Cape Breton Showcase Art Gallery

Christopher Gorey

hristopher Gorey has been painting for over twenty-five years. He was born and educated in the United States where he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art with his degree in Art Education.

For many summers while in college, and for a number of years after graduation, Mr. Gorey painted and vacationed in Atlantic Canada. He found the lifestyle and open spaces so much to his liking that he decided to give up his teaching career and take up painting full time on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. His painting career has since blossomed, with exhibits all over North America, and he is still living in the small coastal community of Ingonish with his wife and two children.

Although Mr Gorey initially painted in oil and egg-tempera, over the past several years he has been working exclusively in the very demanding medium of watercolour. His paintings, which reflect a feeling of light and texture, not only depict the people and beautiful landscape of Cape Breton Island, but other areas of eastern Canada. As well as his many gorgeous watercolours, Mr. Gorey also has a large selection of quality fine art reproductions that can be viewed at his wife's art gallery and craft shop in Ingonish.

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Cheticamp Harbour

Lupin Stroll

Autumn Money Point

Neil's Harbour

Private Collections

Anne Murray, Toronto, Ontario
Michael Timmons, Cowboy Junkies
Senator Lowell Murray, Ottawa, Ontario
Former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and Mrs. Alan Abrahams
Senator Michael Kirby, Toronto, Ontario

Corporate Collections

Texaco Canada Shell Canada
Husky Oil
DOFASCO
Ultramar Canada
Cape Breton Development Corporation
Chevron Canada Resources
Maritime Tel and Tel
Pacific Western Airlines
Max Bell Foundation
Amoco Canada Ltd
Atlantic Lottery Corporation

Public Collections

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, NS
Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
Nova Scotia Art Bank
Seneca College, Toronto, ONT
Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
Centennial Museum, Vancouver, BC

Awards

Richard Mitton Memorial Medal, Juror's Award, Boston, MA, 1971 Maritime Artists Association, 1978
Second Prize, watercolor category, Juan de Fuca Arts Festival, Port Angeles , WA.

Commissions

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Ont. Designer of the 1981 and 1987 Commemorative Silver Dollars

Group Exhibitions

Juan de Fuca Arts Festival, Port Angeles, WA
New Orleans Art Association, New Orleans, LA
Ogunquit Art Center, Ogunquit, ME
Jordan Marsh Show, Boston, MA
Maritime Art Association, Halifax, NS
Salmagundi Club non-members show, New York, NY
Francesca Anderson Gallery, Boston, MA
Kensington Downtown Gallery, Calgary, AB
Southern Vermont Art Association, Manchester, VT
University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, NS
Dalhousie Medical Research Art Auction, Halifax, NS
Shayne Gallery, Montréal, PQ
Cape Breton Regional Hospital Fundraising Exhibition, Sydney, NS
Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dotham, AL
Watercolor Art Society of Houston, Houston , TX

Solo Exhibitions

Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax, NS
Gardner's Gallery, Sydney, NS
Landmark Galleries, Fredericton, NB
Atlantic Galleries, Fredericton, NB
Lyghtesome Gallery, Antigonish, NS
Robertson's Gallery, Ottawa, ON
Central Place Galleries, Bangor, ME
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Professional Affiliations

Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS)
Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC)
Nova Scotia Printmakers Association (NSPA)

Representatives

Lyghtesome Gallery, Antigonish, NS
Lynn's Craft Shop and Art Gallery, Ingonish, NS
Confederation Centre Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI
AGNS Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Halifax, NS

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