THRIVE: an exhibition

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM

THRIVE: a future where everything belongs Joanne Thomson presents a solo exhibition of paintings at the Gage Gallery 2031 Oak Bay Avenue. February 1¬–18, 2017 Globally we seem to have slipped into a normalization of conflict even while at our soul levels we comprehend that conflict is not the solution.

THRIVE presents a vision for sharing the natural world as a path to our own evolution. Offering visual metaphors Thomson art leads viewers into an exploration of the wild and the tame in each of us. Thrive proposes a state beyond surviving–beyond sustaining–a state where art and beauty multiply and harmony becomes normalized. Protectionist attitudes prevent cooperation by creating an atmosphere of fear and mistrust, blinding us to the abundance that can be found in the unfamiliar. This exhibition delights the viewer by presenting the familiar in unfamiliar ways and the unfamiliar in familiar ways. Expect to laugh and contemplate.

The exhibition is equal parts exquisite small watercolour paintings on paper from Thomson’s Mason Jar Series and powerful watercolour on canvas depictions of our diverse forest ecosystems. Events: February 2, 2017 5-8 pm Opening reception and artist talk at the Gage. February 12, 2017 1-4 pm. “Make Art with your Sweetheart”, a free art making event February 13, 2017 1-4pm join JoanneThomson and Alanah Nasadyk from HAT* for “Shore do love YOU!” a by donation art making event at the Gage to raise awareness of shoreline restoration in Metchosin.

*Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) is a local land trust organization that Thomson supports for their mature vision of preserving wild areas in harmony with human habitation by using methods that rely on cooperation and balance.