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Artist Statement:
Please go to You Tube and type
in April Bending to view a
video discussion on my work.Or
www.aprilbending.com
Statement for recent solo show
in NYC
Limiting the palette allows
the viewer to focus on the
image rather than be
distracted by a myriad of
colours; much as a black and
white photograph requires a
different mind set to view
than a colour photograph does.
But colours do envoke
emotions, so I use simple
monochromatic schemes to set
the moods of the paintings.
The black under painting
provides a backdrop that can
become somber or serene.
Texture is also important. It
allows me to use the surface
of the canvas to diffuse light
and create vagaries and
ambiguities as additional
layers of paint are applied.
Those ambiguities require the
viewer to participate in
deciphering the piece through
personal interpretation.
Often viewers see different
meanings in my paintings. This
pleases me because it means
that people are referring to
their own unique experiences
to understand my work. And,
even though one painting can
be interpreted in many ways,
those ways are limited to our
communal experiences which are
all part of the human
condition.
One might expect to ...
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Artist Galleries:
www.aprilbending.com
Milan, Italy Ars
Italica Galleria d’Arte
Ferrara, Italy
Trevisan Arte Contemporanea
New York City, USA Monkdogz
Urban Art
New Orleans, USA Carol
Robinson Gallery
Victoria, Canada Sooke
Harbour House Gallery
Cayman Islands The
Kennedy Gallery. Pure Art
Gallery
Montreal, CAnada
Arteria
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Artist Reviews:
www.aprilbending.com
To read articles click on
"further information" and
scroll down:
Modern Painters
December 2009
ARTnews Top
Collectors issue summer 2009
Studio & Gallery
Feb/March 2009 page 12
NYarts Magazine March
2009
ARTnews March
2009
Modern Painters March
2009
Cayman Net Newspaper January
2 2009 page 18
Modern ...
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Collections:
www.aprilbending.com
1- National Gallery of the
Cayman Islands.
2- Eight paintings were
featured in Orlando Bloom's
movie "Haven".
3- Paintings from the "Sails"
series were chosen for banners
for National Heroes Day 2008
in Cayman.
4- Andreas Ugland Collection
5- Private collections in
Italy, Japan, USA,
Switzerland, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Exhibitions for April Bending:
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Art Fair Tokyo 2010
Exhibitions 2009
Istanbul International Art Fair 2009
Florence Biennale (Invited by the selection committee)
Florence, Italy December 5-13, 2009
Affordable Art Fair NYC
New York City, USA
The Armory Show at Bridge Art
New York City, USA
Art Basel Miami at Bridge Art
Miami, USA
Art Forum at Bridge Art
Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibitions
2008 New York City, USA Broadway Gallery
2006 Montreal, PQ, Canada Galerie Gora
2005 Cayman Islands Westin Casuarina Resort
1996 Victoria, BC, Canada Torrefazione Gallery
1994 Calgary, AB, Canada Les Beaux Arts Gallery
1994 Victoria, BC Canada Mocambo Gallery
1993 Victoria, BC Canada Gallery 1450
1990 Tokyo, Japan FC Club Gallery
Movie Credits
2006 Orlando Bloom's "Haven" Eight paintings chosen for movie set.
Awards
2008 National Hero's Day Banner Display Cayman Islands
2007 New Art International Book Cover Award
A Compendium of Recent Works by World Contemporary Artists
Book Art Press - Publishers - New York
Volume XI 2006-2007
ISBN 0-9773540-2-4
Group Exhibitions
2009 Florence, Italy Florence Biennale
New York City, USA Affordable Art Fair
New York City, USA Armory Show with Bridge Art Fairs
2008 Miami, USA Art Basel at Bridge Miami
Berlin, Germany Art Forum at Bridge Berlin
Beijing, China NY Arts Beijing Gallery
Bologna, Italy Galleria De' Marche
Cayman Islands The Morgan Gallery
New York City, USA The Armory Show at Art Now
Milan, Italy ARS ITALICA Galleria d'Arte
2007 Ferrara, Italy Paola Trevisan Arte Contemporanea
Cayman Islands Million Dollar Run Nautical Art Show
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
"Arreckly" - Invitational
The Morgan Gallery -The Collections Show
The Gallery at the Ritz-Carlton
2006 Cayman Islands The Gallery at the Ritz-Carlton
New York City, USA Monkdogz Urban Art
2005 Cayman Islands Art @ Governors
Sooke, BC, Canada Sooke Harbour House Gallery
2004 Cayman Islands National Gallery of the Cayman Islands - “Portrait of an Artist” - Invitational
Cayman Islands Art @ Governors
2003 Cayman Islands Art @ Governors
2002 Cayman Islands Art @ Governors 2001
Dundas,ON,Canada Carnegie Gallery
2000 Calgary, AB, Canada Glenbow Museum Gallery Shop
Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts 2000
Parksville, BC, Canada Parksville Miniature
1999 Whistler,BC, Canada Adele-Campbell Gallery
Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts’99
Parksville, BC, Canada Parksville Miniature Show
Sooke, BC, Canada Sooke Harbour House Gallery
1998 Victoria, BC, Canada Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Paint In
Fine Arts ‘98
1997 Victoria, BC, Canada Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Spring Show
Fine Arts ‘97
Art to Ploughshares Show
1996 Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts ‘96
Symphony and Art Gallery Fall Fling
1995 Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts ‘95
Art to Ploughshares Show
1994 Victoria, BC, Canada Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Artists’ Studio
Works Festival
Artists’ Choice (Victoria Convention Centre)
Fine Arts ‘94
1993 Victoria, BC, Canada Quin Gallery
1992 Victoria, BC, Canada Regional Juried Show
Symphony and Art Gallery Spring Fling
Exchanges Gallery (Behind the Veil)
1991 Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts ‘91
Magic Places Show
Toronto, ON, Canada Del Bello Gallery
1990 Yokohama, Japan Studio Kimura
Victoria, BC, Canada Moss Street Paint-In
1989 Victoria, BC, Canada Regional Juried Show
North Park Gallery
Fine Arts ‘89
Toronto, ON, Canada Del Bello Gallery
1988 Victoria, BC, Canada Regional Juried Show
North Park Gallery
Fine Arts ‘88
1987 Victoria, BC, Canada Fine Arts ‘87
North Park Gallery
1985 Edmonton, AB, Canada Edmonton Art Gallery Show
1979 Courtenay, BC, Canada Arts Alliance Christmas Show
1978 Vancouver, BC, Canada Helen Pitt Gallery
1977 Edmonton, AB, Canada Edmonton Art Gallery Christmas Show
1975 Vancouver, BC, Canada Mido Gallery
1973 Edmonton, AB, Canada Design 5 Gallery
1972 Edmonton, AB, Canada Lefevbre Gallery
1971 Edmonton, AB, Canada Canadiana Gallery
1970 Edmonton, AB, Canada Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show
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