Sky Glabush
Night Dance , 2022
Watercolor and gouache on paper, unframed
14 x 11 in
35.6 x 27.9 cm
35.6 x 27.9 cm
Philip Martin Gallery is pleased to present, "Night Dance," an online exhibition of watercolor and gouache paintings-on-paper by London, Ontario based artist, Sky Glabush. The exhibition focuses on new themes in Glabush's work, drawn from his on-going investigation of new ideas in landscape and portraiture as dynamic pictorial motifs for his art.
In Sky Glabush's work, landscape is alive, individuals are engaged, and energy courses through all aspects of experience. Glabush encourages viewers to participate in revelatory moments that point to what is possible in a painting, and, by extension, in representation itself. With precise details - a flower, a leaf, the turn of a subject's head - embedded in often all-over compositions, Glabush presents a total experience, one that reminds us of the wonder of the world, and our shared humanity.
Using vivid color, strong line, shape and texture, Glabush constructs landscapes that are places of encounter. Glabush's portraits, on the other hand, are means by which to discover another person, or perhaps, a deeper sense of oneself. Glabush's landscapes and portraits are generally not real places or individuals per se, though they may be based on them; indeed, they are windows onto the nature of experience - a means by which to navigate an enlightened world.
One of Glabush's works in the Philip Martin Gallery show, "Black Pine Galiano,” is, perhaps, a recollection of night-time on Galiano Island, just off the lower mainland of British Columbia. Another work, "Red Portrait," envisions an encounter with an individual, replete with lines of radiant color, their visage ringed in electric green. Sky Glabush's process takes on his own experiences and memories. He works through the figuring of image and motif in the studio. He pays attention to what is possible in a given picture. In this sense, Glabush's landscapes and portraits are spaces of becoming, spaces in which mystery is revealed to us, and reveled in.
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 included in current and forthcoming group exhibitions at Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin, Germany) and Modern Art (London, UK). Glabush's work is in the collection of The National Gallery of Canada, where it was recently on view alongside contemporary peers like Peter Doig. In 2024, Sky Glabush’s work will be the subject of a touring solo exhibition organized by Museum London (London, ON). The show will be accompanied by a catalog. Glabush's work was recently the subject of “Weight of Light” at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). Previous exhibitions include “The Caged Lark,” Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA); "Unnatural Nature: Post-Pop Landscapes," Acquavella (New York, NY);"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); Colart Collection (Montreal, QC); Ivey Collection (Toronto and London, ON); MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK); McIntosh Gallery, (London, ON); 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, Canadian Art, Toronto Star, and Globe and Mail. Glabush lives and works in London, ON.
There will be a Zoom webinar conversation with Sky Glabush, Friday, November 11 at 9am PST. To register for the webinar, please visit www.philipmartingallery.
Philip Martin Gallery is located at 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in the Culver City area of Los Angeles between Venice Blvd. and Washington Blvd., just south of the 10 Freeway.
Philip Martin Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10-5. For additional images, or information please email info@
In Sky Glabush's work, landscape is alive, individuals are engaged, and energy courses through all aspects of experience. Glabush encourages viewers to participate in revelatory moments that point to what is possible in a painting, and, by extension, in representation itself. With precise details - a flower, a leaf, the turn of a subject's head - embedded in often all-over compositions, Glabush presents a total experience, one that reminds us of the wonder of the world, and our shared humanity.
Using vivid color, strong line, shape and texture, Glabush constructs landscapes that are places of encounter. Glabush's portraits, on the other hand, are means by which to discover another person, or perhaps, a deeper sense of oneself. Glabush's landscapes and portraits are generally not real places or individuals per se, though they may be based on them; indeed, they are windows onto the nature of experience - a means by which to navigate an enlightened world.
One of Glabush's works in the Philip Martin Gallery show, "Black Pine Galiano,” is, perhaps, a recollection of night-time on Galiano Island, just off the lower mainland of British Columbia. Another work, "Red Portrait," envisions an encounter with an individual, replete with lines of radiant color, their visage ringed in electric green. Sky Glabush's process takes on his own experiences and memories. He works through the figuring of image and motif in the studio. He pays attention to what is possible in a given picture. In this sense, Glabush's landscapes and portraits are spaces of becoming, spaces in which mystery is revealed to us, and reveled in.
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 included in current and forthcoming group exhibitions at Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin, Germany) and Modern Art (London, UK). Glabush's work is in the collection of The National Gallery of Canada, where it was recently on view alongside contemporary peers like Peter Doig. In 2024, Sky Glabush’s work will be the subject of a touring solo exhibition organized by Museum London (London, ON). The show will be accompanied by a catalog. Glabush's work was recently the subject of “Weight of Light” at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). Previous exhibitions include “The Caged Lark,” Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA); "Unnatural Nature: Post-Pop Landscapes," Acquavella (New York, NY);"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); Colart Collection (Montreal, QC); Ivey Collection (Toronto and London, ON); MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK); McIntosh Gallery, (London, ON); 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, Canadian Art, Toronto Star, and Globe and Mail. Glabush lives and works in London, ON.
There will be a Zoom webinar conversation with Sky Glabush, Friday, November 11 at 9am PST. To register for the webinar, please visit www.philipmartingallery.
Philip Martin Gallery is located at 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034 in the Culver City area of Los Angeles between Venice Blvd. and Washington Blvd., just south of the 10 Freeway.
Philip Martin Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10-5. For additional images, or information please email info@
