A solo exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery exploring the world where city meets waterway is set to open soon.
Port Town, by Lori Sokoluk, is running at the Burnaby Arts Council’s gallery from Sept. 9 to 30. An opening reception is set for Saturday, Sept. 9 at noon.
Sokoluk’s mixed-media work “evokes the flux and mystery that shroud the territorial edge where city meets waterway,” a release from the gallery notes.
“Ports are places of mystery, beginnings and endings,” the release says. “In these pieces, soft elements – organic lines, curving shapes, and drips of rain – are juxtaposed with mechanical, angular shapes and sharp-edged cutouts or photo transfers. Veils of paint obscure definition, mimicking the action of clouds and fog on our perception of the port.”
Sokoluk is a Vancouver-based artist who works from her studio, Redsokil Arts.
She has studied privately and at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and her work is included in private and institutional collections in Canada, the U.S., Japan, Pakistan, India and the United Kingdom.
Sokoluk will be on hand at the gallery for an artist demonstration and talk on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m.
Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. and is open from Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
Two exhibitions are currently underway at the gallery: Silent Disparities, featuring the work of Sara Khan and Tom Douglas, which runs until Sept. 2; and Jazz in Wood, by Peter Lattey, an outdoor exhibition that will run in the gallery’s garden until Nov. 10.
See www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for information. You can also follow Deer Lake Gallery on Facebook, www.facebook.com/burnabyarts.
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