SAVE THE DATE:
Feb. 18
WHAT’S UP?
Opening reception for Shedding Layers, a new exhibition at Deer Lake Gallery
WHO’S INVOLVED?
Shedding Layers is a group exhibition presented by the Burnaby Arts Council, featuring the work of artists David Righton, Jenn Ashton and Nicole Smith.
WHAT DO THEY CREATE?
Righton is a self-taught artist who lives in Port Moody. His process entails using all manner of objects, such as scrap wood, alongside conventional palette knife and brushes, producing work in layers that is highly evocative and dreamlike.
Ashton, an author and artist who has exhibited both nationally and internationally, creates endless layers with collage and acrylic paint. Her works appear as dreamlike images that fuse poetry and subconscious imagery.
Smith, a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, uses the crow as her muse for her current conceptual ceramic art. Her whimsical three-dimensional sculptures capture a range of associations with the bird – harbinger of doom, scavenger, nuisance – while finding hope in the crow’s adaptability, resourcefulness and survivalist abilities.
WHAT MAKES THE SHOW UNIQUE?
The three artists have all created imagery that is inspired by dreams, stories and their hopes and fears for the future.
“It is a colourful exhibit that will help the viewer in shedding the layers of winter and embracing the vibrancy of spring,” a press release says.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
See www.burnabyartscouncil.org, call 604-298-7322 or stop by the gallery at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. The exhibition runs until March 18. Deer Lake Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., and admission is always by donation.