VANTAGE ART PROJECTS - ION Magazine #54 Interview

Pick up ION Magazine #54 (with its swanky new re-design) and turn immediately to page 34 for the skinny on Vantage Art Projects and our FRESH PICKS limited editions. Angela Grossman, Sandra Lopuch/Ben Edmiston and Mark Delong's editions are the featured illustrations for the article.

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What we've been up to...Vantage News to date.

November 16, 2008 -FRESH PICKS VOLUME ONE, EDITION THREE released yesterday, November 16, 2008. "Its Third Fall" by Carrie Walker has an old masters feel while being true to Carrie's contemporary drawing based practice.

October 30, 2008 - FRESH PICKS VOLUME ONE, EDITION TWO released today. "Phone Home at Midnight" by Mark DeLong is a unique, collage and mixed media artwork in Mark's signature urban outsider style.

October 19, 2008 - Fresh Picks annual subscriptions to Volume One now available through the Vantage Art Projects Website.

October 9, 2008 - FRESH PICKS first limited edition "Meander" an exclusive artwork by Angela Grossmann goes on sale today, Thursday, October 9, 2008 from www.VantageArtProjects.com.

October 5, 2008 - FRESH PICKS and Vantage Art Projects successfully launched during Art Toronto. Our first limited edition "Meander" by Angela Grossmann goes on sale Thursday, October 9, 2008 from www.VantageArtProjects.com.

September 19, 2008 - Our safe subscribe mailing list sends out our first e-blast - news about the upcoming launch of Fresh Picks and our very, exciting first artist! Fresh Picks is launching at Art Toronto at a private VIP reception Oct. 5, 2008.

August 19, 2008 - Vantage Art Projects now offers e-newsletter updates about projects, products and calls for submission using Constant Contact and "safe subscribe".

July 31, 2008 - Luisa Santos joins the Vantage Art Projects team as our project coordinator. Welcome Luisa!

July 21, 2008 - Vantage Art Projects web site goes live with initial information about this "new way of communicating about the arts". The principals are Sherri Kajiwara and Jennifer Mawby, with project coordinator Luisa Santos.

"Meander" by Angela Grossmann - FRESH PICKS V1 E1

Vantage Art Projects is thrilled to announce the launch of The Fresh Picks limited-edition print series with renowned contemporary artist Angela Grossmann.

“Meander” was chosen for us by Angela and is a never-exhibited artwork from her own private collection - one that she intends never to part with. The artwork is a signature double-portrait of two young girls walking, rendered in Angela’s signature mixed-media technique. Full of atmospheric texture, this double portrait captures not only the tension between adolescent vulnerability and obstinence, but also captures a strikingly contemporary tone through the
dress and the posture of the girls.

Since graduating from Emily Carr, Angela reputation has grown steadily. She earned her MFA at Concordia University and later taught at Ottawa University before returning to Vancouver. Angela’s work has been shown widely around Canada, the United States and Europe with a career total to date of nearly 20 solo exhibitions and innumerous group exhibitions. We are honoured to be launching FRESH PICKS with an artist of Angela’s stature and generousity.

Fresh Picks is Vantage Art Projects’ series of affordable limited edition fine art prints. The series allows art lovers to own work that is current and representative of the contemporary artscape. It is an unprecedented way for artists to share their work with collectors and art lovers across the world. Released twice a month, the artist and work is first announced to our mailing
list and is sold exclusively through the Vantage Art Projects website. “Meander” is a unique opportunity to collect an image from Angela’s highly covetable and collectable body of work. Furthermore, “Meander” is only available through the FRESH PICKS series, sold only through the Vantage Art Projects website, www.vantageartprojects.com.

For more information on Angela Grossmann, visit www.angelagrossmann.com. Angela is represented in Canada by Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver, B.C. and the Edward Day Gallery in Toronto, Ont. Collect Angela's FRESH PICK today at www.vantageartprojects.com.