‘Gallery Row’ entices visitors
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ow! Five world-class galleries all in one location: Art Gallery Row at the Hilton Whistler Resort delivers a large punch. Over the winter this will be a happening venue, with regular open houses on Saturday evenings, complete with featured artists in attendance and live music. The Whistler Village Art Gallery welcomes visitors into its cool and cosmopolitan interior with a wonderful mixture of the bold and the subtle. Be ready to enjoy, among others, the enamel paintings on metal by Jeff Fontaine, Carrie McGee’s installation of hanging resin blocks, J’Allen’s abstracts and the inspirational art of Hamilton Aguiar, Alexander Sheversky and Paul Tom. Next door, the Black Tusk Gallery is home to amazing masks by Beau Dick and Tsimshian artist Phil Gray, along with a superb collection of limited editions, jewelry, paddles and totem poles. Here you will view a great collection of Northwest Coast Native art that will most certainly intrigue and inspire you. Across the hall is the Mark Richards Gallery. You really have to see these images to believe them…a combination of tradition and high tech equals magical images. Come and browse with the artist/owner himself. The new Hayden Beck Gallery represents more than 30 contemporary Canadian and international artists, including Lawrence Hislop, Steve Driscoll and Yared Nigussu. Walk into the gallery and experience the energy. Fun and friendly with amazing art, this is a great spot to visit with the family. At Fathom Stone Arts, you can watch artist/owner Jon Fathom as he carves local wildlife in marble and Arctic jade… a memorable experience. —Judy Szabo
Galleries. The star-studded gallery showcases the work of the ever-popular Kal Gajoum, Maya Eventov, David Lee, Jasmin Aldin and Bob Byerley among many favourite artists. Again, many special events are planned over the winter. Just around the corner is MY Millennium Place the home of the Whistler Arts Council and the Scotia Creek Gallery, which displays the works of emerging and established Whistler artists in ongoing exhibitions all season long. Mountain Moments Photography Gallery in Mountain Square has been in Whistler for 30 years! The iconic gallery features the superb mountain photography of Greg Griffith and
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paintings by Pat Griffith. Well worth a visit. Over in the stylish Westin Resort and Spa you will discover the popular Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery. Nov. 27 sees the beginning of their winter season with the Spirit of Winter Group Exhibition, followed by special shows, with the artist in attendance, including Paul Paquette, Rod Charlesworth, Angela Morgan, Laura Harris and Mike Svob throughout the season… sounds great for all art lovers. While at the Westin, be sure to visit the Blake Jorgenson Gallery, where the sports action photographs of the award-winning photographer are guaranteed to leave you breathless. Also, enjoy some in-house painting and art