About lynne gaetz
“Entangled Lives”
Chosen as a public art piece, decorating a Hydro box in Niagara on the Lake next to the Shaw Festival Theatre.
Artist Statement
Many different paths have informed the art I create. I took Fine Arts courses at the University of Calgary and UQAM (Montreal). I have been lucky enough to sell art in galleries and cafes in Alberta and then in Montreal, where I resided for many years. Additionally, my travels—to places such as Mexico, Turkey, Kenya, India, Italy, Morocco, and Greece—have undoubtedly influenced my colour palette. I continue to learn, taking workshops, conversing with other artists, and challenging myself to risk new directions.
When I am in the creative mode, I feel awake to the environment that surrounds me. The biggest challenge in art—perhaps in life—is to move ahead confidently.
In 2021, I became part of the Niagara on the Lake Arts Collective: a group of professional artists, curators, and galleries.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Ironwood Cider House — juried solo exhibit, 1425 Lakeshore Road, Niagara on the Lake
2022 Joyner Gallery — juried solo exhibit. Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara on the Lake
GALLERIES
ArtSpace 106, 106 Queen Street, Niagara on the Lake
Paris Bohemian Gallery, 27 William Street, Paris Ontario
NoWords Gallery, 29 Ainslie St. N. Cambridge Ontario
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
Chateau Des Charmes: NOTL Arts Collective group show, Chateau des Charmes Winery, Niagara on the Lake
Ronald Boaks Fine Art – NOTL Arts Collective show (three-day event each June)
Niagara on the Lake Peach Festival (one-day event each August)
Joyner Gallery – NOTL Arts Collective group show, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara on the Lake (one month event each winter)
Niagara Artist’s Centre (NAC) “Climate Crisis” juried show. Exhibited “The Rain Sang, The Trees Drowned” (June 2022)
13th Street Gallery – St. Catharine’s, ON) Baker Room. Exhibited and sold piece: “Disrupted Memories” (Sept. 2021)
LIFT “Face Value” presented by Robert Langen Art Gallery and the Laurier Library at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. Includes three Figurative Artists: Lynne Gaetz, Sherry Czekus & Steven Restagno View Online (scroll down) (2020)
The Art of Resilience: Juried show in St. Catharine’s City Hall. Exhibited piece: “The Needs of Humans” (2020)
Arts Pay Annual Juried Show, Lot 42, Kitchener (2019)
Monigrams Cafe, Solo exhibit, Cambridge (2019)
Cambridge Studio Tour, Cambridge Ontario
Rosemere Artist Gathering Annual Exhibit, Rosemere Quebec (2005-2011)
AWARDS
2021 NOTL Hydro — Awarded prize for “Entangled Lives.” Work is wrapped around Hydro box in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Location: Corner Wellington and Platoff Streets near the Shaw Festival theatre
2019 Shore Centre Award — Arts Pay Juried Art Show, Kitchener Ontario
2019 First Prize Juror Award — Cambridge Centre for the Arts Juried Art Exhibition
2007 Award First Prize Small Works — Rosemere Artist Gathering, Annual Exhibit
MEDIA
2023 Art Fluent -- Curator's Choice: Lynne Gaetz
2023 NOTL Arts Collective show at Chateau des Charmes
2022 Lynne Gaetz Solo Exhibit: Niagara-on-the-Lake Local and Hydro Box Winners -- Niagara This Week
2022 Niagara Now: Solo Exhibit by NOTL Artist
Niagara Pumphouse Spring Show: Niagara This Week
EDUCATION
2001 Concordia University (Montreal): Master of Arts
1984 University of Calgary: Bachelors of Arts
University art courses in design, drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography: University of Calgary (Alberta), Laval University (Quebec); Concordia University; UQAM (Quebec)
Other art courses: Dundas Valley School of Art (DSVA); various online art courses with Stanka Kordic, Martin Campos, etc.