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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lesley Perrie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Arts & Culture Program Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Leigh Square Community Arts Village<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">T: 604.927.8440<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:perriel@portcoquitlam.ca">perriel@portcoquitlam.ca</a>
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<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Souvenir<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The City of Port Coquitlam welcomes the public to the opening reception for Souvenir by Pete Kohut, December 1, from 7-9pm in the Michael Wright Art Gallery, 2253
Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam. The exhibit is free and the reception includes complimentary refreshments and light snacks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pete Kohut identifies as a painter and is “drawn to the challenges inherent in painting the figure and finds it an inexhaustible source of inspiration.” Figures that are fractured, layered,
and distorted are the imagery that make-up the oil-on-canvas paintings, which represent Kohut’s reflection on how we process the high frequency and large quantity of images we are exposed to each and every day. Inspired by the popular images from fashion magazines,
online portfolios, and scenes from every day, he attempts to distill this influence into puzzling and ambiguous paintings which the viewer must then solve and digest. Pete Kohut hopes his work will stimulate conversation about art and it’s representation in
the art community.</span> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.7pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The exhibit runs until Monday, January 9, 2017. For more information on arts, culture, and heritage activities offered at Leigh Square Community
Arts Village, call 604.927.8442 or visit <a href="http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare">
www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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