[BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] Okanagan Print Triennial brings the world to Kelowna

Wed Jul 17 14:56:19 PDT 2024

For Immediate Release

Okanagan Print Triennial brings the world to Kelowna

Okanagan Print Triennial

July 20 to October 27, 2024

July 17, 2024 - Kelowna, BC: The Okanagan Print Triennial offers local audiences a fascinating glimpse into the global printmaking community. It opens at the Kelowna Art Gallery starting this weekend.

"We can't wait for visitors to experience the innovative work produced by these twenty-five artists," says Christine May, Curator at the Kelowna Art Gallery. "Each was selected for their unique approach to the art of printmaking. We're especially thrilled to showcase the work of fourteen Canadian artists, including three from right here in the Okanagan."

Visitors will see a diverse cross-section of printmaking on display including woodblock printing, screenprinting, monotype, etching and intaglio, lithography, collagraphy, and more. Some of the world's most famous artworks were produced using these printmaking techniques: Andy Warhols' Campbell's Soup Cans series (screenprinting), Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa (woodblock), M. C. Escher's Relativity series (lithographs), and Edgar Degas' Three Ballet Dancers (Trois danseuses) (monotype).

Audiences will not only have the chance to see stunning examples of each printmaking technique but can learn more about the intriguing processes involved in creating the artworks. For example, Vancouver-based artist Genie Gao's installation The Negotiation Table: Cycle | Breaking and Making features a reclaimed wooden table that the artist has carved into woodblocks along with the impressive prints pulled from it on the wall behind it. Victoria-based Alison Bigg is making significant strides in experimental printmaking with her artist book #lostfoundsound. As a person with degenerative hearing loss, Bigg's work initiates a conversation about the importance of communication through the use of sculptural assemblage and printmaking.

Three Okanagan-based artists also stand out in this exhibition: Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, and Todd Schulz.

"The local printmaking community is alive and thriving," says Nataley Nagy, Executive Director at the Gallery. "We have Kelowna-based printmaker Briar Craig to thank for his vision and for founding the Okanagan Print Triennial back in 2009. Its success has been the result of an alliance between the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, the Vernon Public Art Gallery, and the Kelowna Art Gallery."

An opening reception to celebrate the exhibition and recognize supporters is planned for July 19, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm. It is free and open to the public to attend.

The Okanagan Print Triennial runs from July 20 to October 27, 2024.

The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street, in downtown Kelowna, B.C. For more information visit www.kelownaartgallery.com<http://www.kelownaartgallery.com>.

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Image Credits

Neah Kelly, Fodder for Fun series, 2020, recycled screenprint, paper sculpture, thread, plexiglass. Courtesy of the artist.

Jenie Gao, The Negotiation Table: Cycle | Breaking and Making, 2023, hand-carved birch woodblocks inlaid in reclaimed Chippendale table, woodblock prints on muslin canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

Agnieszka Lech-Binczycka, ONNA II, 2022, intaglio print. Courtesy of the artist.

Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, Zan, Zendegi, Azadi, 2023, UV screenprint. Courtesy of the artist.

Wojciech Tylbor-Kubrakiewicz, Augenblick (detail), 2023, linocut. Courtesy of the artist.

        Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 2024: 6 to 8 pm
        Free and open to attend at the Kelowna Art Gallery

Resources

Exhibition Webpage: https://kelownaartgallery.com/okanagan-print-triennial-2024/

Gallery IG: https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/

For additional high-res images, or to arrange an interview please contact:

Joshua Desnoyers

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Kelowna Art Gallery

1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3

250-762-2226 ext. 305

josh at kelownaartgallery.com<mailto:josh at kelownaartgallery.com>

www.kelownaartgallery.com<http://www.kelownaartgallery.com>
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