THE ART OF WALLPAPER
September 1- October 18
Opening reception: Saturday September 12, 2:00 pm
Opening comments at 2:30 pm at the Queen’s Square Gallery
Three exhibitions opening on one afternoon!
The Art of Wallpaper (at Design at Riverside) shares an opening reception with Showcase.09 (at both Queen’s Square + Preston),
and Roula Partheniou: Circular Logic (in the Queen’s Square Library).
FREE ART BUSES DEPARTING TORONTO, WATERLOO + KITCHENER*
Studios and Designers included in the exhibition:
Domestic
Ich & Kar
Studio Job
Dylan
Ana Mir & Emili Padros
Boym Partners Design
Felt Studio
Kathryn Walter
Flavor Paper
Dan Funderburgh
Jon Sherman
Michael Angelo
Pottok Prints
Geoff McFetridge
Rollout Custom Wallpaper
Anita Modha
Jonathan Nodrick
Andrio Abero
Chloe Perron
Bandit
Timorous Beasties
Alistair McAuley & Paul Simmons
Tracy Kendall Studio
Tracy Kendall
Très Tintas
Javier Mariscal
Wolf-Gordon
Petra Blaisse
Karim Rashid
Laurinda Spear
The Art of Wallpaper celebrates the art behind the popular, yet often maligned decorative device, and its recent revival. From early 20th century hand painted samples by Europe’s top studios, The Art of Wallpaper fast forwards to today’s bespoke, limited edition, and designer production lines that serve as a unique creative outlet for artists and designers from around the world.
Historical context for the exhibition is introduced through the comprehensive private collection of Hugh Thompson. These rare hand painted archival samples reflect the flare and fine craft of early European wall paper.
The contemporary designs were selected to challenge the perception of wallpaper as a benign background by emphasizing the current exploration of new materials and subject matter, and to convey the impact of digital technology on wallpaper design and production. Both limited production and mass produced designs will be featured. A publication will accompany the exhibition.
* FREE ART BUSES: Toronto departing from the Ministry of the Interior (80 Ossington Ave.) at 1:00 pm, Waterloo Region departing from the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery (25 Caroline St. N.) 1:00 pm and Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (101 Queen St. N.) at 1:20 pm.
For info contact K. Jennifer Bedford at 519.621.0460 X119.
+ Exhibition Related Lecture with Cobi Ladner
Wednesday October 7, at 7:00 pm
Lecture Theatre, University of Waterloo School of Architecture
Cobi Ladner, renowned journalist, designer, and former editor of Canadian House and Home magazine expounds on design and her new project CobiStyle
Call 519.621.0460 to purchase tickets for this special event.
Members: $9, Non-Members: $10
Cambridge Galleries wishes to acknowledge the following firms for their generous donations in kind to The Art of Wallpaper exhibition: Domestic, Flavor Paper, FELT, Hollace Cluny, Ministry of the Interior, Pottock Prints, Rollout Custom Wallpaper, Thompson Centre for Art and Design, Tres Tintas, Timorous Beasties, and Wolf-Gordon. Cambridge Galleries are supported by the membership, the City of Cambridge, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Design at Riverside
7 Melville Street S
Cambridge, ON
T 519.621.0460
F 519.623.3890
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday to Thursday: 12 - 8 pm, Friday: 12 - 5 pm,
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Queen’s Square
1 North Square
Cambridge, ON
N1S 2K6
Gallery Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9:30 am - 8:30 pm,
Friday & Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
Preston
435 King Street East
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 3N1
T 519.653.3632
Gallery Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 12 noon - 8:30 pm,
Friday & Saturday: 12 noon - 5:30 pm, Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
Media Contact:
Cambridge Galleries
K. Jennifer Bedford
Audience Development Coordinator
jbedford@cambridgegalleries.ca
519.621.0460 X119
