2005 André Lapointe
My work is like a hunter. I go to a place and I try to have a strategy for doing a form or an image … – André Lapointe, 2005
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Board Thanks Symposium Participants
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is grateful to all who participated in the Strathbutler Symposium. In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Strathbutler Award, the Board of Directors organized this focused look at N. B. Visual Arts as part of its commitment to promote the visual arts in New Brunswick. The Board of Directors[…]
2004 Janice Wright Cheney
I started using quite a bit of insects in my work because I was fascinated by the fact that everybody has a reaction to insects and how fear and nerves elevate as well as how a lot of superstitions come out of not really knowing about things. – Janice Wright Cheney, 2004
2003 Thaddeus Holownia
I try to deal with how human intervention changes the landscape, how the forces of nature mould human structures, how the two coexist. – Thaddeus Holownia, 2003
2002 Gordon Dunphy
This is what’s important to try to catch — that spirit that trees have, especially big old hardwood trees, and if I can catch that and make it look simple, the best forms are those that look as if they just happened … – Gordon Dunphy, 2002
2001 Gerard Collins
Art critic Murray Littlejohn noted that Collins mocks the trend to reduce art to a decorative role in society, robbing it of its cognitive value. His landscapes and portraits prompt the viewer to challenge the importance of money and technology in modern life. – 2001
2000 Rick Burns
Essentially, I’m concerned about the body as subject matter. And primarily the absence of the body. Using the body blatantly just seemed a little too obvious. – Rick Burns, 2000
1999 Suzanne Hill
…but I find it difficult to choose words that will speak with the same intensity as a drawing, painting or construction … – Suzanne Hill, 1999