05/14/2026
๐ฃCelebrate the opening of the Varley Art Galleryโs 2026 Summer Exhibitions with an afternoon of art and conversation.
| Summer Exhibitions Opening Reception |
๐๏ธ Saturday, May 23, 2026
๐ 2 to 4 PM
๐ฐ Free | Registration not required
Event highlights:
โข In-gallery pop-up talks by exhibiting artists Par Nair, Scott Sawtell, and Vicky Talwar and curator Anik Glaude
โข A sound-healing performance by Buddhist monk Lama Jam
โข Hands-on art activities for all ages
โข Light refreshments
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Curated by Anik Glaude
Featuring works by Par Nair, Scott Sawtell, and Vicky Talwar
The artists in this exhibition work within states of inโbetweenness, using painting to assemble the memories, relationships, and events that shape their identities. Through layered processes and intuitive construction, they build worlds that hold them togetherโworlds offering coherence amid shifting selves and unstable histories. Together, their practices unfold within the shared context of living and working in York Region, a place shaped by cultural plurality and continual transformation.
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Curated by Anik Glaude
Featuring works by Hayley Chi Hay Chiu
Hayley Chi Hay Chiu is a Markham-based, second-generation Chinese Canadian painter. Working primarily in oil, she holds a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University (2023). Her practice traces an ongoing journey of becoming and a search for โhome,โ reimagining personal narratives through fable and fantasy.
To learn more, visit VarleyArtGallery.ca.
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Image: Par Nair, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ (detail), 2025, oil on canvas, 121.9 cm x 91.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham , TD , Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario , Ontario Government
