Pearl Ellis Gallery invites everyone to fill out our first annual Member Survey. Your voice is important to us as we move Pearl Ellis Gallery into the 2025 season! This survey should take less than ten minutes to complete and will be a very useful tool for us to gather statistics and to allow you to share your thoughts with us.
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The Pearl Ellis Gallery is pleased to present an exhibit of watercolour paintings by Alora Griffin, May 30-June 17. A reception will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2-4 pm with the artist in attendance. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.…
Senior secondary students featured at Pearl Ellis Gallery
Running from May 9-27, the Pearl Ellis Gallery presents a showcase of artwork by secondary students of École Au-cœur-de-l’île, Georges P. Vanier Secondary and Highland Secondary schools. With a wide variety of styles and subject matter using a number of different mediums, the exhibition is well worth a visit to see the creativity of our community’s talented, young artists.…
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery presents the Inside Art Group Annual Spring Art Show and Sale from April 11-May 6.
This group of enthusiastic artists meets on Mondays at the Lions’ Den in Comox. They are a non-competitive group providing friendly support to each other while producing images in a refreshing and creative atmosphere. Members work in a variety of media, including oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, scratchboards, alcohol inks and mixed mediums. Members gain inspiration from each other and a variety of subject matter: landscapes, floral, portraits, wildlife, seascapes, modern and inspirational subjects. Artists experiment with their own styles at their own pace. If you have ever thought that you would like to take up painting as a hobby, drop by on a Monday and see the artists at work. They are always looking for new artists. Original art cards from over 40 local artists are also available to purchase.…
Comox Valley Photographic Society’s (CVPS) Showcase exhibit of photographic prints opens at the Pearl Ellis Gallery on February 28, with 26 prints on display. The exhibit runs until Saturday, March 18.…
The Pearl Ellis Gallery will host its first Members Show and Sale of the year from January 31-February 25. A wide range of styles, from both emerging and professional artists, will be displayed and include watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, fibre art, stained glass and clay pieces. All work is for sale. Original art cards from over 40 local artists are also available to purchase.…
The Pearl Ellis Gallery kicks off the New Year with a show of fibre art, January 10-28.
Fibre Art Voices is a small, spirited group comprised of forward-thinking visual artists, who come together to support and encourage one another in expressing a creative voice through fibre. Diverse artistic backgrounds and passion for textiles enable the collective to work with an extensive variety of media and techniques to create individual stories that are rich in design, colour and texture. Through love of textiles they challenge each other, individually and as a group, and share the energy and inspiration gained from living in the breathtaking West Coast environment.…
Affordable art featured at Pearl Ellis Christmas show
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will host its final Members Show & Sale of the year from November 15-December 17. A wide range of styles from both emerging and professional artists will be displayed including watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, mixed media, stained glass, fabric art, and wood carving. All work will be available for purchase. The Gallery also offers a large selection of original greeting cards for sale by local artists.…
Brushworks painters featured at the Pearl Ellis Gallery
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will feature the Brushworks Painting Group from October 18-November 12. Established in the 1990s, Brushworks has a membership of about 30 painters who get together weekly at the Lion’s Den in Comox to paint and offer each other encouragement, inspiration and challenge in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The group includes many long-time members. Gallery viewers can expect to see paintings in acrylic, oil, watercolour and mixed media by both established and emerging artists. …
Seeing with double vision at the Pearl Ellis Gallery
What happens when two artists, who have never met and who work in different mediums, agree to participate in an undefined project to share, but not copy, their vision? This was the crux of the callout from the Pearl Ellis Gallery to its members last November.…
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will host its Members Fall Show & Sale from August 25 to September 17. A wide range of styles from both emerging and professional artists will be displayed including watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, fused glass, fabric art and mixed media. All work will be available for purchase. The Gallery also offers a large selection of original greeting cards for sale by local artists.…
The Pearl Ellis Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings by artist Mae Hung. The show, entitled When East Meets West, runs July 28-August 20. Mae moved to Canada almost fifty years ago after spending her childhood years in Hong Kong. She began painting thirty years ago as a hobby; after retirement it became a passion. …
The Pearl Ellis Gallery will host its Spring Members’ Show and Sale from June 2-25. A wide range of styles, from both emerging and professional artists, will be displayed and include watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, and mixed media. All work is for sale. Original art cards from over 40 local artists are also available to purchase. …
Senior secondary students featured at Pearl Ellis Gallery
Running from May 5-28, Visionaries is a showcase of art by the senior secondary students of Mark R. Isfeld, G.P. Vanier and Highland high schools. With a wide array of works being presented in a number of different mediums, the exhibition is well worth a visit to see the creativity of our community’s talented, young artists.…
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will present the Inside Art Group Annual Spring Art Show and Sale from April 7 to 30. This group of enthusiastic artists meets every Monday at the Lions’ Den in Comox below the Pearl Ellis Gallery from 10 am until 2 pm. They are a non-competitive group providing friendly support for each other while producing images in a refreshing and creative atmosphere. Members work in a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, scratch boards and mixed mediums. They gain inspiration from each other and a variety of subject matter: landscapes, floral, portraits, wildlife, seascapes, modern and inspirational subjects.…
Comox Valley Photographic Society’s (CVPS) Showcase exhibit of photographic prints opens at the Pearl Ellis Gallery on March 10 and runs until April 2.…
The Pearl Ellis Gallery will host its first Members’ Show and Sale of the year from February 10-March 5. A wide range of styles, from both emerging and professional artists, will be displayed and include watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, fibre art including silk scarves, and stained glass. All work is for sale. Original art cards from over 40 local artists are also available to purchase. …
A group of art friends who have painted and shared their passion for over ten years are excited to show their work at the Pearl Ellis Gallery from January 13 to February 5. Thirteen artists from the The Wet Paint Art Group, hailing from Courtenay, Comox, Black Creek, and Campbell River, plan to delight the senses with their fresh array of new paintings and 3D artwork.…
Affordable art featured at Pearl Ellis Christmas show
The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will host its last Members’ Show and Sale of the year from November 12 to December 11. A wide range of styles by emerging and professional artists will be displayed and include watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings, photography, fibre art and more. Art cards from local artists are also available for sale. …
