Art Exhibit - As the Artists View It Presented by Southern Ontario Visual Artists (SOVA)

AS THE ARTISTS VIEW IT

Art Exhibit - Southern Ontario Visual Artists (SOVA)

Join us at the Shelburne Town Hall Art Gallery for an inspiring new exhibit by the Southern Ontario Visual Artists (SOVA)! 

Exhibit Dates:        Tuesday August 6 to Friday August 23, 2024
Time:                       8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday
Location:                 203 Main Street East, Shelburne

Artistic Expression occurs when the artist seeks to depict not only objective reality, but rather the subjective emotions and responses to objects and events.

In this exhibition, the 14 members of Southern Ontario Visual Artists (SOVA), present their view of different subjects to evoke positive thought and reaction from the public in this exhibit entitled As the Artists View It.

The SOVA artists are all professional artists involved with various galleries, but as they are long-time friends and enjoy a successful working relationship, they exhibit artwork as a group up to five times a year.

We hope you enjoy this creative exhibit and to know more about our group, you can visit our website southernontariovisualartists.com

Member Bios and Contact Information:

LYNDEN COWAN, NOAPS, AFCA, OSA, SCA, SAFC, SOVA, CFS

Lynden Cowan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has been involved in exhibiting her oil paintings in various galleries over the years in London, across Canada and the United States, and is also represented internationally by the Circle Foundation in Lyon, France.

Lynden is an elected member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Society of Canadian Artists, the Colour and Form Society, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society of North America, and is a Signature Member of Artists for Conservation, and the Federation of Canadian Artists.

lyndencowan.com
facebook.com/lyndencowan/
instagram.com/lyndencowan
21 Jaffa Dr. Brampton, ON L6S4C7
Studio: Alton Mills Art Centre, Studio 202A
Email: lyndencowan@gmail.com
Phone: 905-791-1607 

MICHELLE EISSLER, BFA, SSAC, SOVA

Michelle Eissler resides in Alliston, Ontario and possesses an Art & Art History degree from the University of Toronto and a diploma from Sheridan College’s Illustration program. She has focused her practice on the exploration of semi-abstracted reality and compositions which challenge the viewer’s perception and interpretation of her surrealistic narratives. She has exhibited locally including Visual Arts Mississauga, Peel Art Gallery, McMichael Art Gallery, Ontario Society of Artists, Quest Gallery, and the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.

michelleeissler.ca
instagram.com/michelleeisslerart
17 Paddison Place Alliston, ON L9R0J5
Studio: Alton Mills Art Centre, Studio 203A
Email: meissler@rogers.com
Phone: 416-568-9534 

MARGARET SARAH PARDY, SSA, SCA, OSA, AFC, SOVA

Margaret is an international artist and graduate of the Sheridan College Art Fundamentals Program. Her love for animals and nature is what inspires her art and has led her to become a successful wildlife artist. Her works can be found in private collections and shows internationally.

margaret-sarah-pardy.pixels.com
131 Mill St. N. Brampton, ON L6X2P1
Studio: Alton Mills Art Centre, Studio 203B
Email: sarahs.art@bell.net
Phone: 905-609-0443

ROBERT CHISHOLM, SOVA

Robert Chisholm is noted for his impressionistic, intuitive style that with a combination of natural colours, and freedom of brush strokes, allows the painting to evolve. This award- winning artist works mainly in acrylic and oils. Born in Nova Scotia, but now residing in Orangeville, his East Coast influence emerges in his landscapes and portraits. 

A member of the Headwaters Art Group, and the Southern Ontario Visual Artists, Robert’s artwork is enjoyed in multiple Private and Corporate collections across Canada, the USA and abroad.

336 Lewis Dr. Orangeville, ON L9W 4P8
Studio: Alton Mills Art Centre, Studio 202B
Email: robertchisholm49@gmail.com
Phone: 519-942-8469           

HELEN DUPLASSIE, SOVA

Helen has always loved to draw which has led to her love of painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour and dye on silk. Her work conveys how she sees our world, whether microscopic or huge and powerful, and recreates that beauty, power or emotion; intricate in detail or beautiful in its simplicity. Her hope is that her work will touch the viewer in some way. Helen is mainly a realist, landscape artist, and also enjoys doing portraits and still life.

helenduplassie.com
94 Blackthorn Lane Brampton, ON L6V 3K8
Email: helendu@rogers.com
Phone: 416-918-9940

JOANNE LOMAS, BFA, SOVA

Joanne is an emerging artist and long-time resident of the Simcoe County area and resides in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. She has completed a four year BFA degree with Georgian College and Thompson Rivers University and is beginning a new adventure making art. She is a painter foremost working with acrylics and watercolour, plein air and in studio from photography. Her work is loosely representative to abstract, focusing mainly on landscape and nature. She is also an instructor and for a few years enjoyed a studio in Alton Mills. Currently she is concentrating on traveling and experimenting in digital painting formats. She is an avid Instagram sharer and soon-to-be creator of You Tube explorations of her digital work.

joannelomas.ca
18 Bobolink Dr. Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z0J2
Email: jolomas@bell.net
Phone: 705-790-3246

JANICE YKEMA, OSA, CFS, SCA, CFS, SOVA

Janice Ykema grew up in Niagara-on-the-Lake in a farming community, but as her art practice grew so did her associations within the art scene. She is a member of Ontario Society of Artists, Colour and Form Society, as well as Southern Ontario Visual Artists. Janice can be found at the Royal Winter Fair, and was honoured to be selected for the 2015 poster. Her work has been applauded as being both energetic and restful, “a pleasing blend of abstract with realism.” She is included in private, corporate and international collections.

4714 Bridge ST. Upper Niagara Falls, ON L2E2R8
Email: janart1@gmail.com
Phone: 289-680-0789

LYNNE SCHUMACHER, OSA, CFS, SOVA

Lynne Schumacher studied commercial art at Central Technical School in Toronto, but decided that painting landscapes were a better fit for her personality. Many hours were spent in study at portrait and life drawing sessions to improve her skills at expressing moods in her work. Her journey has taken her from art shows like Toronto City Hall Art in the Park to McMichael to The Artist Project.

Currently, her work can be seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario and various commercial galleries. Her work has been purchased for many corporate and private collections. She has received many awards for her very realistic nature paintings. The People’s Choice award is the one that she finds most satisfying as it is the public who pass judgement about the quality of the work and who eventually will purchase the pieces.

lynneschumacher.com
450 28th Street West, Apt 114 Owen Sound, ON N4K 6B4
Email: info@lynneshumacher.com
Phone: 416-505-3496

STEVE WILSON, SFCA, OSA, SCA, CFS, SOVA

As an award winning Artist and Juror, Steve is a signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, an elected member in the OSA, SCA, CFS and SOVA. He has exhibited nationally and internationally across Canada, the United States, England, Tasmania and Turkey. He has been featured in many publications, podcasts and TV, and recently received the Mayor’s Choice Award in Niagara Falls Art Competition 2021, and 1st, 3rd and 4th place in 3 different categories in the 2021 American Art Awards among many other awards.

In his work he strives to evoke an emotion, to create a feeling or message by capturing in one frame or image a story. As well as challenging the viewer’s perception, in some cases, he presents a satirical look at the world we live in. Steve tries to include those little extras that allow the eye to explore and discover hidden gems or messages. His love for architecture and our urban and suburban landscape draws him in and challenges the way he portrays our world. 

stevewilsonstudios.com
4086 Brookdale Dr. Niagara Falls ON L2H 2B3
Email: stevesart@gmail.com
Phone: 416-706-1732

DAUREEN MURPHY, SOVA

Daureen likes to use colour, perspective and even poetry to express a story on canvas. Each painting expresses a moment in time, a journey led by the brush, disclosed in the canvas.

675123 Hurontario St. Mono, ON 
Email: drmurphy3@sympatico.ca
Phone: 519-215-1280

ANGELA BURDON, SOVA

Angela Burdon’s fascination with the freedom of the spirit is seen in the flowing manes of her wild horses and the luminous beauty of her abstract cloudscapes. She explores her passion for nature and emotion with an adventurous mix of materials and mediums.​

Formerly a Palliative Care Nurse, Angela combines the techniques she learned from ateliers in Florence, Barcelona and Seattle with inspiration from such diverse sources as Sorolla, Sargent and Santos, to fuse her traditional training with a contemporary and life-affirming approach to art. Angela has exhibited in multiple cities across Canada, and into the USA.

angelaburdonart.com
675141 Hurontario St. Mono ON L9W 5S2 
Email: angelaburdonart@gmail.com
Phone: 778-822-0940

E. CONNIE MUNSON, SOVA

Passionate about all things photography, E. Connie Munson has built five darkrooms, and is planning number six. She is an active member of several arts organizations, serving on boards, committees, editor of newsletters, and volunteering as needed.

Showing her work in area galleries, most notably her recent honours have included pieces hung in the a la carte Gallery of the O.L.A. at Queens Park, along with honourable mentions of pieces at Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre and Beaux Arts Gallery, plus third place for a piece hung in the Members Only show at the McMichael Gallery.

studiobydesign.ca
18 Desert Sand Dr. Brampton, ON L6R 1V5
Email: ellie73m@gmail.com
Phone: 647-466-1896

JOANNA TURLEJ, SOVA, CFS

During her 35 year career as an artist, she has explored different media, among them watercolours, acrylics, and mixed media. In 2014, her explorations led her to embrace paper collage. Her very specialized and unique technique has rendered her a lot of success. Joanna exhibits nationally and internationally and she is an elected member and president of the Colour and Form Society (CFS).

In 2020, Joanna’s work was accepted to the Government of Ontario Art Collection.​

Joanna is an art teacher and a presenter and has taught in art organizations such as Oakville art Society, Oakville Galleries and Oakville Art Studio Inc. In 2022, she began teaching at the Haliburton School of Art, Fleming College. She also teaches via Zoom and was also invited to do a presentation via Zoom for Don Valley Art Club and Clarkson Art Society.

joannaturlej.com
2097 Grand Blvd. Oakville ON L6H4Y1
Email: joanna@joannaturlej.com
Phone: 416-660-4788

CHARLENE NICKELS, SOVA

Charlene has been painting as long as she can remember, and her creativeness has taken many forms and many outlets throughout her life. She thrives on taking different paths in her creative journey including everything from wood working, jewellery creation to Victorian flower arranging. Charlene started painting in oils at a very early age and progressed into acrylics; however, water colours have become her passion and has proved to be very challenging to work with. With water colours she is mainly a realist but also enjoys exploring other mediums in abstract form. Charlene paints from photos she has taken of events or things that have resonated within her.

charlenenickels.com
31 Maryanne Dr. Cornwall, PEI C0A1H8
Email: ck_nickels@hotmail.com
Phone: 647-687-2856

View the Media Release from August 1, 2024 and the Media Release from SOVA. 

Images from the exhibit.