About Borderline

On Thursday 7th February, Borderline opened a special solo exhibition titled Yearning to the Native Land, showcasing the work of artist Kyaw Thu. It is his first solo show at Borderline Gallery. His medium is charcoal and his subjects are the many aspects of his home country, Burma.

He is looking for more opportunities to exhibit his art. He respects all artists.

“All artists are my teachers”, he says.

He misses his native land. He is yearning to the atmosphere and aurora of Burma. He searches for reflections in the objects, and livelihoods of the people of Burma and remarkable happenings inside Burma.

The exhibition closed on 21st February. For the opening reception, Borderline offered Burmese food and drinks supported by Borderline Tea Shop. As usual the opening reception was held in the evening between 6:00pm and 9:00pm.

Yearning to the Native Land art works

‘All I really want people to do is fall in and drown in the work. Perhaps, the need to find home.’ says Wayne Boucher about his work, that for the past 10 years has been all about watery places.

Unfortunately for him, February is a dry month in Thailand so he needs to get his inspiration from other places.

In his native land Canada, Wayne is a respected and accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited in many places. He has received many grants, including grants from the Canada Council, and won many awards like the Nova Scotia Portia White Prize.

Besides painting Wayne is also very active in promoting the arts as an essential part of the community, serving as Chair of the Annapolis Royal Region Community Arts Council and on selection committees and juries for the province of Nova Scotia and the Canada Council. Especially this last aspect makes him an excellent partner of the Borderline Collective.

With the support from Susan and Nat Tileston from the My Story Project, the Canada Fund, Canada Council, and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Wayne will be staying for the month February 2008 at the Borderline as a resident artists.

He will talk and work with the artists of the Borderline, hold workshops (the first one was on February 2), and exchange ideas.

Workshop photos

From January 18 to February 6, the Borderline Gallery shows art works by members of her collective. An eclectic collection of works is exhibited. Expect charcoal paintings, water colors, oils and acrylics.

The gallery is open every day except Monday, from 10 am to 6 pm. Sein Sein Lin is around to give information on artists and works, and other artists regularly drop by.

General Show art works

Borderline opened a special 2-week exhibition - Spectrums of Burma exhibition – on Thursday 3rd January 2008. The exhibition closed on 17th January.

The Spectrums of Burma showcasing the work of three exiled artists from Burma - Kyaw Kyaw Heain, Win Htet and A Hein Kyaw. They expressed spectrums of their native colour and reflections on their different surroundings in Burma.

For the opening reception, Borderline offered Burmese food and drinks supported by Borderline Tea Shop. As usual the opening reception was held in the evening between 6:00pm and 9:00pm.

Spectrums of Burma art works

From November 15, 2007 to January 15, 2008, all the women’s groups at the Borderline offered discounts on selected items to celebrate the holidays. For sales over 2000 Baht, Borderline gave a gift of a free drink. For sales over 3000 Baht, Borderline gave a gift of a pocket bag. Also for every art work that is purchased artists of the Borderline Gallery gave a free art card.

Happy holidays from everyone at Borderline!