For Immediate Release
Minden, Ontario
Monday, December 9, 2024
10:00 AM
Release # 24-99

Subject: Selection from Permanent Collection, Exhibit on Display at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery 

The Agnes Jamieson Gallery will be displaying a selection of artwork by André Lapine, A.R.C.A. (1866-1952), as well as several new acquisitions, until February 8, 2025. All pieces are from the Gallery’s permanent collection.

Andreas Christian Gottfried (André) Lapine was a Latvian-born painter who emigrated to Canada in 1905. He moved to Minden in the 1940s and lived out the final years of his life there. Lapine was affectionately referred to as The Gentle Cavalier for his realistic depictions of horses. He was renowned for his drawing skills and attention to detail in his illustrative work, as well as in his oil and watercolour pieces. Lapine's artwork frequently graced the covers and pages of the Toronto Star Weekly, The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Graphic Arts Club, the Toronto Arts and Letters Club and a founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. In 1919, Lapine was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.The Agnes Jamieson Gallery is fortunate to have over 100 pieces of his work in their collection. Lapine’s work can also be found at the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as in many private collections.

The Agnes Jamieson Gallery is a public gallery with year-round exhibitions of local and regional art. The Gallery is part of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre which also includes the Heritage Village & Nature Place Interpretive Centre. The Gallery is fully accessible.  The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, Ontario and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Gallery will be closed from December 23, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Admission is by donation.

For questions regarding this exhibit, please call the Community Services Department at 705-286-1260 x 542. For more information, visit the Township of Minden Hills website at https://www.mindenhills.ca

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