BC Binning, Devon Knowles, Renée Van Halm: Leave the Window Open

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7th 2-4pm

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BC Binning, "Electronic Aesthetics," 1957

oil on panel, 8 1/2" x 18 1/2"

"Leave the Window Open" 

BC Binning 

Devon Knowles 

Renée Van Halm

BC Binning (1909-1976) was one of Canada's foremost modern artists, architectural innovators and educators. His early work in the 1940s was characterized by elegant, expressive yet controlled line drawings, using brilliant colour to express the painting's flatness as a structural element and emphasizing a strong sense of order and composition. His interest in architecture led to the design of large mosaic murals for public buildings, including the British Columbia Electric Building (1955) and the Imperial Bank of Vancouver (1958).

Devon Knowles lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. She has a material centered practice that considers the production methods of both materials and objects and how together they influence and form the language that surrounds them. Her sculpture, installation, public and two-dimensional work expands on these subjects but is not limited to them.  

Renée Van Halm's practice is underlined by her interest in the ways that individuals define and negotiate private experience within architectural and social spaces. Through various modes of painting and sculpture, she considers how architectural space articulates and frames cultural values and social interactions. Renée Van Halm lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.