Gillian Willans: and the light she lingers as your hostess

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Gillian Willans “Briar Rose,” nd

oil and acrylic on canvas,18" x 18"

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 16, from 2 - 5 pm (artist will be in attendance)

Fall Gallery Walk Saturday, September 23 and Sunday September 24, 2017 Time: Saturday 10:00 - 5:00, pm and Sunday 12:00 - 4:00 pm  - 123 and 124 Street from 102 Avenue to Stony Plain Road.

Gillian Willans creates paintings of houses and interiors that reflect her personal history and interest in the development of genre scenes in painting. Sourced from found black and white photographs, Willans is deeply invested in the emotive potential of light and colour. Somewhere between museum displays and theatrical stage sets, the domestic imagery is both nostalgic and critical, steeped in questions of gender and familial constructs.

“I am painting scenes that have multilayered narratives informed by idealism and nostalgia found in second hand books, magazines and photographic documents, nostalgia for something that never was.” - Gillian Willans