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The
Honorable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, Lieutenant Governor
of New Brunswick , Patron of the Antoine Gaber Art Exhibit
in support of the Canadian Liver Foundation.
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In November
2003, his art was also featured on The Toronto Artist Home and
Style Studio Tour as an art community fundraiser event to benefit
the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research.
In December 2003, as one of Canada's chosen artist, Gaber accepted
to represent Canada and display his art work at one of the most
prestigious European exhibition, the Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte
Contemporanea, in Florence, Italy. Participation in the Biennale
is only by nomination by the International
Scientific Committee of Critics, now numbering almost fifty
members from around the world. Over 891 artists, painters, sculptors
and photographers from over 72 nations participated in the world's
most comprehensive exhibition of Contemporary Art. The Biennale
Exhibition has featured work by such distinguished figures as
Charles, Prince of Wales and well known actress Gina Lollobrigida.
Artworks where considered by an International
Jury, which comprises distinguished art and museum curators
and contemporary art critics. Nominated works were to meet specific
criteria set down by Cultural Departments formed by art scholars,
before the final approval to exhibit was decided by the Biennale
Organising Committee.
The
respected patrons of the event were the President of the Republic
of Italy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of the
United States of America for the region of Tuscany, the Community
of Florence and finally, the United Nations Program for improving
dialogue among Civilisations.

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Antoine
Gaber at the Florence Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte
Contemporanea, Italy.
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At
the Florence Exhibition, Gaber's art
works received several positive critiques by some of the well-established
Art Critics. These same critics are also members of the Florence
Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea International
Jury such as, Prof. John T. Spike, Director of the Florence Biennial
of Contemporary Art, Critic, art Historian (New York), and Prof.
Matty Roca, Critic, art Historian (Mexico), and also a Member
of the International Art Critics Association (AICA).

Prof.
Matty Roca, Critic,
art Historian (Mexico), and also a Member of the International
Art Critics Association (AICA) with Artist Antoine Gaber
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Prof.
John T. Spike, Director
of the Florence Biennial of Contemporary Art, Critic,
art Historian (New York) with Artist Antoine Gaber
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During
the exhibition, Prof. Pasquale Celona, President of the Florence
Biennale, awarded Antoine Gaber with the prestigious Prize
of the "Lorenzo il Magnifico", in recognition
of Gaber's artistic career.

Prof.
Piero Celona, Vice-President of the Florence Biennale
with Artist Antoine Gaber
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Prof.
Pasquale Celona, President
of the Florence Biennale with Artist Antoine Gaber
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Upon Gaber's
return from his art exhibition in Italy, Gaber was featured in
the widely distributed Canadian Newspaper, The National Post.
The investment journalist, writing in the
Investing, Financial Post section,
highlighted that Gaber's paintings' overall value increased at
an annual compound rate of 38% when compared to the Standard and
Poor's Market Index (S&P500) average return of 7% per year
over the same period (1997-2003). For investors wishing to diversify
their portfolio beyond stocks, buying art is a smart move. Bondholders
get an even greater diversification benefit from investing in
art. This is the first publication, in which any artist has presented
several years of data demonstrating the actual performance of
his artwork when compared to the S&P 500.