ALMA: The Life and Art of Alma Duncan Opens February 1

Varley Art Gallery celebrates Alma Duncan’s career  with new exhibition

 

MARKHAM, ON ~ January 21, 2015 ~ The Varley Art Gallery of Markham is proud to present Ottawa-based artist Alma Duncan. This exhibition officially opens on Sunday, February 1 and is organized and circulated by the Ottawa Art Gallery.

 

Please join the Varley Art Gallery of Markham for its formal opening reception. Festivities will include a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating newly-renovated Gallery spaces and an opportunity to meet new Gallery Director, Niamh O’Laoghaire.

 

What:                               ALMA: The Life and Art of Alma Duncan Opening Including

                                         Curator Tour with Jaclyn Meloche & Catherine Sinclair

                                         Everyone is welcome to attend this FREE event

 

When:                              Sunday, February 1, 2015

                                         1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Curator Tour with Jaclyn Meloche & Catherine Sinclair

                                         2 p.m. – 4 p.m. ALMA: The Life and Art of Alma Duncan Opening Reception

 

Where:                             Varley Art Gallery of Markham

                                         216 Main Street Unionville, Markham

 

Who:                                Members of Markham Council

                                         Curators Catherine Sinclair & Jaclyn Meloche

                                         Terrence Pochmurski, Chair, Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham

 

Naturally interdisciplinary, Duncan’s varied body of work spans numerous genres, including the machine aesthetic, puppetry, portraiture, abstraction, and the natural world. This retrospective celebrates Duncan’s life’s work, recognizing her as an inextricable part of Canadian art history. It brings together curators, collectors, friends, and scholars to celebrate Alma Duncan the woman, the colleague, and of course, the artist. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.