Living with Art

The beautiful West Coast home of MiMa directors Mitra Ghaffari and Mark Prior doubles as their gallery on Denman Island (1901 East Road - Map). Featuring art from the Mima catalogue and their own private collection, it's use to harmonise the architectural spaces is achieved by careful consideration of scale, colour, mood and presentation (i.e. framing and mounting choices).

All art displayed in the house from the MiMa catalogue is for sale. Guided tours are available throughout the year by appointment.

The following photographs will give you a taste of what to expect.

Entrance Cosmos Tibetan Thangka stretched canvas giclee edition of 200

Entering the Kitchen Firewalking in the South Seas Meghan Hildebrand stretched canvas giclee edition of 200

Kitchen Poetics of Space, no.32 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF edition of 200 Poetics of Space, no.35 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF edition of 200

Living Room Sand Scripts, Vol.2, no.4, "Tango" Mark Prior stretched canvas giclee edition of 200 Untitled Mitra Ghaffari scroll, chinese ink on rice paper Landscape Under the Hidden Moon, No.6 Fernando Hocevar giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200 North Shore Bill Wilkinson giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200 Zitto (Be Quiet!) Bill Wilkinson giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200 Calligraphy of Birds, Vol.1, no.10 Mark Prior giclee on paper, framed with spacers edition of 200 Elements, Vol.2, no.13 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, framed with spacers edition of 200 Poetics of Space, no.4 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, framed with spacers edition of 200

Guest Room Grid 13 Bill Wilkinson giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200

Guest Bathroom Poetics of Light, Vol.1, no.1 Mark Prior giclee on paper, framed with spacers edition of 200 August Dawn Mark Prior selenium toned chlorobromide photograph, matted and framed

Dining Room Alex Fraser Bridge 4, Triptych Sharon Tenenbaum giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF open edition High Force in Winter High Force After Hurricane Charlie Mark Prior selenium toned chlorobromide photographs, matted and framed Asymmetric Balance no.1 Peter Wray collagraph (NFS)

On the Stairs Calligraphy of Birds, Vol.2, no.4 Calligraphy of Birds, Vol.1, no.2 Mark Prior giclees on paper, framed with spacers editions of 200

The Path to One Pointed Meditation of Calm Abiding Asman Lama Tibetan Thangka stretched canvas giclee edition of 200 Soft Landing Walter Redinger giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF edition of 200 Outside Our Periphery VIII Caryl Gordon giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200

Master Bedroom Sand Scripts, Vol.1, no.1, Illuminated Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, framed with spacers edition of 200 Sand Scripts, Vol.3, no.2 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF edition of 200 Sand Scripts, Vol.3, no.6 Mitra Ghaffari giclee on paper, laminated and float mounted on MDF edition of 200 Manzanillo Bill Wilkinson giclee on paper, laminated and flush mounted on MDF edition of 200