Meet the Artists: More from the Art Rental & Sales Stable
By Daisy Duncan, Retail Assistant
Learn more about the talented artists featured in the Art Rental & Sales Spring Show & Sales!
10 Things To Know About Colour Theory in Art
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Colour theory is a set of fundamental principles for painting that demonstrates the relationship between colours and the physiological impacts of colour combinations. At its most basic, it teaches artists how to combine colours to create other colours. For example, yellow and blue make green.
Artist In Our Collection: Glenn Howarth (1946-2009)
by Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Wandering along narrow Fan Tan Alley in Victoria’s Chinatown, you might come across a nondescript door with the name “HOWARTH” on it. This was the artist Glenn Howarth’s studio, where in 1987, he founded the Victoria Drawing Academy.
Travel the World Through The Artist’s Eyes
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Through history, travel has had an immeasurable impact on visual culture.
Artist In Our Collection: Myfanwy Pavelic (1916-2007)
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Myfanwy Pavelic’s portraits go far beyond the mere representation of her sitters. Mostly self-taught in her art, Pavelic produces portraits which balance the outer with the inner, countering likeness with her subjects’ emotions, fears, strengths and vulnerabilities.
Art Quiz: Souvenirs of Travel
With travel off the table for the time being, our Art Quiz this quarter brings you on a journey to Europe to whet your appetite for when we can once again travel for leisure.
Artist In Our Collection: Maud Lewis (1903-1970)
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Three paintings by Maud Lewis (1903-1970) were recently gifted to The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria by Frances E. Rose, a wonderful first acquisition for the Gallery of work by the renown Nova Scotian artist.
Carr and Collections: Q&A with India Rael Young, Curator of Art and Images at the Royal BC Museum
Nicole Stanbridge, Curator of Engagement, AGGV, interviews India Rael Young, Curator of Art and Images at the Royal BC Museum about the exhibition Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing – French Modernism and the West Coast.
An Inward Perspective: Celebrating the AGGV Collection
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer
Celebrating the AGGV Collection brings together the highlights in the AGGV’s permanent collection of artworks, bringing into perspective the breadth and depth of the Gallery’s holdings.