EXHIBITIONS
Light Through Scars
June 20 – September 19, 2026
The Penticton Art Gallery is pleased to present Light Through Scars, a powerful group exhibition exploring themes of displacement, resilience, healing, and belonging through the work of four internationally recognized artists.
Guest curated by artist and Emily Carr University faculty member Parvin Peivandi, the exhibition brings together Solange Adum Abdala, Ghinwa Yassine, Oksana Zbrutska, and Peivandi herself, artists whose diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experiences inform deeply personal yet universally resonant practices. Working across painting, photography, film, performance, digital media, and ceramic sculpture, each artist examines the lasting impacts of conflict, migration, memory, and identity while offering reflections on renewal, connection, and hope.
Drawing inspiration from the words of the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, “The wound is where the light enters you,” Light Through Scars explores how personal and collective experiences of hardship can serve as catalysts for transformation, empathy, and growth. Through distinct artistic voices and perspectives, the exhibition creates space for reflection on the ways art can foster understanding, bridge cultural divides, and illuminate pathways toward healing.
At a time when global conflicts continue to shape lives and communities across borders, Light Through Scars invites audiences to engage with stories of endurance and humanity, celebrating the capacity of creative practice to inspire connection, compassion, and belonging.
Sacred WaterS
Fibre Art Network
August 29 - September 29, 2026
Penticton Art Gallery | 199 Marina Way
Water is life. It shapes our landscapes, sustains our communities, and holds a profound place in our cultural and spiritual traditions. Yet the rivers, lakes and oceans we depend upon face growing pressures from pollution, drought, climate change and human activity.
Sacred Waters brings together 40 artists from Fibre Art Network, each represented by one original fibre artwork created in a 16" × 20" portrait format. Through 40 distinct creative perspectives, the exhibition explores our relationship with water, shaped by place, experience, lineage, values and artistic practice.
Together, these works invite us to consider water not simply as a resource, but as something precious, worthy of reverence, protection and care.
We are delighted to invite you to the Opening Reception for Fibre Art Network's Sacred Waters, and for Pop Up Prints: UBCO, the newest residency in The Landing, along with the reopening of The Gallery Shop @ PAG.
Exhibition, Residency, and Gallery Shop Opening Reception
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 | 5 - 8 PM
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Pop Up Prints: UBCO
UBC Okanagan Art Students - Rachelle Furney, Ivo Guidi, Shayne Hitchens, and Maya Neale
August 29 – October 24, 2026
Penticton Art Gallery | 199 Marina Way
Small space. Big ideas. Nestled just inside the Gallery entrance, The Landing is Penticton Art Gallery's new pop up mini-gallery - a place to pause, discover and connect.
This intimate space features rotating short term exhibitions by emerging, experimenting, and community artists working across all artistic practices, from painting, printmaking, ceramics, fibre arts, and photography to sculpture, mixed media, installation, and more. With shows changing regularly, The Landing offers something new to discover with every visit. sustain us.
Exhibition, Residency, and Gallery Shop Opening Reception
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 | 5 - 8 PM
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CreateAbility - The Art of Being Seen
CreateAbility
September 1 – October 24, 2026
Penticton Art Gallery | 199 Marina Way
Penticton Art Gallery is proud to present the inaugural CreateAbility: The Art of Being Seen, a powerful new exhibition celebrating creativity, self-expression, and the importance of creating spaces where every artist can be seen, valued, and celebrated.
CreateAbility: The Art of Being Seen brings together artwork by 23 adult artists living with a range of disabilities and life experiences. Some disabilities are visible, while others are not, affecting physical abilities, mental health, cognitive functioning, communication, or how individuals experience the world. Some artists have lived with disability throughout their lives, while others have experienced significant changes through illness, injury, mental health challenges, or recovery from substance use. While these artists are very much part of our communities, many have shared the experience of feeling unseen. CreateAbility: The Art of Being Seen offers a different experience, one in which their creativity, perspectives, stories, and artistic accomplishments take centre stage. This exhibition invites you to slow down and look closely, not only at the artwork, but at the people behind it.
CreateAbility, the program: The artists participate in CreateAbility, a free monthly art therapy program held in Oliver. Established in 2017, the program receives support from the Oliver Community Arts Council and the BC Arts Council, allowing artists of all abilities to explore art making in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Each month instructors introduce new projects using prompts and reference images. Support is tailored to individual needs so everyone can participate comfortably and confidently. Many artists interpret the prompts in their own distinctive and imaginative ways, resulting in work as diverse as those who create it.
CreateAbility: The Art of Being Seen
Exhibition Opening Receptions
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 | 11 AM - 1 PM Lunch Reception | RSVP required to attend and 5 PM - 8 PM Evening Reception
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