OPENING DATE IS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15

NOT FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13

 

 

Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

 

JOSEF PETRISKA

ARTIST, SCULPTOR, NATURE'S VOICE 

September 15 - October 13

 

Opening Tea Party - Meet the Artist

Sunday September 15

 2:00 - 5:00

 

"In keeping with JCHAC's vision, (to support community art by exhibiting local artists), JCHAC is pleased to launch Josef Petriska, Artist, Sculptor and Nature's Voice", says Sybil Rampen. "This exhibition is an opportunity for the community to renew their love and appreciation for such an extraordinary man".

 

Josef Petriska, a great artist and sculptor, is a national treasure; an octogenarian living at Palermo (a community in Oakville, Ontario) surrounded by his life's work. He is an environmentalist. One of his most notable works is "Struggle for Survival", a bronze sculpture of a bird, dying from an oil  spill. This powerful symbol, endorsed by the World Wildlife Fund, has been featured on the CBC program The Nature of Things with David Suzuki.

 

To local residents a familiar Oakville landmark is the towering Oak Leaf art installation in Oakville Place. Perhaps not so well known is the sculptor responsible for the piece is Josef Petriska.

 

Josef has exhibited alongside  Karel Appel, Harold Town, Andrew Wyeth, Etrog Sorel, Robert Bateman, and members of the Group of Seven.

 

The time has arrived to disperse his collection and share it with the world. This is your opportunity to own a Josef Petriska sculpture, painting, print or relief. Selected pieces will be for sale during the exhibition. Given the interest in Josef's work make plans to visit the exhibition early and often to experience his visions through art and perchance own an original piece of Josef Petriska art.   

 

Proceeds of sales will be shared with the new Oakville Hospital.

 

For more information on the life and times of Josef Petriska click on Josef Petriska