The Art Gallery
During the 2011 season, the Garden Gallery featured the Kingsbrae Garden Folk Art Exhibit and sale, showcasing artists from the Canadian Maritime provinces. The artists for 2011 were:
Brian Allen Adams, St. Andrews, NB
Shelagh Duffett, Halifax, NS
Beatrice McFadden, Pointe-du-Chene, NB
Maureen McIlwain, St. Andrews, NB
Holly McKay, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Jantje Blokhuis Mulder, St. Andrews, NB
Maureen Newman, Granville Ferry, NS
For more information on the Folk Art Exhibit, click here.
From opening day until July 13th, the Art Gallery presented a vivid exhibit of Mary Young's art.
Offering
Mary Young Biography
Mary Young was born in St Albans, England. She studied Fine Art and Film at the Bath Lane College of Art (now Newcastle College), England. Later she moved to Canada where she majored in Fine Art and Theatre at the University of British Columbia. Mary has worked as an artist and designer for film and fashion in Toronto and Vancouver.
In 2007 she moved to Saint John. Recent exhibitions include The Isabella Series (Imperial Theatre, Saint John 2010), Poetry of Desire (Saint John Arts Centre 2009), Into the Garden (Klausen Gallery, Saint John 2009), and A Prelude (Klausen Gallery, Saint John 2008). She has painted for private commissions in Vancouver, England and Italy. In addition to painting, she also teaches art and fashion courses.
Self-Portrait
The Art Gallery is located adjacent to the Garden Café, in the turn-of-the-century Edward Maxwell manor home, original to the estate that makes up the bulk of Kingsbrae Garden's 27 acres. Two full walls of window give stunning views of the surrounding gardens, Ministers Island and Passamaquoddy Bay.
