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Artist Statement:
It began with a Goddess. At
sixteen years old, I became
fascinated with a National
Geographic clipping of Venus
de Milo. Researching the
sculpture led to the discovery
of a wondrous world of art
from a time period that I had
previously known little about.
Needless to say, my romantic
self became smitten with
classical based art and
subject matter. I found myself
drawn to the romantic and
tragic mythologies and
historic accounts of the
Greeks and Romans. I began to
incorporate classical subject
matter into my artwork, and my
paintings soon became
dominated by the figure as a
subject.
While attending the University
of British Columbia Okanagan
to obtain a Bachelor of Fine
Arts Degree, I was encouraged
to produce abstract and
conceptual artwork. I
struggled with the conflicting
desire to please my professors
and to remain loyal to the
type of artwork that I felt
passionate about producing. I
focused on learning different
techniques and mediums such as
graphic design, installation
sculpture, and abstract
representation. I attended the
University of Victoria and
obtained a Teaching
Certificate, after which I
took a contract in London,
England, teaching Secondary
School Visual Arts.
Life in London began to
rekindle my spark ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Dani Lachuk's original
paintings and prints are
currently displayed at:
Shop The Valley
1551 Ellis St.
Kelowna, BC
250-764-8000
Robert's Custom Framers
559 Lawrence Ave.
Kelowna, BC
250-861-5799
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS:
2009 August 7-28, 2009 "Modern
Renaissance" Exhibition, ALFA
Guild Gallery, Nakusp, BC
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Artist Galleries:
Online:
www.daniworks.com
www.etsy.com
www.ecrator.com
www.ebay.com
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
www.artistrising.com
Storefronts:
Robert's Custom Framers,
Lawrence Ave. Kelowna BC
Canada
Shop the Valley, Ellis St.
Kelowna BC Canada
ALFA Guild Gallery, Nakusp BC
Canada (August 2009)
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Artist Reviews:
Arrow Lakes News:
ALFA Guild lineup for 2009
announced with final show by
Dani Lachuk
By Lori Benjamin - Arrow Lakes
News
Published: April 07, 2009 7:00
AM
Arrow Lakes Fine Arts Guild
elected their 2009 Executive
at the AGM Sunday, February
15. President is Denyse
Marshall; Vice President,
Sharon ...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
2009 Title Page for Lierra,
photoshop painting
2008 The Green Man Carbon
Offset Center (Logo Design)
2006 Vernon Kia (Logo
Design/Booklet Design)
2004 Body Cast of a Pregnant
Woman, plaster of paris
2003 Swan Lake Chrysler (Logo
Design)
2003 The Morning Star (Window
Painting)
2003 Tim Horton’s (Window ...
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