Donovan v. rose
Who’s this?
I (Donovan) began a dedicated painting practice after moving from Vancouver to Montreal in 2010. Currently living and working in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, with my amazing wife, Barclay. Together we run The Ou Artist Residency and Pelago Footwear LTD.
But what is this work all about?
I paint what’s available to me and I tend to work in series. Some series will span several years with careful thought and consideration going into each image, and sometimes it can just be 10 unplanned paintings which are a vehicle to get me from one idea to another. I do anticipate aspects of my current interests to show up and develop throughout my work, until my senility, then I will start into abstracts.
I often create my own narrative for the images while I’m working on them, like a movie script, though I do not feel that a painting will speak the same language to every viewer and sometimes it’s better to watch without the subtitles.
Thanks for watching!
DR
Donovan is currently represented by Gallery Merrick in Victoria and Ashdale Gallery in North Vancouver, BC. His work has been exhibited in Quebec, Alberta and B.C. and is also part of numerous private collections across Canada and the U.S.
Solo Exhibitions:
2022- Passage - Gallery Merrick, Victoria BC
2021- Souvenirs - Gallery Merrick , Nanaimo BC
2020- Myth of the Gull - Gallery Merrick , Nanaimo BC
2019- La Dolce Cabana - Gallery Merrick , Nanaimo BC
2018 -Here and There - Gallery Merrick , Nanaimo BC
2018- Poor & Clean - the Northern Quarter, Victoria BC
2018- New Descendants - Arc.hive Gallery-Victoria BC
2017- Descendants of Leisure -The Ou Gallery- Duncan BC.
2015- Brave Knew World- The Electric Umbrella- Nanaimo BC.
Group Shows:
2019- Sooke Fine Arts Show -Sooke BC
2019- Potluck with Andrea Soos - the Northern Quarter.
2018 - Discovery- Seymour Art Gallery- Deep Cove B.C.