Self Portrait

A much-anticipated exhibition, Self Portrait, opens April 20 and features new work by Francis Wishart and Gerard Collins. Though not entirely a show of self portraits in the strict sense of the word, these bodies of work portray the extension of selves of these two talented artists. Self Portrait delves into their harmony with the natural world, their workspaces (Francis’ at his camp in Nigadoo; Gerard’s home studio and surrounding rural and urban landscapes), and all is grounded with bits of Canadiana and seemingly disparate objects to make a pleasing whole: a portrait of themselves. Francis’ detailed monotypes and Gerard’s colourfully bold paintings are a complementing pair for this exhibition and not to be missed!