Tourism, Culture and Recreation
January 27, 2010
Original Works Added to Provincial Art
Bank Collection
The Provincial Government's art bank
collection has been enriched once again with the
addition of 45 original works acquired through the 2009
Art Bank Program.
"We have an incredible number of
talented visual artists in Newfoundland and Labrador,"
said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Recreation. "Through the Art Bank Program,
emerging and established visual artists have their work
recognized, promoted, and showcased in public buildings
throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The program also
contributes to the professional development and economic
success of artists, and increases the public's awareness
of the importance of the arts in our daily lives."
The newly-acquired artwork consists of
26 paintings, drawings or works on paper, eight prints,
two photographic works, four sculptures, three textiles,
one ceramic and one glass work. With this year's
acquisitions, the province's collection has increased to
2,730 pieces. A complete list of recent acquisitions can
be viewed below.
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery
manages the submissions and adjudication process, as
well as provides ongoing support and care for the
acquisitions. The procurement jury is made up of five
regional representatives from the arts community. For
more information about the Art Bank Program, visit:
www.therooms.ca/artgallery/pab.asp.
As part of the province's cultural
strategy, Creative Newfoundland and Labrador
(2006), the annual budget for the Art Bank Program was
increased from $75,000 to $125,000 annually. Since the
release of the cultural strategy, more than $25 million
in new funding has been invested in the cultural and
heritage sectors.
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Artist |
Work |
Medium |
Year |
Jeanette Jobson |
Camouflaged Rainbow |
Mixed media |
2009 |
Krista Simmons |
Wild Callas |
Linocut |
2009 |
Kevin Coates |
Tom's Twine Shed |
Sculpture |
2009 |
David Baltzer |
Murray Premises |
Oil on canvas |
2007 |
Candace Fulford |
Cut & Run |
Acrylic, graphite on
canvas |
2008 |
Valerie Hodder-Walsh |
Forfeit |
Mixed media on board |
2009 |
James Shebib |
Boil Order |
Pastel on paper |
2009 |
Shawn Rumbolt |
Toby's Journey |
Sinew, soapstone,
moose antler |
2008 |
Jason Penney |
Salty Box |
Textile |
2005 |
Ronan Kennedy |
Looking West |
Oil on board |
2009 |
Nicole Russell
Pitcher |
I Have a Feeling |
Woodblock |
2009 |
Brenda Matchim |
First Snow |
Oil on canvas |
2005 |
Urve Manuel |
Shattered Hopes |
Kiln formed glass |
2009 |
Jacob Fergus |
Route 1: Corner
Brook to Port aux Basques |
Digital photograph |
2008 |
Esther Oosterbaan |
Clinging to the
Rocks |
Acrylic on canvas |
2008 |
Sophia Meyer |
Memorial Moratorium
Urn |
Handpainted
earthenware |
2009 |
George Horan |
Passage Between the
Islands |
Watercolor on paper |
2009 |
Sharon Puddester |
Our Energies
Together |
Drypoint etching |
1993 |
Gerald Squires |
The Crow |
Oil on canvas |
2009 |
John McDonald |
Just in Time |
Oil on canvas |
2009 |
Iakov Afanassiev |
Trail in Harbour
Main |
Oil on canvas |
2009 |
Jennifer Barrett |
San Diego Flamingos |
Acrylic and
permanent marker/canvas |
2009 |
Jack Botsford |
Daily Awakening |
Woodcut |
2009 |
Luben Boykov |
Egg |
Pigment on paper |
2007 |
Audrey Feltham |
Walking Softly in
Red Shoes |
Hooked mat |
2009 |
Jonathan Green |
84 N Big Lead:
Stalled Towards Polaris |
Intaglio (print) |
2009 |
Jonathan O'Dea |
Forbidden Fruit |
Chalk Pastel |
2008 |
Rhonda Pelley |
Cuckold's Cove |
Photo composite |
2008 |
Michael Pittman |
Scope |
Mixed media on panel |
2009 |
James Rosen |
The Lady in Red |
Watercolour on paper |
2009 |
Louise Sutton |
Standing on Cape
Neddick |
Oil on paper |
2009 |
Angela Antle |
Mishta-Shipua |
Neon |
2009 |
Tara Bryan |
In Passing |
Oil on linen |
2009 |
Boyd Chubbs |
Low-Tide at L'Anse
au Clair: Morning Homage. |
Ink on paper |
2008 |
Peter Drysdale |
Phil |
Found wood, metal |
2009 |
Jerry Evans |
Flight of the Sacred |
Lithograph |
2009 |
Mike Gough |
Unrequited |
Acrylic and mixed
media on canvas |
2009 |
Kym Greeley |
Alone Together II |
Acrylic and
screenprint on canvas |
2009 |
Helen Gregory |
Cairn |
Acrylic on canvas |
2006 |
Laurie Leehane |
Timelines, Sandy
Cove |
Oil on panel |
2008 |
David Kaarsemaker |
Dead Pine #9 |
Oil on board |
2008 |
Brenda McClellan |
East by Southeast |
Oil on canvas |
2009 |
Jennifer Morgan |
A View of the
Harbour |
Monoprint |
2009 |
Veselina Tomova |
Nowhere Special |
Mixed media etching |
2008 |
Shawn O'Hagan |
Lotus |
Hooked mat |
2008 |