City announces names of artists who will create public art in each ward of the city.

By Staff

September 30, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

The City of Burlington, through its Public Art Program, has announced six local artists who have been selected for the 2015 Burlington Mural Project.

“This new public art program was designed to tell local stories using local artists,” said Angela Paparizo, manager of arts and culture. “The annual program will commission small to medium-scale murals throughout the city. These commissions are open exclusively to Burlington artists.
Artist Selection

A community jury of residents and artists representing each ward reviewed the proposals and selected the following artists:

Judy Mayer-Grieve: King Road Underpass, Ward 1
Claire Hall: Freeman Station, Ward 2
Teresa Seaton: Amherst Park, Ward 3
Hannah Sell and Liam Racine: Port Nelson Park, Ward 4
Tamara Kwapich: Orchard Community Park, Ward 5
Donna Grandin: Ireland Park, Ward 6

Judy Mayer-Grieve has been chosen to do the public art in ward 1.

Set out below are examples of the art done by each artist in the past.The Gazette was not able to find any examples of work done by Hannah Sell.

Ward 1: The public art will be located at the King Road Underpass and will be done by Judy Mayer-Grieve who is an honours graduate of OCAD University, Toronto, Ont., and a graduate of The Art Centre, Toronto, Ont. She has more than 20 years of experience in advertising as a graphic designer and illustrator for National and International clients and is a past instructor in the Art and New Media Department of Fanshawe College.

A mural done by Claire Hall – the artist chosen to pint a unique mural on the side of the Freeman Station on Fairview

Ward 2: The public art will be on the side of the Freeman Station and will be done by Claire Hall. Ms Hall creates custom art for various clients including hotel lobbies, condo corporations, corporate offices, and private collectors. Her artwork has been featured on several episodes of Property Brothers and Buying and Selling. Prints of her artwork can now be purchased at Winners, Home Sense and Marshall’s.

Poppies done in stained glass by Teresa Seaton, the artist chosen to do the public art in ward 3

Ward 3 public art will be located at Amherst Park and will be done by Teresa Seaton, one of Canada’s most notable emerging fine art stained glass artists. Teresa holds a degree in Graphic Design from Sheridan College, a BA of Fine Arts from York University and has received specialized training in stained glass.

Ward 4 public art will be located at Port Nelson and will be done by Hannah Sell and Liam Racine. As a collaborative artist team, they explore art in ways neither would traditionally do as an individual artist. Sell is a resident of Burlington, Ont., and graduated from Central High School. She attended Mohawk College for the Art and Design Foundation program and is heading to George Brown College in September for the Fashion Design and Techniques program. Racine is from Chapeau, Que., and is now a resident of Burlington, Ont., since attending Mohawk College’s Art and Design Foundation program. Racine is attending the Fine Arts program at Centennial College.

A mural created by Tamara Kwapich. She is the artist who will be doing the public art for ward 5.

Ward 5 public art will be located at Orchard Community Park and will be done by Tamara Kwapich who was born and lives in Burlington, Ont. She graduated from the University of Guelph with a BA in Fine Art and a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture. Kwapich has been a practising artist in Burlington for many years. She works primarily in acrylic paint and mediums on large canvases, walls and ceilings.

Ward 6 public art will be located at Ireland Park and will be done by Donna Grandin, a professional fine artist from St. Lucia. She graduated with a BA in Art from McMaster University in 1997 and moved to Burlington with her husband the following year. Her art

Donna Grandin, a well known city artist will be doing the public art for ward 6

is regularly exhibited in Ontario, St. Lucia and the Barbados. In 2013, Grandin was invited to exhibit in the 152nd annual Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France.

In February 2015, residents were invited to submit mural locations and story ideas through online surveys and in-person at the Lowville Winter Games. Residents provided a total of 333 location suggestions, with 114 of those being unique locations. Locations that were not selected in year one will be used in later years of the program.

The mission of the City of Burlington’s Public Art Program is to enhance the quality of life in Burlington through art. The program strives to bring artwork by both established and emerging artists throughout Burlington.