This is our 6th annual Freda Diesing student exhibit held at the Waap Galts 'ap Terrace Campus.
A variety of carvings, paintings and more from both first- and second-year students will be showcased and priced to sell.
All are invited to meet, greet, mingle and discuss the art with the artists themselves over the weekend exhibition.
Please note: the exhibit has been moved by a week and will now open on Friday March 2, 2012.
The students from the Freda Diesing School are getting set to exhibit their painted works at the Kitimat Art Gallery.
The exhibit opens to the public on Friday, March 2, and will be open for viewing and sales until March 24, 2012.
The students at the Freda Diesing School are putting together their annual painted exhibit at the Terrace Art Gallery.
The exhibit opening will take place Friday,February 3, 2012 at 7pm. Come down and meet the artists and enjoy in some refreshments.
The exhibit will be on from February 3 - 25, 2012.
One of the highlights of every year is our visit from Bill McLennan. Bill is the Projects Manager and Curator for UBC Museum of Anthropology and we use his book The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast Art, that he co authored with Karen Duffek, as a class reference.
Many pictures from the Image Recovery Project, the project that lead to publishing the book, are presented to the class. Among Bill`s travels to many museums and collections around the world are the thousands of images that he so thoughtfully shares with us for discussion.
Dempsey Bob, in conjunction with Bill`s lecture, comes in to share his ideas and knowledge on so many of the images. Bill chooses pictures that are relevant to what we are teaching in the class; bowls, portrait masks, crest masks. He goes one step further still by presenting examples from various cultural groups such as Gitxsan, Nisga’a, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Nuxalk. This kind of preparation really gives our students a look of what was found in their communities and gives instigation to their own studies. Dempsey, Stan, Ken and Dean really push the students to explore their own cultural style and with a 2 day presentation like Bills it gets the students eager to learn.
We are in full swing in the Freda Diesing school year and the student are preparing for the 4th annual student Christmas Art sale. Come by the Freda Diesing Studio to buy that special Christmas present we will have paintings, prints, art cards, jewlery, and small carvings.
We will be open on
Friday Dec. 9, 2011 11am - 5pm
Saturday Dec 10, 2011 10am - 6pm
Come out and help support our students.
Awakening: Beyond Tradition
Welcome to the online preview of our 5th annual Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art 2011 graduate exhibit.
This year we excited to see our exhibit move from the the Freda Diseing Studio to the Waap Galtsa'ap Community Longhouse on the NWCC Terrace Campus. A variety of carvings, paintings and more from both first- and second-year students will be showcased and priced to sell.
All are invited to meet, greet, mingle and discuss the art with the artists themselves over the weekend exhibition.
First Year Students:
Barry Sampare
Carmen Rhoads
Evan Aster Jared Brown
Kelly Robinson
Larry Derrick
Lee Russ
Moses White
Nathan Wilson
Nigel Fox
Paula Wesley
Terrence Clark
Second Year Students:
Carol Young
Chazz Mack
Nina Bolton
Stephanie Anderson
Colin Morrison
Photos courtesy of Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art
All art work and rights belong to the artist
Photos by Dean Heron
Our year end student exhibit public opening will be held April 16 - 17, 2011 (Saturday, Sunday) from 10 am - 4pm.
This years exhibit will be held in Waap Galtsa'p Community Longhouse on the NWCC Terrace Campus. Come out and meet the artists and enjoy the incredible work they have produced this year.
An online preview coming soon.
The second painted exhibit of the year for the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art is opening at the Kitimat Museum and Archives on Friday February 11, 2011 between 7pm and 9pm.
The works are a selection by the first an second year students.
Preview of work:
Nathan Wilson Kelly Robinson Nigel Fox Chazz Mack
Paula Wesley Evan Aster Carol Young Linda Bolton
Carol Young Carmen Rhoads Nina Bolton Colin Morrison
Nigel Fox Kelly Robinson Nina Bolton Carmen Rhoads
Moses White Lee Russ
Since 2008/09 school year the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art has held a painted exhibit entitled Northern Forms at the Terrace Art Gallery. This year we are very pleased to show our work along side a retrospective of Terrace artist Barbara Highe.
This annual event has shown both 1st and 2nd year student's work that they have completed in the first semesters design and painting courses.
The opening will be from 7pm to 9pm on Friday February 4th 2011 at the Terrace Art Gallery.
Preview of work:
Carol Young Butterflies (set) Larry Derrick Frog Larry Derrick Lonesome Raven
Lee Russ Eagle Barry Sampare Naxx no Nigel Fox Story Jarrod Brown Rain Forrest
Jarrod Brown Tse'us Lee Russ Mother Eagle Colin Morrison Box Design Nina Bolton Killerwhale
Carmen Rhoads Nuture Nina Bolton Bentbox Design Colin Morrison Head Design Carol YoungBentbox esign
Evan Aster Frog Paula Wesley Mystical Journey Moses White Killerwhale Chazz Mack Mother Eagle
