Girls Of A Feather
Opens Friday, March 5, 2010
7-11 pm

"Girls Of A Feather" brings together two talented artists working in different mediums for an amazing exhibit. New pieces by Montreal designer Angie Johnson of Norwegian Wood and gorgeous new artwork influenced by said designs by local artist Paule Trudel Bellmare.

All are welcome for a night of art, fashion, drinks and shopping! Bring everyone you know!





It's Probably Worth More Than That 4

Friday, December 4th marks Headquarters fourth annual $100 or less art exhibit. Featuring accessible work from over 40 artists from around the globe. This is always a popular show, so make sure you get here early!

On The Road Again:

Animals In The City

 

Opening reception:

Friday, November 6, 2009

6-11 pm

HQ

1649 Amherst

Music by DJ Garry Vickers

 

 

       Headquarters is pleased to present a new solo exhibition by Canadian artist, Kate Puxley.  On the Road Again: Animals in the City is a requiem for the natural world, exploring the role of the animal as myth, companion, jester, and trophy.  Confrontations with human hubris are provoked through fore-grounding animals in states of vulnerability, passion, sexual copulation and death.  Animalistic impulses are juxtaposed and re-aligned with humanity, challenging human notions of 'separateness' from other creatures on earth. The struggle between life and death is used to question and re-invigorate the serene domestic role animals play in urban environments. Through examining the shades between beauty and traditional notions of 'ugliness', the cloying mythical image of 'the wild' and its self-contained trophy forms, are engaged and challenged.

 

Using masonite cutouts of animal forms - literally framed alongside humans or tokens of the human world – further seeks to highlight this incongruity and play upon notions of animalism.

 

This work seeks to challenge viewers’ sense of their own humanity. By confronting tendencies of animalistic expression, viewers may more comfortably align themselves with the world and its creatures within.

           

Kate Puxley was born in Edmonton, Alberta and has since lived in Toronto, Ottawa, Italy, and Montreal.  She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Concordia University in 2005, was one of five Canadian artists short-listed to illustrate The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, and recently was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award for Art Threat Magazine’s Framing Harper Competition.  Her work hangs at The Brookstreet Hotel  (Kanata, ON), and at The Ironworks (Almonte, ON).  She enjoys melting chocolate on her tongue, collecting dead insects, and painting in the dark. 

 

 

La Chatte Bottee
Vintage shoe sale

The girls from La Chatte Bottee are having another huge sale here at HQ. All are invited Friday, September 25 from 6pm until 9pm. Come for a free cocktail and to check out hundreds of vintage boots and shoes. Cash only.

Wild Things
Let the rumpus begin!