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Jack Rootman
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My artistic journey has been driven by the natural curiosity of an observer and by an interest in spiritual values. As I became committed to artistic expression, I was attracted to landscape and natural still life, particularly of British
Columbia but also from my travels. My media choices started with watercolor then grew to include ink, gouache, gesso, acrylic, oil, pastel and collage. I am interested in the interplay of light and color in nature, and stylistically attracted
to the romantic realist mode. Experimentation with texture produced by manipulating and mixing media is a major challenge. Art brings a joyful focus into life, creating a sensitivity to our environment, the color, and textures and psychology
of the natural world. I have a particular fascination with interpreting design, contrast, and texture. I have also become interested in scale, painting from miniature to mural sizes.
My deliberate journey has been to meld art with my
life interest in care giving thus the figure has also become a dominant subject. Simply stated, if I am to paint from the heart, mankind must be at the core of the narrative. My principal goal is to represent some of the universals in human
behaviour and interaction, with special emphasis on those moments that touch the spirit of humanity.
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Morning 22 x 33 Inches pastel on paper $2,850 "Morning light reveals, the angel next to me.
Lying silent and still, fragile yet strong."
Cal Evans
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The Edge 14 x 28 Inches pastel on paper $1,600 At the Edge of lines
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Softly 16 x 27 Inches pastel on paper $1,700 "Softly the evening came"
Longfellow
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Setting 18 x 29 Inches pastel on paper $2,050 The setting sun bathed the hills and valleys
in shades of orange / purple.
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Green Crest 14 x 28 Inches pastel on paper $1,600 "The green crest of the hill on which I sit:
And it is summer, glorious, deep-toned summer"
Amy Lowell
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Dancing 18 x 28 Inches pastel on paper $1,950 "Dancing across acres of wheat"
Harry Kemp
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A Map 14 x 28 Inches pastel on paper $1,600 A Map of Together
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Must 14.5 x 29 Inches oil on paper $1,650 "I must down to the sea again,
for the call of the running tide",
John Masefield
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Looking Over 30 x 40 Inches oil on canvas $3,000
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How Bright is Autumn 17.5 x 28 Inches pastel on paper $1,900
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Tree Gods 20 x 26 Inches pastel on watercolor board $1,950
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Biography |
Born in Calgary
Currently Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of British Columbia & Vancouver General Hospital
Professor, Department of Pathology
University of British Columbia & Vancouver General Hospital
Member Provost’s Committee on University of Art,
University of British Columbia Art Gallery, 1998
Chairman, 2001-02 and 2005-06
Member, Vancouver Hospital Foundation Art Committee, 1998
Vice-President, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Foundation Board, 1996-98
Director, Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver, 1989-96
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Education |
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Courses taken:
1995-6 National Academy of Design, School of Fine Arts, New York, NY
1995-6 The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
1995 The New York Academy of Art, New York
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Solo Exhibitions |
2010 Dreamscapes, The Zack Gallery, Vancouver
2006 Sacred Places: Culture, Colour and Craft, Utterly Art Gallery, Singapore
1997 Paintings and Drawings by Jack Rootman, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide,
Australia
1993 Vancouver: Time & Place, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver
1992 Landscape - Loved/Imagined, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver
1991 West Coast Textures, CJ Herman Galleries, Vancouver
1990 Textures, Faculty Club, University of British Columbia
1989 Island Images, House of Taylor, Mayne Island
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Group Exhibitions |
2010 Representations, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver
2010 Artist Council Exhibition, Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs, CA
2008 Medical Alumni Art Show, The ARTS House, Singapore
2008 Singapore National Eye Centre International Meeting Art Show, SunTek City
Centre, Singapore
2006 Group Show, UBC Medicine and Dentistry Art Show
2000 HENG Artland Gallery, Singapore
2000 Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
1998 From BC Waters, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1998 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition
1998 Alumni Show - University of British Columbia, Vancouver
1998 Fall Juried Show - Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1998 Black & White Theme Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, Oct
1998 Art Show - American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, LA
1998 Quartet, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1997 Faces & Figures”, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1997 Fall Flavours, Federation of Canadian Artists
1996 Student Show , Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
1996 Student Show , National Academy of Design, New York, NY
1994 International Exhibition , Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, WA
1993 Small Picture Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1992 Travelling Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1992 Summer Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1992 Winter Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1991 Winter Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1991 Fiftieth Anniversary Show, Federation of Canadian Artists
1991 Summer Show, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver
1986 Whatcom County Art Show, Washington State
1987 Whatcom County Art Show, Washington State
1988 Images West, VGH Foundation Gallery, Vancouver
1989 Zack Gallery, Vancouver
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Awards and Merits |
2011 Admitted to the Pastel Society of America
1998 Canadian Who’s Who, directory listing
1998 Lester Jones Anatomy Award - for significant contribution to the understanding
of orbital anatomy
1998 Golfo Tsakumas Award
1995 Marquis’ International Who’s Who
1995 Marquis’ Who’s Who in Science
1992 Marquis’ Who’s Who in America
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