Jennifer Walton: 'Fire, Water, Ice & Snow' Catalogue

jennifer walton

fire, water, ice snow

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september 16 – october 28, 2017

4 0 1 R i c h m o n d S t W, S u i t e 1 2 8 , To r o n t o O N 416-260-2220 • toll-free 1-866-844-4481 a b b ozzo ga l l e r y.co m Member of the Art Dealers Association of Canada

Table​ ​of​ ​Contents

FOREWORD

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FIRE Blaze

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Brush​ ​Fire

3

Conflagration

4

Burn

5

WATER Moonage​ ​Daydream

6

Cosmic​ ​Reflection

7

Through​ ​a​ ​Glass​ ​Darkly

8

Black​ ​Velvet

9

Haze

10

ICE Skating​ ​on​ ​Blue​ ​Grey​ ​Ice

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Blue​ ​Glass

12

Reflection​ ​in​ ​Blue​ ​Glass

13

SNOW A​ ​Walk​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Snow

14

Night​ ​Snow​ ​Globe

15

Conversation​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night

16

Into​ ​the​ ​Woods​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night

17

Snow​ ​Walk

18

Path

19

ARTIST​ ​BIO​ ​AND​ ​CV

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PRICE​ ​LIST

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Introduction

Jennifer​ ​Walton’s​ ​visceral​ ​and​ ​vivid​ ​paintings​ ​will​ ​be​ ​featured​ ​in​ ​a major​ ​solo​ ​exhibition​ ​titled​ ​‘Fire,​ ​Water,​ ​Ice​ ​&​ ​Snow’​ ​at​ ​Abbozzo​ ​Gallery.​ ​As outlined​ ​in​ ​the​ ​exhibition’s​ ​title,​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​matter​ ​spans​ ​the​ ​elements​ ​and their​ ​forms.​ ​Walton’s​ ​paintings,​ ​rich​ ​in​ ​movement​ ​and​ ​texture​ ​go​ ​beyond typical​ ​depictions​ ​of​ ​landscape​ ​and​ ​human​ ​figure,​ ​pulling​ ​the​ ​viewer​ ​into​ ​a tangible​ ​moment:​ ​“I've​ ​been​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​recreate​ ​the​ ​essence​ ​of​ ​an​ ​experience rather​ ​than​ ​strictly​ ​representing​ ​a​ ​landscape​ ​or​ ​scene.​ ​The​ ​paintings​ ​of swimmers,​ ​for​ ​instance,​ ​might​ ​evoke​ ​a​ ​sensation​ ​of​ ​weightlessness--a transcending​ ​of​ ​gravity​ ​that​ ​could​ ​be​ ​liberating​ ​(or​ ​perhaps​ ​terrifying) depending​ ​on​ ​the​ ​viewer's​ ​own​ ​experience.”

The​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​“essence​ ​of​ ​experience”​ ​lends​ ​itself​ ​to​ ​the​ ​precariousness of​ ​permanence​ ​in​ ​a​ ​rapidly​ ​changing​ ​global​ ​climate.​ ​This​ ​idea​ ​is​ ​captured​ ​in Walton’s​ ​work:​ ​the​ ​pieces​ ​acting​ ​as​ ​homage​ ​to​ ​the​ ​beauties​ ​of​ ​the​ ​natural world​ ​while​ ​simultaneously​ ​honouring​ ​its​ ​fragility;​ ​“Locally​ ​the​ ​experiences of​ ​snow​ ​and​ ​ice​ ​that​ ​I've​ ​depicted​ ​here​ ​are​ ​much​ ​harder​ ​to​ ​come​ ​by​ ​than they​ ​once​ ​were.​ ​So​ ​while​ ​each​ ​of​ ​those​ ​paintings​ ​on​ ​its​ ​own​ ​is​ ​a​ ​celebration, it's​ ​devastating​ ​to​ ​think​ ​that​ ​such​ ​experiences​ ​may​ ​become​ ​a​ ​thing​ ​of​ ​the past,”​ ​and​ ​the​ ​paintings​ ​of​ ​fire​ ​“represent​ ​a​ ​counterpoint​ ​to​ ​the​ ​paintings​ ​of water,​ ​ice​ ​and​ ​snow.​ ​I​ ​hope​ ​they​ ​feel​ ​a​ ​little​ ​out​ ​of​ ​control.”​ ​Her​ ​interest​ ​in painting​ ​fire​ ​stems​ ​from​ ​her​ ​own​ ​experience​ ​escaping​ ​a​ ​forest​ ​fire​ ​while tree​ ​planting​ ​in​ ​the​ ​late​ ​1980’s​ ​and​ ​fire​ ​has​ ​since​ ​been​ ​a​ ​recurring​ ​theme​ ​in her​ ​work.​ ​Viewers​ ​are​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​draw​ ​their​ ​own​ ​conclusions​ ​from​ ​the​ ​show.

Jennifer​ ​Walton​ ​was​ ​the​ ​inaugural​ ​winner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​RBC​ ​Canadian Painting​ ​Competition​ ​and​ ​her​ ​piece​ ​Conflagration​,​ ​featured​ ​in​ ​this exhibition,​ ​won​ ​the​ ​Juror's​ ​Choice​ ​Award​ ​at​ ​WADEM​ ​(World​ ​Association for​ ​Disaster​ ​and​ ​Emergency​ ​Medicine)​ ​Congress​ ​Art​ ​Show,​ ​2017,​ ​Toronto.

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Blaze​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​30​ ​x​ ​30’’

3

Brush​ ​Fire​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​30​ ​x​ ​30”

4

Conflagration​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​30​ ​x​ ​30”

5

Burn​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​18​ ​x​ ​18”

6

Moonage​ ​Daydream​ ​-​ ​2015,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​40​ ​x​ ​40”

7

Cosmic​ ​Reflection​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​40​ ​x​ ​50”

8

Through​ ​a​ ​Glass​ ​Darkly​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​30​ ​x​ ​40”

9

Black​ ​Velvet​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​48​ ​x​ ​60”

10

Haze​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​19​ ​x​ ​19”

11

Skating​ ​on​ ​Blue​ ​Grey​ ​Ice​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​54​ ​x​ ​72”

12

Reflection​ ​in​ ​Blue​ ​Glass​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​60​ ​x​ ​72”

13

Blue​ ​Glass​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​54​ ​x​ ​72”

14

A​ ​Walk​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Snow​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​40​ ​x​ ​40”

15

Night​ ​Snow​ ​Globe​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​24​ ​x​ ​24’’

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Conversation​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​40​ ​x​ ​40”

17

Into​ ​the​ ​Woods​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night​ ​-​ ​2016,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​50​ ​x​ ​50”

18

Snow​ ​Walk​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​12​ ​x​ ​12”

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Path​ ​-​ ​2017,​ ​Oil​ ​on​ ​canvas,​ ​13.5​ ​x​ ​22’

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Artist​ ​Biography

She​ ​was​ ​the​ ​inaugural​ ​winner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​RBC​ ​Canadian​ ​Painting​ ​Competition.​ ​Her​ ​recent​ ​paintings Conflagration​,​ ​and​ ​Brush​ ​Fire​,​ ​won​ ​the​ ​Juror's​ ​Choice​ ​Award​ ​at​ ​WADEM​ ​(World​ ​Association​ ​for Disaster​ ​and​ ​Emergency​ ​Medicine)​ ​Congress​ ​Art​ ​Show,​ ​2017,​ ​Toronto.​ ​In​ ​2007​ ​she​ ​received​ ​an honourable​ ​mention​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Kingston​ ​Prize,​ ​Canada's​ ​National​ ​Portrait​ ​Competition.​ ​She​ ​has also​ ​been​ ​a​ ​recipient​ ​of​ ​grants​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Elizabeth​ ​Greenshields​ ​Foundation,​ ​the​ ​Canada Council,​ ​the​ ​Conseil​ ​des​ ​arts​ ​et​ ​des​ ​lettres​ ​du​ ​Québec​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Toronto​ ​Arts​ ​Council.​ ​She​ ​has attended​ ​artist​ ​residencies​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Banff​ ​Centre​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts,​ ​the​ ​International​ ​Painting Symposium​ ​in​ ​Baie-Saint-Paul,​ ​Quebec​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Pouch​ ​Cove​ ​Studio​ ​in​ ​Newfoundland.​ ​Her paintings​ ​hang​ ​in​ ​numerous​ ​public​ ​and​ ​private​ ​collections​ ​and​ ​have​ ​been​ ​shown​ ​in​ ​solo​ ​and group​ ​exhibitions​ ​in​ ​galleries​ ​and​ ​museums​ ​across​ ​Canada​ ​and​ ​in​ ​the​ ​US​ ​and​ ​the​ ​UK.​ ​She​ ​holds a​ ​BFA​ ​from​ ​Mount​ ​Allison​ ​University​ ​(Sackville,​ ​New​ ​Brunswick)​ ​and​ ​an​ ​MFA​ ​from​ ​Concordia University​ ​(Montreal).​ ​She​ ​lives​ ​and​ ​works​ ​in​ ​Toronto.

SELECTED​ ​SOLO​ ​EXHIBITIONS: •​ ​2017 `Fire,​ ​Water,​ ​Ice​ ​and​ ​Snow’`,​ ​Abbozzo​ ​Gallery,​ ​Toronto,​ ​ON •​ ​2015 `Below​ ​the​ ​Surface`,​ ​Abbozzo​ ​Gallery,​ ​Toronto,​ ​ON

•​ ​2012 `Beaches,​ ​Lakes,​ ​Frozen​ ​Ponds`,​ ​Abbozzo​ ​Gallery,​ ​Oakville,​ ​ÒN, •​ ​2010

`Paintings​ ​for​ ​Two​ ​Seasons`,​ ​Edward​ ​Day​ ​Gallery,​ ​Toronto,​ ​ON, •​ ​2009

`Jennifer​ ​Walton​ ​Landscapes,​ ​First​ ​Canadian​ ​Place​ ​Gallery,​ ​Toronto,​ ​ON

SELECTED​ ​RECENT​ ​GROUP​ ​EXHIBITIONS: •​ ​2015​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​New​ ​Oakville​ ​Trafalgar​ ​Memorial​ ​Hospital,​ ​Oakville​ ​ON,​ ​"The​ ​Art​ ​of​ ​Healing" curated​ ​by​ ​Shannon​ ​Anderson​ ​featuring​ ​Kim​ ​Adams,​ ​Sara​ ​Angelucci,​ ​Jeremy​ ​Borsos, Edward​ ​Burtynsky,​ ​Susan​ ​Dobson,​ ​Marie​ ​Heintzman,​ ​Scott​ ​McFarland,​ ​Janice​ ​Mason Steeves,​ ​Naoko​ ​Matsubara,​ ​Julia​ ​Mori,​ ​Janet​ ​Morton,​ ​Tazeen​ ​Qayyum,​ ​David​ ​Rokeby, Jennifer​ ​Walton​ ​and​ ​Xiaojing​ ​Yan. •​ ​2014​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​`Alumni​ ​Exhibition`,​ ​Purdy​ ​Crawford​ ​Centre​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts, Sackville,​ ​NB

COLLECTIONS: Canada​ ​Council​ ​Art​ ​Bank,​ ​Ottawa,​ ​ON DuPont​ ​Canada,​ ​Sarnia,​ ​ON Heenan​ ​Blaikie,​ ​Westmount,​ ​QC Loto-Québec,​ ​Montreal,​ ​QC Owens​ ​Art​ ​Gallery,​ ​Sackville,​ ​NB RBC​ ​Investments,​ ​Toronto,​ ​ON Sun​ ​Life​ ​Insurance,​ ​Montreal,​ ​QC The​ ​Agnes​ ​Etherington​ ​Art​ ​Gallery,​ ​Kingston,​ ​ON The​ ​Robert​ ​McLaughlin​ ​Gallery,​ ​Oshawa,​ ​ON

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Price​ ​List Blaze

$4,300

Brush​ ​Fire

$4,300

Conflagration

$4,300

Burn

$2,000

Moonage​ ​Daydream

$6,600

Cosmic​ ​Reflection

$7,400

Through​ ​a​ ​Glass​ ​Darkly

$5,200

Black​ ​Velvet

$8,900

Haze

$2,200

Blue​ ​Glass

$12,000

Skating​ ​on​ ​Blue​ ​Grey​ ​Ice

$12,000

Reflection​ ​in​ ​Blue​ ​Glass

$12,000

A​ ​Walk​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Snow

$6,600

Night​ ​Snow​ ​Globe

$3,200

Conversation​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night

$6,600

Into​ ​the​ ​Woods​ ​on​ ​a​ ​Snowy​ ​Night

$8,000

Snow​ ​Walk

$1,100

Path

$2,200

*Prices​ ​are​ ​displayed​ ​in​ ​Canadian​ ​Dollars.​ ​Our​ ​best​ ​efforts​ ​are​ ​made​ ​to​ ​show​ ​correct values​ ​but​ ​these​ ​are​ ​subject​ ​to​ ​change​ ​so​ ​please​ ​confirm​ ​with​ ​the​ ​gallery*

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