Lynden Beesley: Saturday March 30, 2024
Current Artist Shows:
Large marble sculpture on a stone base beside a lake in the Okanagan Valley. The stone has a polished oval seed carved into the side.
A stone sculpture with two curved sides, each with a wide base, curving upwards to points. The two sides intertwine near the top where they meet
A colourful screen image showing the cross section of a pomegranate sliced vertically.
A tall narrow vase made of bronze that features a 3-d bronze Iris on the front.
A circular bronze medallion with 3 fish (as viewed from above) swimming in a group.
A 3-D bronze sculpture of a quirky-looking dragon with outspread wings and arms. He has glass-looking eyes and appears to be guarding a cluster of brass coloured pomegranates at his feet.
A colourful painting of a purple-pink iris bloom set against a backdrop of green leafy stalks.
A tall Seed shaped bronze sculpture with various depictions of fruit around its circumference. The water flows from the top and flollows pathways down through the 3-D fruit images.
A dark Chalice with bright Pomegranate on top both made from bronze with patinas of contrasting color.
My Story
Multidisciplinary Artist, Sculptor and Print Maker:
Lynden’s work represents a personal exploration of culture and identity. Her work is informed by the intriguing stories and myths upon which western identities are founded.
Lynden likes to work in both two and three dimensional media as her sculptures, installations, intaglios, woodcuts and paintings attest. The pomegranate is her enduring symbol. Bells, medals and masks are an integral part of her sculptural oeuvre.
Lynden is passionate about art and art history. Her hope is that she is able pass on some of her enthusiasm and insights to folk who view and collect her work.
My personal Bio
Lynden Beesley is an interdisciplinary artist based in the Okanagan Lynden immigrated with her husband and two daughters from England to Manitoba, Canada in 1975. She is a qualified chiropodist and worked in that capacity until her retirement. Lynden then completed her BFA at Queens University Kingston Ontario in 2001 at which time she and her family moved to Kelowna. Currently Lynden is Canadian delegate to FIDEM, the Fédération Internationale de Médaille, a member, and President of KSNS, Kelowna Sculptors Network Society and a director of MASC, the Medallic Art Society of Canada.
Since her arrival in Kelowna Lynden has enjoyed meeting and working with the public, as a teacher with Seniors Learning in Retirement, an instructor in printmaking techniques, a sculpture mentor and tour guide for Art in Site at the Kelowna Art Gallery. She also conducts medals making workshops at her studio. Lynden’s work is produced at her home studio, “Atelier Pom” and Pyramid Bronze works. Her website is www.atelierpom.com
Recent public gallery exhibitions within Canada, have been in Kelowna BC, Salmon Arm BC, Vernon BC, Summerland BC, Kamloops BC, Kingston ON, Ottawa ON, and Toronto ON. Her medals have been exhibited in FIDEM’s Biennial Exhibitions, Colorado Springs-USA, Tampere-Finland, Glasgow- Scotland, Sofia-Bulgaria, Gent and Namur-Belgium, Beijing-China, Ottawa-Canada, Tokyo-Japan and this year she will be exhibiting in Florence Italy
List of named works
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The Sleeper Awakens, Marble
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Entwined, Alabaster
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Pomegranate, Intaglio Print
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Iris Vase, Bronze
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Three Koi in a Golden Pond, Bronze medallion
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Qwerk the Dragon, Bronze
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Iris, Acrylic Painting
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Fruitopia, Bronze Fountain
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Pomegranate and Chalice, Bronze
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Nike, Bronze Mask
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Flora, Bronze Mask
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Yukon Bell, Bronze