In anticipation of her upcoming exhibition Time's Garden, accomplished floral painter Jamie Evrard talks about her earliest draw to floral imagery, and shares moving observations of the quietly emotive - and even mysterious and unexpected - elements found in some of Vancouver's bountiful gardens.
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In anticipation of her new solo exhibition The Gentle Ground, Toronto-based artist Nicole Katsuras recalls the genesis of her pull towards a topographical aesthetic and delves into the significance of land and imagined spaces.
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For her anticipated upcoming solo exhibition The Story and The Telling, West Vancouver-based artist Cori Creed talks about the act of letting go in order to flow, the pull towards revisiting elements of her earlier works, and the fact that the cyclical aspect of her practice can mirror that of life.
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In our latest artist Q & A, Vancouver mixed-media artist Andre Petterson recalls his earliest combining of paint and photography (and which of the two came first in his life), and talks about the significance of the artistic process itself.
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In anticipation of his new solo exhibition Ballet of the Pickup Trucks, Casey McGlynn reveals how he found his way to painting, why the horse holds such significance to him as a form and entity, and what thoughts and stories lie behind the images in a selection of his dynamic and poignant new works.
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In anticipation of her upcoming solo exhibition, Poems, Toronto-based artist Janna Watson shares insights into her current artistic practice and mindset, reflecting on the inspiration of language and the techniques used to bring her new visions to life.
Janna Watson Poems opens on Saturday February 10, 2024 at Bau-Xi Vancouver. The artist will be in attendance.
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For the anticipated solo exhibition Ripple Effect by Toronto based artist Vicki Smith, we spoke with the artist about the significant role meditation plays in her art and life, the malleable identities of her swimmers, and the power of recalling a peaceful memory. Ripple Effect opens on Saturday November 18 at Bau-Xi Vancouver and runs through November 30.
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In anticipation of Toronto-based artist Steven Nederveen's stunning and moving new solo exhibition Special Trees, the artist shares his his thoughts on the nature of community as expressed in his newest forest images, along with his truest and deepest principles in the context of artmaking, engaging and harmonizing with nature, and building elements of memory into his landscapes.
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In our latest Q & A, BC based artist Sheri Bakes talks with us about the importance of the awareness of breath, the connection between gratitude and the creation of art, and her enduring optimism as an artist. An Origami of Wind, the new exhibition by Sheri Bakes, opens on October 21 and runs through November 2, 2023.
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In anticipation of Vancouver based artist Eric Louie's stunning new exhibition Becoming, we spoke with the artist about the incredible illusion of his foil-like forms, the organic influence on his aesthetic, and the tendency of life's progression to prompt reflection. Becoming opens October 5 and runs through October 19, 2023 at Bau-Xi Vancouver.
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In this new artist blog piece, Vancouver based artist Jamie Evrard muses on the various subjects comprising her upcoming exhibition In Full Bloom. Evrard’s pensive prose beautifully mirrors this dreamlike and atmospheric collection of works and offers an intriguing description of her artistic motivations and process. In Full Bloom opens on September 9 and runs through September 23, 2023.
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In this new artist Q & A, we speak with Toronto-based abstract artist Janna Watson about the technique, colour palette and inspiration behind her upcoming exhibition, I Didn’t Eat The Garnish.
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