The Soul of East and West – OIS ART OF CANADA

“The Soul of East and West”

Ontario is home to Korean Canadians. Koreans started to migrate to Ontario after the devastating Second World War (1939-1945) and Korean War (1950-1953), both of which heavily affected the Korean peninsula. Korean Canadians have made important contributions to the economic, political, social and cultural fabric of Canadian society. To remember and celebrate the Korean Heritage Month Canada in 2022, OIS ART OF CANADA hosts an event which is called “The Soul of East and West”.>. This event provides an opportunity for Korea and Canada to understand and experience both countries’ art and culture. It also enhances a wide range of arts and cultural exchange between Korea and Canada. The exhibition will provide an opportunity for Canadians and Koreans to re-recognize Koreans’ immigration history and its meaning in Canada, and will improve Koreans self-confidence about their own culture. It will also promote the diverse creativity and historical significance of Korean and Canadian arts and culture to both societies.

-Title: Korea & Canada International Art Exhibition –“The Soul of East and West” -Date: September 19, 2022 – September 30, 2022 -Location : ARTA Gallery (14 Distillery Lane Toronto M5A3C4) -Events

Korea & Canada International Art Exhibition

– To remember and celebrate the Korean Heritage Month, OIS ART OF CANADA hosts an event – < Korea and Canada International Art Exhibition-“The Soul of East and West” >. The exhibition will feature the works such as; oriental painting, ink painting, and traditional crafts of 5 Korean artists, professors from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea, and 5 remarkable Canadian artists from diverse communities.

– 5 invited Korean artists from Seoul National University in Korea (art.snu.ac.kr)

Seongheui Kim (Dean, College of Fine Arts)

Inho Cho (Department Chair, Oriental Painting)

Hasoon Shin (Professor, Oriental Painting)

Dae-hun Kwon (Dean, Art School Affairs & Professor, Sculpture)

Kap-sun Hwang (Professor, Ceramics)

-Participating Canadian galleries & artists

David Ruben Piqtoukun (Sculptors Society of Canada)

2022 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts

Sylvain Tremblay (Thompson Landry Gallery)

One of three artists represented Canada for G20 in China

Cory Trepanier (Royal Canadian Geographical Society)

The Canadian Chapters highest award, the Stefansson Medal

Jan Wheeler (Arta Gallery)

Joseph Muscat (Propeller Gallery)

Special Exhibition “York Wilson- poem lover”

York Wilson (1907-1984) is an influential and famous Canadian painter and muralist. He painted lots of his works in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before he died, and his works are installed at famous places such as; Sony Center, the Imperial Oil Building, Art Gallery of Algoma, Bell Telephone Building, Central Hospital.

He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and he was also a president of Ontario Society of Artists (1942) and the Canadian Group of Painters (1946-1948). “York Wilson Foundation”, after his name and ‘York Wilson Endowment Award’ at the Canada Council for the Arts were established after he died.

There are 7 paintings based on the poetry of Korean poems (Sijos) which he painted with his own inspiration after he read the 7 different Korean Sijos in 1960s. They are not open to the public, yet it will be the first time to be shown to the public by this special exhibition.

This additional exhibition will be a cultural and artistic bridge between Korea and Canada.

Opening Reception (Friday September 23, 2022. 6pm-9pm)

Opening reception will be held at Arta Gallery, and guests, art lovers, collectors, artists, VIP guests and the artists who participate in the exhibition will mingle and share the artists’ message of their artworks.

The details of the opening reception day items are: