"OUR WATER, OUR WORLD" 
JUNE 19 - JULY 11, 2020 at Gallery 78, Fredericton, NB

​“Our Water, Our World”
 
Water is the Life Force without which we cannot exist, and yet we have taken it for granted. We have come to see the harm that we’ve inflicted and how it affects the quality of life at all levels. It goes beyond the plastic bits that unfurl in the ocean or wash up on the beach. The connections between the scarcity of access to clean water and the impact on global health, energy and food shortages, economics, and of course climate change exists for everyone on this planet. Solutions are in the making, but they must be available to everyone, not only the wealthy, not only the privileged. 
 
Let us be as water itself in our determination for change, strong enough to carve great canyons out of rocks, strong enough to change the tide of ignorance and apathy. Let us take care and take action for a world where we honour Water for the power it has to transform and sustain us.  
 
Creating this Exhibition
I live on a beautiful lake and minutes from the ocean where the views change daily. When I go rock hopping along the ocean’s edge, the waves crash and roll, the light reflects on colours that vary from brilliant aqua to deepest grey. The energy and atmosphere from those ocean images and from the lake outside my door splashes onto the canvas in my studio. During Hurricane Dorian, I painted the dark and wild “The End of Chaos”. These are paintings of the power of water, paintings that interpret emotions and visceral reactions to life. I hope they stir your emotions and inspire you. 
 

Monika Wright, SCA
Selected Exhibition CV
Visit my STUDIO at 25 Waterbury Lane, Upper Tantallon, NS

Representation: Crescent Hill Gallery, Mississauga, ON; 14 Bells Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS; Gallery 78, Frederiction, NB; Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS; Trinity Galleries, Saint John, NB.

2020
June - July – Our Water, Our World – Gallery 78 – Fredericton, NB
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2019
February  - Toronto Artist Project – Art Fair – Toronto, ON
June  - Our Water, Our World – Solo exhibition – Art Lab Studio – Parrsboro, NS
July – Peggy’s Cove Festival of the Arts – Upper Tantallon, NS
September-October – Deeply Rooted – Lunenburg Art Gallery – Lunenburg, NS
October – November – From Then to Now – NovelTea – Truro, NS
November – Open Doors – Upper Tantallon, NS
 
2018
May – Teichert Gallery – Group Show, Halifax, NS
June – Intuitive Abstraction – Artlab Studios – Parrsboro, NS
July – SCA Elected Members Show – Gainsborough Gallery – Calgary, NS
August – HAM – Craig Gallery _Halifax, NS
September – Halifax Art Map – Halifax Central Library Gallery – Halfax, NS
October – 10 Days in October – Parrsboro, NS
November – Phantasmagoria – 14 Bells Fine Art Gallery – Halifax, NS
 
2017
February – March – Imaginary Garden – Gallery Nineteen Nineteen – Halifax, NS
March – Crescent Hill Gallery – Spring Event – Mississauga, ON
May – Studio Open House – Upper Tantallon, NS
May-June – SCA Group Show – “Be Square” – Square Gallery, Toronto, ON
June  - Gallery 78 – Fredericton, New Brunswick SCA – Mary Pratt Award
July-August – LIFE – Continental Divide – DART Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
November – LIFE – Gallery Nineteen Nineteen – Halifax, NS
 
2016
February – The Artist Project – CNE, Toronto, ON
May – Studio Open House – Halifax, NS
June – Art Lab Studio – Parrsboro, NS
July– Embassy Towers – Halifax, NS
August – Trinity Gallery Group Show – Saint Johns, NB
September – NovelTea – Truro, NS
October – Parrsboro Creative – Parrsboro, NS
 
2015
January – The Craig Gallery “Permafrost” Exhibition – Dartmouth, NS
January -  #Hashtag Gallery – Toronto, ON
February – Toronto Artist Project – Juried Exhibition - Toronto, ON
March – Art Zone Gallery – “Endless Possibilities” - Halifax, NS
May – ArtFocus Exhibition -  “Brainstorm” – Bedford, NS
May – The Craig Gallery/ Swoon Gallery – “No Place Like Home” – Dartmouth, NS
May -June – Art Zone Gallery – “Intangible Thoughts” – Halifax, NS
2020
February – The Elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire – Bear River ARTworks Gallery - Bear River, NS
June - July – Our Water, Our World – Gallery 78 – Fredericton, NB
July – Our Maritime Spirit – Lunenburg Art Gallery – Lunenburg, NS
September – Afterglow Art Festival – Bridgewater, NS

Here's where you can Find my Art
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14 Bells Fine Art Gallery
5523 Young St,
Halifax, NS B3K 1Z7
902-406-2355
cheryl@14bells.com

Gallery 78 
796 Queen Street,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 1C6
(506) 454-5192
1-888-883-8322 (in Canada)
art@gallery78.com

Crescent Hill Gallery
2575 Dundas Street West, Unit 10
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5K 2M6
866-288-6088

Trinity Galleries
128 Germain Street
Saint John, NB, Canada E2L 2E7
506-634-1611
art@trinitygalleries.ca

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Teichert Gallery
1723 Hollis Street
, PO Box 2262

Halifax, NS  
B3J 3C8
902 424 3087
asar@gov.ns.ca

Monika Wright, SCA

Biography 
Canadian artist Monika Wright moved from Toronto to Halifax in 2005 and soon began her creative journey, first in photography, eventually returning to painting. She enthusiastically developed a distinctive style, which lead to recognition first locally and then internationally with artworks included in collections throughout Europe, North and South America. Among her awards is the prestigious Mary Pratt Crystal Award, for the Canada 150 - 2017 SCA Elected Members Exhibition.
 
Monika is represented by galleries in Canada and also participates in special exhibitions worldwide. Her work has been published in Literary and Medical Journals, International Women Celebrate, Enroute Magazine, Exposure, Echoes of Elizabeth Bishop, CBC Sharing the View, Arts Illustrated Magazine and The Breath of Life. 
 
Monika is an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), a member of ArtSpa, CARFAC and PCAFA. 
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Statement
Art has the power to be transformative, to rearrange our vision of the world and create bridges to connect us, to lead us to a greater understanding of the world we share, and those we share it with. 
With organic shapes, fluid light, lines and circles, I am employing universal symbols of unity, wholeness and infinity connected by lines, representing the boundaries which separate us, but which also highlights our shared path. What we choose to see and believe will determine how we live, not just where we live. Let’s build the puzzle of our life on this planet with care and empathy.
 
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