98-53 Feathers and Fern mixed media on paper 19.5x25.25

99-01 Hidden Splendour oil on wood panels 48 x 60
Hidden Splendour

Confronted on my walk in Harbour Park with an impassable trail, instead of feeling stymied I found a new purpose. The painting was far more challenging than fording the puddle would have been.
 
 

99-03 Celebrate oil on masonite 36 x 49
Celebrate

I pause and celebrate this quiet moment of reflection that transports my mind beyond the confines I tend to keep it locked up in.
 
 

99-06 Into the Stillness oil on canvas glued to pasonite panels 49 x 59 (2@49x29.5)
Into the Stillness

Looking into the stillness of a reflection, I see the world so clearly, upside down.
 
 

99-42 The Freedom of Detachment acrylic collage on canvas 72 x 48 (4@36x24)

INNER REFLECTIONS

It is cause for celebration to pause in this busy world and allow the mind to experience the beauty of the moment reflected even in the most ordinary of B.C. occurrences, puddles.

These reflections are mostly of rain puddles and ditches in either Harbour Park or Deas Park. I’m fascinated by the multilevels one can perceive with the surface of the water, the reflections and sometimes the pebbles or mud on the bottom.

My hope is that you, the viewer might take with you the idea to allow yourself the experience and simple joy of a quiet moment of reflection. The next time you see a puddle, pause a moment, be still, and have a look. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you see.

Thankyou for coming to see my work.

 Marilyn Atkey

EDUCATION

84-87 Fine Arts Diploma, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, Ontario

72-84 Various workshops and courses through the Federation of Canadian Artists, U.B.C., Kwantlen College and the Vancouver School of Art.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: SOLO

2000 Inner Reflections, Delta Arts Council Gallery, Ladner, B.C.

1998 I Would Drink Deeper, Burnaby Arts Council Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.

1995 Personal Reflections, Delta Arts Council Gallery, Ladner, B.C.

1993 Life Forms, Delta Community Arts Council Gallery, North Delta, B.C.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: GROUP

1999 Reflections, Two person show, deborahworsfold gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

Arts99, (juried) Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.

Art Works, (juried) B.C. Festival of the Arts, Victoria, B.C.

1998 New Still Life, Two person show, deborahworsfold gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

White Rock and South Surrey Art Society, (juried) Gallery Central Plaza,
White Rock, B.C.

Arts98, (juried) Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.

Faces and Figures, (juried) Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

From B.C. Waters, (juried) Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

Torso, (juried) Moat Gallery, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, B.C.

1998 Winter Juried Show, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

1997 Tribute to the B.C. Summer Games, (juried) Burnaby Arts Council Gallery,
Burnaby, B.C.

Arts97, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.

White Rock and South Surrey Art Society, (juried) Gallery Central Plaza,
White Rock, B.C.

Faces and Figures, (juried) Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

Postcards, (juried) Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

Identity ‘97, (juried) Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.

1996 Flame of Hope Aids Benefit, Surrey, B.C.

True Colours, (juried through the Federation of Canadian Artists).
Pearson Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Arts96, (juried) Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.

Identity ‘96, (juried) Delta Municipal Hall, Ladner, B.C.

1995 United Nations Golden Anniversary Celebration, (juried) Federation of
Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

Three Person Show, Sinclair Centre, Vancouver, B.C.

1994 Open Juried Show, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

Images & Objects XII, (juried) B.C. Festival of the Arts, Campbell River, B.C.

Identity ‘94, (juried) White Rock Community Arts Council Gallery,
White Rock, B.C.

1993 Images & Objects XI, (juried) B.C. Festival of the Arts, Trail, B.C.

White Rock and South Surrey Art Society, (juried) Community Arts Council
Gallery, White Rock, B.C.

Identity ‘93 (juried) Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.

1992 Arts92 (juried) Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, B.C.

Canada 125 Celebration (juried) Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C.

1991 Society of Canadian Artists Annual Juried Show, John Black Aird Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario

Colour and Form Society Members Show, Fairways Gallery,
Mississauga, Ontario

Visual Arts Mississauga (juried) Civic Centre, Mississauga, Ontario

10th Annual Etobicoke Juried Show, Civic Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario

1990 Colour and Form Society Members Show, Arielcroft Gallery,Violet Hill, Ontario

Roundup ‘90, Studio 1181, Toronto, Ontario

Colour and Form Society Members Show, Campbell House Gallery,
Georgetown, Ontario

1989 37th Annual Colour and Form Society Juried Show, Skylight Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario

1988 36th Annual Colour and Form Society Juried Show, Skylight Gallery,
Toronto, Ontario

Various Group Shows, Gallery St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario

AWARDS

1998 Best Other Media White Rock and South Surrey Art Society juried show

1997 People’s Choice Award Juried Exhibition, Burnaby Arts Council Gallery

Best Other Media White Rock and South Surrey Art Society juried show

Honourable Mention Federation of Canadian Artists juried show

1995 First Prize Federation of Canadian Artists juried show

1988 Honourable Mention Colour and Form Society Juried Show

84/87 Thomas and Josephine Lyons Bursary to attend art school

1982 Honourable Mention Federation of Canadian Artist juried show

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

96-99 Taught privately at my studio

1995 Taught pastel for the South Delta Artists’ Guild

Demo for the South Delta Artists’ Guild

94/95 Board of Directors, South Delta Artists’ Guild

1994 Taught Life Drawing workshop for the South Delta Artists’ Guild

1994 Invited Guest Artist, Port Guichon Elementary, Ladner, B.C.

EXHIBITIONS CURATED

2000 Slice of Self, Delta Community Arts Council Gallery, Ladner, B.C. (invited)

curated by Patty McGregor

1999 Changing Gears, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Steveston, B.C.

curated by Mark Glavina of Phoenix Coastal Art and Vivienne Gosselin of the
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society in cooperation with the Richmond Art Gallery

1998 Transforming Identities, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Steveston, B.C.

curated by Mark Glavina of Phoenix Coastal Art

1994 My Struggle, Delta Community Arts Council Gallery, Ladner, B.C. (invited)
curated by Helene Lanois
 
 
 
 
 
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2000 Beutel, Trudi. "A Time to Reflect". Delta Optimist. January 8, 2000. (photo)

"Artists provide Slice of Self in Ladner exhibit" Delta Optimist February 9,

2000.(photo)

1996 "Local artists earn awards at federation shows"
Delta Optimist, March 20, 1996 (photo)

Delta Optimist, January 10, 1996 (photo)

1993 Surrey Leader, February, 1993 (photo)

Alex Browne, "Art Pleasures", The Peace Arch News, [White Rock],
May 15, 1993.

Artbeat, [Delta, B.C.] March/April 1993 (photo)

COLLECTIONS

Labatt Breweries, New Westminster, B.C.

Private collections in Canada and the U.S.
 
 

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