Upcoming Exhibitions
SSNAP 2021-2022 Parallel Exhibition.
Current Exhibitions
Gillian has no work currently exhibited.
Selected Exhibitions Archives
SPLASH 2019
The annual SPLASH art auction is a major fundraiser for Arts Umbrella, a not-for-profit arts education centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Arts Umbrella’s programs (for ages 2 through 19) exemplify their belief that access to the highest quality arts education is a basic human right, regardless of experience, education or socio-economic background. A Preview exhibition of works up for auction will be on display at the Pendulum Gallery September/October 2019.
The annual SPLASH art auction is a major fundraiser for Arts Umbrella, a not-for-profit arts education centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Arts Umbrella’s programs (for ages 2 through 19) exemplify their belief that access to the highest quality arts education is a basic human right, regardless of experience, education or socio-economic background. A Preview exhibition of works up for auction will be on display at the Pendulum Gallery September/October 2019.
500 + under
This year’s Salt Spring National Art Prize fundraiser showcases excellent and affordable works by artists from the Southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver. Exhibition opens at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island Friday 17 May and continues through Sunday 19 May 2019.
This year’s Salt Spring National Art Prize fundraiser showcases excellent and affordable works by artists from the Southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver. Exhibition opens at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island Friday 17 May and continues through Sunday 19 May 2019.
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Easter Art Show – Homage
The Salt Spring Arts Council presents the 13th Easter Art Show. Participating artists were asked to produce a work in homage to the visual artist, author, sculptor, designer, composer, musician, poet, or choreographer who inspired their own creative vision. This unique and exciting exhibiton of works opens at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, Friday 19 April and continues through Sunday 28 April 2019. |
Four
Gallery 8 presents Four, an exhibition of new work by Gillian McConnell, Bill Boyd, Deon Venter and Kathy Venter. Gillian is exhibiting The Resurrection of Dead Letters, a series executed on old typing manual pages. Exhibition opens at Gallery 8, Grace Point Square, Salt Spring Island, Friday 13 October and continues through Thursday 2 November 2017.
Gallery 8 presents Four, an exhibition of new work by Gillian McConnell, Bill Boyd, Deon Venter and Kathy Venter. Gillian is exhibiting The Resurrection of Dead Letters, a series executed on old typing manual pages. Exhibition opens at Gallery 8, Grace Point Square, Salt Spring Island, Friday 13 October and continues through Thursday 2 November 2017.
The Parallel Art Show
The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) presents the Parallel Art Show, an exhibition of work by 50 Salt Spring Island resident artists who entered SSNAP. Exhibition opens at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, Friday 29 September and continues through Sunday 22 October 2017.
The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) presents the Parallel Art Show, an exhibition of work by 50 Salt Spring Island resident artists who entered SSNAP. Exhibition opens at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, Friday 29 September and continues through Sunday 22 October 2017.
Image to Text to Image
Comox Valley Art Gallery + Comox Valley Arts hosts Image to Text to Image at CVAG, 580 Duncan Avenue Courtenay. Image to Text to Image is a thematic group exhibition that explores the diverse relationships found in the creation of dialogue between visuals and words. Gillian showing work from Book Marks. Exhibition runs Friday 2 June through 30 June 2017.
Comox Valley Art Gallery + Comox Valley Arts hosts Image to Text to Image at CVAG, 580 Duncan Avenue Courtenay. Image to Text to Image is a thematic group exhibition that explores the diverse relationships found in the creation of dialogue between visuals and words. Gillian showing work from Book Marks. Exhibition runs Friday 2 June through 30 June 2017.
Imprints 2017
The 2017 annual exhibition at Duthie Gallery, 125 Churchill Road, Salt Spring Island, features original prints by Richard York, Nora Layard, Gillian McConnell, Catherine Tam and Arnold Shives. Exhibition runs Saturday 13 May through Tuesday 27 June 2017.
The 2017 annual exhibition at Duthie Gallery, 125 Churchill Road, Salt Spring Island, features original prints by Richard York, Nora Layard, Gillian McConnell, Catherine Tam and Arnold Shives. Exhibition runs Saturday 13 May through Tuesday 27 June 2017.
Fuel – The Charcoal Project
An exhibition of work by 5 Salt Spring artists and Gulf Islands Secondary School students (through Arts Council’s Artists in the Class program) incorporates alder wood charcoal excavated from 100 year-old Japanese pit kilns on Salt Spring Island. Restoration of the kilns, initiated by Rose Murakami, was conducted in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Japanese Garden Society. The exhibition, at Salt Spring Island Public Library, runs for the month of October 2019.
An exhibition of work by 5 Salt Spring artists and Gulf Islands Secondary School students (through Arts Council’s Artists in the Class program) incorporates alder wood charcoal excavated from 100 year-old Japanese pit kilns on Salt Spring Island. Restoration of the kilns, initiated by Rose Murakami, was conducted in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Japanese Garden Society. The exhibition, at Salt Spring Island Public Library, runs for the month of October 2019.
Crude
60 works from 100 Crude (Carbon Credits series) exhibited with Relation–40 Prints from a Lifetime by George Burton Wallace at The Point Gallery, 132 Beaver Point Road, Salt Spring Island. What is a real carbon credit? A diamond? A painting by Franz Kline? One of 100 crude paintings on paper? Exhibition runs Sunday 22 May through Sunday 21 June 2015.
60 works from 100 Crude (Carbon Credits series) exhibited with Relation–40 Prints from a Lifetime by George Burton Wallace at The Point Gallery, 132 Beaver Point Road, Salt Spring Island. What is a real carbon credit? A diamond? A painting by Franz Kline? One of 100 crude paintings on paper? Exhibition runs Sunday 22 May through Sunday 21 June 2015.
Works on Paper
An exhibition of paintings, drawings, collages and original prints at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. A divers mix of art spanning 35 years of creative exploration, Works on Paper is on display through the month of August, 2013.
An exhibition of paintings, drawings, collages and original prints at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. A divers mix of art spanning 35 years of creative exploration, Works on Paper is on display through the month of August, 2013.
Feature Wall
Solo exhibition at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, East Vancouver. Feature Wall is a multimedia commentary on interior decoration as a form of art and art as a form of interior decoration. Exhibition runs Tuesday 17 January through Sunday 12 February 2012.
Solo exhibition at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, East Vancouver. Feature Wall is a multimedia commentary on interior decoration as a form of art and art as a form of interior decoration. Exhibition runs Tuesday 17 January through Sunday 12 February 2012.
OXOgraphy
The inaugural exhibition of the OXOgraphy Collective of Conceptual Artists at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. This exhibit introduces the branding of OXO, our graphic and philosophical identity. OXOgraphy founders Gillian McConnell and Anthony Matthews present an enticing body of work, inspired by conceptual questions “what is art”, and “how can art be determined, defined and realized” in the hands of the artist. Exhibition runs Saturday March 31 through Wednesday April 11 2012.
The inaugural exhibition of the OXOgraphy Collective of Conceptual Artists at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. This exhibit introduces the branding of OXO, our graphic and philosophical identity. OXOgraphy founders Gillian McConnell and Anthony Matthews present an enticing body of work, inspired by conceptual questions “what is art”, and “how can art be determined, defined and realized” in the hands of the artist. Exhibition runs Saturday March 31 through Wednesday April 11 2012.
Attachments
An exhibition by the ASA (Association of Salt Spring Artists) at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island. Participating artists explore their interpretation of attachments, in any medium. Gillian showing Hooked. Exhibition runs from Friday 23 September through Sunday 2 October 2011.
An exhibition by the ASA (Association of Salt Spring Artists) at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island. Participating artists explore their interpretation of attachments, in any medium. Gillian showing Hooked. Exhibition runs from Friday 23 September through Sunday 2 October 2011.
Drift
An exhibition featuring paintings by Gillian McConnell, sculpture by Louise Goodman, photography and collage by Megan Manning—three women who came to Salt Spring Island for different reasons, yet stayed for similar ones. Gillian is showing work from Snapshots and Passages. The exhibition, accompanied by poetry The Glassblowers by local poet George Sipos, is a Showcase exhibition at ArtCraft, the retail gallery of the Salt Spring Arts Council. On display at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, the exhibition runs from Friday 2 July through Tuesday 13 July 2010.
An exhibition featuring paintings by Gillian McConnell, sculpture by Louise Goodman, photography and collage by Megan Manning—three women who came to Salt Spring Island for different reasons, yet stayed for similar ones. Gillian is showing work from Snapshots and Passages. The exhibition, accompanied by poetry The Glassblowers by local poet George Sipos, is a Showcase exhibition at ArtCraft, the retail gallery of the Salt Spring Arts Council. On display at Mahon Hall, 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, the exhibition runs from Friday 2 July through Tuesday 13 July 2010.
Interiors
An exhibition of work by Stefanie Denz, Louise Goodman, Gillian McConnell, Megan Manning and Anthony Matthews exploring the theme of interiors—physical, emotional, psychological and conceptual spaces. Gillian showing works from her Feature Wall series. Exhibition runs Tuesday 17 November through Sunday 29 November 2009.
An exhibition of work by Stefanie Denz, Louise Goodman, Gillian McConnell, Megan Manning and Anthony Matthews exploring the theme of interiors—physical, emotional, psychological and conceptual spaces. Gillian showing works from her Feature Wall series. Exhibition runs Tuesday 17 November through Sunday 29 November 2009.
Identity
An exhibition of work by 23 Salt Spring artists on the theme of self-portraiture at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. Artists portray their individuality, personality, distinctiveness and uniqueness. Gillian showing Fragments in this multi-media exhibition, which runs Friday 3 October through Sunday 12 October 2008.
An exhibition of work by 23 Salt Spring artists on the theme of self-portraiture at ArtSpring, 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island. Artists portray their individuality, personality, distinctiveness and uniqueness. Gillian showing Fragments in this multi-media exhibition, which runs Friday 3 October through Sunday 12 October 2008.
Surface 2 Surface
An exhibition of paintings by Gillian McConnell (Surfacing series) and Robert Andrews at The Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Surface 2 Surface explores the layers of meaning embodied in the shapes and textures of urban surfaces—an amalgamation of the things that make up our internal and external worlds. Exhibition runs from 15 through 21 April 2005.
An exhibition of paintings by Gillian McConnell (Surfacing series) and Robert Andrews at The Art Factory Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Surface 2 Surface explores the layers of meaning embodied in the shapes and textures of urban surfaces—an amalgamation of the things that make up our internal and external worlds. Exhibition runs from 15 through 21 April 2005.
Double Exposure
An exhibition by local artists, Gillian McConnell (Landmarks series) and Desley Rolph at Cool-Art Gallery, Coolum Beach Queensland. Double Exposure draws inspiration from the local natural environment and urbanised areas of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Exhibition runs Saturday 6 November through Saturday 20 November 2004.
An exhibition by local artists, Gillian McConnell (Landmarks series) and Desley Rolph at Cool-Art Gallery, Coolum Beach Queensland. Double Exposure draws inspiration from the local natural environment and urbanised areas of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Exhibition runs Saturday 6 November through Saturday 20 November 2004.
Bittersweet
“Sugar is sweet, but bitter is its history. The environmental, health, political and economic issues are crushing one of Australia’s major export crops. Is the sugar cane industry headed for a sticky end? Can it survive by switching tracks? Gillian McConnell boils down the issues of this controversial crop in Bittersweet” at Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa Queensland. Exhibition runs from Thursday 22 January through Thursday 5 February 2004.
“Sugar is sweet, but bitter is its history. The environmental, health, political and economic issues are crushing one of Australia’s major export crops. Is the sugar cane industry headed for a sticky end? Can it survive by switching tracks? Gillian McConnell boils down the issues of this controversial crop in Bittersweet” at Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa Queensland. Exhibition runs from Thursday 22 January through Thursday 5 February 2004.
Terra Australis
An exhibition of paintings about living on the edge of Australia, a landscape of extremes and one of dreams. Works on display at the Blue Dolphin Gallery in Mooloolaba, Queensland from 27 September through 13 October 2003.
An exhibition of paintings about living on the edge of Australia, a landscape of extremes and one of dreams. Works on display at the Blue Dolphin Gallery in Mooloolaba, Queensland from 27 September through 13 October 2003.