UNB Art Centre fall exhibitions:
The UNB Art Centre is pleased to announce the opening of its 2013 fall exhibition lineup on Thursday, September 19 starting at 5 p.m. Two exhibitions Jean Rooney – HEYDAY and Paul Mathieson - Notes from a Visual Song and Dance Man features the work of two of New Brunswick’s most exciting visual artists. The artists will also give a walking tour of their exhibits on Wednesday, October 2 at 6 pm.
Jean Rooney– HeyDay
In her most recent exhibition, HEYDAY, multi-media artist and printmaker Jean Rooney assumes a playful attitude as she explores the possibilities of photography, digital painting and inkjet giclée printing on aluminum. In production since 2012, this series of landscapes exhibit Rooney’s signature palette of dazzling supersaturated colour. Evocative pastoral backgrounds are manipulated, marked, overlaid and obscured by layers of colour to create an increasingly abstracted landscape. No longer natural, these landscapes are transformed into psychedelic snaps of an alternative reality.
Jean Rooney was born in Dublin, Ireland. She holds a degree in printmaking from The National College of Art and Design in Dublin and a Masters Degree in Multimedia Systems from Trinity College, Dublin University. She is a recipient of the Dakota Printmaking Award, Arts Council of Ireland Award, and Arts Council of Northern Ireland sponsorship grant. Her work has also won the Rondomondo Multimedia Award. Most recently, her work was included in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s exhibit, Hot Pop Soup: Neo-Pop Trends in Contemporary New Brunswick Art. She is represented by Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts in Fredericton. She currently lives in French Lake, NB.
Paul Mathieson– Notes from a Visual Song and Dance Man
Paul Mathieson’s Notes from a Visual Song and Dance Man is an exhibition of acrylic on canvas paintings inspired by contemporary culture that portray the human condition with wit and precision. Although primarily depictions of the city of Saint John, they have a distinctly cosmopolitan character presenting the artist’s take on the urban landscape. Whether interior or exterior, they act as theatrical sets for scenes filled with the frenetic life of the highly stylized and urbane city dweller. Sophisticated and complex, the canvases are filled with symbolic references and strange juxtapositions that carry multiple layers of meaning. In Notes from a Visual Song and Dance Man, Paul Mathieson creates a richly textured and fully flavoured viewing experience. The paintings included in this exhibition represent works executed between 2002-2013.
Paul Mathieson was born in England where he received both his BFA and his MFA in Art Education. Paul moved to Saint John New Brunswick in 1975 and maintained dual careers as an artist and art educator. He has exhibited widely throughout the Maritime region and was part of the Artists in A Floating World, the Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in 2000 and again in 2004. His work can be found in the collections of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the University of New Brunswick, and the New Brunswick Art Bank as well as in private and corporate collections throughout the world. He has devoted himself to his painting since his retirement in 2006. He is represented by the Peter Buckland Gallery in Saint John.
Jean Rooney–HEYDAY and Paul Mathieson- Notes from a Visual Song and Dance Man run from September 16 through October 11, 2013.
The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The galleries are open 9 am - 4 pm weekdays and admission free to members of the public. Everyone is welcome!
For more information
Marie Maltais, Director
The UNB Art Centre
Phone: (506) 453-4623
