REFLEX
Andrea Battersby
September 20 - October 27, 2001

Shadow Gardens
Sally Ayre
Opening November 1, 6-8 pm
November 1 - December 14, 2001

Julianna Schewe
Verant Richards scholarship recipient
January 3 - February 2, 2002

Sacred Cows
Stephen Perry
Opening February 7, 6-8 pm
February 7 - March 9, 2002

Using the language of commercial graphic design, this series of magazine mock-ups examines corporate culture from a humorously critical point of view.

The Fall
Peggy Taylor-Reid
Opening May 2, 6-8 pm
May 2 - June 1, 2002

Taylor-Reid’s work references the Biblical Fall in a general way. As a woman—mother, wife, daughter—she is well versed in the guilt and blame placed on women in patriarchal culture. On a more personal level, the reference to falling has to do with the long-term disability she has suffered as the result of a concussion. The consequence of which leaves her with dizziness and impaired vision. These issues come together in a series of disturbing triptychs, shot underwater, which bring to mind a struggle for air, light, and release.

Forever Young in Song
Suzy Lake
Opening June 7, 6-8 pm
June 7 - July 9, 2002

Continuing her series exploring the 21st century obsession with pop fame and eternal youth through the fictional character of "Suzy Peau de Soie," Lake’s large colour self-portraits deliberately transgress the beauty code. Even as she adopts the forms of youth culture, the artist deconstructs them by allowing the real effects of aging (such as the three- month growth of a 54 year old woman’s facial hair) to disrupt the process of an easy reading. The Vitrines, as large light boxes, are the perfect vehicle to both perpetuate and disrupt the media and advertising codes this work seeks to address.

Proof 9
Teresa Ascencao, Althea Thauberger, Stacey Tyrell, Kotama Bouabane, Les Newman, Larissa Fassler
Opening: July 11, 6-8
July 11 - August 10, 2002