IT all started with friends
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PHOtosynthesis
By Craig Schneider
NEXT SHOW
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to present “Photosynthesis,” a solo exhibition by Craig Schneider.
Inspired by the natural world, Photosynthesis reflects the quiet but tremendous transformation that occurs over time, both in nature and within ourselves.
The exhibition invites us to consider our great variety and interconnectedness, our relationship with each other and the environment, and our ability to be resilient, to burn, and to re-grow.
Capturing the spectrum of life from monochrome stillness to vibrant bursts of colour, each painting offers new insights with every glance as varying perspectives bring about fresh shapes and tones unique for each viewer.
Photosynthesis carries different energy for each observer, but, reminds us all that transformation is constant and beauty is found in even the most minor details.
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu
“Photosynthesis” opening reception is Friday, April 25th from 6pm - 9pm. The show is open daily from April 26 through May 4th.
About Craig Schneider
Born and raised in Vancouver, Craig Schneider spent decades focused on his family and personal career, setting aside his creative side. But in 2019, with newfound time and space, he picked up a paintbrush for the first time since high school—and has never looked back.
Entirely self-taught, Craig’s process is about exploration, learning through doing. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the Sunshine Coast and the ever-changing Salish Sea, painting has become his means of grounding himself in the moment, embracing the process without preconceived goals.
Over the past year, Craig has opened himself up to the wider community, sharing his works in a local gallery in Gibsons and participating in the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl. Through these experiences, Craig has found a deep connection with others, realizing that art is not only about personal discovery, but also about sharing that journey with those around him. His paintings speak to a universal experience, fostering dialogue and inviting others into the world he creates on canvas.
Reflecting on his artistic journey, Craig resonates deeply with Thomas Merton’s words: “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Painting, for Craig, is not just about creating—it’s about discovering new dimensions within himself, while simultaneously surrendering to the process, allowing it to guide him to places he had never anticipated. Through sharing his art, he finds a sense of connection, both with himself and the broader community.
Heavy Stock
now Closed
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to present “Heavy Stock”, a group art exhibition bringing together several legendary heavy hitters from Canada’s West Coast graffiti scene.
”Heavy Stock” is an ode to the work it takes inside the studio to be one of the best out on the streets. Thousands of hours of black book drawings, letter studies, honing a unique style, and scouring the cultural landscape for inspiration and references are all part of the regiment to be truly successful in this game.
This dedication is nothing short of obsession but the effort often goes unseen. This show pulls back that veil and gives us a chance to appreciate the never-ending pursuit of perfecting the craft through hard work, experimentation, and practice.
We are extremely excited to have such an acclaimed line up for this show, featuring a variety of styles across several pieces including drawings, paintings and sculptures that all touch on unique parts of the culture and practice of graffiti.
📆Heavy Stock’s opening night is on February 28th from 6pm-9pm at Fingerprint Gallery. Free to the public! The gallery will be open from March 1 - March 9th daily from 11am - 5pm.
🗺️663A Market Hill - on the Seawall near Olympic Village Station
🎨Thanks to @cameovts for the poster.
Wrong Side of the Tracks graffiti jam 2024
Fingerprint Gallery is proud to bring you our second video production of the “Wrong Side of the Tracks” graffiti jam recap video. This jam brought together the top graffiti artists from across Canada and beyond for 3 days of epic painting in Victoria BC. As always its an honour to be invited to document this event and the legends that attended. Thank you to @visualorgasmdotcom @loopcolorscanada and @19.phere.84 for organizing.
JOIN us December 12 5pm-9pm
at fingerprint gallery to celebrate our end-of-year wrapped party!
663A Market Hill
Growing is Forever
By Jamie Bizness
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to announce “Growing is Forever” a solo exhibition by Jamie Bizness opening August 9th 2024 at 6 pm.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”. -Gandhi
For Jamie Bizness, nature represents the purest form of living this quote. Nature is where he seeks inspiration from and aspires to integrate and be respectful of the circle of life - something we as humans have drifted away from.
“Growing is Forever” invites us to stop and smell the roses by observing the intricate lines colors and shapes that naturally occur in our world and offers an opportunity to be in the moment, be natural, and enjoy the flowers from a bee’s perspective. From here, we can observe that everything is art and art can be on everything - a core policy of Jamie’s.
Acrylic paint, mixed media, Polycarbonate acrylic glass on wood panel.
“Growing is Forever” opens on Friday, August 9th from 6-9 pm. The show will run from August 10th - August 18th open daily 11am - 6pm.
About Jamie Bizness:
Jamie Bizness has been creating for over 22 years across a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, tattoo, and design.
Self-taught with a background in street art/graffiti, Jamie has deployed his skills across several professional endeavors including custom-painted motorcycles, murals, and a prolific tattooing career.
His work has been shown in cities and countries around the world including Vancouver, Whistler, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Mexico, Brazil, and Bali.
Jamie’s paintings have been exhibited alongside artists including Andy Howl, Futura 2000, Caroline Weaver, Mike Giant, Zephyr, Jeff Soto, Shepard Fairey, and many more.
Painting for the after-culture
By Case Mackeen
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to announce our upcoming exhibition “Painting for the After-Culture” by Case Mackeen opening on June 7th at 6pm.
Celebrated contemporary artist Case Mackeen will showcase his latest body of work with "Painting for the After-Culture," at Fingerprint Gallery. Known for his innovative approach to spray paint, Case masterfully explores landscapes and portraits, melding classical methodologies with contemporary motifs.
Inspired by relocating to Vancouver from Toronto in 2019, Case's focus on Vancouver's urban landscape imparts a vision of transformation and contradistinction between industrialization and nature. The portrait series nods to the influencers of his early life pre-internet, including heroes of the graffiti movement and Canadian actors he grew up around. Rendered in spray paint, the portraits and landscapes exude the energy of Case's street-art vocation, imparting spontaneity and contradicting elements of rawness and refinement. His innovative style of painting infuses the medium with a fresh perspective that resonates with contemporary audiences.
"Painting for the After-culture" will be on display at Fingerprint Gallery from June 7th -16th.
For press inquiries, please email the gallery director jack@jistmarketing.com
About Case:
Case Mackeen is a contemporary artist renowned for his dynamic utilization of spray paint and his influential contribution to Canadian Street Art. With a diverse portfolio spanning landscapes, portraiture, murals and street art, Mackeen's artistic endeavors offer a modern exploration of evolving cultural expression. For more details, please visit www.casemackeen.com
How to Appreciate Graffiti: The Exhibition
Fingerprint Gallery is thrilled to announce the opening of a groundbreaking project, “How to Appreciate Graffiti: The Exhibition”. This initiative follows the historic launch of a course dedicated to the interpretation and appreciation of graffiti art, a first of its kind at Emily Carr University. This project is led by Canada Research Chair Dr. Garnet Hertz, along with “Vancouver’s favourite graffiti artist” Smokey Devil as a resident guest artist and community liaison.
Graffiti, the controversial and vibrant art form that transforms urban landscapes into canvases of expression, serves not only as a medium of identity but also as a critical commentary on society. Graffiti represents a clash of perceptions: viewed by some as a destructive element in public spaces, yet celebrated by others as a critical, unsanctioned facet of urban visual culture.
The course, conceived by Dr. Hertz, aimed to delve into the depths of graffiti’s cultural, historical, and societal significance, spotlighting its undeniable impact on urban cultural identity and visual dialogue. Due to its uniqueness, this course has been written about in The National Post, The Province, The Vancouver Sun, and featured on CBC Television and CBC Radio-Canada.
The upcoming exhibition is a testament to this pedagogical journey of discovery. It will showcase a hand-produced zine titled “How to Appreciate Graffiti” developed by the students as their final project, encapsulating their insights and reflections over the last semester. The exhibition also features contributions from the esteemed guest graffiti artists who have lectured over the semester, sharing their invaluable knowledge and perspectives with the students. This distinguished lineup includes Smokey Devil, the Juno-award-winning Dedos, Zense, Gurl 23, Grow Up, and Phantom.
Fear of CRowds
Photo Exhibition by carly hughes horvath.
Carly Hughes Horvath is an emerging Vancouver-based lifestyle and portrait film photographer. She first became enthralled with this slow practice in a fast-paced and digital world while in high school where she was inspired by Tumblr and the rise of aesthetic film photography in the 2010s. Since, she’s completely devoted herself to 35mm as a medium and has used it to capture alluring, sincere, and evocative imagery. Her photos have been featured in magazines including Monster Children, Nakid, Crazy Bastard, and Off the Rails. Hughes Horvath has also worked with many brands such as 1964 Supply Co, Pashunfruit Collective, and X9bikini and has been featured in half a dozen underground shows throughout Vancouver.
“Fear of Crowds”
There is no where more enigmatic and with more lore than the strip club. A constructed alternate world hidden behind windowless walls - a carefully curated fantasy. Controversial? Perhaps. But, the rich history of x rated entertainment stretches across centuries.
The venues themselves have never failed to attract individuals of many walks of life resulting in a perfect place to gain societal insights into abstract theories such as race, gender, sexuality, performativity, idolized bodies, transaction and labour.
While the clubs may represent a cultural cornerstone, what do we really know about the characters that bring these dream palaces to life and who are the subjects of such theories?
In her first solo gallery exhibition, Hughes Horvath has let us see behind the veil into the intimate parts of this livelihood. The show captures moments beyond the performers’ seemingly uncrackable facades to tell a nuanced and enchanting story of friendship, community, practice, performance, business and travel.
The opening night for “Fear of Crowds” will be Friday February 2nd, 2024 from 6pm - 9pm at Fingerprint Gallery located on the seawall in False Creek. 663 Market Hill Vancouver BC.
Eye Candy and Lip Service
Exhibition by David Ko
Announcing Fingerprint Gallery’s Debut art show “Eye Candy and Lip Service” a Solo exhibition by David Ko opening November 24th at 6pm.
Based in Vancouver for over two decades, David Ko is a Korean-Canadian Emily Carr graduate class of 2004. Professionally he worked as a graphic designer for Color Magazine and the Georgia Straight while simultaneously developing his own unique style of painting and drawing. Taking inspiration from the colliding worlds of skateboarding and graffiti and integrating them into fine art paintings he creates colourful, maximalist paintings that are both captivating and evocative.
His unique style of bold colours, blurred lines, and eloquent textures create satisfying movement that serves on the surface as “Eye Candy and Lip Service” but to a keen observer, deeper themes of challenge, triumph, escape, composition, nature, and human interaction become apparent.
Wrong side of the Tracks Graffiti Jam 2023
We are proud to showcase Fingerprint Gallery’s first official production of the “Wrong Side of the Tracks” graffiti jam recap video. This jam brought together the top graffiti artists from across Canada and beyond for 3 days of epic painting. It was an honour to be invited to document this event and the legends that attended. Thank you to @visualorgasmdotcom @loopcolorscanada and @19.phere.84 for organizing.