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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Okanagan Print Triennial</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
brings the world to Kelowna<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Okanagan Print Triennial<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">July 20 to October 27, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">July 17, 2024 — Kelowna, BC:
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
<i>Okanagan Print Triennial</i> offers local audiences a fascinating glimpse into the global printmaking community. It opens at the Kelowna Art Gallery starting this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We can’t wait for visitors to experience the innovative work produced by these twenty-five artists,” says
<b>Christine May</b>, 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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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’
<i>Campbell’s Soup Cans</i> series (screenprinting), Katsushika Hokusai’s <i>The Great Wave off Kanagawa</i> (woodblock), M. C. Escher’s
<i>Relativity </i>series (lithographs), and Edgar Degas’ <i>Three Ballet Dancers (Trois danseuses)</i> (monotype).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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 <b>Genie Gao</b>’s installation
<i>The Negotiation Table: Cycle | Breaking and Making</i> 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
<b>Alison Bigg</b> is making significant strides in experimental printmaking with her artist book
<i>#lostfoundsound</i>. 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.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Three Okanagan-based artists also stand out in this exhibition:
<b>Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl</b>, <b>Moozhan Ahmadzadegan</b>, and <b>Todd Schulz</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The local printmaking community is alive and thriving,” says
<b>Nataley Nagy</b>, Executive Director at the Gallery. “We have Kelowna-based printmaker
<b>Briar Craig</b> to thank for his vision and for founding the <i>Okanagan Print Triennial</i> 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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
<i>Okanagan Print Triennial</i> runs from July 20 to October 27, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street, in downtown Kelowna, B.C. For more information visit
<a href="http://www.kelownaartgallery.com">www.kelownaartgallery.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Image Credits</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Neah Kelly</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, Fodder for Fun series, 2020, recycled screenprint,
paper sculpture, thread, plexiglass. Courtesy of the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jenie Gao</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
<i>The Negotiation Table: Cycle | Breaking and Making</i>, 2023, hand-carved birch woodblocks inlaid in reclaimed Chippendale table, woodblock prints on muslin canvas. Courtesy of the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Agnieszka Lech-Binczycka</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
<i>ONNA II</i>, 2022, intaglio print. Courtesy of the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Moozhan Ahmadzadegan</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
<i>Zan, Zendegi, Azadi</i>, 2023, UV screenprint. Courtesy of the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wojciech Tylbor-Kubrakiewicz</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">,
<i>Augenblick</i> (detail), 2023, linocut. Courtesy of the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 2024: 6 to 8 pm</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Free and open to attend at the Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Resources</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Exhibition Webpage:
<a href="https://kelownaartgallery.com/okanagan-print-triennial-2024/">https://kelownaartgallery.com/okanagan-print-triennial-2024/</a>
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/">https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For additional high-res images, or to arrange an interview please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Joshua Desnoyers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Marketing and Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">250-762-2226 ext. 305<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:josh@kelownaartgallery.com">josh@kelownaartgallery.com</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.kelownaartgallery.com">www.kelownaartgallery.com</a>
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