Intersecting Orbits: Michael Morris and Joan Balzar
Joan Balzar, “Silver Scape,” 1962-1965, chrome aluminum and acrylic on canvas, 53 x 90 in. (courtesy of Shawn Macmillan) (photo by Ken Dyck)
Opening Reception: Friday, January 26, 2024, 6:00-8:00 PM
West Coast artists Joan Balzar and Michael Morris were foundational in the history of conceptual art, abstraction and OP art in the region. To be within their orbit was to be part of a movement which shaped and internationalized visual art in the 1960s and 70s in this part of the country, and went on to become enduringly echoed and quoted. This exhibition will feature work from Morris’s personal art collection and by the artist, himself, as well as selected major Balzar works from a private North Vancouver collection.
Curator’s Tour of Intersecting Orbits and Open Studio
Sunday, February 11: Open Studio 12–5 pm / Curator’s Tour 1–2:30 pm
Join us for a hybrid (in person and online via Zoom) exhibition tour of Intersecting Orbits: Michael Morris and Joan Balzar with curators Lisa Baldissera and David MacWilliam, and in person to see what Established Indigenous Studio Art resident Rolande Souliere has been up to during her time at Griffin.
