Canadian artist Susan Schaefer will be featured in an upcoming solo exhibition of original paintings. Prairie Whispers ... Depicting the Quiet Beauty of the Prairies will be on display at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford June 16 to Aug. 25.
The exhibition will be made up of prairie-themed landscapes, funky old barns and sheds, and, of course, iconic elevators. These scenes all come from Schaefer’s love of the prairies.
Schaefer says, “The prairie sunrises and sunsets are magical. Golden wheat fields glisten in the sunshine. Old barns and equipment, scattered across the landscape, bring a touch of nostalgia. Even the snow drifts are magnificent casting long shadows of blue hues.”
Prairie Whispers is a touring exhibition, debuting in May of 2015 at the Signal Hills Arts Centre in Weyburn . Next it went to the west coast for a fall exhibition at Island Exposures in Parksville, British Columbia. The show then travelled back to Regina in 2016 where it spent the summer at Government House as part of their 125th Anniversary. In February 2017, the exhibition received rave reviews opening at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville.
Schaefer is excited to have Prairie Whispers at the Chapel Gallery as part of Canada’s 150th celebration. She will be in attendance at the opening on Friday, June 16.
She will also be teaching a workshop that day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chapel Gallery before the reception. Called Fun-Flowers, the workshop will be for acrylic painters. Anyone interested in attending can contact the gallery to register.
Schaefer’s Prairie Whispers series continues to grow as more pieces are added and many are sold. When asked how long Schaefer intends to work on this series, she replies, “There is no end in sight.”
Residing in Parksville, Schaefer continues to grow as an artist by participating and organizing workshops by professional artists that she admires. She is also the publisher of the Island Arts Magazine, a successful Vancouver Island Arts magazine, now into its 10th year.
