Arlene Wasylynchuk

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction, 1991 University of Alberta
Bachelor of Education, 1970 University of Alberta
Visual Arts Program Banff Center, Grant McEwan Collage

Grants
2003 Residency Grant, Valparasio Foundation, Spain

Solo Exhibitions
2004 Andaluz, Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2004 Luz Obscura, Galeria ole Arte San Telmo, Buenos Ares, Argentina
2004 Neue Medien Projekte, Galerie Thorsten Billib, Berlin, Germany
2001 Around the Icefields, The Gallery Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper
2000 Cascading Rush, Electrum Design Studio and Gallery, Edmonton
1998 Earth Pulse, Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer
1997 Transcending Form and Spirit, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna
1996 Transcending Form and Spirit, Medicine Hat Art Gallery, Medicine Hat
1995 Transcending Form and Spirit, Commerce Place Galleria, Edmonton
1995 The Purifiers, Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton
1995 Ink Drawings, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
1994 Springs Eternal, Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton
1993 Recent Works, Westin Hotel, Edmonton

Group Exhibitions
2003 Fall, Scott Gallery, Edmonton
2002 Gifts from the Land, Muttart Gallery, Edmonton
2001 Artspace, Calgary
2001 Blooming Prairie, Edmonton City Hall
2000 Waterworks, Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary
2000 Myriad, Profiles Gallery, St. Albert
1999 Bang, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
1999 Triple Take, Muttart Public Art Gallery, Edmonton
1999 A Touch of Spring, Leighton Residence, Calgary
1998 Ten Pin, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
1998 Canadian Art, Sheraton Hotel, Singapore
1997 Under the B 53, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
1997 World Trade Center, Art Expo, Singapore
1997 New for '97, Edmonton Art Gallery
1996 Colour, Land, Tradition, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
1996 Symbols in Civilizations, The Works, Edmonton, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie
1995 Nature Expressed, The Works IPL Building, Edmonton
1995 Views, Museum of Regiments, Calgary
1995 Canada Games, Jasper Yellowhead Museum, Jasper
1995 Eclectic Art, Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer
1994 Diversity in Action, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
1994 Once Upon a Time, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton
1993 5th Year Retrospective, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
1991 Fall Show, Leighton Art Foundation, Edmonton
1991 Galloping Gallery, Manulife Center, Edmonton

Corporate Collections
Edmonton Police Services
Walter Mackenzie Heath Sciences Center - University of Alberta Hospital
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Singapore Aromatic Co.
Alberta Medical Association
Alberta Teacher's Association
Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.
Lockerbie Hole Company Limited
Douglas Sallows Architects
Metropolitan Convention Center, Calgary
Norwood Dental Clinic
Centauri Computers Ltd.
PSY Corporation, Calgary
Comet Automation, Calgary
Brookfield LePage Western Management Ltd., Calgary
President of Taiwan, Gift from the Government of Alberta
Princess Zara, Gift from the Government of Alberta
President of Peru, gift from the Government of Alberta
Private collections in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Regina, Monreal, Boston, Japan and Australia

Artist Statement

In our complex, technological world, often it is nature that anchors all of us to the essential humanity we share. Drawing is my way of responding to this dynamic power. I start by exploring a place first-hand; getting off the beaten track on extensive backcountry hikes. By carrying my supplies to the mountaintops and working on site, I can record my actual experiences.

Using ink, watercolour or oil, I record both my studied observations and automatic responses to underlying structures, surface forms, light and colour. Through the discipline of the visual arts, I can explore the emotional connectedness and epiphany we experience in nature.

While drawing is the basis for all my work, the large oil paintings are the culmination of everything I experience while on a painting trip through the landscape. for me, their creation is cathartic - aesthetically, emotionally and spiritually. My wish is that they bring this landscape experience to everyone.

 

e-mail the gallery about this artist at info@scottgallery.com

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