John Mlacak Fine Art

At the residence of the Governor General at Rideau Hall, Oct 13, 2009

The Canadian Governor-General will soon be visiting Croatia, Slovenia and Greece. In preparation for these state visits, she hosted a reception at her home with the help of the Canadian Ambassadors from these three countries. Artists with Croatian and Slovenian ethnic roots displayed their art and the Greek contingent had a choir with Bouzouki accompaniment.

The event also featured at the stage performances, a folk singer from Slovenia and a classical guitarist from Croatia.

The event was well attended and I got to meet the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, and even had her photo taken with me and my paintings.

The food was traditional servings from the three countries – wonderful, hard to stick to only one country.

A very successful social and art exhibit for all that attended.

From July 10 to September 5, two of my oils are in the Society of Canadian Artists “Roots” Exhibition at the Saint John Arts Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Living in the Woods

From June 29 to August 9, “Living in the Woods”, a 24″ x 30″ oil was on exhibit as part of the 2nd Annual Juried Show at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, Ontario.

From June 19 to August 28, you can find two of my oils in the Council for the Arts in Ottawa “Summer Salon“.  You can visit the exhibit in the Arts Court at 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa, Ontario.

Earlier this month, I was elected as a member of the Society of Canadian Artists. The Society has about 250 elected members and has juried art shows around Canada. I was juried into the Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills in Toronto for an exhibition in May, 2009. I also applied to the juried exhibition at the Saint John Arts Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick. I am honoured to be part of the Society.