Great news! I'm honoured and delighted that two of my paintings, that were part of the "Reflections" exhibition at the UNB Art Centre last month, have been purchased to become part of their permanent collection.
The Fluency of the Ocean Oil on birch panel 42" X 54" 2022
Galerie Père-Léger-Comeau
Good news! I have an upcoming solo exhibition of new paintings, entitled "Ruptured Landscapes", at the Galerie Père-Léger-Comeau at University Ste. Anne, Church Point, N.S. from July 29th to August 29, 2023. Opening reception TBA....stay tuned!
Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase
"Quarry Swimmers" Oil on birch panel 36" X 36" 2022
ARTS Nova Scotia "Creation Grant" awarded in 2022
I recently received the very good news that I have been awarded an Arts NS “Creation Grant”, which will help fund the creation of my next series of paintings entitled “Ruptured Landscapes”.
Ten paintings will be created between April 1st and Nov. 1st, 2022, exploring the relationships between humans and the fragile environment we live in, a world threatened by systematic disintegration and devastation.
Environmental concerns are a focus in my current practice. My most recent paintings explore and speak to climate and environmental change, particularly on oceans and shorelines: the sea level is rising, waters are warming, storms are intensifying, lives and communities are at risk.
Conjured partly from memory, partly from my own photo references, the figures in my paintings uneasily inhabit places that I have explored in the past and present, with a focus on their relationship to bodies of water.
Many thanks to Arts NS for this grant!