Here are the biographies for our print judges which were so kind to spend some time with us at our November meeting…
David Miller: David Miller’s works have been presented across Canada and internationally since 1984. Motivated in part by the potential of art to move beyond disciplinary specialization — by a metadisciplinary approach to art practice — his research has and continues to assume multiple forms. Working alone and also collaboratively, he shows photographs, drawings, projections and installations, site-works, sculpture and performances. Currently, he is completing cycles of photographs and animations that take part in the negotiation of memory in the aftermath of fascism. He is also designing events with the aim to connect people and restore lost community memory. His photographic work explores the relationship that the technicl image establishes between what is evident (appearance) and with the unrecoverable (disappearance). Broadly, his research is concerned with embodiment and knowledge, truth and belief, technology and nature, memory and history.
David Miller studied Photography, Filmmaking and Audio Arts at Sheridan College of Arts and Technology, Interdisciplinary Studio and Art History at the Nova Scotia College o Art and Design, Theatre of the Oppressed with Augusto Boal, The Problematiccs of Public Art and the Public Sphere at Simon Fraser University’s Intitute for Contemporary Art and also in Maastricht at the Jan van Eyck Akademie.
He has taught courses in Photography, Drawing, Open and Extended Media and the History of Photography for institutions in Canada and abroad: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax; Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary; University of Guelph, Guelph; The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff; The Academy of Cinema, Media and Performing Arts, Prague; The Academy of Art, Architecture and Design, Prague; The Centrum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam; Technical University, Brno; The Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
David was born in Montreal and has lived and worked throughout Canada, in China, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Israel, Spain, USA, Italy and in Mexico.
His work is represented by The Agency, a member initiated and managed production and curatorial initiative based in Montreal and by Lonsdale Gallery and Lee Ka-Sing Gallery, both in Toronto.
Along with his partner Petra Mala, David Miller operates the Mala Press from The Garage, both in Lethbridge.
Donna Gallant: Donna was bron in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1952. She received her secondary education in Regina before moving to Lethbridge in 1971 and marring Brian F. Gallant in 1972. After the birth of her first child in 1975, she began taking Art Classes at the University of Lethbridge in 1976. The birth of her second child was in 1979 while still continuing her art studies. In 1980 the Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge employed her as Gallery Director. She worked in the Gallery for 17 years and retired from there in 1997.
Donna started teaching art classes in 1980 for the AAC and soon bgan to each art to other Arts Organizations, including the Lethbridge Community College, Lethbridge Senior Center and the Lethbridge Sketch Club. She has also done workshops in Medicine Hat and smaller southern Alberta regions. She continues to teach and jury to this day.
Donna had her first solo exhibition in 1985 and has continued to exhibit throughout Alberta and Ontario. Her major exhibition accomplishments include: two Alberta travelling exhibitions “Feline and Female” and “Imaginary Women”. 13 solo exhibitions including her more recent shows “Ken’s Irises” and “Lady of the Dance”, over 50 group and two/three man exhibitions and commissioned peieces for the Synchonized Swimmers and the Cycling Club of Lethbridge, not to mention many private commissions through out the world.
Donna has also designed program covers for the Judo Club of Lethbridge and designed and executed costumes for ADDAC and local theatre groups. She has been actively involved with many arts organizations throughout the years including he Radish Factory, The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, the International Monoprinters, the Lethbridge Sketch Club, Alberta Winter Games, the Trap/door, just to name a few.
Donna has sat on juries such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Grants and Collection purchases, Lethbridge Community College Advisory Board and many local and regional groups and organizations. She is a member of AACE (Alberta Agricultural Community Exhibitions) and juries for the county and bench fairs on a regular basis.
Donna’s work can be found in such collections as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection, the Lethbridge Regional Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Grande Prairie and many private collections throughout North America and Europe.
Donna has not just confined her talents to the Arts, but has done many years of volunteering for other not for profit groups such as the Lethbridge Judo Club, Little League Baseball, Lethbridge Soccer Assoc. and many more.
Her family is always first in her life but her biggest passion outside of her family is her art making and the art that has always been in her life. Her favorite subject is the human figure because “it’s what life is about, ourselves, others and the world around us”.
Enjoy her work and imagination!
Andy Krajewski: Native to and residing in Southern Alberta, Andy has had the opportunity of experiencing great careers that influence his life today.
He has been schooled in Environmental Science and Fishery Biology and after working in Fish and Wildlife for a number of years settled into a career at the Lethbridge College as an Environmental Science Technician, in the Conservation program at the college. After 24 years at the college, he changed careers to join the team at the Miracle channel as a videographer and Electronic Field Production camera man, where he is still employed.
From this a video business with a partner has evolved called Wild Moose Media. They do local video production.
In the term of employment with the channel, he has received 2 international awards for videography and one National award. Internationally, he has done video projects and documentaries in Isreal and Haiti. He has a love and compassion for video, and for photography of which he has judged various shows in Southern Alberta.
He currently has in production two documentaries and a TV pilot.
Andy continue to reside in Southern Alberta with his son Daniel. Hobbies include: photography, videography, fishing, camping and growing and hybridizing gladiolus. A small horticultural business has also stemmed from this hobby, that distributes cut flowers locally and corms worldwide.
Here is a bit of a write up about his gladiolus …although it is from 2003….
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