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Anda Kubis | The Path
March 5 - 30, 2026
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
Opening reception: Thursday, March 5th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm | Artist in Attendance

This March, Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin is pleased to present The Path, a body of work inspired by the rhythms of rural Ontario, featuring paintings created through a slow process of layering oil paint to evoke presence and patience. The vibrancy of Kubis’ palette is guided by nature, with minerals, flowers, and shifting light all contributing their influence on the canvas. Kubis utilizes branch-like lines and circular forms to create an immersive experience, balancing intentionality with spontaneity to explore the landscape. 

Artist Statement:

The Path is a new body of work drawn from the rhythms of daily life in rural Ontario, where my studio is now situated. Shaped by seasonal cycles of walking, observing, and a focused studio practice, the paintings emerge as vivid acts of presence and patience.

Inspired by the surrounding trees and the debris left by ice storms, branch-like lines serve as the starting point for each painting. These lines function as pathways, guiding movement across the composition. Gradually buried within the painted surface, line gives way to circular forms that push, pull, and animate the field. Through the slow layering of oil paint, colour becomes increasingly saturated while simultaneously taking on a sense of ephemerality. This intuitive process requires an ongoing relinquishing and regaining of control.

Colour both reflects and absorbs the viewer’s gaze, drawing the eye into an immersive experience. Derived from sources such as minerals, flowers, and shifting natural and artificial light, my objective is to achieve a complexity of colour that rewards sustained viewing. A parallel approach informs my digital image-making, where layers are repeatedly added, shifted, and rearranged until a composition emerges that balances tension and vibrancy.

Patience is central to my practice. In rural life, I seek calm, yet anxieties often surface, reminding me that presence must be actively pursued and continually rediscovered through painting. Each work unfolds as a dialogue between intention and spontaneity, through which I learn by making and attune myself more deeply to the world around me. – Anda Kubis

All artworks are now available for acquisition. To secure a piece, please contact us at 416-977-0600 or toronto@bau-xi.com.