Saturday, December 31, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 7 - Life on Mars, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Emma Lake Revisited XIII
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 3 - Life on Venus, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Pictograph Series 1, 6, 4
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 10 - Life on Mars, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

New Vision Series #1
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 1 - Life on Venus, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Pictograph Series 13
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 8 - Life on Mars, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Emma Lake Revisited XII
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 4 - Life on Venus, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Homage to European Prehistoric Art
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 9 - Life on Mars, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Emma Lake Revisited X
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.
The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 2 - Life on Venus, 18" x 22", framed
Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

Homage to Indians, North, South and Central American Art
Now up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

Perception 6 - Life on Mars, 18" x 22", framed

Now up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C. Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Anne Marie Resta and Friends

Pictured: Back view of Anne Marie Resta and Art Lovers on Thursday December  08th, 2011
Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Seka Owen Installation Shot

Pictured: Seka Owen artwork on Thursday December  08th, 2011
Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Seka Owen Opening at VAAA Gallery in front of Pictographs

Pictured: Seka Owenin front of her Pictographs on Thursday December  08th, 2011
Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Anne Marie Resta at Opening at VAAA Gallery

Pictured: Anne Marie Resta left and friends right on Thursday December  08th, 2011
Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Seka Owen Opening at VAAA Gallery


Pictured: Seka Owen left and SharonMoore-Foster right on Thursday December  08th, 2011
Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Owen + Resta at VAAA Gallery Opening Tonight!

Owen's "Emma Lake Revisited X" and Resta's "Perception 7 - Life on Mars"
Opening Tonight: Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen and Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, by Anne Marie Resta. Join us for the opening tonight from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. The shows run concurrently until January 21, 2012. The VAAA Gallery is open on Wed - Fri from 10-4 and Sat from 12-4. Please note we are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

"Homage to European Prehistoric Art", Acrylic on Canvas, 22" x 15"
Coming up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

"Perception 2 - Life on Venus", 2009, 18" x 22" framed
Coming up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

"Pictograph Series 8, 9, 10", Acrylic on Canvas, 10" x 5" each
Coming up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

"Perception 3 - Life on Venus", 2009, 18" x 22" framed
Coming up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4.
We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Pictographs and Recent Work by Seka Owen

"New Visions Series I", Acrylic on Canvas, 42" x 66"
Coming up in Gallery A: Pictographs and Recent Work, a collection of paintings by Seka Owen. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Anne Marie Resta's photographs in Gallery B until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Seka Owen’s series of work “pictographs”, combine a flat abstract space with a subjective iconograpy.  This enables her to fuse rich and diverse artistic sources from ancient, primitive art, as well as mythology and literature, She mostly works in series' establishing a basic compositional format and exploring variations on it in related works.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars by Anne Marie Resta

 "Perception 4 - Life on Venus", 2009, 18" x 22" framed.
Coming up in Gallery B: Perception: Life on Venus/Life on Mars, a collection of photographs by Anne Marie Resta. The exhibition opens Thursday December 8 and runs concurrently with Seka Owen's paintings in Gallery A until January 21, 2012.

The VAAA Gallery is open Wed - Fri from 10 - 4 + Sat from 12 - 4. We are closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 for the holidays.

Anne Marie Resta considers "perception" through seemingly disparate elements of the natural world all found on Hornby Island, B.C.
Through the camera lens, she finds beaches that reveal organic, almost female forms evocative of mythic feminine qualities . These are contrasted with the harsh, almost  menacing shapes within the island’s forest.  Each is the yin to the other's yang...opposite halves of the same whole. Venus and Mars meet half-way, they merge in Earth’s natural world.



Wednesday, November 9, 2011

VAAA Bay Art Auction Fundraiser Now Closed!

Well, all the bids came in and the auction closed with a bang! We had a terrific night and raised nearly $3,000 for exhibition programming at VAAA. Huge thanks to all participating artists and bidders!









     






























Anne Marie Resta KANANASKIS FREEZE-UP

Anne Marie Resta KANANASKIS FREEZE-UP
Photography
8" x 10"

FEATURED IN Vaaa BAY at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton starting November 10th and running until December 1st, 2011. To place a bid email: visartaa@telusplanet.net or telephone 1.866.421.1731 Wed. to Fri 10am to 4pm or Sat. noon to 4pm (780.421.1731 in the Edmonton calling area).

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Leona Olausen THE WAVE

Leona Olausen THE WAVE
Acrylic, copper wire, brass plate
2011, 12" round

FEATURED IN Vaaa BAY at the VAAA Gallery in Edmonton starting November 10th and running until December 1st, 2011. To place a bid email: visartaa@telusplanet.net or telephone 1.866.421.1731 Wed. to Fri 10am to 4pm or Sat. noon to 4pm (780.421.1731 in the Edmonton calling area).