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Artist Statement:
I enjoy the "aesthetics" of
"accumulation" and the
challenge of juxtaposing
arbitrary, symbolic and
meaningful image-making. I
like stark austerity and
extravagance to coexist within
the same field to present a
feeling of some grandeur.
Some say that my image
development is aimless,
tragicomic meandering...it
often is...but that is a
consequence of the battle that
I have with the rectangle and
the sustained struggle between
form and content...never
certain which will or should
dominate, let alone
survive...this results in
frequent reworking of areas,
piling-up indecisions, and
leaving spaces of
indeterminate residue.
The iconography in my work
embodies life's polarities
rather than its gradations,
the yin and yang of our
existence. I am intrigued by
what is "real" and what is
"deceptive", what is
"manifest" and what is
"concealed". It's the essence
of riddle. Therefore, signs,
symbols, and silhouettes are
of great interest to me and
are major elements and often
serve, singularly or
collectively, as the central
focus of my work.
My most recent work has grown
more open and airy.
Nonetheless, I still have an
appetite for space, a taste
for detail and a tendency,
generally, toward visual
profusion. Now, my ...
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<107, 100 - 7th Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 0W4
T: 403.262.3356
E: info@axisart.ca
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Collections:
W.K.P.Kennedy Gallery
Permanent Collection
York University
Rooney Architectural Design
Cutsey Business Systems
Ontario Realty Corporation
Government of Ontario
C. John D'Agostino &
Associates
City of North Bay
Venasse Construction Ltd.
Grant Thornton Consulting
Dr. K. O'Grady
J.S. Redpath Limited
Ontario Northland Commission
Madame Justice Lydia ...
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EDUCATION:
Foundation Studies:
Ontario College of Art & Design
BFA (Painting):
University of Windsor
MFA (Painting):
York University
BED (Art Education):
University of Windsor
MED (Art Education):
University of Windsor
Post-Graduate Studies (Art Ed.):
University of British Columbia
AWARDS:
2002 Senior Grant Ontario Arts Council
2002 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
2001 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
2000 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
1999 Mid Career Grant Ontario Arts Council
1999 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
1998 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
1997 Exhibition Grant Ontario Arts Council
RECENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
"Jim Mroczkowski, Cameron Armstrong,
Lise Melhorne-Boe & Mary Green"
25th WWG Anniversary Exhibition
Timmins Museum and Arts Centre
Timmins, ON
December 2003
"Jim Mroczkowski, Cameron Armstrong,
Lise Melhorne-Boe & Mary Green"
25th WWG Anniversary Exhibition
Station Gallery
Parry Sound, ON
September 2003
"WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH"
Nipissing University
Faculty & Student Exhibition
Inner Space / White Water Gallery
North Bay, ON
May 2003
Members Show
White Water Gallery
North Bay, ON
December 2002
"Jim Mroczkowski, Cameron Armstrong,
Lise Melhorne-Boe & Mary Green"
25th Anniversary Exhibition
White Water Gallery
North Bay, ON
June - August, 2002
"(pre)re:[pre]sentation"
Recent Works by
Cameron Armstrong & Jim Mroczkowski
Joan Ferneyhough Gallery
North Bay, ON
April 27 - May 15, 2002
"Inanimate Objects"
Joan Ferneyhough Gallery
North Bay, ON
March 15 - April 20, 2002
Deck The Walls: Christmas Show
Joan Ferneyhough Gallery
North Bay, ON
December 2001
MAILART Exhibition
White Water Gallery
North Bay, ON
November 2001
Jim Mroczkowski: New Works
Joan Ferneyhough Gallery, North Bay, ON
October 2001
Jim Mroczkowski: A Survey of Recent Work
W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
July 2001
2ND Annual (2000) Juried Members Show
WHITE WATER GALLERY
North Bay, ON
ARTS2000 (National Juried Exhibition)
Royal Academy of the Arts
Canada Council Millenium Project
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON
May - September 2000
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