Grant Leier & Nixie Barton: Exhibition of New Work

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Grant Leier, "Infinity Bird IV," 2017

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

The West End Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new work from beloved West Coast artists Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, opening Saturday, October 28 between 1 – 4 pm.

Grant Leier’s unique and exotic still life paintings are rich in colour and pattern, while Nixie Barton’s whimsical decoupage fruits and flowers fall in and out of the picture plane, which she describes as “a wonky sense of composition” with colours and strong patterns. All artwork subject to pre-sale. 

“I’ve never been interested in painting the landscape. I feel a need to inject intense colour, pattern, and a sense of celebration into everything I paint. I want the ordinary to be exotic, the black dog to be red, the pears to be blue. My focus has been colour, people, animals and… still life. More than anything I want my images to evoke a sense of well-being and goodness… I believe that documenting social and political concerns in the visual arts is important, but I feel it is equally important to pursue the creation of work that simply makes you feel good.”

- Grant Leier