Abbotsford Today is pleased to provide a collection of some of the Artists of Abbotsford which is a section which will only grow with time. Please support our local Arts Community as it represents some of the best of what we are leaving for future generations.
Dennis Greer
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Dennis Greer exhibited three oil paintings in a series entitled “After the Ball” 1, 2, & 3 at the UFV Fashion Design Show in October 2010
dennis.greer@ufv.ca
Vicki Bolan – Artemis
Vicki Bolan
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Vicki Bolan fashioned “Artemis” with basket willow, copper wire, glass and plastic beads, and composted silk.
vicki.bolan@ufv.ca
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Margaret Blackburn’s “Internet”
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Margaret Blackburn
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Margaret Blackburn’s “Internet” is a dress created from acrylic net with wool felted embellishments. She has accessorized it with a coordinating hat.
Margaret Blackburn
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Rene Corder Evans – Felt & Silk
Rene Corder Evans
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Rene Corder Evans has combined wool and silk in her elegant evening outfit.
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She paired a hand felted, hand dyed merino wool shawl and bustier with a shibori-hand dyed silk skirt.
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Bev Fanzega – Painted Lady
Bev Fanzega
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Bev Fanzega’s “Painted Lady” is hand painted on silk and rayon satin.
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Eleanor Hannan – A Crow Costume
Eleanor Hannan
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The cape features individually machine embroidered feathers, paint, and machine embroidered red silk lining.
eleanor.hannan@ufv.ca
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Gayle Ramsden
Gayle Ramsden’s “Wearing Picasso” is her
Gayle Ramsden – Wearing Picasso
interpretation of Picasso’s 1931 work called “Girl before a Mirror”. She used various pigments on linen.
gayle.ramsden@ufv.ca
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Heather Westergard
Heather Westergard – Tree Dress
Heather Westergard’s “Tree Dress” combines elegance and grace with an intriguing message about our connection with nature.
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All Photos By Doreen Jung, Arts Editor
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Doreen Jung
Editor’s Note: Doreen Jung, Today Media Group’s Arts Editor, is a member of the Abbotsford Arts Council and former Arts Administrator. Her column on The Arts in Abbotsford appears here regularly.
This guide to the Artists of Abbotsford has been made possible by her columns over the last year.