Upcoming Exhibition

Veiled and Revealed

Paintings by Lori Goldberg

Opening Night Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7 - 9 pm
Artist in attendance • Free admission • Everyone is welcome

Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery
950 West 41st Ave. (just off of Oak Street)
Jewish Community Centre

Gallery Hours:
Mon. Thurs. 8:30 am - 10:30 pm
Friday 8:30am - 4: 00 pm
Sunday 9:00am - 9:00 pm


Exhibit continues until Sunday, March 6, 2011


The exhibition title,Veiled and Revealed, reflects Lori Goldberg’s exploration in ways to reconcile, in a harmonious and playful way, our fragmented and complex culture. She selected ordinary views and everyday objects as points of departure for this series of paintings. “The concept is more important than the status of the objects and the view”, she says, emphasizing the absence of hierarchy in her personal world view.

The more ordinary the object is the greater possibility for new meaning. For instance, a found stone becomes imbued with personal meaning and sanctity. A rubber frog toy is a metaphor for a kiss that will bring ever lasting love, while a pile of wool stands in for a traditional portrait. These ordinary objects come to poetic life revealing a hidden nature through Lori's artistic introspective examination.

Lori uses traditional and contemporary elements to weave materials into the abstract with representation. Her work consists of layers; each layer includes objects, pure saturated colors and line drawings derived from every day mundane sources. Acquiring is part of Lori's creative process. Objects were chosen through random or personal methods, colors matched from paint store samples and drawings inspired by listening to natural and machine-made sounds from her immediate environment.

Lori Goldberg is active in the art community. In the early 90’s, she was responsible for bringing Carfac into BC, a national arts organization which currently has over 500 members. Lori teaches art at Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Langara College. Her art has been exhibited and is held in private and public collections in Canada, the US and in Europe.




For more information: lorgold@telus.netor Reisa Smiley Schneider 604 638 7277