The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art :: Denis Chiasson/title> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/mootools.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/slimbox.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/rollover.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../css/slimbox.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/main.css" /> </head> <body> <center> <table width="1010" border="0" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5"> <tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="#031634"><div id="header"> <table width="100%"> <tr><td width="426"> <img src="../img/logo.gif" alt="The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art logo" /> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"> <ul id="TopNavlist"> <li><a href="../index.html">Artists</a></li> <li><a href="../exhibition.html">Exhibitions</a></li> <li><a href="arrivals.html">Latest Arrivals</a></li> <li><a href="../contact.html">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></table> </div></td></tr> <td bgcolor="#eae4db" valign="top"> <table width="950" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> <p><span class="artistName">Denis Chiasson</span></p> <p><b>Artist's Statement:</b></p> <p>Some of my sculptures are made from a combination of found natural objects and hand-made elements. In others, I sculpt grasses bound with wax. The finished piece is cast in bronze using the lost wax, or "lost grass" method. I make my drawings by manipulating grasses over a horizontal sheet of paper, while at the same time spraying pigments around and through the grass. When the grass strands are removed, they leave behind a ghost image, a flat registration of a former three-dimensional incarnation.</p> <p>Through my work I attempt to bridge the inherent rift between humans and the world around us in our relentless search for a place between the atoms and the stars. I use the language of plasticity in the creation of objects capable of storing and radiating spiritual energy. </p> <p>The techniques, methods and processes I employ are a function of my personal philosophy and value system and are also a reflection of the forces in my ambiance. These forces coupled with the powers of intuition, intellect and emotion form the nucleus of my work. </p> <p><b>Education</b></p> <p>1981-1987 Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, B.F.A., M.F.A. (hon.)<br> 1979-1981 Bronze casting Program, "Studio Arts Foundry", Sofia, Bulgaria<br> </p> <p><a href="../luben_boycov.html">Back to Luben Boycov's artwork</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p><b>Selected Exhibitions:</b></p> 2007 Drawings , solo show, Tiberi Arte Storie di Terra Gallery, Orvieto, Italy<br> 2005 Seventeen Seconds , Benson Sculpture Park, Loveland, Colorado, USA<br> 2004 Currents , Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA<br> 2003 Metal: 5 Views, Craft Council Gallery, St. John s, NL, Canada<br> 2002 Solo exhibition at the Newman's Vaults, St. John s, NL, Canada <br> 2002 Scattered Seeds , group exhibition at James Baird Gallery, St. John s, NL, Canada<br> 2001 Scattered Seeds , International group exhibition at the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria<br> 2001 Solo exhibition at Tiberi Arte Gallery, Orvieto, Italy<br> 2001 To Stretch the Night - collaborative artist book with Elena Popova and Tara Bryan at Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL, Canada 2000 "Luben and Elena"- two artists' show at Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA<br> 2000 Newfoundland Sculpture Symposium, Corner Brook, NL, Canada<br> 1999 Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA<br> 1999 Form and Substance - outdoor installation at the Resource Centre for the Arts, St. John's, NL, Canada<br> 1996 From the Earth, Fire and Water - two artists' exhibition at the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL, Canada<br> 1995 Skulptura Montreal 95 - International Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at the Old Port of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br> 1994 Sculpture , Devon House Gallery, St. John s, NL, Canada<br> 1994 15 Years Later , invitational exhibition at the Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria<br> 1993 Recent Bronzes , solo exhibition at Christina Parker Fine Art Gallery, St. John's, NL, Canada<br> 1990 Extinct Society Series , solo exhibition at Christina Parker Fine Art Gallery, St. John s, NL, Canada<br> 1988 8th International Dante Biennale, Ravenna, Italy<br> 1982-1990 Participated in numerous regional and national exhibitions in Bulgaria<br> 1985 Group exhibition of six artists at the Zeit Gallery, Berlin, Germany<br> Permanent Solo exhibition of outdoor sculptures at the Boreal Sculpture Garden, Logy Bay, NL, Canada<br> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p><b>Awards and Grants:</b></p> <p> <p><b>Awards</b></p> 2001 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council - "Artist of the Year Award" (all disciplines)<br> 1993-2000 Seven Procurement Program of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Purchase Awards<br> 1994/2004 "Manning Award" for Excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places<br> 1988 Medal of Excellence of the President of Italy, Sculpture Biennale, Ravenna, Italy <br> <p><b>Grants</b></p> 2005/2007 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) International Marketing Program Support<br> 2004/2005 CEDP Project Grant<br> 2002 Andres Art Institute Grant, Brookline, New Hampshire, USA<br> 2001 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Arts Promotion Grant<br> 2000 Newtel-Arts Council Cultural Innovation Fund Grant<br> 2000 Canada Council Project Assistance to Visual Arts and Architecture Grant<br> 1999 Vermont Studio Center Residency Grant, Johnson, Vermont, USA<br> 1999 Festival of the Arts, Soiree 99 Project Grant<br> 1997/1998 Cultural Industries Development Initiative Project Grant<br> 1995 Department of Tourism and Culture Project Grant<br> 1994-1997 Three Canada/Newfoundland Cooperation Agreement on Cultural<br> Industries Project Grants<br> 1994/2004 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Grant<br> 1993-2002 Twelve Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Grants<br> <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="#033649" height="25"> <font color="#ffffff" font-size="10px" font-family="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">© 2008 The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art</font> </td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>