
Silk Purse Arts Centre
- 1570 Argyle Ave
- 604-925-7292
- westvanartscouncil.ca
To Sep 17 Ethereality. Diverse applications of watercolour by artists Enda Bardell, Jenny Liu and Mong Yen, resulting in dreamy and haunting landscapes – some real, some imagined. Sep 20-Oct 15 Testimony. Faria Firoz Harem Jamal’s dynamic and impactful acrylic and oil paintings explore themes of displacement, hope, isolation, perseverance and finding one’s voice as an immigrant and refugee, often combining symbolism with realism to confront their truths. Opening Oct 18 Nature at Every Level. Macro and micro views of the natural world – up close renderings of bark and plants, to forests and shorelines – in watercolour, acrylic, pastel and coloured pencil by Janna Kumi, Sonia Mocnik, Sara Wiens & Arabella Young.