Artist Spotlight - Michael Fitzsimmons

Michael Fitzsimmons is a Canadian artist living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in Vancouver. His studies include Capilano College, Alberta College of Art and Emily Carr College of Art graduating in 1980 (Interdisciplinary Studies) where he received the Helen Pitt Award.

He is an owner/partner of a custom furniture finishing business Zebo Designs in Vancouver, where he has worked and experimented with colours for over 22 years, and not painting art for over 20 years. Michael started painting artworks again in 2005, working with a variety of industrial paint materials focusing on colour, light and texture. The use of his unique materials and techniques create interesting surfaces that invite the viewer to look closer.

Michael generously donated this piece which will be part of Unite With Art's Live Auction on June 3rd, 2010
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Michael Fitzsimmons
Field, 2008
60 x 80 inches
catalyzed lacquer on panel
estimated value $5,000.00
Donated by the artist.

Art Donations 2010 - David Burdeny

Award winning David Burdeny has donated his piece: Moss Covered Lavafield, Iceland, 2008 to UNITE WITH ART, 2010. His piece will be auctioned off during the Live Auction which begins at 8pm.


Moss Covered Lavafield, Iceland, 2008

32 x 64 inches, chromogenic print, aluminum mount, UV laminate
edition: 2/10
estimated value - $7,500.00
Donated by Artist
Courtesy of Jennifer Kostuik Gallery.







Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, David Burdeny has degrees in both Interior design and a Masters in Architecture. At the age of 12, Burdeny started to photograph the prairie landscape and make his own black and white prints in a makeshift darkroom that also served as his bedroom closet. Primarily self taught, his architecture and design background greatly influence his penchant for simple exacting photographs of sky, horizon and the marks humankind leaves behind. Burdeny chooses to photograph in poor light and near darkness. He uses unusually long exposures to see what our eyes normally cannot. Burdeny is based in Vancouver, Canada, and has exhibited with the Jennifer Kostuik Gallery since 2001. He has won several gold awards in international art photography competitions, the most recent being selected as International Photographer of the Year amongst 23,000 submissions, revealed at the Lucie Awards Ceremony in New York City, October 2008.



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Art Donations 2010 - Deborah Holowka

Deborah Holowka has generously donated her art work to be auctioned off at this year's Unite with Art at Maynards new Auction House, 1837 Main Street. Vancouver, BC on June 3rd, 2010.


Deborah Holowka has donated a beautiful piece, that we have chosen to use within the design of the invitations.

Visit her website to view her latest collection and upcoming gallery events: http://www.danusha.ca/

2010 UNICEF - Lullaby

Warning - you will be humming this melody all day long.

No, really - they're still humming it in space, where Lullaby, the new UNICEF anthem, was broadcast late last year,and where sound is notoriously long-lived but hard to hear.

You may have caught Lullaby earlier, on our YouTube channel.

This week's Thursday video brings you the Lullaby reprise. A stunningly gorgeous video bedded with the same swelling theme composed by UNICEF Ambassador Steve Barakatt, "For Every Child" goes out to the children of THIS world - and to the very grounded governments and changemakers who are charged with ensuring the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Enjoy, and feel free to hum along.

Unite with Art - June 3rd, 2010

Unite with Art is a series of art auctions to benefit UNICEF’s Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign. This year, the event will be held at Maynard's newest location on Main & 3rd in Vancouver, BC.

Further events will be held in cities across Canada. Each event will showcase high profile regional and national artists in several mediums. The gala events will be comprised of a live and complimentary silent auction plus entertainment. Through the generous contribution of artists, galleries and volunteers, Unite with Art aims to donate 100 percent of the art proceeds to UNICEF.

The event has been designed to bring awareness to this important initiative as well to celebrate the artistic skills and talents of the artists.

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