COMBINE Art Fair returns for its third year, featuring two new Vancouver-based galleries Afternoon Projects and Pale Fire, and Los Angeles based Royale Projects alongside founders Griffin Art Projects, Mónica Reyes Gallery, Unit 17 and WAAP. COMBINE is a unique art fair for its lateral leadership model that cultivates dialogue between local and international galleries. COMBINE offers an opportunity for aspiring and experienced collectors who are interested in vibrant contemporary art practices to converse with gallerists and artists in a convivial boutique environment. COMBINE 2023 will present a collaboratively curated presentation of artists including Lynn Aldrich, Maru Aponte, Trevor Bourke, Annie Briard, Qian Cheng, Ezra Gray, Graham Landin, Tiziana La Melia, Nathan Mabry, John Monteith, Ed Moses, Julien Parant-Marquis, David Allan Peters, Ladan Sedighi, Ani Schulze and Christian Vistan.
Opening: December 8, 7 – 10 PM
December 9 & 10, 11 – 6 PM
Roundtable Discussion: December 9, 12 - 1pm
At Griffin Art Projects Residency,
1180 Welch St, North Vancouver, BC V7P 1B2
Combine Art fair is grateful for the generous support of Acera Insurance, Sue Scott Personal Real Estate Corporation, Chilean Consulate in Vancouver, Vancouver Art Blog, and Curated Tastes.
Griffin Art Projects is grateful for the support of BC Arts Council and North Vancouver Recreation and Culture in the presentation of this project.
Lynn Aldrich Velvet Painting: Unlearning Darkness, 2016 velvet, velveteen on wood panel 24 x 18 x 1 in (61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Royale Projects
Maru Aponte, Twin waterfalls (detail) 2022. 162 x 24 in / 412 x 61cm, Watercolour on paper. Courtesy Pale Fire.
Ani Schulze Welcome, 2023 Acrylic and gouache on linen 42 x 32 cm Courtesy of the artist and Wil Aballe Art Projects
Christian Vistan, Moon moon moon moon moon moon, 2022, 149.9 x 88.9cm, Charcoal, ink, tempera & gouache on cotton.
Sponsors
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Visit
Griffin Art Projects Residency
1180 Welch Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 1B2
Contact
info@griffinartprojects.ca
Phone
(604) 985-0136
The first edition of COMBINE Art Fair was dedicated to Andrew Gruft (1939–2021), a prominent member of the Canadian architectural community and a major collector of photography. Gruft became a professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture where with his wife, Claudia, became major collectors and curators of contemporary photography, as well as founders of the extraordinary NOVA gallery, supporting its emergence as a major Vancouver art form. From 1976 to 1982, NOVA Gallery focused on photography were the first gallery to exhibit the work of Jeff Wall and are considered pioneers among commercial photography galleries. Their collection was the focus of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s 2005 exhibition Real Pictures: Photographs from the Collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft; later the duo donated more than 550 photo-based works to the VAG. We dedicated the 2021 edition of this fair to Andrew’s remarkable work and contributions which have so enriched the understanding of contemporary art in Canada and within the Vancouver art community.