The Alberta Printmakers’ Society is pleased to present our March exhibition, About Tiananmen by Montreal artist, Rene Donais. Rene Donais' recent work is inspired by his experiences as a foreign student in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen square events.  Shocked by the tragic events, Donais became fascinated with the Chinese leaders and dissidents involved in the conflict.  Through distorted and mutated portraits of these political leaders and activists, Donais creates a visual dialogue between the two sides of the conflict.  
About Tiananmen is on display at the Artist Proof Gallery from March 3 to 27, 2010.  An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 12th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and the artist will be in attendance.  For more information, please call 403-287-1056 or visit our website at www.albertaprintmakers.ca.
The Alberta Printmakers' Society and Artist Proof Gallery is located at 2010F 11 St. SE in Calgary. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00pm.  Admission is free.
Rene Donais would like to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for their contribution to this exhibition.