““The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.”
— — Galileo Galilei
Group of people chatting and smiling in an art gallery or museum.

Mingling with art fans. The Michael Wright Art Gallery is a beautiful facility. Many thanks to the City of Port Coquitlam for hosting us with wine and appetizers.

An exhibition poster for Gaia Through New Eyes at the Michael Wright Art Gallery in Port Coquitlam, BC. The poster features photos of three women, each associated with different art themes, and includes text about the exhibit continuing until September 11.

Artist Monica Gewurz and sculptor Diane Roy and Patricia Sandberg, all focusing our work on creating a better environment.

A woman with medium-length brown hair, wearing a light jacket, a white shirt, and a beige skirt, holding a piece of paper and a pen, standing in front of a grid-patterned wall decorated with framed landscape paintings.

An engaged audience attended our artist talk.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 - G&S ART GALLERY & FURNITURE, White Rock, BC.

2025 - WHITE ROCK LIBRARY, White Rock BC.

2024 - WHITE ROCK LIBRARY, White Rock BC.

2023 - HYCROFT GALLERY, University Women’s Club of Vancouver, Vancouver BC

WHITE ROCK LIBRARY, White Rock BC.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 - VISUAL SPACE GALLERY, Artists in Our Midst, Vancouver, BC.

2025 - MICHAEL WRIGHT ART GALLERY, June-September, three person show “GAIA Through New Eyes”, Port Coquitlam, BC

WEST of MAIN ART WALK, Vancouver BC.

SCANDINAVIAN CULTURAL CENTRE, Nordic Art & Photography Sale, Burnaby BC

SOUTH ROCK ART TOUR, White Rock BC.

2024 - MID MAIN ART SHOW, Vancouver BC.

THE GALLERY GEORGE, juried Spring Equinox Exhibition. Vancouver, BC,

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS, Two paintings Online Federation Showcase. One painting juried into Small Exhibition, Vancouver, BC.

SOUTH ROCK ART TOUR, White Rock BC.

2023 - FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS GALLERY, 2023 Nature Trust of British Columbia Exhibition, Vancouver BC.

WHITE ROCK ARTS FESTIVAL/CULTURE CRAWL, White Rock BC.

LANGLEY ARTS COUNCIL, Two paintings ArtSpacific Exhibition, Langley BC.

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS GALLERY. Two paintings 2023 Abstracted Exhibition. , Vancouver, BC.

1995 - CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, two-person exhibition, Vancouver BC.

1994 - IMAGES AND OBJECT XII, BC Festival of the Arts. Exhibitions at Port Coquitlam City Hall, Port Coquitlam BC and Campbell River BC,

1994 - IMAGES AND OBJECT XI, BC Festival of the Arts. Exhibitions at The Gallery at Queen’s Park New Westminster and Trail BC.

INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

2023 - ALL WOMEN ARTISTS COMPETITION, juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Middletown, Delaware, US, Online. WINNER.

ABSTRACT ART COMPETITION, International Exhibition of Art Room Gallery, US, for two paintings. Online.

ARTBOX.PROJECT NEW YORK 2.0, International Exhibition Manhattan, New York, NY, US, Art Boxy, Zug Switzerland, Online.2023 HONORABLE MENTION.

REGIONAL AWARDS

2023 - HONOURABLE MENTION, “The Ocean Deep,” juried 2023 Abstract Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC.

TEACHING

2025 - Teaching “Leap into Abstract” course for South Surrey White Rock Art Society, Surrey BC

ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED THROUGH ARTWORK

Nature Trust of BC

Georgia Strait Alliance

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Canadian Cancer Society

Arthritis Research Society

Dress for Success

BC Cancer Foundation

The Peace Arch Hospital

SELECTED ART STUDIES

Lewis Noble, Abstracting Landscape.

Pauline Jans, Intuitive Composition.

Nicholas Wilton, Art2Life Creative Visionary Path.

Alison Watt, Serious Fun – Acrylic and Mixed Media.

Louise Fletcher, Find Your Joy.

ASSOCIATIONS

The Federation of Canadian Artists, Exhibiting Member. Vancouver BC.

Arts Council of Surrey, Surrey BC.

Semiahmoo Arts Society, Surrey BC.