Deer Lake Gallery will open the new year with an exhibition of work by an artist from the Sunshine Coast.
Bodies of Salt, running Jan. 13 to Feb. 3, features the oil paintings of Amanda Smart.
Smart grew up on the Sunshine Coast, where she first discovered her love of painting and of nature. After travelling and living in South America, she moved back to Vancouver, where she attended Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
“Generally using traditional oil medium, she has developed a more realistically inclined style with hints of dreaminess and ethereality,” a press release notes. “Amanda aims to explore our natural surroundings, while at the same time composing comparisons to our own experiences and conditions as humans.”
An opening reception is planned for Saturday, Jan. 13 at noon.
Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Der Lake Ave., Burnaby. It’s open Tuesdays through Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., with free admission and parking. Call 604-298-7322 or see www.burnabyartscouncil.org for information.
