Confetti
121.9 cms x 78.7 cms (48 ins x 31 ins)
Signed, titled, editioned 2/45 and dated 2008
printed in 2008
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Artists for Kids: The Archival Collection (4th session)" held on Thu, Feb 27, 2025.
Lot 314
Lot 314
Estimate: CAD $1,000 - $1,500
Realised: CAD $625
Realised: CAD $625
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery
Notes:
Angela Grossmann was born in 1955 in London, England. In 1980 she was visiting her sister in Vancouver when she discovered the Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Here, she began her formal art education. She met fellow Futura Bold artists Douglas Coupland, Attila Richard Lukacs, Derek Root and Graham Gillmore, who came to be known as the Young Romantics after their now-legendary show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1985. The exhibition launched the career of these young artists, who each went on to international acclaim.
Grossmann has built a reputation as a significant force in Canadian art and is internationally acclaimed for her powerfully expressive collages and drawings, exploring issues of human identity.
Confetti depicts Grossmann’s ongoing interest in combining photographic images with mark-making. The work is an honest, fresh metaphor to the challenges inherent with coming of age. The two companions emerge with youthful confidence ready to take on life. The work is an innovative blend of handmade paper with both traditional and contemporary printmaking media.
Grossmann participated in the 2006 Vancouver School Exhibition at the Artists for Kids Gallery and was Artist in Residence for the AFK Paradise Valley Summer School of Visual Art in 2013.
Established in 1989 by renowned BC artist-patrons Gordon Smith, Jack Shadbolt and Bill Reid, Artists for Kids was founded with the singular intent to support children, their art education and their future. Through art specialists, it provides enriching art-making experiences for thousands of students each year across Canada as well as professional development opportunities for educators. In 1990, the group published the first Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio print, Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly. This print by Reid, based on a ceremonial drum, marked the beginning of an extraordinary partnership with now more than 100 Canadian artists—from Kenojuak Ashevak to Ian Wallace—that has produced one of the most significant limited edition collections in the country. Proceeds from the sale of prints fund educational programs, artist residencies, art camps, scholarships, bursaries, and future acquisitions for Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery Permanent Collection.
Please note: this work is unframed.
To visit the Artists for Kids website please click here.
Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery
Notes:
Angela Grossmann was born in 1955 in London, England. In 1980 she was visiting her sister in Vancouver when she discovered the Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Here, she began her formal art education. She met fellow Futura Bold artists Douglas Coupland, Attila Richard Lukacs, Derek Root and Graham Gillmore, who came to be known as the Young Romantics after their now-legendary show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1985. The exhibition launched the career of these young artists, who each went on to international acclaim.
Grossmann has built a reputation as a significant force in Canadian art and is internationally acclaimed for her powerfully expressive collages and drawings, exploring issues of human identity.
Confetti depicts Grossmann’s ongoing interest in combining photographic images with mark-making. The work is an honest, fresh metaphor to the challenges inherent with coming of age. The two companions emerge with youthful confidence ready to take on life. The work is an innovative blend of handmade paper with both traditional and contemporary printmaking media.
Grossmann participated in the 2006 Vancouver School Exhibition at the Artists for Kids Gallery and was Artist in Residence for the AFK Paradise Valley Summer School of Visual Art in 2013.
Established in 1989 by renowned BC artist-patrons Gordon Smith, Jack Shadbolt and Bill Reid, Artists for Kids was founded with the singular intent to support children, their art education and their future. Through art specialists, it provides enriching art-making experiences for thousands of students each year across Canada as well as professional development opportunities for educators. In 1990, the group published the first Artists for Kids Limited Edition Portfolio print, Xhuwaji / Haida Grizzly. This print by Reid, based on a ceremonial drum, marked the beginning of an extraordinary partnership with now more than 100 Canadian artists—from Kenojuak Ashevak to Ian Wallace—that has produced one of the most significant limited edition collections in the country. Proceeds from the sale of prints fund educational programs, artist residencies, art camps, scholarships, bursaries, and future acquisitions for Artists for Kids and the Gordon Smith Gallery Permanent Collection.
Please note: this work is unframed.
To visit the Artists for Kids website please click here.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.