Forest City Gallery announces its first FCG Pier Members’ exhibition for 2024. Featuring works by Shane Ackerly, Marla Botterill, Mary Donlan, Anne Hamilton, and SiHyun Vision Kim,
See You There reflects the candid relationships artists have with the places they inhabit, or have experienced, and acknowledges the various ways in which locations and cultures affect our artwork. The exhibition engages with ideas of location, memory, home, people, community, and culture. The resulting works encompass a range of media and approaches.
See You There is curated by Gallery Intern Jack Cocker.
Shane Ackerly is a fourth year student at Western University studying Astrophysics and Studio Art. He is passionate about being human, and believes science and art are the best tools we have for reaching that blissful state of mutual understanding.
Marla Botterill (MFA) is a visual artist, professor, and coordinator of the Fine Art program at Fanshawe College. Active in artist-run culture, she previously served six terms on the board of directors at Forest City Gallery and is currently on the board of the London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA). She is a grant recipient from both the Ontario Arts Council and the London Arts Council. Her work has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and in Germany and she has participated in international conferences and residencies in Germany and Barbados.
Mary Donlan is a visual artist based in London, ON. She was born in Grimsby ON. She was educated at McMaster University and at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a BFA in 1989. She has exhibited her work in both solo and group shows through out Ontario and British Columbia and is the recipient of several Ontario Arts Council grants. Mary's practice includes painting, collage and photography. Her work is represented in numerous private collections. She was a member of the Forest City Gallery from 1990 to 1995, rejoining in 2015.
Anne Hamilton is an autistic artist. She has been a resident artist at TAP Centre for Creativity since 2018 and is currently an Artist-In-Residence at Kunstraum in Brooklyn, New York.
SiHyun Vision Kim is an emerging Korean-born Canadian artist based in London, Ontario. She primarily works with traditional intaglio printmaking and acrylic gouache painting. She combines her experiences as Korean and Canadian to create artworks based on Joseon/Yi, post-impressionist, and contemporary art.
FCG Pier is a community-focused display space named for the idea of a pier as both an arrival place and an exciting point of departure. When we think of a pier, we also might think of the word “peer” (meaning to look at something) or “peers,” as in our friends and colleagues. Finally, a pier is also an architectural term for a support structure. FCG wouldn’t exist without the hard work, heavy lifting, and support of our community. This curated Members’ exhibition has been initiated in response to Membership feedback seeking more display opportunities.
