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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Legacy of Canadian Art opens at Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">July 1 to October 15, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">June 28, 2017 – Kelowna, BC:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A new exhibition opening on Canada Day at the Kelowna Art Gallery aims to take viewers on a journey through the past 150 years of visual art in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The exhibition, entitled
<i>A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections, </i>has a unique local connection – the 80 works comprising the show were all borrowed from the homes and private collections of residents in the Kelowna area. Visitors can expect to see historical works
by artists such as Cornelius Krieghoff, A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, A.J. Casson, Jack Bush, Bill Reid, Gershon Iskowitz, Alex Janvier, Jack Shadbolt, Daphne Odjig, and many others.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“We are so pleased to be able to work with guest curator Roger Boulet to organize this extraordinary exhibition,” says Executive Director Nataley
Nagy. “When considering how we might share in celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial we couldn’t think of a better way than to look at the past 150 years through the eyes of Canadian artists.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The exhibition includes a wide variety of media. In addition to the many paintings, there are etchings, woodcuts, sculptures, wood carvings,
stone work, and even an Early Canadian Red Ensign – one of Canada’s first flags, fashioned from wool, linen, and hemp, circa 1868. The oldest work in the show is a landscape by Cornelius Krieghoff that he painted in 1859, while the most recent piece was completed
in 1992 by B.C. artist Jack Shadbolt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A beautiful 96-page full colour catalogue illustrating the works in the exhibition, and including an essay by curator, Roger H. Boulet, has
been produced to accompany <i>A Legacy of Canadian Art</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Legacy of Canadian Art from Kelowna Collections
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">on view from July 1 to October 15, 2017. The exhibition is sponsored by Pushor Mitchell LLP and KF Aerospace, along with financial assistance from the Rogers’ Family Charitable Trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A reception to celebrate the exhibition is planned for Saturday, July 15, from 1 to 3 pm. This event is free and open to the public to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Kelowna. For hours of operation, or
more information about current exhibitions or programs available, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www.kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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