SILVER EDITIONS 2009 - [View Larger Images]

Featuring Barbara Astman, Nicolas Baier and Chris Curreri.

Just released. Only 20 sets available for purchase.

Gallery TPW announces the latest portfolio in the Silver Editions series. The photographs in Silver Editions 2009 have been produced in a limited edition of 23 prints, with only 20 sets available for sale. This edition is more exclusive and the prints are slightly larger than our previous portfolios. Each set contains 3 un-matted images on 17 x 22 photographic paper. The introductory price of only $1,250.00 per set enables every art lover to add to their collection. Please contact the gallery to reserve your portfolio.

Now in its fourth year, Silver Editions caters to the needs of both experienced and novice art collectors. These exclusive portfolios provide a rare opportunity to acquire a set of carefully curated, yet affordable photographic prints. Every edition presents a unique selection of works, showcasing the talent of contemporary Canadian artists who have achieved national and international acclaim. The photographs are printed by Toronto Image Works, providing the highest standard in image quality combined with maximum archival longevity for a colour photographic print.

The images have been generously donated by the participating artists, to support Gallery TPW. Gallery TPW Is a non profit artist-run centre and registered charity. All of the proceeds go to support Gallery TPW’s operations, programming and mandate.

About the 2009 Silver Edition Artists

“Barbara Astman’s career has spanned more than 23 years of photo-based media innovations, but has always been about more than the lure of new technology.” – art/text 1998

Barbara Astman's art practice is a hybrid of photography, new media, sculpture, and light projection installations. Her staged and sequential work explores issues of identity, history, systems of representation and gender perspectives. Astman has been exhibiting across Canada and abroad since 1975 at venues such as the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, and Galleria Luca Polazzoli in Milan, Italy. She has produced numerous public commissions, the most recent include the Canadian Embassy in Berlin, (2005) and the new Loblaw Headquarters in Brampton, Ontario (2006). Astman is represented by the Corkin Gallery and teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

“Like a magician who takes a penny in one hand and releases a dove seconds later, Baier delights in the unexpected.” Art Review Magazine, 2008

Nicolas Baier is known for his overt manipulation of a vast and personal collection of images that though 'real' are transformed into another, totally invented reality. Baier’s artwork first gained recognition through his inclusion in the Montreal Biennial (2000). Baier's recent solo shows include the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (2009), the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal (2003) and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2006). In 2001, he won the Prix Pierre-Ayot. His work is collect by: the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal, The National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Nicolas Baier is represented by Jessica Bradley Art + Projects.

“Curreri has found a new means of transcending the immediacy of his chosen images. His playful process encapsulates something of the magic inherent to the very the matter of the medium.“ – Shelley Lawrence, Gallery 44 exhibition publication, 2006

Chris Curreri is a Toronto-based artist who works predominantly with film and photography. His photo-based practice takes the form of looping film projections and photographic suites. He holds a BFA from the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School for the Arts at Bard College. Recent exhibitions include: Handle at Diaz Contemporary, Toronto (2009), Circa 1960 at Gallery 44, Toronto (2006), and Perceptions and their Arousal (2008) at Agnes Etherington Art Center in Kingston. Recent film screenings include: Image Forum Festival, Japan; Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Argentina; and the Toronto International Film Festival, Canada.

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