<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><img height="113" width="180" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="c6537586-208b-42db-a9b2-4051ae0ecf02" src="cid:E6993DD9-D76E-4DCC-971F-E2393D626BFC@uwaterloo.ca"><br><strong><br>January 9–March 8, 2014</strong></span><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Opening Reception: Thursday, January 9 from 5:00–8:00 pm<br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">Gallery One</span></span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">C. Wells</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><strong>Place and Space (REDUX)</strong><br><br>C. Wells </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">has developed an artistic practice akin in spirit to that of a contemporary topographer. By exclusively using line marker paint—an industrial medium used to mark the boundaries of roads and highways to regulate vehicular traffic—he investigates the history and heritage of line marking, beginning with its origins in Trenton, Michigan in 1911. Whether replicating the language of the lines or using the paint itself as a material, Wells’ practice oscillates between landscape, abstraction and assisted readymades. His work proposes the ubiquitous median strip as a modern emblem of both urban and rural spaces. <i>(REDUX)</i> comprises a selection of recent works that debuted in the 2013 exhibition <i>Place and Space</i>, organized by the artist for 270 Sherman Avenue North in Hamilton.</span> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.cwells.com/" target="_blank">www.cwells.com</a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Gallery Two</strong></span></span><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Soft Turns</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><strong>Behind the High Grass</strong><br><br>Soft Turns </span><span style="font-family: Arial; ">is the partnership of Sarah Jane Gorlitz and Wojciech Olejnik. Inspired by a post-war travel book authored by Czech travellers and filmmakers Jiri Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund found at a Berlin flea market, they began to use its contents as a means of addressing the vast social, historical and political upheavals of the period. The recent video <i>P-19720</i> refers to the license plate of the iconic Tatra 87 passenger vehicle that Hanzelka and Zikmund used to drive across Africa, South and Central America from 1947-1950. Adopting the Czech explorers as kindred spirits, the artists use the remnants of the book as a guide for their own explorations. <i>Behind the High Grass</i> is an installation of stop motion animations and readymade artifacts that evoke this fragmentary document.</span> <br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.softturns.com/" target="_blank">www.softturns.com</a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>ADMIT EVERYONE</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Exhibitions are free and open to the public<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong><br><br>UWAG</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">East Campus Hall | ECH 1239</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">519.888.4567 ext. 33575</span><br><a href="http://www.uwag.uwaterloo.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">uwag.uwaterloo.ca</span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/uwag.waterloo" target="_blank"><br></a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/uwag.waterloo" target="_blank">facebook.com/uwag.waterloo</a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Hours</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Tuesday to Saturday</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">12:00-5:00 pm</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Or by appointment<br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Contact</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ivan Jurakic, Director / Curator</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">519.888.4567 ext. 36741</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="mailto:ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca</a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Driving</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">263 Phillip Street, Waterloo, ON</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Located in East Campus Hall on Phillip Street off University Avenue West, behind University Plaza</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Use south entrance to ECH across from Engineering 6<br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Parking</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Limited meter parking is available behind ECH</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Visitor Parking is available in Lot E6, E5 or Lot B after 3:45 pm for a flat rate of $5.00</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.uwaterloo.ca/map/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.uwaterloo.ca/map/index.php</a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Mailing</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">200 University Avenue West</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1</span><br>
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