March 22, 2010 - 8:49am
Salt
Spring Island artist John Macdonald will discuss his work at Vancouver Island
University Thursday, March 25.
The
painter’s artwork is informed by a traditional as well as an avant-garde
aesthetic. Like the Impressionists, there is immediacy to Macdonald’s large-scale
canvases in which forms and figures captured in bold brush strokes reflect
contemporary subjects and every day experiences.
The
accomplished Canadian artist’s work has been collected and exhibited nationally
since he graduated with honours and merit awards in 1987 from Emily Carr
University of Art and Design.
Originally
from Prince George, and a long-time resident of Vancouver, Macdonald now resides
with his wife, artist Patrica Murphy Macdonald and daughter on Salt Spring
Island, BC.
Macdonald will be speaking in the Student Services Building (200), Room 203,
from 4:30 pm to 6 pm, Thursday. Admission is free to the event which is part of
the Art and Design Department’s Visiting Artist Series.
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For
more information, contact Art and Design Professor Ellen McCluskey, 250-753-3245
(ext. 2397)
or email ellen.mccluskey@viu.ca
Visit the artist’s website: www.johnmacdonaldartist.com
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