Joyce Majiski Print-maker, Painter, Sculptor, Biologist and Wilderness Guide
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Joyce Majiski
Issue: 2016-08-11, PHOTO: Courtesy of Suzanne Paleczny
A portal to the world
Yukon artist Lawrie Crawford imagined a gallery, an airy space with high ceilings and big beautiful windows. She could picture Suzanne Paleczny’s sculpture of Icarus hanging there. With that vision an idea was born. Crawford and her colleagues in... Read more
Issue: 2016-08-04, PHOTO: Leslie Leong
Artists Going Flat-Out
Question: What does a steam roller have in common with wood block printing? Answer: Joyce Majiski and Linda Leon. The two Yukon artists are hosting a spectacular event from August 5 to 7. Each day between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the skating ova... Read more
Stuff That Means North
If you’ve always longed to explore the inside of a glacier, Joyce Majiski’s latest exhibition, North of Myth, opening at the Yukon Arts Centre (YAC) on December 11, may be just the ticket. The experiential art installation will include ... Read more
Our Thriving Art Community
Did you know that the funky little metal house in Shipyards Park, the black one with the raven that your kids are always playing in, is part of the Yukon Permanent Art Collection? Read more
Suzanne Paleczny presents portraits of four Yukon artists in her new show
You are not alone. Whitehorse artist Suzanne Paleczny's seven-foot tall portraits of three Yukon Artists @ Work members tower from the walls of their gallery's solo show room, almost filling the walls.Joyce Majiski, Donald Watt and Paul Baker seem to Read more
Expansive Mark-making and Education
What if a gallery contains only a few works, with room to breathe between them? Whitehorse artist Joyce Majiski's new shows at Arts Underground offer a refreshing change ... Read more
The Largesse of Yukon Art
Harreson Tanner and Serena Kovalosky have just returned from a two-week scouting mission around the territory, but there is no sign of road-weary haggardness. Read more
Approachable Artists in the Tombstones
The Yukon's beauty stuns. And yet even in this context the Tombstone Territorial Park stands out. It's a kind of iconic distillation of the Yukon's beauty.This summer, you'll be able to see that landscape through the eyes of 10 artists ... Read more
River Walk Columns appear out of nowhere overnight
Joyce Majiski swears she put the columns up two years ago, and yet, as if I've just been given x-ray glasses, this is the first time I've noticed them. Five columns of various earth-tone colours, with metal rings girding their middles.... Read more
Artrepreneur: Tall, Thin and Prolific
This past May, member artist Joyce Majiski was working with the Co-op's summer student, Jessie Leschart. They measured the room and figured if they gave each artist a space two- feet wide by five-feet across, the room could be filled. Read more
A collaborative cup of inspiration
Michael King, co-owner and operator of Bean North Coffee Roasting Company, had been looking for a way to promote canned coffee. "That's the most environmentally friendly way to package coffee," he says. "Bags are all the fad...." Read more
Artrepreneur: Bonfire Of The Arts
The image of an artist at work often sets an artist alone in a room with paint or perhaps a musical instrument, creating or composing in solitude. While this focus may be necessary for some parts of the work, most art comes alive ... Read more
