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Each year the Museum hosts the Jessie Burnside Memorial Art Show and Sale in the McNenly Gallery. The art show gives artists of all skill levels and ages an opportunity to share their talents in a public forum. Each show features a Northern Ontario artist with local connections.
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2017 ART SHOW featuring Janice Innocente
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Janice was raised in the small town of Dowling, Ontario and has lived in Hanmer, Ontario for the last 25 years. She’s a self-taught, award-winning artist who began painting as a hobby.
Oil paint is her preferred medium, but she also works with soft pastels to create her detailed works of animals, landscapes and portraits. Much of her inspiration comes from her love of horses and and rural life where she enjoys the beauty of nature. |
2016 ART SHOW featuring Theresa Minten
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Artist Theresa Minten
Theresa Minten was raised in the Northern Ontario village of Walford in the Township of Sables - Spanish Rivers. This beautiful, rugged land, situated in the Cambrian Shield, filled with lakes, rock outcroppings and trees compelled her to draw and paint at an early age. She studied graphic design at Humber College and works in the field. She studied oil painting with Victor Sullivan in Orangeville and attends a variety of workshops as there is always something to learn about art. Painting “plein air” has led to a better understanding of colour and light resulting in exciting dimensions in her work.
She has really enjoyed teaching Beginner and Intermediate Oil Painting for The Learning Enterprise-Upper Grand District School Board Night School Program, in Orangeville. Two art groups, The Orangeville Art Group and Brushfire Artists, have greatly influenced Theresa's artistic development as well as forging lifelong friendships with fellow artists.
Theresa resided in Orangeville for many years and has just moved back to her home town of Walford. She is very pleased to be living in this spectacular area again and looks forward to creating new and exciting artworks with so much inspiration readily available.
Biography adapted from theresamintenart.com.
She has really enjoyed teaching Beginner and Intermediate Oil Painting for The Learning Enterprise-Upper Grand District School Board Night School Program, in Orangeville. Two art groups, The Orangeville Art Group and Brushfire Artists, have greatly influenced Theresa's artistic development as well as forging lifelong friendships with fellow artists.
Theresa resided in Orangeville for many years and has just moved back to her home town of Walford. She is very pleased to be living in this spectacular area again and looks forward to creating new and exciting artworks with so much inspiration readily available.
Biography adapted from theresamintenart.com.
Lake View by Theresa Minten
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Serpent River by Theresa Minten
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What a Character - A Little Beauty in Rosemont by Theresa Minten
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2015 ART SHOW featuring Patricia Drohan
2014 ART SHOW featuring Andrew Commanda
2014 Featured Artist Andrew Commanda
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Andrew Commanda has lived in Massey for the last three years and he is originally from Serpent River First Nation. He started painting as a hobby and by making gifts for family and friends. His hobby has developed into a full range of creative skill including making ash baskets (learned at a teenager), carving wooden bowls or painting on antlers and other found objects. His baskets start from choosing the right tree in the woods and his paintings start as dreams.
"I usually dream about my paintings and the way they're supposed to be done. Sometimes it takes me forever to get one done."
His paintings feature man animals and natural forms in a Woodland style and he has an eye for striking colour and design. There are many elements evident of his Ojibwe culture, teachings and lore in his work.
The 31st Annual Jessie Burnside Arts Show and Sale is his first feature show.
"I usually dream about my paintings and the way they're supposed to be done. Sometimes it takes me forever to get one done."
His paintings feature man animals and natural forms in a Woodland style and he has an eye for striking colour and design. There are many elements evident of his Ojibwe culture, teachings and lore in his work.
The 31st Annual Jessie Burnside Arts Show and Sale is his first feature show.
2013 ART SHOW featuring Anne Laidlaw
Artists of all ages and experience participate in the annual art show.
The 2013 Art Show was held from August 10th to the 25th. Art was categorized according to the medium. There were submissions in pastel, oil, acrylic, and sketching. Other categories included photography, digital art, 3D submissions, and mixed media. There were also categories for youth aged 9 to 16, and another for those 8 and under.
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Anne Laidlaw was the Featured Artist in 2013.
Anne Laidlaw was the Featured Artist for 2013.
She is an award-winning artist currently living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Anne was born in Edinburgh, Scotland where she worked as a Graphic Artist. She has worked in most artistic mediums, and is currently exploring pastels. She displays her work in exhibitions in Sault Ste. Marie and Massey. She has taught "Introduction to Pastels" intermittently at the Art Gallery of Algoma and at other locations. Anne is also an award winning poet and the author of several published articles. |
