Inner Vision

by Jennifer Kostuik

Moving, 2017 - Carola Compa at Kostuik Gallery

Tranquility In The Light 2 - AJ Oishi at Kostuik Gallery

Becoming Whole 2 - AJ Oishi at Kostuik Gallery

Carola Compa and AJ Oishi

Inner Vision

Exhibition continues to April 10, 2019

Inner Vision focuses on the similar desires and aesthetic presentations of ceramic artist Carola Compa and painter AJ Oishi.

Introducing the paintings of AJ Oishi, this US based artist incorporates the use of thousands of equally measured circles of paint that radiate in color apparitions from a bull’s eye composition. AJ’s art making employs her science background with a drive to exude an emotive inner response to her outside experiences.

Kostuik Gallery is equally pleased to to introduce the ceramic works of Argentina based Carola Compa. Based on her studies in Architecture, it is the shapes that arise from the trace of imaginary lines- they are the invisible record for her of the movement in time. The movements emerge from the perception of her body, her bones exploring the space, hence her forms much resemble those of skeletal structures.

View Artworks below

Carola Compa - View

AJ Oishi - View

Carola Compa

OLE

Trapped

Wall Ring, 2018

Coxofemina Move, 2017

Scrambled

Una Parte, Serie Rastreras

Lost and Found

Moving, 2017

1070 Homer Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W9, Canada

T. 604.737.3969
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David Elliott

by David Elliott

David Elliott

The Paper Trail

Every, single, day was spent in hope. Waiting for the postman to arrive with a letter that I had anticipated for days, even weeks for. Joy,or disappointment? What would this day bring? Running down the driveway, having caught a glimpse of the delivery car – only to be left disenchanted as I trudge back empty handed. Day after day seemed like a test of patience until finally, a letter in hand at long last. An insurmountable joy ushered me back to the house.

Guided by my jittery hand, the letter-knife seamlessly sliced through the envelope – my heartbeat erratic in anticipation of those first few words. Often reading the letter would be delayed, overtaken and overwhelmed by a wave of memories from a few pictures, tiny paper hearts or even a waft of perfume spilling out like treasures from a memory bank. Those glorious words read like a screenplay, attentive to every detail, this was an alliance between both your thoughts and the writer’s. Read on numerous occasions, all those cherished and priceless letters remain in my possession till this very day.

Video Interviews

Artist Information

Artist Website: davidrephotography.com/

Born in Hope, British Columbia, David Elliott moved to Hong Kong in 2003. While traveling around the world for photographic shoots and film projects as a model and actor, Elliott’s captivation with the dynamic changing landscapes around Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, China and the Himalayas cemented his stay in Asia.

Elliott’s creative vision began to take form from his base in Hong Kong, a neighbour to Guangdong – the birthplace of his great grandfather Chow Dong Hoy. His ancestor’s Canadian frontier photos – rare glimpses into the juxtaposition of cultures of Indigenous peoples, settlers and migrant workers in Canada in the early 1900’s, inspired Elliott’s desire to portray the essence of a culture’s makeup through the man made architecture and objects used to function and exist in our 21 Century. Through extensive urban exploration and back country travel Elliott strives to discover the unique characteristics of his destinations and their inhabitants, his documentary fine art imagery preserving the long-standing elements within a modern edged framework. The span of Elliott’s work, widespread and varied from project to project, is unified by a unique stylistic flow. His attentive contemplation of each subject draws on two decades behind and in front of the camera, giving rise to images that are both imaginative and provocative.

David Elliott

Born: Hope, British Columbia

Residence: Hong Kong

Solo Exhibitions

2013 – Very Hong Kong Street Exhibition, The Paper Trail, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2012 – A City Under Water, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

Group Exhibitions

2018 – Affordable Art Fair, Kubrick ArtPick, The Paper Trail, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2017 – Asia Contemporary Art Fair, The Paper Trail, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2017 – Streets of Hong Kong, Awethentic Gallery, Hong Kong in Living Color & Hong Kong in Living Color Industrial, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2017 – Affordable Art Fair, Kubrick ArtPick Gallery, The Paper Trail, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2016 – Electric City, Hong Kong in Living Color, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2016 – Sun Hung Kai Event, Abstractural Architecture, Shanghai, China.

2016 – Asia Contemporary Art Fair, Kubrick ArtPick, Hong Kong in Living Color & Hong Kong in Living Color Industrial, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2016 – Affordable Art Fair, Picture This Gallery, Hong Kong in Living Color & Hong Kong in Living Color Industrial, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2015 – Think Pink, The Paper Trail, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2015 – Picture This Gallery, Patterns of Living, Hong Kong in Living Color, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2015 – Help for Nepal, Various Works, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2015 – Affordable Art Fair, Picture This Gallery, Hong Kong in Living Color, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2015 – Affordable Art Fair, Picture This Gallery, Hong Kong in Living Color, Singapore.

2014 – New Look, Picture This Gallery, The Industrial Revolution, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

2014 – Think Pink, City in Pink, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

Public Collections

2017 – 14^th Factory, Hong Kong in Living Color & Hong Kong in Living Color Industrial, Los Angeles, USA.

Publications and Media

“A Historical Heart” Peninsula Magazine, 2017, Pages 19-26.

“Preserving History” Peninsula Magazine, 2017, Pages 78-87.

“Interview” Home Journal, 2017, Online Publication.

“Fast Forward” In House, 2015, Pages 12-13.

“The Paper Trail” Peninsula Magazine, 2015, Pages 46-52.

“The Reality Inside a Rainbow Concrete Jungle” The Young Reporter Magazine, 2015, Pages 18-19

“The Urban Explorer” Peninsula Magazine, 2013, Pages 86-99.

David Elliott – The Paper Trail

1070 Homer Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W9, Canada

T. 604.737.3969
E. info@kostuikgallery.com

Carola Compa

by Carola Compa

Carola Compa

Carola Compa has always been fascinated with the concept of the Mobius strip, where the end of something is undefined. This concept makes up the “structural framework” of her current sculpture pieces. They represent the search of logic and of the constant flow of curves that regulate the movement.

The flow of movement of certain marine creatures is also a reference. There are no straight lines and there is no ground to bear. Her early pieces have no base; neither a front nor back and they can be hung or supported in numerous ways.

The choice of materiality has to do with the sensory experimentation of hands in the clay and the satisfaction of touch. The artist can “flow, rock in curves, wander, until [she] find[s] the movement of each piece”. It is the material that sets the temporal and physical limits, she simply looks for them and that gives effects the end result of each piece. The size of the pieces have to do with the size of the artist herself, and what she can work with physically.

Recent Artwork

OLE

Trapped

Wall Ring, 2018

Coxofemina Move, 2017

Scrambled

Una Parte, Serie Rastreras

Lost and Found

Moving, 2017

Video Interviews

Artist Information

Artist Website:

Carola Compa graduated with honors in architecture from Rosario National University, Argentina in 2002. She worked in the field of Interior Design and explored furniture design to then focus entirely on three -dimensional abstract sculptures. Her medium of choice is ceramic. Compa explains, as she builds her pieces, she uses her senses to connect with her sculptures, sensing the touch of the curves that translate into visual spaces that flow through the form. For her, the shapes arise from the trace of imaginary lines- they are the invisible record of the movement in time. The movements emerge from the perception of her body, her bones exploring the space. On other occasions, the form emerges from the conscious observation of the geometries of nature forming a juxtaposed network of curves that build voids, or voids that build curves.

As an emerging artist, Compa has already received national attention in her native country of Argentina. In 2014, Compa was awarded 3rdPlace Art Category for Teapot National Bienal Misiones University and in 2015 a National Award, Ceramic Sculptures at the Exhibition at the distinguished Palais de Glace - National Palace of the Art, Buenos Aires. In 2017 her work was selected for the National Art Fund and the 58th International Art Content in Centro Argentino de Arte Ceramico. She started exhibiting with Jennifer Kostuik Gallery in 2019.

Education

2002 – Architecture, Honours, Rosario National University, Argentina

Exhibitions

2022 – 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2021 – Summer Group Show, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2019 – Inner Vision, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Awards

2017 – National Art Fund, 58th International Art Content in Centro Argentino de Arte Ceramico

2015 – Palais de Glace National Award, Ceramic Sculptures, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2014 – Teapot National Bienal Misiones University, Art Category, 3rd Place

2017 Inner Vision – View

1070 Homer Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W9, Canada

T. 604.737.3969
E. info@kostuikgallery.com

James Lahey

by James Lahey

James Lahey

James Lahey is a Canadian artist living in Toronto, ON where he maintains his studio. He completed his BFA at York University in 1984 with studies in Art and Architecture in Italy (1982) through a joint programme with York University, Toronto and Lowell University, Massachusetts. In 1986 he obtained a certificate from the O.M.A. in the preservation of Art and Artefacts. Upon graduation, Lahey negotiated career and vocation, including positions at The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, The Power Plant, The Art Gallery of Ontario and Bruce Mau Design all located in Ontario, Canada. Since 1998, Lahey has concentrated exclusively on his painting practice and side projects in photography and collaborative outdoor installation projects.

In 2001, Lahey was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy and was a Member of the Board of Directors at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto 2009 through to 2012, and a past Member of the Board of Directors for Dancemakers. Currently, James is a Member of the Acquisitions Committee for the Photography Drawings Department of the Art Gallery of Ontario, a past member of the Acquisitions Committee for Prints and Drawings at The Art Gallery of Ontario, and a current member the Advisory Board of PEN Canada.

Series

Made in Canada – Flags

Interstate in Spring

Made in Canada – 1 Cent Portraits

Cloud Studies, 2020

Made in Canada – Flight

Flowers

Guido’s Rhombus

Eight Days

Artist Information

Artist Website: jameslahey.com/

James Lahey is a Canadian artist living in Toronto, ON where he maintains his studio. He completed his BFA at York University in 1984 with studies in Art and Architecture in Italy (1982) through a joint programme with York University, Toronto and Lowell University, Massachusetts. In 1986 he obtained a certificate from the O.M.A. in the preservation of Art and Artifacts. Upon graduation, Lahey negotiated career and vocation, including positions at The Art Gallery at Harbourfront, The Power Plant, The Art Gallery of Ontario and Bruce Mau Design all located in Ontario, Canada. Since 1998, Lahey has concentrated exclusively on his painting practice and side projects in photography and collaborative outdoor installation projects.

James Lahey is represented in galleries across Canada, in Britain and the United States where his work can be found in numerous private and public collections. In 2005, the MacLaren Museum installed his “Index” exhibition Mark Kingwell. In 2007, “Index” was installed at The University of Toronto Art Centre. In 2008 James opened one person shows in New York and London where “your imperfect history” was published in conjunction with the exhibition by Flowers U.K. His project, “Guido’s Rhombus” opened at Museum London in the fall of 2009. A catalogue co-written by Ihor Holubizky, Curator of Contemporary Art at Museum London and Dennis Reid, Chief Curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario accompanied the exhibition. In 2011, “Eight Days” opened at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto ON. A publication produced in collaboration with Toronto writer and poet Lynn Crosbie accompanied that exhibition. James’ most recent exhibition “Photographs” took place in spring 2013 with a foreword to the exhibition provided by photography artist, Ed Burtynsky.

In 2015, Lahey’s large-scale public project, “Spring”, a collaboration with Concord Adex, was completed. The project’s initial parameters included selected glazing on the tower, the exterior of the roof top mechanical room and a pedestrian walkway, which required the installation of windscreens. The glazing installations start at ground level and continue through to the 36th floor — on the North and South sides of the building in a glass spine visible from both inside and outside the tower. “The Rooftop” project features a pixilated blossom visible from many miles away — from the 401 Highway and from the air. The pedestrian windscreens are 3 separate obelisks positioned near a central set of stairs that lead into the retail level of the tower. A secondary project was developed for the interior public areas where these same thematic concerns have been extended. There is a chromatic shift in these interior installations; while the exterior images are high chroma, the interior images are situated just next to black and white, with only a memory of colour.and published a catalogue of the same name with contributions by art writer Ihor Holubizky.

born 1961. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

EDUCATION

1986 – O.M.A. (Ontario Museums Association) certificate course Preservation and Artifacts. Sponsored by the Canadian Conservation Institute

1982 – Studies In Art and Architecture, Florence, Italy. Joint programme, Lowell University, Massachusetts and York University, Toronto

1980 to 1984 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Department, York University, Toronto, Canada

AWARDS

2001 – RCA, Royal Canadian Academy, elected to the Academy, spring 2001
1987 – Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Achievement Award, Montreal, Quebec
1985 – Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant O.A.C., Ontario, Canada
1983 – Jack Bush Scholarship, for Drawing, Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Dept. York University, Toronto

ASSOCIATIONS

2012 to 2017 – Member of the Acquisitions Committee, Photography Department, Art Gallery of Ontario
2007 to 2012 – Member of the Board of Directors, Power Plant Contemporary Art Galler
2007 to 2012 – Member of the Acquisitions Committee, Print and Drawing Department, Art Gallery of Ontario
2011 – Member of the Executive Advisory Board for PEN Canada
2010 to 2011 – Member of the Board of Directors of Dancemakers

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (private and public)

2017 – “Made in Canada”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Toronto, Ontario
2016 – “Peonies: The Art of James Lahey”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2013 – “Photographs”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2011 – “Eight Days”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2010 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2010 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2009 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, Museum London, London, Ontario
2009 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2009 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
2008 – “your imperfect history”, Flowers Gallery, Flowers Central, London, UK
2008 – “you want to start over”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2007 – “not for finding”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2007 – “Index”, University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2006 – Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2006 – J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2005 – “Index”, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2005 – Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
2005 – Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2004 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2004 – Meredith Long Gallery, Houston, Texas
2003 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2003 – New Photographs, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2003 – Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2002 – J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2002 – Galerie St. Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
2001 – Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2001 – Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California
2001 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2000 – Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2000 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
1999 – Wittmann Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1999 – Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1999 – Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1999 – Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee (alternate location)
1997 – Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1994 – Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/PUBLIC GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

2017 – “From/were/are”, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario
2015 – “Titled Untitled”, Art Gallery of Guelph, Ontario
2012 to 2013 – “The MacLaren Collects: Highlights from the Permanent Collection”, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2012 to 2013 – “If the Sky Falls: The Heavens in Canadian Art”, Museum London, Ontario
2012 – “Found in Translation: Highlights from the Contemporary Collection”, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2008 – “photography 101”, Conderation Art Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
2007 – “Vantage Point”, Recent Acquisitions, Museum London, Ontario
2004 – “On Abstraction”, Hart House, University of Toronto, Ontario
2004 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario
2003 to 2004 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
2003 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2003 – “Shining Waters”, in conjunction with the OSA Water project, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario
2003 – “Water Works”, in conjunction with the OSA Water project, Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario
2003 – “Water”, in conjunction with the OSA Water project, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2003 – “Meditation Blue” in conjunction with the OSA Water project, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
2003 – Hart House, University of Toronto, Ontario
2002 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
2002 – “Beyond the Group: Contemporary Canadian Landscape”, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2002 – “New Acquisitions”, Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2001 to 2002 – “Made in Canada: Contemporary Canadian Art in 2001”, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, SUNY/Plattsburgh, NY
2001 – “Pool”, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2001 – “TRANSlinear”, Kelowna Art Gallery, British Columbia
2001 – “About Paint”, Art Institute of Southern California, Santa Ana, California
2001 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Art Gallery of Peterborough
2000 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Beaverbrook Museum, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2000 – “Recent Acquisitions”, London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario
1999 – “Recent Acquisitions”, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario
1998 to 1999 – “Taken From Nature”, Art Gallery of Peterborough/383 site, Ontario
1998 – “Fall Show and Auction”, Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/PRIVATE GALLERIES

2018 – “Summer Showcase”, J. Cacciola Gallery W, New York, NY
2018 – “Winter Invitational”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2017 – “Summer Lovin”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2017 – “Winter Invitational”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
1994 to 2014 – “Art with Heart”, Group Show and Auction for Casey House, Toronto, Ontario
2014 – “Gallery Artists”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2014 – “Editions”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 – “Chroma”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013 – “Cone Monochromacy”, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2013 – “Exhibition Preview”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2012 – “Recent Works”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2012 – “Holiday Group Show”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2012 – “Wanderlust”, with Michael Massaia, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2011 – “Carnival”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2011 – “Inbetween”, The Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario
2010 – “Inbetween”, The Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario
1998 to 2009 – Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1997 to 2009 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2004 to 2009 – Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2000 to 2009 – J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2006 – “New Work”, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2004 to 2006 – Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, Colorado
2003 to 2006 – Various shows, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2003 – Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY
2003 – Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, Colorado
2003 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2003 – J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, NY
2004 – “Landscape & Memory”, DNFA Gallery, Pasadena, California
2003 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2003 – Summer show, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2002 – Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, Colorado
2002 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2002 – Summer show, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2001 – Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2001 – Summer show, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2000 – SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, California
2000 – “Paysages Contemporains”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2000 – “Landscape and Memory”, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1999 – Adam Whitney Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
1999 – “Landscape”, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
1999 – 3 person show, organized by Robert Birch, CNTower, Toronto, Ontario
1999 – “Elements of Landscape”, Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
1999 – “Informal Ideas 99. 2 painting”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1999 – “Informal Ideas 99. 1 preview”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1998 – Canadian Art Foundation Auction
1998 – Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec (February through December)
1998 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver British Columbia (Fall 1998)
1998 – “Layers” (Summer through Fall, gallery artists), Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1998 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (Spring Show)
1998 – Auction/Fundraiser, Western Front, Vancouver, British Columbia
1998 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (Spring Show)
1998 – “Informal Ideas 98.2”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1997 to 1998 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (December – January)
1997 – Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1997 – “Colour in the Square, Informal Ideas 97.5”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1997 – “Informal Ideas 97.3”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1997 – “Informal Ideas 97.2 “, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
1996 – “Informal Ideas 96.4”, Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario1996 C-Magazine/Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show and Auction)
1995 – Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
1994 – Genereux Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS

2018 – “Art Palm Springs”, Palm Springs, California (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2017 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2016 – “Pulse Miami Beach”, Miami Beach, Florida (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2016 – “Art New York”, New York, NY (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2009 to 2016 – “Art Toronto”, Toronto, Ontario (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2009 to 2016 – “Art Palm Beach”, West Palm Beach, Florida (Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2009 to 2016 – “Art Toronto”, Toronto, Ontario (Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2009 to 2016 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2008 to 2015 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2015 – “Art New York”, New York, New York (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2009 to 2014 – “Art Toronto”, Toronto, Ontario (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2014 – “Downtown Art Fair” (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2014 – “Expo Chicago”, Chicago, Illinois (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2013 – “Art South Hampton”, South Hampton, New Hampshire (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2009 to 2013 – “CONTEXT”, Miami, Florida (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2009 to 2013 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2012 – “HFAF”, Houston, Texas (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2012 – “EXPO Chicago”, Chicago, Illinois (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2006 to 2011 – “Pulse New York”, New York, NY (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2010 to 2011 – “LA Art Show”, Los Angeles, California (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2011 – “Pulse Los Angeles”, Los Angeles, California (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2009 to 2010 – “Houston International Art Fair”, Houston, Texas (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2009 to 2010 – “Madridfoto”, Madrid, Spain (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2008 to 2009 – “Art Chicago”, Chicago, Illinois (J. Cacciola Gallery)
2005 to 2008 – “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto, Ontario (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2008 – “ARCO”, Spain (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2008 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2008 – “Art Chicago”, Chicago, Illinois (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2007 – “ARCO”, Madrid, Spain (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2007 – “Art Chicago”, Chicago, Illinois (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2007 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Chicago, Illinois (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2004 to 2007 – “Philadelphia International Art Fair”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2006 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia)
2006 – “Pulse Miami”, Miami, Florida (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2006 – “Pulse NY”, New York City, NY (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario)
2005 – “San Francisco Art Fair”, San Francisco, California (J.Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2005 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois (J.Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2005 – “Palm Beach Art Fair”, Palm Beach, Florida (Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, California)
2005 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia)
2004 – “US Artists”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2004 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois (J.Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2004 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia)
2003 – “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto, Ontario (Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2002 – “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto, Ontario (Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2001 – “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto, (Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2001 – “US Artists”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2001 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois (Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia)
2001 – “Art Miami”, Miami, Florida (J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY)
2000 – “Toronto International Art Fair”, Toronto, Ontario (Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec)
2000 – “Pleasures of the Palettes”, Phoenix, Arizona
1999 – “Pleasures of the Palettes”, Phoenix, Arizona
1999 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Chicago, Illinois. (Wynick/Tuck Gallery
1998 – “Chicago International Art Fair”, Chicago, Illinois (Wynick/Tuck Gallery)
1998 – “Vancouver International Art Fair”, Vancouver, British Columbia (Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia)
1997 – “ARCO, Madrid International Art Fair”, Madrid, Spain (Wynick/Tuck Gallery)

PUBLIC PROJECTS

2014 – Concord, Tango at Park Place, Toronto, Ontario
2013 – Indigo Books and Music, Toronto, Ontario
2011 – ABC Life Literacy, Toronto, Ontario
2009 – “Guido’s Rhombus”, Museum London, Ontario
2009 – “Made in USA”
2007 – “Index”, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto, Ontario
2007 – “Index”, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
2003 – Hotel le Germain, Toronto, Ontario

MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS/CANADA AND USA

Government of Canada, External Affairs
Government of Canada, Department of Heritage
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ontario
Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario
Arkansas Art Center, The Drawing Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
The University of Toronto, Ontario
The Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Ontario
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Hunter Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia
London Regional Art and Historical Museum, London, Ontario
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph Ontario
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan
MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario
Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, Alberta
Plattsburgh State Art Museum, University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
University of Lethbridge, Alberta

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

AT&T and AT&T Canada
AGS Art Services
Banque Nationale
Birinco International Inc, Montréal
C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd
CanWest Global
Central Guaranty Trust
CIBC
CIBC MELLON
CI Mutual Funds
Citibank
Davies Ward Beck
Energy Capital Partners
ESProductions
Goepel McDermid Securities
Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs
Heenan Blaikie, Montréal
Hotel Le Germain, Montréal
JAF Investments
Jarislowsky and Associates, Montréal
JOEY Restaurants
Kelly, McTernan, Lavoie
Kennedy Lee Visual Communications
Kingslind Pile Architects
Liberty Sites
Maitre Robert Archambaul, Montréal
MasterCard USA
McCarthy Tetrault
Memory Pictures
Metcalf Foundation
Minto Corporation
Nestlé
Osler Hoskins Harcourt, Montréal
Rick Arndt Architects
Robert Archambault
Rocket Communications
Royal Bank
S.A. Jarislowsky Investments
Scotiabank and Scotiabank New York
Société Gasbeau, Vancouver
SOGEDEC Inc
Spar Aerospace
State Window Corporation
Summit Maritime Inc, Montréal
Sun Life Assurance Co. Ltd.
Temple Scott
Teplitsky Colson Barristers
The Charles F. White Corporation
The Dilawri Group
The Keg
The Toronto Sun
The Rogers Group
Thoric Investments
Tory, Tory, Deslauriers & Binnington
Trimark
Trinity Products
The Properties Group
Visible Genetics
Wilson Christen Barristers
Zadwormy and Company

PUBLICATIONS/CATALOGUES

2018 – “Made in Canada”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2014 – “Photo 2014”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2013 – “Art With Heart Turns 20”, Casey House, Toronto, Ontario
http://www.artwithheart.ca/PDF/AWH_20thAnniversary_Book-DIGI.pdf
2011 – “Eight Days”, with Lynn Crosbie & Bruce Mau, Nicholas Metivier Gallery
2010 – “Art 2010”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2009 – “Guido’s Rhombus” Museum London, Dennis Reid & Ihor Holubizky
2009 – “Art 2009”, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Quebec
2008 – “Imperfect History”
2007 – “Ethics of Luxury”, YYZ Books/Plug In Editions, Jeanne Randolph
2005 – “Index”, The MacLaren Art Centre, Ihor Holubizky & Mark Kingwell
2004 – “New Work”, Galerie de Bellefeuille
2003 – “Water Project”, catalogues with: The MacLaren Art Centre, Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery,
Art Gallery of Windsor, and Robert McLaughlin Gallery
2002 – “Great Lakes”, Galerie de Bellefeuille
2002 – “Pool” Art Gallery of Harbourfront, Carla Garnet
2001 – “About Paint”, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, California
2001 – The Canadian Encyclopaedia, 2001
2000 – “Heresy and Beauty; The Resistance of Memory; Ways of Knowing; Heavy Traffic in all Directions; Our Destiny” (James Lahey 2000), Ihor Holubizky Galerie de Bellefeuille
1999 – “Elements of Landscape”, Jaime Villaneda, Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
1999/98 – “Taken From Nature”, Charles Foran, Art Gallery of Peterborough/383 site
1998 – “The Euphoria of Momentary Stability”, Ihor Holubizky

SELECTED REVIEWS/MEDIA

2017 – Toronto Life, Vibhu Gairola, May 24, 2017, “Inside the Private Art Collection of Auctioneer David Heffel”, http://torontolife.com/culture/art/inside-private-art-collection-auctioneer-david-heffel/
2015 – Momus, Ulysses Castellanos, October 13, 2015, “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Professional: Joseph Hartman’s Artist Studios”
http://momus.ca/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-professional-joseph-hartmans-artist-studios/
2015 – CBC, October 16, 2015, “Photographer Joseph Hartman is going inside the artists’ studio – at least, those who let him”. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/photographer-joseph-hartman-is-going-inside-the-artists-studio-at-least- those-who-let-him-1.3265186
2015 – The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2015, “A building in full bloom – public art springs from new tower.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/a-building- in-full-bloom-public-art-springs-from-new-tower/article24030984/
2015 – Urban Toronto, Craig White, April 8, 2015, “Tango at Concord Park Place Celebrates the Arrival of Spring”, http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/04/tango-concord-park-place-celebrates-arrival-spring
2013 – Urban Toronto, Craig White, July 19, 2013, “Spring to be less fleeting at Tango at Concord Park Place” http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/07/spring-blossoms-be-less-fleeting-tango-concord-park-place
2011 – Errant Torontonian, April 8, 2011, “James Lahey at the Nicholas Metivier Gallery” https://erranttorontonian.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/james-lahey-at-the-nicholas-metivier-gallery/
2009 – The Canadian Encyclopedia, July 12, 2009, “Painting: Modern Movements”
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/painting-modern-movements/
2008 – Anne Danillevich, Canadian Art (Online), October 9, 2008, “James Lahey in review: Imperfect History” http://canadianart.ca/reviews/lahey/
2007 – Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday October 23 “Gallery Going”
2005 – Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday April 2 “Gallery Going”
2004 – Gary Michael Dault, Globe and Mail, Saturday May 15, “Gallery Going”
2004 – Julia Dault, National Post, May 13, 2004 Arts and life
2003 – Katherine Ashenburg, Toronto Life magazine, (June Issue, “French Dressing”), Project for Le Germain
2003 – Jason Chow, National Post, June 27, Arts and life
2002 – Center for the Study of Canada, Plattsburgh State University, “Teaching Canada 2002, Volume 221”
2002 – Where Ottawa, April 2002
2001 – Showcase Magazine, December 13-19, “TRANSLinear”
2001 – Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, October 25-31, “Top Twenty Artists since 1981”
2001 – Harper’s Magazine, August 2001
2001 – Entertainment Notes, MacLean’s Magazine, August 20, “Springs of Creativity”
2001 – Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, February 17, “Critics Choice”
2001 – Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, February 16, “Lush Landscape”
2001 – Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Gallery Going, February 10
2001 – CBC at Six, Friday, February 9, 6:30 Toronto News
2001 – Betty Ann Jordan, Toronto Life Magazine, January
2000 – Heather Royce-Roll, Toronto Star, October 30 “Auction to support hospice”
2000 – National Post, October 30 “Art with Heart: a Benefit in aid of Casey House”
2000 – Canadian Art, fall, Fast Forward, Alberta.
2000 – John K. Grande, Vie des Arts No. 178 vol. XLIV, “Le style et sa synthese/Style Synthesizer”
2000 – Gillian McKay, The Globe & Mail, July 15, “Conjuring a Sense of Awe”
2000 – Bravo! (TV), Spring/Summer, (two 5 min spots) “Bravo News,” and “Artist of the Week”
2000 – Canadian Art, Summer, Book Reviews
2000 – Betty Ann Jordan, Toronto Life Magazine, January, “Over the Rainbow”
1999 – Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine, December 23-29, “Now’s Top Ten for 1999
1999 – Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Gallery Going, December 24, “Cloud at the 360…”
1999 – Charles Mandel, Edmonton Journal, October 22, “Clouds are fine but a little variety…”
1999 – Gary Michael Dault, The Globe & Mail, May 8, “Gallery Going”
1999 – Bravo! (TV) April/May 1999, “Artist of the Week”
1998 – Charles Forin, Art Gallery of Peterborough/383, “Taken From Nature”
1998 – Val Ross, The Globe & Mail, September 9, “…Clouds from the basement”
1998 – Lisa Gabrielle Mark, C-Magazine, Feb-April, ”Reviews and Reports, Letter from Toronto”
1997 – Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine Oct 9-15, “Old Master Connections”
1994 – Deirdre Hanna, Now Magazine May 12-18, “Pelvis Study Taps Centuries of Inspiration”

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AJ Oishi

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AJ Oishi

A.J.Oishi is a self-taught artist originally from Seattle, WA. She graduated with a BA in Economics and Sociology, and spent her professional career working in roles that required organization and detailed analysis. In her art career, Oishi has applied her science background into her art making by taking measured and controlled techniques to create balanced and detail-oriented paintings.

Oishi’s art is essentially created using the eraser side of a #2 pencil. Paint consistency, pressure on the board or canvas, and a steady hand result in her “dot”. Adding thousands of equally measured circles together in a repetitive pattern and employing proper color combinations results in an expansive abstract composition of color, form and light. Oishi has consistently sought out knowledge, education, and points of view that would better her own self-growth. Oishi explains that her methodology is symbolic of the individual and one’s journey towards a more holistic, conscious life. That being said, the choice of using a bull’s-eye represents the completeness within an individual.

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AJ Oishi graduated with a BA in Economics and Sociology, and spent her professional career working in roles that required organization and detailed analysis. In her art career, Oishi has applied her science background into her art making by taking measured and controlled techniques to create balanced and detail-oriented paintings.

Oishi’s art is essentially created using the eraser side of a #2 pencil. Paint consistency, pressure on the board or canvas, and a steady hand result in her "dot". Adding thousands of equally measured circles together in a repetitive pattern and employing proper color combinations results in an expansive and infused abstract composition of color, form and light. Oishi has consistently sought out knowledge, education, and points of view that would better her own self-growth. Oishi explains that her methodology is symbolic of the individual and one’s journey towards a more holistic, conscious life. That being said, the choice of using a bull’s-eye represents the completeness within an individual.

Oishi’s art is driven largely by color, inspired by all that surrounds her. Each color choice and combination she makes is an attempt to exude a certain emotion of her inner response to her outside experiences. As the piece progresses, A.J.'s challenge is to maintain that emotional "vision" and ultimately translate that emotion to the viewer.

Oishi has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the USA, in San Francisco, New York, Miami, Boston and Columbus, and is represented by galleries in San Francisco, Boston, Park City, Palo Alto, and Columbus. She joined the Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver Canada in January 2019.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 “Consistency” Solo Exhibition with Gallery BOM • Boston, MA

2014 “Essence Within” Solo Show with Bryant Street Gallery • Palo Alto, CA

Group Exhibitions

2020 The Columbus Art Museum, An Evening with Art, Columbus, OH

2020 Julie Nester Gallery, AJ Oishi and Matt Devine, Park City, UT

2019 Kostuik Gallery, Annual Silent Art Auction, Vancouver, BC Canada

2019 Root Division, 18^thAnnual Art Auction, San Francisco, CA

2019 Gallery BOM, Art Market Hamptons, Hamptons, NY

2019 Kostuik Gallery, Group Show, Vancouver, BC Canada

2018 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show • Mill Valley, CA

2018 SF Designer Showcase, Awarded the opportunity to paint a mural on the exterior of the home. Simon Breitbard Fine Arts • San Francisco, CA

2018 Art For Life- Art Show and Fundraiser with Columbus Museum of Art • Columbus, OH

2018 Dart for Art Art Show and Auction • San Francisco, CA

2018 An Evening with Art- Juried Exhibition and Art Show with Columbus Museum of Art • Columbus,OH

2017 “Expansion” Shared Exhibition with Gallery BOM • Boston, MA

2017 “Tranquility” Shared Exhibition with Julie Nester Gallery • Park City, UT

2015 Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show • Mill Valley, CA

2014 Jingle and Mingle Fundraiser • San Francisco, CA

2014 Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show Mill Valley, CA

2014 Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts • San Mateo, CA

2014 Headlands Center for the Arts Benefit Art Auction • Sausalito, CA

2013 Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show • Mill Valley, CA

2013 Greater Columbus Arts Council Community Arts Project • Columbus, OH

2012 Aqua Art Miami with Bryant Street Gallery- Aqua Hotel • Miami, FL

2010 Aqua Art Miami – Aqua Hotel with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts• Miami, FL

2010 GCAC Community Arts Partnership Juried Exhibition • Columbus, OH

2010 ArtSpan Benefit Art Show and Auction • San Francisco, CA

2009 SF Open Studios at Workspace Limited • San Francisco, CA

2008 ArtSpan Benefit Art Show and Auction • San Francisco, CA

2007 SF Open Studios at The Blue Studio • San Francisco, CA

§Art Fairs

2018 Art Market San Francisco with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts • San Francisco, CA

2016 Art Market San Francisco w/Simon Breitbard Fine Arts • San Francisco, CA

2015 Art Market Art On Paper with Karen Imperial• New York, NY

2012 San Francisco Fine Arts Fair with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts• San Francisco, CA

2011 San Francisco Fine Arts Fair with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts• San Francisco, CA

2010 Columbus Arts Festival • Columbus, OH

2010 Affordable Art Fair New York with Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts • New York, NY

2008 Columbus Arts Festival • Columbus, OH

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