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Tom Thomson Art Gallery 
From January 22 to February 28 the Tom Thomson Art Gallery presents Convergence: 47th Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Art. All are welcome to join us for the opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday January 22 at 7pm. This popular exhibition is a perennial favourite on the Tom Thomson Art Gallery calendar. Featuring work by artists from across the province, Convergence is an opportunity to reflect on contemporary arts practice, examining the issues, subjects and methods that are relevant to artists. A broad range of media is represented including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and craft. The exhibition aims to reward excellence and innovation in artistic production. Since this annual show "takes the pulse" of artmaking in the region, we look for work that exemplifies what makers are thinking about - contemporary artists' concerns, working methods, and methods of exploration. Three jurors took on the task of selecting the exhibition from over 360 works of art submitted. Rhona Wenger was born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Saskatoon, Sask. She studied Art History at Queen’s University in Kingston, receiving her B.A. in 1979 and her M.A. in 1985. She has worked at The Tom Thomsom Memorial Art Gallery in Owen Sound, the Art Gallery of Peterborough, the Art Gallery of Northumberland in Cobourg and is currently Director of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery. Michael Jacob Ambedian was born in Windsor Ontario, where he completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998. In 2001 he completed a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Waterloo. In 2003, he was the Artist in Resident for the City of Kitchener. It was during this residency that he completed a public sculpture for the City of Kitchener, entitled Sawdust Angelus. The sculpture was reviewed in the 2005 fall edition Espace magazine and unveiled later that year. He has served on Kitchener’s Public Art Working Group for over six years. Michael Jacob Ambedian through his artistic practice has been exploring discarded materials, and touching on themes including play, child-wonder, labour, spirituality and environment. Since 1998 Michael has exhibited his work throughout southern Ontario at CAFKA 2001& 2005, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the John B. Aird Gallery and in Michigan at the Detroit Contemporary Gallery. Along with his wife and fellow artist Sheila McMath, Michael lives, works and maintains a studio practice in the city of Kitchener. David Taylor recently retired as the Director-Curator of the Gallery Lambton in Sarnia, ON. David has held many positions in a number of Ontario institutions including McMaster University, Hamilton,ON (1977-1982), The Weir Foundation, Queenston(1982-1986),The Lynwood Art Centre, Simcoe (1987), The Art Gallery of Northumberland, Coburg (1987-1992). David is currently a resident of Grey Bruce county and contributes to many local artistic organization. The jury for Convergence: 47th Annual Tom Thomson Art Gallery Juried Exhibition was held on Friday, December 11th and selections for the exhibition have been made. With 363 works to choose from, competition was stiff and the jurors had an extremely difficult time narrowing the final selection down. ARTISTS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR’S EXHIBITION:
On the night of January 22nd we welcomed over 200 artists and their guests to the opening of our Annual Juried Art Exhibition. We would like to thank everyone that came out to celebrate the diverse culture we hold in Ontario and congratulate all the artists accepted in this year’s exhibition. We would also like to congratulate the following award winners Caron Cooper Award Jay Wilson – pinkburgandymedium Dr. Allan Pollock Award Ann Marie Hadcock – Embody Lincoln Croft Memorial Award – Presented to an artist who has stretched “gone beyond” the norms of the medium chosen. Lynne Heller - The Advertures of Nar Duell in Second Life Michele Carleton McGillis Award – Presented to an emerging artist in our region Eric Braul - Clumsy Visitors to the Gallery are invited to vote for their favourite work in the exhibition. The winner will receive The Sun Times People's Choice Award. This award will be announced on the closing day of the exhibition on Sunday February 28th 2010.
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