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Art & Attention Workshop for Children
Saturday, May 9th
10am to 2pm


Art & Attention Workshop for Adults
Wednesday, May 6th
6:30 - 9:30pm

Heidi Thompson Workshops at Gallery Vertigo:
The artist will also give two workshops titled "Art & Attention" at Gallery Vertigo during the run of her exhibition. These workshops will be offered free of charge but pre-registration is required. Please call the gallery for more information if you would like to participate. (250-503-2297)
"Art & Attention" is just that – a workshop aimed at developing one’s attention and then applying that focus to painting. A great combination, considering art is ultimately an expression of one’s state of mind.
A calm, observant mind, will affect one’s power to see things clearly, sustain energy and stay focused. These positive qualities will directly influence and infuse one’s artistic expression - whatever that expression may be." (Thompson)


Heidi Thompson is available to answer questions about the workshops:
htcthompson@hotmail.com
(250) 542-1551

Artist Talk @ Gallery Vertigo:
Heidi Thompson
Wednesday, April 29 - 7:30 to 8:30pm

Thompson will give an artist talk on Wednnesday April 29th from 7:30 to 8:30pm. The artist will talk about the artistic journey that led her to creating non-objective art colour fields. This discussion may interest those trying to break free from dependency on using external forms as subject matter in their art. She will discuss her painting techniques and approaches to art making.
About Heidi Thompson:
At age seventeen, Thompson moved to Europe and studied photography at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich, Switzerland where she received a four year diploma. She then apprenticed under the German painter Oskar Koller in Nurnberg and then attended the Hungarian Academy for Art in Budapest. After eight years of training, the artist returned to Vernon in 1982. In 2000 she earned her B.F.A and then in 2001, her B.C. Teacher’s Certificate, For over 30 years she has been involved in painting, photography, publishing, teaching art, and exhibiting, including recent shows in New York, Toronto and Montreal. Thompson has also been practicing Vipassana (a meditation technique) for over 20 years and has conducted several Advanced Attention Development workshops in Vernon and Vancouver.Thompson has also published two books, one of which is about the late Sveva Caetani, one of Vernon's most cherished artists.