Almost Unseen

Almost Unseen
Exhibit by member Cheryl Long
Opening Reception July 7th, 5-7pm
July 7th-26th, 2023

''Just at the edge of awareness is another world. A world almost unseen that allows only a shadow, a movement or a sound half-heard that is gone when I look again. These glimpses of something “not of this world” slide away into secret places in the landscape.

In this recent series, I continue  to allow myself to step through this “veil” and visit that which I’m almost aware of."

Cheryl is a member of the Salt Spring Gallery of Fine Art, and is primarily a landscape painter living on the Island

Live In Colour

Live in Colour

Live in Colour
residency + exhibition
Friday June 16th  – Wednesday July 5th  2023
Opening reception Friday June 16, 5-7pm

Residency - exhibition - competition - artist talks - 2 workshops 
Live in Colour features an exhibition of work from Gillian’s True Colours series, an exploration of colour as an embodiment of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states of being. 

For those who want to explore a colour immersive experience, Gillian is offering activities as well as two workshops at the gallery, suitable for visual, literary and performing artists as well as aspiring creatives.

Meet the Artist
Jun 24 — 1-4PM

Artist Talk
Jun 29 — 7-9PM

Between the Lines: draw your art out — workshop
Jun 18 — 10AM-4PM

Paint Swatch Poetry — workshop
Jun 20 — 1-4PM or Jun 27 — 6-9PM

See poster and activities description below.

About Gillian McConnell
An interdisciplinary artist, Gillian is fascinated by the illusion of dichotomy, the presence of multiplicity and the truth of paradox—in politics, society, nature and people. She employs visual metaphor to create beautiful work that is also intellectually stimulating, emotionally moving, playfully provocative and spiritually uplifting.

Gillian attained a BFA Hons (major in printmaking and minor in art history) from Queens’s University at Kingston in 1980.  She has also studied textile, fashion and graphic design.  An award-winning artist, she has staged and curated numerous exhibitions.  Gillian has been teaching art since 2004.

Groovy Groves

Groovy Groves opening reception is Friday May 26th, 5-7pm. Show is on till June 14, 3pm.

Laila Jensen is a mixed media abstract artist. Her main interest is texture. She works with selective media: paper, metallic leaf, ink, ink pencils, pastes, gels, chalk pastels and charcoal. Abstracted trees and tree shapes have been a main theme in her work.

Her passion for the iconic shapes and themes from mid-century art and design started with the renovation of a mid-century house last year. She has always loved that cool ''Palm Springs'' vibe. Laila strives to relay a chic, joyful, ''groovy'' style with texture, shapes, and sharp edges.

Tea with Diana Dean and Book Signing

Please join us for afternoon tea with Diana Dean (currently exhibiting at the gallery until May 24th, 3pm) on May 17 2023, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. This is a casual event where we can sit and chat with the artist in the serene presence of of her life’s work. We also have books of Diana’s sculpture and painting available.

Diana Dean Showcase

Showcase Opening: Friday May 5th, 5-7. Show is on till May 24th 3pm

''With sumptuous, painterly grace, Dean presents to us a world of wonderful possibilities, a fascinating timeless reality in which simple existence becomes the mysterious art form it is meant to be''.   - Driftwood magazine contributor, Vaughn Fulford.

Diana has been a painter icon on Salt Spring and her painterly vision has unfolded on the West Coast since 1982.

Salt Spring gallery is honoured to host a showcase of Dean's work in 2023. 

Tossed & Found

Opening April 14th 5-7pm. Show runs till May 3rd, 3pm
Our favorite annual recycled material exhibit is up soon! Salt Spring Gallery is pleased to welcome you all again within the west coast weather filled ambiance of tossed elements ressucitated into surprising shapes and imaginative worlds.