Bobbie Burgers
Bobbie Burgers was born in 1973 in Vancouver, B.C. She received a B.A. in Art History in 1996 from the University of Victoria.
She has studied in Aix-en-Provence, France and returns often to recapture the life, light and spirit of Provence that she embues into her painting.
Burgers is known for her luscious bouquets, blown up botanicals and pastoral landscapes which focus on sumptuous colour and wild movement. Believing that the tragedy of beauty is its inevitability to fade, she captures that fleeting moment and makes one pause and absorb the wonder of what surrounds us.
Burgers' strong, assured brush work and keen sense of colour are the essence of her work, which has become richer, denser and more complex as her ideas rapidly evolve.
With over 40 solo exhibitions, Burgers has attained international stature.
Burgers' next solo exhibition will be in July 2009 in Bau-Xi Vancouver and October, 2009 in Toronto Bau-Xi
For information on Burgers’ next collection or for advance notice of upcoming Burgers exhibitions, please contact Bau-Xi Galleries.
Biography
1973 Born
1991 - 1992 Université d'étudiantes étrangères, Aix-en-provence, France
1992 - 1996 University of Victoria, Bachelor Degree in History of Art, Minor in Film
1996 - 1997 Emily Carr Institue of Art and Design, attended summer sessions
Exhibitions
2007 Language of Love, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
2007 Awakening, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)
2006 Lusciously Orchestrated, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)
2006 Perennial Obsession, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON (solo)
2005 Anatomy of a Love Affair, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
2005 Rites of Spring, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON (solo)
2005 The Neverending Story, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)
2004 In The Moment, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON (solo)
2004 Eden, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC (solo)
2003 Portrait of Today, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, ON (solo)
2003 Florlis, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2002 Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (solo)
2002 Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2002 Galerie St Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario (solo)
2002 Susan deWitt Gallery, Naples, Florida (solo)
2001 'Love Songs' Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. (solo)
2001 'Exotica' Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (solo)
2001 'From Near and Far' Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (solo)
2001 'Saturation' Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (solo)
2001 'Four Seasons' Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. (solo)
2001 'Christmas Group Show' Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (goup)
2000 'Three Woman of Substance' Susan DeWitt Gallery, Naples, Florida (group)
2000 'Floral Exhibit' Galerie St Laurent & Hill, Ottawa, Ontario (group)
2000 'In Full Bloom' Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (solo)
1999 'Christmas Show' Vanderleelie Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta (goup)
1999 'Sur la Table' Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. (group)
1999 'Fresh Paint' Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. (group)
1998 'Group Paint' Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (group)
1998 'Artist Retrospective' Ferry Building, West Vancouver, B.C. (group)
1997 'Christmas Retrospective' Ferry Building, West Vancouver, B.C. (group)
1997 Harmony Arts Festival, Vancouver, B.C. (group)
1995 Waterworks and Pathways, Studio, Vancouver,BC (solo)