• Some of B.C.’s preeminent artists, including Martha Varcoe Sturdy, Brent Comber, and Michael Dennis, have shown at Duthie Gallery.

  • A collection of David Robinson’s sculptures in bronze, steel, cement and paper were recently featured at Duthie Gallery.

  • Iskander Tor by Michael Robb and Steve Paterson, at Duthie Gallery.

  • Youth, nine figures in red cedar, by Michael Dennis at Duthie Gallery.

  • Wood artist Brent Comber’s very first art piece is displayed at the Duthie Gallery.

  • Rusted Steel Chargers by Martha Varcoe Sturdy at Duthie Gallery.

  • Blue Horse Folk Art Gallery is home to folk art sculptor Paul Burke and his wife, artist Anna Gustafson.

  • Light streams through salvaged windows and stained glass in Blue Horse Folk Art Gallery.

  • The garden out front of Blue Horse Folk Art Gallery is open to visitors to linger and explore more of the art that surround the property.

  • Scandinavian style round firewood piles are part of the charm at Blue Horse Folk Art Gallery.

  • Kathy Venter’s life-size ceramic sculptures are displayed at Vortex Gallery.

  • A section of Deon Venter’s mixed-media portrait series. Deon shares Vortex Gallery and studio with his wife, Kathy.

Salt Spring Island Art

Three galleries to visit.

Salt Spring Island has long been a sanctuary and home for artists. Robert Bateman perhaps is one of the island’s most renowned alumni. Salt Spring’s reputation as a centre for the arts has been earned by the growing number of artists and studios that have emerged from the gulf island and the impressive list of artists who show their work there, including wood artist Brent Comber, sculptor Martha Varcoe Sturdy, mixed media artist Anna Gustafson, designer Judson Beaumont, carver Michael Dennis, and painter Deon Venter. As a result, several art galleries, including the Blue Horse Folk Art Gallery and Duthie Gallery have sprung up to showcase the abundant art and imagination that covers Salt Spring Island. A weekend sojourn there afforded me the opportunity to meet some of these artists and experience their creativity.

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October 17, 2014