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Greetings Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is Awesome readers! We here at Artsy-Dartsy are proud to be new contributors to VIA.A brief background on us: We are Linus and Denise. So pleased to meet you! We love art and design, hence we started a website called Artsy-Dartsy.

artsydartsy_via Greetings Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­is Awesome readers! We here at Artsy-Dartsy are proud to be new contributors to VIA.A brief background on us: We are Linus and Denise. So pleased to meet you! We love art and design, hence we started a website called Artsy-Dartsy.com to help people like us find out about art and design events in our awesome city of Vancouver!This week there are tons of great events happening. For the full listing please head to .

We're excited to see the new show by the : Gretchen Gammell. Her new show showcases her new paintings influenced from her 7 month residency in Northern France in a converted convent. Not only do we love her figurative paintings but we're excited to see the more abstract paintings as well.

Bull Poker, 2010, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 48 x 60â€

Gretchen Gammell is an exciting, emerging artist based in Portland. She studied painting at the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, and completed her degree in 2003. Gammell's professional career immediately launched with a number of local and international exhibitions; including winning a prestigious commission for the Vance Hotel in Seattle, Washington.

A Message For You, 2010, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 48 x 60â€

Gammell is a highly prolific, individualistic artist. Her works are fresh and edgy that convey a sincerity of experience. She is not shy about colour, and bravely attacks her canvases with bold graphite line work. Gammell also confidently switches between abstraction and figurative genres. Her works are found in corporate and private collections throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

The Changes Happen All at Once 1, 2010, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 30 x 40â€

Other notables: The presents Prefab 20*20 and presents an artist talk for the show Redefining Drawing. See Artsy!Dartsy! Opening Receptions for details.