B l u e P a r a d e - A S a r a h S l e a n F a n s i t e
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Juno-nominated recording artist Sarah Slean and Arts & Crafts Art Director Louise Upperton present an exhibition of the "sinister, peculiar and tenderly psychotic" at Toronto's own SPIN Gallery. BLEAK HOUSE is an imaginative landscape of mysterious narratives with a slightly twisted Victorian aesthetic. Borrowing the show's title from a Dickens' novel, the artists believe it describes the nostalgic yet troublesome world of their works. Their methods and materials differ, but the signature blend of charm and horror, both artists share.
A portion of the proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to The Royal Conservatory of Music's "Community School Outreach" program. The program is a special initiative designed to provide three of Toronto's most at-risk communities with access to instruments, private musical instruction, concerts, and workshops. For more information about the RCM and RCM Outreach programs, please visit: rcmusic.ca/outreach
Warner Music recording artist Sarah Slean is best known as a singer-songwriter with four albums to her credit and sales of over 100,000 to date. She emerged in 1998 as a regular on Toronto's independent scene while studying classical music at two universities. Since then, she has toured North America, the U.K., France, Germany and Scandinavia. She received two Juno nominations and a Gemini nomination this year. All of Slean's album artwork features her own paintings and in 2004, she published a selfillustrated book of poetry entitled, "Ravens." For more information please visit: sarahslean.com
Louise Upperton is a self�taught visual artist and the Art Director / Designer for Canadian record label Arts & Crafts. She has contributed imagery and design to over a dozen albums including releases by Sarah Slean, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Jason Collett, Apostle of Hustle, the Most Serene Republic and Valley of the Giants. Upperton held a solo exhibit of her work last summer at Tempo on College Street and has also participated in the 2004 & 2005 Virgin Thread Market Events, alongside a number of notable visual artists and fashion designers. For more information please visit: http://www.louiseupperton.com.
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