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MARGARET
NIERADKA
Artist statement
After some time making art I have come to realize that I am much like
satellite dish and that the canvas is a TV screen; reception is not
always clear or understandable but this is normal for the pictures must
come from a thousand miles away, missing some parts and arriving in a
coat of absurdity and rarely clear on the screen.
When they do arrive I greet them like guests and play music that I
suspect they will like... so they stay. I save my best music for the
pictures. This is how I paint on a good day.
On a bad day with no "reception" the blank canvas looks at me as if it
is saying, "guess?" So, ok I guess. I paint a dog, the canvas says "no."
So I paint over the dog and paint a camel, the canvas says "no." This
battle continues until I have painted a history with layers as deep as
Thames River mud. Yet, eventually I
guess right and the battle is won.
In addition to these experiences I also take inspiration from Inuit art,
Russian Constructivism, Art Brut, Primitive and Naive art...real "Heavyweight
champions"
Margaret Nieradka's education began in
Vancouver with World histories, World religions and
environmentalism, after exploring these areas she finally resided in a
Visual Art's program. Next she arrived
in Toronto where she gained her BFA at
the Ontario Collage of Art and Design: Along side this she teachers
children art with the Organization: Discoverability |
"Her works are highly original, slyly whimsical, and
profound. I'm delighted to
have acquired my first Nieradka!"
Katherine Bischoping,
Associate Professor, York University
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Untitled
2008
mix media on canvas
48”x 48”
$2'000.00 |
Running Room I
2008
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
4'x 6'
$2'500.00 |
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Oyster Eater
2008
acrylic on two boards
top: 12" x 39.8", bottom: 24" x 32"
$ 2'000.00
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The Whisper
2008
mix media on board
48”x 32”
$2'500.00 |
Hot Clock Bell on Mangled Picture
2007
pastel and charcoal on paper
44”x 30”
$600.00
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Above Sea Level
2007
mix media on paper
19”x 14”
$250.00
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Nature Icon II
2006
mix media on canvas
24”x 24”
$475.00 |
Untitled
2005
pastel
on paper
24" x 18"
$ 350.00
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Wind Sock
2002
conte, soft pastel on paper
30" x 22"
$475.00
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Wake Up and Go
2005
crayon, acrylic, ink, charcoal, watercolor, graphite on paper
39.9”x 7.5”
$300.00
SOLD |
Something Silent
2003
acrylic on canvas
24" x 30"
$600.00 |
Industrious Day
2003
acrylic on canvas
24" x 30"
$600.00 |
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Pigeon Funeral in Red Noodle Strainer
2003
acrylic on canvas
30" x 36"
$600.00
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Nightmare of the Matador
2003
acrylic on canvas
30" x 36"
$600.00 |
Landscape with Fog
2002
charcoal on paper
22”x 14.7”
$350.00
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Educated
Thief Stealing Vase
2002
charcoal and paper stain
24” x 18”
$300.00
Untitled
2000
ink, chalk pastel, charcoal on paper
22.5" x 15"
$375.00
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Horse Laundry
2002
conte, soft pastel, ink, watercolor on paper
30” x 22”
$450.00 |
Serious Coo Coo
2001
ink, charcoal, chalk pastel
24”x 18”
$300.00
Drunk's Man Funeral Stomach Salute
2000
acrylic and charcoal on paper
22”x 30”
$450.00
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In The Shadow
2000
charcoal on paper
22.5" x 19"
$300.00 |
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 Your Arrival Was Foreseen
2006
etching print on paper
9.5" x 12.0
SOLD
Outsider
2005
hand colored photocopy of etching print on paper
6.5”x 5”
SOLD
 Country Supporting City
2007
mix media on board
54”x 18”
$500.00
SOLD
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The Common Ground is Crepes
2008
acrylic on canvas
30" x 36"
SOLD
All is in Mountains
2008
acrylic on canvas
30" x 36"
SOLD
The
Ponder
2007
mix media on canvas
36”x 24”
SOLD |
