Casey McGlynn | Life in a Northern Town

Casey McGlynn | Life in a Northern Town
April 11-28, 2026
Upper Gallery
3045 Granville Street, Vancouver
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 7, 2-4pm


Bau-Xi Vancouver proudly presents Life in a Northern Town, the new solo exhibition by Ontario-based artist Casey McGlynn. On his thirty-year anniversary of exhibiting in galleries and museums, McGlynn celebrates the simplicity of life in his northern Canadian town of Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced Soo Saint Marie, if you’re Canadian, eh!), sensitively and lovingly depicting local landmarks, features pulled from childhood memories, and ruminations on daily existence. He also continues his fascination with the horse, one of his earliest and most frequently occurring metaphors of the power of the self. 

The exhibition serves as a love letter to a very Canadian experience, replete with symbolism, pop culture influences, winking humour, and poignant autobiographical references in the artist’s signature raw style and vibrant palette. 

Artist statement:

With this new body of work I want to show the many details found 
in a life of simplicity 
Sailboats, a polar bear, skidoos, Tim Hortons, the big nickel in Sudbury… 
all symbols from my life in Sault Saint Marie
My northern Canadian life is far from the art world “down south”
but the images in this exhibition claim their equal importance
containing subjects that any Canadian might recognize
The line between folk and high art is again challenged and blurred
It’s not a need to feel important up here but rather
to feel I have a say
a voice 
a part in the cultural moment

-Casey McGlynn, 2026