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SUMMARY:Terry Brynaert still*life - Vernissage
DESCRIPTION:Still*life is not a meditation on fruit bowls or porcelain vases; it proposes a dialogue between breath and silence\, between the pulse of existence and the hush of its surroundings. These paintings have emerged from the experience of living surrounded by nature—a life steeped in forests\, rivers\, and the quiet choreography of seasons. They are offered as invitations to pause\, to inhabit the stillness that nature offers without demanding\, and to recognize that stillness is never empty; it hums with life. \nFrom a distance\, the works may appear akin to realism\, as if reality itself were gently lifted from the forest floor and pinned to canvas. Yet\, as the viewer approaches\, the illusion fractures. What may have appeared serene reveals a riot of detail—brushstrokes that mimic the chaos of wind‑tossed leaves\, textures that echo the restless industry of bees buzzing about. This duality mirrors the experience of walking in the woods: the grandeur of treetops overhead\, and\, at your feet\, a single ant bearing the improbable weight of a pine needle. Stillness\, here\, is not stasis; it is a layered complexity\, a quiet teeming. \nIt is from this layered\, breathing stillness of the natural world that the studio’s own quiet emerges. In the act of painting\, thought slows to a near‑motionless drift\, settling into a trance‑like\, empty‑headed calm. The studio becomes a kind of interior forest—silent\, attentive\, stripped of urgency—where gesture arises without strain and decisions surface from a place beneath language. This meditative quiet is not separate from nature but echoes it\, becoming another form of listening. \nImmersion in nature is not an escape but a return. Silence is not absence\, but presence amplified. Each painting becomes a vessel for this paradox—where calm and vitality coexist\, where the infinite and the infinitesimal converse in colour and form. \nIn still*life\, the viewer is invited to slow down\, to look twice\, to surrender to the tension between order and disorder. These works are not so much representations; they are translations of experience\, carrying the scent of pine\, the flicker of shadow\, the pulse of unseen lives. They strive to remind that stillness is not the opposite of life—it is its most profound articulation.
URL:https://artinottawa.org/event/terry-brynaert-stilllife-vernissage/
LOCATION:Galerie St-Laurent + Hill\, 293 Dalhousie St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1N 7E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Vernissage
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SUMMARY:WALL SPACE GALLERY - Vernissage
DESCRIPTION:Nicole Allen | From the ground up\nKaitlin Johnson | Falling Back Into Bloom\nCrystal Beshara | WILD HEART Tapestries: Portraits from the Forest & Garden \nExhibition Dates: April 11 – 25\nVernissage: Saturday\, April 11 at 3 – 5 PM
URL:https://artinottawa.org/event/wall-space-gallery-vernissage/
LOCATION:Wall Space Gallery\, 1090 Bank St\, Ottawa\, ON\, K1S 3X5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Vernissage
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SUMMARY:Farther Afield - Vernissage
DESCRIPTION:The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a special off-site exhibition\, “Farther Afield”\, opening this Saturday\, April 25th\, at the Carleton Place Gallery.\nThis time\, we’re taking things a little farther afield. For this exhibition\, 29 artists are stepping outside our usual Kanata home and bringing their work to the Carleton Place Gallery. This is a chance to discover a wide range of local art in a fresh setting. \nThe exhibition features a diverse range of work\, including painting\, fibre art\, sculpture\, photography\, and mixed media\, reflecting the breadth of our artists’ practices.\n\nMake an afternoon of it: visit the gallery\, meet the artists\, and enjoy the charm of Carleton Place along the way.\n\nExhibition Dates: April 25 – May 15\, 2026\n\nJoin us for the Vernissage: Saturday\, April 25\, 2026\, 1:00 – 4:00 PM \n\nMeet the artists\, enjoy light refreshments\, and be part of the energy of opening day.\n\nCarleton Place Gallery\n210 Bridge St\nCarleton Place\, ON\nhttps://www.cpgallery.ca/ \nGallery Hours: \nWednesday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM\n(Closed Monday and Tuesday)
URL:https://artinottawa.org/event/farther-afield-vernissage/
LOCATION:Carleton Place Gallery\, 210 Bridge St\, Carleton Place\, ON\, K7C 3G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Vernissage
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SUMMARY:The Fourth Annual West End Sculpture Show - Vernissage
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual West End Sculpture Show runs from April 28 through to May 10 at the Kanata Civic Art Gallery (John G. Mlacak Centre\, 2500 Campeau Dr\, Kanata). This is a juried exhibition showcasing contemporary sculpture in stone\, metal\, wood\, and mixed media made by sculptors from across the National Capital Region. Free and open to the public. \nThe public is also invited to meet all of the exhibiting artists at Vernissage on Sunday\, May 3rd (12:30-3:30 pm) \nAbout NCNS: The National Capital Network of Sculptors is a non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation for the sculptural arts in the National Capital region. Members include both professional and talented emerging artists.
URL:https://artinottawa.org/event/the-fourth-annual-west-end-sculpture-show-vernissage/
LOCATION:Kanata Civic Art Gallery\, 2500 Campeau Drive\, Kanata\, ON\, K2K 2W3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Vernissage
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