I’m pleased to announce that I am now being represented in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Meghan Fish Contemporary Art and Projects
The MFC Launch Exhibition runs from March 25 through April 23, with an opening reception taking place Friday, March 25. All are welcome to attend; click here for details or see the invitation and press release below.
Two of my newest pieces, Blow Up and Jetsam, are on view in this exhibition and are available for purchase through the gallery. They can be seen at www.meghanfish.com or under the Works tab above.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Launch Event: Friday, March 25th, 2011, from 7-11 pm, 2053 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS
Exhibition Duration: March 25 – April 23, 2011, 2053 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5 pm and by appointment
On March 25th, 2011, Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects introduces a new way to buy and appreciate contemporary art, both in Halifax and abroad. A primarily online and by-appointment gallery space, Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects will feature cutting edge painting, photography and new media work by emerging and established artists from across Canada. Collectors will be able to view the art online, by appointment locally at the Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects showroom/office, or have work sent on approval to their own space. Also in the works are plans for pop-up events and exhibitions–an exciting way to showcase art in a series of changing venues around Halifax. Launching Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects will be an inaugural group exhibition at 2053 Gottingen Street on Friday, March 25th, 2011, in collaboration with Jane’s on the Common, Canoe Realty, and Propeller Brewery.
“I see this as a more progressive model for selling art,” explains Director Meghan Fish (née Dorward), who has worked in Halifax’s commercial art world for the last five years (most notably as the former Assistant Director at Studio 21 Fine Art). “It circumvents the inefficiencies of maintaining a traditional gallery space year round. In my experience, I’ve found that most art-buying audiences arrive through word-of-mouth. It made me realize that I didn’t need a static, physical space to sell art. Instead, I will focus my resources and energy on personal service – offering artwork installation services and lease-to-own options to clients who purchase work, while effectively promoting my roster of artists. Pop-up exhibitions will add to this hybrid approach in creating a unique and diverse experience for the public.”
Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects will carry a range of art not readily available in Halifax, such as photography and new media. “We’ll really fill a void for local collectors,” says Fish, who holds a BFA in photography and media arts from NSCAD University. She hopes to be able to inform and engage local audiences around current practices in contemporary art.
Fish expects the new gallery model to fully enable her business to utilize social media, reaching out to both national and international collectors using tools like Facebook and Twitter – all while contributing to the local art scene and promoting local artists. She hopes the pop-up exhibitions will act like art ‘happenings’–showcasing MFC artists through events in alternative venues. “We’re thinking outside the box, literally,” Fish laughs. “I plan to introduce the concept that galleries no longer have to be limited to one static set of walls on a daily basis. It’s a malleable, ever-changing, and virtual world out there now – without geographical boundaries. It’s time we embrace that in the art world.”
Meghan Fish Contemporary Art + Projects’ roster of artists includes Halifax-based artists Scott Bertram, Adrian Fish, Jessica Hein, Susan McEachern, and Chris Myhr, as well as national artists, Sarah Cale, Susan Dobson, Scott Everingham, Rafael Goldchain, Alexis Lavoie (Winner of the 2010 RBC Canadian Painting Competition) and Mark Stebbins (Honourable Mention at the 2010 RBC Canadian Painting Competition and Best in Show at the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition).
For more information visit:
Contact: Meghan Fish, Director. 902-877-5002. info@meghanfish.com