Janna Watson | Undercurrent

Janna Watson | Undercurrent
February 7-21, 2026
Main Level Gallery
3045 Granville Street, Vancouver
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 7, 2-4pm


Bau-Xi Vancouver proudly presents Undercurrent, the new solo exhibition by Canadian abstract artist Janna Watson. Bold, energetic compositions and suspended forms in the artist's iconic style reflect a focus on the interior landscape of the subconscious, making use of shifting tonal contrasts and undulating strokes to create a sense of contemplative movement. Emphasis on a central form or gesture acts as a metaphor for the genesis of emotion and the heart of the self.


Artist statement:

To drag something over from dark to light is a spiritual, psychological and aesthetic operation. The work in this series is an autobiographical project of integration: my artistic practice is invested in self recognition, honesty and the reconciliation of private history with public form.

Undercurrent examines the subconscious as a site of transformation and poetic force. The paintings configure an exchange between dark and light, surface and sediment and what is not seen but felt.    

Solar and lunar motifs in centred compositions propose that the heart can generate and modulate radiance - that interiority is itself a kind of sky and what is contained below the surface is an active agent of transformation.

-Janna Watson, 2026


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