March 20 to April 20, 2007

« Transhumance », est le titre de l’exposition de thèse de l’artiste Nadine Bariteau. Son travail combine les médiums de la sérigraphie, de la vidéo et de l’installation. Le sujet de recherche de l’artiste s’articule autour du déplacement, de la  marée humaine en mouvement déambulant dans le souterrain d’une ville. Ce déplacement se compare au courant d’une rivière et évoque une sensation d’états “passagers”. «Transhumance » »  explore l’arrêt dans le temps et reflète aussi le processus d’errance dans la vie de tous les jours.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Glendon Gallery presents “Transhumance”

March 20th to April 20th, 2007

Opening Reception: saturday March 24, 2-5 pm

Toronto, March 1st 2007 – York University’s Glendon Gallery is please to present visual artist Nadine Bariteau’s thesis exhibition entitled Transhumance, running from March 20 to April 20, 2007. The general public is invited to the Opening reception on Saturday, March 24, from 2 to 5 pm, as well as to the artist’s talk on Tuesday, March 20 at noon, which coincide with International Francophone Day.

Nadine Bariteau’s show combines silkscreen, video and installation-based mediums. The theme of Bariteau's work is centered on the flow of human movement throughout an underground city, which parallels the natural flow of water and evokes feelings of transitory states. Transhumance explores the punctuation of time and expresses the nomadic process that occurs within the course of everyday life.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Nadine Bariteau is a Toronto based-artist, originally from Montreal, who works primarily in silkscreen, video and installation based-mediums. In 1999, she finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University. She has participated in solo and group shows across Canada, in the US, as well as in Australia.

Bariteau has also received several awards. Last year, she was granted a residency at Toronto’s Open Studio under the "Visiting Artist" category. This artist-run centre currently represents Bariteau’s artwork. This year, Bariteau will complete her MFA at York University.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Glendon Gallery would like to thank its media partners: the French newspapers L'Express and Le Métropolitain, Radio-Canada TV and radio CJBC 860 AM, la Première Chaîne.

Thanks to the technical team supervised by curator Marc Audette for mounting the exhibition. And, a special thank to Cristina Raimondo, the Gallery Assistant, for the design of the invitation card, the poster and the gallery website.

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday: 12-3 pm / Saturday: 1-4 pm.

Address:  2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto (Ontario) M4N 3M6, 416-487-6721, gallery@glendon.yorku.ca.

Take a look to our website: www.glendon.yorku.ca/gallery

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Information: Martine Rheault, Artistic Coordinator, Glendon Gallery: 416-487-6859, artculture@glendon.yorku.ca