Gallery Statement
Out of Place: Mind, Body, Land is a National Juried Art Exhibition showcasing Canadian artists exploring the expanded meaning of ‘place’, by exploring the intersecting relationships between mind, body, and land; examining how these relationships are shaped, challenged, or altered through forms of interaction, distance, and attention. We welcomed over 200 submissions and our jury has chosen the final show. We can’t wait to experience this with you.
Artists whom were accepted into the exhibition have have responded in ways that feel meaningful, including reflections on identity, memory, current events, abstraction, or conceptual inquiry. We encouraged artists to approach the theme in a way that felt natural to their own practice, while encouraging them to take this opportunity as a challenge to “break the mold”, experiment, and push boundaries through creation.
We received over 200 submissions to Out of Place: Mind Body Land, and are thrilled to welcome 42 artists into the exhibition. This group of artists spans coast to coast in Canada, from British Columbia all the way to Newfoundland. Each who embodied and were inspired by the theme in their own individual way; intertwining with their technical abilities, their vision, and their craft.
This is an exhibition that is sure to be written on all our walls as we move forward in this world. Inspiring us to explore the intersecting relationships in our own life between mind body and land.
Our opening reception was a beautiful evening of connection, art, and curiosity. We are grateful to all who came, and for those who could not make it, we can’t wait to see you at the next one.
This exhibition will run until August 16th, 2026 in Downtown Huntsville at Coles Art Market.
JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER: Laura Peturson for her piece “Divinity”
Divinity is composed of acrylic paint, linocut prints, hand-cut paper and resin on birch panel. The architectural element in the composition references a stained glass rose window, where the rose at its central point is replaced by the figure of an adolescent girl (the artist’s daughter). The piece alludes to the expression of the divine in nature and in humanity. A contrived pattern-like arrangement of natural elements expresses a sense of order, while the figure’s face is turned away from the viewer in introspection. The piece looks to plants as models for a different type of human communication, rooted in slowness, attention, reciprocity and nonverbal knowing.
