Current Exhibition
Charlene Denief: Walking Away From Yourself
September 2 – October 15, 2022
Walking Away From Yourself is an autobiographical series of figurative oil paintings that share with the viewer glimpses into the artist’s experience of growing up with undiagnosed anxiety and depression. Through the use of symbolism and colour, each painting shares a memory, feeling or symptom experienced while living with a mental illness. From the earliest memory of anxiety in kindergarten to receiving an official diagnosis and treatment in adulthood, Denief shares a deeply personal story of the obstacles and triumphs on her road to recovery.
Charlene Denief is a visual artist currently based in St. John’s, NL. Having no formal art training, Charlene has been learning to paint since her early twenties but has been drawing most of her life. During her time with a local nonprofit arts program, she developed a love for oil painting and printmaking and has continued developing her skills. As a practicing artist, Charlene has taken part in numerous group shows over the years with Walking Away From Yourself being her first solo show.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Natalie Esther
October 28th – December 10th, 2022
Esther’s exhibition plays with historical notions of looking down as a way to highlight concepts of irony and value.
Past Exhibitions
2022
Shazia Ahmad: Three Years, Two Gardens, One Feeling
Alex Antle, Njiknam (My Younger Brother)
Mural Honouring Essential Workers
2021
Dion Kaszas | Nlaka’pamux Blackwork: Tattooing for Transformation, Healing, and Adornment
Bruno Vinhas | When it Stopped
100 Mini Houses; A Downtown Exploration | Molly Margaret
Lily Taylor | Funk Dance for Self Defence
2020
2019
Jude Benoit | Diary of a e’pite’ji’j: hypervigilant love
John MacCallum | Forever Young
Michelle Sylliboy | Komqwejwi’kasikl
Benjy Kean | Not as lost as you think
2018
Ashley Hemmings | SOUVENIR DOCUMENTS
Ethan Murphy | Where the Light Shines First
2017
Virginia Mitford | Alluvium: To Wash Against
Emily Pittman | A House of Another Colour