Juried Art Show: Uxhibition ’11

Uxbridge’s famous juried art show is an opportunity to view and purchase celebrated works of art from renowned GTA artists. Their submissions are judged by two invited jurors: for 2011 they are Astrid Ho, print maker, and John Leonard, painter. The juried art show is a multi-discipline arts program for the enjoyment of the residents of Uxbridge and surrounding communities. It brings attention to the richness of the artistic talent found in and around the township of Uxbridge.

For artists, this is an amazing chance to have your work evaluated by prominent jurors, to  measure your work against other entries, have it displayed at the  beautiful council chambers in Uxbridge, and exposed to an audience of  more than two hundred people over the week’s display, and perhaps to  sell your work.

Jurors:

Astrid Ho, print maker

Astrid Ho is a Hong Kong-born, Toronto-based visual artist focusing on print-based works, and print installations.  She graduated with honours in 1997 from the Ontario College of Art and Design with an Associate diploma, completing her final year in Florence, Italy under the OCAD Study-Abroad Program.  It was in Italy, where she worked with intaglio under the guidance of master printmaker Patrick Aubert in the Santa Reparata Graphic Center. Astrid returned to OCAD University in 2008 and completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010.

In her professional career, Astrid has been an active member of various artist-run spaces and events, including co-founding the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts in 1996, and is affiliated with AWOL Gallery and Studios since 2000.  In 2005, she was selected for a printmaking residency at the Vermont Studio Center with a partial fellowship.  She has also taught at the McMichael, Harbourfront Centre, Latcham Gallery and Open Studio.  In 2009, Astrid received an Ontario Arts Council Access and Career Development Grant.

Currently, she is a staff and artist member of Open Studio, and has had various exhibitions including Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery (NFLD), Olive Branch Press (NY), Open Studio (ON), and Harbourfront Centre (ON).  Her works are represented in various corporate and private collections, both nationally and internationally, including The Canada Council Art Bank, Holt Renfrew of Canada, National Bank of Canada, St. Michael’s College (University of Toronto), and Vale Inco.

John Leonard

John Leonard is a Toronto-based painter.  He is a graduate of OCAD and  a member of the Royal Canadian Academy.  John has taught at many of  Ontario’s universities and art schools, including OCAD, University of  Toronto, York University and others.  He has been in more than 350  exhibitions, most recently at public galleries throughout Canada as  well as internationally in Spain, France, Holland, Brazil and the  U.S.  His work is held in over 40 public gallery and corporate  collections, including the National Gallery, The Ontario Arts Council,  The Ministry of Culture and Recreation, The Art Gallery of Algoma, The  Art Gallery of Sarnia, The Art Gallery of Lindsay, The Station Gallery  (Whitby), CBS Records–New York and the Canada Development Corp. He  presently resides in Goodwood, but spends his summers teaching at the  Haliburton School of the Arts.

A look back …