Question 16

Jack Shadbolt (Canadian, b. England, 1909-1998), Flowering Desert, Variation # 3, 1986, silkscreen, 50 x 77 cm.Purchased 1989.

Q: Does this work by the renowned late BC artist Jack Shadbolt make you think of any desert you have visited?

Question 15

Nobuo Kubota (Canadian, b. 1932), Kelowna Rhapsody, 1999, lithograph, 5/12, 54 x 41.5 cm.Gift of the artist, 1999.

Q: Why do you think that artist Nobuo Kubota titled this work Okanagan Rhapsody? (He was visiting in Kelowna at the time).

Question 14

Barbara Astman (Canadian, b. USA, 1950), Places series, cottage country, 1982, linoleum and wood construction, c. 30.5 x 68.5 x 13 cm.Gift of the artist, 2001.

Q: Barbara Astman generally works with photo-based media, rather than sculpture. Do you think it is tricky for artists to move among different media?

Question 13

Greg Murdock (Canadian, b. 1954), Journal, 1998, etching, ed. 12/30, sheet size 61 x 118 cm.Gift of David Allison and Chris Nicholson, 2003.

Q: Does this etching by Vancouver-based artist Greg Murdock speak to you on some level?

Question 12

Bryan Ryley (Canadian, b. 1952), Ocean Breezes, 1988, oil on canvas with collage, 132 x 195 cm (sight).Gift of Rosalind Robertson, 1992.

Q: In what way do you think this abstract painting’s title relates to its imagery?

Question 11

Mary Bull (Canadian, b. 1920), Orchard Diptych, 1988, mixed media on paper, diptych, each sheet 51 x 70 cm (sight). Purchased 1988.

Q: Are there issues that come to mind in connection with this image, for example, the dangers of pesticides?

Question 10

Works in the NEXUS exhibition, from the Kelowna Art Gallery’s permanent collection, are now online. You can view all the works on the NEXUS pages. They are grouped by theme. Questions to follow will begin to focus on individual works. In the meantime, let us know which one is your favorite.

Q: What is your favorite work in NEXUS and why?