Jeff Nachtigall   
Emma Lake (Sketchbook)
8' x 10'
2001
Drawings on wood veneer
Saskatchewan

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Jeff Nachtigall
b. 1970, resides in Regina, SK

Emma Lake Sketchbook is a series of 105 panels that were conceived and constructed during a two-week period at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, in August of 2001. The Emma Lake workshops have played an important role in Saskatchewan art for decades. Nachtigall took inspiration from this rich history and, together with his own experiences, produced this body of work. He set a goal to complete 10 paintings a day, hoping to have 100 by the end of the workshop. The drawings on each of the panels are loose and immediate. They incorporate current events, popular culture, the history of painting at Emma Lake, and the day-to-day life at the workshop. The result is an 8 foot by 10 foot narrative that both parodies and pays tribute to Emma Lake and its colourful history.

2002    

Emma Lake Collaboration

2001    

Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop

Studied at Illinois State University, MFA Program, Normal, Illinois

1993    

BFA University of Regina, Regina, SK

2003    

Mostly True Stories, (solo), Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK
Art Miami, (group), Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL

San Francisco International Art Fair 5, (group), Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA

2002

Space Invaders, (solo), Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
Don't Know If I'm Right, But I'm Not Wrong, (solo), Project Room, Art Miami, Miami, FL

Research & Development, (solo), in conjunction with Artist in Residence Program, Fifth Parallel Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, SK
Inbred, (solo), Multicultural Art Gallery, Pier 21, Halifax, NS
Sequences, (group), Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
Always Today, (group), Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB

SOFA, (group), Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY
Altars and Shrines, (group), The Little Gallery, Prince Albert, SK

2001    

Jeff Nachtigall, (solo), Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, SK

2000 to 2003

Excerpts From Conversations With Myself, (solo), MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK traveled to Art Gallery of Swift Current, SK and Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB in 2001,

the Prairie Art Gallery, Grand Prairie, AB in 2002

and the Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK in 2003

1.      Glimmer, Suzanne Franks, 2001, Plastic, vinyl, metal grommets
2.      Gravity Boots, Suzanne Franks, 2001, Rubber Boots, Grommets
3.      Friendly Beavers, Lynn Richardson, 2001, Interactive sculpture, m/m
4.      Friendly Beavers (detail), Lynn Richardson, 2001, Interactive sculpture, m/m
5.      Imperfection Series, Tammi Campbell, 2001, Oil & Wax on Canvas
6.      Imperfection Series, Tammi Campbell, 2001, Oil & Wax on Canvas
7.      Ursa Major, John Noestheden, 2000, Variable Aluminium
8.      Ursa Major (detail), John Noestheden, 2000, Variable Aluminium
9.      Stain, Wendy Peart, 2000, Ink, vinyl, metal
10.      Stain (detail), Wendy Peart, 2000, Ink, vinyl, metal
11.      Growth & Accumulation, Wendy Peart, 2002, m/m
12.      Growth & Accumulation (detail), Wendy Peart, 2002, m/m
13.      Strut II, Valerie Hunter Cullen, 2002, Glass, epoxy
14.      Local Hero’s, Anna Scott, 2000, textile
15.      Local Hero’s, Anna Scott, 2000, textile
16.      Untitled, Theo Sims, nd, projection
17.      Footnotes to the Everyday Theo Sims, nd, projection
18.      Camels, Myron Turner, nd, Black and white woodcut
19.      Cat Galloping (Muybridge, Frame 12), Myron Turner, nd, woodcut
20.      Sow Trotting, 2, Myron Turner, nd, woodcut
21.      Emma Lake Sketchbook, Jeff Nachtigall, wood veneer
22.      Emma Lake Sketchbook (detail 4), Jeff Nachtigall, wood veneer
23.      Emma Lake Sketchbook (detail 5), Jeff Nachtigall, wood veneer