Lee Claremont
October 16 to 27, 2007
Painting Workshop: Visual Storytelling: October 20 & 27

In conjunction with the Rick Rivet exhibition the Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased to present a two-week residency featuring Kelowna painter Lee Claremont.

Lee Claremont was born in Woodstock, Ontario. She is of Mohawk/Irish ancestry and is a member of the Grand River Iroquois Six Nations in Oshweken, Ontario. Lee Claremont received her BFA from the University of British Columbia and is now a respected teacher at the En’owkin Centre in Penticton. Traditional Mohawk mythology and stories have influenced Lee Claremont’s paintings. She thinks of herself as a visual storyteller, using paint, colour, patterns, metaphors and symbols to tell her stories.

Lee Claremont will be painting in the Scotiabank studio Tuesdays through Fridays, 10am to 5pm. Visitors are welcome to drop by for a discussion.

Visual Storytelling
Saturdays, October 20 & 27
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

We all have stories to tell, whether they be conscious or unconscious, from a fond or bad memory, or from an emotional or spiritual experience. One way we can tell our stories is through visual images and art. In this two-day workshop artist Lee Claremont will guide students as they paint their personal stories.

Members - $125.00 Non members - $140.00 Supplies included