Medium of Exchange:Process HUB@302: March/April 2021

Medium of Exchange:Process HUB@302: March/April 2021

Events & Announcements, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist, Youtube Channel
Its a bit early for a SAVE THE DATE announcement, given we are looking over a year down the road, so I am just putting it out there that the show we have been working on putting together for over a year now, Medium of Exchange: Process (a follow up to Medium of Exchange: Debt (2010)), has been invited by the Alberta Society of Artists to show in their gallery! Jesica Campbell, Penny Chase, Jessica Hauser, myself and Koren Scott, will be mounting the exhibition at HUB@302 in March/April of 2021. I will be documenting the development of this show here and on the One Life Fine Art Studio Channel in a series of videos and posts exploring how to mount a collaborative visual art exhibition like the Medium of…
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One Life Fine Art Studio Channel UP NOW:

100 Rejections, Events & Announcements, The Story Behind the Painting, The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist, Youtube Channel
https://youtu.be/g0RPwdQIA2o My Youtube Channel is up and I have a favour to ask: I have polls on each of my first 3 video's to ask what you would like to see in future videos? Please go to the channel, watch a video and answer the poll when it pops up. If you don't have a youtube account that's Ok, you can leave your comments here for me instead. Thanks a bunch for helping! Here is a "time lapse" from the Sunflower Project:
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The One Life Fine Art Studio Youtube Channel is Finally a Thing!

Events & Announcements, Introduction, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist, Youtube Channel
So January 17th I will be going live with my first public video uploads on the all new One Life Fine Art Studio Channel. Why do I say finally? Well I actually created the channel several years ago to share videos for another project. That project never went anywhere (after much work and investment) so I let the channel lapse while I focused on new projects. However I have wanted to create and share videos about my work and the work of being an artist for a while now. I just haven't had time to plan, schedule, record, edit and upload videos on a regular basis; or so I thought. Turns out I already have a fair bit of footage recorded that I would like to get out there. After…
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Save the Date: Thursday October 17th 2019

Events & Announcements
IN EDMONTON October 8, 2019 – November 25, 2019   Shaping Alberta Partnership between CARFAC Alberta and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society Shaping Alberta shares 10 Alberta artists’ visual perspective on life and creativity. This juried exhibition, which travels to both Calgary and Edmonton, reminds us how significant our environment/personal landscape is to us all & what we see and do everyday shapes us personally. The work we as creatives do, also shapes our communities and our cultural identity.  Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas . Norman Burnham White . Jennifer Conneely . Margriet Hogue . Debbie.lee Miszaniec . Tatianna O’Donnell . Sherry Richardson . David Scott . Rene Thibault Reception:  Friday, October 17th, 7 to 9pm.     Location: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in the Kaasa Gallery (11455 — 87 Avenue). Parking & Directions http://www.jubileeauditorium.com/GuestServices/ParkingDirections
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SAVE THE DATE: Shaping Alberta, September 6th 2019

Events & Announcements
IN CALGARY  August 26, 2019 – October 4, 2019  Shaping Alberta Partnership between CARFAC Alberta and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society Shaping Alberta shares 10 Alberta artists' visual perspective on life and creativity. This juried exhibition, which travels to both Calgary and Edmonton, reminds us how significant our environment/personal landscape is to us all & what we see and do everyday shapes us personally. The work we as creatives do, also shapes our communities and our cultural identity.  Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas . Norman Burnham White . Jennifer Conneely . Margriet Hogue . Debbie.lee Miszaniec . Tatianna O'Donnell . Sherry Richardson . David Scott . Rene Thibault Reception: Friday, September 6th, 7 to 9pm. Location: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Jubilee Gallery Lower Lobby (1415 – 14th Avenue NW). Parking & Directions http://www.jubileeauditorium.com/GuestServices/ParkingDirections…
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The Motion of Shopping : Opening Tomorrow!

Events & Announcements, Uncategorized
Opening April 25th 6 - 9 PM Women's Art Museum of Canada, AB Chapter, Edmonton My painting, Security ( 20" x 24" oil on canvas), will be on view for the first time to the public for the duration of this show. If you are in Edmonton don't miss this opportunity to see the real deal up close and personal. [caption id="attachment_345" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Securityoil on canvas20" x 40"Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption]
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Talking About: Buffalo Bill

Events & Announcements, The Story Behind the Painting
[caption id="attachment_334" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Example of a header from an early Buffalo Bill Dime Novel[/caption] This is a quick announcement: I will be giving a talk emerging from my new series of paintings exploring Buffalo Bill in the context of the fictionalization of history. The talk will take place at Heritage Park Historical Village & Museum. It is scheduled  for Thursday November 22nd 2018 at 2pm. Stay tuned for further updates as the time draws near!
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Building Bridges: The Sunflower Project & the 2019 Multifaith Calendar

Events & Announcements, The Sunflower Project
[caption id="attachment_269" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Wish150 Alberta MosaicDetailAcrylic on Panel[/caption] I am pleased to say that the Sunflower Project is growing yet again! The wish 150 Alberta Mosaic Sunflower has been selected by the Multifaith Action Society for inclusion in their 2019 Multifaith Calendar. The 2019 theme is Coming Together: Exploring New Connections. As the  aim of the sunflower project is to create bridges of good will and the growth of positive action, I felt that the Sunflower Project would be a great fit for the Multifaith Calendar. I am also honoured to be recognized and included as an artist of no faith (by choice), by the inclusion of my work in the calendar. " Founded in 1972, the Multifaith Action Society (MAS) is a Canadian registered charity dedicated to the…
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Announcement: MOE will mark 10 Years!

Events & Announcements
Watch you in boxes! [caption id="attachment_317" align="aligncenter" width="222"] Collaborative Painting, 36 x 36 Medium of Exchange 2010[/caption] Medium of Exchange is planning a 10 year anniversary show for January 2020. [caption id="attachment_318" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Collaborative Painting, 36 x 36 Medium of Exchange 2010[/caption] Will we revisit our thoughts on the inspiration of the first exhibition; Margaret Atwood's book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (2008)? [caption id="attachment_319" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Collaborative Painting, 36 x 36 Medium of Exchange 2010[/caption] Will we create collaborative paintings, like each of the above, and auction them for charity? [caption id="attachment_320" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Jesica Campbell 2010[/caption] Will we talk to our former selves, or give warning to those who come after? After all, hindsight is 20/20. [caption id="attachment_321" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Penny Chase 2010[/caption] Who…
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