Upcoming Exhibitions

JULY 4 - OCTOBER 25, 2025

DAVID SPRIGGS

Known for his pioneering work at the intersection of sculpture, painting, and spatial illusion, David Spriggs challenges the boundaries of perception through his large-scale, multi-layered compositions. Constructed from transparent images layered to form three-dimensional visual phenomena, his installations appear to float and shift as viewers move around them.

The exhibition features the following two major works:
https://davidspriggs.art/artwork/

• First Wave (2021), created during the height of the pandemic for the Oku-Noto Triennale in Suzu, Japan. Although it was installed overseas, travel restrictions prevented Spriggs from attending, making its North American debut this exhibition marks the first time David Spriggs will see the work in its entirety. First Wave will be displayed in the Main Gallery.

• Paradox of Power (2007), A significant early work, this pivotal piece investigates rapid change, deconstruction, and symbolic revolution. Eighteen years on, it remains strikingly relevant, having taken on a renewed sense of gravitas considering today’s political climate, both in North America and around the globe. Paradox of Power will be displayed in the Project Gallery

Together, these two ambitious works explore themes of transformation, impermanence, and collective consciousness. Through his unique visual language, Spriggs invites audiences to confront both the seen and unseen forces shaping our world, from the fluidity of identity to the architecture of power.

Exhibition Details

Opening Reception: Friday, July 4, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (David will be in attendance)

Artist Talk and Tour: Saturday, July 5, 2025 | 1:00 PM

Location: Penticton Art Gallery | 199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC

Exhibition Dates: July 4 – October 25, 2025

Admission: By donation

Main Gallery: First Wave

‘First Wave’ by David Spriggs is a Stratachrome artwork that was created during the COVID-19 pandemic and exhibited at the Oku-Noto Triennale in Suzu, Japan. Intense red colour flows through the space of a former fishing net warehouse in Suzu, the artwork is not projected light but a three-dimensional painting of painted layered transparencies. It is a stratachromatic representation of the beauty and power of nature using aesthetics to create an emotional response in the viewer. The artwork is made up of 90 transparent sheets painted with red paint, layered to create the appearance of a massive, incoming tsunami wave. The intense saturation of the red color, as well as its association with blood, adds to the emotional impact of the piece. The title of the artwork, ‘First Wave’, references both the current pandemic and to Japanese art history, specifically the famous Hokusai print, ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’.

Title: First Wave
Artist: David Spriggs
Size: 382 x 107 x 150 inches / 970 x 271 x 381 cm
Materials: Acrylic paint on layered transparencies, lightbox, framework

(Photography credit: Kichirō Okamura)