"To Feel it Again" Paper sculpture framed (9 x 11) by Crissy Arseneau $300 . "Ziggurat" (18 x 24) Bold colours by Natalie Reynolds $675

2021 Welcome to
Atelier
8.18

​This is a new project continues to be inspired by the limitations of space in Vancouver.  Atelier 8.18 started in March 2021 and will feature 3 exhibitions per programming year.
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The home setting will stage the artwork. The name Atelier 8.18 is my address. In the current conditions, there will be decadently limited access. As things open up, I can start having viewing by appointment.  However, the work will be showcased online and curated work will be available to purchased and can be delivered or shipped.  I am rethinking how we are showcasing art in Vancouver by  taking the opportunity to reinvent how artwork is exhibited. 

Curiously and carefully curated in an exclusive space in my home studio.  If you have visited my place before, you would know my aesthetic and style and how it lends itself to beauty and possibility. 

Follow this project on instagram @atelier8.18

Summer Seduction
​bold colours and delightful texture
June 05-Aug 15, 2021
Featuring : Crissy Arseneau,  Kyla Bourgh, Michael Fitzsimmons, Alex Herzog, Natalie Reynolds,  & Hillary Webb

This brilliant painting (30 x 49) by Michael Fitzsimmons fills this small wall delightfully. $2600 + tax

An Energetic Trio of Paintings by Natalie Reynolds. Natalie works intuitively and frenetic. And the outcomes are always charged and full of energy. A perfect addition to the summer atelier.

This smaller work by Natalie Reynold begins to weave in narrative and potential. "A Knowing Gesture" (9 x 13) is available to sweeten any room. $250

"Vicious Peak" (16 x 20) by Natalie Reynolds is fresh and will energize any space. Mixed media on Canvas $575

" A Brilliant Divide" (16 x 20) Acrylic and oil stick, by Natalie Reynolds is a lovely dynamic artwork. The perfect abstract to fit intimate spaces $575

Kyla Bourgh's Partial Portraits can mix and match (21 x 21 frame) Starlets showcase their best features but only just enough to seduce. Why not select your favourites in your own combo. Acrylic on book paper $450

This playful oblong can ignite the imagination "Untitled" (16 x 19) by Natalie Reynolds. Mixed media on board. $375

The Perfect Pairing. Partnering dynamic pieces can create a seductive friction and pull together. Artwork by Natalie Reynold and Kyla Bourgh

  These drawings by Alex Herzog, are sensuous and seductive. This series on Paper has been rubbed, punctured, scratched and filled with graphite, paint and other materials.  " A place of exceptions- sonority" engages the senses.  The work can also be inhaled and smelled if one is close enough to it.  Herzog regularly refers to the process and materials: linseed oil, soot, graphite, marble, dust pigment, harming, polishing, treating.  It is an absolute delight to have Alex's work in the Atelier as our only Non-Vancouverite.  Alex resides in Switzerland. If you can come by to smell the artwork, then make an appointment with me to see the show as things open up.  (8.5 x 12) Archival Drawings $950 Each 

"Ziggurat" (18 x24) by Natalie Reynolds is in full bloom with colour and texture. Acrylic and Oil stick on Canvas $675

"To Feel it Again" watercolour on cotton paper (4.75 x 4.5) in 9 x 11 frame. These light and minimalistic works by Crissy Arseneau are captivating. $300

Partial Portraits -( 3.5 x 4.5) framed is 6 x 8 are a slice of summer and will brighten wee spaces. Kyla Bourgh's colourful and expressive portraits feel bolder than their size. Acrylic on book paper. These are perfect little pieces. $75 framed. $60 Unframed.

Entering the Atelier.... On the left: "Blue Fugue", by Michael Fitzsimmons takes centre stage as a big and bold piece bursts within the contained space. (39 x 40) $2600 + tax. Across the way is Crissy Arseneau's "To Feel it Again" paper sculpture framed $300.

Kurinuki Double Flip bowls with pink sheen on brown clay. Hand-built ceramics by Hillary Webb. $60-$65

Kurinuki tea cup, pink sheen/white glaze on brown clay $35 With Succulent $45

Shown here: Earthy and Elegant. By Hillary Webb. Brown and White Vase/Jug, white slip on brown clay. Paper resist surface decoration. $95

Kurinuki is the art of taking a block of clay and carving out an interior. This lends itself to one-of-a-kind nuanced pieces. This bowl by Hillary Webb has a off-white pink glaze on brown clay and has artisanal subtleties that demonstrate the enjoyment of the process. $45

Cooling off during a hot summer day with "Iqaluit" By Michael Fitzsimmons (30 x 49) $2600.00 +tax. Restful and earthy are Hillary Webb's Kurinuki Series $30-$95 here next to Partial Portraits by Kyla Bourgh $75 framed and "Into the Blue" framed paper sculpture by Crissy Arseneau. $300.

This Sweet painting on book paper acrylic and collage #13 by Kyla Bourgh. Easy to mail worldwide. (3.5 x 5) $60 unframed (6 x8) $75 framed. .

More Glamourous women. Acrylic on book paper. Partial Portrait #130 by Kyla Bourgh (3.5 x 5) $60 unframed (6x8) framed $75.

"Into the Blue" framed paper sculpture by Crissy Arseneau has a soothing quality. Framed (9x11) $300

Add some splashes of Colour in your life with this large round vessel by Hillary Webb. $125

Colour Matching: Crissy Arseseau's engaging paper sculptures and Ceramics by Hillary Webb are kismet. This colour spotted kurinuki series range from $35-$125. Crissy's framed work is $300-$450. Shelf Below: Colour Wheel Bowl $85 and double portrait by Kyla Bourgh $150

"Warming Trend" (9x11) framed paper sculpture. Delightfully minimal paper sculpture. Feeling light and calm. $300

"The Meaning Within" by Crissy Arseneau (9 x 11) hand-painted paper sculpture. framed $300

A Home in the Clouds! "TerraNova" by Crissy Arseneau. 13 x 13 framed paper sculpture $450

Past Exhibitions 2021

Spring 2021
Close Intimate  Contact   March 05 to May 15th
Artwork for Spring 2021 Atelier is still available until March 2022
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I am taking the format of the home (where we are restricted to host) and the theme (Close Intimate Contact) to build an exhibition for this particular time in history.  How does close looking become an intimate act by allowing us to slow down?  How does touch become more essential to our survival ? 

Artists: Tamara Abdul-Hadi, Veronica Aimone, Cherry Archer, Kyla Bourgh, Deanna Fogstrom, Hugh Kearney, Emma Lehto,  Carylann Loepkky, Kate MacDonald, Doris MacDougall, Pilar Mehlis, and Monica Valdivia. ​

Atelier 8.18 is a way of enjoying beauty and possibility. Welcome to "Intimate Close Contact" a theme that encompasses the decadence of current restrictions. All work is available for viewing and for sale. Contact me kylabourgh@gmail.com

Seduced by touch... "Found of the ground I" by Doris MacDougall. Ink on archival paper 12 x 15 custom frame. $750

Corner Coffee with Two paintings by Deanna Fogstrom. La Rotonde 1 + 2 are available for $270 each or partnered for $250

Moving artwork creates visual synergy and surprise within the home.

"Corona Virus Cafe Invasion" by Deanna Fogstrom 12 x 12 acrylic on canvas. Available for $270

Absence craves presence "La Rotonde #2" by Deanna Fogstrom $270 each 10 x 10 Acrylic on canvas framed. Or $250 partnered.

The rich tones of "La Rotonde #1 by Deanna Fogstrom. Acrylic on canvas 10 x10 framed $270 Each or $250 Partnered.

Drinking a glass of red and unwinding after a day. Seen here: Le Studio Cafe #1 and #2 by Deanna Fogstrom. 8 x 10 framed $270 each or $250 each when partnered.

Entering the Atelier...

"Work Work" from the Eno series by Hugh Kearney is an intimate painting of entwined lines in an embrace. 18 x 22 Framed $750

Breathing easy. Stunning photo triptych, "Untitled" by Tamara Abdul- Hadi. 22 x 28 cprint. Along the right side: A Stranger's Diary by Kyla Bourgh. Seated: "Found on the Ground I" by Doris MacDougall.

The Temptation of secrets..."A Stranger's Diary" by Kyla Bourgh. Found diary shredded and placed in a 10 x 10 framed $200 Each.

"Untitled" by Tamara Abdul-Hadi 22x28 c-print. Price available by request (SOLD) Check availability if interested

"Crumpled but Still Rolling" Sculptural work by Veronica Aimone made by found materials. Price available by Request

"Invincible Venus Go-Go Volcano" Hardcover Book by Swiss Artist and Illustrator Monica Valdivia. Available by Special Order $104 cad.

A touch of Memento Mori: Painted Skulls on Ashtrays by Carylann Loeppky. Charming, dark and playful. $50-$88. 2 from this series SOLD More available.

"Scrapbook of Vague Memories" by Pilar Mehlis 6 x 8 mixed media on panel $350

Dynamic and Fresh work during static times. A documentation of delicious routine during  quarantine  Photographs by Cherry Archer. 
​8 x 10 unframed $150 each. Limited edition of 1  photograph per day.

"Scrapbook of Vague Memories" By Pilar Mehlis. 6 x 8 mixed media on panel $350

Above: "Covid-19 Solitary Dining" Series by Cherry Archer. All 9 for $900. Below: More of Carylann's macabre Angel Skulls. Left to Right: Angel Skull 8x10 $335, Skull Handmirror $275 (SOLD), Large Skull Framed $225

Left: From Debris Series Digital Collage by Kate MacDonald Right: From Off-Duty Series watercolour print by Emma Lehto.

Kate MacDonald's "Debris Series" digital collage. $200

"Debris (red)" sold

From Emma Lehto's "Off-Duty" series. 17 x 21 framed watercolour prints.

Prices available on request. Framed or Unframed

The pleasure of new Art alongside a few from my private collection

​Atelier 8.18  presents
   
Close Intimate Contact                        
March 05- May 15

While we are limited in meeting and inviting friends and guests into our homes, I am hosting this exhibition with the longing for these times. Each work is considering how our world has slowed down. We spend more time with ourselves in our homes looking at the same spaces and walls. Our living landscape hasn’t changed as much as our internal landscape has.  

I am fortunate to have these beautiful artworks in my home to delight me from March to May, with the possibility of them finding new homes to delight others. Doris MacDougall's feather ink drawings are about close looking, while Kate MacDonald tackles the collection of items in her "Debris" Series. Pilar Mehlis’ drawings and paintings long for a sense of home and belonging that we all can contend with.

The playful and seductive photograph by Tamara Adbul-Hadi is observing the interaction and the push and pull of the intimate rush between the two men wrestling in the water. Nestled beside the photograph, the equally engaging “Stranger’s Diary” by Kyla Bourgh which displays a found journal shredded and encased within a frame. Our access is restricted, yet the intimacy remains in question. The entwined lines in an embrace is depicted in Hugh Kearney’s “Work Work” from his Eno Series. They slide into each other so smoothly. Touch is necessary. Close contact is considered.
 
Emma Lehto’s “Off Duty Series” shows arms grasping for touch without resolve, and reflects what the world is encountering during a time where contact is elusively dangerous, yet emotionally vital for survival. This sense of longing within absence is captured in Deanna Fogstrom’s paintings of stacks and placement of empty chairs that work on remembrance of times where we entered these seats and gathered with friends for a glass of wine or cup of coffee.

The documentation of time is displayed in  "Covid-19 Solitary Dining" by Cherry Archer which touches on how routine is integral to our helping us continue.  In contrast, Carylann Loeppky's skulls and skull-angels are an enduring reminder of Memento Mori, that everything passes eventually.  
 
And yet, Veronica Aimone sets the tone with humour and whimsy with “Crumpled yet still rolling” a sculptural piece that expresses how we somehow endure.

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