Current Exhibition - New work from Deon Venter's Avatar series. Opens July 26th.
more info and images to follow....
Exhibition - Ongoing selection of new and recent work
Exhibition - Venter Gallery, Salt Spring Island - Now closed
Deon Venter, In Situ, June 13th - 26th
Part of Salt Spring Photofest 2019
Venter Gallery, Salt Spring Island
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Part of Salt Spring Photofest 2019
Venter Gallery, Salt Spring Island
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In Situ
In situ - adverb, adjective - is a Latin phrase that translates literally to ‘on site’ or ‘in position.’ It can mean ‘locally’, ‘on site’, ‘on the premises’, or ‘in place’ to describe where an event takes place and is used in many different contexts.
Deon Venter’s photography exhibition as part of the first Salt Spring Photofest, depict compositions from some of Deon’s favourite places. Along with his wife Kathy, he takes camping trips to Avatar Grove in the Port Renfrew area, and to the Pacheedaht Territory on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island.
There, inspired by the natural landscape, in particular the trees, he takes photos to give reference to his studio work, where he works up paintings of these same subjects and places, to great effect in his signature oil impasto.
Avatar Grove is home to ‘Canada’s gnarliest tree’, a subject Deon has painted and which is represented in the photos ‘Untitled’, ‘Big Burl’ and ‘Elephant’. Another photo titled ‘Avatar Grove’ shows the ground and understory in an ethereal light, testament to the spirituality of the place.
Like many places in the Pacific Northwest, the beach and shore of the Pacheedaht territory is littered with the remains of uprooted and dispersed trees, with their gnarly and contorted root structures exposed to the bleaching effects of salt and sunlight. This is clearly illustrated in work such as ‘Dragon’, ‘Temple’ and ‘Uprooted’, where the forms evoke the bones of sea creatures, both real and imagined.
Closer to home, three misty and gauzy photos looking back at the shore allow us to see in a new light. Here too, Deon’s self portrait ‘Yeti’ - an accidental and unintended shot - where only an impression of the artist is seen.
These photos are archival silvertone prints on aluminum and from an edition of 3.
In situ - adverb, adjective - is a Latin phrase that translates literally to ‘on site’ or ‘in position.’ It can mean ‘locally’, ‘on site’, ‘on the premises’, or ‘in place’ to describe where an event takes place and is used in many different contexts.
Deon Venter’s photography exhibition as part of the first Salt Spring Photofest, depict compositions from some of Deon’s favourite places. Along with his wife Kathy, he takes camping trips to Avatar Grove in the Port Renfrew area, and to the Pacheedaht Territory on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island.
There, inspired by the natural landscape, in particular the trees, he takes photos to give reference to his studio work, where he works up paintings of these same subjects and places, to great effect in his signature oil impasto.
Avatar Grove is home to ‘Canada’s gnarliest tree’, a subject Deon has painted and which is represented in the photos ‘Untitled’, ‘Big Burl’ and ‘Elephant’. Another photo titled ‘Avatar Grove’ shows the ground and understory in an ethereal light, testament to the spirituality of the place.
Like many places in the Pacific Northwest, the beach and shore of the Pacheedaht territory is littered with the remains of uprooted and dispersed trees, with their gnarly and contorted root structures exposed to the bleaching effects of salt and sunlight. This is clearly illustrated in work such as ‘Dragon’, ‘Temple’ and ‘Uprooted’, where the forms evoke the bones of sea creatures, both real and imagined.
Closer to home, three misty and gauzy photos looking back at the shore allow us to see in a new light. Here too, Deon’s self portrait ‘Yeti’ - an accidental and unintended shot - where only an impression of the artist is seen.
These photos are archival silvertone prints on aluminum and from an edition of 3.
Ongoing Exhibition - Venter Gallery, Salt Spring Island
The gallery is currently exhibiting new works from Deon and Kathy Venter.
Kathy Venter, 'Coral Sea', 2018
polychrome ceramic, 20x30x13"
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Deon Venter, 'Manifestation', 2018, 30 x 54"
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Exhibition - Winchester Gallery, Victoria, BC. - Now closed
If you are in Victoria, BC, be sure to stop in and see Deon's Avatar and Hakeme paintings, and a remarkable group of new sculptures by Kathy Venter. Exhibit continues until December 1st at the Oak Bay Avenue location. Visit their website, click here.
Exhibition - Venter Gallery, Salt Spring Island - Now closed
New Exhibition – Venter Gallery
November 3rd, 2018 – December 3rd, 2018
Join us for the Opening on Saturday November, 17th, from 4 – 6 PM.
The Venter Gallery is excited to announce an exhibition of selected work from Deon Venter's series Last Supper / The Order of Things and Kathy Venter's series Metanarrative / Life. Don't miss viewing some of the internationally acclaimed work of the Venter's exhibited in New York, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Zug, Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Please join us for a glass of wine with the Venters at the gallery in Grace Point Square, Saturday, 17th November from 4 - 6 pm.
November 3rd, 2018 – December 3rd, 2018
Join us for the Opening on Saturday November, 17th, from 4 – 6 PM.
The Venter Gallery is excited to announce an exhibition of selected work from Deon Venter's series Last Supper / The Order of Things and Kathy Venter's series Metanarrative / Life. Don't miss viewing some of the internationally acclaimed work of the Venter's exhibited in New York, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Zug, Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Please join us for a glass of wine with the Venters at the gallery in Grace Point Square, Saturday, 17th November from 4 - 6 pm.
