We are located near the popular resort community of Winnipeg Beach. Our visitors come from all over the province to enjoy art and all the many features our community has to offer.
Come and see the many unique and diverse pieces of art that Bulrushes has to offer.
We are located near the popular resort community of Winnipeg Beach. Our visitors come from all over the province to enjoy art and all the many features our community has to offer.
Come and see the many unique and diverse pieces of art that Bulrushes has to offer.
801 Kernstead Road
Winnipeg Beach
P.O Box 339
ROC3G0
801 Kernstead Road, Winnipeg Beach, half a kilometer East off of Highway 8 (turn right onto Kernstead Rd when travelling North on # 8 towards Gimli) or three Kilometers West off of Highway 9 (turn left onto Kernstead Rd when travelling North on #9 towards Gimli). At the corner of Kernstead Rd and Hwy 9 is Udo Lumber. Look for our sign at the corner of Hwy 8 and Kernstead Rd.
Phone: 204.794-8903
Email: bulrushes@mymts.net
We are now only open by appointment until regular business hours resume June, 2018. To make an appointment please call 1-204-794-8903.
Shop all year round by visiting our on-line galleries below.
Contact us anytime at 1-204-794-8903 or email us at bulrushes@mymts.net.
See our Featured section for new arrivals.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - Pablo Picasso
Just 55 kilometers from Winnipeg and 3.5 kilometers west of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba amidst picturesque rural scenery is an art gallery that Travel Manitoba included in a list of ten amazing art galleries in Manitoba. Bulrushes Gallery provides a tranquil setting to enjoy a diverse and unique collection of fine Canadian art and other objects. Bulrushes offers an exceptional collection of lost and forgotten art rediscovered for you to enjoy. Our gallery’s show room offers paintings, drawings, original prints by some of Canada's foremost master print makers, and objects covering many different styles including, modernism, traditional, historic, vintage and contemporary. Both mid-century and contemporary pottery is showcased throughout the gallery.
Our goal is to make fine art accessible and to do this in warm and friendly surroundings. We want to help you create a home that is filled with beauty, inspiration and expresses who you are. Through art you can run away without ever leaving home. Bulrushes offers high quality original works of art without the high end price tag. Great art doesn't need to come at a great price.
Bulrushes is also excited to bring you new works from a select group of talented Canadian artists.
There is always something new to treat the eye at Bulrushes as our collection is always changing. We enjoy answering your questions and helping people who may be new to the world of art to learn and feel more confident in building their own art collection. Thank you for visiting our website and perusing our on line gallery. We look forward to your paying us a visit in person in the very near future.
Tim Wall & Don Rogers
What some people have had to say about Bulrushes Gallery
"You have such a precious treasure there. I'm still re-running snapshots in my mind of what I saw and the feeling that I got there. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift."
"This is a super gallery! Very affordable."
" It has been a long time since I have been in a gallery that has left me still thinking about what I have seen."
Purchase and Return Policy
It is our sincere hope that your purchases will bring you many years of great pleasure. All works are sold as is and all sales are final. At the gallery's discretion if warranted, we may accept a return for an in gallery credit.
In our ongoing effort to make quality fine art accessible we are pleased to provide a series of online galleries, featuring over 500 pieces of exceptional Canadian and international art. Nothing can replace the experience of visiting our gallery in person and enjoying the many fine original art works and the beautiful, pottery, art glass, metal art and jewelry we have on display. If you have yet to visit us and enjoy our tranquil surroundings we hope you will. In the meantime these online galleries will at least allow you the opportunity to peruse our art collection from the comfort of your own home and at a time and pace that suits you.
As you take a virtual stroll through these galleries you will find a mixture of many different styles, including works from such Manitoba legends and pioneers as; Bruce Head, Kelly Clark, Arthur Adamson, Caroline Dukes, Winston Leathers, Tony Tascona, Marie Louise Kreyes, Nikola Bjelojac, Bill Lobchuck and Arthur Horsfall and well known and important Canadian artists as; Charles Pachter, Gordan Smith, Doris McCarthy, Ed Bartram, Gordan Marich, Sydne Berne, Roslyn Swartzman, Sam Black, John Esler, Allistair Bell, David Umholtz and Roland Piche to name but a few. There are hundreds of outstanding works by artists who while perhaps less well known, are every bit as accomplished and gifted as their more established contemporaries. Many artists have spent their lives quietly painting and nurturing their talent and art, devoting little time to self-promotion. As a result many great artists never received the recognition they deserved. Many of them are included in these galleries. We are honoured to reintroduce you to these gifted artists and our rich Canadian art heritage. There is something for every taste and we have striven to price everything in order to make fine art available to everyone. Great art doesn't always need to come at a great price.
When you click onto a Gallery page, two columns of pictures will appear. While you can scroll down these pairs ofimages, by clicking onto one that image will pop up on a larger screen. By placing your cursor over the picture, information on that art piece will appear, such as the artist’s name, a description of the piece, size and price. (Please note that the sizes are in inches and for the art work framed.) Arrows on each side of the image will allow you to move forward or backward and view the entire collection within that gallery. Scrolling through the collection in this way provides you with the best presentation of each piece. While almost all the art pieces in this collection are signed, in some cases our best effort to read the signature has been thwarted and they are therefore referred to as for example “Canadian, Signature Illegible”. Perhaps you will have better luck than we did in deciphering these names.
You will note that in some cases we have also included estimated values of the pieces. These are not certified appraisals and are based on our own independent research including auction records, comparables with other galleries, what similar works sell or have sold for in the market place and in some cases information provided directly by the artist.
One of the many challenges in creating this online catalogue has been photographing art pieces that are behind glass. We have tried to the best of our modest ability to minimize the reflections cast in these images, however you will still often see reflections. Because we often prefer to mat pieces in a non-traditional way and use coloured or darker matting to frame the art work , showing it off to its best advantage this will create more reflection when photographed . We apologize for these distractions. Perhaps consider it a game like “Where’s Waldo”. Try to find my reflection, sorry no prize when you do.
While our galleries include a significant number of original prints, Gallery 5 is primarily a collection of unframed prints as well as some unframed drawings and watercolours. These original prints are by some of Canada’s foremost master print makers. A large number of these prints have come directly from a large corporate collection of exceptional Canadian prints assembled over several decades. All these prints are original works of art not reproductions or copies. Original prints are made from images an artist has created directly on a printing plate. The finished prints are collectively called an “edition” and each individual piece within an edition is called an “impression”. An original print is a multiple produced art object made by the artist and the images he creates for it does not exist in another form. You will note that when we have indicated that a piece is a print it is followed by a notation such as 2/12. The later number, in this case 12, refers to the number of impressions in the edition while the first number indicates that it was in this case the second impression created. A monoprint refers to the fact that there was only one impression ever made. Artist’s proofs (A.P.) are prints made outside of a regular edition for an artist’s own use or approval before producing the edition. While not necessarily more valuable artists proofs are often highly sought after and considered rarer.
In our descriptions you will sometimes see a series of abbreviations. While we cannot provide an entire glossarysome of the more frequently used abbreviations are; RCA (Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, full member designation), NGC (National Gallery of Canada), MSA (Manitoba Society of Artists), MMFA (Montreal Museum of Fine Art), MOMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York), WAG (Winnipeg Art Gallery, VAN (Vancouver Art Gallery), AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), CSA (Canadian Society of Artists), CCAB (Canada Council Art Bank)
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have. We are always happy to provide you with any additional information we might have on the artist and the art piece that has caught your interest.
We are happy to arrange for shipping anywhere in Canada and can hand deliver pieces going to Winnipeg. We charge twenty to twenty five dollars for delivery to Winnipeg, depending on size. There is no charge for a Winnipeg delivery for purchases over five hundred dollars.
In addition to our extensive collection of lost and forgotten fine art, Bulrushes features the work of a selected group of regional artists. We are excited to showcase the work of talented regional artists.
Born and raised in Montreal, Cindy moved to Winnipeg in the early nineties. Her art practice encompasses thrown and hand-built vessels, but sculpture is where she found her passion. The allure of the human body and its infinite variations ignites her imagination. Her vibrant and whimsical sculptures explore the humour and quirks of being human. View some examples of Cindy's marvelous creations by just clicking on the gallery below.
Wendy Seversen creates stunning pieces of art glass. Her glass pieces trap light in captured bubbles, and mirror the natural beauty found in erosion and decay. Her work evokes a sensation of movement in a palette of natural oxides and metals.
Selkirk artist Janet Dornian creates original metal designs for both the home and outdoors. Her works range from small and fantastic sculptural pieces of steel and stone for the indoors to large, impressive and magical works to decorate and enhance outdoor spaces. Janet taps into her rural roots and morphs new and recycled metal such as farm implements in stunning works of art. Her work is also often influenced by her keen interest in ancient South American cultures and mythology. Janet's Aztec heads are a marvel to behold.
Nancy's love for working with clay first began when she was a child on the beach in front of the family cottage in Whytewold. It was many years later at the suggestion of her son and support from her family that she took her first lesson. Her background in geology and love of nature serve as a constant inspiration for her wonderful creations. Her work can be found in collections throughout Canada and in the U.S. and British Isles.
Elaine is at home in the heart of the Canadian Shield and lives in Denare Beach, Sask. just outside Flin Flon Manitoba. She has been a potter for over 20 years. After studying and living across Canada and England, she moved home and set out to balance a teaching career with pottery making. Her potter evokes the mood of the different seasons and her cattail design has become iconic. Elaine often uses multiple glazes and local minerals to pruce her deep and rich colours. Her pottery is truly functional being microwave, dishwasher and oven safe.
A psychologist and researcher by day during the evening Jocelyn creates marvelous pieces of jewelry. What started as a creative outlet for her boundless energy friends soon began commissioning Jocelyn to create stunning pieces of jewelry for them and the rest is history. Inspired by the shapes and colours of the materials she works with, she spends time playing with beads, semi precious stones and chains before creating their final form. Jocelyn scours the country for beautiful and interesting semi precious gem stones, and beads to create her vibrant and dazzling earrings, necklaces and bracelets. And the best part is they are so affordable. "Jewelry should be an affordable indulgence that is fun and makes you feel fabulous."
Jo'Anne has a rich and varied career in the arts as an artist, teacher, mentor and past president of the Manitoba Arts Council. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada and the U.. and is in collections across North America and Europe. Her fascination with mythological stories frequently inspires her breathtaking porcelain works of art. Graceful floral patterns from China and India, geometric patterns from Moorish ceramics and limitless patterns of nature and the boreal forest are clearly evident in her art. Jo'Annes's work in clay emphasizes the delicacy of thin-walled pieces and celebrates translucency with subtle colouration achieved through multiple firings of many glazes and precious metal highlights.
We know that tastes change. Many of us have pieces of art that no longer fits with our taste, or décor, or we may want to change things up or may be looking to downsize. Bulrushes is often looking for unique and quality pieces of art to buy. If you have art work you are considering selling please feel free to contact us. The best way is to send us an email along with a picture and description that includes the name of the artist and its size.
Art makes a great gift. It’s unique and the person who is fortunate enough to receive a gift of art will have something that will last a life time. Art makes a particularly wonderful and creative gift, such as for a wedding, anniversary, a special birthday, or other events such as a retirement or farewell gift. We can help you select just the right piece. If your not sure what to give, gift certificates are available.
