Preview: Opening Reception
Preview: Opening Reception
Art That Remembers, Imagines, and Belongs.
đź“… Friday, October 16, 2026
đź•‘ 6:00 to 8:00 PM
đź“ŤEastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive)
Preview
Preview is a mix of new along with and some older pieces from Indigenous Artist Nelson White.
Representation is paramount to White’s works. With each colourful canvas, he considers the complexity of representing someone both as they see themselves and how they are seen. The new collection serves as a poignant insertion of Indigenous histories into the historically Western art form of portrait painting, where Indigenous subjects have been marginalized, misrepresented, or entirely absent. White’s practice is situated within a broader movement of contemporary artists who are working with figuration to redefine traditional portraiture today.
With 4 committed exhibitions from February to August, 2027. White is producing new work on a regular basis. The work is about home though the gaze portraiture and figurative work. It’s family, it’s kin, It’s about place, and your place informs you. Representation is changing and important.
Unable to make it to this event? Preview exhibit is open from October 16 through November 28, 2026 at the Eastern Edge Gallery (72 Harbour Drive). Visit Eastern Edge Gallery for daily operating hours.
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