LYN WESTFALL
ARTIST
Exhibitions & Events
Witnessing War
Guelph Civic Museum - Guelph ON
February 2023
52 Norfolk Street
Guelph ON
Opening Reception: Monday, April 30, 2023
Exhibition features: Lyn Westfall
Exhibition runs April 30 to February 26, 2023
History Bites: Is Art a Salve to War?
Guelph Museums
February 2023
52 Norfolk Street
Guelph ON
Listen in to my conversation with Guelph Museums Curator Dawn Owen and other local Guelph artists as we discuss the themes of war and human conflict in art making. Our discussion draws on the exhibition Witnessing War, featuring art made in response to global conflicts in Canadian History.
3 Painters
Ashlar Gallery - Guelph ON
October 2019
6 Dublin St. South
Guelph ON
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 3, 2019
Exhibition features: Brent Garbett, Ron Shuebrook, Lyn Westfall
Exhibition runs October 3 to October 19, 2019
R.I.C.A - Summer 2019
Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art - Guelph ON
Summer 2019
5 Gordon Street, Unit 107
Guelph ON
Opening: Thursday, July 11, 2019
For more information visit ricagallery.com
Exhibition runs July 11 to August 4, 2019
I Play Colours
Silence - Guelph ON
January 2019
Silence
46 Essex St.
Guelph ON
Opening: Friday, January 11, 2019
Artist Talk: 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition runs January 8 to January 24, 2019
Why I'm Here
Guelph Film Festival - Guelph ON
Sunday, November 4, 2018
10C
42 Carden St.
Guelph ON N1H 3A2
Short Series: Artistic Interventions
Sunday, November 4, 2018
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
This 20 minute documentary explores the possibilities of improvisational collaborations between music, dance and visual art. It is here where Lyn Westfall creates a watercolour on camera. The footage was recorded at the second annual Musical Improvisation at Land's End/Coin-du-Banc (Quebec) summer camp.
For more information: https://guelphfilmfestival.ca/2018/2018/11/3/short-series-artistic-intervention
Improv ● Vision - Lyn Westfall paints Music
Ashlar Gallery, Boarding House Arts - Guelph ON
October 2017
Boarding House Arts
6 Dublin Street S.
Guelph ON
Opening Reception: October 14, 2017 - 1pm to 3pm
Show runs October 14th to December 31, 2017 (Show EXTENDED).
Open Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Artist in Residence
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
August 2017
Coin du Banc QC
Lyn will be graphically recording all the sounds and silences at the one week summer camp near Gaspe, QC.
Find more information about the camp on their Facebook page.
Redbubble Spring Line
Exclusive Lyn Westfall artwork on selected merchandise.
Spring 2017
A War Story
The Art Gallery, St. James’ Anglican Church - Dundas ON
November 2016
St James Anglican Church
137 Melville St
Dundas ON L9H 2A6
905-627-1424
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 1pm to 4pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 2pm
Show runs November 6th to November 30th.
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 12pm, Sunday Service at 10:30
A War Story, by artist Lyn Westfall, is a testimonial exhibition on the theme of war and conflict, loss and remembrance. Westfall, as an infant, lost her father, Flight Sergeant Wilfred W. Lavers, while flying a Wellington Bomber over Germany on the eve of September 10,1942. The plane was never found. His death is believed to be the morning of the 11th. The similarity to 9/11 compelled Westfall to link these two events into one painting, Dies Irae (Day of Anger). Many years later, while reading a long-forgotten childhood book, “L'Histoire de Babar” by Jean de Brunboff, Westfall felt compelled to begin intensive research into her father's life and war experience. Recent paintings reflect this book along with images of WWII and Wellington Bombers. Thus childhood memories, deeply personal testimonies of war and conflict, help expand the viewers understanding of personal and national horrific events.
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