The Latcham Gallery

Imagine a waterfall as you have never seen it before. During the rush of time and water, a singular, contemplative moment is captured through the use of a telephoto lens and paint. Artist Laura Millard brings these large-scale photographs to Stouffville in the solo exhibition entitled Meltwater. This captured meltwater from the Columbia Icefields addresses the alarming rate at which glaciers are receding while inspiring the viewer to experience a split second within it.

The Latcham Gallery becomes an entirely new environment with veils of water droplets falling in light, becoming their own prisms against rock beds. Millard magnifies different moments within the waterfall with a camera and then spends much time considering and altering these images. Months of careful over painting lead to an intriguing dialogue between, artist, artwork, and viewer. Meltwater considers what the lens sees, what digital manipulation allows, and the colours that can be explored in material pigments.

Laura Millard's work has been exhibited in artist-run, commercial and public galleries across Canada including the Glenbow Museum, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Windsor, La Centrale, the Edmonton Art Gallery and the Kenderdine Gallery. Her most recent show was at WhereWhere Gallery in Beijing. An artist, writer and educator, Laura Millard is an Associate Professor at OCAD University and has taught at the Alberta College of Art and Design, Concordia University, Georgian College, and at NSCAD University. Millard has published essays on both contemporary and historical artists and has lectured on her work at numerous galleries and schools across the country including the Banff Centre, the University of Waterloo, the University of Victoria, the University of Western Ontario, NSCAD University, the Mendel Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

This exhibition is generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Images 2011/2012:

@RT

at The Latcham Gallery

December 8, 2011 – January 7, 2012

Reception: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 7pm.

Artists Present. Awards will be announced. Everyone welcome.

Artists in the Exhibition: Michelle Amelard, Brittaney Clarkson, Mahrukh Fatima, Lauralynn Fisher, Sarah Fufaro, Jessica Hasbun-Peralta, Lindsey Kunc, Kevin Laton, Rebecca Legemaate, Emily Leger, Jordan Matthews, Emily Mazzeo, Evelyn Mihaly, Tatyana Monestime, Megan Nash, Marijke Reesor, Norman Regucera, Kyra Rudolph, Savannah Ryder, Adeline Salvador, Cashel Thomason, Katherine Wallis, Caleb Winters, and Fatima Zafar.

“The art students at Stouffville District Secondary School are putting on an annual art show taking place at the Latcham Gallery. This show includes an array of artistic abilities, accentuating the student's outlets of self-expression. This year’s event is called @RT and will be showcasing many mediums and styles. Some pieces in the art show include large crayon portraits, works of art created from nature, clay pieces inspired by the Bata Shoe Museum and lastly collages of the artists' choice. Overall this year’s exhibition will certainly be a wonderful display of variety for everyone's taste”.

~ Kyra Rudolf on behalf of SDSS graduating art class

The Latcham Gallery presents IMAGES 2011/2012: @RT, a group exhibition by the graduating students of Stouffville District Secondary School. This year, the students bring an exciting perspective on collage and sculpture through the use of multiple media.

Inspired by a trip to the BATA Shoe Museum in Toronto, the class has created shoes by experimenting with a wide range of media including pencils, hot glue, clay, Plexiglas, and even lights. Exuding extravagance and originality, the shoes come in all different shapes and sizes, representing the many personalities in the class.

Collages of watercolour, pencil crayon, and other various media will also be featured in @RT. Interested in expressing their individuality outside of their comfort zones, the students express different themes such as beauty and happiness found in unexpected places, music, culture, and the notion of good art.

The graduating class takes on the roles involved with planning an exhibition from conception of theme to the unveiling of the opening reception. Students develop promotional materials, install the exhibition, and will adorn the space with decorations, food and entertainment for the reception. @RT allowed students to shine as artists, and to learn the curatorial process for those pursuing visual art careers in the future. Be sure to follow @Latcham_Images on Twitter and like The Latcham Gallery on Facebook.

The Latcham Gallery is a public art gallery dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art. The Gallery is located on the Main Street in Stouffville, 45 minutes north-east of Toronto, Ontario.

For more information please contact:

Julia Dupuis | Curator | The Latcham Gallery

6240 Main Street Stouffville ON L4A 7Z4 | Tel. 905 640 8954

info@latchamgallery.ca |www .latchamgallery .ca

The exhibition is generously sponsored by Button, Armstrong and Ness and Giles Chevrolet. Awards are sponsored by the Stouffville Lions Club.

Meryl McMaster

Second Self

at The Latcham Gallery

October 29 – December 3, 2011

October 22 – December 3, 2011

Opening Reception:

Saturday, October 29, 1 - 3 pm. Artist present. Everyone is welcome.

The Latcham Gallery presents Second Self, a solo exhibition by award winning photographer Meryl McMaster. In an exploration of the complexities of identity, McMaster combines drawing, sculpture and photography to create stark and memorable self-portraits in this unique exhibition of artistic method and process.

A play on the social masks that individuals present to the public, McMaster collaborates with ten people to explore their own identity, representations and perceptions, as well as her own. The process begins with each individual creating a blind contour self-portrait. The line drawing results in a peculiar and humorous form that McMaster then transforms into a beautiful and intricate wire sculpture. The work both conceals and changes the personas of the individual, creating a second self and encouraging the viewer to consider the identity one presents to the world, and the real identity that they hide. The masks will take on a new life at The Latcham Gallery as they suspend from the air, allowing viewers to experience the artist’s process more intimately.

Meryl McMaster is an Ontario-based artist of Cree and Scottish heritage. A BFA graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design (2010), McMaster is the recipient of various awards and scholarships including the Canon Canada Prize, Ontario College of Art and Design Medal, and the Doris McCarthy Scholarship. McMaster has exhibited in various galleries throughout Toronto, including Leo Kamen Gallery, MacLaren Art Centre, Gallery 44 and XPACE Gallery. Her work is in various private collections, the Canada Council Art Bank, and the Donevan Collection. McMaster has an upcoming exhibition at Harbourfront Centre (Toronto) entitled 1812-2012: A Contemporary Perspective opening in April 2012.

Image: Meryl McMaster, Castings (installation shot), 2010-2011, armature wire

This exhibition is generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Town of Witchurch-Stouffville.

The Latcham Gallery is a public art gallery dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art. The Gallery is located on the Main Street in Stouffville, 45 minutes north-east of Toronto, Ontario.

For more information please contact:

Julia Dupuis

Curator | The Latcham Gallery

6240 Main Street Stouffville ON L4A 7Z4

Tel. 905 640 8954

info@latchamgallery.ca |www.latchamgallery.ca

Visit the artist’s website at:
http://www.merylmcmaster.com/

John Walmsley

Aviation Highlights

at Nineteen on the Park

November 5, 2011– January 7, 2012

Aviation Highlights brings together the work of award winning aviation artist, John Walmsley, at Nineteen on the Park. Each work illustrates stories from Canadian and International aviation history through meticulously realistic watercolour, acrylic and gauche paintings. Aviation Highlights is worth the visit during Remembrance Day. Walmsley's work can be found in several permanent collections including the RCAF Museum, The National Aviation Museum and the Bowman Collection. Curated by Julia Dupuis.

The exhibition takes place at Nineteen on the Park, 19 Civic Ave., Stouffville.

Nineteen on the Park is open Wednesday through Saturday 1-6pm. For more information, please visit: http://nineteenonthepark.com/

Image: The Wooden Wonder, gouache, 10.5 x 14.5 inches