[BCMA] RELEASE: New art installation by local artist Dawn Emerson at the Kelowna International Airport

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For Immediate Release

New art installation by local artist Dawn Emerson at the Kelowna International Airport

Dawn Emerson: Certain Movement

On view until May 6, 2013

At our satellite gallery at the Kelowna International Airport


November 2nd, 2012 - Kelowna, BC: The Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased to announce a new installation at our satellite gallery space at the Kelowna International Airport. Travellers making their way towards the departure gates will now be greeted by a series of images of trees that create the illusion of movement.


For her installation at YLW titled Certain Movement, Kelowna-based artist Dawn Emerson has created a seven-paneled work using mixed media on sheets of mylar, exploring images of trees, which meander over the forty-foot-long wall in the well-wishing area just before the airport security gates. Emerson was inspired by the digital work of Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer Steinkamp, which she saw installed at the Phoenix Art Museum when on a recent trip to Arizona, and from this worked to incorporate the sensation of movement in her piece. Passers-by may find themselves intrigued by the slightly disjointed impression created by Certain Movement, the way objects can appear to us while moving on a train, car, or airplane. Or, viewers may choose to simply enjoy the vibrant greenery of the trees contrasted by the wintery landscape unfolding outside.



Dawn Emerson now works full time as an artist, after raising four children and returning to university to pursue this dream. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UBC Okanagan and has exhibited her work widely.



Dawn Emerson: Certain Movement will be on view until May 6, 2013 at our satellite gallery at the Kelowna International Airport.



For more information about current exhibitions, public programming or special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www.kelownaartgallery.com<http://www.kelownaartgallery.com>.



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NOTE: High-res panoramic installation shot attached for media use

For more information, to arrange an interview with artist Dawn Emerson, or for images of the work being created please contact:

Joshua Desnoyers, Marketing and Events Coordinator
Kelowna Art Gallery
250-762-2226 x 305
joshua at kelownaartgallery.com<mailto:joshua at kelownaartgallery.com>

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