When is a doodle more than just a doodle?
A new off-site exhibition by Burnaby Art Gallery offers up an examination of the art of the doodle.
Ever Onward, a presentation of new work by Ben Duncan, is on at the Bob Prittie (Metrotown) branch of Burnaby Public Library from Sept. 19 to Nov. 15.
A press release notes that the tradition of the doodle is a longstanding one, from the “ancient papyrus loose leaf notes of the Babylonian magi” onwards.
“This showcase honours those whose artwork earned them the ‘easily distracted’ distinction in their report cards and presents a loosely tied narrative of pilgrims, denizens and otherworldly entities who dared to venture ever onward,” the release says.
Duncan is a Vancouver-based artist who earned his bachelor of fine arts degree at the University of Manitoba in 2009.
The exhibition can be viewed anytime during library hours at 6100 Willingdon Ave.
Meanwhile, at the McGill library branch, the gallery is presenting Distillations: Lithographs and Etchings by Catherine M. Stewart. Stewart herself has chosen the works to be displayed for this exhibition, part of the gallery’s continuing exploration of the Malaspina Printshop Archive.
Stewart earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Toronto and a master of fine arts from the University of British Columbia, and her early exposure to mathematics and science is a continuing influence in her work.
Her work has been shown locally, nationally and internationally in both group and solo exhibitions. You can check out Distillations any time during library hours at 4595 Albert St.
For more on the exhibitions, see www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
