June 20, 2023
Congratulations to Will Gill, who has just been announced as the winner of the inaugural Theodore Prize! Administered by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Theodore Prize is an annual award of $20,000 given to an Atlantic Canadian artist whose work displays a high level of artistic and creative excellence, a command of the artist’s medium,... Read More
April 26, 2022
We’re thrilled to share that gallery artist Ethan Murphy is part of an exhibition at Fogo Island Gallery that opens in May. Tanea Hynes & Ethan Murphy: The Shape of Desire will be on display from May 1 to July 10, 2022, with an opening on May 1. “This new duo exhibition presents the work... Read More
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
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 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 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 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
May 7, 2016
Opening Reception: NED PRATT – Friday, May 13, 5:30-8pm. Exhibition runs May 13 – June 11, 2016. Ned Pratt has made Toronto Life’s Ten must-see shows at the Contact Photography Festival, and is also featured in the 5 Architectural Photography Shows at Contact, following his highly successful inaugural exhibition with the Nicholas Metivier Gallery in... Read More