Visual Arts - EdwardEpp.com

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Curriculum Vitae
Visual Arts
The Art of Edward Epp
EdwardEpp.com
eepp@telus.net
P.O. Box 134
Shawnigan Lake,
BC V0R 2W0
Visual Arts Instructor Application
Edward Epp MA, M.Ed (RCC)
P.O. Box 134
Shawnigan Lake, B.C. V0R 2W0
April 02 2012
Visual Arts Instructor – :
I believe I have many of the skills and qualities outlined in your
position of art instructor. I am an “interdisciplinary learner”. I
have been a practicing artist for more than thirty years, taught art
in post-secondary institutions in Liberia, Botswana, Alberta,
Saskatchewan and British Columbia. A major theme in my professional
career has been working in the midst of cultures different than my
own both here in northwest BC, in Africa and China. That experience,
though challenging, has been a source of spiritual and artistic
nourishment. My last two exhibitions, including one at the Marion
Scott Gallery in Vancouver, was a collaborative exhibition with First
Nations button blanket artist Hazel Wilson. As well I showed at the
Museum of Northern BC in Prince Rupert last summer painting–
constructions, ‘reflections’ on the masks of Liberia and those of
north coast sculptor, Dempsey Bob.
Besides my art profession, I have trained and worked as a clinical
counsellor. Art and psychology are complementary; each assists in the
formation of a unique perception and experience, process-focused and
highly tuned to natural patterns of change and transformation. I have
worked in the villages of Kincolith, Kitkatla and Masset. In addition
to teaching art courses in studio art, drawing, painting,
printmaking, art history, First Nations art, and African Art History.
I have currently instructing and supervising in the Graduate
Counselling Program for the UNBC, Terrace Campus. I have regularly
taught Conflict Resolution Skills classes and Introductory Psychology
classes for Northwest Community College in Prince Rupert. From a
collaborative and interdisciplinary framework I would like to
incorporate into the art course work many perspectives and practical
insights that I have gained from my training and teaching experience
in Family and Group counseling, Conflict Resolution, Alternative
(Art) Approaches to Counselling, Post-Modern Therapies.
I have included my current resume related to Art, as well as a copy
of my counseling resume. I am including a number of professionals to
write letters of reference on my behalf:
-Dr. Velma McDonald, Acting Regional Chair, University of
Northern B.C., Terrace,
250-615 5578
-George Harris, Curator, Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George,
250-614 7805.
the art of Edward Epp
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Following my letter is my educational philosophical statement.
I look forward to meeting the challenges of the Instructor position.
Sincerely,
Edward Epp
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The Artist
Edward Epp
Canadian artist Edward Epp, has painted for over 30
years. For the last decade he has captured the spirit
of BC’s Northwest. His lyrical paintings reflect the
landscape, the people and the icons of Prince Rupert,
Haida Gwaii, and the Inside Passage. His art has been
widely acclaimed and shown throughout BC and Canada.
Edward
currently
resides
in
Prince
Rupert,
British
Columbia. He has taught in universities and colleges
in western Canada and in Africa for 20 years. Inspired
by his environs and the unifying vision of the Baha’i
faith, Edward continues to paint and show his work.
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Freighter – Tuck Inlet
statement
Educational Philosophy
In reflection on my educational philosophy I offer several ideas on
basic functions of art, comments on the nature of a supportive
educational environment, the important of art as ‘service’, including
examples of my own life practice. I speak of reciprocity between
artist and society including recognition of value to society of the
‘artists’ world-view’. I refer to the value of art ‘mentors’ and I
speak of the use of a “para-modern” approach to embracing diversity
in culture.
To me art has at least three important intersecting functions:
effecting positive change in society, creating wealth, and creating
objects of significant aesthetic merit. The educational experience
should be within a nurturing environment to facilitate these, where
the artist develops in a space of safety, fueled by encouragement
from a community of educators who provide relevant cultural
information, skills and aesthetic guidance. Formal training on the
history of art, practice, and personal reflection in an environment
of warmth and acceptance of uniqueness are all important.
If artistic ventures contribute as ‘service’ to individuals and to
the community that would make me feel that they had achieved a high
level of ‘success’. In my own life, in addition to exhibiting in many
public and commercial galleries, working with community service
projects for youth in Norwest BC, such as “night’s alive” in Prince
Rupert and with art-centered healing projects with youth in Massett
and Kitkatla have been wonderful opportunities.
Also, I taught art
at a post-secondary level in Liberia and Botswana, exhibited my work
in Africa, and undertook painting journeys in Africa, China and
Nunavut. I am pleased when my art becomes a means to work with new
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and diverse communities and culture. I have volunteered to place art
work in public buildings locally and in Africa. My paintings are
currently installed in the Prince Rupert regional hospital, Northwest
Community College (Terrace, Prince Rupert), UNBC (Prince George,
Terrace), and in many local museums (Grand Forks Art Gallery,
Kamloops Art Gallery, Two Rivers Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery,
Edmonton Art Gallery). I contribute work to fundraisers every year
(Rotary Auction, Maxwell International School, Art Institute of
Ontario).
In Saskatoon, I participated in a program in the schools
where space was provided for a studio and I reciprocated by
installing art in the halls and inviting youth to view my process and
by offering workshops. I have served and currently serve voluntarily
as a founding member of an artists’ co-operative in Prince Rupert
(Ice-house Gallery), AKA (Shoestring Gallery) in Saskatoon, Terrace
Art Gallery board, and Prince Rupert Arts Council.
I cannot imagine a healthy society without art, central and key to
development. In turn, whatever is offered by society will be
gratefully accepted by artists. Artists tend to adjust, adopt,
scrounge and accept gratefully whatever meager tools, opportunities,
money, schemes and programs are offered and use them to the best
advantage. I think society would be enriched through a greater
openness to the ‘artist-view’. Process thinking and prioritizing
beauty over pure material function are two examples of this
principle.
Formal education and mentors have been equally important for my path.
Mentors are artists whom I engaged with when I was young, who
maintained
high
aesthetic
standards,
and
who
believed
and
demonstrated that making art was an ‘important’ activity.
My definition of “achievement of ‘success’ as an artist” of necessity
includes a material one,
including financial reimbursement for the
artistic labour, including
recognition, and whatever honours one
might hope to gain in our respective cultures. More ideally, success
would happen if art work could contribute to healing, education and
inspiration in society. Some of my examples include the use of art to
present workshops with First Nations youth here in northern BC and
using art as therapy.
My work as a counsellor as well as my travel and work in diverse
cultural environments have made me sensitive to the requirement of a
enlightened perspective on the constructive engagement between
diverse cultural perspectives. In the current counseling literature
some writers have acknowledged what is referred to of the value of a
“para-modern” view in the sense of “enhancing mutual understanding
between
(artists)
therapists
and
tolerance
for
theoretical
difference. It avoids the ideology of saying one approach or
framework is better than, more true, or more “post” than another. As
in literature, all points of view, even the scientific and empiricist
can be considered part of ongoing process of human inquiry that never
ends.” It is my conviction that the varying and contrasting points of
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view have contributed, and will continue to lead to the expressions
of new, unimagined creativity, “a celebration of unbounded diversity
and difference.”*
*all quotations are from an article by Glenn Larner, “Narrative Child Family
Therapy”, 1996 Family Process.
Summer light, freighter
List of Slides
(View web site: edwardepp.com)
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Edward Epp
Artist Professional Experience
ART INSTRUCTION, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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Curriculum design for Cultural Leadership Development Project, University
of Waterloo, Ont., Cultural Management Department (1993-1994)
Formal academic teaching experience in Canada, Africa and China:
• Recent teaching experience: Introductory Art History ART 151,
Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C. Prince Rupert, Painting Art
105/106, May 2000, 2001 Hazelton’s, Fall 2000, Winter 2001, Terrace
• Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, co-instructor in painting:
travel In China (summer 1993)
• Cuttington University/College, Liberia, West Africa, Assistant
Professor of Art (1982-1989)
• World University Service of Canada, Selebi Phikwe, Botswana, Senior
Secondary School, art instructor (1989-1990)
• University of Saskatchewan, art instructor, part time (1975-1988)
• Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, art instructor, part time
(1986-1987)
• National Exhibition Centre, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, gallery
educator (1985-1986)
• College of New Caledonia, Prince George, B.C., art instructor (19781981)
• Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, art instructor (1977-1978)
• Parkland Community College, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, art instructor
(1976-1977)
Courses taught: Drawing, Painting, Silk screen, Etching Lithography
(multi-media), Western Art
History, African Art History First Nations
Art History
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
I view these workshops and lectures as an important component of my professional growth and as opportunities for
interaction with others in a variety of art and therapeutic disciplines.
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"Watercolour landscape" (adults), "text and art" (children)", Eagle
Arts Academy, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., July 14 - 18, 2003.
"Watercolour painting", Art Workshop, Studio 2880, Prince Ceorge,
B.C., Sept 6-8, 2002.lecture: "Diary artisit/therapist working with
First Nations Communities, NW B.C"
“Symposium de peinture figurative do L’Etang-Du-Nord”, Iles de la
Madeleine, Que. Painter-participant, July 31 – Aug 6, 2000.
“Art in Action-All About Drawing-A Workshop with Edward Epp, Mus. of
Northern B.C. Prince Rupert, B.C. January 31, 1998.
Maxwell International Baha’i School, Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Baha’i
Summer School, 1997, with
Leanne Boschman-Epp, ( MA- poet) text
and visual art workshop: “The arts and the Fundamental Verities”
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Leighton Centre, Calgary, Alberta-May 11 -12, 1996: “Art and Healing
(self-expression)”: narrative
Kitimat School District, Kitimat, B.C.
Kitimat Village, Kitimat, B.C.
Island Mountain Arts School program, Wells, B.C.
Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George, B.C.
Emily Carr College Outreach Program (locations throughout B.C.)
Fort Qu'Appelle, Kamsack, Kelvington, Saskatoon, Saskachewan
Sasksatchewan
Centennial Museum, Kitimat, B.C.
Queen Charlotte Islands Museum, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C.
Lectures
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Traditional Art of Africa, Landscape as a Metaphor, Religion and
Aesthetics, Integration of Landscape, Nature and the Study of Self —
Locatiqons:
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, B.C.
Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
University of Saskatchewan Anthropology Department
Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C.
Art Gallery of Victoria, B.C.
Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George, B.C.
VOLUNTEER WORK AND ADVOCACY
I served as an advocate for the arts on several boards and committees including membership on the B.C. government-appointed
"Status of the Artist" committee. I organized a weekly youth art workshop in Prince Rupert for the last two years, under the
guidance of the Roosevalt Community School. The program is called "Night's Alive" (youth art). I am a member of the Arts
Council and founding member and on steering committee of the Northcoast Artists/ Co-operative in Prince Rupert. I have
also been a board member for the Northwest Development Education Association and for the Terrace Art Association
EDUCATION
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M.Ed (Counselling), UNBC 1995-1996.
Thesis topic: “Narrative Therapy (Brief Therapies) and Art Therapy”
M.A., Studio Art, University of Saskatchewan, 1975, thesis topic:
"Commentary on Pictorial Space"
B.F.A., Studio Art (with distinction), University of Saskatchewan,
1973
CONTINUING EDUCATION: WORKSHOPS —
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"Emma Lake professional artist workshop", Emma Lake, Sask. (University
of Saskatchewan) 2005
"Artists/' Workshop", Blue River, B.C. July 2002.
“Narrative Conversations-4”, Toronto, Ontario, May 1998
“Healing and the Creative Arts”, May 3-5, 1996, Vancouver, B.C.
Triangle Art Workshop, New York, N.Y. (1987)
Emma Lake Professional Art Workshops (1991, 1981, 1980)
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Banff School of Fine Art (lithography, 1979)
Leighton Foundation landscape painting workshops (1992, 1990)
University of Saskatchewan (print making, paper making, 1978) Charles
Ringness
Cuttington University/College, Botswana (Research methods, Islam in
West Africa, 1983-1984 — primary ethnological research into
traditional African art)
ONE-MAN SHOWS (a selection)
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“Waterways: Skeena to Cowichan: Paintings by Edward Epp”, February 6 –
March 5, 2016, Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
“Time Depth - Edward Epp/Dick Der”, Scott Gallery, Edmonton,
Alberta, March 5-26 2016
“Edward Epp – Paintings from Liberia”, Marion Scott Gallery, Nov. 22 –
Dec 6, 2014
“Edward Epp – Spiritual Geography: BC landscapes”, Cowachin Theater
Lobby, Duncan B.C., June 1 – 30, 2012
“Edward Epp – new paintings – South Islands, B.C.” Artspring Gallery,
Saltspring Island, June, 2011.
“Mystic North – Paintings from northern British Columbia”, Marion
Scott Gallery, March 28 – April 26, 2009
“Edward Epp Still Life”, Marion Scott Gallery, August 3, 2008
“Home Visits”, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC, September 7 – 29, 2007
“Masks, Portraits, Figures: Paintings and Constructions”, The Museum
of Northern B.C., Prince Rupert, B.C., June 30 – August 11, 2007
“China Diaries – Watercolours & Assemblages”, Marion Scott Gallery,
Vancouver BC, May 5 – June 10, 2006
“Two Perspectives-Visions of Haida Gwaii”, Marion Scott Gallery,
Vancouver, BC, June 23 – July 30 2006
“Edward Epp: The Figure (Paintings 1990 – 2005)”, Marion Scott
Gallery, Vancouver BC, April 23 – May 22, 2005
Of Northern Extraction, Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George BC, July
22 – September 26 2004
Freighters, ships and planes: Paintings from Prince Rupert Harbour –
The Work of Edward Epp, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC, January –
February 2003
Edward Epp: Acrylic and Watercolour Paintings, Upstairs Gallery,
Winnipeg MB, June 23 – July 7 2001
“Freighters, ships and plans: Paintings from Prince Rupert Harbour:
The Work of Edward Epp”,
Terrace
Art Gallery, Terrace, B.C. Jan - Feb 2003.
“Edward Epp: Acrylic and Watercolour Paintings”, Upstairs Gallery,
Winnipeg, Man. June 23 - July 2001
“Who is writing (painting) the future?” Museum of Northern B.C.,
Prince Rupert, B.C May 16-June 24
2000
“Edward Epp: Water Spirits”, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks,
B.C. summer, 2000.
“A Painter’s Paradise” Edward Epp Gallery One, Toronto, Ont. July 17 –
Aug 8, 99
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“Figure, landscape: dialogical conversation”, Terrace Art Gallery,
Terrace, B.C. Sept. 11 – Oct 4,98
“Two Seas”, collaborative exhibition (with Leanne Boschman-Epp),
Island Mountain Arts, Wells, B.C.98
“Radiant Landscapes: Paintings of the Northwest”, University of
Northern B.C.,Prince George, B.C. A 6 M 3/98
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“Kincolith-A Painter’s Diary”, Museum of Northern B.C. Prince
Rupert, B.C. Jan. 12-Feb.14/98
“Kincolith: A Painter’s Diary”, Haida Gwaii Musuem, Skidegate, Queen
Charlotte Islands. May 21-June
13, 1999
“From Beijing to B.C.” The Upsitairs Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
April 1997
“North of the Yellowhead-recent landscapes by Edward Epp”, R.E.M. Lee
Theatre,Terrace, B.C. January
1997
“Edward Epp - Landscapes”: Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George,
B.C. June 6 - July 21 1996
“China Diary”-Paintings from China: organized by Mendel Art Gallery:
Swift Current National Exhibition Centre, Mendel Art Gallery, Moose
Jaw Art Gallery Oct 1995 - 1996
“Edward Epp-Landscapes” WORKS Visual Arts Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
July 1995
“Watercolours — Edward Epp in China” Queen Charlotte Islands Museum,
Skidegate, B.C February 1995
“West Country — landscapes by Edward Epp” Red Deer and District
Museum, Red Deer, Alberta Jan 1995
"Edward Epp-from his journey to Chnia and travels through the West
country", Loading Bay Gallery, Calgary, Alberta May 6 - June 16, 1995
“Edward Epp — B.C. Landscapes” Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna B.C. JuneJuly 1994
“Treescapes-landscapes by Edward Epp” Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond,
B.C. December 1993
“Paintings from Northwestern B.C.” Nanaimo Art Gallery, Malaspina
College, Nanaimo
B.C. Jan 1992
“Paintings from Africa” (a nine-year perspective), PERSPECTIVES,
Chatham, N.Y.. Aug. '90
“Out of Botswana” Art Placement, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 1990
“Out of Liberia” Bau-xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. July 1989
“Paintings from Botswana” Alliance Francaise, Gabarone, Botswana
October 1989
“Recent Paintings — Edward Epp” Bau-xi Gallery, Toronto, Ont July 1988
“Edward Epp: New Work from Liberia” Robert Vanderleelie Art Gallery,
Edmonton, Alta June 1985
“Edward Epp — Watercolours” Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton. Alta Nov.
1983-Jan. 1984
"Paintings from Monronvia” University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
1981
GROUP SHOWS (a selection)
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"Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society 15th annual Exhibition", Peter
Robertson Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, September 4 – 20, 2007
“Landscape Redefined: Six Contemporary Approaches”, Nanaimo Art
Gallery, May 12 – June 10, 1999
"Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society 10th Anniversary Exhibition",
Edmonton Art Gallery, curator: Kenworth Moffat, 2002
“Landscape Redefined: Six Contemporary Approaches”, Nanaimo Art
Gallery, May 12 – June 10, 1999
“The Charactered Landscape”, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask.
Curator: Robert Enright 1996
“Plain View”: landscape symposium, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon,
Sask., 1996
“Twenty-fifth Anniversary exhibition-Shoestring Gallery”, AKA Gallery,
Saskatoon, Sask. 1996
“Artists in Botswana” National Museum and Art Gallery, Gabarone,
Botswana — first place 1990
“Living Nature, ‘87”, National Museum of Science, Ottawa, Ont. 1986,
87, 88.
“Saskatchewan Open”, juried exhibition, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon,
Sask.1988 (Greg Curnoe cur.)
“The Second Generation — Fourteen Saskatchewan Painters” Norman
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask 1985
“Printed Matter” Juried print show, Sackville, Nova Scotia 1974
PUBLICATIONS (a selection)
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“Edward Epp,painter – Liberia’s beauty and power feed Epp’s
paintings”,Globe and Mail, Friday, Nov 22, 2014
*Avoid the Scholock-ther’s great art in Gastown”” Lloyd Dykk,
Vancouver Sun, January 12, 2008.
Catalogue: “15th Annual Exhibition, Edmonton Contemporary Artists’
Society”, Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 2007.
“B.C. artist’s watercolours capture a vanishing China”, Lloyd Dykk,
Vancouver Sun, May 04, 2007.
*Haida Glee – Transitions in Northwest Coast Art” Robin Lawrence,
Border Crossings, Issue No. 100, 2006.
“Dual Vision –Haida Gwaii from within and without”, Lloyd Dykk,
Vancouver Sun, July 8, 2006.
Cover: Rhubarb literary publication, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sept. 2005
“Kincolith”, poem, published in “Creekstones”, Anthology, Smithers,
B.C. Sept 2000.
*Border Crossings, Summer 1996 (art journal): “A Canuck in the Chinese
Wilderness of People,” Text and watercolours by Edward Epp
*Points North, literary journal, University of Northern B.C. —
“Treescapes” (artist’s statement).1994
*The Second Generation — Fourteen Saskatchewan Painters, Norman
Zepp/Michael Parke-Taylor, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask.
1985
*Vie Desarts, Fall 1984 — “Edward Epp — Watercolours”, Liz Wylie
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*Update, Edmonton Art Gallery — “Edward Epp — Watercolours”, Russell
Bingham 1983
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