[BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] Abstract paintings at YLW embody Okanagan light

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Abstract paintings at YLW embody Okanagan light


Heidi Thompson: OK Sunshine
May 9 to November 7, 2016
At the Kelowna Art Gallery's satellite space at the Kelowna International Airport


May 17, 2016 - Kelowna, BC: Sunshine has long been a topic celebrated by all kinds of artists - classic songs ranging from The Beatles' Good Day Sunshine to John Denver's Sunshine On My Shoulders, to Donovan's unforgettable groover Sunshine Superman, all pay tribute to the light from that big old glowing orb in the sky. It is all the more fitting that when Okanagan artist Heidi Thompson received a commission to create work for the Kelowna Art Gallery's space at the Kelowna International Airport she chose to explore the light of the Okanagan. She created five large-sized abstract canvasses, all containing lots of yellow - along with other colours. The texture on each is an important added element. The multi-panelled installation is entitled OK Sunshine and is currently on view at YLW until November 7, 2016. As people pass by the works on their way to the security check area of the departures wing at the airport, they may perhaps get a sense from her work of the distinctive Okanagan light.

Thompson was born in Vernon and has been living in Coldstream since 1982, where she has worked as an art educator and illustrator. She was trained in Europe in the 1970s and 80s, and works as an abstract painter. Thompson is also the editor of the award-winning book Recapitulation: A Journey, by Sveva Caetani, who was a Vernon-based artist.

Heidi Thompson: OK Sunshine will be on view through November 7, 2016 at the Kelowna International Airport.

For more information about current exhibitions, public programming or special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www.kelownaartgallery.com.

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[Image credits:]
Installation photo of OK Sunshine by Heidi Thompson. Photo: Clea Haugo

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