A quick reminder: My Landscapes exhibition opens at the Duthie Gallery, Saturday, April 1, 2017, 5–7 pm, and will run until May 7. Love to see you there! Also at the opening on Saturday a preview of the portraits for the exhibition Portrait of an Island—my project
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You are invited to an exhibition at the Duthie Gallery for an exhibition of my latest landscapes. Opening: April 1, 2017, 5 – 7 pm
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If you have been visiting my site recently, you will have noticed not only a change in the look of my website, but an expansion of images relating to stage design, and a whole new page giving a history of productions of plays, ballets and operas I
Read more →This image represents part of my project to paint the portraits of over 150 people who live on Salt Spring Island. My exhibition will be shown at the Salt Spring Art Council’s gallery in Mahon Hall in February/March 2018. My thanks to the Salt Spring Island Council
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I have started on a new series of landscapes based on our journeys to the west coast and the island scenery. We look at the world around us through windscreens, through panoramas – slices of life. The white paper becomes an important part of the landscape –
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I have received a Banff Centre Paul Fleck Fellowship for the summer of 2016.
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I have had two pieces accepted for the Sooke Fine Arts Show located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia: a landscape in pastels, Salt Spring Road, and a portrait in oils, Age. The Sooke Fine Arts Show provides the opportunity for the finest artists from
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I’ve just returned from a trip to Europe, where the main purpose of my trip was to work with the Birmingham Royal Ballet on the production of Taming of the Shrew, which I had originally designed for the National Ballet of Canada. It was a wonderful experience.
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Salt Spring Easter Art Tour Open Studio You are all invited to our annual Easter event on Salt Spring Island. We’d love to see you. Friday, March 25 – Sunday, March 27, 10am – 4pm.
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The Salt Spring National Art Prize I’ve been involved with organizing this event over the last few months and would like to invite you to come out and join us for what will be a most interesting discussion. The panel: Robert Amos Jim Erickson Kathy Page Michael
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“A look at the work and career of Susan Benson whose work has been seen on some of the world’s most influential stages but is most identified with the Stratford Festival.”
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Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, March 30 – April 8, 2018
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