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"No longer shall I paint interiors
with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living
people who breathe and feel and suffer and love."
— Edvard Munch |
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GRETTA GIBNEY
Original Artwork
Gretta Gibney
EARLY
INFLUENCES
GRETTA'S
FASCINATION WITH THE OLD MASTERS HAS DEEPLY INFLUENCED THE
NATURE OF HER ART. THROUGH HER FORMAL AND PERSONAL STUDIES IN
CANADA AND EUROPE, HER EARLY WORK AS A COPYIST AT THE MAJOR
MUSEUMS OF
EUROPE; AND HER CURRENT WORK IN PORTRAITURE AND COLLAGE.
CURRENT THEMES
WITH THE
COLLISION OF PORTRAITURE AND MASS MEDIA IMAGES, GRETTA'S WORK
EXAMINES THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN THE REAL WORLD AND THE PLASTIC
WORLD OF MEDIA.
THROUGH THE
INTRICACIES OF COLLAGE, SHE CAPTURES THE VARIATIONS OF LIGHT AND
THE VIBRATION OF COLOUR TO ILLUMINATE THE INTERIOR COMPLEXITIES
AND CONTRADICTIONS OF HER SUBJECT MATTER.
GRETTA IS
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SERIES OF PORTRAIT COLLAGES THAT
JUXTAPOSE THE STERILITY OF THE WORLD OF MEDIA WITH THE REALITY
OF THE EVERYDAY WORLD TO HELP REVEAL THE EMOTIONS OF HER
SUBJECTS.
THESE WORDS OF
EDVARD MUNCH CAPTURE THE SPIRIT AND SENSIBILITY OF GRETTA'S ART:
"NO LONGER
SHALL I PAINT INTERIORS WITH MEN READING AND WOMEN KNITTING, I
WILL PAINT LIVING PEOPLE WHO BREATHE AND FEEL AND SUFFER AND
LOVE."
COLLECTED WORKS
GRETTA HAS
COMPLETED NUMEROUS COMMISSIONS FOR CLIENTS THROUGHOUT NORTH
AMERICA AND EUROPE. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN CANADA AND
EUROPE, AND CAN BE FOUND IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN CANADA, THE
UNITED STATES, SWEDEN, SPAIN, ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND FRANCE.
CREDENTIALS
BORN IN DUBLIN
AND RAISED IN VANCOUVER, GRETTA HAS COMPLETED FORMAL STUDIES IN
FINE ART IN CANADA (BFA, UNIVERSITY OF CONCORDIA, MONTREAL) AND
SPAIN (MFA, UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA). SHE HAS ALSO STUDIED
FRESCO PAINTING AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA IN
SPAIN
AND PAINTING AT THE EMILY CARR COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IN
VANCOUVER. SHE HAS STUDIED INDEPENDENTLY AT THE PRADO IN
MADRID,
SPAIN;
THE LOUVRE IN PARIS, FRANCE; AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON,
ENGLAND.
THE STUDY OF
ART THROUGH ITS CREATION IS HER LIFELONG PASSION AND PURSUIT.
PAST
ART SHOWS and EXHIBITIONS
2006
-DARLINGS
OPEN STUDIO, GROUP SHOW, TORONTO,
CANADA.
2005
-THE
ARTIST'S LIFE-GRETTA GIBNEY, BY TICKLESCRATCH PRODUCTIONS. AIRED
ON BRAVO ON APRIL 17TH. A HALF HOUR DOCUMENTARY ON MY LIFE AS AN
ARTIST.
-PORTRAITS
AND LANDSCAPES, SOLO SHOW, LIPMAN FINE ART, 880 QUEEN STREET
WEST, TORONTO, CANADA. .
2004
-FLASH,
SOLO SHOW, TURQUOIZE FINE ART, 25A MORROW AVE., SUITE G1. TORONTO, CANADA.
-MAKING
THE PATH, GROUP SHOW, TURQUOIZE FINE ART, 25A MORROW AVE., SUITE G1. TORONTO, CANADA.
-ARTOCRACY,
GROUP SHOW, 880 QUEEN STREET WEST, TORONTO,
CANADA.
2003
-SUPERNUMERARY, GROUP SHOW, THE FANNY LAROUCHE ARTSPACE,
TORONTO, CANADA.
-ELEMENTS,
GROUP SHOW, TURQUOIZE FINE ART, TORONTO,
CANADA.
-MADE IN
TORONTO, GROUP SHOW, GALERIE ART MUR, MONTREAL,
CANADA.
-TORONTO
OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION, GROUP SHOW, TORONTO, CANADA.
-DARLINGS
OPEN STUDIO, GROUP SHOW, 96 SPADINA, TORONTO,
CANADA.
2002
-LA MODA Y
LA PINTURA, SOLO SHOW, VENTALLO, 25, BARCELONA,
SPAIN.
2001
-LES
ESTRANJEROS, GROUP SHOW, VENTALLO, 25, BARCELONA,
SPAIN.
2000
-TALLERS
OBERTS, GROUP SHOW, BARCELONA, SPAIN.
-MOSTRA ART
CREATIVA, GROUP SHOW, CENTRE CIVIC BARCELONETA, BARCELONA SPAIN.
-LA
ESCOCESA, GROUP SHOW, CAN FELIPE, BARCELONA,
SPAIN.
1999
-TALLERS
OBERTS, GROUP SHOW, BARCELONA, SPAIN.
1998
-COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS, SOLO SHOW, GRAFFITI ALLEY,
TORONTO, CANADA.
1996
-TYRONES'
LOFT, GROUP SHOW, MONTREAL, CANADA.
-GALLERY
X, GROUP SHOW, CONCORDIA
UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL,
CANADA
1995
-TORONTO
OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION, GROUP SHOW, TORONTO, CANADA.
1990
-INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE GROUP EXHIBITION, GROUP SHOW,
VANCOUVER, CANADA.
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