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Victoria Wallace – Biography and Creative Process
About the Artist
Victoria Wallace is a painter and mixed media artist and art educator, born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Victoria has shown her paintings for over 40 years in art galleries, exhibitions, and art festivals in Toronto, Mississauga, Peterborough, Cobourg, Haliburton, Warkworth, online, and in her Peterborough art studio. Her work is held in private collections across Canada, the US, and Europe.
She operated a successful mural and specialty paint finish company in Toronto for over 25 years, which included work for film, television, and commercials, in schools, businesses, and countless private residences.
Victoria, primarily self-taught, is an elected member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Society of Canadian Artists, the Federation of Canadian Artists, and a regular on the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour. She is a Golden Artist Educator for Golden Paints and an R&F Certified Encaustic Instructor with R&F Handmade Paints. Victoria has taught at the Haliburton School of Art and Design, Sir Sandford Fleming College (Peterborough), the Art Gallery of Peterborough, the Art School of Peterborough, Station Gallery (Whitby), the York Artists' Guild (Toronto), Humber College Assembly Hall (Toronto), Lakefield College, with GoBoomerang (online), and many other public and private arts and educational institutions.
About Victoria’s Creative Process
Victoria's conceptual mixture of realism and fantasy in her painting practice was shaped by the ‘trompe l’oeil’ influence mastered during her many years of mural painting.
Her two primary choices of medium are acrylic and encaustic.
"I paint surrealistic narratives in my artwork by using realistic subject matter in fantastical situations. These narratives are played out in urban or natural landscapes, fairground settings, residential interiors, etc., in other words, anywhere and everywhere I am struck with creative inspiration.
I take great delight in seeing the covertly interjected humour and messages I’ve put into my artworks 'discovered' by the viewer."
She cites René Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Emily Carr, Georgia O'Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Diego Rivera, and several of the French Impressionists as her greatest influences.
CANADA
(Contemporary Canadian Artists)
663 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
My last Encaustic workshops at LucSculpture before the summer break!
Instructor: Victoria Wallace
Days: Saturday May 26th and Sunday May 27th, 2018
Times: From 10 am to 4 pm
Location: LucSculpture Art Gallery and Studios
Ages: Adult class (16 and up).
Cost: $140 for full day (6 hours) + taxes
$ 80 for half day (3 hours) + taxes
Encaustic is painting with pigmented melted beeswax. Victoria’s comprehensive encaustic workshops give participants a thorough knowledge of the encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the experimental. Artists at all levels with backgrounds in almost any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Beginners welcome.
Victoria Wallace is a mixed-media artist working, exhibiting and teaching workshops in acrylic, encaustic, and sculptural media. She had a successful mural and specialty paint finish company in Toronto for over 25 years. Victoria’s extensive commissions include work for television, film, theatre, businesses and private collections across Canada and internationally. Victoria shows in the Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour and teaches at LucSculpture in Toronto, Haliburton School of Art and Design, Fleming College in Peterborough, to name just a few.
STUDIO by the Nooks 1912 Danforth Avenue (near Woodbine) im Toronto
Please join us for our *opening night party* at STUDIO by the Nooks, 1912 Danforth Avenue Toronto, for an art exhibition, featuring recent work by Deanna Hutton and Victoria Wallace, in encaustic and acrylic mediums
Balzac's at the Distillery, 1 Trinity Street, Toronto
See new paintings by artist, Victoria Wallace, during the month of August 2016 at Balzac's in the hip and happening historic Distillery District of Toronto.
*Join us for the opening reception and meet the artist on Thursday August 18th from 5 to 7pm at Balzac's in the Distillery, Toronto.
Fleming College, Sutherland Campus, Peterborough
Learn to maximise the use of textured acrylic mediums in your art works - in a one day course with visual artist and art educator, Victoria Wallace @Sutherland Campus of Fleming College, sponsored by Haliburton School of Art and Design, Peterborough on Saturday, May 14th, 2016. Register early to avoid disappointment!
To register, click the link https://flemingcollege.ca/continuing-education/courses/acrylic-textures-dimensions-workshop/015648
NU Work Gallery, 28 Main Street, Warkworth,
Come see the first exhibition of art collective, Leitmotif at NU Work Gallery, 28 Main Street, Warkworth, Ontario.
*Opening reception: Friday, May 13, 2016
LucSculpture, 663 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto
Monthly encaustic workshop at 663 Greenwood Avenue in Toronto - discover the Encaustic Medium, the oldest paint binder known to man! From 10am to 4pm
To register, contact Victory Art Supply at 705.536.3051 or email at victorygroup@cogeco.net
Ashburnham Ale House 128 Hunter St E, Peterborough, Ontario K9H1G6
Hello, Art Lovers!
Please come see my art exhibition at the Ashburnham Ale House during the month of October, while enjoying the cosy atmosphere, delicious food and some fine locally brewed beers..the coffee is excellent, too!
Additionally, i have created a selection of smaller pieces in acrylic and encaustic priced for the holiday season - great gifts starting at $80 for the art lovers on your lists :)
And please join me at the Ashburnham Ale House for the opening reception this Sunday from 3 to 5 pm - delish snacks will be served...and be sure to check out the photo artworks of my friend, Roz Hermant Photography at her opening reception at Black Honey from 4 to 6 pm - a Sunday afternoon of art, food and drink in Peterborough, Central Ontario's cultural oasis!
The Ancient Art of Painting with Beeswax Encaustic Workshop with Artist Victoria Wallace Sunday November 8, 2015 11 am - 4 pm Art Gallery of Peterborough Studio Adult class (16 and up) $ 95 (+ HST) including encaustic supplies
The Ancient Art of Painting with Beeswax
Encaustic Workshop with Artist Victoria Wallace
Sunday November 8, 2015
11 am - 4 pm
Art Gallery of Peterborough Studio
Adult class (16 and up)
$ 95 (+ HST) including encaustic supplies
Artists at all levels with backgrounds in any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. Encaustic is painting with pigmented melted beeswax. Victoria’s comprehensive encaustic workshops give participants a thorough knowledge of the encaustic medium and method, from the classical to the experimental.
Beginners welcome. Pre-registration required. Bring a lunch and smock to wear.
Victoria Wallace is a multi-media artist working, exhibiting and teaching workshops in acrylic, encaustic, and sculptural media. She operated a successful mural company in Toronto for over 25 years. Victoria’s extensive commissions include work for television, film, theatre, businesses and private collections across Canada and internationally. Victoria participates on the annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour.
The Art Gallery of Peterborough and various locations throughout Peterborough and the Kawarthas
31st Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
The Art Gallery of Peterborough and 34 selected artists invite you to explore visual arts and fine crafts in the Peterborough area on the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour.
The tour is self-driven and admission is free. Artists’ studios will be open to the public September 26 and 27 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Tour maps will be available from the Art Gallery of Peterborough and Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism Visitor Centre.
Download a pdf of our brochure and maps at the Art Gallery of Peterborough website
Selections exhibition will be featured at Peterborough & the Kawarthas Visitor Centre, 1400 Crawford Drive, from July 11 through October 26.
Please contact the Art Gallery of Peterborough for more information.
663 Greenwood Avenue (the second building north of the Danforth) Toronto, Ontario, M4J 4B3 Phone: 416.461.7936
Learn Encaustic, the ancient art of painting with pigmented melted beeswax. Once a month workshops, small classes, individual instruction at LucSculpture, Toronto. 2015 to 2016 season
LucSculpture School and Studios 663 Greenwood Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4J4B6
Please join us for the infinitely creative monthly encaustic workshops for seasoned pros and emerging artists with encaustic artist and instructor, Victoria Wallace at the fabulous studios of LucSculpture, @ Greenwood and Danforth, Toronto
Dates: February 21, March 21, April 18, May 16 & June 20
All-Day Workshops (10am to 4pm)
Cost: $130 for all-day workshop + 13% taxes
We also have a half day option: 10 to 1 pm or 1 to 4pm: Cost $70 (same dates) + 13% taxes
To register, please call or email LucSculpture@
Phone:
416.461.7936
Email:
info@LucSculpture.com
Address:
663 Greenwood Ave/Danforth,Toronto
http://lucsculpture.com/painting-classes/encaustic-painting/
www.victoria-wallace.com
Ashburnham Ale House, 128 Hunter Street East, Peterborough, Ontario. Open 8am to 11pm, 7 days a week.
Continuing in a theme inspired by circuses, amusement parks and commedia dell'arte, Victoria's works address the playful, mystical sometimes macabre fantasy dream-world of these often surreal characters and settings. See Wallace's original encaustic and acrylic paintings this November and come back in the month of December to seethe continuation of Chimirage, featuring the photography of Roz Hermant.
Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio, Peterborough420 O'Connell Road, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 4C9 Canada (705) 741-2817
Learn this technique of the masters with a 21st century twist - acrylic medium with dry media!
LucSculpture 663 Greenwood Ave (at Danforth), Toronto 416.461.7936
Accretion - The Art of Building Texture, Carving, Sculpting and Incising Encaustic Artworks -
Artist/Instructor, Victoria Wallace, is an R&F Certified Encaustic Instructor. Each month at her workshops, she offers, both, new techniques and traditional methods of instruction in the ancient art of Encaustic: painting with melted, pigmented beeswax. Workshops are small - 8 people maximum - for in depth personal instruction. $130 for the 6 hour full workshop, $70 for the three hour morning or afternoon workshop.
Gallery in the Attic, 140 1/2 Hunter Street, Peterborough
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man, in his time plays many parts".
~Shakespeare's character, Jaques, from As You Like It
The show is opening at Gallery in the Attic on Friday the 13th, a date we thought nicely aligned with our theme. The exhibition is entitled "Chimirage: In the Theatre of the Mind". The work we'll have on exhibit includes Roz Hermant's unique photomontages, her composite photographs joining two or more photographs to create illusions of unreal subjects, and my original acrylic and encaustic paintings.
Featuring a theme inspired by circuses, fairground or amusement park rides, traditional French carnival, and commedia dell'arte (a form of popular comedy developed in Italy during the 16th to 18th centuries, with masked stock characters generally representing fixed social types, such as foolish old men, devious servants, or military officers full of false bravado), our works address the playful, mystical, sometimes macabre fantasy dream-world of these settings. Carnival and commedia dell-arte seem to metaphorically reflect life - as Shakespeare's character, Jaques, from As You Like It says, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man, in his time plays many parts". That quote was a bit of a jumping off point for us thematically.
LucSculpture, 663 Greenwood Avenue
Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with pigmented melted beeswax. My comprehensive Encaustic workshops give artists a thorough knowledge of the Encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the experimental. Artists with backgrounds in any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. However, no artistic ability is required to produce uniquely beautiful Encaustic artwork.
During the six weeks of this Encaustic Course, you’ll learn about:
The history of Encaustic Safety issues with Encaustic tools and media
Encaustic waxes, media and materials used
The use of Washi, Hand-made Japanese Paper, with the Encaustic medium
Encaustic techniques including: tools, layering, scraping/scribing, use of stencils, collage, image transfer, monotypes, carving and more.
All materials, tools and equipment will be supplied by the artist for $150, plus $165 for the 6 week course, totalling $315 per person, plus HST, payable in advance at Lucsculpture. To reserve your seat in the course, please register early.
[email protected] Greenwood, just north of the Danforth
Attention: Encaustic Students/Artists!
Get your imaginations ready for the first 3 monthly Saturday morning Encaustic Studio Sessions at LucSculpture! Due to popular demand, emerging Encaustic artists will have this rare opportunity to use the tools and supplies to further develop their skills with Encaustic artist and instructor, Victoria Wallace, on hand to answer all of your questions about working with this wonderful waxy medium.
On Saturdays March 12th, April 16th, and May 14th from 10 am to 1 pm, Encaustic artists will begin to enrich their knowledge about the wide range of techniques of Encaustic, the ancient Greek and Egyptian art of painting with pigmented, melted beeswax.
Victoria will demonstrate prepping the ground for Encaustic as a refresher for the students, but watching is optional, since some of you may wish to dig right in to the fragrant, melted beeswax!
LucSculpture is a fully equipped and beautiful fine art school and studio, owned and operated by sculptor, Luc Bihan, located at 663 Greenwood, just north of the Danforth, conveniently located across the street from Greenwood subway station, with plenty of street parking close to the school.
These 3 Encaustic Studio Sessions take place on Saturday morning from 10 am to 1 pm on March 12th, April 16th, and May 14th from 10 am to 1 pm.
Materials:
10” x 10” masonite panels will be available for purchase
$2 each, ungessoed
$4 each, gessoed
Otherwise, all of the tools, equipment and materials required for these Encaustic sessions will be supplied by the instructor. Alternatively, students may bring their own substrates.
Cost for each Encaustic Studio Session is $60 plus HST or $160 for all 3. Additionally, there is a 10% discount to LucSculpture School and Studio members. To reserve your seat in this ancient artistic experience, a 50% deposit is required, with the balance to be paid the evening of the first Encaustic studio session. Alternately, the cost for all three sessions may be paid in advance. To reserve your seat, please call Victory Art Supply, 705.536.3051, or email
Don't miss this great opportunity to advance your interest and skills in creating art with the beautiful and luminescent Encaustic medium!
I look forward to seeing you in the Encaustic Studio at LucSculpture!
~Victoria
For more information,
please contact 416.461.7936
*An additional charge for materials will be charged to students who wish to take a very thick, impasto approach with the medium – please contact Victoria for details 705.745.6587
533 Paterson Street
Meet the Artists! See their art works and studios, and where and how the magic happens!
Thirty seven artists from throughout Peterborough and the Kawarthas open their studio doors to the public for exhibitions and demonstrations. The 28th annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour features fine art , pottery, glass, stone, wood, jewellery and textiles. The tour is always self-drive with free admission. Don't miss this opportunity to drive through the gorgeous Peterborough and Kawartha regions and fill your souls with local culture!
Laluque Atelier, 1362 Bathurst Street
New! Experience the incorporation of Washi, Japanese Handmade Paper,
into my Encaustic Workshops, beginning June 5/10!
At Laluque Atelier
1362 Bathurst Street, Toronto
July 3, 4 or 5th, 10am to 3:30pm, 2010
With Artist Victoria Wallace
Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with melted beeswax. My comprehensive Encaustic workshops give participants a thorough knowledge of the Encaustic medium and method - from the classical to the experimental. Artists with backgrounds in any medium will find these workshops are an exciting opportunity to expand their visual vocabulary with wax. However, no artistic ability is required to produce uniquely beautiful Encaustic artwork.
Over the duration of the workshop, you’ll learn about
the history of Encaustic
safety issues with Encaustic tools and media
Encaustic waxes, media and materials used
- The use of Washi, Hand-made Japanese Paper, with the encaustic medium
Encaustic techniques including: tools, layering, scraping/scribing, use of stencils, collage, image transfer, monotypes, carving and more.
The attendees produce as many as five or six original pieces of art in the Encaustic medium during the workshop.
You may bring a photocopied/Xerox’d image for print-transfer onto the wax, but I will provide samples for you to work with. You may also wish to bring a graphite drawing to print-transfer onto the Encaustic surface.
Please wear an old shirt or an apron to protect your clothing.
Cost of the workshop is $145 plus tax per person. This price includes all materials, paints, media and substrates; half hour lunch break. To reserve your seat, please pay in advance at Laluque Atelier (416) 833-1399, infonatalialaluque or Victory Art Supply 705.536.3051, victorygroupcogeco with credit card by telephone or .
I look forward to meeting you all!
-Victoria Wallace-
Web victoria-wallace/
P.S. If you are interested in booking a group Encaustic Workshop, please contact me at the above numbers to make arrangements.
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This video features a series of paintings I did for a Valentine's Day themed exhibition at Gallery in the House, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Each painting was created in mixed media, including acrylic paints, mediums, charcoal, ink, dry pastels. Thanks for watching!
