Groovy Groves

Groovy Groves opening reception is Friday May 26th, 5-7pm. Show is on till June 14, 3pm.

Laila Jensen is a mixed media abstract artist. Her main interest is texture. She works with selective media: paper, metallic leaf, ink, ink pencils, pastes, gels, chalk pastels and charcoal. Abstracted trees and tree shapes have been a main theme in her work.

Her passion for the iconic shapes and themes from mid-century art and design started with the renovation of a mid-century house last year. She has always loved that cool ''Palm Springs'' vibe. Laila strives to relay a chic, joyful, ''groovy'' style with texture, shapes, and sharp edges.

Tea with Diana Dean and Book Signing

Please join us for afternoon tea with Diana Dean (currently exhibiting at the gallery until May 24th, 3pm) on May 17 2023, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. This is a casual event where we can sit and chat with the artist in the serene presence of of her life’s work. We also have books of Diana’s sculpture and painting available.

Diana Dean Showcase

Showcase Opening: Friday May 5th, 5-7. Show is on till May 24th 3pm

''With sumptuous, painterly grace, Dean presents to us a world of wonderful possibilities, a fascinating timeless reality in which simple existence becomes the mysterious art form it is meant to be''.   - Driftwood magazine contributor, Vaughn Fulford.

Diana has been a painter icon on Salt Spring and her painterly vision has unfolded on the West Coast since 1982.

Salt Spring gallery is honoured to host a showcase of Dean's work in 2023. 

Tossed & Found

Opening April 14th 5-7pm. Show runs till May 3rd, 3pm
Our favorite annual recycled material exhibit is up soon! Salt Spring Gallery is pleased to welcome you all again within the west coast weather filled ambiance of tossed elements ressucitated into surprising shapes and imaginative worlds.

End of Season Show and News

We are excited to share with you a dynamic collection of works-in-progress ("WIPs") by gallery members. Come see what goes into the artist's creative and technical thought processes as they search out new directions in their practice, and refine well-trodden routes. Cheryl Long's fluid shapes (don't touch, they're still wet!) morph from representational to abstract and back again in her developing landscapes. Nathalie St-Amant's fantastical Freaks of Nature dance through sketches and colours and abstracts. Olga Szkabarnicki's monumental dance-inspired figures take shape on giant rolls of newsprint, in various iterations of charcoal, inks, and gesso.

It's like a mini studio tour.

This "in progress" show - ever changing - is on until December 17, our last day of the season before we take our annual winter break until March 1.

The gallery is filled with works in a variety of sizes and price points, perfect for the giving season. Included are miniatures and large scale oil paintings by Naomi Grindlay, as well as a sparkling selection of one-of-a-kind wearable woven beaded pieces by Carol Newmeyer.

Until December 17, all financial contributions received in our Donations box will be collected and donated to our local Food Bank.

Don't forget to check out (and vote for!) our special Christmas-themed window display: kids of all ages love it!

Hope to see you before we head off into a wintry retreat of contemplation and artistic rejuvenation.

Gallery open Wed - Sat, 11-4pm.

Gallery closed December 18/22 - Feb 28/23