The Gallery’s main display window on the Courtyard is dedicated to
the magnificent glass sculptures of renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.

Pat Service: Valleys
September 4 – 27

Artist Reception:  September 4, 2008, 6 – 8 pm

Pat Service is a British Columbia landscape painter with a prestigious exhibition record. Valleys is a new series of colourful, pastoral paintings of the Fraser Valley, Okanagan Valley and Nicola River Valley. With deft and confident brushwork, Service captures the panoramic expanses of farmland, the vast skies and the strong contrasts of light and dark between mountains and meadows.

For more than 30 years, American artist Dale Chihuly has been internationally recognized for his superb use of color in glass sculptures and for continually developing his diverse series with new approaches. In 2006, Chihuly decided to revisit each of his previous series using the colour black. This decision to work with skilled and trusted colleagues to explore his series in black glass has resulted in spectacular sculptures with a completely fresh look. 

Chihuly Black presents a collection of these elegant and sophisticated black forms, and coincides with the release of a new 208 page hardcover publication by the same title to be launched with this exhibition.

Xue Mo: Mongolian Renaissance
November 6 – 29

Xue Mo’s stunning portraits of Mongolian women and children are like windows into the fascinating culture of modern-day nomads in the remote region of northern China. In the spirit of Modigliani and referencing compositions by Piero della Francesca, van Eyck and Vermeer, they offer a unique twist on classical portraiture.