When visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Horby Street), my visit is never complete without a stop at their gift store. From now until March 21st, the Vancouver Art Gallery is offering free admission to their Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit. When you stop by the gift store, look out for local Vancouver designer Wendy Van Riesen of Dahlia Drive and her printed bamboo t-shirts in her newest “Leonardo Tease” collection, featuring anatomical graphics from the artist’s drawings. Also included in the store are her one of a kind dresses and skirts made from recycled slips and similarly printed with Leonardo’s drawings.

…presented in a historically comprehensive way that outlines the rise of the Dutch Republic’s political, economic, and cultural prominence.

Ayden Gallery (88 West Pender St) in Tinsletown is having an opening reception for “Nowhere Else But Here” from 7pm to 11pm. Free admission and artists will be in attendance.

Another artsy post for the weekend. The LES Gallery (1879 Powell Street) will be featuring the “Various Business” exhibition, an exhibition of three Canadian painters of varying styles, aesthetics and concepts. Although these local artists, Margaux Williamson (Fine Arts, Queens University), Laura Piasta (BFA, Emily Carr) and Julia Feyrer (BFA, Emily Carr) share the same medium, it is acknowledged that “through comparison we are able to measure individuality”. The opening reception will be on February 7th from 7pm to 11pm, and the exhibition runs for a month until March 7th.
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LES Gallery is a small but growing commercial gallery in Vancouver, BC that’s proud to support and feature a roster of local and international artists. The focus of this intimate gallery is to push for new and innovative ideas with the shows it produces as well as with the artists it represents.
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It’s that time of year again; the beginning of term where Imaginus brings a gigantic display of posters for sale at the Student Union Building at UBC. Adding to my Andy Warhol 11 x 14 inch poster collection, I purchased another two this afternoon. $8 each + tax, but Friday is the last day the posters will be on sale at the SUB. With a pink/black pop-art style image of Andy Warhol wearing hipster sunglasses, bold white text on top states: “the idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting“. So true, so true. The other captions I have in the series include:

• art is what you can get away with
• i think everybody should like everybody
• the world facinates me
• but i always say, one’s company, two’s a crowd and three’s a party
• i wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that lasts forever

Check out similar styles of images by Bruce MaGaw Graphics.

I went to the Vancouver Art Gallery today to check out their “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution” exhibition. In the corner of the second floor, there is this big garbage tree (excuse my lack of eloquence) that visitors are encouraged to interact with by either adding something or taking something way. I left two of my Modern Mix Vancouver business cards on that tree. Can you find them? Click the image below to get $5 off your visit to VAG’s “Wack!” exhibition before January 11th and save $5 off gallery admission.

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Last night was the monthly Van Gogh Live Art Series held at Opus Bar in Yaletown. The unique event concept featured local artist, Michael Solomon, creating art on the spot. On a nearby table was an auction form on which potential buyers could put a bid on the piece of artwork by the end of the night. Guests were also treated to an in-house DJ and complimentary tastings of Van Gogh vodka mixed with hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.
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The Van Gogh Live Art Series takes place the first Wednesday of every month at Opus Bar and Hotel in Yaletown.

…consumers who realize the value of purchasing from local artisans as opposed to mass-produced, factory-made goods.

Brian Liu is the creator of Tyte Lids which is a local Vancouver business specializing in unique, hand painted hats.