CONTEMPORARY MIRIAM SHIELL FINE ART **Select works on view at the gallery; Others are available on request.** Paul P Untitled, 2003 Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 12 in. CDN $4,500.00 FRONT COVER: Marcel Dzama Untitled, 2000 Ink and watercolour on paper, 14 x 11 in. CDN $8,000.00 Rebecca Belmore White Thread, 2003 Archival inkjet print on paper, 47 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. Ed. 4/5 CDN $20,000.00 Nicolas Baier Octobre, 2000 Digital print on duraflex paper 96 x 96 in. CDN $28,000.00 Bill Woodrow Soap, 1986 Aluminium bowl, saucepan lid on baking tin, enamel paint 13 4/5 x 22 2/5 x 15 7/10 in. CDN $10,000.00 John Latham Nu Niddrie Heart c.1989 Glass and books (Installation) 32 1/4 x 10 x 13 in. CDN$ 15,000.00 Installation price on request The Royal Art Lodge The Royal Art Lodge Supper/Mercy, 2005 Sunday School Teacher / Mom Mixed media 2005 6 x 6 in. Mixed media, 6 x 6 in. CDN $10,000.00 (Set of 4) CDN $10,000.00 (Set of 4) Adrian Williams Balloon Ride, 2003 Mixed media on board 31 x 58 in. CDN $8,000.00 The Royal Art Lodge The Royal Art Lodge Woman with Glasses and Untitled, 2004 Lightening Bolt, 2005 Mixed media on canvas Mixed media, 6 x 6 in. 9 4/5 x 10 1/5 in. CDN $10,000.00 (Set of 4) CDN $10,000.00 (Set of 4) Marcel Dzama Untitled, 2001 Ink and watercolour on paper 13 x 10 in. CDN $5,000.00 Angel Marcos Rastros, Hints 19, 2003 Photograph , 63 3/4 x 48 in. Ed. 3/3 CDN $18,000.00 Matthew Pillsbury Eric Watson (TV04073), 2004 Photograph, 50 x 60 in. USD $12,000.00 Torrie Groening This Elixir, it Won't Fix Her 2008 Ultrachrome ink on rag paper mounted on aluminum 53 3/4 x 28 1/4 in. CDN $4,000.00 Nicholas & Sheila Pye Musing, 2006 C-print, 48 x 48 in., Ed. 4/5 CDN $12,000.00 Julia Bornefeld Fiore, 2005 Nylon on metal 78 3/4 x 86 3/5 x 55 1/10 in. CDN $20,000.00 Max Streicher Untitled (Putti), 2008 Vinyl, 36 x 26 x 14 in. CDN $5,000.00 Mary-Jo Lafontaine Sol Y Sombre, 1988 Oil on wood, 39 x 78 x 3 in. CDN $25,000.00 Antonio Murado Untitled, 2002 Mixed media , 8 x 11 in. CDN $1,500.00 Ken Currie Swaddled Infant III 1994 Oil on canvas 19.7 x 15 in. CDN $18,000.00 Christina Niederberger Chandelier - Sterling 2003 Conte on canvas 40 x 37 in. CDN $10,000.00 Stephen Conroy Man with Blindfold 1990 Oil on canvas 10 x 12 in. US $12,000.00 Rob Waters Man at Computer 2006 Packing tape 24 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. CDN $800.00 Torrie Groening Amuse Bouche, 2006 Ultrachrome ink on rag paper mounted to aluminum 35 1/2 x 78 1/2 in., Ed. 1/15 CDN $5,000.00 Sean Cavanaugh Virile Centurion 2007 Oil on canvas 16 x 16 in. CDN $3,000.00 Allison Schulnik Black Flowers #6, 2008 Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in. US $13,000.00 Salustiano Untitled 2005 Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. CDN $28,000.00 Jorge Mayet Esto está en candela I 2008 Electrical wire, paper, acrylics, textile, cotton 15 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. CDN $8,000.00 Graham Gillmore Sorry (For R.R.), 2006 Oil and resin on wood 48 x 54 in. CDN $25,000.00 David Ireland Untitled 1999 Mixed media 25 x 21 1/2 x 8.5 in. US $20,000.00 Stella Pace L'Angoisse, 2005 Linocut on paper 15 x 18 in. (paper) CDN $750.00 Gerard Quenum Taxi Brousse (Bush Taxi), 2009 Wood, doll, wire and hardware 45 x 18 x 23 in. CDN $25,000.00 Wendy Wischer Angels & Ancestors XVIII, 2008 Silver wire 42 x 32 in. max diameter US $10,000.00 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Nicolas Baier was born in 1967 in Montréal, Quebec. His work has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions since first gaining wide recognition in the Biennale de Montreal (2000). He recently had an exhibition entitled, "Pareidolias" at the National Gallery of Canada. Rebecca Belmore was born in Upsala, Ontario, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2005, Belmore was selected to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale, making her the first Aboriginal woman to exhibit at the Biennale up until then. She works in sculpture, performance art, installation and video, with a history of exhibitions and performances around the world. Zadok Ben-David was born in Bayhan, Yemen in 1949 and immigrated to Israel in the same year. He graduated in advanced sculpture from St. Martin's School of Art in London and taught at the same institution from 1977-1982. Ben-David has represented Israel in the Venice Biennale, was commissioned for the Beijing Olympics, and created an iconographic cut out entitled "Tree of Life" for the Yad Vashem in Israel. He works and lives in London. Julia Bornefeld was born in Kiel, Germany in 1963, but now lives and works in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Major solo exhibitions of the artist in recent years were hosted by Künstlerhaus Göttingen (2008), Kunstverein Pforzheim (2007), Kunstraum Kreuzlingen (2006), Kunstverein Ravensburg and Marburger Kunstverein (2005). Sean Cavanaugh was born in New York City, where he continues to live and work. The grandson of master painter Milton Avery, Cavanaugh is making a reputation for his fine, lyrical painting in his own right. Stephen Conroy was born in Scotland in 1964. Since 1989, Conroy's work has gained much recognition and praise in the United Kingdom and Internationally; he exhibits with the Marlborough Gallery in London and New York. The artist has remained in Scotland, where he currently lives and works. Ken Currie was born in 1960 in North Shields, England. He is a Scottish painter and one of the most influential living artists in Scotland. His paintings are displayed in public and museum collections worldwide. Marcel Dzama was born in 1974. He attended the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, where he still lives and works. He helped found the Royal Art Lodge and in 2000, he was presented with the New Artist Award by Art Cologne. Dzama's work is shown throughout North America and internationally, including Berlin, Cologne, Geneva, Venice, and Dusseldorf and is represented by major International Galleries. Graham Gillmore was born in 1963 in Vancouver, Canada, and currently lives between BC and New York. He has participated in numerous significant group exhibitions and international art fairs in Europe, United States and Canada. The major influences in BC over the past decade have been photography led by Jeff Wall and Roy Arden. Gilmore continues to paint and has stood out for his lush surfaces. Torrie Groening is a Canadian printmaker and painter living in San Francisco. Groening has exhibited her work in group and solo shows since 1984 in Canada and the U.S. Her work is in several public gallery and museum collections. She recently has a major solo exhibition entited "Torrie Groening: A Maximalist for Dinner" at the Burnaby Art Gallery in Burnaby, BC. David Ireland (August 25, 1930 - May 17, 2009) was an American artist who did not dedicate himself to work as a full-time artist until his 40s. Ireland is most well known for creating site-specific installation art pieces; most notably, his former residence at 500 Capp Street. Ireland is a revered figure in west coast conceptualism and small works of his are rare. Mary-Jo Lafontaine was born in Belgium in 1950. Her career started in the 1980s, combining tezt and photography in large panel pieces. She is also well established for her museum installations. John Latham was born in 1921 in Africa; however, he has spent most of his life in London. Both a sculptor and performance artist, his work has been displayed in such major institutions as the Tate Gallery, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; as well as la Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris. A critical and contentious figure in British art of the 50s and 60s, Latham was a contemporary and somewhat associated with the Black Mountain College group, including Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage. He was also an early member of the Arts and Language Group in the UK. Angel Marcos is a Spanish artist who uses photography to project his personal vision of the links between the powers that be, and the realities and desires of the people who inhabit them. A major exhibition of his series "China" was shown at the Museo de Arte Contemporàneo de Castilla y Leon in 2007. Jorge Mayet is a Cuban born artist who exhibits his work extensively in Spain as well as galleries around the world. His artwork consists of small scale sculptural installations, which are actually replicas of imaginary trees, plants and other natural objects, only miniaturized. Antonio Murado was born in 1964 in Lugo, Spain, and currently lives and works in New York. His work has shown extensively in art galleries across Europe and around the world, as well as in prominent public buildings, including the seat of the European Parliament in Brussels. Christina Niederberger was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1961. She holds a PhD and MA Fine Art from Goldsmith College London.