NOVEMBER 2024

We are saddened by the recent passing of one of our respected founding members, good friend and fellow artist: Zalman Amit.

A special exhibition celebrating the life and art of Zalman Amit, will be on display Thursday November 7 to Sunday November 17.

Open hours Thursday to Sunday 12.30 - 4.30.

Closed Saturday November 9 for the Family Celebration of Life.

“Instead of focusing strictly on the beauty of the wood as the primary factor in the turned work, I attempt to create unique pieces that include carving, piercing and inlay techniques in addition to the basic turning.”

Zalman Amit 2011

The whole Gallery will be devoted to Zalman’s “one of a kind”, sculptural work.

We hope you get a chance to drop by and see this extensive collection of his work.

You can view the exhibition in our Virtual Gallery (available after Nov 8).

Check out these links for further information on his life and work:

Zalman: In his own words,

Obituary,

Concordia tribute,

IJV Halifax tribute

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FALL 2024

The final feature exhibition of 2024 is a collaboration between Joan Bruneau and Heather Sayeau. BLOOM opens on Wednesday October 2 at 1230.

The reception is Friday October 4th 4.00 - 8.00

Exhibition runs Wednesday October 2 - Sunday October 13 12.30 - 4.30 (closed Monday October 7)

This show offers a glimpse at the ways we are captivated by the colours, shapes and powerful beauty of flowers.

Flowers speak silently in a language of grace. The presence of flowers in one’s life can convey hope, can console, can celebrate and often can declare love. 

On Friday October 4 4.00 - 8.00 the artists will be hosting a reception. You will be able to meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and experience the exhibition.

We hope you get a chance to drop by.

For those of you unable to visit the Gallery in person, check out our Virtual Gallery during the exhibition.

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MAY 2024

The first feature exhibition of 2024 is a collaboration between Barbara McLean and Jackie Cohen. IN FULL COLOUR opens on Wednesday May 22 at 1230.

The reception is Monday May 27th 3.00 - 5.00

IN FULL COLOUR

Rich vibrant colour on clay and canvas swirls around the viewer providing a glow of warmth as another dark, damp, winter fades into memory.

In this exhibition Jackie’s three dimensional work is a counterpoint to Barbara’s bold flat canvases. The colourful patterned forms of the ceramics balance the flat, simpler surfaces found in the abstracts. The whimsy of birds and animal shapes on earthenware contrast with the simply coloured large abstracts on canvas.

Exhibition runs Thursday May 22 - Sunday Jun 2 12.30 - 4.30 (except Monday May 27).

On Monday May 27 the Gallery is open 3.00 - 5.00 for the reception. You will be able to meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and experience the exhibition.

For those of you unable to visit the Gallery in person, check out our Virtual Gallery and the IN FULL COLOUR online Exhibition Catalogue during the exhibition.

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APRIL 2024

Welcome to Spring at Peer Gallery. The first all members show of the year is being installed this week. We open on April 18 and are delighted to introduce four new artists to the Gallery this year.

Teresa Bergen

Figurative ceramic sculpture, impractical toys and kinetic art.

Diana Baldwin

Printmaking, primarily etching.

Allyson Simmie

Jewellery inspired by the changing seasons

Steve Farmer

Contemporary photography.

Open Thursday - Sunday 12.30 - 4.30

Our first Feature Exhibition of the year IN FULL COLOUR is coming up in May.

If you are unable to visit in person, please visit our VIRTUAL GALLERY and our ARTISTS page

FALL 2023 (2)

The second of our two feature exhibitions this fall is the eagerly anticipated exhibition of TOM WARD: NEW PAINTINGS opening on Thursday October 26 at 1230.

NEW PAINTINGS

This new work by by one of Canada’s most notable realist watercolour artists is a feast for the eye and the spirit.

This new work by by one of Canada’s most notable realist watercolour artists is a feast for the eye and the spirit.

Drawn to the relationship between ocean and land and how time and tide shape our maritime environment, his landscape paintings depict the landforms and coastal environment of Nova Scotia.  Tom’s background in geology resonates throughout his magnificently realized landscapes.

Exhibition runs Thursday Oct 26 - Sunday Nov 5 12.30 - 4.30.

The Gallery is CLOSED Monday Oct 30 and Tuesday Oct 31.

We hope you get a chance to drop by. For those of you unable to visit the Gallery in person, check out our Virtual Gallery during the exhibition and the TOM WARD: NEW PAINTINGS online Exhibition Catalogue.

FALL 2023

Welcome to Fall at Peer Gallery and the first of two feature exhibitions on display this season.

“Soñando en Azul” opens Thursday October 12 at 1230.

SOÑANDO EN AZUL

This exhibition bursts with the spirits of two remarkable talents celebrating their playful, poetic friendship in art and in life. The paintings by Craig Rubadoux and sculptures by Miro Davis are quirky, energetic, mysterious, dreamy and blue.

Craig loves to paint and draw and put lines around thoughts.

Miro sculpts spontaneous elemental forms from clay, carving each into a delicate lacework.

Open Thursday - Sunday 1230-1630

Reception Saturday Oct 14th

We hope you get a chance to drop by. For those of you unable to visit the Gallery in person, check out our Virtual Gallery during the exhibition and the SOÑANDO EN AZUL online Exhibition Catalogue.

SPRING 2023

We are delighted to welcome well known Lunenburg potter Joan Bruneau to the Gallery this year. For 28 years her studio and storefront has been a well known landmark on Dufferin St in Lunenburg.

Joan works with Nova Scotia earthernware creating pots that function as decorative objects activated through use. 

Joan has been part of the ceramics faculty at NSCAD since 1995. Her work is exhibited throughout North America and is in recognized private and public collections.

Do drop by to see her beautiful pots and wonderful glazes.

Open Thursday - Sunday 1230-1630

Earthenware cups with food safe glazes

FALL 2022

This autumn the gallery is showing work by all 16 of our gallery members.

We also have two exciting Feature Exhibitions taking place in October. Feature exhibitions offer individual members an opportunity to present a larger body of work. This is a wonderful opportunity to see more work by some of our wonderful crew.

As the weather gets cooler and the fall colours glow on the hillsides, what better way to spend an afternoon than taking a trip to Lunenburg and immersing yourself in the delicious art on display in our gallery?

You can take a stroll along Lincoln Street to visit the many other galleries on gallery row. Follow up with a visit to a cafe, brew pub or restaurant perhaps. We look forward to seeing you!

RENEWAL

The evocative paintings and ceramic works in this exhibition grow from the spirit of renewal.

Barbara’s images spring from a new found joy in painting, a feeling of hope even during these troubling times and a continuance of personal creativity and recovery of natural balance.

Bradley’s large vessels are press molded and hand carved with glazes and clay slips applied by hand, then wood and gas fired to a timeless look of “Antiquity”. It is a renewal of work and of the artistic energy that flows from presentation.

PAINTINGS

Heather’s work is very much a living process, like the unfolding of a flower. Gardens, fields laden with blooms, the millions of flower paintings, and the photos Heather has taken are the basis of her work. Flowers accompany us through life. They speak a silent language of beauty - a language made of earth, air, fire and water.

We hope you get a chance to drop by. For those of you unable to visit the Gallery in person, check out our Virtual Gallery during the exhibitions, the RENEWAL Exhibition catalogue and Heather’s online Exhibition Catalogue.

MAY 2022

Welcome to our 21st season and our third year in the new gallery space at 166 Lincoln Street in Lunenburg. The gallery is glorious – bright and full of wonderful work by our sixteen member artists.

The gallery opened on April 21st with an exciting new members’ exhibition. Members’ exhibitions continue to change monthly. Feature exhibitions will take place in spring and fall to showcase individual members’ work in our front gallery space.

Our first feature exhibition is new work by

Douglas Boutilier & Sally Warren

from May 19th to May 29th.

It presents a fascinating mix of painting, drawing, printmaking and collage that explores the depth of each artist’s experience.

This year we welcome two new members to Peer Gallery

MICHAEL PETERS

s engaged in making work that explores our relationship with the natural world

HEATHER SAYEAU

bases her paintings on memories and her lifelong fascination with flowers.

If you are unable to visit in person, please visit our new VIRTUAL GALLERY and our ARTISTS page

FALL 2021

INK & GLAZE opened Oct 28, the first feature exhibition for Peer since 2019 and the first opportunity for both Carol and Anne to display new bodies of work in several years.

It is an exciting, bold show that you do not want to miss.

Monotypes: “Virescent #3” 16 x 6” and “Virescent #4” 14.63 x 18.63” by Anne Tweed


Mighty Girls: “Stella Bowles” 12”, “Greta Thunberg” 13” and “Autumn Peltier” 11” by Carol Morrow

While we were not able to have one of those delightful public openings, gallery members were able to have a small evening gathering after taking rapid COVID tests. It was the first time we had all seen each other face to face and in person in 18 months.

The exhibition continues daily from noon to 5 until Nov 7.

Check out the INK & GLAZE Exhibition Catalogue.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

In 2020, just at the beginning of COVID we moved the gallery…not far…just across the street!  The timing wasn’t great but the new gallery space is perfect for us. Despite the on-again/off-again nature of business during COVID, 2020 was a good year for the gallery.  Safely distanced, devoted followers and first time visitors from all around the Atlantic Provinces enjoyed the changing monthly exhibitions while during off season…our wonderful ‘winter windows’ delighted passers-by. 

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

On July 1 we celebrate our 20th anniversary making us one of the longest running gallery cooperatives in the country.  

We are proud of our accomplishment and grateful for your support over the years.

During these first twenty years our artists have mounted over 150 contemporary art exhibitions – featuring both abstract and figurative themes in painting, drawing, mixed media, fused glass work, wood turning, ceramics and original prints.  As part of the Art Galleries Association of Lunenburg, we actively support and promote the artists and galleries of Lunenburg. The gallery has been recognized for its cultural significance by the Province of Nova Scotia. 

Many of Nova Scotia’s finest contemporary artists have been amongst our membership – some for the entire 20 years!  

WELCOMING

our newest member

CRAIG RUBADOUX

As a child, Craig loved to draw ……… he still does. His work is colourful, fluid and expressive, evoking the essence of the subject.


If you are unable to visit in person, please visit our new VIRTUAL GALLERY and our ARTISTS page