Sky Glabush's work examines painterly archetypes like portraiture, landscape, and still life. We see flowers, trees, buildings and individual portrait subjects rendered in vivid color, by way of strong line, and dynamic shape. Glabush's paintings include passages in oil and sand that play off brilliant areas of paint laid down with a brush. Glabush's work connects directly with personal vision in painting: the power of the human hand; a sense of mental recording; and a feeling of visual improvisation is paramount. Glabush's own experiences living and working in variety of places such as Saskatchewan, Belize, California and Amsterdam have informed his work. Sky Glabush’s paintings were recently on view at the National Gallery of Canada; in 2024, Sky Glabush’s work will be the subject of a touring solo exhibition organized by Museum London (London, ON).
Sky Glabush (b. 1970 Alert Bay, BC) received his BFA from the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, SK) and his MA from the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB). Sky Glabush's work is the subject of upcoming and recent solo exhibitions at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) and Stephen Friedman Gallery (New York, NY; London, UK). Glabush’s paintings are in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, where they were recently on view. Glabush’s group shows include, “Pocket Universe,” at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), "The Moth & The Thunderclap," Modern Art (London, UK, 2023); “BodyLand,” Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin, Germany, 2022); "Unnatural Nature: Post-Pop Landscapes,” Acquavella (New York, NY, 2022); "Sky Glabush and Johannes Nagel," Cordonhaus Städtische Galerie Museum (Cham, Germany); “The Valley of Love,” Clint Roenisch Gallery (Toronto, ON); “Sky Glabush,” Projet Pangée (Montreal, QC); and “The Window is Also a Door,” Prosjektrom Normanns (Stavanger, Norway). Glabush's work has been included in exhibitions at University of Western Ontario (London, ON); Galerie de l’UQAM (Montréal, QC); and Rideau Hall (Ottawa, ON). Glabush is an associate professor of visual art at the University of Western Ontario (London, ON). Glabush’s work is included in such collections as Harvard Museums (Cambridge, MA), National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON); Alberta Foundation for the Arts (Calgary, AB); Bank of Montreal (Toronto, ON); Burnaby Art Gallery (Burnaby, BC); Colart Collection (Montreal, QC); Ivey Collection (Toronto and London, ON); MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK); McIntosh Gallery, (London, ON); McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Vaughan, Ontario); Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon, SK); Museum London (London, ON); University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, SK). His work has been featured in publications such as Tate Magazine, Border Crossings, Canadian Art, Toronto Star, and Globe and Mail. Glabush lives and works in London, ON.