{"title":"Vicki Smith | Liminal | Advance Preview","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe preview period has now closed. All paintings are now available for viewing on Vicki Smith's artist page. Please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/vicki-smith\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/michelle-nguyen\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/sheila-kernan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/casey-mcglynn\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/mel-gausden\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/vicki-smith\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/kathryn-macnaughton\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/kyle-scheurmann\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/tom-burrows\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/collections\/nicole-katsuras\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto see all available works in this collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVicki Smith | \u003cem\u003eLiminal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 11 - October 6, 2025\u003cbr\u003eBau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin\u003cbr\u003e1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto\u003cbr\u003eOpening Reception: Saturday, September 13th from 2 - 4 pm | Artist in Attendance\u003cbr\u003eArtist Talk: Saturday, September 20th from 11:30 am - 1 pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAcclaimed Toronto-based artist Vicki Smith returns to Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin with her newest solo exhibition, \u003ci\u003eLiminal\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection presents a contemplative body of work where Smith’s signature swimmers drift through reflective waters, suspended in moments of quiet transformation. Through delicate shifts between figure and reflection, the paintings evoke a space of fluid ambiguity where identities dissolve, new forms emerge, and peace is found in the pause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist statement:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiminal comes from the Latin limen, meaning threshold. It refers to a transitional space or time of fluid ambiguity where transformation becomes possible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy recent collection of paintings titled “Liminal” finds my swimmers in a quiet state of betwixt and between. Subtle shifts between figure and watery reflection represent a fertile liminal space where former identities dissolve and new ones emerge.  The figures are neither here nor there as they transition through what is expected and what will be. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe work is intended to guide us to a quiet and calm state of transformation and new ways of seeing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs always, peace is in the pause \u003c\/em\u003e- Vicki Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll artworks are now available for acquisition. To secure a piece, please contact us at 416-977-0600 or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:toronto@bau-xi.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etoronto@bau-xi.com\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/5944\/collections\/Smith-Liminal-54x48-2025_square.jpg?v=1756395616","url":"https:\/\/bau-xi.com\/en-it\/collections\/vicki-smith-liminal-advance-preview.oembed","provider":"Bau-Xi Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}