<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" width="550" height="378" apple-inline="yes" id="9483A8C3-46CD-4C1F-AB0C-D91FA55DCDD2" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:EB2DB94D-6692-4B67-954B-54E1FD941A4D@nexus.uwaterloo.ca"></span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">November 5–December 19, 2015</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Artist Talk: Wednesday, November 4 from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, ECH 1219</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5 from 5:00–8:00 PM, ECH 1239</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">Gallery One + Two</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jillian McDonald</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Valley of the Deer</span></strong><br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspired by the genre conventions of cinema, New York-based Jillian McDonald has been exhibiting her single- and multi-channel videos internationally for over a decade. Having explored horror movie tropes and zombie films in particular, there has been a gradual shift in the tone and substance of her recent work. Cast and filmed entirely on location in Northern Scotland during the artist’s participation in the 2012 Glenfiddich International Artist’s Residency, <em>Valley of the Deer</em> was produced in response to the fertile natural landscape and Scotland’s resonant yet troubled history. Paired with a series of wall drawings, McDonald's dense three-channel video projection juxtaposes uncanny imagery of masked villagers filmed amidst rural landscapes. Evoking aspects of both magic realism and pagan ritual, <em>Valley of the Deer</em> conjures a rich and visually haunting experience.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jillian McDonald is a Canadian artist who has lived in Brooklyn, New York since 1996. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Pace University teaching performance art and video. She has exhibited widely across the United States, Canada and internationally. McDonald has received grants and commissions from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Turbulence, Verizon Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Experimental Television Center, and Pace University. In 2012, she received the Glenfiddich Canadian Art Prize, and has attended residencies including The Headlands Center for the Arts in California, Lilith Performance Studio in Sweden, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace in New York, and Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta.</span><br><a href="http://jillianmcdonald.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">jillianmcdonald.net</span></a><br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The artist wishes to acknowledge the support of the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence program and Pace University.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Special thanks to Andy Fairgrieve.</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please join us for this visually arresting presentation.</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Admission is free and exhibitions are open to the public.</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">ADMIT EVERYONE</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">East Campus Hall 1239</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">519.888.4567 ext. 33575</span><br><a href="http://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">uwag.uwaterloo.ca</span></a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/uwag.waterloo" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">facebook.com/uwag.waterloo</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">HOURS</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday to Saturday 12:00-5:00 PM</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Or by appointment</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">CONTACT</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ivan Jurakic, Director / Curator</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">519.888.4567 ext. 36741</span><br><a href="mailto:ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">DRIVING</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">263 Phillip Street, Waterloo</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Located in East Campus Hall (ECH) on Phillip Street off University Avenue West, behind University Shops Plaza</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, u</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">se south entrance to ECH across from Engineering 6</span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">PARKING</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Limited meter parking is available at the back of ECH</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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><a href="http://www.uwaterloo.ca/map/index.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">http://www.uwaterloo.ca/map/index.php</span></a><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(221, 0, 0);">MAILING</span></strong><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">University of Waterloo Art Gallery</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">200 University Avenue West</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1</span><br><br><br><img alt="logos" width="448" height="30" apple-inline="yes" id="B48788E1-AFCA-43BA-ABAF-C3A9893154E5" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2851101F-1E67-4E25-821D-EE7231B10CCC@nexus.uwaterloo.ca"><br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Image: Jillian McDonald, <em>Valley of the Deer</em>, 2013, high-definition video still. 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