into her painting to place their own narrative in the places she creates.
Currently, Daureen is working on the illustration of a children's book about the near extinct Newfoundland Pony. The book is written in verse and the illustrations are done in pastel.
This artist has created numerous commissioned works as well as commercial labels. The most recent commercial piece graces the face of an international award winning Canadian liqueur, Lady Maple.
This SOVA artist has just returned from painting the wild ponies in Newfoundland and you can find her beautiful artwork in her studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre.
Two recent artworks by SOVA artist Daureen Murphy.
Hope you get a chance to meet up with your favourite artist, and SOVA is doing a one day special show October 2nd ( more on that later, and directions). As well, SOVA is booked for an exhibit from mid November to the end of February 2022, and followed by another in June 2022.
Busy group, but we love to talk to the public.
Bye for now, SOVA