EMERGENCE

Bella Jiang

Jordan MacDonald

Emily-Jayne May Myatt

Julia Pearson

Angela Wood

Vernon Public Art Gallery

MAY 25 - JULY 12, 2023

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 - 31st Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, V1T 2H3, Canada May 25 - July 12, 2023

Production: Vernon Public Art Gallery

Editor: Lubos Culen

Layout and graphic design: Vernon Public Art Gallery

Front cover: Julia Pearson: They sold me all the BLAH (detail), screen print installation: spray paint, inkjet film, paint pen, found objects, 161 x 170 cm

Printing: Get Colour Copies, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

ISBN 978-1-927407-77-6

Copyright © 2023 Vernon Public Art Gallery

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The Vernon Public Art Gallery is a registered not-for-profit society. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee/RDNO, the Province of BC’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, British Columbia Arts Council, the Government of Canada, corporate donors, sponsors, general donations and memberships. Charitable Organization # 108113358RR.

Table Of Contents

1 Executive Director’s Foreword · Dauna Kennedy

3 Emergence - Introduction · Lubos Culen

4 One Thing Leads to Another · Andreas Rutkauskas and David Doody

6 Artists and Works in the Exhibition

8 Bella Jiang

12 Jordan MacDonald

16 Emily-Jayne May Myatt

20 Julia Pearson

24 Angela Wood

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD

Emergence

I am pleased to introduce the work of several artists through the exhibition titled Emergence. This exhibition has evolved through a seven year partnership with partnership with the Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). Each year the Vernon Public Art Gallery hosts a selected group of graduates who have earned their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees at the UBC Okanagan.

This year’s exhibition features artists Bella Jiang, Jordan MacDonald, Emily-Jayne May Myatt, Julia Pearson and Angela wood. Collectively the artwork includes paintings, sculpture and screen-print installation. Some of the themes addressed by the various artists works include art history, gender identity, mental health and the human condition.

Emergence provides us with the opportunity to share with the community contemporary works of art from vibrant young artists as they embark on the next stage of their artistic career.

I’d like to thank Lubos Culen, Curator for the Vernon Public Art Gallery and the faculty of UBC Okanagan for their collaborative efforts in making this exhibition a reality each year. I’d also like to acknowledge the Province of British Columbia for their financial support along with the Regional District of the North Okanagan and the British Columbia Arts Council.

Regards,

Dauna Kennedy Executive Director Vernon Public Art Gallery