Marianna Schmidt Exhibition at the Charles H. Scott Gallery

The Charles H. Scott Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Marianna Schmidt (1918-2005) from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design collection. This exhibition will run from August 8 – September 5, 2012.

Marianna Schmidt was born in Hungary in 1918 and immigrated to Canada in 1952, first settling in Edmonton where she studied medical technology. In 1960, at the age of forty-two, Schmidt moved to Vancouver, enrolled at the Vancouver School of Art and supported herself by working nights at Vancouver General Hospital. At art school she focused on printmaking with instructor Orville Fisher and was greatly influenced by the artist and instructor Jack Shadbolt. Her student work reflects her skill at drawing the figure and the impact of the expressive styles of Goya and Picasso.

Unreal at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Emily Carr University of Art + Design alumni, faculty and an honorary doctorate recipient, are included in the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibit, Unreal.

Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s permanent collection with a few select loans, Unreal presents work by artists who explore beyond the realm of what is considered real. Using inventive processes and unusual materials, they aim to unhinge us from our typical views of the world and open our eyes to the marvelous, the fantastical, the weird and even the monstrous.

Featured Alumni include Roy Arden (82), Geoffrey Farmer (92), Graham Gillmore (85), Angela Grossmann (85), Glenn Lewis (58), Attila Richard Lukacs (85), Vicky Marshall (79), Jason McLean (97), Marianna Schmidt (65), Irene Whittome (63), Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun (83), Etienne Zack (00), and Elizabeth Zvonar (01).

Featured Faculty (retired) include Carole Itter, Gary Lee-Nova, Jock Macdonald, David Mayrs, Eric Metcalf, Jerry Pethick, Ed Pien, and Jack Shadbolt.

Honorary Doctorate Recipient is Al Neil (08).

Curated by Daina Augaitis, Chief Curator/Associate Director.

The event will be taking place at the Vancouver Art Gallery from January 22 – September 5, 2011.