February 22, 2021
Christina Parker Gallery spoke with Boyd Chubbs on his recent exhibition, By Other Light You Have Found Me. Boyd discusses the different inspirations and meanings in his practice. What initial impulses motivate you to begin a drawing? An image accumulates from fragments scattering as if from a jigsaw puzzle dumped on the table but there’s... Read More
September 10, 2020
Christina Parker Gallery interviewed Mike Gough on his recent exhibition, You Are Here. Mike Gough discusses the different inspirations and meanings in his practice. Over the last 10 years your painting has evolved with influences coming from literature, art history and personal experience. What can you tell us about that journey? In 2009 when I first started showing with the... Read More
June 18, 2020
Christina Parker Gallery interviewed Kristina Søbstad on her recent exhibition, Rushing Through Me. Kristina discusses the process and inspiration for her new paintings. How did you connect to Newfoundland (NL)? I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but very quickly moved back to Norway for my first few years then back to Canada. My family always... Read More
February 19, 2020
Ned Pratt Olaf Sztaba & Sally Jennings · Medium Format · February 2020 An in-depth conversation with Ned Pratt discussing his beginnings, photographic process and the inspiration behind his work. To read the full interview, click here.
September 20, 2019
Lone Figure, Archival inkjet print, 27” × 40.5”, 2018 Will Gill By Jen McVeigh In a photograph titled Open Ocean, an older man, a woman and a teenager row a punt filled with belongings through a dark night. The vessel, their clothing, bags and a large wood-framed mirror all reflect a rich orange glow that catches... Read More
June 27, 2019
The brand new Atlantic art magazine Billie has posted a thoughtful review of Philippa Jones’ winter exhibition Suspended by Craig Francis Power. Phillipa Jones: Suspended The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery St. John’s, NF By Craig Francis Power Seeing the heart of Phillipa Jones’ Suspended — 1300 resin-formed orbs containing flora, fauna, and ephemera the artist... Read More
March 26, 2019
We are really looking forward to this summer and the second iteration of the Bonavista Biennale entitled Floe featuring gallery artist Kym Greeley The Bonavista Biennale is a large-scale, month-long contemporary art event on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland. It features an exhibition of works by Newfoundland and Labrador, other Canadian and international artists at... Read More
March 14, 2019
Amanda Mews walks through the exhibition Anchored To The Ocean with artist Clifford George. Watch it here: http://ntv.ca/features/backstage-pass/
March 12, 2019
Jane Walker reviews gallery artist Philippa Jones‘ new solo exhibition Suspended for Canadian Art Magazine. Read it here: Canadian Art Magazine
February 8, 2019
Eva Crocker reviews gallery artist Philippa Jones‘ new solo exhibition Suspended, on now at The Rooms. Read it here: www.theovercast.ca
January 24, 2019
A portfolio of selected works by gallery artist Ned Pratt is featured in the current issue of Prefix Photo No. 38 – The Canadian Vernacular, Fall/Winter 2018. Prefix Photo is published twice annually by the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art in Toronto and is “dedicated to contemporary photography and related arts”. It is available by subscription, bookstores,... Read More
January 18, 2019
Gallery artist Kym Greeley is featured on the cover of Visual Arts News magazine Spring issue – Expanse. Read Jennifer McVeigh’s article Kym Greeley’s Highway Sightlines to learn more about Kym’s art practice and recent trans-Canada road trip.
July 10, 2018
Everyday Transcendence is a review of Jonathan Howse’s 2017 exhibition, Sacred, by Allison Graves. It was published last October in the Fall 2017 print issue of Visual Arts News magazine. It is now available to read online in PDF form. Click here to read Everyday Transcendence by Allison Graves
July 6, 2018
One of the gallery’s newest artists, Emily Pittman, was interviewed last month by Eva Crocker for The Overcast. Read about her Elbow Room Residency at The Rooms here.
June 13, 2018
Emily Pittman of The Gathered Gallery interviews Mike Gough about his practice, studio, and recent exhibition – The Impression of Something Real. Read it here: www.thegatheredgallery.com
April 23, 2018
Stephanie Kinsella reviews Mary Ann Penashue’s recent exhibition Uapen Innut for CBC News. Full article, with images, can be found here www.cbc.ca Late start or right time? Painting inspires Innu artist to ‘be proud of who I am’ Mary Ann Penashue only started painting in her mid-thirties, but any perceived late start hasn’t prevented her from... Read More
June 1, 2016
Please join us at Christina Parker Gallery on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00pm for a very special artist talk by Ned Pratt as he discusses his recent work. About the Artist Ned Pratt grew up in the community of St. Catherine’s in St. Mary’s Bay, NL In 1986 he graduated with a BA in art history from Acadia University... Read More