And just like that, you blink and it is June. Have spent the majority of time working long, long hours in the studio at home, since the studio at the Alton Mill Arts Centre is still closed to the public , but Covid seems to be creeping towards the end, so hopefully will be able to greet people again.
In March, my artwork was published in the Spotlight magazine, issue 23, by the Circle Foundation in France and you can find it on page page 41 (alphabetical). Enjoy.
https://circle-arts.com/spotlight-23/
In April I was very happy to be selected as a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and have since also joined the Toronto chapter.
Again in April I to announce that two of my pieces "Gully "and "Ribbit "have been selected for the prestigious Federation of Canadian Artists juried exhibition in The Vancouver Salon June 14th-27th in Vancouver, B.C. .
In May I entered a competition in France that had 618 International entries . Did not end up as one the winners ( tough crowd, lol), but was selected as one of the 60 Finalists with my entry of Quiet Woods.
In May I was notified by the Federation of Canadian Artists that my painting Ucluelet has been selected for the International competition On The Edge, so will be exhibited in Vancouver July 12th to August 1st .
The end of May I was notified that my painting Under Cover, 36 by 48 inches, was juried into the prestigious Artists for Conservation 2021 Festival being held at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, Sept 23rd to 26th. The jury team said this year there were almost 500 entries and it was the highest scoring field in the past 14 years with roughly over 60 per cent of the artists not being selected.
Here's a quick summary of results:
Live Exhibit: 90 Artworks by 90 Artists
Virtual Exhibit: 200 artworks by 173 artists
Geographic Representation 16 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, UK, USA and Vietnam
The Jurors this year were…
Brent Cooke - AFC Sculptor, Past Director of Royal BC Museum and AFC Board Member (Canada);
Jennifer Lindquist - Curator, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute (USA)
Anna-Louise Pickering - Co-Founder/President of the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation (UK)
Suzie Seerey-Lester - AFC Artist & Simon Combes Award Winner (USA);
Debra Usher - Editor/Publisher of Arabella Magazine (Canada).
Very happy about that one.
May/June …Happy to be included in the May/June edition of American Art Collector , a well known, important art magazine for Collectors .:D
Now back to the easel. and hopefully able to see people in my studio . For now, don’t forget that I am also on instagram and Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Lynden-Cowan-Visual-Artist-293472238913
Http://www.instagram.com/lyndencowan
Bye for now, Lynden :)