NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 31
 

A Special Collection of new works from our artists geared toward the holiday season. This selection of small and medium sized works are sure to please.

Please join us at the 15th Annual Gallery Walk for the Opening Reception. November 29th 3-8 PM

NOVEMBER 16-28

Qavavau Manumie is a well established artist based in Cape Dorset Nunavut. His work can be found in collections around the world including the National gallery of Canada, Museum of Civilization and The McMichael Collection of Canadian Art. His signature style of adding a sense of whimsy and humor to Inuit narratives has separated his work from many other inuit artists. Qavavau is also a master printmaker. He is involved in carving and inking the stone tablets for famous annual collection of prints that is released each year. His reputation has taken him around the globe to give demonstration and teach others the art that he has spent almost four decades perfecting.

OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 3

We are honored to be able to host this exhibition and sale of his work that covers the entire span of Graham Forsythe's career. This will include works from many different series including his iconic confetti paintings which are collected internationally.

OCTOBER 6-19

This collection is inspired by recent sailing trips through the west coast of British Colombia. Areas of Desolation Sound and Haida Gwaii have provided endless inspiration. Further exploration into abstraction is a major force in this show. Rick is minimizing form in many of the works to raise the impact of colour and bring awareness to different techniques in the application of paint.

SEPTEMBER 15 - 29

Doruyter’s paintings are complex works that utilize texture to enhance the sense of depth in the scene. From a distance these pieces have a sense of photorealism, however upon closer observation they can be quite painterly. Over the last decade this technique has garnered him recognition of various awards and collectors around the globe.

JULY 8 - AUGUST 31

This rotating group exhibition features new works from gallery artists. This exhibition presents a broad range of work from across the country. The unifying element is the idea of summer.

This years show will also feature a weekly feature of drawings from some of the leading figures in contemporary Inuit art such as Shuvinai Ashoona, Itee Pootoogook, Tim Pitseolak, Ningeokuluk Teevee, Najailia Quvianaqtuliaq and Qavavau Mannumie.

JUNE 30 - JULY 7

Madrona Gallery has partnered with the Victoria Pride Society for this open juried show. This exhibition features works from both Well established artists such as Meghan Hildebrand and Phillis Serota as well as a number of local emerging artists. The theme of PROUD is something that is interpreted by each artist. The result is a very diverse and personal collection of meaningful works.

JUNE 2 - 16

Over the last three decades, iconic Canadian artist, Nicholas Bott has garnered international recognition and a worldwide base of collectors with his use of a bold pallet and his expressive approach to capturing the beauty of BC. Bott started his career in Smithers painting northern BC landscapes. Now he is based near Vancouver and he has diversified his subject matter to the many remote regions he has explored. This new collection he shifts his focus to BC’s rugged coastal region as well as British Colombia's interior mountains.

MAY 12 - 26

This collection of work is inspired by Wendy Wacko accompanying Olympic rower Adam Kreek and the crew of OAR North West on part of their circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in April 2012.Passing through Johnstone Strait, gliding along the sea allowed the artist a unique perspective of documenting the region.“This experience has changed the way I see the world and other people. From a creative point of view, I learned a lot about tone and subtle texture that had until now eluded me.”

APRIL 7 - 21

These new works are a a step, a leap and jump beyond any work we have seen in the past from Meghan Hildebrand. Her Iconic style and subject matter are ever present, however in this collection Meghan gives a beautiful sense of space to each element in her compositions.Subject mater is reduced to the essential elements creating some of the most powerful paintings we have ever seen from this artist.Another departure is that this collection is entirely Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. This move away from mixed media on board creates a free and playful approach to composition. Broad washes of colour saturate each canvas giving a foundation to build her imaginary landscapes.

MARCH 3 - 17

Luke Ramsey is recognized internationally for his art and design work. This Pender Island artist has been featured in exhibitions From L.A. to Berlin. It is a great honor to be able to present this artists work in his home town. Luke describes his work as "Organized chaos- a play with paradoxical themes. The content is influenced by a beautifully strange cosmos of organisms and comedy. The approach needs to feel fluid and not forced.

FEBRUARY 11 - 25

This exhibition represents two decades of work from Madeleine Wood. Her career has been based in Montreal, Vancouver and now Vancouver Island. Over the last 20 years Wood has produced a number of important bodies of work, which are featured in this exhibition, that have ranged in subject matter from figurative to still-life. The common element that weaves together all of Wood's paintings is the compositional element of taking a segment of the whole. This lures the viewer in, raising questions of context and allowing the viewer to speculate on the story within each piece. This approach heightens design elements placing a pominance on lines and angles created. Its effect is to abstract the subject matter and allow your eye to move freely throughout the work.

JAN. 7 - JAN. 31

Madrona Gallery is pleased to present this group exhibition of recent paintings inspired by our local coastline and surrounding environment. From Graham Forsythe's painterly handling of Goldstream provincial park to Corrinne Wolcoski's delecatly rendered seascapes the works selected for this exhibition capture the spirit of living in the Pacific North-West and express the many ways it inspires us