{"title":"2025 Spring Portfolio","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Artists for Kids Spring 2025 Portfolio features limited edition prints by Ian Wallace, Karin Bubaš, Wayne Eastcott, Gordon Smith, and Michael Snow - renowned Canadian artists who have significantly contributed to our society through their pivotal work and advocacy of the arts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wayne-eastcott-moodyville-notes","title":"Wayne Eastcott, Moodyville Notes, 2005","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWAYNE EASTCOTT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoodyville Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005 \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePrint Details:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003earchival inkjet\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 15 \u003cbr\u003eImage size: 16” x 22” \u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 22” x 28”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eunframed\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne Eastcott graduated with honours in painting and printmaking from the Vancouver School of Art in 1966, which led to a career of innovative printmaking. Receiving a Canada Council Grant in 1968 for the development of new printmaking techniques, in particular the Xerox technique, Eastcott subsequently engaged the interest and active participation of the Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New York and Fuji-Xerox in Tokyo, Japan where he made a defining video, \u003cem\u003eElectography, What Is It?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastcott joined the art faculty at Capilano College in 1971, and in the same year, he and B.C. Binning established the Dundarave Print Workshop in West Vancouver, which is now operating on Granville Island in Vancouver, B.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWayne has exhibited nationally and internationally, including in New York, Japan, Yugoslavia, Poland, Germany, Spain, India and Brazil. His work is found in many private, corporate, and public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclee, or inkjet printing, is achieved using a high-resolution printer. The minute closeness and intense colour of the ink produces a high-quality archival image. Artists often add hand-drawn or painted features to create original prints from multiples. C-Print, or a chromogenic print is the most common type of colour photographic printing. C - Prints are composed of layers of cyan, magenta and yellow ink that together create a full-colour digital image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Artists for Kids \u0026 Gordon Smith Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49863968031017,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/9580\/5993\/files\/GSG_2025_edition_003.jpg?v=1741809220"},{"product_id":"karin-bubas-late-winter-lynn-creek-2010","title":"Karin Bubaš, Late Winter, Lynn Creek, 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Bubaš\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLate Winter, Lynn Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLightjet print\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 45  \u003cbr\u003eimage: 14.75” x 44” \u003cbr\u003epaper: 20.75” x 50” \u003cbr\u003eunframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1976 in North Vancouver, Bubaš participated in Artists for Kids programs as a student, where she had the opportunity to work in the Artist in Residence program with Canadian artists Guido Molinari and David Blackwood. Bubaš, who currently lives and works in Vancouver, B.C., studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art \u0026amp; Design, graduating in 1998. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarin Bubaš’ diverse practice is concerned with both the natural and built environment - referencing imagery inspired by cinematic themes, her environment, and contemporary culture. Bubaš’ work often explores the depiction of women in art and cinema; she also references a sense of the sublime found in 19th century landscape painting and the films of Michelangelo Antonioni and Alfred Hitchcock. A prolific artist, Bubaš has participated in more than 60 solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Europe. Her work is found in numerous private and public collections nationally and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colour photograph \u003cem\u003eLate Winter, Lynn Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, 2010 is a panorama which uses the natural setting and the local history of Lynn Valley as a source of inspiration. The image depicts late winter foliage in a northern view of Lynn Creek in Lower Lynn Valley. A sizeable billow of smoke lingers at the foot of the rocky river bed, hovering like early morning fog. Upon further inspection, the outline and features of a young woman emerge through the smoke as a sort of apparition or smoke spirit. The picture brings to mind the rich, historical Indigenous ancestry of the region and is a further exploration of the relationship between woman and nature. The image was also informed by archival photographs of Squamish Nation residents at the turn of the 19th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarin Bubaš is represented by \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/monteclarkgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMonte Clarke Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artists for Kids \u0026 Gordon Smith Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49864043135273,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/9580\/5993\/files\/GSG_2025_edition_002.jpg?v=1741809203"},{"product_id":"ian-wallace-drums-and-paint-2010","title":"Ian Wallace, Drums and Paint, 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrums and Paint\u003c\/em\u003e, 2010 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eArchival inkjet print\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 35 \u003cbr\u003eimage: 12” x 16” \u003cbr\u003epaper: 20” x 24” \u003cbr\u003eunframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Wallace, born in 1943 in Shoreham England, moved to Canada with his family and settled in West Vancouver in 1953.  After graduating with a Master’s degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia, Wallace taught art history at the university from 1967 to 1970, and then at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design from 1972 to 1998. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWallace was influenced by professors BC Binning and Ian Baxter who helped him appreciate the potential of  “concept” in the development of historical and contemporary imagery. Following an exhibition at the 49th Parallel Gallery in New York City in 1985, Wallace became a senior member of a group of conceptual artists who became recognized as the Vancouver School. Known for his contemporary approach to linking painting with photography, and for his critical writings on art and art history, Wallace is an internationally respected educator and artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2004 Wallace was the recipient of the Governor General’s Award for the Visual Arts. In 2013 Wallace was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2014 Wallace was honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and awarded the Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. The Audain Art Prize was awarded to Wallace in 2022. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edition of \u003cem\u003eDrums and Paint\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Ian Wallace’s interest in the studio experience as an integral part of his imagery. This image was created directly in Ian Wallace’s studio and is an exclusive image of a subject accessible only to Wallace as the artist\/author.  Wallace’s notice of the strong contrast and “rich colour of the paint pot and the canvas surface” struck a resonance with him as did the “memory of sound” implied by his drum kit. 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Smith came to Vancouver in 1940, married Marion Fleming, and joined the Canadian Army. Returning from service overseas in 1945, he continued his art education at the Vancouver School of Art, then taught at the school for a decade. In 1956, Smith joined the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and taught visual art until his retirement in 1982.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the 1990s onward, the last 30 years of his artistic career were his most prolific. As a master of colour, Smith explored the British Columbian landscape in a fresh and expressive style that remains unparalleled. He was deeply committed to both his practice and mentorship, and his dedication to art and education placed Smith as one of Canada’s most respected and generous artists. In 1989, Gordon Smith worked with Canadian artists and educators to cofound Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. 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