Michael ManChoi Chow, Photographer news and updates
Sneak Preview: "Chez Nous" 44 Gaukel, Kitchener
Here is a sneak preview of Chez Nous, 44 Guakel Street, Kitchener
Opening Reception, May 3, 4 to 9 pm
Chez Nous at GRACe, 144 Gaukel St, Kitchener - May 3 to 31, 2024 (Copy)
A Group Collaboration on the theme of HOME
ManChoi Chow | Arlene McCarthy | Tom Samolczyk | Val Thomson | Anne Williamson | Roger Young
Opening Reception Friday, May 3, 4-8 pm
Thursdays May 9, 16, 23, 30 — 3 to 6 pm
Saturdays May 4, 11, 18, 25 — 11 am to 2 pm
Victoria Day, May 20 — 11 am to 2 pm
Like many others, I have been disturbed by the crisis of adequate affordable housing in just about every community in Canada, and definitely “at home” in Kitchener. As an artist, I want to use this exhibit as a means to engage with this social challenge.
Father Toby Collins, CR, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kitchener, guided me through A Better Tent City (ABTC) in December. ABTC is home to a community of residents who are underhoused. There are supervised facilities on site for food, shelter and support.
Again, I am reminded that we are inter-connected and inter-dependent, no matter human, animal, bird, aquatic, insect, vegetation, or microbial.
A hard lesson, to be sure, that we can no longer ignore. While looking for solutions to homelessness is daunting, I am emboldened that crisis is both danger and opportunity.
Artists at Work (Homer Watson House & Gallery)
‘Dreamy encounter with my shadow’
Join us for the Opening Reception, Saturday, Feb 3, 2024, 2-4 pm. Homer Watson House & Gallery, 1754 Old Mill Rd, Kitchener
50 pieces of ‘work’ by local artists have been chosen by the jurors and will be on display and available for sale. The following 3 are included.
'Shades of Women' at KPL
Pleased to participate in this exhibition honouring Women, KPL main branch
Opening reception: Thurs, Mar 9, 6-8 pm, 85 Queen Street North, Lower Level
Tea & Talk - Opening Reception for Hearts, Arts & Healing
Tea and Talk:
Join us on Sunday February 19, 2023 for Tea and Talk
Two times available, 1 to 3 PM and 4 to 6 PM, $30
Special art exhibit that showcases how artists express trauma and the healing power of the artistic practice and results.
Hot tea, cookies, artist talk, a special guest speaker from Grand River Hospital Mental Health Team, and a special gift from All Things Tea
44 Gaukel St., Kictchener
'The Nature of Things' Opening Reception
Art & Vespers - Sunday, Feb 12, 3 pm
Martin Luther University College, Bricker & Albert Streets, Waterloo
FEBRUARY 1 – APRIL 14, 2023
THE NATURE OF THINGS: LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Art exhibit by students from Elizabeth Ziegler Public School, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, and Waterloo Collegiate Institute | Curator: Carol Pinnock
ART AND VESPERS | February 12, 3 p.m.
with Bradley Moggach and Matthew Wilkinson, musical duo Keffer Chapel, Martin Luther University College
Digital Exhibit opens February 12, 2023 | kanataart.blogspot.com A project of the Kanata Centre with funding from the Eastern Synod Mission Grant
FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Dorinda Kruger Allen at 519.884.0710 x3241 or dkrugerallen@luther.wlu.ca
The Nature of Things - Opening Reception
Join us for the Opening Reception of ‘The Nature of Things: Listening to the Voices of our Children and Youth’
Sunday, Feb 12, 3 pm
Martin Luther University College, Bricker Ave, Waterloo
Feb 1 - 'Hearts, Arts & Healing' opens at ArtsPay
Artists exhibiting:
Catherine Mellinger, Claire Donnison, Esther Slevinsky, Jim Blomfield, Michael ManChoi Chow, Roshan James, Roslyn Ramsay
Come see the show during one of our open viewing times or attend our Tea and Talk Party on February 19, 2023. Proceeds support Grand River Hospital.
Weekly viewing times:
Wednesday 11 am to 2 PM
Saturday 1 to 5 PM
Sunday 1 to 5 PM
Tea and Talk on February 19:
Two times, 1 to 3 PM and 4 to 6 PM
Hot tea, cookies, artist talk, special guest speaker from Grand River Hospital Foundation and special gift from All Things Tea (www.allthingstea.com)
'Hearts, Art & Healing' - ArtsPay Feb1 to Mar 11, 2023
Honoured to participate in this fundraiser for Grand River Hospital Foundation. More information here.
'Patterns' at Uptown Gallery Waterloo
January 17 to March 12, 2023
A sneak peek of this exhibition is available online at Uptown Gallery
Come see our new show in person at the Gallery in Waterloo Town Square
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‘Gaze’
17x22
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‘Take Only What You Need’ inspired by indigenous artist Christi Belcourt, focusing on our relationships to the world and each other
7x17 photography on canvas
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‘Enough for All’ - companion piece to ‘Take Only What You Need’
My hope for a fuller embrace that “we are all nature” and the interconnectedness of all
10x17 photography on canvas