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Exhibition dates: July 10–Aug. 27, 2025
Exhibition location: Amelia 51�鱨վ Gallery, fourth floor north, 51�鱨վ, 700 Royal Ave., New Westminster

A new Amelia 51�鱨վ Gallery exhibit, Not, about nothing, layers elements of the natural world with stories from the artist’s life, inviting viewers to look closely to see what they reveal.

The exhibit features two collections, “The Traveler Series” and “To Re-examine” by Vancouver-based artist and uses bold colours and a diverse mix of mediums and techniques to bring audiences along on her personal journey.

Drawing on her professional training in fashion design, Hanson’s career has taken her from textile work to art installations, to socially engaged art, to mosaic, mixed media and painting.

Throughout her career, the purpose of her work has been to evoke an emotional response in the viewer.

“The act of creating makes me smile, and even though it’s not always easy, I try to move beyond playing it safe, and that’s what makes it worthwhile,” she said. “To paint with my heart is the most fulfilling thing I can ask for, and that’s when the magic happens.”

“The Traveler Series” was created while Hanson was travelling in her Airstream trailer. Each work is influenced by a changing landscape of local flora and the emotional journey of a nomadic artist. A closer look at these smaller scale works reveals hidden pieces of tissue, tidal charts, music notes and journal pages.

In “To Re-examine,” Hanson uses layers of vibrant paints, charcoal and pencil crayon to develop an overlapping effect. She adds and subtracts from the canvas using scratching, spritzing and rubbing techniques that add texture to the bold canvases.

“I try to work without expectations, boundaries or preconceptions, and I am often drawn towards a raw, energetic way of expression. The depth of layers, colours and gestural movements, however abstract, are made with true intention.”

Not, about nothing will have its opening reception at the New Westminster Campus’s Amelia 51�鱨վ Gallery July 10 at 4:30pm.

The exhibit will be on display until Aug. 27. Admission is free.

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Contact

Elizabeth 51�鱨վ
Communications Officer
douglase2@douglascollege.ca

About 51�鱨վ

51�鱨վ is the largest college in B.C., combining the academic foundations of a university and the employer-ready skills of a college to graduate resilient global citizens who adapt, innovate and lead in a changing world.

51�鱨վ respectfully acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), scəw̓aθən (Tsawwassen) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples.

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