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Helen Zenith is an artist, art dealer, and owner and Director of Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art. She owns Newzones in conjunction with her daughter, Tamar Zenith, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Having received a BFA from the University of Calgary,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Truck - Contemporary Art in Calgary )〕 Zenith became an abstract painter. During her artistic career, Zenith partook in the Triangle Residency Open Studio Program in New York City〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1987 Workshop )〕 and exhibited widely in galleries and museums throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Actively involved in the visual arts scene in Calgary, she promoted the arts through writing, curation, and assembling various collections. After her daughter, Tamar, graduated from McGill University with a Commerce Degree, the mother/daughter duo decided to turn Zenith’s studio space in Calgary’s Old Dominion Bridge Factory into a gallery in 1992.〔 Five years later, architect Peter Lawrence Wood was contracted to design a gallery space specifically to show contemporary art on 11th Avenue SW. As an active participant in the visual arts in Canada, Zenith has sat on numerous art juries and visual arts boards. Additionally, she has been a guest lecturer at the Alberta College of Art and Design and the University of Calgary. Zenith is also a member of the Chancellor’s Club (UofC) and President’s Circle (ACAD). Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts, Contemporary Calgary, the Arts Acquisition Committee for Bow Valley College, and the Canadian Friends of Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel.〔 To further support the visual arts in Calgary, Helen and Tamar Zenith created the “Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Fund”, contributing annually to charities who support such endeavors.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helen Zenith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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