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TORONTO - Working in media as diverse as oils and acrylics, encaustics, pastels,
mixed media, watercolour, collage, photography , digital art & sculpture, Artfocus
Magazine was pleased to welcome 28 artists to @ ART>11 - Artfocus 11th
Annual Fall Indoor Artistsí Show @ Metro Hall Rotunda 55 John Street at King
Street West) In Toronto, for three days, November 27, 28,29, 2002.
Artfocus Magazine once more ìdiscoveredî a talented group of emerging professional
artists exhibiting in ìoutdoorî shows for this popular ìindoorî show & sale of
original art. As in previous years, ART>11 included a wide spectrum of artists
, hailing from across Ontario, Quebec & the USA, originating from the many countries
who contribute to the unique multicultural mix of Canadaís burgeoning art scene.
Newcomers @ ART>11 were Denise AHMARANI (Toronto), Randal CHARBONEAU (Hamilton),
Debra Lynn CARROLL (Toronto), Stefania CERNES-BANNER (Toronto), James David COSMAN
(Toronto), Timothy DANIELS (Burlington), Annie DEPONT (St. Sauveur), Jose ENRIQUEZ
(Toronto) , Vivien Hoyt FLEISHER ( Rockwood), Lynda FREEMAN (Toronto), Bruce GARNER
(Plantagenet), Monica GLITZ (Scarborough), Rodrigo HERNANDEZ (Toronto), Gurteen IRELAND
(Toronto), Akiko KOJIMA (Toronto), Heidi LEVERTY ( Toronto), Matthew LATIMER (Toronto),
Jo PAULSON (Toronto), Christine PETERKIN ( Toronto), Peter ROACH (Los Vegas), Inna
SEXTON ( Toronto), David RUNNING ( Montreal), Dianne SECORD SHAKEL (Toronto), Mark
SOROZAN( Toronto), Marcelo SUAZNABAR (Toronto), Monica VICHAR (Toronto) & Jin
WANG ( Toronto). Returning to Metro Hall from previous years is prizewinner Epifanio
MANALO (Scarborough)
ART>11 was open daily Wednesday , Thursday & Friday with artists in attendance
to meet the public from 10 am. to 5 pm. Admission to the public was FREE.
A percentage of art sales at ART>11 were donated to The
Canadian Red Cross as a contribution to the Winter Outreach Program
for the Homeless in Toronto
A Gala Awards Party, was held on Wednesday, November 27, 5 - 8 pm with music
by ALAN GAENSBOROUGH, Artist/ Musician, former Artfocus prizewinner. Awards were
presented to 14 artists as follows:
ART>11 - Prizewinners & Awards
BEST IN SHOW- Jo Paulson/ AWARD Heinz Jordan - portfolio
BEST IN DRAWING-Marcello Suaznabar/ AWARD Sanford Canada- deluxe art pencils
BEST IN ACRYLICS- Debra Lynn Carroll/ AWARD Woolfittís Art Supplies- gift certificate
BEST IN WATERCOLOUR Stephania -Cernes Banner/ AWARD Colart/ Winsor Newton -deluxe
watercolour set
BEST IN MIXED MEDIA-David Running/AWARD Liquitex USA- mixed samples & brushes
BEST IN OIL PAINTING- Annie Depont/ AWARDCurryís Art Supplies- gift certificate
BEST IN SCULPTURE-Bruce Garner/ AWARD Artfocus - artbook
BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY- Heidi Leverty/ AWARD Artfocus - artbook
2ND IN OILS -James David Cosman/ AWARD Staedtler Mars- sample paints
3RD IN OILS- Timothy Daniels / AWARD Staedtler Mars- sample paints
2ND IN ACRYLICS-Rodrigo Hernandez / AWARD Golden Artists Colours- gift certificate
2ND IN WATERCOLOUR - Lynda Freeman / AWARD Heinz Jordan- watercolour set
2ND IN PHOTOGRAPHY- Monica Vischar/ AWARD Artfocus- artbook
3RD IN PHOTOGRAPHY- Peter Roach/ AWARD Artfocus- artbook
ART>11 - Jurors
MANNY NEUBACHER, Artist & Director, Gallery Neubacher
GINA KABAT & ANNA WROBEL, Directors, Kabat Wrobel Gallery
VIRGINIA DIXON, Artist & Director, Pteros Gallery
ART>11 - Organizer
PAT FLEISHER,Photoartist & Publisher, Artfocus Magazine
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