A Way Through the World
Solo Exhibition
Artists
Lori Sokoluk, ASA
Exhibition Dates
May 4 – June 29, 2024
Venue
The Alberta Society of Artists Galleries
222-1235 26 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Located on the Second Floor of the Crossroads Market
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 4, 2024
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Artist-Led Workshop
Saturday, June 29, 2024
More details to come
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The Alberta Society of Artists is proud to present “A Way Through the World”, an exhibition featuring the works of Lori Sokoluk, ASA.
About The Artist
Born in Edmonton, Lori spent many years in New York City, Boston, Montreal and Vancouver prior to returning to the prairies. She now lives and works in Smoky Lake, Alberta. Lori shares her skills and passion for art making through teaching and guest critiques with a wide selection of institutions and artist groups. She exhibits across Canada and the United States in juried shows at galleries and critically acclaimed art fairs, and is a Juried Member of the ASA.
Working primarily in acrylic, drawing media (graphite, soluble crayons, chalk) and sometimes collage, she allows considerable room for chance as she works rather than tightly controlling the process. Each step in the process suggests possibilities for the next. deep attachment to landscape and mystery are readily evident in her artwork. From childhood road trips across the prairies to the most recent abstract work, she pays attention to organic shapes and colors, shifting perspectives and layered perception. Her architectural background provides a structural and conceptual framework, and years of meditation practices are echoed in the search for the beauty, power and mystery that underlie the things we see and experience in everyday life.
Artist’s Statement
This series of monotypes evokes many methods we use to find our way through our lives: stories we hear, fables we believe in, maps and prior experiences we reference, and the courage and inner willingness to try new directions.
The relatively small scale of the work necessitates an intimacy from the viewer that reflects the very personal nature of each individual’s journey. Uneven vignette edges on many of the pieces evoke ideas of maps, torn leaves, and plein air watercolours I’ve done over the years.
Titles speak of fairy tales, dreams and memories that influence our perception and choices.
About the Land
“SpEATchless“ is on display at the Alberta Society of Artists Galleries in the historic Crossroads Market building in the SE Mohkinstsis (Calgary).
The Alberta Society of Artists (ASA) acknowledges that what we call Alberta, where our organization has found its’ home, is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika), the Nehiyawak (Cree), Dene Tha’ (Slavey), Dane-zaa (Beaver), Denesuliné (Chipewyan), Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Iyarhe Nakoda (Stoney) (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley), and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland.
Are you interested in learning more about the First Peoples of Alberta?
native-land.ca has an interactive map showcasing many of the Territories, Languages, and Treaties that impact Alberta, Canada and other parts of the world.
