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Gathie Falk

December 17, 2023

Gathie Falk CM OBC is a Canadian painter, sculptor, installation and performance artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2] Since the 1960s, she has created works that consider the simple beauty of everyday items and daily rituals.[3]

Gathie Falk
Gathie Falk, December 2010
Born
Agathe Falk[1]

(1928-01-31) January 31, 1928 (age 95)
Alexander, Manitoba, Canada
Occupationartist
Known forpainter, sculptor, potter
AwardsOrder of Canada
Order of British Columbia

Life and work edit

Gathie Falk was born on January 31, 1928, in Alexander near Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, to immigrant Russian Mennonite parents. Her father, Cornelius, died that same year and her mother, Agatha, went to work to support her and her older brother Gordon, while her eldest brother, Jack, had to move in with another family.[4] In 1930, the Falk family relocated to another small town in southern Manitoba and continued to move around, eventually ending up in Winnipeg when Falk was a teenager.[5] At 16, she left high school to work so she could assist with the family finances and completed her education via correspondence courses.[6] When she was 19, Falk and her mother moved to Vancouver, where she still resides.[7] Her first job in the city was at a luggage factory, where she sewed pockets inside the suitcases. This experience helped her develop her skills in detailed handicraft, which would later become integral to her artistic practice.[8] Falk then became a school teacher in 1953 and taught elementary students until 1965, when she left to commit herself full-time to creating art.[7]

Falk has worked in various media, including performance, installation, ceramics, painting, drawing and papier-mâché. Her early paintings from the 1950s and 1960s were influenced by German Expressionism.[8] Falk created her first ceramic interpretations of quotidian objects, such as shoes, boots, and a suit coat, while studying ceramics with Glenn Lewis at the University of British Columbia.[8] Her works find their source in the events and objects of everyday life, inviting us to consider the significance of the commonplace, including her well-known ceramic sculpture Fruit Piles (1967–70), Single Right Men's Shoes (1972–73) and Picnics (1976–77). As described by Vancouver Art Gallery senior curator Bruce Grenville, "Falk is remarkable for her ability to seize the ordinary and turn it into a powerful revelatory force... the paintings and sculptures she produces have a deeply personal presence that is grounded in an intense scrutiny of her daily environment."[9] Drawing from subjects ranging from apples, oranges and shoes to dogs, dresses, hedges and clouds, and often amplifying their beauty through repetition, her work summons and recalls for viewers the ways in which the everyday claims a vivid place in our imagination.

Between 1968 and 1972, Falk created some fifteen performance artworks, which typically involved undertaking everyday activities, such as eating an egg, putting on makeup, or reading a book.[8]

Falk has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Canada, the United States, France and Japan. A major retrospective show of her work at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2000 later toured to various Canadian galleries including the National Gallery of Canada. Recent exhibitions include The Things in My Head (2015: Equinox Gallery, Vancouver), and paperworks (2014: Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbia). More recently, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, held another retrospective show from June 2022 to January 2023.

Falk's work can be found in private and public collections including the Vancouver Art Gallery,[10] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[11] the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal,[12] the Burnaby Art Gallery[13] and the National Gallery of Canada.[14]

She is represented by Equinox Gallery in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and by Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario, Canada.

Grants and awards edit

Falk has received many awards including the Gershon Iskowitz Prize (1990), the Order of Canada (1997),[15] the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts (2003) and the Viva Award for Lifetime Achievement (2012). Others are:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Canadian Heritage Information Network - Gathie Falk".
  2. ^ "Gathie Falk - National Gallery of Canada".
  3. ^ Jacques, Michelle (2022). Gathie Falk: Life & Work. Toronto: Art Canada Institute. ISBN 978-1-4871-0285-2.
  4. ^ Lind, Jane (1989). Gathie Falk. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. p. 7. ISBN 9780888948151.
  5. ^ Lind, Jane (1989). Gathie Falk. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. pp. 7–9. ISBN 9780888948151.
  6. ^ Lind, Jane (1989). Gathie Falk. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9780888948151.
  7. ^ a b Lind, Jane (1989). Gathie Falk. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. pp. 10–11. ISBN 9780888948151.
  8. ^ a b c d Jacques, Michelle (2022). Gathie Falk: Life & Work. Toronto: Art Canada Institute. ISBN 978-1-4871-0285-2.
  9. ^ Laurence, Robin; Grenville, Bruce; Thom, Ian M.; Graham, Mayo; Milroy, Sarah. (2000). Gathie Falk. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. pp. "Preface, " pp. 12–13. ISBN 1-55054-745-3.
  10. ^ "Vancouver Art Gallery, The Permanent Collection" (PDF). p. 2.
  11. ^ "Canadian Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery".
  12. ^ "Gathie Falk "Heavenly Bodies Again".
  13. ^ "Art Gallery Collections · Burnaby Art Gallery".
  14. ^ "Artwork - National Gallery of Canada".
  15. ^ "The Governor General of Canada - Honour Recipients". 11 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Order of British Columbia - 2002 Recipient - Gathie Falk".

Further reading edit

  • Milroy, Sarah. Gathie Falk: Revelations. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2022. ISBN 978-1773271897
  • Jacques, Michelle. Gathie Falk: Life & Work. Toronto: Art Canada Institute, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4871-0285-2
  • Laurence, Robin, et al. "Gathie Falk: paperworks". Burnaby Art Gallery, 2014. ISBN 978-1-927364-11-6
  • Laurence, Robin. Gathie Falk. Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. ISBN 978-1550547450
  • Falk, Gathie, et al. "Gathie Falk Retrospective". Vancouver Art Gallery, 1985. ISBN 0-920095-52-6
  • Rosenberg, Ann. "Gathie Falk Works". Issue 1.24 & 1.25. Capilano College, 1982. ISSN 0315-3754
  • Stealing the show : seven women artists in Canadian public art

December 17, 2023
gathie, falk, canadian, painter, sculptor, installation, performance, artist, based, vancouver, british, columbia, since, 1960s, created, works, that, consider, simple, beauty, everyday, items, daily, rituals, december, 2010bornagathe, falk, 1928, january, 192. Gathie Falk CM OBC is a Canadian painter sculptor installation and performance artist based in Vancouver British Columbia 1 2 Since the 1960s she has created works that consider the simple beauty of everyday items and daily rituals 3 Gathie FalkGathie Falk December 2010BornAgathe Falk 1 1928 01 31 January 31 1928 age 95 Alexander Manitoba CanadaOccupationartistKnown forpainter sculptor potterAwardsOrder of CanadaOrder of British Columbia Contents 1 Life and work 2 Grants and awards 3 References 4 Further readingLife and work editGathie Falk was born on January 31 1928 in Alexander near Brandon Manitoba Canada to immigrant Russian Mennonite parents Her father Cornelius died that same year and her mother Agatha went to work to support her and her older brother Gordon while her eldest brother Jack had to move in with another family 4 In 1930 the Falk family relocated to another small town in southern Manitoba and continued to move around eventually ending up in Winnipeg when Falk was a teenager 5 At 16 she left high school to work so she could assist with the family finances and completed her education via correspondence courses 6 When she was 19 Falk and her mother moved to Vancouver where she still resides 7 Her first job in the city was at a luggage factory where she sewed pockets inside the suitcases This experience helped her develop her skills in detailed handicraft which would later become integral to her artistic practice 8 Falk then became a school teacher in 1953 and taught elementary students until 1965 when she left to commit herself full time to creating art 7 Falk has worked in various media including performance installation ceramics painting drawing and papier mache Her early paintings from the 1950s and 1960s were influenced by German Expressionism 8 Falk created her first ceramic interpretations of quotidian objects such as shoes boots and a suit coat while studying ceramics with Glenn Lewis at the University of British Columbia 8 Her works find their source in the events and objects of everyday life inviting us to consider the significance of the commonplace including her well known ceramic sculpture Fruit Piles 1967 70 Single Right Men s Shoes 1972 73 and Picnics 1976 77 As described by Vancouver Art Gallery senior curator Bruce Grenville Falk is remarkable for her ability to seize the ordinary and turn it into a powerful revelatory force the paintings and sculptures she produces have a deeply personal presence that is grounded in an intense scrutiny of her daily environment 9 Drawing from subjects ranging from apples oranges and shoes to dogs dresses hedges and clouds and often amplifying their beauty through repetition her work summons and recalls for viewers the ways in which the everyday claims a vivid place in our imagination Between 1968 and 1972 Falk created some fifteen performance artworks which typically involved undertaking everyday activities such as eating an egg putting on makeup or reading a book 8 Falk has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Canada the United States France and Japan A major retrospective show of her work at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2000 later toured to various Canadian galleries including the National Gallery of Canada Recent exhibitions include The Things in My Head 2015 Equinox Gallery Vancouver and paperworks 2014 Burnaby Art Gallery Burnaby British Columbia More recently the McMichael Canadian Art Collection held another retrospective show from June 2022 to January 2023 Falk s work can be found in private and public collections including the Vancouver Art Gallery 10 the Winnipeg Art Gallery 11 the Musee d art contemporain de Montreal 12 the Burnaby Art Gallery 13 and the National Gallery of Canada 14 She is represented by Equinox Gallery in Vancouver B C Canada and by Michael Gibson Gallery in London Ontario Canada Grants and awards editFalk has received many awards including the Gershon Iskowitz Prize 1990 the Order of Canada 1997 15 the Governor General s Award in Visual and Media Arts 2003 and the Viva Award for Lifetime Achievement 2012 Others are Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts 2013 Order of British Columbia 16 2002 Canada Council Senior Grant 1980 Canada Council Arts Bursary 1971 1969 1968 Sun Award 1968 Canada Council Short Term Grant 1967 References edit a b Canadian Heritage Information Network Gathie Falk Gathie Falk National Gallery of Canada Jacques Michelle 2022 Gathie Falk Life amp Work Toronto Art Canada Institute ISBN 978 1 4871 0285 2 Lind Jane 1989 Gathie Falk Vancouver Douglas amp McIntyre p 7 ISBN 9780888948151 Lind Jane 1989 Gathie Falk Vancouver Douglas amp McIntyre pp 7 9 ISBN 9780888948151 Lind Jane 1989 Gathie Falk Vancouver Douglas amp McIntyre pp 8 9 ISBN 9780888948151 a b Lind Jane 1989 Gathie Falk Vancouver Douglas amp McIntyre pp 10 11 ISBN 9780888948151 a b c d Jacques Michelle 2022 Gathie Falk Life amp Work Toronto Art Canada Institute ISBN 978 1 4871 0285 2 Laurence Robin Grenville Bruce Thom Ian M Graham Mayo Milroy Sarah 2000 Gathie Falk Vancouver British Columbia Douglas amp McIntyre Ltd pp Preface pp 12 13 ISBN 1 55054 745 3 Vancouver Art Gallery The Permanent Collection PDF p 2 Canadian Art Winnipeg Art Gallery Gathie Falk Heavenly Bodies Again Art Gallery Collections Burnaby Art Gallery Artwork National Gallery of Canada The Governor General of Canada Honour Recipients 11 June 2018 Order of British Columbia 2002 Recipient Gathie Falk Further reading editMilroy Sarah Gathie Falk Revelations McMichael Canadian Art Collection 2022 ISBN 978 1773271897 Jacques Michelle Gathie Falk Life amp Work Toronto Art Canada Institute 2022 ISBN 978 1 4871 0285 2 Laurence Robin et al Gathie Falk paperworks Burnaby Art Gallery 2014 ISBN 978 1 927364 11 6 Laurence Robin Gathie Falk Douglas amp McIntyre 2000 ISBN 978 1550547450 Falk Gathie et al Gathie Falk Retrospective Vancouver Art Gallery 1985 ISBN 0 920095 52 6 Rosenberg Ann Gathie Falk Works Issue 1 24 amp 1 25 Capilano College 1982 ISSN 0315 3754 Stealing the show seven women artists in Canadian public art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gathie Falk amp oldid 1166321673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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