Exhibitions Archive
Art Rental Show
September 1 -23, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
North Van Arts’ Art Rental collection will be back on display from September 1 to 23, 2023! This semi-annual, salon-style exhibition represents original 2-D artworks by local artists using many techniques, such as woodcut prints, lithography, photography, oil,... 
Women, Life, Freedom
July 7 - August 26, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Curator: Saghi Ehteshamzadeh Artists: Audineh Asaf, Ece Asitanelioğlu, Elmira Sarreshtehdari, Goli, Kate Arkiletian, Kiana Shahnia, Laleh Javaheri, Mina Saneei, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan, Nazanin Khalili, Roselynn Sadaghiani, Sanaz Haeri, Yasaman MoussavI North Van Arts... 
You Are Here Calendar 2024 Exhibition
June 22 - September 12, 2023
The District Library Gallery (located at District Lynn Valley Main Library )
You Are Here celebrates the North Shore Region, including the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, and the District of West Vancouver. This land is part of the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ... 
Queer Bash
May 19 - July 1, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Guest Curator: Andy Warner Artists: Delzius, Ivy Hazard, Jasper Berehulke, Lara Therrien Boulos, Maureen Long, Nico McGiffin, Shay Gavina North Van Arts presents Queer Bash, an exhibition of 2SLGBTQ+ community members works’ exploring the juxtapositions of... 
Hoon Chung: My Beautiful Indescribable Nature
April 19 - July18, 2023
The District Foyer Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Art in the Community presents “My Beautiful Indescribable Nature,” an exhibition by Hoon Chung. Artist Bio: Hoon Chung is a talented visual artist living in the city of North Vanccouver. He has pursued his artistic dreams by enrolling in Capilano College... 
Speaking in Skins and Skirts
March 31 - May 13, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Artists: Jane Kenyon, Eleanor Hannan, Jude Neale, Elizabeth Dancoes Two textile artists and two poets come together in an exhibition based on friendship and mutual appreciation…one medium sparks the other in a confluence of ideas and inspiration. These artists... 
Alessandra Abballe: All but absent from history
March 9 – June 21, 2023
District Gallery, Lynn Valley Library
Artist Talk Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86842595504?pwd=aTV4YVJwdW9Qa1B3a3ZmbDVrLzlZUT09 Artist Statement: All but absent from history is a project that explores the structure of adventure narratives, how women who are often excluded from... 
To fold; To fault
February 17 - March 25, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Artists: Aynaz Parkas, Vitória Monteiro, Keimi Nakashima-Ochoa To fold; To fault will feature three interdisciplinary artists working with contemporary fibre-based mediations. Each artist considers creative labour as a form of knowledge production, moving... 
Pull Together- Pull Through
January 19 - April 18, 2023
The District Foyer Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Art in the Community presents “Pull Together – Pull Through”, an exhibition in four parts that will be on display in the District Hall Glass cabinets. Scrolls: October 20, 2022 – January 17, 2023 Pojagi: January 19, 2023 – April 18,... 
Maxine Wolodko: Wild in the City
January 18, 2023 - April 18, 2023
The District Foyer Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Artist Statement: With my paintings, I seek to capture simple, beautiful moments I witness in everyday life. Painting is my way of fully appreciating these ordinary moments before they can slip away and be forgotten. The latest expression of this is a fascination with... 
Art Rental Show
January 13 - February 11, 2023
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
North Van Arts’ famous Art Rental show will be on display from January 13 to February 11, 2023! This salon-style exhibition will represent brilliant works by local artists in many techniques, such as woodcut prints, lithography, photography, oil, acrylic, watercolour,... 
Margaret Joba-Woodruff : Split Limbs / Gentle Body
December 9, 2022 - March 7, 2023
District Gallery, Lynn Valley Library
Artist Statement: In Split Limbs / Gentle Body, both traditional and experimental printmaking techniques are used to form connections between my skin’s battle with chronic eczema and how I relate my own bodily presence to the lands that I have been a guest on.... 
The Anonymous Art Show 2022
November 25 - December 17, 2022
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Online sales continue until december 17 at 5pm Support your local art community with every $100 artwork you buy, and help us reach our goal of a record $50,000! We are thrilled to host the 19th Anonymous Art Show showcasing original artwork from emerging and... 
Volver (to return, to become)
October 7 - November 12, 2022
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Curator: Miret Rodríguez Artists: CARLOS COLÍN, MICHELLE BOURGET MORALES, OSVALDO RAMIREZ CASTILLO, PILAR MEHLIS, TEO MONSALVE, VANESSA MERCEDES FIGUEROA, XIMENA VELÁZQUEZ Volver (to return, to become) is an exhibition that shares... 
Kirsten Chursinoff: Garden Escape
October 21 - December 6, 2022
District Library Gallery, Lynn Valley Library second floor
Artist Statement The materials of fabric and thread are approachable and familiar. Textiles have a long history of being used to weave stories. From my perspective, textile art is the perfect medium in which to portray intricate details such as those found in... 
Pull Together- Pull Through
October 20, 2022 - January 17, 2023
The District Foyer Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Art in the Community presents “Pull Together – Pull Through”, an exhibition in four parts that will be on display in the District Hall Glass cabinets. Scrolls: October 20, 2022 – January 17, 2023 Pojagi: January 19, 2023 – April 18,... 
You Are Here Calendar 2023 Exhibition
October 20, 2022 - January 17, 2023
The District Foyer Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
You Are Here celebrates the North Shore Region, including the City of North Vancouver, the District of North Vancouver, and the District of West Vancouver. This land is part of the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ... 
Art Rental Show
September 9 - October 1, 2022
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Visit CityScape Community ArtSpace to explore the wide variety of artworks available in our 2022 Art Rental collection. Our newest collection features two-dimensional works created by local artists practicing in a wide range of disciplines presented in a... 
Turning Trash Into Treasure
August 5 - September 3, 2022
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
The Sea to Sky Arts Councils in partnership with Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans and Return-It presented: ‘Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes and Oceans’ Through an environmental art campaign, local artists partnered with divers, schools and community groups to... 
Enda Bardell: Freighter Fascination
May 26 - July 25, 2022
District Library Gallery
North Van Arts presents ‘Freighter Fascination by Enda Bardell as part of its Art in the Community Programme. Artist Statement: I am fascinated by the freighters in the harbor of Vancouver as seen from my balcony in Kitsilano, positioning themselves to be loaded... 
A Response to Place
April 22 - June 4, 2022
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
RONNA ANDER ANTHEA CAMERON CAROL DEMERS In ‘A Response to Place’, Ronna Ander, Anthea Cameron, and Carol Demers create an array of ceramics and 2-dimensional works inspired by the unique natural world of the North Shore. Cityscape Community ArtSpace will be... 
I wanted to go on a Space Walk but I had nothing to wear
February 25 - April 14, 2022
CityScape Community ArtSpace
VISIT THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Ilze Bebris, Kiku Hawkes, Marcia Pitch, Ruth Scheuing, Catherine M. Stewart Five female artists explore the reality of inhabiting a woman’s body, surprising fashion, and space travel through assemblage, photography, weaving, textiles,... 
Lynda Fownes: Windfall
March 24 - May 23, 2022
District Library Gallery
North Van Arts presents an exhibition by Lynda Fownes as part of its Art in the Community Programme. Lynda Fownes’ earlier work focused on soft sculpture and fibre art. In recent year she has returned to the idea of exploring patterns and textures—in both choice of... 
Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi: Ma Miaeem va Miravim (We Come and Go)
February 3 - March 21, 2022
District Library Gallery
North Van Arts presents an exhibition by Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi as part of its Art in the Community Programme. Ma Miaeem va Miravim (We Come and Go) is an artist book and a series of drawings which translates the artist’s first-grade English book, We Come... 
Art Rental Exhibition
January 21 - February 19, 2022
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Rent it, buy it, love it. North Van Arts invites you to visit CityScape Community ArtSpace for our semi-annual salon-style Art Rental Show. Discover original works by local artists from our Art Rental collection. Created using an impressive range of media, these... 
Pushing Boundaries FREE Interactive Event
October 21, 2021 7pm - 8:30pm
Cityscape Community ArtSpace and Online
In Conversation: Curator Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau and Salisha Old Bull Due to gallery capacity limitations we will also be streaming the event live on our YouTube channel. Pushing Boundaries exhibition page Learn more about the artists: Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓽᐃᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau... 
Nomi Stricker: ELSEWHERE
November 4, 2021 – January 24, 2022
District Library Gallery
Artist Statement: My recent oil and mixed media works depict curious, dream-like scenes. They are inspired by sites explored while traveling abroad (pre-pandemic) and by landscapes discovered around British Columbia. Memories, imaginings, and my own photography are... 
Pushing Boundaries
October 8 - November 13, 2021
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Finding Our Place: Beading and Weaving our Culture Together Guest Curator: Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau Participating Arists: Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau, Nathalie Bertin, Naomi Bourque, Salisha Old Bull, Melody Markle, Michelle Sound There is medicine in every fibre... 
Kris Noble: Faceted Florals
August 5 – September 20, 2021
District Library Gallery
“Faceted Florals allude to the impermanence of our vision and that sparkling movement of pattern and color that occurs with the blink of an eye, the passing of a cloud, or the breath of a breeze.” Artist Statement Following an established career as a textile... 
You Are Here 2022 Calendar Exhibition
September 23 - November 1
District Library Gallery
12 IMAGES CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS DEPICTING NORTH SHORE SCENES The You Are Here calendar tells the story of the North Shore Region through artistically rendered images of locations, places, or scenes that are recognizably in North Vancouver or West Vancouver, on the... 
Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay
July 24 - September 4, 2021
CityScape Community ArtSpace
North Van Arts is proud to present Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay. The exhibition title refers to the traditional name of the Dakota Bear Forest (Stalkaya) followed by the two words for yellow and red cedar. Stalkaya includes ‘SANCTUARY’, a 360°... 
Art Rental
September 10 - October 2, 2021
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
Rent it, buy it, love it. Come and visit CityScape Community ArtSpace to view new works of original art from the 2021 Art Rental collection. Discover the work of over 150 local artists in this salon-style show. Created using an impressive range of media –... 
Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay FREE Interactive Event
August 26, 2021
Lynn Canyon Park
Utsám̓ / Tkw̓áya7nmixs / Tsetsiy̓áḵwustay̓ Listen/ Witness/ Share Join artist, ethnobotanist and educator T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss on an interactive, guided forest walk. As we feel out the forest, sensitizing ourselves to the land, we will bring ourselves to a... 
Conspicuous Collapse
June 4 - July 18, 2021
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Conspicuous Collapse is an exhibition of artwork from Biliana Velkova, Erika Mashig and Sunshine Frère. Works in this exhibition explore the thematic of breakdown across a range of media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and video. “This exhibition was... 
Printmaker’s Mark
April 30 - May 29, 2021
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Printmaking dates back thousands of years: Sumerians used clay printing wheels in 3000 BCE, Chinese used stone rubbings in 200 CE and Egyptians used woodblocks for printing fabric in 600 CE. In 1400 CE movable type and the screw press created an explosion of... 
Mother Tongue
February 26 - April 24, 2021
What is motherhood? What does it mean to be a mother? These questions are explored in Mother Tongue, the upcoming exhibition at North Van Arts. “Our mother tongue is the first language we learn, the sounds we hear and know to repeat and attach meaning. Perhaps...
New Works! from our Art Rental Collection
until March 31, 2021
Virtual Exhibition North Van Arts is pleased to present our first virtual exhibition of 2021 to showcase the quality and variety of artworks available from our Art Rental Collection. We assembled this small selection from the 213 new works recently added to the...
Art Rental Exhibition
January 22 - February 20, 2021
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Rent it, buy it, love it. North Van Arts invites you to visit CityScape Community ArtSpace for our semi-annual salon-style Art Rental Show. Discover original works by local artists from our Art Rental collection. Created using an impressive range of media, these... 
Body & Mind: Figurative and Abstract Paintings from our Art Rental Collection
on until July 8
Virtual Exhibition North Van Arts invites you to explore these selected works that narrate a story of people’s endeavours, external and internal. This collection encourages curiosity, empathy, and comradery toward our fellow humans at this time of physical...
The Brighter Days of Spring:Works from our Art Rental Collection
on until May 11
Virtual Exhibition North Van Arts is pleased to present an early springtime selection of 32 artworks from the Art Rental Collection. We invite you to tour this virtual exhibition which is inspired by renewed energy and optimism for a brighter year ahead. This...
Visions of the North Shore
District Library Gallery
This series of prints is an arts and heritage millennium project that commemorates and links 12 historically significant sites with interpretive prints. Every day we walk or drive in our community and yet we see only the surface. We are blessed to live in a beautiful... 
2020 CityScape Exhibitions
January - December 2020
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Art Rental January 17 – February 15, 2020 Twice a year, North Van Arts transforms CityScape Community ArtSpace to display as many artworks from the Art Rental Collection in salon style. Visitors can explore a dynamic exhibition covering an impressive range of... 
2020 Art in the Community
January - December 2020
North Vancouver
Simone Guo City Atrium Gallery January 22 – March 16, 2020 Lori Sokoluk City Atrium Gallery March 17 – June 2, 2020 Rick Herdman District Foyer Gallery February 5 – April 6, 2020 Heather Konschuh and Heather MacNeil District Foyer Gallery April 8... 
2020 Online Exhibitions
Landscapes from the Art Rental Collection June 10- July 6, 2020 Floral Revelations from the Art Rental Collection July 7 – August 3, 2020 True Love & Other Works From The Art Rental Collection August 4 – September 18, 2020 Winged, Footed & Finned:...
2019 CityScape Exhibitions
January - December 2019
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Natural Alchemy March 22 – May 4, 2019 Willoughby Arevalo, Katherine Duclos, Pierre Leichner, Edward Peck, and Phyllis Schwartz Natural Alchemy contemplated the forces and cycles present that help shape our environment. The earth is ever-changing, and the work... 
2019 Art in the Community
January - December 2019
North Vancouver
Kyle Parent: 1991 City Atrium Gallery March 28 – June 3 The two pieces shown were topographical studies of important memories from Kyle Parent’s past. While memories can be retrievable, some of the less important details can be lost over time, so as to create... 
2018 CityScape Exhibitions
January - December 2018
CityScape Community ArtSpace
19th Birthday Party February 9 – March 11 In partnership with the Housing Matters Media Project and Vancouver Foundation’s Youth and Homelessness Intiative. This media art installation explored issues relating to youth transitioning out of government care... 
2018 Art in Community
January - December 2018
North Vancouver
Art of Caring: North Shore Family Services City Atrium Gallery February 28 – May 14 Through an afternoon of art, media, and group activities, children were asked to convey what caring for one another means to them through art and words. The three framed artwork... 
2017 Art in Community
January - December 2017
North Vancouver
Diego Samper – Dreamscapes City Atrium Gallery January 4 – March 27 “The substance of a landscape is the dialogue between its elements: water, earth, wood, sky and light. At its most abstract, the grammar of landscape- a sense of place in terms of... 
2017 CityScape Exhibitions
January - December 2017
CityScape Community ArtSpace
Limited Editions: The Art of Printmaking February 10 – March 18 Mariko Ando, Elisabeth Sommerville and Richard Tetrault This exhibition explained methods used by artists, as practiced today by three contemporary printmakers. Clouds March 24 – April...