Join us for a special evening of music and art with local musician & exhibiting artist Jess Hart. All proceeds will benefit community arts and the local food bank.
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, Jess Hart is an accomplished singer/songwriter who is appreciated for a refreshing combination of thoughtful lyrics and unique vocal and musical style. Her current exhibition at GPAG, Places I’ve Worked, features unique contemporary and abstract artwork illustrating coastal and urban scenes.
Tickets are $25 and include a glass of wine or beer (19+). Purchase your tickets online via Eventbrite or at the door. We hope you can join us!
to Dec 22. 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.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition on Saturday, Nov. 30th, 2pm – 4pm; and for an Artist Talk with Jess Hart on Saturday, Dec. 7th, 2pm – 3pm. All are welcome!
to Dec 22. Rivers of Connection/Pools of Separation explores the state of the human spirit on earth, entwined in community, yet searching for singularity. 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.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition on Saturday, Nov 30th, 2pm – 4pm; and for an Artist Talk with Jan Jensen on Saturday, Dec. 7th, 2pm – 3pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Opening Receptions of two new exhibitions by Jess Hart and Jan Jensen on Saturday, Nov. 30th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
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 in a dynamic style. Jan Jensen’s Rivers of Connection/Pools of Separation explores the state of the human spirit on earth, entwined in community, yet searching for singularity, through both painting and sculpture. Can’t make the Opening Reception on the 30th? Both artists will also be delivering an Artist Talk on Dec. 7th, 2pm – 3pm.
Join us for an Artist Talk with exhibiting artists Jess Hart and Jan Jensen on Saturday, Dec. 7th, 2pm – 3pm. All are welcome!
Illustrating the interesting pathways of employment of a working artist, Jess Hart’s exhibition Places I’ve Worked features unique contemporary and abstract artwork depicting coastal and urban scenes in a dynamic style. Jan Jensen’s exhibition Rivers of Connection/Pools of Separation explores the state of the human spirit on earth, entwined in community, yet searching for singularity, through both painting and sculpture. Join us to hear more about these two exhibitions from the artists themselves. All are welcome!
to Dec 22. For over sixty years, Hermione Green has immersed herself in art as both a passion and a calling. Green’s journey began in Argentina and brought her to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, taking her through diverse lands and experiences, including her foundational studies in Buenos Aires under the renowned artist Jean Jose. Inspired by the Impressionists, Green brings light, color, and movement to her subjects, embracing an expressive, textured style that honors both the individuality and the collective spirit of these communities. Her artworks explore and express the textures of life, from vibrant celebrations to quiet moments of reflection. An exhibition in Joe’s Lounge on display until Sunday, Dec. 22nd.
to Nov 28th. Please help to support your local art gallery! Buy a raffle ticket online or in person at GPAG for the chance to create lasting memories for your friends & family with one of four fantastic prizes. From a serene getaway package at the West Coast Wilderness Lodge, to an immersive art workshop at Gibsons School of the Arts, to a tasting tour of Portugal & Spain at Station Wine Bar, to a thrilling night of Coastal Tsunami hockey – we have something for everyone. Raffle tickets are $20, and there are only 1000 tickets available, so each one has a 1 in 250 chance of winning! Check out our website for more prize information and to purchase a ticket online.
to Nov 24th. Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi’s exhibition Safar (A Journey) in the Main Gallery explores Iranian identity in a globalized world through four separate but linked series of work featuring drawings and sculptures. Modarres-Sadeghi’s works are autoethnographic, reflecting her lived experiences in Iran and Canada. Through her work she investigates the socio-cultural implications of hybridity as they relate to interethnic exchange and the globalizing process of travel and translation.
Join us for the opening reception of this exhibition on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, 2pm – 4pm; and for an artist talk with Mehran on Saturday, Nov. 9th, 2pm – 3pm. All are welcome to both events!
to Nov 24th. A series of digital paintings by Susan Harman in the Eve Smart Gallery that visually express the movement of transitional change using symbols and icons of the West Coast. Inspiration for the exhibition came at a point in time when Harman was surfacing from troubled waters, transitioning from a period of grief and learning how to navigate more freely in the world with sorrow as a new companion. Susan Harman is a photographer, writer, and painter living on the Sunshine Coast. Her style is a mix of abstraction and realism painted with a digital brush and her intention is to make art that has meaning, to write a visual story that might intertwine with the stories of others.
Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Opening Receptions of two different exhibitions by Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi in the Main Gallery and Susan Harman in the Eve Smart Gallery. on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi is an Iranian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC who explores Iranian identity in a globalized world through four separate but linked series of work featuring drawings and sculptures. Susan Harman is a photographer, writer, and painter living on the Sunshine Coast who uses digital painting and symbols of the West Coast to express her transition from a period of grief to learning how to navigate more freely in the world with sorrow as a new companion.
We love our sponsors! All current sponsors (plus those curious about supporting GPAG) are invited to a special happy-hour preview of our 2025 Exhibitions. Find your favourite exhibition and learn how to support arts & culture in our community. Please join us! RSVP to info@gpag.ca.
Our newest exhibition in Joe’s Lounge Catching the Light features mixed media collage pieces by Ellen Heale and wet felting by Hazel Maxwell. Heale’s mixed media pieces, using primarily paper, collage elements, and paint, are layered to showcase design and texture. Maxwell’s wet felting process combines wool roving, silk, beads and other fibres to produce vibrant dimensional art. Reminiscent of a forest walk, or a hike along coastal paths, the art featured in their exhibition Catching the Light will take you on a delightful journey.
This exhibition is on display until October 27th. Both artists will be in attendance to meet and answer any questions you might have about their work during the upcoming Art Crawl, October 18 – 20.
Join us for the Opening Reception of David Martinello’s exhibition Conversing Gestures on Saturday, Sept. 28th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Featuring abstract wood sculptures and prints combined with gestural markings, David Martinello’s exhibition in the Main Gallery highlights the beauty of wood, its intrinsic characteristics, and its role as a connective node to the environment. David Martinello is an artist from Mill Bay, Vancouver Island, who works with a variety of different techniques and mediums. Working with a multi-disciplinary approach along with conventional manipulations of wood Martinello discerns insights into the essence of the material. He explores its intrinsic properties, highlighting aspects of the medium that are often taken for granted or overlooked.
to Oct 27th. Featuring abstract wood sculptures and prints combined with gestural markings, this exhibition by David Martinello in the Main Gallery highlights the beauty of wood, its intrinsic characteristics, and its role as a connective node to the environment. The contemplation of wood as an artistic material, and the engagement with the unique and whimsical aspects of its character, allows us to naturally develop an increased appreciation for the world around us and for what it provides.
If you would like to learn more about Martinello’s woodblock printing process, join us on September 26th for a hands-on workshop from 2pm – 3pm. Entry by donation, no preregistration required.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition on Saturday, September 28th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Entry to this event is by donation and it is open to all, no preregistration required. Join us for this fun, hands on workshop with exhibiting artist David Martinello!
Inspired by the prints in his exhibition Conversing Gestures, participants will make rubbings of a woodblock with raised grain, which will be the foundation for a gestural response. The exercise will be framed with an assessment of the cedar, to discuss its importance to Indigenous peoples and ask participants to consider the legacy of the wood by describing the path taken for the woodblock to be in their hands. We’ll engage with the nature of wood to create art and connections to the landscape.
to Sept 22nd. An impressive collection of painted and drawn portraits by Maurice Spira spanning more than 40 years, many of which will be exhibited to the public for the first time. Spira conducts his portrait sessions live with no camera mediation used, and his hope with this particular exhibition is that it will inspire young artists to draw directly from life. His considerable archive of portraits often depicts local people in our community, some now deceased, but most very much alive. Spira goes one step further than replication of what the eye sees and undertakes an expressive examination of each subject. His portraits represent a balance between this expressive examination, reality, and truth.
Join us for the opening reception Saturday, Aug. 31st, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us on Saturday, August 31st, 2pm – 4pm to meet the artist Maurice Spira at the opening reception of his exhibition M. Spira Portraits. All are welcome to join us to learn more about this exhibition!
This exhibition features an impressive collection of painted and drawn portraits by Maurice Spira spanning more than 40 years, many featuring local members of the community exhibited to the public for the first time. Born in Kent, England, Spira came to Montreal in 1966, where he describes the psychoactive enriched counter-cultural milieu as having transformed him utterly. After painting in Mexico in the mid-seventies he moved to Vancouver and then to the Sunshine Coast in the early 1980’s. More than thirty years later he continues to paint and print in his Roberts Creek Studio.
