By rdnewsNOW staff

ARTIST EXHIBIT

Local artist featured at Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

Oct 2, 2019 | 5:48 AM

RED DEER- The exhibition Dave More: A Painter’s Gift by Benalto artist Dave More will be on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) October 12 to December 31.

In the exhibit More’s artworks present his impressions of the world around him: the landscape, the people, gardens as well as other places he has visited such as New Brunswick and India.

The exhibit features of nearly 200 pieces of art and includes a selection of large oils on canvas, smaller oil sketches and drawings.

Dave More has been a significant figure in the history of art in Central Alberta.

He has pursued his career as a painter, and he has taught and mentored many artists in Central Alberta.

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More donated a body of his work, spanning his entire career, from the 1970’s to the present.

In total the gift comprises 190 works of art.

“We are delighted to present a sample of the body of work that Dave has so generously donated,” says Lorna Johnson, Executive Director. “The exhibition shows how Dave’s work has developed and changed over the years. Perhaps more importantly, it shows his deep love of the Central Alberta landscape and the beautiful gardens that his wife Yvette has created. We are also grateful to Mary-Beth Laviolette, our guest curator, for her generosity and expertise in developing this project.”

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1947, raised and educated in Red Deer, Dave More graduated in painting in 1972 from Calgary’s Alberta College of Art (Alberta University of the Arts).

Beginning in 1986, the painter began a long association with Red Deer College instructing in painting, drawing and design.

He retired in 2014.

Opening Reception: Join the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 20 for the opening reception of Dave More: A Painter’s Gift.

Artist will be in attendance.