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20 Years of Fine Furniture

June 15 – August 20, 2007

Legacy Maltwood (at Mearns Centre – McPherson Library)

Organized by Cam Russell and Ken Guenter

This display showcases graduate work spanning Camosun College Program’s entire twenty-year history. Many exhibitors will be showing works based on specific themes and made from indigenous British Columbia wood. All of the entrants have stayed active in the furniture or woodworking industries and are submitting either a favorite piece made as a student or something made more recently as a professional.

Similar Exhibitions:

Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska

June 15 – August 20, 2007

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

An exhibition to celebrate the 20th year of Camosun College’s Fine Furniture Program. Jurors focused on the Northwest Coast to highlight the quality furniture makers of the area and showcase the particular historical and geographical influences of the region that have contributed to the unique quality of design.

Held in conjunction with and organized by the Furniture Society Conference.

Similar Exhibitions

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Victoria, B.C.

Rookwood Ceramic Bowl, Rookwood Pottery, c. 1890

Online Catalogue

The online catalogue for the Arts and Crafts Movement is available here. It features information about Rookwood pottery, Tiffany Glass Company and the Roycroft Institute, as well as an architectural tour of Victoria.

More About the Exhibition

In England and then America in the late 19th century, a middle class revolution occurred against Victorian values, industrialization and the mass production of low-quality products. Originally a British movement whose roots can be traced back to the early 1800’s, the social and moral preachings of people such as John Ruskin and William Morris in the late 1800’s influenced the burgeoning what would be known as the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Explorations in Wood 2004

May 25 – August 11, 2004

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

An open exhibition of woodworking and design presented by the Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild. This juried exhibition is held every two years and represents a wide range of woodworking skills from small turnings and carvings to musical instruments and larger piece such as tables and desks.

Similar Exhibitions:

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

January 15 – March 15, 2003

McPherson Library Gallery

Curated by Ken Guenter and Can Russell

The online catalogue is available here. It features side by side comparisons of the artists’ works and inspirations, curatorial statements and information on a variety of furniture styles.

Works by 20 local furniture designers inspired by antiques in the Maltwood collection. The genesis of this exhibition goes back to 1982. We live in an age of much more liberal thought and expression. Art now assumes fewer barriers and almost no borders. Still, it makes for an interesting exercise to examine each piece with the questions in mind, “Is it furniture?” or “Is it art?”. What is evident, as we follow the continuum from historic to contemporary, is that they haven’t made them like they used to!

Similar Exhibitions:

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

Explorations in Wood 1996

January 28 – March 24, 1996

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

A show presented by the Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild, featuring furniture, turnings, architectural fixtures, musical instruments and sculpture from artists throughout western Canada.

Similar Exhibitions:

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

Explorations in Wood ’93

December 15, 1993 – January 30, 1994

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

Explorations in Wood ’93 is an open exhibition presented by the Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild at the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery. It features furniture, turnings, architectural fixtures, musical instruments and sculpture from artists throughout western Canada.

Similar Exhibitions:

We Have Grown: The University Collection 40 Years On

March 8 – April 15, 1992

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

A survey of the national and international holdings of the University of Victoria, acquired by purchase and donation since the collection’s inception in 1952.

Explorations in Wood 1990

December 2, 1990 – January 13, 1991

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

Works presented by the Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild.

Similar Exhibitions:

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1987)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

New Acquisitions to the University Collection

April 9 – April 30, 1989

Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery

Features recent donations to the University, including works from Joseph and Elizabeth Rosa Isaacs Collection of Inuit Art, 18th and 19th Century Silver from the S.W. Jackman Collection and prints from the Pat Martin Bates Collection.

Furniture from the Maltwood Collection

July 26 – September 13, 1987

Maltwood Art Gallery

Furniture from the Maltwood Collection spanning the early formative years of the craft in England, 1590 to 1800.

Similar Exhibitions:

20 Years of Fine Furniture (2007)
Cascadia: Studio Furniture from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska (2007)
Explorations in Wood (2004)
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (2003)
Explorations in Wood (1996)
Explorations in Wood (1990)
400 Years of Furniture from the Maltwood Collection (1984)
Hand Crafted: Contemporary Decoartive Arts in B.C., 1950 to 1970 (1983)
The Cabinet Maker/Designer: An Exhibition (1982)

Art Deco

December 1, 1986 – January 11, 1987

McPherson Library Gallery

An exhibition illustrating some of the most important features of the Art Deco style, placing local examples in an international context. The show was formed in conjunction with the Canadian Art Deco Society, which was formed in 1984 to foster an increased awareness and appreciation of the Art Deco style.