Lifescapes
Through the Lens
On View
May 4 – 29, 2022
DIGNAM GALLERY
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Exhibition Details:
Lifescapes: Through the Lens
May 4 – 29, 2022
DIGNAM GALLERY
Tuesday – Saturday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
May 14: Gallery closes at 2 p.m.
Opening reception, and meet the artists
May 10, 5-8 p.m.
WAAC is open for Doors Open Toronto
on May 28-29
To visit or for more information:
(416) 922-2060, or
waac@womensartofcanada.ca
Connect:
@womensartofcan
Dixie Allen
Maggie Broda
Karen Buck-Mackintosh
Dale Butterill
Judith Davidson-Palmer
Sylvia Ding
Ulla Djelweh
Kathleen Gabriel
Alison Galley
Jack Gilbert
Susan Lappin
Karen Perlmutter
Leslie Crabtree Savage
Theodore Scott
Natalia Shields
Rod Trider
Sheila Craig Waengler
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Featured Works
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Artist Statements
Dixie Allen
BIO and PORTFOLIO
"Lifescapes" spark spontaneous moments where awe and joy abound. On an African Beach shoreline, baby penguins timidly test the waters for a first swim. In Port Britain, Ontario, the drama of the morning sky unfolds over waves upon a rocky beach.
Maggie Broda
BIO and PORTFOLIO
As professional artist the lens of my eye automatically captures elements in the natural world. The images I choose to explore with my devices assist my process and technology allows me to underscore the simple beauty that can often be overlooked.
Karen Buck-Mackintosh
BIO and PORTFOLIO
As a photographer, my intention is to be present in the moment to observe, reflect, and respond with a visual story that captures some trace of human presence from the past. Black and white images shot with Nikon F6, printed from digital scans. Colour images shot with Leica Q2. Photographs are printed on archival Canon Pro premium matte paper.
Dale Butterill
"Lifescapes: Through The Lens" speaks to the world as we see and experience it when we are taking pictures. After I point my camera and before I press the shutter I‘m aware of having been drawn into another realm. This was the case with "Postcards From The Humber." The Humber River flows northward, across the street from where I live and for several weeks last fall it became my companion. During daily visits it gradually revealed more of itself, allowing for new discoveries. Here is but a small sample of these. "Repose" lies still within our city waiting to be discovered, waiting to offer frenzied urban creatures a place to slow down, to rest.
Judith Davidson-Palmer
BIO and PORTFOLIO
The structures and spaces of the urban environment create the framework for life's activity even when they go relatively unnoticed. They become especially important to city dwellers when they are unable to venture farther afield. I have photographed many different cities as well as more pastoral, scenic settings. But I find I frequently return to photographing my local neighbourhood, its' historic buildings, quiet parks and more frenetic main streets. It's not the Lido, or Piccadilly, or Central Park or Park Avenue but it is the main "lifescape" of my everyday existence.
Sylvia Ding
Ulla Djelweh
BIO and PORTFOLIO
Life on the exotic spice island of Zanzibar – with its' white sandy beaches, fishing boats on a turquoise ocean, and a Swahili and Bantu population, is a paradise on earth. Due to its' strategic location, the archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, is also known for its dark history. Stone Town was host to one of the world’s largest open slave markets in the world, shut down by the British in 1873.
Kathleen Gabriel
BIO and PORTFOLIO
Alison Galley
BIO and PORTFOLIO
I am always looking for interesting compositions around me, particularly those that illustrate balance between nature and man-made structures. In the exquisite carving of flora and fauna in “Bridge, Central Park”, I was drawn to the subtleties of texture in the stone carving and moss that had crept so artfully over it. In "Aldershot Station", the juxtaposition of the orange circles on the glass of GoTrain shelter and the tree behind it created an illusion that tricked my eyes for a moment when first spotted it in my peripheral vision while rushing by. It stopped me in my tracks though, and closer inspection revealed how accidental this perfect combination was. Finding those perfect combinations is immensely satisfying for me.
Jack Gilbert
BIO and PORTFOLIO
Susan Lappin
BIO and PORTFOLIO
Music links all life to our history, our present and our future.
Karen Perlmutter
BIO and PORTFOLIO
With lockdown came a new perspective on my surroundings. I watched sunlight pouring through the windows bathing each room; giving new life and beauty to everyday objects. With light comes rich bold shadows, creating beautiful geometric patterns. I captured these dancing patterns on film.
Leslie Crabtree Savage
Theodore Scott
BIO nd PORTFOLIO
I am representing various Japanese people, in Japan, working, a major part of their "lifescapes".
Natalia Shields
BIO and PORTFOLIO
Early in my photographic journey, it became apparent that I had an avid interest in capturing images of trees and woodland. When I recently moved to the Niagara Region, I was thrilled to find numerous nature trails, some through Carolinian forest, close to my home in Pelham. During the pandemic, these trails were my escape from the tedium of being house-bound. Observing and documenting seasonal changes became a regular and rewarding practise. The woodland scenes, fresh air, bird sightings and sounds all came together in a kind of peacefulness and well-being, resulting in my personal "lifescape" images.
Rod Trider
Life- where we are now, where we have been, and where we want to go. Our experiences and imagination are who we are as artists. Why we create- why we must create. Our vision to show the world.
Sheila Craig Waengler
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