Mary Pratt:
Works on Paper from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
June 6 – July 26
Mary Pratt:
Works on Paper from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Launch: Friday, June 6, 6:30pm
End: Satrday, July 26
This exhibition is a selection of recently-gifted artworks to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery from the Pratt family; some having never before been publicly exhibited. Though most famous for her oil paintings Mary also worked at length with a myriad of media on paper: lithographs, silkscreen, woodblock prints, watercolours, pencil and ink drawings, among others.
The pieces showcased in this exhibition highlight Mary Pratt’s characteristic attention to detail and laser-like focus on the beauty and complexity found in the domestic. Each piece invites viewers to gain a further understanding of Pratt’s unique world view and the breadth of her technique.
About the Artist
Mary Pratt (1935-2018) is a Canadian artist known for her ability to capture the play of light and colour with both astonishingly realistic detail and painterly sophistication, often with an undertone of disquietude. Pratt was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and spent much of her life and career in St.John’s Newfoundland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University in 1961. Her body of work asks the viewer to find moments of respite amongst the difficulties of reality, to find beauty in the mundane and to fortify ourselves and in order to move forward. Over her 50-year career Mary Pratt cemented herself as a Canadian art icon.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. The AX Exhibition Series would not be possible without the support of the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
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Professional and emerging artists/artist teams working in all mediums are invited and encouraged to submit proposals for solo, group, or curates exhibitions. The deadline for proposal submissions for next season has passed, but we accept proposals year round for later dates.
AX is committed to developing, supporting and promoting exhibition opportunities and experiences for New Brunswick artists from established and underrepresented communities. In choosing exhibitions, AX seeks a balance of established and emerging artists, exhibiting works fro our region and beyond. AX is also dedicated to exhibiting children’s art and student work created in local-area schools and through our own programming.
AX offers an average of six exhibitions a year and strives to pay artists fair compensation for the right to exhibit their work. We include artist fees based on national CARFAC standards in all grant applications so there fees can be paid to artists whenever possible. AX’s exhibitions are selected by a rotating panel of respected artists and art educators knowledgeable in the discipline involved. The selected juries base their decisions on the artist’d statement and images submitted as part of exhibitions proposals.
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- artist statement
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- what are you trying to achieve
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