Three artists explore the realm of dreams, meditation, and superstitions in the group exhibition titled Breathe. Dream. Fly. Bettina Forget’s unique prints illustrate an ancient text about a voyage to the Moon. Carried by spirits a lonely hero ascends into the sky to discover strange lands. Jennifer Hamilton’s large-scale mandala absorbs and hypnotizes the viewer with its rhythmic composition of details and spiritual symbolism. Annie Stephen’s enigmatic photographs suggest a narrative but leave most of it unexplained. Her carefully selected props and figures create a quietly haunting atmosphere. In the cold and quiet winter month of January, this exhibition invites visitors to take a rest, calm their thoughts, and let their minds fly.

Bettina Forget’s work focuses on astronomy, meteorology, and the forces of nature. Living in the dreamy space between randomness and control, her “multi-prints” are created by overprinting images nearly at random, and then pulling the composition together with a layer of paint. She is a visual artist living and working in Montreal, Quebec. Born in Germany, she has studied art at Central St-Martins School of Art in London, England and at Curtin University in Perth, Australia and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. She has had solo and group exhibitions in the USA, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and Nicaragua. Bettina is Director of Exhibitions of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA) and President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Montreal Centre.
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Jennifer Hamilton is best known for her ephemeral art in the form of installations, printed publications, posters and stenciled drawings. She plays with words and symbols to create new meanings, asks questions and resurrects dead languages. The artist also publishes WAY magazine, which focuses on spiritualism and world religion.
Jennifer Hamilton earned a B.F.A. in Visual Art at Queen’s University, in 2003 and a M.L.I.S. in Librarianship from McGill University in 2010. She has exhibited extensively in Montreal and across Canada in group and solo shows. Hamilton is also the branding specialist and curator at Central Stamp & Seal in Montreal.
www.jenniferhamilton.com

 Annie Stephens’ photography and photomontages fall somewhere between the delicate and superstitious. Influenced heavily by the early surrealist and bauhaus movements of the 20th century and the imaginary landscapes of her childhood, her imagery is often experimental and personal, fantôme abstracts portrayed in intimate diptychs. Annie Stephens was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Self-taught, she works with the simplest of tools, relying heavily on creative resourcefulness and the elements around her. In late 2008, she moved to Montreal and now lives and creates there. Most recently her work has been part of group exhibits in both Ithaca NY (”some quiet advice” curated by G. Jesiolowski) and St. Louis, MO (Drawgasmic, the Art + Illustration + Design Compendium), she was featured in the 2009 portfolio issue of Shots Magazine, and was chosen for the international 2010 30 Under 30, Women Photographers online exhibit.
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Vernissage: Saturday, January 15th, 2011 3-6pm
Exhibition dates: January 13th – February 5th, 2011