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  Last updated May 10, 2011

McKay Art Centre Exhibitions

 

The McKay Art Centre features works for sale from talented community artists and is the perfect spot to visit on your next trip to Unionville.

Interested in featuring your artwork in an exhibition at the McKay Art Centre. Read more >>

McKay Art Centre197 Main Street, Unionville

Admission: Free

Hours of operation are in accordance with the Varley Art Gallery.

McKay Art Centre Exhibitions 2011
Artist/Exhibition Date

2nd Annual Artisan Show and Sale.

Organized by the Varley Art Gallery. Featuring over 10 participating artisans. Read more>>

March 10 - 27

LEAP

The Centre for Dreams, presents LEAP, an exhibition and sale of paintings, musings, mixed media and 3D art work by the members. The show is a result of a project facilitated by Donalda Patenaude, a Thornhill artist and visual arts educator. All welcome to attend this celebratory exhibition at the Kathleen Gormley McKay Art Centre, 197 Main Street, Unionville, beginning Wednesday, March 30 until April 3, 2011, and the closing reception, Sunday, April 3, 2011 from 2 - 4 pm.

http://www.centrefordreams.ca/ [External Link]

March 30 - April 3

Through the Seasons at Milne Dam Conservation, 2011Photography by Maureen Cowan

Milne Dam Conservation is the only conservation in Markham and as such feel that we need to conserve and protect it for years to come. We need to protect it from development and encourage regeneration in order to continue to enjoy it as the best kept treasure of Markham. My photographs are a small window into the treasures that exist within the conservation. http://www.mbcphotography.com/[External Link]

April 6 - 10

Bayview Watercolour Society

The BWS presents "Luminosity", a juried exhibition and sale of watercolour, acrylic and mixed media art work. Reception and awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 16th from 2:00 -4:00 pm. Awards at 3:00 pm.

http://www.bayviewwatercoloursociety.com/ [External Link]

April 13 - 17

Emerging Artists of Markham

The Third Annual Group Exhibition by Students of Markham Artist and Instructor, Judith Livingston, features work in Acrylic, Watercolour and Mixed Media Collage. Please join us for our Opening Reception on Thursday, April 21st from 6 - 8 pm.

April 20 - 24

Simcoe Watershed Art Project presents The Ripple Effect

Opening reception: April 30, 1 - 4pm

Reflecting on the very nature of affecting change: how one small stone tossed into a body of water causes a ripple effect with an almost never ending forward motion. Participating artists: Jennie Clark, Tim Laurin, Karen Wild, Mary-Lynn Ogilvie, Carol Deimling, Joanna McEwen, Jeanette Luchese, Kim Campbell, Mary Cellucci and Lisa Marshall.

April 27 - May 8

Experimental - Journeys of expression from a collective mind

This eclectic show is from over 15 artists from the York-Durham Group of Artists produced under the tuteledge of Fine Arts Professor Andrew Hamilton. The show encompases a wide variety of art subjects and differing art mediums. Creativity and self exploration is the focus of the show and of of the artists.

May 11 - 15

Joint exhibition by two established Markham artists, Edward Abela and George Huff.

http://www.edwardabela.com/ [External Link]

May 18 - 22

Markham Group of Artists

Annual juried exhibition of artwork by members of the Markham Group of Artists

http://markhamartists.org/ [External Link]

May 25 - June 5

Art Focus

June 8 - 12

Project Portrait

A group exhibition by 6 independent artists calling themselves Painters 6, is a celebration of the diversity of the community through portraiture. This has been a one year group project, with the criteria to paint each portrait within the time constraint of three hours, on a uniformly sized canvas. The variety of individuals that volunteered for this project in the act of sitting for the portrait created an intimate relationship with the artist that is now shared with the viewers. This relationship is the emotional and physical connection that creates the community! Artists are Vita Keeling, Sheila Ghazarian, Linda Chen, Florica Laslau, Glen Ou and Lynda Warne.

June 15 - 19

Mixed Palettes

Oil, acrylic and mixed media works by Franklin Beecham, Diana Bick, Rhiana Sneyd and Steven Wolk

June 22 - 26

Equilibrium 2011

Abstract and Conceptual Art by Frankie Ip

http://frankie-ip.ca/ [External Link]

June 29 - July 4

Vivid Art Studios

July 6 - 10

Take Three

Allison Bullock, Diana Bullock and June Probert. Three artists, three individual styles, an eclectic exhibition of paintings focusing on colour, texture and different media including encaustic and Sumi-e.

http://www.alternativesinart.ca/ [External Link] http://sites.google.com/site/lemonvillegroupofartists/juneprobert [External Link] http://www.lemonvillegroupofartists.com/ [External Link]

July 13 - 17

Dynasty Watercolour Association

Dynasty Watercolour Association, a new local visual arts organization, provide an opportunity and supportive environment for artists who work with a variety of styles in the watercolour medium. Our Honourable Directors are Stephen Yau and Vice Chair Yan Yaohua, both are CSPWC members. Monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday evening of every month.

Ben Lee: http://www.benleestudio.ca/ [External Link]
Yaohua Yan: http://www.yaohuayan.com/ [External Link]

July 20 - 24

Artworks by Monika Dickson

Come and see Monika Dickson's contemporary original paintings. She is an emerging artist with exciting works ranging from abstracts to landscapes. She often hears that "joy" and a feeling of "well-being" are felt after meditating on her work.

http://monikad.ca/page3.php [External Link]

July 27 - 31

North York Visuals Artists

A show of paintings representing the work of artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. North York Visual Artists work in various mediums and a multitude of styles.

http://www.nyva.ca/ [External Link]

August 3 - 7

Artwork by Henna Kim

Henna Kim's images are an invitation, not only to a visual fiesta, but also to an adventure into the viewer's own soul-spirit. Through painting, Henna visualizes her spiritual experience, revealing the meditative quality of our daily lives.

http://www.hennakimart.com/ [External Link]

August 10 - 14

Artwork by James Lee and Chung Yui

Oil paintings of scenery and landscape in surrealistic and impressionistic style. A 2010 successful exhibitor of the McKay Art Centre.

August 17 - 21

Vivienne Leung and the The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association

Chinese brush painting prepared by the instructor and her students.

August 24 - 28

New Days on the Journey

Paintings in watercolour, oil, acrylic and mixed media by Julia Kane. Experiencing a year of places, impressions and colours.

http://www.juliakanestudios.com/ [External Link]

August 31 - September 4

4th Annual Varley Art Instructor's Exhibition

An exhibition of artworks by the talented artists and instructors of our adult, children's and school programs on staff at the Varley. Find out more about our art classes, workshops and events.

Opening reception: Thursday, September 8, 6-8pm

September 7 - 11

Artwork by Mitra Ghavamian

A new style of Canadian art by combining Iranian coffee house style with western art.

http://www.mitraghavamian.com/ [External Link]

September 14 - 18

Artwork by Maureen Rosen

Maureen Rosen is an accomplished painter and sculptor. Her love of nature and its vibrant colours are exhibited in all her paintings. Her paintings executed with a palette knife, demonstrate the full force of nature's erratic behaviour. Her extreme florals take on a three dimensional quality.

http://www.artmauro.com/ [External Link]

September 21 - 25
Mixed Media artwork by Gail George September 28 - October 2

>Judith Livingston's Woodlands and Waterways

Judith's 12th Annual Fall Exhibition. Original paintings from Southwest Ontario's Carolinian Forests to North of Superior.

http://www.judithlivingston.com/ [External Link]

October 5 - 9

Artwork by Gellien Lai

October 12 - 16

Artwork by Sarka Buchl-Stephenson

October 19 - 23

Artwork by Raine Davis, Katja Van Den Enden, Josée Savaria

http://www.rainedavis.com/ [External Link]

http://www.katjavandenenden.blogspot.com/ [External Link]

http://www.joseesavaria.com/ [External Link]

October 26 - 30

Artwork by Sylvio Gagnon

http://www.sylviogagnon.com/ [External Link]

November 2 - 6

Swan Lake Palette Club

November 9 - 13

Markham Group of Artists

Fall exhibition of artwork by members of the Markham Group of Artists

http://markhamartists.org/ [External Link]

November 30 - December 4

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