Nov. 28 – Dec. 22, 2024

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 30th, 2pm – 4pm

Artist Talk: Saturday, December 7th, 2pm – 3pm

JAN JENSEN | Rivers of Connection/Pools of Separation

Rivers of Connection/Pools of Separation explores the state of the human spirit on earth, entwined in community, yet searching for singularity. The tension between connection and separation flows through the many layered concepts being mapped throughout the installation. The shifting perspectives invite curiosity about when community connection might be essential and when self is most essential. Through complex, kinetic narratives, Jensen evokes a landscape of energy flowing in layers, transforming the unseen into vibrant visual metaphors. In both painting and sculpture her work reflects a sphere where forms are continuously reconfigured, inviting engagement with the world and self in a tactile, ever-changing landscape.

Jan Jensen lives and works on the Sunshine Coast, where she has been building her art practice since 1992. Jensen is inspired by the resilience of the human spirit as well as that of the natural world, with an enduring awe for even the most ordinary, everyday moment, whether it’s a drop of rain on a leaf or a transcendental opening in a bank of clouds. She lived in various European countries as a child and taught in BC’s public school system as an adult. Both experiences shaped her appreciation of the importance of recognizing societal structures. Jensen has exhibited her work at the Walter Phillips Gallery at the Banff Centre, Cartwright Street Gallery in Vancouver, and the Burlington Cultural Centre in Ontario. Her work is also in the public collections of the Sechelt Hospital Foundation and the Banff Centre. Along with recent showings in several BC galleries, her work is also on display at the Hearth Gallery on Bowen Island in November 2024. 

Check out our YouTube channel for a video of this exhibition. 

JESS HART | Places I’ve Worked (painting)

Illustrating the interesting pathways of employment of a working artist, Jess Hart’s Places I’ve Worked features unique contemporary and abstract artwork depicting coastal and urban scenes. Combining techniques of graphic design and silk screen printing, Hart experiments with watercolor, acrylic, resin and mica powder to produce a dynamic style. Employing high detail die cut stencils, she layers elements with acrylic, spray paint and fluid paint which are then embedded in a high gloss resin. She creates abstract and realistic works of art with vibrant colours, enhanced by the high gloss, glass like epoxy finish.

Jess Hart is an artist living and working on the unceded lands of the shíshálh and  Sḵwxwú7mesh peoples in Gibsons, BC. A veteran musician who has performed  across Canada and toured in Europe, she was inspired by screen printing to start  painting and exploring new mediums. During the Art Crawl her work was featured at the Black Bean Cafe in Gibsons, where it is on display year round. Her art was  presented at the Sunshine Coast Art and Words Festival where her work was selected as the cover for the yearly anthology and merchandise. Hart exhibited as an artist and friend at the GPAG “Preparing for the Potlatch” exhibition in May/June 2024 and she will be a feature artist at the Bowen Island Hearth Gallery and the Kube Gallery in Gibsons in 2025. Hart views art as a vehicle for change with the ability to engage conversation for important issues and events. Both her musical and visual works are concerned with issues such as Indigenous Rights, Land Back, consumerism, industrial and military pollution, mass media, censorship, end of days capitalism and isolation within our modern society. Originally from Montreal, Jess Hart has been inspired by the Pacific Northwest and the beauty of the Howe Sound, Sea to Sky and Coastal living since relocating in 2010. 

Check out our YouTube channel for a video of this exhibition. 

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