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DIRECTOR'S WELCOMEOn behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of the Vancouver Art Gallery, it is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to Art Auction 2016.

This evening we are privileged to present an outstanding selection of sixty artworks by many of Canada's finest artists and a few from places around the world. These include Jeff Wall, Dana Claxton, Rodney Graham, Gathie Falk, Mark Lewis, Liz Magor, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Wang Tiande and so many more brilliant artists whose work makes us think about the powerful, nourishing role of art in our world. It is with great appreciation that we acknowledge and thank the artists, galleries and donors for their generous contributions and support.

2016 marks the 85th Anniversary of the Vancouver Art Gallery. We are proud of our long history of producing compelling exhibitions and educational programs that engage, stimulate and inspire. Striving for excellence continues to be our focus as we grow and evolve as an institution.

I am delighted that you are joining us for this exceptional evening.

Enjoy!

Warm regards,

Kathleen S. BartelsDirectorVancouver Art Gallery

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ART AUCTION 2016 PROGRAMHeld at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

6:00pm to 7:30pm Check in and Reception, Viewing of Live and Silent Auction

7:30pm to 9:00pm Live Auction, Ballroom C

9:00pm to 10:30pm Welcome and Dinner, Ballrooms A & B

10:30pm After Party! Emerald Ballroom

DINNER MENUSPRING SALADCurried Carrot Puree, Shaved Spring Vegetables, Heirloom Lettuce, Coconut-Vanilla Labneh, Lemon Vinaigrette

ENTRÉE Braised Angus Reserve Short Rib, Celery Root Purée, Wild Mushroom Ragout, Roasted Salsify, Asparagus, Smoked Onion Jus

DESSERT Trio of Miniatures — Berry Meringue Tart, Miniature Chocolate Trifle & White Chocolate Blondie

Executive Chef Nathan BrownFairmont Pacific Rim

FEATURED WINESMission Hill Family Estate, The Terroir Collection

The Terroir Collection showcases the Okanagan Valley's unique microclimates and diversity. The top 3% of our estate fruit is hand-selected for these wines by our winemaker and each individual lot is carefully tasted throughout the winemaking process to ensure its quality level before the final blend.

The first step begins in the vineyards where we examine soil type, matching that with the clone by specific varietal, adapting to the climate, vineyard altitude and aspect, and the intense vine devotion that is a result of our careful precision farming.

Because of this meticulous care, each offering is limited. For us, the Terroir Collection is the heart of our passion.

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ART AUCTION 2016 ARTISTSAnonymous Cheyenne Artist Fiona AckermanSean AlwardRoy ArdenSonny AssuRaymond BoisjolyJim BreukelmanRebecca BrewerAlexander CaldwellDana ClaxtonCarlos ColinAndrew DadsonRobert DavidsonBeau Dick Christos DikeakosAlano EdzerzaZhang EnliGathie FalkJeneen Frei NjootliAnn Goldberg

Rodney GrahamAngela GrossmannFred HerzogColleen HeslinLiu JianhuaGlenn LewisMark LewisRichard Attila LukacsLandon MackenzieMyfanwy MacLeodLiz MagorSanaz MazinaniScott McFarlandEric MetcalfeDamian MoppettQuach Dong PhuongAndrea PinheiroPeter RyanKevin SchmidtJack Shadbolt

Evann SiebensGordon SmithEd SpencePatryk StasieczekAllan SwitzerJonathan SymeBrendan Lee Satish Tang Ron TeradaWang TiandeHoward UrsuliakRenee Van HalmStephen WaddellJeff WallWALLPAPERSMichael WesikPaul WongDon YeomansLawrence Paul YuxweluptunXu YishengElizabeth Zvonar

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EVENT PARTNERS

ART AUCTION DONORS

Event Management Services provided by Brett Productions

David Allison and Chris NicholsonDonald MacPhersonSam and Shanit SchwartzBruce Munro Wright

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VANCOUVER ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEESDavid Calabrigo, ChairMichael Audain, Honorary ChairmanKathleen S. Bartels, Director, Vancouver Art GalleryHank BullChristian ChanLeslie DiamondAsaph FipkeAmelia GaoTerry HuiJane IrwinSherry KillamGeorge Killy, Chair EmeritusPhil Lind Larry LunnGordon MacDougallNaudia MachéTom MilroyInna O’BrianPamela RichardsonLisa TurnerBruce Munro Wright, Past ChairLesley Stowe

ART AUCTION EVENT COMMITTEECo-ChairsHank BullBruce Munro Wright

Committee MembersDaina AugaitisKathleen BartelsKaren LoveLyn Tyler

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PARTICIPATING GALLERIESVANCOUVER, CANADA

Brown Art Consulting, Inc.Vancouver, BCbrownartconsulting.com

Catriona Jeffries Gallery274 East 1st AvenueVancouver, BC V5T 1A6catrionajeffriesgallery.com

Douglas Reynolds Gallery2335 Granville StreetVancouver, BC V6H 3G4douglasreynoldsgallery.com

Equinox Gallery525 Great Northern WayVancouver, BC V5T 1E1equinoxgallery.com

Fazakas Gallery145 West 6th AvenueVancouver, BC V5Y 1K3fazakasgallery.com

FRANC Gallery1654 Franklin StreetVancouver, BCfrancgallery.com

Gallery Jones258 East 1st Avenue, Unit 1Vancouver, BC V5T 1A6galleryjones.com

Macaulay & Co. Fine Art293 East 2nd AvenueVancouver, BC V5T 1B8mfineart.ca

Monte Clark Gallery105 - 525 Great Northern WayVancouver, BC V5T 1E1monteclarkgallery.com

Republic Gallery732 Richards Street, 3rd Floor Vancouver, BC V6B 3A4republicgallery.com

Uno Langmann Limited2117 Granville StreetVancouver, BC V6H 3E9langmann.com

Vancouver Art Gallery750 Hornby StreetVancouver, BC V6Z 2H7vanartgallery.bc.ca

Wil Aballe Art Projects / WAAP1356 Frances Street, Suite 105Vancouver, BC V5L 1Y9waapart.com

Winsor Gallery258 East 1st AvenueVancouver, BC V5T 1A6winsorgallery.com

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PARTICIPATING GALLERIESTORONTO, CANADA

Daniel Faria Gallery188 St. Helens AvenueToronto, ON M6H 4A1danielfariagallery.com

Stephen Bulger Gallery1026 Queen Street WestToronto, ON M6J 1H6bulgergallery.com

CHINA

ShangART GalleryBldg 16, 50 Moganshan Rd.Putuo District, Shanghai 200060shanghartsingapore.com

ITALY

Galleria Franco Noero, TurinVia Mottalciata 10/B10154, Torinofranconoero.com

UNITED STATES

David Kordansky Gallery5130 W. Edgewood Pl.Los Angeles, CA 90019davidkordanskygallery.com

Donald Ellis Galleryby appointment in New Yorkdonaldellisgallery.com

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CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SALE OF AUCTIONThis catalogue, as amended by any posted notices or oral announcements during the sale, is the Vancouver Art Gallery’s (Gallery) entire agreement for the offer and purchase of property designated herein. The following Conditions and Terms of Sale are the complete conditions and terms governing the property offered for sale by this auction.

Live and Silent Auction1. The Gallery reserves the right to withdraw any property before sale and assign any lot to a silent or live

auction item.

2. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue.

3. The Gallery or auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, or in the event of doubt on the Gallery’s part as to the validity of any bid, the auctioneer will have the final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the property in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, at the discretion of the Gallery, its sales record is conclusive.

4. Each lot is offered subject to a reserve or estimated price. If bids are below the reserve or estimated value of the lot offered, the auctioneer may reject the same and withdraw the lot from the sale or, if in the case of non-reserved lots, may accept the bid, and if, having acknowledged an opening bid, decides that any advance thereafter is insufficient, may reject the advance and withdraw the lot from further bidding.

5. On the final indication of the auctioneer, the sale occurs and the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be required to confirm their bid with a signature; if the bidder or their representative is not present, to confirm the purchase by the appropriate means, title to the offered lot will pass to the next highest bidder, subject to fulfillment by such bidder of all conditions set forth herein, and thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility therefore, and (b) will pay the full purchase price plus applicable taxes. All sales are final and no purchase can be returned, refunded or exchanged. Payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until the Gallery has collected funds by: wire transfer, authenticated credit card payments or cheque. If auctioned items are paid for by cheque, clearance of the payment is required to guarantee payment.

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6. Unless exempted by law, the purchaser will be required to pay all applicable taxes.

7. These Conditions and Terms of Sale as well as the purchaser’s and the Gallery’s respective rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia. By bidding at this auction, whether present in person or by agent, online, or other means, the purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.

8. Neither the Gallery nor the auctioneer shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents nor any carriers or packers of purchased lots. Packaging and handling of purchased lots by the Gallery or its employees, agents or designates is at the entire risk of the purchaser. In no event will the Gallery’s liability to a purchaser exceed the purchase price paid and the auctioneer shall have no liability in these circumstances whatsoever.

9. The Gallery assumes no responsibility for the authenticity of the authorship of any property listed in this catalogue, including, but not limited to, the identity of the creator or the period, culture, source, or origin, as the case may be, of any lot. All lots are sold “as is,” and the Gallery makes no warranties or representations of the genuineness or attribution of any lot nor any warranties or representations of the correctness of the catalogue or other description of the physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature, or historical relevance of any lot, and no statement anywhere, whether oral or written, shall be deemed such a warranty or representation. Prospective bidders should inspect the lot before bidding to determine its condition, size and whether or not it has been repaired or restored. The Gallery makes no representation or warranty as to whether the purchaser acquires any reproduction rights in the property.

How to Place a Bid – Live AuctionGuests who pre-register for the auction will receive an auction paddle upon arrival. Guests may also register on site and upon arrival they will receive a paddle.

The Gallery has also accepted absentee bids in advance of the auction from guests who are unable to attend the event. The Gallery is taking live phone bids during the auction from individuals who have pre-arranged to participate in this way.

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How to Place a Bid – Silent AuctionGuests who pre-register for the auction will be automatically registered to bid on the silent auction. Guests may also register on site, upon arrival. Registered guests will bid on the silent auction via the iPad terminals at any time during the event until the closing announcement has been made. If your bid is the highest, the display screens at the auction will reflect this. If your bid is less than the current highest bid, the display panel will tell you that another guest holds the current leading bid.

Payment and DeliveryLive & Silent Auction – Guests will receive confirmation of their auction purchases on the evening of the auction from the registration desk in the lobby area. Guests will have the option of paying by credit card on the night of the auction. All payments for purchases must be processed within 30 days of the event. Payment methods for all auction purchases are via wire transfer, credit card and personal cheque. Wire transfer information will be provided at the event.

All purchased auction items will be available to the purchaser following the April 9th, 2016 event. No items will be available for collection from the event. With valid proof of purchase, the purchaser may pick up auction items in person, or arrange delivery by Denbigh Fine Art Services, 169 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver during regular business hours, 8am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday — telephone: 604.876.3303. Delivery costs will be charged to the buyer.

Please note that PST will be applied to the lesser of the estimated value and the successful bid amount.

85th Anniversary

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LIVE AUCTION

LIVE AUCTION WORKSLOT ARTIST

1 Stephen Waddell2 Gathie Falk3 Andrea Pinheiro4 Paul Wong5 Scott McFarland6 Brendan Lee Satish Tang 7 Landon Mackenzie8 Wang Tiande9 Michael Wesik10 Allan Switzer11 Alano Edzerza12 Mark Lewis13 Jim Breukelman14 Gordon Smith15 Jeff Wall16 Myfanwy MacLeod17 Beau Dick18 Roy Arden19 Christos Dikeakos20 Damian Moppett21 Sanaz Mazinani22 Dana Claxton23 Liu Jianhua24 Angela Grossmann25 Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun26 Zhang Enli27 Anonymous Cheyenne Artist28 Jack Shadbolt29 Andrew Dadson30 Alexander Caldwell31 Rodney Graham32 Robert Davidson

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 1

Stephen WaddellMetropolitan, 2012archival pigment print, unique prototype33” x 47 ½”

Stephen Waddell began as a painter before focusing on photography and film. Often associated with the tradition of Vancouver photographers such as Jeff Wall and Roy Arden, Waddell has long been fascinated with depicting the human figure in the modern urban environment. A stunning colourist, he enfolds references to the history of painting and photography within his tableau-sized photographs, capturing anonymous city spaces and solitary figures which point to a general, if fleeting sense of the human condition. Waddell’s history of exhibiting in Europe and Canada includes exhibitions at the Contemporary Art Gallery and Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver; Galerie Tanit, Munich; Landesmuseum Darmstadt; and the National Gallery of Canada. In 2011, Steidl Publishing released his monograph, Hunt and Gather. Waddell, who will have a solo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer, is represented by Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver.

Donated by Stephen WaddellCourtesy of Monte Clark Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $8,000

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 2

Gathie FalkSingle Right Men’s Shoes: Bootcase with 1 Black Boot, 1970/2015glazed ceramic, painted wood and glass19” x 14” x 6 ¼”

Gathie Falk’s work expresses a “veneration of the ordinary” through witty and whimsical treatments of materials encountered in everyday life. Working in painting, sculpture, installation and performance for over 50 years, Falk’s work is marked with a personal presence grounded in simple observations. Her signature sculptures of glossy fruit piles, clouds, picnic scenes and weathered shoes—such as the one offered here—impart the heartfelt power of her imagination. In 2000, the Vancouver Art Gallery and National Gallery of Canada organized a nationally-touring retrospective of her influential practice. In 2013, Falk received the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Visual Arts. She is also the recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, the Order of Canada and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, and is represented by Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.

Donated by the Artist Courtesy of Equinox Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $18,000

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 3

Andrea PinheiroPaper 3, 2015lightjet print 61” x 50”Edition: 1 of 3

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Republic Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $9,000

Andrea Pinheiro explores the relationship between painting and photography, digital technology and the hand-made object. Many of her images begin as pinhole photographs which, through the addition of bold gestures of paint and other materials, become abstracted. These are scanned and produced large-scale, resulting in hybrid images where the space of the photograph and the luscious materiality of the paint co-exist. Other works begin solely as paint on a surface with the final form being a digital print. Pinheiro has exhibited her work at Presentation House Gallery/Satellite, Vancouver, and the Art Gallery of Ontario. 2016 exhibitions include those at Kyoto Museum of Art and Tokushima Museum of Modern Art. She lives in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, and is represented by Republic Gallery, Vancouver and Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto.

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 4

Paul Wong#2 21 Full Moon Drawings, 2011 photograph 33 ¾” x 95 ½” Edition: 1 of 3

A leading avant-garde video artist, Paul Wong is renowned for his live multi-media and performance installations, photography, and curatorial and public art projects. Characterized by a raw energy and anarchism, his work provokes questions on the circulation and consumption of contemporary media and their inherent cultural values. With a myriad of video and Fluxus-inflected influences, he often explores ideas around cultural and sexual identity. 21 Full Moon Drawings captures the elegance and distillation of thought within Wong’s mature practice. The long exposures of these photographs trace the artist’s movement and the elusive ephemerality of the moon. Wong is the co-founding director of Video In and On Edge Production, a Vancouver-based video production/distribution space, and the recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts and the Canada Council’s Bell Canada Award in Video Art.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of paulwongprojects.comEstimated value: $10,000

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 5

Scott McFarlandView from St. Roch Chapel, New Orleans, 2012archival inkjet print23 ¼” x 68”

Toronto-based Scott McFarland has produced a significant body of work that reflects on the histories of both painting and photography. His subjects have included cabins, botanical gardens, zoos, architectural ruins, public parks, landscapes and city streetscapes. Each of his pictures consists of many photographs assembled digitally into what the artist refers to as a “super moment”—a single, seamless image comprised as a gestalt. His work has been presented at the Art Gallery of Ontario; Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; National Gallery of Canada; Vancouver Art Gallery; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He is represented by Regan Projects, LA, and Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, where he will exhibit work examining the concept of duration and its representation in photography and video (opening April 16).

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Monte Clark Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $14,000

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 6

Brendan Lee Satish TangManga Ormolu Version 2.0.1ceramic and mixed media26 ½” x 10” x 7 ½”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Gallery Jones, VancouverEstimated value: $12,000

Brendan Tang is one Canada’s most exciting contemporary artists working in ceramics. He is acclaimed for his Manga Ormolu series, which combines traditional Ming vase patterns with Japanese manga and futuristic robotic forms. Playing on ormolu, an 18th century European practice of adorning imported Asian ceramics with western ornamentation, Tang substitutes manga as decoration, bringing together notions of cultural hybridity, appropriation and the malleability of identity in the 21st century. His works are grounded in a deep knowledge of ceramic history, a virtuoso ability and a mixed heritage which spans China, India, Trinidad, Ireland and Canada. Tang has exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Musée d'art contemporain Montréal; and Art Labor, Shanghai. A recipient of the 2012 RBC Emerging Artist Award, Tang is represented by Gallery Jones, Vancouver.

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 7

Landon MackenzieLandscape in Orange, 2007oil on canvas30” x 36”

Landon Mackenzie is best known for her vibrant, large-scale abstract paintings that draw from her research and personal experience, and reference place, landscape and history. Her sources vary from maps and texts, to the nervous and cosmological systems. Black Dog Publishing in the UK recently produced a book in connection with a touring exhibition organized by the Kelowna Art Gallery (2015), called Parallel Journey, featuring the works on paper Mackenzie creates as a counterpart practice when making her larger canvases. Her exhibition history includes a presentation in 2014 at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of its In Dialogue with Emily Carr series, a major retrospective at the Isker Foundation in Calgary in 2012, and an exhibition at the Richmond Art Gallery in 2011. Mackenzie is represented by Art45 in Montreal.

Donated by Donald MacPhersonEstimated value: $12,000

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 8

Wang TiandeHouShan No. 16, 2016 Xuan paper, ink, incense burn marks 26 ½” x 21 ½”

Donated by the ArtistEstimated value: $20,000

Shanghai-born Wang Tiande is internationally renowned for his ink paintings, digital compositions, and thought-provoking installations that recontextualize Chinese literati art traditions in innovative ways. Wang often paints layers of Chinese characters and landscapes in ink onto paper and vellum, then accentuates certain landscape features by burning the material with cigarettes or incense. HouShan exemplifies his interweaving of conceptual ideas with traditional forms to expand their contemporary possibilities. He has shown his work within China and internationally, including in exhibitions such as the acclaimed Brush and Ink at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2006. His work resides in the collections of the British Museum, London; Hong Kong Museum of Art, among others. He is represented by Pearl Lam Galleries and Chambers Fine Art.

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 9

Michael WesikLiikumas, 2016silver gelatin fibre-based photograph, toned with sepia, selenium and gold66 ½” X 51 ¾”1 of 2 Artist Proofs, Edition of 1

Donated by the ArtistEstimated value: $10,000

Liikumas (meaning ‘in motion’ in Estonian) is a silver gelatin fibre-based print handmade by Michael Wesik in the tradition reminiscent of Ansel Adams. Photographed on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, Wesik contemplates the conception of a landscape photograph as a collaborative relationship between nature’s transience and himself. The mechanism of long exposure onto ultra-large format film creates a structure of recording that allows the sun and wind to dictate the representation of this young Japanese maple tree. Inspired by the work of Caspar David Friedrich, Chinese Literati landscape painting, surrealist automatism, and abstract expressionism, the result is a mesmerizing calligraphic syntax that harnesses nature’s energy as the impetus for an unpredictable modality of creative expression. Wesik, who has a BA in Art History from UBC, exhibited work in the 2013 Equinox Gallery group exhibition From Nature.

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 10

Allan SwitzerThrough the Looking Glass, 2012acrylic on linen72” x 96”

Vancouver artist Allan Switzer makes paintings that are complex conceptually and in their production. Drawing from pop culture, personal memory and the history of painting as sources for his work, he combines minimalist grids, stripes, images and text, in addition to layers of intense colour. The results are contemplations on the diverse discourses exploring the processes and the construction of meaning created in the act of painting. Switzer received a BFA from ECUAD in 1990 and an MFA from Concordia University in 1992. His work has been exhibited widely in Canada and the United States, including at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, and the Art Gallery at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is represented by Winsor Gallery in Vancouver.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $13,000

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 11

Alano Edzerza Wolf, 2015cast Forton (argillite black stone patina)55 ¾” x 2”

Alano Edzerza belongs to the Raven clan of the Tahltan Nation. He began working in Northwest Coast art under the tutelage of family member Terrance Campbell, and has subsequently worked with artists Rick Charlie, Jay Simeon, Marcel Russ, Philip Grey, Rick Adkins, Corey Bulpitt, among others. A talented carver and graphic designer, he is known for his handsome wood-carved panels, acrylic paintings, serigraph prints, sketches and silver- and gold-cast jewelry. Working with traditional and new technologies, he produces in various mediums and scales: glass works, giclées, grand-scale installations, a clothing line and performance sportswear. For the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics he was commissioned by the Vancouver Olympic Committee to create a large glass installation at Rogers Arena. He is the owner/director of Edzerza Gallery, and has had numerous group and solo exhibitions in Canada and abroad.

Donated by Douglas Reynolds Courtesy of Douglas Reynolds GalleryEstimated value: $16,000

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 12

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LIVE AUCTION

Mark LewisOutside the National Gallery, 2011single screen projection—4K transferred to 2K Edition: 1 of 3

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto Estimated value: $70,000

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, film-based media artist Mark Lewis lives primarily in London, England. He began his career as a photographer, turning his interest to cinema in the mid-1990s while he was living in Vancouver. His short silent films, which are non-narrative and can be experienced as moments of real time, deconstruct and reveal the process of filmmaking itself while portraying the city, architecture, street scenes and ordinary aspects of everyday life—oftentimes hinting subtly at the underlying tensions of social interactions. Using the formal devices of cinema as his subject matter, he sometimes subverts these techniques to illustrate their deceptive qualities.

Lewis’s wide-ranging exhibition history includes his 2009 representation for Canada at the Venice Biennale and solo presentations at the Musée du Louvre, Paris; Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto; 31st Sao Paulo Biennial; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Art Gallery of Ontario; and the Vancouver Art Gallery, which included an Offsite public art installation. He currently teaches at Central Saint Martins, London, and is co-founder and co-editor of Afterall, a publication and research organization. Lewis received the Gershon Iskowitz Prize and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. He is represented by Daniel Faria Gallery in Toronto.

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 13

Jim BreukelmanLynn Valley Headwaters, North Vancouver, BC, 2008chromogenic print38 ½” x 95 ¼” Edition: 1 of 5

Since 1967, Jim Breukelman has been an important influence on photographic practice in Vancouver through his art practice and his teaching at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. His images, which he refers to as “environmental portraits,” have explored subjects such as Vancouver’s post-war bungalows, a taxidermy shop, an environmental research centre in Arizona called Biosphere 2, and paintball landscapes. They reveal his ability for close observation and recognition of the exceptional within the ordinary. Breukelman received the City of Vancouver’s 2012 Mayor’s Arts Award for Visual Arts. Group exhibitions include Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature, and Canadian Biennale 2012: Builders, both at the National Gallery of Canada. His Hot Properties photographs are being featured on ten Vancouver billboards as part of the 2016 CAPTURE Photography Festival. Breukelman is represented by Republic Gallery, Vancouver.

Donated by the Artist Courtesy of Republic Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $19,000

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 14

Gordon SmithWinter Tangle, 2016 acrylic on canvas40” x 68”

Gordon Smith is one of Canada’s leading painters. His works, which have traversed the styles of Abstract Expressionism, hard-edge, and gestural landscapes, are deeply influenced by his surrounding environment. A subtle colourist who relishes the tactility of paint, Smith describes his process as the re-creation of an experience rather than an illustration of that experience. In Winter Tangle, the veil of branches in the foreground form a network of intense abstraction over a snowy landscape, creating a complex visual fascination. His contributions as an artist, educator, philanthropist and community member for over 60 years have been profound. Accolades include the Order of Canada, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement, and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. Currently 97, Smith has a daily studio practice that propels his painting in new directions.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Equinox Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $60,000

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 15

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LIVE AUCTION

Jeff WallThe Pine on the Corner, 1990 / 2015inkjet print47” x 59 ¾”

Donated by the Artistopaque prototypeEstimated value: $130,000 USD / $170,000 CAD

Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Wall is best known for his large-scale backlit photographs. Referred to as a co-founder of what is termed the Vancouver school of photo-conceptual art, he makes primarily large, luminous images that explore social realities of contemporary life and are informed by the histories and languages of painting as well as the narrative drama of cinema. His elaborately staged works have had a profound effect on the ways in which we view and understand photographic images and their place in contemporary art and life.

Wall studied at the University of British Columbia and the Courtauld Institute in London, England. His work has been shown extensively around the world, with solo exhibitions including those at Tate Modern, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Kunstmuseum Wolfberg, Germany; Schaulager, Basel; and the Tomayo Museum, Mexico City. His many awards include the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts, The Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Art Photography, 2001; Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography, Gotteborg, 2002; and the Roswitha Haftmann Prize for the Visual Arts, Zurich, 2003. Jeff Wall is represented by the Marian Goodman Gallery (New York, Paris and London.)

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 16

Myfanwy MacLeodCrown of Buds, 2015recycled foam yoga blocks, high gloss MDF, plinth20 ½” x 14” x 12”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jeffries Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $12,000

A wry, intelligent humour permeates the work of Myfanwy MacLeod, whose art traverses the aesthetics of high and popular culture to investigate the workings of social power. Drawing from modern art history, mysticism and vernacular folklore, MacLeod twists the original reference, revealing perspectives both amusing and troubling. In Crown of Buds, recycled foam-chip yoga blocks replicate Jean Arp sculptures, respectively titled after their sources. The hectic visuality interrupts the smooth forms of modern art’s gendered histories while referencing Arp’s frequent use of waste material and his faith in chance and intuition. MacLeod is renowned for her public art, notably The Birds (2010)—giant house sparrow sculptures referencing Hitchcock’s famous film, situated in the Olympic Village. She has exhibited widely, including at MassMOCA, North Adams, and the National Gallery of Canada, and is represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver.

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 17

Beau Dick Soul Catcher, 2007cast bronze with granite base10” x 34 ½” x 3 ½”Edition: 8 of 12

Beau Dick ('Walas Gwa'yam' 'Big Whale') is one of the most creative Northwest Coast contemporary artists of his generation. He has reached beyond his own Kwakwaka'wakw culture to experiment in styles of other tribal traditions, while also actively perpetuating the ceremonial traditions of his people. Born in Alert Bay, Beau Dick studied under his father Benjamin Dick and grandfather James Dick, and later under renowned artists Henry Hunt and Doug Cranmer. He has exhibited in group exhibitions such as the National Gallery of Canada's 2013 exhibition Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art, and has been the subject of several solo shows. Dick created a transformation mask for Expo '86 in Vancouver, which now hangs in the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec. His uniquely powerful work can be found in private collections, and in museum collections around the world, including the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. He is represented by Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Vancouver.

Donated by Douglas ReynoldsCourtesy of Douglas Reynolds Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $8,500

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LIVE AUCTIONLOT 18

Roy ArdenConstruction Site and Suntower, Vancouver BC, 1992archival pigment print39 ¼” x 46 ½” Edition: 3 of 5

Roy Arden’s photographic work of the 1980s and 1990s launched his career to prominence and helped bring Vancouver’s contemporary art scene to international attention. Through a wide-ranging practice of photography, collage, sculpture, digital media and archives, Arden documents what he terms “the landscape of the economy,” often evoking the interplay of modernity and history, and making visible socioeconomic forces that leave their marks on everyday life. Construction Site and Suntower captures the city in the midst of transformation, foreshadowing contemporary changes and highlighting its historic and potentially endangered architecture. Arden’s work is collected by institutions across North America and Europe, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Centre Pompidou in Paris. He is represented by Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles and Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy Monte Clark Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $10,500

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LIVE AUCTION LOT 19

Christos DikeakosGlue Poured (documentation)5 silver gelatin prints2, 20 ½” x 14 ½” each 2, 20 ¼” x 14 ½” each 1, 14 ½” x 20 ½” Uneditioned complete set

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Big Apple Ranch Studio Ltd.Estimated value: $10,000

Christos Dikeakos’ Glue Poured captures a key moment in Vancouver art history (1970), when American artist Robert Smithson participated in the Vancouver Art Gallery’s exhibition 955,000, curated by Lucy Lippard. Smithson’s anti-lyrical approach to the landscape had a tremendous influence on artists such as Rodney Graham and Dikeakos himself. For Glue Poured, Smithson poured a 45 gallon drum of bright orange glue down an eroded slope of the UBC Endowment Lands, also recognized as Musqueam land. Dikeakos located this site and photo-documented the ephemeral event. These photographs represent the ways in which artists then were testing art within the ‘defeatured landscape,’ and a mythic moment for an art community converging around experimental conceptual practices. Dikeakos’ work, which merges history and photography, resides in collections across North America including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

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Damian MoppettAbstract Acrobat in Blue Studio, 2008oil on linen42” x 30”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jeffries Gallery, VancouverEstimated value $16,000

Vancouver based Damian Moppet is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses a wide variety of media to question ideas about mastery, craftsmanship and value. Drawing from the history of modern art, he uses sculpture, painting, photography, drawing and video, often combining them to produce conceptually complex works of art. Images of the artist's studio appear frequently in Moppett's work, showing the space as both a site of experimentation and a theatrical setting for the performative nature of art making. In 2012 he undertook a major public art work for the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Offsite program. His work has been exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa; The Power Plant, Toronto; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Vancouver Art Gallery; and Witte de With in Rotterdam. Moppett received a VIVA Award in 2006.

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Sanaz MazinaniMagillanic Clouds, 2005set of two lacquered pigment prints on archival paper, mounted to Dibond with subframe 42” x 54”Edition: 1 of 3

Based in San Francisco and Toronto, Mazinani produces photo-based images that are sourced from the internet, manipulating them by repeating and mirroring the images. The resulting works are often evocative of Islamic ornamentation or textile patterns; on further examination they can reveal images such as warplanes, guns and explosions. For her recent public art commission, U.S.A.I.R.A.N., in Washington, DC, she used photographs of Tehran and Washington in complex wall patterns as a means to challenge the negative representation of Iran in the media. Mazinani graduated from the Ontario College of Art and received an MFA from Stanford University, California. Her work has been exhibited at the West Vancouver Museum; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Stanford University; Gallery 44, Toronto; and Toronto Image Works Gallery. She is represented by Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery, TorontoEstimated value: $10,000

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Dana ClaxtonCultural Belongings, 2016 LED fire-box with transmounted lightjet Duratrans 68 ½” x 96 ½”Edition: 1 of 3

Donated by the ArtistEstimated value: $60,000

Dana Claxton explores the spiritual, political and cultural life of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, specifically those of Plains First Nations. Her films, videos, photographs, performances and multi-channel installations critique the representation of Indigenous people within Western anthropology and visual culture. Exhibited as part of Made to be Ready (Audain Gallery, Simon Fraser University, 2016), the work Cultural Belongings exemplifies Claxton’s innovative aesthetic, intellectual and sensual rigour, and resilience within the female Indigenous experience. The figure moves toward the light with a material history of belongings trailing behind her—adornments with aesthetic properties that are also made to be used or made to be ready, as Claxton describes, a twist on the idea of Duchamp’s readymade.

Claxton’s work has been exhibited internationally at the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis; Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, in addition to international Biennales. She is the recipient of the VIVA Award and the Eiteljorg Fellowship. From the Lakota First Nations-Wood Mountain reserve (Southwest Saskatchewan), Claxton lives and works in Vancouver where she is Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of British Columbia.

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Liu JianhuaStill, 2002-2003 porcelain, 7 pieces Dimensions variable (14” x 27 ½” x 16”, assembled)

Liu Jianhua invigorates Chinese porcelain traditions within the contemporary. After apprenticing in Jingdezhen—China’s ceramic capital since the Song dynasty (960–1279)—Liu developed his own dynamic language, connecting past to present in refreshing ways. His sculptures and installations highlight economic and social concerns in present-day China, often utilizing everyday objects to comment on the increasing homogenization of culture. His Container series, seen in Unscrolled at the Vancouver Art Gallery, combines celadon glazes with a historic red overglaze that, echoing a blood-like substance, evokes mystery and fear. Shown at the 2003 Venice Biennale, the Regular Fragile series comprises porcelain replicas of familiar objects, hinting at the transitory nature of forms in a world full of uncertainty and illusion. Liu has exhibited at international biennales and museums such as Centre Pompidou, Paris and the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Donated by the ArtistEstimated value: $15,000

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Angela GrossmannMistress Works 2016 – Silver, 201619 ¾” x 14”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $11,000 total

Angela Grossmann has made a number of significant bodies of work that explore the representation of individuals and groups at the fringes of society. Integrating found photographs with drawing and painting, she has produced many richly evocative works—among these, her series Scapegoats, utilizing 1940s mug shots of prisoners at the BC Penitentiary to look at the human side of criminals, and an exploration of the world of adolescent girls in her series Alpha Girls and Paper Dolls. Grossmann was included in the Vancouver Art Gallery's acclaimed Young Romantics exhibition (1985) and she continues to collaborate with this group of artists on special projects. Her work has been exhibited in North America and Europe, and she is represented by Winsor Gallery in Vancouver.

Mistress Works 2016 – Gold, 201620” x 14”

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Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Christie Clark and the Kinder-Morgan go-go girls, 2016 acrylic on canvas78” x 96”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Macaulay & Co Fine Art, VancouverEstimated value: $65,000

For over 30 years, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun has brought together Coast Salish cosmology, Northwest Coast formal design and western painting traditions to articulate environmental concerns and document the conflicted histories of First Nations in Canada’s past and present. Through vivid landscapes that merge Native iconography with a surrealist influence, his paintings represent important and courageous political provocations. His recent abstractions of the ovoid form align with his philosophical approach of stimulating dialogues between Native and non-Native peoples.

Yuxweluptun is Salish for "man of many masks," a name given to him during an initiation into the Sxwaixwe Society. The Sxwaixwe is a supernatural being for whom the mask plays an important role. This painting is part of the series Super Predators, which will be included in his retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology in 2017. His work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions across Canada, including INDIGENA: Contemporary Native Perspectives at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now Canadian Museum of History) in 1992, and presentations at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Contemporary Art Gallery and grunt gallery in Vancouver. Among other accolades, Yuxweluptun received the VIVA Award in 1998. He is represented by Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver.

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Zhang EnliThe Camouflage Ball, 2015acrylic on globe16” x 13” x 5”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of ShangART, ShanghaiEstimated value: $24,000

Zhang Enli’s sculptures and paintings imbue everyday objects with an aura of mystery and significance. Inspired by his surroundings, Zhang distills objects to their quiet and subtle traces. “If you leave a glass on a table, it leaves a watermark. That mark is what I want to express.” The Camouflage Ball departs from a larger series of painted globes exhibited recently at Hauser & Wirth; its abstract smears speak to painting’s formal concerns as well as questions on shifting geopolitical borders, planetary ecology, order and chaos. In addition to exhibiting paintings within the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Unscrolled exhibition (2014), recent exhibitions include those at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; Kunsthalle Bern; and Mingsheng Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai. Represented by Hauser & Wirth and ShangART, Zhang lives in Shanghai, China.

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Anonymous Cheyenne ArtistWhite Buffalo, ca. 1880graphite and coloured pencil on lined paper5 ½” x 11 ¾”

Nineteenth century Plains Indian drawings have often been called “ledger” drawings because they were made with pencil, ink and watercolour on pages of old ledger or account books. When young Plains warriors learned to draw in this new style, the pictures they made were incorporated into the war-honours system of Plains life that included oral recollections of bravery and battle, victory and loss. While most of these rare, handsome drawings focused on warrior deeds and exploits, others depicted courtship rituals, dancing and hunting, horseback riding and camp life. Art historians praise ledger drawings as essential sources of information about First Nations’ history, life and rituals, and also acknowledge that they represent a cultural phenomenon “informed by unequal parts subjugation, resistance, acculturation, appropriation, admiration, creativity and, yes, beauty.”

Donated by Donald EllisCourtesy of Donald Ellis Gallery, New YorkEstimated value: $30,000

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Jack ShadboltMorning in Greece, 1960oil on canvas39” x 28 ¼”

Bequest of Ruth and Colin Hempsall Estimated value: $15,000

One of Canada’s most esteemed artists, Jack Shadbolt (d. 1998) emigrated from England to Victoria, BC, in 1912. Following studies there and in Europe in the 1920s and 30s, he became an influential painting instructor at the Vancouver School of Art from the late 1930s to 1966. During WWII he produced powerful works depicting the horrors of war in a social realist style. After a stay in New York in the late 1940s, he developed his highly inventive, unique abstract work based on his personal experience of nature, the British Columbia landscape and First Nations culture. Selected to represent Canada in the Venice and Sao Paola Biennales, and collected by most major galleries across Canada, Shadbolt was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1972 and received the Order of British Columbia in 1990.

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Andrew DadsonGreen/White Re-stretch, 2016oil on canvas 16”x 13” x 3 ½”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Galleria Franco Noero, Turin and David Kordansky Gallery, Los AngelesEstimated value: $17,500

Andrew Dadson engages with the concept of limit in relation to space and time, through painting, performance and photography. Fascinated with transgressing boundaries, he brings attention to invisible rules and socially contentious spaces or objects. Applying the principles of abstraction and the monochrome to aspects of everyday life—from suburban yards and heaters to junk piles cast in black paint—he expands the possibilities of painting. His monumental works hover between painting and sculpture: finished in a single colour, the thick multi-coloured layers beneath are visible at the margins, suggestive of meanings beneath the surface which explode from the frame’s confines. Dadson has exhibited his work internationally. The 2011 recipient of The Brink Award, he is represented by Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles.

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Alexander CaldwellAlgae, 2013enamel on stainless steel33” x 15” x 16”

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $18,000

Calgary-based artist Alexander Caldwell produces minimalist, often spirited sculptural works of intense colour made from found materials that he casts and multiplies. The squares, spheres and cylinders are subsequently combined to make larger shapes, and these forms are painted with layers of automotive paint, each in a very intense hue. The process of layering the paint serves to unify the forms and create an object where the colour is as significant as the object itself. Caldwell studied sculpture at the Alberta College of Art. His work has been presented at the Whyte Museum in Banff, Glenbow Museum and Triangle Gallery in Calgary, and the Art Gallery of Calgary. He is represented by Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary and Winsor Gallery in Vancouver.

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Rodney GrahamCylindro-chromatic Abstraction Construction (27), 2016acrylic polymer on wood38 ½” x 28 ¾” x 7 ½“

Donated by the ArtistEstimated Value: $70,000

Rodney Graham is a Vancouver-based visual artist with a multivalent practice. A humourist, musician and writer, his works layer whimsical references to pop culture with rigorous multidisciplinary breadth and a post-punk sensibility. Internationally acclaimed for his photographic light boxes, films and videos, scale models, paintings, books and musical partitions, Graham plays with the forms that shape perceptions of art, revealing cyclical narrative tropes while articulating provocative statements about art and contemporary society. This work, made especially for this event, plays on the ‘push-pull’ aesthetic of formalist painting by literally featuring polka dots at varying heights. His intelligent humour is described by curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev as “creating interpolations or devices that complicate our reading, to the point that we ‘overload.’”

In addition to an extensive list of international solo exhibitions, Graham has been featured at Documenta IX and numerous biennales. Recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize; Kurt Schwitters-Preis, Niedersächsiche Sparkassenstiftung, Germany; and Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement, he is represented by Lisson Gallery (London, Milan, New York), Hauser & Wirth (Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles) and 303 Gallery (New York). His forthcoming commissioned public artwork, Spinning Chandelier, will transform the vast spaces under Vancouver’s Granville Street Bridge.

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Robert DavidsonTwo Dancing, 2016acrylic on canvas30” x 60“

Robert Davidson is one of Canada’s most respected and important contemporary artists. Of Haida and Tlingit descent, he is a master carver and impeccable craftsman whose interpretation of traditional Haida form and philosophy is unparalleled. At the age of 22, Davidson (a direct descendent of Charles Edenshaw) carved and raised the first totem pole—after nearly a century of their absence—in his hometown of Massett. For more than fifty years he has worked in a range of mediums, from totem poles and masks to printmaking, painting and jewelry, to reclaim and revive cultural knowledge. His translation of Haida forms within modern abstraction creates spaces for intercultural dialogues and exchanges.

Davidson’s work resides in private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, Canadian Museum of History, and Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. A recipient of many honours, including the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, Order of Canada, Governor General’s Award and the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement, his community contributions as mentor and visionary across art disciplines cannot be overstated. Davidson, whose Haida name Guud San Clans means Eagle of the Dawn, spends his time between Vancouver and Haida Gwaii. He is represented by Douglas Reynolds Gallery and Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver, and Stonington Gallery, Seattle.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Eagle of the Dawn Artists Ltd.Estimated value: $65,000

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33 Fiona Ackerman34 Sean Alward35 Sonny Assu36 Raymond Boisjoly37 Rebecca Brewer38 Carlos Colin39 Jeneen Frei Njootli40 Ann Goldberg41 Fred Herzog42 Colleen Heslin43 Glenn Lewis44 Richard Attila Lukacs45 Liz Magor46 Eric Metcalfe47 Ryan Peter 48 Quach Dong Phuong 49 Kevin Schmidt50 Evann Siebens51 Ed Spence52 Patryk Stasieczek53 Jonathan Syme54 Ron Terada55 Howard Ursuliak56 Renee Van Halm57 WALLPAPERS58 Xu Yisheng59 Don Yeomans60 Elizabeth Zvonar

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33 Fiona Ackerman#7, 2015mixed media on paper13 ½” x 13 ½”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $1,100

Fiona Ackerman’s paintings shift between abstraction and represen-tation and are typified by their inventive playful quality. In recent years she has exhibited Heterotopia, an investigation into the inner workings of the studio developed by exploring other artists’ work spaces. Currently based in Vancouver, she studied at Concordia University, Montreal, and Emily Carr University of Art & Design. Her work has been exhibited widely, including in shows at Galerie Steinrötter in Berlin and The White Brush Gallery in Dusseldorf. Ackerman was longlisted for the 2015 Sobey Art Award and was featured in the Jealous Curator’s publication Creative Block, published by Chronicle Books. She is represented by Winsor Gallery, Vancouver; Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary; and Soho Myriad in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia.

34 Sean AlwardSalal 2 (Mouth of the Columbia River, April 9, 1825), 2014inkjet print from digital scan of chlorophyll emulsion photogram16” x 16”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Wil Aballe Art Projects/WAAP, VancouverEstimated value: $1,400

Sean Alward works primarily with painting and photography, often with subject matter that is derived from research on local histories. His Salal suite was made using a photo emulsion of extracted plant chlorophyll applied to sheets of paper. The artist’s historical reference is a diary entry by Scottish botanist David Douglas, whose first object touched when exploring BC’s flora in 1825 was a salal plant—a date corresponding with the early photographic experiments of Nicephore Niepce who is credited with creating the world's first fixed photographic image. Alward‘s exhibitions include those at the Richmond Art Gallery and Access Gallery, Vancouver, and group shows at the Nanaimo Art Gallery, Surrey Art Gallery, Wil Aballe Art Projects and Belkin Satellite Gallery. He has been commissioned to create a public artwork for the Newton Recreation Centre, Surrey.

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35 Sonny AssuGone Copper! (Colonial Eyes), 2015copper and wood22” x 16”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Equinox Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $4,500

Sonny Assu merges the aesthetics of Indigenous iconography with a pop art sensibility to address contemporary, political and ideological issues. His work often focuses on Indigenous rights, the histories of colonization and the ways in which these inform contemporary identities. Through a practice spanning installation, sculpture, photography, printmaking, paintings and public art, Assu infuses his work with wry humour to open a dialogue on the use of consumerism and technology as contemporary totemic representations. Assu is the recipient of numerous awards and has been longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. His work resides in collections across Canada, the United States and the UK. A member of the Ligwilda’xw (We Wai Kai), Kwakwaka’wakw Nations, he is a descendant of the last hereditary chief, Billy Assu. Sonny Assu is represented by Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.

36 Raymond BoisjolyD'Angelo (Interval: 2000/2013) Untitled (How Does It Feel) 02, 2013screen resolution lightjet print mounted on disband36” x 48” Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jefferies Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $6,000

Raymond Boisjoly is at the forefront of a movement of creative producers thinking critically about how Indigenous artistic, cultural and political histories inform contemporary practices. His strong sensitivity to language—written, spoken or sung—reveals aspects of culture and language that have faced erasure and, through technology, can shapeshift. Of mixed Haida and Québécois descent, Boisjoly draws from the experience of oppressed groups within popular culture and their strategies for liberation. D’Angelo, part of the Interval series, presents the degraded, abstracted image—translated from on-screen to gallery wall through electronic technologies—to comment on the construction and mutability of identities. Having exhibited across Canada and internationally, Boisjoly is a 2015 Sobey Art Award finalist and a recipient of the Banff Centre Fleck Fellowship. He is represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver.

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37 Rebecca BrewerUntitled, 2011-2012oil on panel47”x 42” Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jeffries GalleryEstimated value: $10,000

Rebecca Brewer’s paintings bridge figuration, abstraction and conceptual art in fresh, unexpected ways. Among an emerging generation of artists expanding the possibilities of painting, Brewer’s sensitivity to colour, shape and texture creates visual ambiguity while inflecting subtle meanings that are evident in her composition’s fragmented layers and dissolution of perspective. Her sprawling research frequently references historical figures, psychoanalysis and the spiritual. A graduate of ECUAD and the MFA program at Bard College in New York State, Brewer was the winner of the 2011 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. She has exhibited internationally, including presentations at Marcelle Alix, Paris; Program, Berlin; Galerie Werner Whitman, Montréal; The Power Plant in Toronto; and the Vancouver Art Gallery. She is represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery in Vancouver.

38 Carlos ColinMascara 018, 2014photograph47” x 31”Donated by LaTiesha Fazakas Courtesy of Fazakas Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $5,000

Carlos Colin is a Mexican artist living in Vancouver, whose conceptually-based work draws upon diverse materials and processes including embroidery, drawing, photography and text. He has a socially-engaged practice that is concerned with the impact of colonialism on the people of Latin America, activism in the art world, and the ways in which art can influence change. Colin has two MFAs, from the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in Mexico City and from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His exhibitions include those presented by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC, and the Rufino Tamayo Museum in Mexico City. Colin is represented by Fazakas Gallery in Vancouver.

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39 Jeneen Frei Njootli Untitled, 2014screen print 37 ½” x 28 ¼” Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Fazakas Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $3,600

Jeneen Frei Njootli is a Gwich’in artist and a founding member of the national women’s collective ReMatriate. She has worked as a performance artist, workshop facilitator, crime prevention youth coordinator and hunter/trapper. This work, a photographic image of the artist during a performance, is part of a series (ongoing since 2011) that takes the form of print, photography, contemporary spirit regalia, performance, video and installation, and speaks of resilience, tradition and vulnerability. Frei Njootli completed a BFA at ECUAD in 2012 after working as a curatorial assistant for Rita Wong’s Downstream: Reimagining Water project, and is currently pursuing her MFA at UBC. In 2016, she will present her work in Enendaman | Anminigook at aceartinc., Winnipeg and All That You Touch at the Ottawa Art Gallery, on view now. She is represented by Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver.

40 Ann GoldbergLifesavers—A Hole Lot of Fun, 2016 oil on canvas24” x 36”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $2,900

Ann Goldberg’s photo-realist paintings are for her a means of analyzing the beauty that exists in everyday objects and activities. With subjects ranging from portraiture and landscape to vividly detailed still life filled with light and reflection, her works are at the same time photographic and painterly. “My work focuses on hyper-reality and the tension between the axioms of beauty & time, the uncountable & the countable, painting & photography and lightness & darkness.” Goldberg has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of British Columbia. She is represented by Winsor Gallery in Vancouver, where she recently had a solo exhibition.

Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Winsor Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $3,400

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42 Colleen HeslinBlue Baby Blue, 2015ink and dye on cotton60” x 48” Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Monte Clark Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $7,500

Colleen Heslin’s practice explores medium crossovers between painting, sculpture, fibers and photography. Activated by the histories of painting and craft traditions, she constructs abstract works using experimental dying techniques on secondhand domestic textiles. The rich historical and political references in her titles, coupled with the imperfections of sewn textures and uneven dyes of fabric fragments, reveal visceral poetic narratives suggesting a different capacity for art within contemporary conditions. Heslin was the winner of the 2013 RBC Painting Competition. Exhibitions include solo presentations at the Esker Foundation, Calgary; Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver; and Cooper Cole in Toronto. Also an independent curator and founder of The Crying Room, a project space for emerging artists established in 1999, she is represented by Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver.

41 Fred HerzogCPR Pier and Marine Building, 1953, printed 2016archival inkjet print30” x 19 ¼” Donated by Bruce M. WrightEstimated value: $10,000

Fred Herzog immigrated to Vancouver in 1953 from Germany. Since that time he has photographed the streets, alleyways, cafés and signage of the changing urban landscape. His images are imbued with a keen perception of his environment, reflecting light and colour, and the complexities of the city and the people who interact with it. For decades Herzog photographed exclusively with kodachrome slide film, making presentation difficult; with the more recent ability to digitally scan and print, the extent of his unique vision has been broadly revealed. Since his first major exhibition in 2007 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, his work has been exhibited and published widely. Herzog, who received the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2014, is represented by the Equinox Gallery, Vancouver; Laurence Miller Gallery, New York; and TrepanierBaer, Calgary.

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44 Attila Richard LukacsVancouver/Berlin, 1986mixed media collage25 ¼” x 18 ¾”

Donated by Laing and Kathleen BrownCourtesy of Brown Art Consulting, Inc., VancouverEstimated value: $10,000 total

Attila Richard Lukacs gained international recognition soon after his inclusion in the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition Young Romantics (1985). He is best known for his powerful depictions of skinheads, military cadets and primates placed in settings referring to 19th century history painting and often saturated by a homoerotic overtone. His inventive consideration of content and juxtaposition of materials continues in his current practice, which includes still life, landscape and abstract painting. Lukacs’ art has been exhibited internationally. His work has been collected by the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario and the Vancouver Art Gallery, among other institutions, and he is represented in Vancouver by Macauley & Co. Fine Art, where he was paired in a 2015 show with Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

43 Glenn LewisTaizo-in Myoshin-ji, 2016ceramic pot10 ½” x 6 ¾” signed colour photograph, 198110” x 8 ¼” Donated by the ArtistEstimated value: $3,200

Glenn Lewis has been a key figure in Canada’s artist-run culture. An active member of the 1970s avant-garde community and co-founder of the Western Front and Intermedia, his socially-engaged spirit has influenced the tenor of artmaking on the west coast and within international milieus. His conceptually rigorous and playful work spans video and film, performance, synchronized swimming events, ceramics, gardening, photography and sculpture. This ceramic piece was made during his 2015 residency at Bizen, an ancient kiln site established in 12th century Japan, and is in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic of imperfection and natural simplicity. With the photograph, taken from Lewis’ mythological 1980s studies of Japanese gardens, these works emulate a poetic feeling of art and life within the domestic sphere.

Berlin, 1987mixed media collageunique diptych18 ¾” x 26”

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46 Eric MetcalfeStupendous, 2015gouache11” x 14”Donated by the Artist Estimated value: $1,500

Eric Metcalfe is among Vancouver’s most celebrated avant-garde artists. Co-founder of the Western Front, one of Canada’s oldest artist-run centres, his practice has been key to cross-disciplinary experimentations within the art community. His work, which has close ties with conceptual art and the Fluxus movement, traverses painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, printmaking, performance art, video and film. The influence of jazz is evident in his vibrant paintings, which have also taken the form of murals, ceramics and record covers. Metcalfe has exhibited widely, including at the National Gallery of Canada; Vancouver Art Gallery; Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Ludwig Museum, Cologne. He received an Honorary Doctorate from ECUAD (2015), a Governor General’s Award (2008) and the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2006).

45 Liz MagorLeather Palm, 2015polymerized gypsum, copper, cigarette3 ¼” x 10 ½” x 5”Edition: 4 of 5 Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jeffries Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $6,000

One of Canada’s most important contemporary artists, Liz Magor utilizes sculpture and photography with a sharp intelligence and unique technical virtuosity to explore concerns of history, memory, shelter and the complexities of material culture and consumption. Her cast sculptures, which range from small objects to major public art works, blur the boundaries between the real and the unreal.

Magor has received a Governor General’s Award, the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize. Her work has been exhibited extensively, including at Documenta, Kassel, Germany, and the Sydney and Venice Biennales. 2016 group exhibitions include MashUp, Vancouver Art Gallery, and History Made by Artists, C L E A R I N G, NY. Magor is represented by Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto, and Catriona Jeffries Gallery in Vancouver, where her solo exhibition continues until April 23.

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48 Quach Dong PhuongUntitled, 1995oil on canvas50” X 93 ½” Donated by Sam and Shanit SchwartzEstimated value: $5,000

The art of Hanoi-based artist Quach Dong Phuong is highly sought-after by collectors around the world. He paints life in a simple semi-abstract manner, using vibrant colours to portray primarily the Vietnamese countryside inhabited by men, as well as women wearing the traditional white conical hat—a motif he paints repeatedly. His scenes depict activities found in the countryside such as transplanting rice, visits to the market and aspects of everyday village life. Phuong graduated from the Hanoi College of Industrial Fine Arts in 1986. He is also an accomplished ceramic artist and photographer. His work has been exhibited in Hanoi, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Singapore, Washington, New York, Paris and elsewhere. Quach Dong Phuong is represented by Lac Hong Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

47 Ryan PeterUntitled (Autogram), 2015unique silver gelatin print20” x 16”Donated by the Artist Courtesy of Republic Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $1,600

Vancouver artist Ryan Peter’s works investigate the relationship between painting and digital photography. He creates unique surfaces by experimenting with substances on film, such as Pepto-Bismol, spray deodorant and laundry detergent, resulting in images that range from the purely abstract to a space inhabited by floating biomorphic forms. Peter was a semi-finalist in the 11th Annual RBC Painting Competition in 2009, and his work has been featured in exhibitions at Presentation House Gallery and the OR Gallery in Vancouver, and Susan Hobbs Gallery in Toronto. He has been commissioned to create a new work for the City of Vancouver’s Platforms: Coastal City public art program (2016). He is represented in Vancouver by Republic Gallery, where his solo exhibition is on view until April 16th.

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49 Kevin SchmidtSmall Waves, Cold Water Studies, 2001-20026 graphite and watercolours on tracing paper11” x 15 ¾” eachDonated by the ArtistCourtesy of Catriona Jeffries Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $9,500

Kevin Schmidt is a Vancouver based interdisciplinary artist with a focus on photography and video. Many of his works have been situated in remote locations where he staged a performance or intervention, bringing popular culture in contact with nature and the landscape. Memorable examples include Long Beach Led Zep, in which he installed an electric guitar and amplifier on an isolated beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and a large billboard with text from Genesis located on the frozen ice of the Northwest Passage. His Small Waves studies depict Northwest Coast surfer culture. A graduate of ECUAD, he has had solo exhibitions at Presentation House Gallery and the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver; Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal; The Power Plant; and Kunstlerhaus Bethanien. Schmidt received a VIVA Award in 2008.

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51 Ed SpenceNothing Sufficiently Blinding, 2016acrylic on panel 16” x 12”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Franc Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $3,200

The creative practice of Vancouver based Ed Spence includes text, photography, painting and installation works that investigate issues related to digital culture, information technologies and computer processing, while still remaining rooted in the physical act of art making. Recent works involve taking a photograph of a vintage photograph representing an aspect of this region’s history, and then mimicking a digital aesthetic by dissecting portions of the image into tiny pixels which are cut and reorganized meticulously by hand. In 2005 Spence received his BFA from UBC Okanagan, where he received the President’s Purchase Award. In 2012 he was awarded a research residency in Italy. His artwork has been exhibited across Canada and in the United States, Poland, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, and he is represented by Franc Gallery, Vancouver.

50 Evann SiebensBodily Frame (from DeConstruction Series), 2015chromogenic print, satin laminate finish in metal frame with brushed surface35 ¾” x 23 ¾” Edition: 2 of 5Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Wil Aballe Art Projects/WAAP, VancouverEstimated value: $1,600

Referencing her archive of 16mm film and years of shooting dance, Evann Siebens works with a diverse vocabulary using photography, film, collage, text and media installation to reflect her interest in the moving body. She has described her practice as mapping, translating three-dimensional movement, memory and emotion to the still image and screen. This photograph was taken in the now-demolished Ridge Theatre in Vancouver. Siebens has exhibited at Eyebeam in Brooklyn; Centre Pompidou, Paris; MediaArtLab/ Urban Screen, St. Petersburg, Russia; and Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, while her documentaries have been screened at MOMA and on PBS. She won the ID/Identities Istanbul Best Video Prize, presented work at ISEA Vancouver 2015, and has been working on a commission from Paul Wong/On Main Gallery. She is represented by Wil Aballe Art Projects/WAAP, Vancouver.

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53 Jonathan SymeLowly Luck (Yellow), 2015oil, clay, silver leaf and mixed media on canvas36” x 36”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Franc Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $5,000

Jonathan Syme’s interest in the materiality of paint is manifest in linear elements of saturated colour that draw the eye into “optically-rich fields of algorithmic-like abstraction.” His visual language benefits from a practice of developing multivalent interests and skills with paint, which include Modernist gestures and a pop-art-inspired colour palette, montage, and contemporary digital references. Primarily focused in the realm of two-dimensional painting, he also works with installation and sculpture. Syme holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Alberta College of Art and Design, completed in 2003. His work has been exhibited at Monte Clark Gallery, the Equinox Gallery, Wil Aballe Art Projects/WAAP, CSA Space and Jeffery Boone Gallery, all in Vancouver.

52 Patryk StasieczekCalibration Painting (Gold Cyan Curl)Calibration Painting (Gold Cyan Dash)2 photograms of inkjet ink brush strokes on chromogenic paper, emulsion lifted and transferred onto canvas, UV lamination, stretcher bar, gaffer tape22” x 17 ¾” eachDonated by the ArtistCourtesy of Wil Aballe Art Projects/WAAP, Vancouver Estimated value: $1,234 each, sold as a set for $2,345

Patryk Stasieczek holds a Master of Applied Arts from ECUAD, where he investigated the ontological relationships between photographic acts, objects and experiences, and a BFA in

photography and philosophy from Concordia University in Montréal. He is the director/co-curator of Gallery 295, a young Vancouver gallery focusing on emerging contemporary photographic practices, and is currently a sessional instructor at ECUAD. Stasieczek produces compositional light paintings within the disembodied space of complete darkness, using a variety of lighting materials and digital technologies, coupled with sensitized photographic surfaces. He has exhibited nationally, at Access Gallery, Charles H. Scott Gallery and Field Contemporary, all in Vancouver; and at Galerie Les Territoires and FOFA Gallery in Montreal. Stasieczek is represented by Wil Aballe Art Projects, Vancouver, where he recently had a solo show.

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54 Ron TeradaANYTHING FOR A FRIEND, 2015CHARITY AND THE SMELL OF MONEY, 20152 inkjet prints on off-set printed poster (2001) mounted to Sintra34 ½” X 19 ½” eachDonated by the ArtistCourtesy Catriona Jeffries, VancouverCombined Estimated Value: $7,000

Ron Terada’s primary material is language. Operating within the circulation systems of graphic design and signage, he treats language as a cultural readymade, destabilizing its function to unravel complex social meanings. Through deadpan humour, he deftly problematizes the consumption and circulation of art, while acknowledging the complicity and humanity within it. This recent series overlays Spaghetti Western film titles onto his past poster project, drawing parallels between the myth of the West and the prospect of survival of the fittest set against the backdrop of Vancouver. The broken message prompts consideration of the reality of fiction behind the text and how his own identity is ‘inscribed into the picture.’ Terada’s exhibitions include those at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Hayward Gallery, London; and Witte de With, Rotterdam. He is represented by Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver.

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56 Renée Van HalmWorsted, 2015acrylic on canvas30” x 24”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Equinox Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $5,200

Renée Van Halm has a longstanding interest in the history of painting and the ways in which humans represent and inhabit architectural space. Committed to painting’s materiality, her recent bodies of work connect with over 30 years of exploring how space governs contemporary experience. Culling images from mainstream fashion and décor magazines, she manipulates and juxtaposes forms into new compositions, building poetic tensions between figuration and abstraction, and disrupting traditional perspectival relationships. After many years in Toronto, Montréal and Berlin, Van Halm lives in Vancouver, where she is Professor Emeritus at ECUAD. She has exhibited across Canada, in Tokyo and Sydney, and her work resides in collections that include the National Gallery of Canada and the Musée d’art Contemporain, Montréal. Van Halm is represented by Birch Libralato, Toronto and Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.

55 Howard UrsuliakUntitled [special project], c. 2003chromogenic print12 ¼” x 16 ¾”Donated from the Collection of David Allison and Chris NicholsonEstimated value: $1,800

Howard Ursuliak’s work comes out of Vancouver’s photo-conceptual tradition and the history of documentary photography. Similar to his contemporaries, he has been documenting the urban environments and interiors of Vancouver, with subjects extending to flea markets, forlorn lunch counters and store interiors, and eastside backyards. Although he doesn’t arrange the objects that make up his photographs, he carefully composes them to avoid the the presence of people, resulting in concise images that capture light beautifully and are eerily still, as if in anticipation of something about to happen.

Ursuliak graduated from ECUAD in 1984 and received an MFA from UBC in 1993. Exhibition venues include Presentation House Gallery, Contemporary Art Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery; Galleria Fucares in Madrid; Centro de Fotografia, Salamanca; and the Shang Dong Centre for Contemporary Art, Nanjing, China.

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57 WALLPAPERSOrb 2 by Sara Ludy, UF-23 by Sylvain Sailly, WINDOW 2 by Nicolas Sassoon, 2014computer generated animationsDonated by the ArtistsEstimated value: $8,000

WALLPAPERS, an artists’ collective founded by Sara Ludy, Sylvain Sailly and Nicolas Sassoon, creates computer-generated animated patterns and immersive installations that reflect on the aesthetic shifts between virtual and physical reality. Their work spans moving abstract imagery, fantastical illusions and architectural forms, forging associations with Impressionist painting, optical art and our 21st century digitized, mediated experience. For the Vancouver Art Gallery’s exhibition Beyond Trees: Wallpapers in Dialogue with Emily Carr, each artist’s durational projections connected the surrounding wilderness to the manufactured flatness of computer screens, capturing the natural world and its human interventions. Their practice extends further to large-scale outdoor projections and architectural interventions. Exhibitions include FAÇADE 2015, an outdoor installation produced by the Gallery and Burrard Arts Foundation; Nuit Blanche Toronto 2014; the New Forms Festival 2014; and a project with 319 Scholes, Brooklyn.

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58 Xu YishengLandscape with Hill and Trees, 1988scroll, ink and watercolour on paper22 ¼” x 17 ¼” Courtesy of Uno Langmann LimitedEstimated value: $9,000

Xu Yisheng is currently the supervisor of postgraduate studies at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, China. Having studied with Shi Lu (1919-1982) and He Haixia (1908-1998) during the 1960s, his style exemplifies the rugged landscape and people of Shaanxi Province as developed by the Changàn School of modern Chinese painting. Mr. Yisheng has published over 100 writings and dissertations and has been recognized for his achievements at local, national and international levels. His expansive, delicate landscapes have been showcased in Vancouver, New York, London, Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Taipei and Singapore. In 2014, the Uno Langmann Gallery paired Xu Yisheng with Liu Wenxi in a two-person exhibition.

59 Don YeomansFabrication by Trace YeomansKiller Whale Triptych, 2012ultrasuede on panel24” x 24” each of 3 panelsDonated by Don YeomansCourtesy of Douglas Reynolds Gallery, VancouverEstimated value: $7,000

Don Yeomans’ exceptional carving and drawing skills are enhanced by his consummate understanding of the Haida form. Using formline design as a tool to convey contemporary ideas, he is known for combining traditional formline and crests with non-Haida patterns and symbols, and often works with non-traditional materials like bronze and Forton (a gypsum resin). Major commissions include a 40-foot pole for Stanford University (2003); a totem for the McMichael Gallery's collection, a work that interweaves traditional iconography and totemic animals with contemporary modes of communication such as a cell phone, laptop and MP3 player (2008); and two totem poles for the Vancouver International Airport (2008). In the collections of UBC’s Museum of Anthropology, Royal British Columbia Museum, and the Canadian Museum of History. Yeomans is represented by Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Vancouver.

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60 Elizabeth Zvonar10-4, 2013digital reproduction of hand-cut collage37 ½” x 31”Donated by the ArtistCourtesy of Daniel Faria Gallery, TorontoEstimated Value: $5,000

Vancouver artist Elizabeth Zvonar’s mysterious works are composed of source materials drawn from art history, contemporary advertising and popular culture, questioning existing cultural systems of power through humour, irony and feminist rigour. The associative collisions in her collages and sculptures traverse the realms of science, philosophy and religion, nudging at otherworldly dimensions. Zvonar’s practice draws inspiration from countercultural movements that challenge the status quo. She has exhibited in exhibitions throughout Canada and in New York, Australia, Japan and Belgium. Recent presentations include a Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite public artwork (2016), and shows at Daniel Faria Gallery (2014) and the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2010). Zvonar received the 2015 VIVA award and the 2009 City of Vancouver Mayor’s Award for Emerging Visual Artist. She is represented by Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto.

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