Illumination Escapade, handbooks of flora & fauna from the collections of Bishop's University
Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop's University
Photo: Francois Lafrance
Illumination Escapade was my first solo curatorial effort and began in the rare book storage of Bishop's University library. The wealth of Victorian illustrated books in the library's collection included, mammalia, juvenalia, natural and social history. Some highlights from the collection included, hand coloured plates in ladies illustrated magazines from the 1840-60s, Aubrey Beardsley illustrations published in the 1890s, Alice Adventure's with original engravings by John Tenniel [18-?], handbooks of shells, ferns and the "Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life".
Illumination Escapade, works by Cynthia Touchette (left) and Amber Albrecht (right)
Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop's University
Photo: Francois Lafrance
It was a great pleasure to continue my investigation of the Eastern Townships with studio visits with local artists, whose artworks in one way or another engaged with the idea of narrative illustration. Included in the exhibition were artists residing in the Townships such as
Holly King, Lyne Lapointe, Brigitte Roy, Cynthia Touchette and Michel Veltkamp accompanied by artists from Montreal and Ontario: Amber Albrecht, Katie Dutton, Logan MacDonald, Michele Peress, Brigitte Roy and Cybele Young.
Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop's University
Photo: Francois Lafrance
The inclusion of portable archives and artist projects such as projet MOBILIVRE- BOOKMOBILEproject, The McCleave Gallery of Fine Art, eyelevelgallery: Paperwork project and Mike Patten’s online “Celebrity” archive, rounded out the ambulatory, escapade nature of the exhibition.
For more information about Illumination Escapade visit the website of the Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop's University (www.ubishops.ca), guidebooks of the exhibition are available through abcartbooks (www.abcartbookscanada.com)
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