Automated Regrowth March 4, 2010

Molly McCracken, Abraham Nelson and Katherine Verhoeven showcase their craftsmanship with “Automated Regrowth”. The artist attended opening reception is on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Three Ontario College of Art and Design emerging illustrators debut their new exhibition and, using a variety of media, examine the dichotomy between the natural and the fabricated.

Automated Regrowth is the exploration made by the three artists into the relationship between the human world and the natural world. In their works they look at the good, the bad and the beautiful in structures, cities, manmade materials, and look for an optimistic alliance between our environment and our constructed lifestyles. With themes of fantasy and reality, the trio invites you to explore their worlds, and to contemplate a life outside of concrete expectations.

Toronto visual artist Molly McCracken graduated from OCAD with a Bachelor of Design and now works in both fine arts and illustration. Molly uses a large mix of media, combining photography, ink, acrylic and personally crafted Japanese papers in a digital collage (which results in unique texturing).

Abraham Nelson works toward a character driven story within each of his pieces. Falsely innocent and consistently chaotic, the creatures, persons and living dead things come to life in the imagery he creates. He is a Toronto based graduate of OCAD and a participant in the recent ‘The Villain Show’ event and the upcoming ‘You Know What Love Is’ group show at Sleeping Giant Gallery.

Fourth year OCAD student Katherine Verhoeven is soon to be featured in the forthcoming issue of Creative Quarterly magazine (a New York-based journal of art and design). Painting in a variety of mediums, Verhoeven strives to marry mystery and beauty and her depictions of people and objects stream with a haunting melancholy. Her previous shows include the MyOCAD retrospective, the Creative Arts show and WALLSPACE.

Official Website: http://www.leonardogalleries.com