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Main Street Overpass by Jeff Wilson

Currency:CAD Category:Art Start Price:400.00 CAD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,100.00 CAD
Main Street Overpass by Jeff Wilson
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18"x24" Acrylic, unframed. This depicts a CP engine in the Gastown railyard, the from the Main Street overpass at sunset.  I enjoy living by the tracks in the Downton Eastside, as they form a tangible connection to Vancouver’s origin, the terminal city for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. JEFF WILSON ACFA
Biography
Jeff Wilson is a visual artist, living and working in Vancouver. His work covers Vancouver people & landscape, animal portraits, working vehicles, neon signage and the Shetland Islands. These have toured public institutions in BC, Alberta and WA State, including Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Smithers Art Gallery, ACT Gallery, Okotoks Art Gallery, Bellingham City Hall and UW Law School. In addition to over 20 solo shows, Jeff was a Finalist in the 2015 Saltspring Art Prize, received two Vancouver Foundation arts grants, and attended residencies at the Booth in Shetland, and a Parks Canada residency in Glacier National Park.