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2014

Margaret Rodgers | Canada | 905 436 8465 | mrodgers@rogers.com
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October 4 - 27, TAC Art/Work Gallery, 568 Richmond St TO, with opening at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche October 4-5, 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Mixed media on canvas, 2014, $400 each
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Oshawa Space Invaders September 19 - 27 2014

OshawaSpaceInvaders:  Contemporary Art in Temporary Spaces

A Festival celebrating Visual Art in Downtown Oshawa
The streets of Downtown Oshawa were alive with visual art from September 19 through 27th, 2014.  Celebrating the lively visual art scene in downtown Oshawa, approximately 200 artists  presented exhibitions of artwork in vacant commercial spaces. Titled OshawaSpaceInvaders, this exhibition is supported by the Downtown Oshawa Board of Management (BIA) and numerous individuals and businesses in Downtown Oshawa.
My artwork exhibited as part of The IRIS Group at 14 Ontario Street:

No Man's Land  Erring on the Mount festival, Peterborough, May 30 - June 1
Curator Judith A. Mason

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Ribbon, Lace and Silt Cloth: Handiwork for a Modern World

Silt cloth, acrylic paint, ribbon and lace, 2.74x.91 m

The original Sisters of St. Joseph (17C) were known for their handmade ribbon and lace. A representation of this is depicted on a banner made from silt cloth, a recycled construction material. The fabric becomes the ground for painted images suggestive of both the luxury of a silk stole and the basest of materials, usually found on roadsides by construction sites. Its use emphasizes the enormous gap between the creation of luxury goods for wealthy patrons and the poor to which the order is dedicated. Another connective level exists in the idea that nuns are considered brides of Christ. The majority of the lace used in the banner came from Beckers Bridal where wedding gowns are designed and made for today's brides.


Rediscovering Identity: The power of photography Clarington Museums Bowmanville ON February - September

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Sisters in Hats (2014) was painted in response to an invitation from Clarington Museums to peruse their archived photographs of unknown people and choose one to recreate in a painting. I found the hats and the expressions on the women's faces compelling and imagined their personalities and relationship. Perhaps one is wild and the other stolid.

Sisters in Hats
 Acrylic on canvas, 28 x 35 inches, metal frame
$800.00







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