British Columbia Artists Group Show runs through Jan. 25 at West End Gallery.
A group exhibition as unique as the artists who paint them! Participating artists look to their own backyard for inspiration with new paintings for the New Year. Paintings featuring the diversity of the landscape hang alongside whimsical still life paintings offering bright and cheerful colours to brighten the walls. Participating artists include: Steven Armstrong, Naomi Cairns, Rod Charlesworth, Richard Cole, Ken Faulks, Greta Guzek, Gabryel Harrison, Dana Irving, Patricia Johnston, Paul Jorgensen, Ken Kirkby, Mary Ann Laing, Grant Leier, Joel Mara, Elka Nowicka, Glenn Payan, Paul Paquette, Peter Shostak, Deborah Tilby and Peter Wyse.
Visit West End Gallery, 1203 Broad St. or online at westendgalleryltd.com.
Painter Shinah Lee showcases through Jan. 17 at The Avenue Gallery in Oak Bay.
At a very young age, Shinah Lee demonstrated much aptitude in art. In fact she never imagined her life without art being a big part of it. Originally from South Korea, she moved to Montreal at the age of 13. Confronted with the excitement of discovering a different culture, different faces and different landscapes, the quiet and discreet teenager embarks in a fantastic journey of artistic exploration.
Feeling ready to earn her place in Montreal’s rich artistic community, she enrolled in the Art Program at Dawson College. She pursued further studies in Graphic Design at the University of Quebec in Montreal in 2002.
And So it Goes, by sculptor and painter Michael Hermesh runs Jan. 18 to 29.
Hermesh’s art concerns itself with the point of interaction between spirit and the real world.
There are a dozen new bronzes that are available for sale. These include such favorites as the Hat Box Man, Perfect Symmetry on a Cloudless Day and Pocketa – Pocketa – Pocketa which are already selling well at Michael’s Galleries. We are already half way into to the Hat Box Man edition of 15, with Pocketa – Pocketa – Pocketa following close behind. If you would like one of these sculptures – contact Michael’s Galleries as soon as possible or you may miss out.
Also being released in bronze very soon at Michael’s show in Victoria are Flight School for Existentialists, One True Thing, Getting to Know You, Serendipity, The Long Moment, The Conversation, The Weight of Light, Life Without the Ferryman, and A View from the Shore.
Visit The Avenue Gallery at 2184 Oak Bay Ave. or online at theavenuegallery.com.
Eclectic Gallery presents The Winter Show now through Feb. 24 with the opening reception Jan. 13 from 3 to 6 p.m. The Winter Show features works by Tony Bounsall and David Ladmore.
Bounsallworks in many mediums, from Collage, to iPhoneography, Printmaking, Encaustics and Mixed Media. He is an established visual artist, and has worked as a professional photographer for thirty years. Tony is a photo arts graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical University. He is currently on the faculty of The Vancouver Island School of Art and teaches workshops and classes in BC and Alberta. #tbounsall on Instagram.
Ladmore is best known for his emotionally charged landscapes that are at once mysterious and familiar. Influenced by the paintings of Turner and an early love of science; David is an award winning artist who works in the classical tradition in oil, watercolour and etching.
“My work is a response to the beauty and simplicity of the things I find around me. In figure and landscape, careful study reveals the undercurrents and rhythms of existence,” he says.
Visit Eclectic at 2170 Oak Bay Ave. or online at eclecticgallery.ca.
Madrona Gallery thrilled to announce Pulp and Process III, its third annual show celebrating the diversity of works on paper. This group exhibition explores paper’s many uses, from sketches, drawings and paintings on paper to photography and collage.
In this year’s Pulp and Process, we draw special attention to internationally recognized and award-winning photographer Diana Thorneycroft. On exhibition will be selections from Thornycroft’s Group of Seven Awkward Moments and Canadians and Americans: Best Friends Forever/It’s Complicated series, both of which deconstruct tropes of national identity and question the role of the wilderness in the collective national imagination.
This year’s Pulp and Process will also showcase works by Meghan Hildebrand, Pudloo Samayalie Nicotye Samayualie, Tamara Bond, Michael Nicholl Yahgulanaas, Hashim Hanoon, Morgana Wallace, Barry Hodgson and more. The show runs Jan. 13 to 27 with an opening reception on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Visit Madrona Gallery at 606 View St. or online at madronagallery.com.
Alcheringa Gallery boasts Prints From The Perfect Vintage, the collection of Roy Henry Vickers from Feb 3 to 28.
From the personal collection of Roy Henry Vickers comes a spectacular representation of serigraph prints from 1975 – 1999. Featuring an array of classic designs from the early printmaking period of the northwest coast, into the start of the new millennium. These timeless designs are captivating and continue to influence younger artists in profound ways. This exhibition also gives us an intimate look inside a collector’s personal friendships, aesthetic and vision. Exhibited in Salon Style, expect to see familiar names and fall in love with artists you may not be familiar with.
Visit Alcheringa Gallery at 621 Fort St. or online at alcheringa-gallery.com.
