Wandering Glimmers by Ovens & ALL THE LIVING THINGS by Thomson

September 30 – October 18, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2 – 5 pm Artist Talk: Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 pm

Artists present Saturdays and Sundays during the exhibition

Wandering Glimmers | Loree Ovens

I have always focused on creating uplifting works in hopes of generating more meaningful connections. With this body of work, I challenged myself to work on concepts around personal boundaries, energy and my own sense of peace.

Wandering Glimmers  is a collection of fleeting moments of peace or joy found through daily living. Coined by clinical social worker Deb Dana, “glimmers” are micro-moments of everyday experiences that give the feeling of connection, calm and happiness. Glimmers are everywhere, and everyone experiences them differently.

They are quiet, serendipitous and often unpredictable. These moments can drift in and out of your day naturally. It could be as simple as holding a warm cup of tea, watching sunlight reflected on a window or witnessing a random act of kindness. Glimmers help ground you by shifting your perspective and bringing you to the present. This quiet mindfulness practice speaks of resilience and of not losing your sense of wonder and curiosity in difficult times.

Finding light when you least expect it.

Loree Ovens  grew up in Ontario and then moved to Prince Edward Island to study Fashion Technique and Design for one year at Holland College. Ovens returned to Ontario and received an arts diploma at Sheridan College, School of Craft and Design, majoring in fabrics and was an alumnus of the Harbourfront Craft Studios in textiles. She later continued her education with a BFA in Printmaking from OCADU and various jewelry/metalsmithing courses at institutions including George Brown and Central Technical School.

Ovens has shown in national and international exhibitions in Canada, Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Australia and Scotland. Her work is part of both private and public collections, including the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, National Bank, Art Gallery of New South Wales, SGC International and Richardson Wealth Toronto.

Ovens has had several solo exhibitions at David Kaye Gallery and Open Studio. She is represented by Propeller Art Gallery, Craft Ontario, Guildworks, and Open Studio. She also shares her expertise through teaching at ARTiculations, Open Studio, the Japanese Paper Place, and other venues across the city.

ALL THE LIVING THINGS | Tracy Thomson

This body of work reflects not only the natural elements but human as well.  Considering the obvious…You can’t have one without the other!!

We are—all of us, predator and prey alike. Intertwined in a constant dance of celebration, survival, curiosity, love, envy, hate, danger, destruction and unpredictable consequence.

All of this and more enters my work.  Thankfully, not all at once; rather, it sneaks in, unbeknownst to me, as I build my reconstructions—images magically appear!  My subconscious thoughts become visibly apparent.

Sometimes I think..Ewww, I should take that out; it’s too disturbing.. but now I take nothing out.  If it appears, it’s meant to be.  I let the chips fall where they may because…that’s life!!

“In nature, nothing exists alone…All the life of the planet is interrelated of necessity” ~Rachel Carson

Tracy Thomson  (she/her), AOCA, CSPWC, OSA, is a mixed media painter whose current main focus is to explore life’s mysterious visceral beauty through reconstructed painted materials.

At the end of a two- year study in Fine Art at OCA, she won the Nora E. Vaughn Award for excellence in Drawing and Painting.  For her final year, she switched over and graduated from the Experimental Art Dept. So began an inspirational exploratory journey into large-scale biomorphic abstract expressionism.

Today, with constant inspiration from her love and concern for the natural world, as well as the current fractured political environment, the resulting work is at once a dour testimonial and…