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Summer Salon Exhibit S5 ian Piper W oodward is the resident artist/ow ner of The Graffiti Co. Art Studio/Gallery in North Vancouver where you'll find original and affordable, local and international works of Fine Art and Objet D'Art. In the gallery this July pay a visit to the Summer Salon Exhibit. W oodw ard has loved draw ing and w orking w ith her hands, since early childhood and believes " to an a r t i s t , in s p ira tio n is everything." H er's comes from the w orld around her and the artists and musicians she knows that value creativity in their lives. She also credits surreal films, music, nature, goddess mythology, folklore and animism as sources of inspiration. "Creating art is a personal, spiritual, emotional, mental and physical journey. "Each new project begins a new journey within her search for meaning and place in the world. These journeys are inspired by "diverse sources, with diverse results." They take their forms as oil and mixed media paintings, drawings, multimedia collages and poetry. She says "art was always around m e" and she received much encouragement from her artistic family. She studied Fine Art at the U niversity of Regina and continued her studies in Mixed Media at the University of Calgary before traveling through France, Italy, England and Asia. It was "a truly unique experience, viewing first hand, the art history and architecture of these regions in real life." W oodw ard se ttled in B ritish Columbia and opened her own studio. She chose a North Shore location "that would benefit and inspire" her as an artist. Originally she shared studio time with graphic and visual artist, Sia Kaskas and they learned from each o th er's expertise. After meeting many other talented bif Shettetf Hamm Rae a r tists, W oodw ard developed her studio into to a gallery, open to the public, for the viewing and purchasing of unique works by diverse artists. The Graffiti Co. Art Studio Gallery currently holds m onthly art exhibitions. W oodw ard still produces her own w ork, offers p riv ate art consultations and classes, and does commissioned artworks for clients. The Summer Salon is a unique exhibition of diverse Contemporary Abstracts, Expressionist, Intuitive P ainting, Landscape P ainting, M ixed M edia C ollage, Magic R e a lis m , O b je t D 'A rt an d Photography. Exhibiting artists include: Bill Adam antidis, Pooneh Alizadeh, R e y h an eh B a k h tia r i, V ange B rossard, A.J. Brown, Fariba Dashtaray, Roy Geronimo, Lucy G odw in, R obyn H agan, Sia Kaskas, Larry Lahoski, Gabriel M aurus, Danny Siggers, Sian Woodward. WHO: Sian Piper Woodward and various exhibiting artists WHAT: Summer Salon WHERE: The Graffiti Co. Art Studio Gallery, 171 East 1st. St, 2nd Floor WHEN: to July 31 STUDIO SUMMER HOURS: Tues - Fri. 1 pm - 6 pm. Or by appointment. INFO: For more information contact Sian at 604 980 1699 www.graffiticoartstudiogallery. com Email: sian@graffiticoart.com Mode! - Vange Brossard Porta! 4 - Lucy Godwin The White House - R. Geronimo wvvw. arts-al i ve. ca July | August