Deer Lake Gallery is ushering in the new year with an exhibition of portraiture.
Moved by Portraits is a group exhibition featuring the work of Yue Baoyu, Bill Edmonds, Jeremy Henrickson and Louise Solecki-Weir, running Jan. 16 to Feb. 6 at the Burnaby Arts Council’s gallery.
“Moved by Portraits seeks to invigorate a well-known artistic form with new energy: the portrait,” a press release says.
The work in the show is varied.
Solecki-Weir, an artist and art therapist, is the vice-president of the Sculptors Society of B.C. and will be showing work in clay.
Edmonds’ work explores anonymity and the Internet, looking at what is known as a “catfish” – that is, someone who constructs a false identity over the Internet by sending false images and information.
Henrickson, meanwhile, combines elements from many mediums – watercolour, acrylic, inks, oils and collage – to create contemporary work that explores themes of expression, persona and sense of life.
Baoyu, who moved to Canada from China in 2001, has developed a practice that specializes in realistic paintings of portraits and figures.
All the work can be seen at the gallery at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. An opening reception is set for Saturday, Jan. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., and admission is free. See www.burnabyartscouncil.org for more details.
