Ripple: New Work, New Ground

Ripple: a wavy, undulating movement. A sound or emotion that spreads over the body 36×48 oil and cold wax on birch

I am so pleased to share that I have a new body of work coming to Calgary this spring and with it, a new medium.

After completing a large commission for Canoe Hotel in Banff, I found myself ready for a new challenge. That search led me to oil and cold wax.  A process as meditative as it is demanding. Layers are built up over days, then carved back into with various tools. The result feels less like making and more like excavation, like listening. Learning this medium has asked for real trust and patience, the kind required of any new skill, and that vulnerability has been part of the work itself.

The exhibition also features new acrylic paintings inspired by an artist's retreat to Oaxaca, Mexico. Across both, line is at the heart of everything. I invite you to slow down, to spend time with these works, to be present, a rare thing in this busy world.

EXHIBITION & EVENTS

May 21 – June 27 Exhibition on view

May 21, 5–8 pm Artist reception

May 23, 1–4 pm Artist reception

May 23, 2 pm Artist talk

I hope to see you there — and I hope the work gives you a moment to pause.

CHRISTINE KLASSEN GALLERY  ·  CALGARY, AB

Close up of Meraki, cold wax and oil on birch

DO: Come dance with me at Boogie Down Broadway Dance Party May23rd, at Commonwealth Bar

SEE: May 21- June 27 Christine Klassen Gallery- two solo shows! So proud to be showing my work alongside sculptor Joanne McDonald

READ: Stangers by Belle Burden, I cannot get this memoir out of my mind

WATCH: Audacity. AI tech bros and their egos. This show is off the hook entertaining, find it on AMC (yes, regular cable in Canada!)