A Year from Now: Gary Pearson
Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 6 pm
Join featured artist Gary Pearson, whose work is presented in our current exhibition A Year from Now, for an in-depth talk about his past and current bodies of work.
Viewers will get the chance to peek behind-the-scenes as Pearson gives a brief tour of his Okanagan studio space as well as some current works in progress.
Pearson works largely in painting and drawing, with a strong graphic sensibility and a stark, spare, linear style. He explores urban spaces and the everyday through a purposefully crude and repetitive style, drawing subjects and themes primarily from things seen and experienced while travelling.
Speaker Bio: Gary Pearson
Gary Pearson was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan and grew up in Prince George, BC. He received a BFA from the University of Victoria and an MFA from the University of Saskatchewan. He has lived and worked in Kelowna since 1991 and has taught at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, becoming a professor emeritus in 2018. Pearson has an active exhibition record, both in Canada and abroad. He has also curated exhibitions and written reviews and articles, and was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2018.
FREE. Registration required.
