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M. Joe Exhibition at Aldridge Art Gallery, Toronto
Mendelson Joe makes a triumphant return to Toronto after a decade of living amongst the squirrels.
Mendelson Joe Landscapes Very
Aldridge Art Gallery
October 2 to November 15, 2008
Buyers Preview October 1
Beauty is a great healer in this existence as I’ve lived it. Aside from my obsession to paint women, the beauty of sky, water, trees, rocks and wildlife still thrill me; it’s all music to my eyes. I make art to stay sane in what seems like an ever-accelerating crazy world. The more beauty I paint, the saner I get. My buddy Philip says I’m very sane. I exist therefore I art. Mendelson Joe ©
Aldridge Art Gallery
161 Gerrard Street East (across from Allan Gardens) Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2E4
Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 12 to 5, and by appointment 1-800-260-0102
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Mendelson Joe at the Kitchener Blues Festival
Catch a solo performance by Mendelson Joe at the Kitchener Blues Festival on Saturday August 9, 2008. For tickets and information visit: www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com
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Joe's Politicians in Bookstores Now
M. Joe's fourth book, Joe's Politicians, published by ECW Press of Toronto is now in bookstores and displays Joe's take on everyone from Bush to Harper to Kissenger to Mulroney and twenty other icons of democracy. Joe's Politicians features colourful portraits with insightful comments by the artist.
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April
12, 2006
Press Release
Portrait
Gallery of Canada Purchases Tomson Highway Portrait by Mendelson
Joe
Karen
Robinson Gallery is pleased to announce that The Portrait Gallery
of Canada has acquired Mendelson Joe’s painting of multi-media
artist Tomson Highway. Mr. Highway, a celebrated playwright,
musician and author of children’s books is outspoken on
matters pertaining to injustices done to and suffered by First
Nations aboriginals. Mendelson Joe, himself a self-taught multi-media
artist, rarely paints men except his heroes and/or those males
he satirizes as in the case of many of Canada’s politicians.
The Highway portrait was exhibited exclusively at Karen Robinson
Gallery and was recently published in Joe’s Toronto, Joe’s
third book for Toronto publisher ECW Press. Mr. Joe states ”I
am privileged to be born in Canada, I exist therefore I art.”
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Mr. Joe appeared on the Rick
Mercer Report
March
28 , 2006 (Season #3) |
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JOE'S
TORONTO
portraits by Mendelson Joe
October
25, 2005 marked the launch date of M. Joe's second book of portraits.
For close to thirty years, Mendelson Joe has painted portraits of
Torontonians known and unknown, including: Robert
Fulford, Robert Priest, Irshad Manji, Margaret Atwood, Bernie Finkelstein,
Stan the Fan and Babydoll Grandma.
His
portraits of Torontonians amount to a significant body of work,
and, in Joe's Toronto, he exhibits fifty portraits from
the experience. It tells both his story and the story of those he
portrayed. Along with faithful reproductions of the original paintings,
Joe has added his own brand of comments about the subjects and the
sessions.
To
order this book, please see the Joe Products
page.
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WORKING
WOMEN
portraits by Mendelson Joe
November
2004 brings the release of Joe's new book of portraits of women
published by ECW Press. Along with the beautiful colour reproductions
of the original paintings are Joe's comments about the sessions
and the diversity of occupations that the women represent.
To
order this book, please see the Joe Products
page.
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ALIEN:
THE STRANGE LIFE AND TIMES OF MENDELSON JOE
as told to Nadia Halim
This
book is a spoken biography that chronicles the life of Joe in a
conversational style. ALIEN brings together extensive interviews
with the man and the people who know him. Joe tells of touring the
world with his blues-rock band Mainline in the early 70s, sharing
concert stages with burlesque strippers, and discovering a passion
for art after rescuing a set of acrylic paints from a garbage can.
To
order this book, please see the Joe Products
page.
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THE
BEST BLUES ALBUM EVER... Volume II
Karen
Robinson Gallery is pleased to announce that multi-media artist
Mendelson Joe is enjoying a resurgence in his medium of song. EMI
Canada has just released The Best Blues Album Ever... Volume
II featuring the music of master blues artists Muddy Waters,
Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins amongst many.
Mendelson Joe's song Mainline, recorded in 1969 by Canada's
most original premier blues-rock group, McKenna Mendelson Mainline,
is featured amongst the many.
Known
as Joe Mendelson back then, Mr. Joe has been a SOCAN affiliate since
1969. Mendelson Joe has written and composed over 250 songs in his
five-decade career in music. His latest album, Everyone Needs
A Pimp, was completed in 1999.
The
Best Blues Album Ever... Volume II is available through your
favourite music store.
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