Darlene Cole | Dance in a Storm | Advance Preview

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Darlene Cole | Dance in a Storm
December 4 - 22, 2025
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
Opening reception: Saturday, December 6th from 2 - 4 pm | Artist in Attendance

This December, we are proud to present Dance in a Storm, a transcendent exhibition by acclaimed Canadian painter, Darlene Cole. With this emotive body of work, the artist explores the interconnectivity between the act of painting, the resulting imagery, and how it is guided by themes of vulnerability, resilience, and kindness.

Artist Statement:

More and more I am drawn in by the physicality of oil paint and how it moves. Each pigment has its own characteristics - warm, cool, tenderness and depth - like translucent layers of skin. When working with figures and animals, there’s an attentiveness to how the paint moves and how the body moves… like a dance.

In these paintings, I feel a hushed chatter behind the curtain of our daily lives in the form of abstraction - the drama, lights and darks, and mystery. Flowers emerge from atmospheric backgrounds or are veiled by vintage curtains, perhaps a form of escapism in a world shadowed by uncertainty.

I invite the viewer to savour the deeper meaning of the interconnectedness that we share as humans and with nature through themes of vulnerability, resilience and kindness. Each work is a reminder of beauty in a chaotic world - a dance where tension melts. - Darlene Cole

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