Selected: Studio Works by Art Battle Painters, Part 1 at #Hashtag Gallery
Art Battle Canada is proud to be hosting two dedicated gallery exhibitions at #Hashtag Gallery in Toronto. These shows feature amazing studio paintings selected from artists who have competed with ABC in live events across the country.
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Al Barazi
Martin – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Canvas
Opening Bid $325
Al Barazi is a multidisciplinary figurative artist born in Kuwait, and is currently based in Toronto and is known for his ability to convey the inner lives and emotions of his subjects. Al has been the recipient of various awards, including “Top Emerging Artist” at the Emerging Toronto Artist Awards 2014, and winner of Art Battle 182. http://www.abarazi.com/
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Martin – Al Barazi
Alexandra Garant
Echo – 16 x 20 – Oil on Canvas
Opening Bid $250
Queen of Double Eyes, Alexandra Garant studied visual arts at Notre-Dame-De-Foy College just outside Quebec City, and is now based in Toronto. Her figurative oil paintings offer a graphic quality combined with traditional portrait techniques, and combine pop surrealist, baroque and kitsch influences. Alex’s work has been published widely, and she was recently a featured artist in Art Katalyst Magazine, as well as the 2015 Society 6 Calendar.
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Echo – Alex Garant
Andre Kan
Intake – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Wood
Intake – Andre Kan
Beverley Rosenberg
Dance Lessons – 24 x 36 – Mixed Media on Canvas
Opening Bid $300
Beverley Rosenberg tells the stories and inner lives of her subjects using animals and nature to suggest the complexities related to human relationships. Using nuance in colour and composition, each work tells the story of a single relationship and the feelings of it’s subjects and through their own self-discovery.
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Dance Lessons – Beverly Rosenberg
Chen Cao
Kevin – 11 x 14 – Oil on Masonite
Opening Bid $275
Chen Cao is a painter dedicated to realism, who uses his work to explore the impermanence of the individual. Chen’s paintings contemplate the value of the human body using the figure to connect human consciousness with external circumstances.
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Kevin – Chen Cao
Daniel St-Amant
Fox Life – 20 x 30 – Oil on Canvas
Opening Bid $825
Daniel St-Amant’s current series of work, “Modern Surfaces” is at once confrontational and contemplative of human influence on the natural world. Laying his canvas on the road, Daniel invites urban life to contribute to the creation of each work through the prints of tire tracks, before painting the resilient figures of wildlife into the composition to reclaim the space.
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David McKenzie
Gaze – 18 x 24 – Oil on Canvas
Opening Bid $300
David McKenzie’s conscious transition from representational to referential painter, yields intensely personal works crafted with glutinous amounts of oil paint. The resulting work, both intensely personal in its genesis and impossible to read as a window into the artists’ mind, celebrates the failure and success of painting all at once.
David has been recognized with various awards including the “Passion in Paint” Award at the OCAD University’s annual graduate exhibition, Best in Show Award for Outstanding Artist at the Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show, and winner of Art Battle 17.
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Gaze – David McKenzie
Dominique Fung
Jessine in Cadmium Orange – 9 x 12 – Oil on Board
Opening Bid $350
Dominique Fung is an illustrator and fine artist who’s work often explores the creative relationship that occurs through her use of design and fine art in conjunction with one another. Through the unique colour choices and soft paint strokes, she showcases the contrasting yet cohesive nature of her subject matter.
Dominique has exhibited her work in several group shows in Toronto, Spain, Virginia and Los Angeles.
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Jessine in Cadmium Orange – Dominique Fung
Emmanuel Laflamme
To Be or Not to Be (Your Father) – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Canvas
Opening Bid $175
Emmanuel Laflamme is a Montreal based artist who combines popular imagery with humour, creating scenes with strong meaning that lead us to laugh and think. Combining cultural references, he diverts ancient and modern myths to serve as his perspective on the world, at once tender and critical. Emmanuel has exhibited in solo and group shows in Canada, the United States and France.
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To be or Not to be (Your Father) – Emmanuel Laflamme
John Boivin
Autumn Trail – 18 x 24 – Acrylic on Canvas
Opening Bid $400
John Boivin is a Yukon based artist and writer who’s work is done en plein air, painting outside in the Canadian tradition employed by the Group of Seven. John uses no photographs in executing his work, rather relying on close observation and memory to accurately depict the inherent romance and majesty of the natural landscape.
John has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows in Yukon, and represented Whitehorse in the 2014 Art Battle National Championships at the iconic Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Autumn Trail – John Boivin
Jw Pang
Jw Pang is an artist and illustrator with a unique ability to blend real world concepts with surreal imagery and a dramatic flair. Jw was a finalist in the 2013 Art Battle National Championship at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and his works have been featured in international publications CMYK Magazine and Creative Quarterly.
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Firebird – JW Pang
Karen Grosman
Temptation – 30 x 40 – Oil on Canvas
Temptation – Karen Grosman
Keith Eager
Alexandra – Keith Eager
Kevin Columbus
Midnight in December – Kevin Columbus
Lavinia Ungureanu
Propeller 3 – 21 x 17 – Aerosol on Mylar
Opening Bid: $450
Lavinia Ungureanu
Lavinia Ungureanu is a multi-disciplinary artist with a strong focus on fine art and graphic design. Lavinia’s work is often inspired by fashion illustration, the emotional spectrum, dreams and memories. Her work is colourful and energetic, but also meaningful and introspective. Representing Toronto, Lavinia was a finalist in the 2014 Art Battle National Championship at the iconic Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Propeller 3 – Lavinia Ungureanu
Mandycka Johnson
Queen Poly – Mandycka Johnson
Monika Wright
Monika Wright is a Halifax based painter who’s transformative work seeks to rearrange our vision of the world, in relation to territory, geography, religion and economy. In a world obsessed with darkness, her work introduces light, hope and joy, in an effort to challenge personal perspectives. Monika has exhibited extensively across Canada, and was the winner of Art Battle 47 in Halifax.
Rebirth – Monika Wright
Nick Sweetman
Warning – Nick Sweetman
Nicole Little
Portrait of a Smoker and Her Addiction – Nicole Little
Paul Dolgov
Canadian Fall – 16 x 20 – Acrylic on Canvas
Opening Bid: $400
Paul Dolgov is a traditional and digital artist, who hones his skills studying in Russia and Canada. Through the use of hellaciously coloured landscapes, eccentric characters and the stories that form the fabric of our culture, Paul uses his work to push the boundaries of art narrative. Paul has exhibited across Ontario, and New York.
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Canadian Fall – Paul Dolgov
Paul Nabuurs
Evening Storm – 24 x 26 – Acrylic on Canvas
Opening Bid: $1200
Paul Nabuurs strives to convey his sense of the world around him using vibrant colour and strong compositions creating striking works with a bold colour palette that are at once filled with vibrating energy and nostalgia. Inspired by a mix of landscapes and city scenes, his works are alive with a fresh and inspiring take on Canadian identity.
Paul represented Peterborough, and was a finalist in the 2014 Art Battle National Championship held at the iconic Maple Leaf Gardens.
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Evening Storm – Paul Nabuurs
Peter Chan
Peter Chan’s work focuses on the exploration of the possibilities of self reflection within different conditions of life. Intrigued by natural challenges of the human condition and longing and attachment, his current paintings depict figures in deep solitary thought or within the context of relationships. Peter uses light and shadow as important metaphorical devices in enhancing the dramatic moment of each narrative.
Peter has exhibited in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Montreal, and Toronto.
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Pulse – Peter Chan
Shannon Leigh MacDonald
Shannon Leigh MacDonald’s work explores the themes of both the familiar and the strange. Inspired by surreal art, psychedelic music and folklore, Shannon seeks to take subjects from the natural world and bring them into a parallel world of shifted colours and surreal landscapes that question the reality around us.
Shannon was awarded the 2014 Shout out Award For Artistic Contribution at Wasted Space in Oshawa, Ontario.
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The River Dweller – Shannon Leigh MacDonald
Vishal Misra
Vishal Misra‘s abstraction of human figures is not necessarily a visual statement. The alterations and the creative representations of the subjects are purely conceptual; the relationship between the image and the idea is strictly incidental. Vishal strives to portray the clash between the realities of life and the fallacy of human thoughts and desires.
Vishal has participated in numerous solo group exhibitions in USA, Canada, Asia and Europe.
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Serene 2 – Vishal Misra
