Iridescence
"Iridescence"

Vivien Tytor
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Vivien Tytor – Biography

Vivien
Photo by Étienne Ranger

Vivien Tytor is an Ottawa-based artist who was born in England. She studied at the Mid-Essex Technical College and School of art before settling in Canada where she continued her studies at the Ottawa School of Art, and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta. After raising a family, she continued her studies at the University of Ottawa where she earned her degree in Fine Arts.

Her art has been selected by jury for a joint exhibition at the Karsh-Masson Gallery and for a solo exhibition at the Centrepointe Theatre Lobby Gallery. She has had a solo exhibition at the University of Ottawa and also participated in various group exhibitions including: Ottawa City Hall, Artfuse Studios and Stafford Studios and at the University of Ottawa. Her video art can be seen on line at www.sawvideo.com
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Artist Statement

In my painting practice I explore the themes of light, space, movement and growth. I also endeavor to share my vision, imagination, observations and insights with the viewer. My investigations have included the nature of trees, abstracted them, revealing their cellular structure and history, from tree, to pulp to paper. In my photographic series, I combined a painting entitled “Northern Lights” in which I used iridescent paint and exploited its reflective nature to create my painterly musical instruments in a surreal manner. In my flower series, I focused on the abstract shapes and the flower’s reaching for the light. My recent Northern Lights series of paintings continues to investigate the properties of iridescent paint while celebrating the phenomenon of solar winds as they are attracted to the magnetic fields of the earth in the Polar regions. As in my exhibition at The Karsh-Masson Gallery, I continue to make the invisible, visible. While I cannot truly render the shifting Aurora Borealis in a realistic way, I can share a visual description and like the photograph, stop the second and suspend a moment in time.

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Vivien Tytor – Artistic Resume

Arts Training:

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude, University of Ottawa 2000
  • Painting, sculpture, photography, video production and installation
  • High School of Commerce, special 2-year art course 1986-l988
  • Ottawa School of Art, drawing and painting 1970’s
  • Banff School of Fine Arts, painting and jazz ballet 1966
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Professional Associations

  • Canadian Artists Representation of Ontario (CARFAC) member
  • Canadian Artists Copyright Collective, member
  • Council for the Arts in Ottawa, member, volunteer
  • Gallery 101, Ottawa, member, volunteer, workshop participant
  • SAW Video, member
  • Artfuse Studios, an Artist-Run Center, founding member, volunteer executive, administrative assistant. 2000-2003
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Exhibitions

To receive an invitation to Vivien's upcoming exhibitions or arrange a studio visit, please email Vivien at vivien@ncf.ca

2010

  • Britannia Gallery, Ottawa, "Black and White", August 5 - 29, 2010, group show of 11 artists

2009

  • Cube Gallery, Ottawa, "Homage", July 1 - August 2, 2009, group show
  • SAW Gallery, "Sketch", November 2009, fundraiser exhibition and sale
  • Stafford Studios, Ottawa, annual open house May 2009

2008

  • Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Smalls Show, December 2008, group exhibition
  • SAW Gallery, “Sketch”, November 2008 fundraiser exhibition and sale
  • Arts Ottawa East, 2008 Selections juried Exhibition, Cumberland October 2 - 28, 2008
  • Art Sales and Rental of the Ottawa Art Gallery, juried selection August 2008
  • The Abbey for the Arts, North Lancaster, “Mother Earth Show”, July 2008, Group exhibition of 9 artists. Selected by Gerald Swift, Curator
  • Canada Dance Festival, June 2008, National Arts Center, Ottawa, Invitational Art Show
  • Meet the Artist at the Stafford Studios Annual Open House on May 10th and 11 from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm in Nepean Creative Arts Centre in Bells Corners, 35 Stafford Road
  • The Abbey for the Arts Festival Exhibition, Lancaster, Ontario, February, 2008

2007

  • Tay River Gallery in Perth November 20 - December 31, 2007
    The gallery will be showing some of Vivien's paintings which will be included in the "Harmony" group exhibition
    28 Wilson St. West, Perth, 613-264-5448
    www.tayrivergallery.com
  • Visual Arts Centre, Orleans, July 26 - August 18, 2007 - Solo Juried Exhibition
    IRIDESCENCE     A series of paintings with colours that shift in hue as the viewer moves or the light on them changes
    Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Closed Statutory holidays
    Opening Reception: Thursday July 26, 7-9 p.m. Click for map
  • Tay River Gallery in Perth, July 4 - August 30, 2007
    will be showing some of Vivien's paintings which will be included in the "Summer Splash" group exhibition www.tayrivergallery.com
  • Gallery 7A, Ottawa, “Abstractions”, group exhibition, April 12, to April 30, 2007
  • Stafford Studios Annual Open House
    April 27-29, 2007, group exhibition, Nepean Creative Art Centre, Bells Corners
  • Tay River Gallery, Perth, Ontario
    "Passions of the Heart", February/March 2007, group exhibition

2006

  • Cube Gallery, "Quadratic" Show, group exhibition, November 1st to November 26, 2006
  • New Edinburgh Square Retirement home lobby, group art show, Saturday September 9, 2006
  • Cube Gallery, "Art Against War", group show, August 30, 2006 until September 3rd, 2006
  • Electric Gallery, Ottawa, group exhibition, selected photographs on display, August 2006
  • Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Nocturne, group exhibition May 2006
  • Ottawa Tulip Festival, city-sponsored exhibition five-foot high, painted three-dimensional tulips
  • Stafford Studios Annual Open house, May 26, 27 and 28, 2006
  • Art Rental and Sales of the Ottawa Art Gallery, juried selection

2005

  • Cube Gallery, Ottawa, December Sale, Great BIG Smalls Show, group exhibition
  • SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Item International
  • Hazelwood Gallery, Toronto, October Exhibition Showcasing Ottawa Artists, Group exhibition
  • Three Galleries, Toronto, selected paintings
  • Annual Open House, Stafford Studios, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, group exhibit of nine artists
  • Ottawa Jazz Festival, juried selection of painting, group exhibition at Art Sales and Rental of the Ottawa Art Gallery
  • Ottawa Tulip Festival, painted 3 dimensional 5ft tulip and exhibition of painting. Group exhibition of 150 artists
  • Art Rental and Sales, Ottawa Art Gallery, juried selection

2004

  • Art Rental and Sales, Ottawa Art Gallery, juried selection
  • Stafford Studios Open House, group exhibition of 9 artists, Ottawa
  • Centrepointe Theatre Lobby, Solo juried exhibition, Allusions to Music Exhibition of photographs and paintings

2003

  • Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa, joint juried exhibition, Insights
  • Art Rental and Sales, Ottawa Art Gallery, juried selection
  • Artfuse Studios, Annual Open House Exhibition

University of Ottawa

  • "Episode”, group exhibition of paintings, 2000
  • "Introspection/Retrospection”, solo exhibition of paintings, installation and video, Gallery 115, September 27 – October 1999
  • “Screaming Screens”, group exhibition of installations and video art, 1999
  • “Elevation – Coherence”, group exhibition of paintings, Gallery 115, November 23-27, 1998.

Publication Credits

  • Ododeiktes, Greek language magazine, illustration in article, 2005.
  • Front Cover artwork for CD traycover, compositions by Evelyn Stroobach performed by Canada's leading musicians 2005.
  • "Insights", Sandra Hawkins, VivienTytor exhibition catalogue, November 21 to January 4, 2004, Karsh-Masson Gallery City of Ottawa.
Vivien
Photo by Étienne Ranger
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