[BCMA] Rain Shadow at Nanaimo Art Gallery

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Rain Shadow
<http://nanaimogallery.ca/index.php/exhibitions/downtown-exhibitions> is
the latest exhibition that opened at Nanaimo Art Gallery on February 26th
and will run until April 25th, 2021. Ten artists from the Pacific Northwest
will explore the experience of a shared geographic landscape through
diverse backgrounds and a variety of media. Rain Shadow will challenge the
visitors to Nanaimo Art Gallery to explore their sense of place in the
world.

Jonathan Forrest, Todd Gronsdahl, lessLIE, *lichen* with Natassia Davies
and Danielle Stevenson, Jerry Pethick, Anne Ramsden, Charlene Vickers, and
Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun come together to explore the concept of a Rain
Shadow. Storm clouds buttress themselves against windward slopes, releasing
precipitation before dissipating over summits and across leeward landscapes The
western shores of Vancouver Island and the mainland become saturated, while
unburdened clouds scatter lightly and interact with other weather patterns
over the island’s eastern coastline. Here on Snuneymuxw territory, this
effect manifests in a mix of sunshine, periodic showers, and an abundance
of rainbows.

Through painting, sculpture, video, and illustration, artists in *Rain
Shadow* consider the places they live, and those carried from afar.
Artworks engage notions of belonging, the hubris of marking and controlling
land, light pollution, host/guest relationships, and healing the
post-industrial landscape. Occurring one year into Covid-19, the pandemic’s
effects on place and movement are present directly and indirectly within
the exhibition.
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Nanaimo Art Gallery is located at 150 Commercial Street in Downtown
Nanaimo. We are open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm and Sundays 12 - 5
pm. Admission to the Gallery is by-donation and for more information on our
events, programs, and Covid-19 safety procedures our website is
www.nanaimogallery.ca.



For for information please contact:

Jesse Birch, Curator / jesseb at nanaimogallery.ca

Photo Credits:
lessLIE
Covid Night
Acrylic and super matte acrylic on canvas
2021
Jonathan Forrest
Moon Shadow
Acrylic on canvas
2019
Charlene Vickers
Thunderbird with Kissing Rabbit
Acrylic on canvas
2020
Courtesy of Macaulay & Co Fine Art
Image by Sean Fenzl courtesy of Nanaimo Art Gallery


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Dana Gage
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Nanaimo Art Gallery

Snuneymuxw Territory
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