PAST EXHIBITION
THELMA ROSNER: HOMELAND
The Museum proudly presents new and recent work by London-based artist Thelma Rosner (Canadian b. 1941). Over the last decade the practice of Rosner has moved quite literally to new territory. While the play of pattern, derived from processes referencing everything from textiles to book illuminations, informed much of her past work, Rosner now focuses her practice on aspects of geographic place, culture, and notions of “home.”
More specifically, Rosner’s recent projects Border and Israeli-Palestinian Dictionary emphasize the cultural similarities between Palestinian and Israeli communities in a region divided by conflict. In the Dictionary work, Rosner uses Hebrew and Arabic words, and duplicates selected imagery in positive and negative formats to affirm the values and validity of both cultures.
Equalizing processes, such as the duplication of imagery and negative/positive renderings of an object, point to shared human experience. As in her past work, Rosner employs a keen sense of order, used to great effect in her large Cross-Stitch paintings which comment on war as an experience literally woven into the fabric of daily life.
Thelma Rosner studied painting at the University of Western Ontario, where Paterson Ewen was her teacher and mentor. She has exhibited her work in Canada, the USA, and England. She has received grants from the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Banff Centre for the Arts. For the last decade, her production has focused on Muslim-Jewish issues, most recently on the Israel-Palestine situation.
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication co-produced with Museum London.
(Exhibition in collaboration with Museum of London)
WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION
5 Cross Stitch Paintings
Cross Stitch paintings, #1, 2011; #2, 2011-2012;
#3, 2011-2012; #4, 2012-2013; #5, 2013
Oil on canvas, each diptych 243.8 x 182.9 cm
(8 x 6 feet)
Border, 2006-2007
22 archival digital prints, 11 supports,
each print 86.3 x 58.4 cm (34 x 23 inches)
Installed dimensions: 91.4 x 670.5 x 12.7 cm
(3 x 22 feet x 5 inches)
Dictionary, 2009-2011
36 archival digital prints
Each print 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 inches)
Installed dimensions: 76.2 x 731.5 x 91.4 cm (2.5 x 24 x 3 feet)
detail in banner image: Israeli / Palestinian Dictionary, 2009-2011, (installation view), archival digital print on paper. photo: John Tamblyn
Curator: Cassandra Getty
August 27, 2013 – December 14, 2013
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SUBMISSIONS & ASSISTANCE
SUBMISSIONS:
The McMaster Museum of Art is presently not accepting artists’ submissions for exhibitions at this time of leadership change at the museum. Our Interim Director will be undertaking a review of the museum’s forward exhibition schedule, as well as our policies and procedures, in the coming months. Our present focus is the ongoing maintenance of our permanent collection and storage needs for future collection activities.
The museum remains committed to our collecting priority in the continued support of early career, mid-career and established Indigenous artists, artists of the Black diaspora and racialized artists through purchases and commissions. Donations will be welcomed and reviewed at a future date which will be posted on our website.
ASSISTANCE:
The McMaster Museum of Art is a third party recommender for Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Exhibition Assistance Grants.
Please note that there has been a delay in the OAC opening the 2024-2025 program. This webpage will be updated with our deadlines as soon as possible.
Priorities:
Artists who demonstrate an interest and consideration of art as a medium for social change and action.
Please follow the guidelines established by the Ontario Arts Council, apply directly through their website, and submit the following with your applications:
Brief artist statement
Confirmation letter from the gallery/museum/venue
Budget
CV
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