Bernice Vincent “Walk Around the Block” September 20 – October 25

In our middle gallery, we are presenting a suite of small abstract paintings created between 2001-2012 by Bernice Vincent.  Known for including abstraction within landscapes, roadways and fields, the paintings explore Vincent’s strong interest in place.

Bernice Vincent (1934-2016) was a key figure in London’s Regionalist movement in the 1960s and 1970s.  Interested in her immediate environment, Vincent had the ability to turn mundane everyday objects into conceptual realist paintings.  Her landscapes, in particular, emphasized the changing of seasons and contrasts in colour.

Vincent’s paintings are held in private and public collections in the region, including McIntosh Gallery, Museum London, Canada Council Art Bank, Woodstock Art Gallery, and Canada Life.

Jonathan Forrest “Block Party” September 20 – October 25

We are eagerly anticipating Jonathan Forrest‘s upcoming exhibition featuring new abstract paintings, our 6th solo with the artist.  Working within a Modernist tradition, Forrest’s new abstracts push the parameters of what he knows best, abstraction that is self-referential, open, thin, clear and flat, with no illusions to space or subject.  Colour, here, reins supreme.  Patterned, layered, thick, thin, washed and blocked, Forrest’s electric colour is generous and painterly, welcoming us in.