Red | City Gallery | July 7 – September 1, 2023 Artist Statement and Biography In 2012 I began to make work celebrating resistance, inspired by actions of students in Montreal against proposed fee hikes in their post-secondary institutions. The red square held by a safety pin seen on clothing of persons active in city streets became the way to …
Wayne d’Entremont
Sea Eternal | Port Saint John Gallery | May 5 – June 30, 2023 Wayne d’Entremont and his wife Francine live in Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, a largely Acadian community that includes their family and many friends. Wayne has been fishing the north Atlantic for half a century and photographing it in all months and weather conditions for many …
Greater Saint John High School Student Exhibition
Prospect | Canada Games and Library Galleries | March 17-April 28, 2023 Saint John Arts Centre is proud to present this spotlight on young talent in the high schools of Greater Saint John. This year’s participating schools are Rothesay High School, Saint John High School (including works by International Baccalaureate students) and St. Malachy’s Memorial High School (including works from …
Portfolio Development Class of 2023 exhibit
For the seventeenth straight year, the Saint John Arts Centre has offered an 18-week Portfolio Development Program to high school students in this part of the province. This program, which is unique in New Brunswick, is designed for students who are dedicated to the pursuit and study of visual art. The students who completed this years’ program were: Jack Dixon, …
Kevin MacLean
Zeeboaten | City Gallery | March 17 – April 28, 2023 Artist Statement Oddment artist K MacLean creates sculptural works using oceanwood, wire, clock mechanisms, industrial surplus, and found objects that are interpretations of WW2 warships fused with fantastic vessels reminiscent of those imagined by Jules Verne. The inspiration for the sculptures in Zeebooten unfolded while hiking numerous Nova …
Kyla Chung
Forty Shades of Saint John | Port Saint John Gallery | March 17 – April 28, 2023 Biography Kyla Chung is a Saint John-based visual artist. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ontario College of Arts and Design University, where she received the Fredrick Hagan “Passion in Paint” award at the Annual Graduation Exhibition. Today, Kyla placed her …
Works from Sculpture SJ 2022 Workshops
First Time for the Last Time | Library & Rotunda Galleries | January 13 – March 10, 2023 In the summer of 2022, Saint John Arts Centre had the wonderful opportunity to partner once again with Sculpture Saint John to offer workshops to the public during the International Sculpture Symposium. With the assistance of generous funding by Sculpture Saint John …
Melanie Craig-Hansford
Processing Cedar | City Gallery | January 13 – March 10, 2023 Artist Statement During the pandemic my artistic practise led me to an investigation of the cedar trees along the shores of the Belleisle Bay in Erbs Cove and the Dutch Point Trail in Hampton. In these past years of turmoil, tragedy, and despair I was able to process …
Kevin Goggan
Time Machine | Port Saint John Gallery | January 13 – March 10, 2023 Biography Kevin was born in Saint John. He trained as a designer in the 1980’s, when art was a part of the curriculum, particularly drawing. He then worked most of his career on computer, and only in 2014 started to draw and paint again. He works …
Chris Donovan
Stay Solid or Move West | Canada Games Gallery Curated by Christiana Myers Biography Chris Donovan is a documentary photographer and educator currently based between Saint John and Toronto. Born in Saint John (1995), his work focuses largely on issues of industrial capitalism and the intersection of communities and industrialization, influenced by his hometown. He holds an MFA from Toronto …