Seven local artists are sharing what is means to express your journey as an artist. This moody, emotive but ultimately joyful exhibition, features experiences from pandemic malaise to illness recovery, from mental healing to loss and grief.
Some experiences are beyond words and visual artists can bring them to life.
Roslyn Ramsay is one such artist. Her acrylic paintings , mixed media and poetry combine to evoke memory and the echo of something lost, seen only through a longing and hope-filled gaze.
Catherine Mellinger dares you to see more than the surface with her installation of wallpaper that challenges how we support people who give birth and caregivers. Esther Slevinsky shares her experience of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the pandemic, an isolating experience even while surrounded by family at home.
Jim Blomfield, with film photography and dark room development, takes us on a journey where the next step feels uncertain. Michael ManChoi Chow uses his experience as a psychologist to express both hurt and healing with landscape photographic art.
Roshan James and Claire Donnison both address mental health, trauma and being in your own skin but in vastly different ways. Claire with photo digital art and Roshan with intuitive sweeps across massive canvases.
Come see the show at 44 Gaukel St in downtown Kitchener right by the Willow River Park entrance (also known as Victoria Park). It is open for free viewing Wednesdays 11 am to 2 pm and on weekends, both days, 1 to 5 pm.
