Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Victoria hip-hop artist Orrie Falesau, known also by his stage name Orilla, has died. he was 30 years old. According to a GoFundMe page setup to support his partner and family, Falesau died in his sleep.
Born in the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu,
Life's Work: A Visual Memoir
by B.A. Lampman
at the Victoria Arts Council Gallery
June 3 - July 17, 2022. Opening June 3, 7:00-9:00
Preview:
http://www.artopenings.ca/ba-lampman.html
The Apology follows the story of three women who were taken into sexual slavery during the Japanese Invasion throughout Asia in WWII by the Imperial Army
Pete Kohut interviewed by Sheila R. Alonzo
Joshua Watts at the Victoria Arts Council Sept 9 - Oct 30.
Review:
http://www.artopenings.ca/joshua-watts.html
Jo-Anne Silverman at Gage Gallery, 19 Bastion Square
NEW LOCATION - 19 Bastion Square
July 20 - August 8, 2021
http://www.artopenings.ca/joanne-silverman-21.html
This exuberant artist brings a life-like presence to luminaries he finds interesting. “I wonder who these people are,” he asks, “how they lived their lives and chose to express themselves.”
http://www.artopenings.ca/dale-roberts.html
Plastic is everywhere, explains Yardley in her introduction to Becoming Plastic. “It’s in the depths of the oceans and at the highest of mountaintops,” she says.
Oceanside85 has a new Darksynth album out Absolution and in here to spread the synth gospel to the masses
The ceramic sculpture of Samantha Dickie conveys both mystery and metaphor. The intriguing textural forms of her multi-component installations invite investigation. What are the structures made from? What do they contain? Why are some surfaces channelled,