Mary Downe
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Exercises the profession of artist as a main activity
Biography
I live in Vancouver, Canada. My garden, with its many colours and textures, is a major source of inspiration.
In 1987 I graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design with a Diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies. I then I lived in Paris, France, for seven years where I taught drawing and colour at several Industrial Design schools including Ecole Superieure de Design Industriel.
In 2010 I returned to Capilano University in Vancouver where I obtained an Advanced Certificate in Textile Arts. Since then my travels in both India and Japan have awakened my love of natural dyes. In 2014 I studied Indigo dyeing and Shibori techniques in Japan.
I’ve exhibited in both Canada and France including exhibitions at Richmond Art Gallery, Artemis Gallery, The Gallery at Artisan Square, Laurentian University Art Gallery in Canada, and the Centre Culturel Franco-Japonais and Musee Adzak in Paris.
My scarves, natural dyes and natural fibres, are for sale at Circle Craft on Granville Island in Vancouver.
I exhibit my oil paintings in May every year in my studio at the West of Main Art Walk.
I live and work in Vancouver, BC.
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CANADA
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Canadian Artists
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Silk scarf dyed with Clerodendrum natural dye.
Solo Exhibitions
West of Main Art Walk/Artists in our Midst, Vancouver, 2014-2019, 2009, 2000-2007
Artemis Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, 2012
The Gallery @ Artisan Square, Bowen Island, BC, 2010
Jericho Arts Centre, Vancouver, 2009
Burnaby Art Gallery, Get the Picture Feature Artist, Burnaby, 2007
The Gallery@Artisan Square, Bowen Island, BC, 2005
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, 2003
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C., 2002
Maison V, Vancouver, 1997
Centre Culturel Franco-Japonais, Paris, France, 1996
Musee Adzak, Paris, France, 1996
L’Hotel des Beaux Arts, Paris, France, 1994
Art Mod, Tourettes-sur-Loup, France, 1994
Laurentian University Museum, Sudbury, 1993
Perel Gallery, Vancouver, 1989
Two Person Exhibitions
Visual Space, Vancouver, 2019
Expos Collective (Listing)
Circle Craft, Vancouver, 2017
Artemis Gallery, North Vancouver, 2015
Seymour Art Gallery, Capilano University Textile Arts Graduation Exhibition, North Vancouver, 2012
Artemis Gallery, North Vancouver, 2011
Propeller Gallery, "They're All Hybrids". Toronto, 2011
Galerie L'Art de Rien, Paris, 2009
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Alumni Show, Vancouver, 1998
Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver, 1998
Crown Gallery, Vancouver, 1996
Lavoir Moderne Parisien, Paris, 1996
Canadian Embassy, Paris, 1992-1996
Foto Base Gallery, Vancouver, 1994
Salon de Montrouge, Paris, 1994
Musee Adzak, Paris, 1993
Art Contemporain du Canada, Paris, 1992
Artropolis, Vancouver, 1990
Presentation House, Vancouver, 1988, 1987
Education
Mary studied painting at Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver and she has an Advanced Certificate in Textile Arts from Capilano University. She has studied Indigo dyeing and Shibori techniques in Japan.
She lives and works in Vancouver where she is inspired by her garden and the incredible beauty of the west coast of Canada.
Artist's statement
My paintings are an attempt to embody a quiet celebration of nature and its powers to renew and bestow peace. Colour, whether bright and joyful or subdued and peaceful, is the most important element in my work. I am interested in exploring the complexities and interplay of colours, patterns and textures. I am fascinated at watching the light in my garden change during the course of each day and throughout the seasons.
I have exhibited and am collected both nationally and internationally.
West of Main Art Walk Open Studio Tours on the West Side of Vancouver June 2nd and 3rd 2018
artistsinourmidst.com where you can find a map and list of artists exhibiting
Weekend of open studios in Vancouver
June 2nd and 3rd, 2018
Many artists west of Main street will be opening their studios for the weekend.
Expos Solo (Listing)
Artists in our Midst, Vancouver, 2014-2017, 2009, 2000-2007
Artemis Gallery, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 2012
The Gallery @ Artisan Square, Bowen Island, B.C., Canada, 2010
Jericho Arts Centre, Vancouver, 2009
Burnaby Art Gallery, Get the Picture Feature Artist, Burnaby, B.C., 2007
The Gallery@Artisan Square, Bowen Island, B.C., Canada, 2005
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, 2003
Torrefazione, Vancouver, 2003, 2002
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C., Canada, 2002
Maison V, Vancouver, 1997
Centre Culturel Franco-Japonais, Paris, 1996
Musee Adzak, Paris, 1996
L'Hotel des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1994
Art Mod, Tourettes-sur-Loup, France, 1994
Laurentian University Museum, Sudbury, 1993
Perel Gallery, Vancouver, 1989
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