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11 Canadian Landscape Artists Retrace Tom Thomson’S Steps in Canada’S Great North 100 Years After His Untimely and Mysterious Death UNTAMED THINGS 11 Canadian Landscape Artists retrace Tom Thomson’s steps in Canada’s Great North 100 years after his untimely and mysterious death. “What is honored in a country is cultivated there.”- Plato Thomson Memorial Plaque at Canoe Lake 2017 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE Untamed Things HOW YOU CAN BE A PART OF CANADIAN HISTORY AND CELEBRATE TOM THOMSON’S LEGACY One hundred years ago, July 8, 1917, Tom Thomson died on Canoe Lake. His death is still shrouded in mystery, but what remains clear is his profound influence on Canadian art and most specifically plein air landscape painting. Tom Thomson ABOUT THE TRIPS AND SHOW A group of 11 bush trekking plein air painters calling themselves “Untamed Things” Untamed Things will be retracing the steps of Tom Thomson one hundred years after the untimely and mysterious death of the favourite Canadian painter. –– ARTISTS –– Canoe Lake, Tea Lake and Smoke Lake just to name a few of the locations on the 2017 schedule. Mark Berens Algonquin Park looks much as it did 100 years ago as Thomson paddled around producing hundreds of the small 8 x 10 inch sketches on panels before retreating to the Lonny Doherty studio building in Rosedale, Toronto for the winter to work up some larger canvases. Low rolling hills, iconic pines, reflecting waters and vast wild skies from the melting of Jonathan Houghton the spring ice to the vibrant autumn colours. Paul Mantrop To be there, is like stepping into the paintings themselves. You assume that Thomson David Marshak must have taken some liberties to capture such vibrant colours but it really is like that up there. Paul Nabuurs The camaraderie of such a group adventure is reminiscent of what it must have been Andrew Peycha like back in the days of Tom Thomson and his pals in what would later be coined “The Group of Seven”. Rob Saley The public is invited on this epic adventure through time as the artwork created on Marten Visser these excursions will be on exhibit in Toronto’s historic Distillery District at Arta Gallery September 7 through 19th 2017. Peter Taylor The success of the painter’s treks and art show will be credited to our sponsors who Bryan Wall lend their names and financial support to this inspirational journey. We offer many ways for you to show your financial support. Please review the enclosed. www.untamedthings.com Supporting Sponsorship Official Beverage Partner In Kind Tickets to the September 8th Opening Night Reception • Invite for 4 guests/clients to the opening night invite only cocktail party with Untamed Things Artists Exposure and Brand Awareness • ●Logo recognition on the official electronic invite for the event. ● Recognition on the “Untamed Things” website as media partner ● Recognition on the “Untamed Things” social media channels including: facebook, instagram and twitter as media partner On-Site Recognition at the Art Show Sept 8 • Verbal recognition during the opening remarks at the “official” exhibition opening cocktail reception on September 8th. This is an invite only exclusive event. • Sponsor logo placement on slide show at the event Arthur Lismer & Tom Thomson • Sponsor logo placement on all exhibition signage, and promotional materials Post Program • Thank you recognition on all post media channels Artist Bios MARK BERENS Mark has always been around painters. His grandparents on both sides painted. Dad’s mom enjoyed her flower filled still life oil paintings, while his mom’s parents both loved their watercolour landscapes. He started experimenting with oil paints first year at O.C.A.D and found it to be his choice for creativity. Upon graduating in 1999 with an Illustration degree, Mark choose to pack up and head west for Whistler, BC where he instantly connected with the outside world and began to paint the mountains. Now living on the shores of Georgian Bay in Collingwood Ontario, Mark‘s paintings of windswept trees, endless waters and escarpment forests hang in commercial galleries across North America. Recently he earned 2011’s “Best in Show” at McMichael Gallery’s annual Autumn Art Sale, followed by “Top Artist” in 2013. Artist Bios LONNY DOHERTY Lonny Doherty was born in Goderich, Ontario. Lonny is self-taught as an elective Fine Art (Painting) course taken while at University proved inspiring. Lonny established Descartes Studios in 1996 to produce Fine Art. He now lives and works out of his studio in Toronto. He takes inspiration from his surroundings, whether it is an excursion to the countryside or an urban parkland. Influences include Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris and Claude Monet. His paintings reflect the vibrant colours and natural designs provided by the four distinct seasons in Ontario. Doherty’s 2001 piece Warm Cloud Tangle, was ranked in the top ten of International Artist Magazine competition. He was chosen among entrants from around the World. Artist Bios JONATHAN HOUGHTON Jon grew up in Thornbury, Ontario. After graduating from Lakefield College School in 2003, he studied Fine Arts at Mount Allison University, majoring in Painting and Drawing. After three years at Mount Allison, Jon moved to Greece where he studied Classical painting at the Aegean Center for Fine Arts. He returned to Canada in 2008 to round out his education with a year at Ontario College of Art and Design. Jon has since returned to the Southern Georgian Bay area to open a studio/gallery in downtown Collingwood. Jon’s paintings can be recognized by the use of bright colours and a clean graphic style. He works with oil on canvas and his subject matter consists of scenes from Georgian Bay, The Niagara Escarpment, and Toronto. Artist Bios PAUL MANTROP Paul Mantrop is a Canadian landscape and portrait painter. For the past twenty years he has worked and exhibited across Canada and abroad. His work is in numerous private and commercial collections. At St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, he met lifelong friends and fellow artists; still working together today as the art collective Drawnonward. Paul studied four years at the Ontario College of Art and Design from 1989 - 1992 and worked an additional year in Florence, Italy. Returning from Europe, Paul became a founding member of the painting group Drawnonward. This group’s active mandate is to explore Canada’s landscape and people through art. Since its early beginnings in 1994, Drawnonward has travelled and created in every province and territory in Canada. Artist Bios DAVID MARSHAK David Marshak is a Canadian artist and painter known for his lush landscapes, richly detailed urban images, and meditative skyscapes. Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1970, he attended The Ontario College of Art where he met several members of the artist’s collective DRAWNONWARD. They spent 1992 living and painting together in Florence, Italy, and have been traveling, working and showing together ever since. David has also had successful solo shows in St. John’s, Toronto and Vancouver. David’s art has been added to many corporate and private collections including Scotia Capital Markets, the Molson’s, Eaton’s, and the Weston family. David’s paintings have also been purchased by Canadian musical giants Gord Downie, Sarah Harmer, Ed Robertson, Hayden and Don Ross, as well as media personalities including Shelagh Rogers, Laurie Brown, Terry O’Reilly and Paul Kennedy of CBC. He currently lives and paints in Kimberley, Ontario with his artist/ photographer wife Sarah Tacoma, their three children, and a border collie named Timppa. Artist Bios PAUL NABUURS Paul was born in Newmarket Ontario, and was lucky enough to meet his high school art teacher who transformed his life and instilled a passion for painting. After high-school, Paul attended The Ontario College of Art (OCADU) where he began to develop his skills while painting mainly in watercolour. After moving to Peterborough and raising his family with his wife, Paul began to focus his efforts on his practice again but now using acrylics and honing a strong personal style. Paul is now a full-time artists working out of his Peterborough studio and selling his works to clients across Canada and internationally. He offers commissions and is now teaching at various arts school and private workshops. Artist Bios ANDREW PECHYA Andrew studied at Sheridan College for editorial illustration from 1992 to 1995. After graduating, he moved to Toronto to work as a freelance illustrator for publications such as The Toronto Star, Harcourt Brace and Company and Young and Rubicam Canada. In 2000 he left the field of illustration to pursue a full time career as a painter. Searching for patterns of colour, light, and shape. His painting experiences have led him to places such as the Dempster Highway, Whitehorse, the Arctic Circle, the Eastern Arctic Circle, Greenland and India. Andrew Peycha’s art is in many public, private and corporate collections throughout the world, including Club Intrawest, Collingwood, Goldman Spring Kichler Sanders, Club Intrawest, Vancouver, Hilborn Ellis Grant, Chartered Accountants, F & P Manufacturing, Inc., Intrawest, Collingwood, Firm Capital, Toronto, Moneris Solutions Toronto, W.D.R. Financial, Inc. a division of the Co-Operators, and private collections include works in major Canadian cities as well as in Greenville SC, and Palm Desert, among others. All of these travels and art collaborations have created a significant twelve years of painting history and structured Peycha’s signature landscape paintings with a bold palette, and structured application. Artist Bios ROB SALEY Rob was born in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario. In 1992 Rob graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. A diverse and prolific artist, Rob paints in a variety of mediums and styles. Moving with ease between oil painted landscapes to subjects such as abandoned houses and vehicles done in oil or acrylic paints, or on to a series featuring Inuit “country” food in mixed media.
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