Upcoming 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.
Found In CollectioN
Opening June 27, 2026
Bringing together selected artworks found in the gallery’s collections, PAG staff have curated an exhibition designed to showcase pieces that we are discovering in our effort to complete the accessioning of our collections.
As a gallery’s collections grow and change, keeping track of information such as; when a piece arrived, who owned it previously, it’s materials, are essential parts of telling it’s story. Sometimes this information can be lost along the lifespan of an institution. In such cases, items found to be missing some or sometimes all of their identifying information, curators will label them as ‘Found in Collection’ or FIC. By using this title, it marks the start of the process of rediscovering an item’s history. In this case, the paintings we are choosing may or may not be fully recorded in our accessioning process. We are just interested to show them.