I am thrilled to announce my newest exhibition, Southern Residents, at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville, BC!

This exhibition is happening along with Ocean Week Canada and Orca Awareness Month (which is the month of June)!

The work focuses on a specific type of killer whales, the Southern Residents. This small population is one of the most researched groups of orca in the world. They have made international news on multiple occasions (for example, you may remember Tahlequah the orca that carried her deceased calve on her head for 17 days back in 2018). According to the most recent population count, there are only 73 members left.

Southern Residents contains oil paintings, gouache drawings, ink drawings and metal sculptures. The work investigates the uniqueness of each individual member, their lifespan, fluctuating population count, their activity and stillness, and more. For further information about the exhibition, please visit the McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) website here.

You are invited to the Opening Reception, which will be happening tomorrow, Saturday June 3rd between 1-3pm. There are also two other exhibitions opening at the same time at the MAC, so I am sure it will be a fun and interesting event! Artist introductions will be happening around 1:30, after which I will be giving a short introduction to my work in the Oceanside Gallery.

On Sunday June 4th between 12-3pm, I will also be in the gallery and I have prepared a free activity for those who would like to participate: Colouring Bookmarks! Colouring stations will be set up in the gallery, where you can spend a little time making a unique bookmark to take home.

Here are a few images of the work in Southern Residents. For images and info about available works, please check out this page on my website.