Artists from the Audain Art Museum’s Permanent Collection Explore a Season of Resilience and Renewal
Karin Bubaš, Woman with Eagles, 2017, chromogenic print on paper, 101.6 x 289.6 cm. Audain Art Museum Collection. Gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa.
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October 2, 2026 – April 12, 2027
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Overview
Solstice: Through Storm and Stillness explores winter as both a natural environment and a metaphor for the emotional and psychological experience of enduring difficult times. Across painting, sculpture, and photography, the exhibition considers how moments of turbulence—such as storms, shifting weather, and stark landscapes—exist alongside quieter states of suspension, where stillness becomes a space for introspection and recovery.
Artists Andrew Dadson, Gathie Falk, Gordon Smith, Karin Bubaš, Kim Dorland, and Landon Mackenzie offer distinct yet interconnected perspectives on landscape, material, and atmosphere. Combining works from the Audain Art Museum’s Permanent Collection and private holdings, Solstice considers winter as a time of not only hardship but also contemplation and endurance.
Together, these works ask what it means to winter—to acknowledge the weight of difficult seasons while also recognizing adversity as a time of transformation, when reflection and renewal quietly take root beneath the snow.
Solstice: Through Storm and Stillness is curated by Cassidy Luteijn, Assistant Curator, Audain Art Museum.
Featured Works
Gathie Falk, Arsenal, 2015, bronze with white patina, object: 71 x 80 x 66cm.
Audain Art Museum Collection. Purchased with funds from the Audain Foundation.
Gordon Smith, P4, 1994, Acrylic on tarpaulin, 214 x 258 cm.
Audain Art Museum Collection. Gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa.
Andrew Dadson, White Tree, 2017, milk paint, biodegradable earth pigment, chalk, limestone, trees and plants; inkjet mounted on Dibond, 238 x 116 cm.
Audain Art Museum Collection. Gift of the Artist.
Landon Mackenzie, Rose Snow and Pink Sky (a universe for Carl Hart), 2014-15, oil, acrylic and graphite on linen, 240 x 370 cm. Audain Art Museum Collection. Purchased with funds from the Audain Foundation.
Gordon Smith, Winterscape, 1991, acrylic on canvas, 173 x 258 cm. Audain Art Museum Collection. Gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa.
A Tribute to Gordon Smith
To honour one of BC’s most beloved painters and the Audain Art Museum’s 10-year anniversary, Solstice marks the official naming of the Museum’s Upper Galleries as the Gordon Smith Mezzanine. A defining work within the exhibition, Smith’s Winterscape reflects a deep observation of the natural world and its changing conditions. While his Black Paintings, which are said to be his most autobiographical, use direct personal references and a darkness that had never before been seen in his work to reflect his wartime experience.
Exhibition Sponsors
Solstice: Through Storm & Stillness is made possible through the generous support of our partners and sponsors.
Generous Supporter
Sue Roop
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