DAVID ALEXANDER, BRENT BOECHLER, VAL NELSON: ARTIST TALK

Saturday, July 18, 3 p.m.

Free


Three artists with widely differing approaches discuss their relationship with drawing and the role that it plays in their respective practices.

David Alexander studied art at the Vancouver School of Art, Langara College and the University of Saskatchewan, obtaining a masters degree from the latter in the early 1980s. One of Canada's most recognized painters, Alexander is known for his colourful elongated landscapes and abstracted depictions of watery surfaces. His works are in many public and private collections.

Brent Boechler was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A largely self-taught artist, Boechler's works explore the delicate and sometimes unstable balance that exists between the constructed systems of man and the natural world. Comprising both representational and abstract elements, many of Boechler’s images feature an idiosyncratic combination of drawing, mark making and layered painting.

A graduate of the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver painter and drawer Val Nelson has been praised for her “loose, intelligent brushwork” (Vancouver Sun). Whether she is painting contemporary street scenes or making drawings of old world interiors, Nelson’s images reflect her interest in the elements of optical experience. Her work addresses themes of loss, memory and the search for happiness.


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