Art Gallery of Peel Juried show on now

Last night was the opening for the Art Gallery of Peel Juried Art Show, started in 1974. The show, jurored by Ivan Jurakic (curator, Cambridge Galleries) and Anna Yuschuk (artist), received 350 entries, 49 of which are on display. Prizes went to:

• Ben Pinkney for Brad, oil on linen; John Cutruzzola Award for Best in Show
• Susan Dain for Miraflores II, acrylic on canvas; Colony Ford-Lincoln Award for Best Painting

Three paintings received juror's awards:

• Fausta Facciponte for Emma for $1.15, photograph
• Kal Mansur for Untouchable, acrylic in acrylic box
• Helen Pravda for Mother, conté on paper

The exhibition is generously supported by the John Cutruzzola Juried Show Endowment Fund and Colony Ford-Lincoln.

Among the works on display is a statue by area artist Sarah Chomko, whose Luscious exhibition at AKASA Gallery was previously mentioned on this blog. Various Visual Arts Brampton members entered into the exhibit, but weren't accepted. Last year's People's Choice Award went to Visual Arts Brampton member Debra Ali, which she had worked on for a few months, including at an event at Shoppers World.