[BCMA] For Immediate Release: Sybil Andrews to Open at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Thu Jan 27 14:57:14 PST 2011

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News Release
For Immediate Release: January 27, 2011
Contact: Sher Hackwell, Marketing Assistant, Burnaby Art Gallery
Tel. 604.297.4414   Email:sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca

 Sybil Andrews to Open at the Burnaby Art Gallery
(BURNABY, BC)   The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present Sybil Andrews February 11 through April 3, 2011.   Artist Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) is considered one of the most significant Canadian printmakers of the 20th Century. Known primarily for her linocut prints, she was influenced stylistically by Cubism, Italian Futurism, and Vorticism and found her primary interest in the rhythm, pattern, and movement of her subjects.

This exhibition includes 22 works on loan from the original Art Gallery of Greater Victoria exhibition combined with seven works from the Burnaby Art Gallery's collection. The exhibition surveys Andrews' career in Britain and Canada and includes several linocuts and engravings, a watercolour and a drypoint. The inclusion of this exhibition within the 2011 program demonstrates the gallery's commitment to historical print culture and senior artists from the local community.

Born in England, Andrews studied in London at the Heatherleys and Grosvenor School of Modern Art. Her influences include architect and artist Cyril Power who became her sketching partner in the 1920s, encouraging her commitment to sketching and to developing her keen eye. However, it was teacher Claude Flight who introduced her to linocut printing and the stylistic influence of Futurism. Linocuts quickly proved to be the ideal media for Andrews' interest in expressing the raw dynamism and energy of her subjects.

Andrews married in 1943 and emigrated with her husband to Canada in 1947 in the wake of World War II. They settled in Campbell River, British Columbia where for the first four years her artwork languished while they renovated an old seaside home. Andrews' practice was reinvigorated in 1951 and she spent the rest of her life adapting her modernist approach to decidedly West Coast subjects related to First Nations culture, the rainforest, and the logging and fishing industries. In these subjects we see her interest in rhythm, pattern and movement come to the fore. Sybil Andrews was also a great printmaking teacher, sharing her talents and knowledge with countless BC artists up until the end of her life. The combination of works from the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the City of Burnaby permanent Art Collection represent a fine survey of Andrews' distinguished career in Britain and Canada.

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Sybil Andrews
Ploughing Pasture, 1954
Linocut on paper
33.1 x 33.1 cm
City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection
1978.078
Copyright Glenbow Museum

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Gallery Programming for Sybil Andrews

Curatorial Talk by Mary Jo Hughes
Chief Curator, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Sunday, February 20    1 p.m.
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In the B.A.G. - Free Family Sunday Programs

Sybil Andrews Exhibit: Monoprints
Sunday, February 27    1-4 p.m.

Join us for an interactive experience that combines the current gallery exhibit with a free, hands-on studio activity starting every half hour from 1 - 3:30 p.m. No registration required, all ages welcome.
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Lunch BAG Days   16 yrs & up

Sybil Andrews Exhibit
Friday, March 18   12-1 p.m.

Tour the current exhibit with the gallery's public programmer.  Afterwards, enjoy a lunch of fresh greens, breads, tapas, a tasty cheese selection and something sweet with your tea and coffee.

Email gallery at burnaby.ca or call 604-297-4422 to reserve your space. Limited seating; book early. Bookings must be made 24 hours in advance of tour. Cancellation without 24 hours notice will not be refunded. $9.00 per single registration.
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The Burnaby Art Gallery is dedicated to collecting, preserving and presenting a contemporary and historical visual art program by local, national and internationally recognized artists. As the stewards of the third largest public art museum collection within the province, the Burnaby Art Gallery cares for and manages over 4000 works of art. The Burnaby Art Gallery is a nationally recognized leader in print culture dedicated to showcasing original hand pulled prints and ephemera related to printmaking in Canada. The Gallery also provides a diverse and challenging range of educational programs for the general public and Metro Vancouver schools.

For more information about the Gallery's exhibits, programs, tours or registration call 604.297.4422 or visit.burnabyartgallery.ca. Located in the beautiful surroundings of Deer Lake Park, the Burnaby Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-4:30pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm. Admission is free.

The Burnaby Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the funding support provided by:

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