Mesh: Art from the Wachiay Residency | Art Opening

OPENING CELEBRATION + ARTIST RECEPTION
The Comox Valley Art Gallery and Wachiay Studio are excited to present an exhibition of screen prints from the 2026 Wachiay Residency series.
On display in CVAG’s Community Gallery, this exhibition features works by the selected artists from across Canada:
• Lauren Correia from the Comox Valley and Dominique Desbiens from Montréal;
• Miles Tsang from Toronto and Stewart Hughes from Squamish;
• Caresse Nadeau from the Comox Valley and Dan Brown Hozjan from Dawson City; and
• Jeanette Laberge from K’ómoks First Nation and Jenny Ritter from Mayne Island.
We invite you to join us for the opening from 4 - 7pm on Friday, November 20th at CVAG. During this event, the community will have an opportunity to engage in an on-demand screen printing demonstration. Gallery exhibition spaces will be open until late for the Moonlight & Magic celebration.
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MESH: ART FROM THE WACHIAY RESIDENCY
Screenprinting is a tactile printmaking method where ink is pressed through a fine woven mesh onto paper, fabric, and other raw materials in distinct layers.
During the Wachiay Residency, artists from across Canada spend ten days immersed in the screen print medium at Wachiay Studio in Courtenay. Wachiay Print Studio started this program out of a desire to create connections and amplify the voices of community-based artists.
The exhibition 'Mesh: Art from the Wachiay Residency' will run at CVAG from November 20 - January 9. Admission is free/by donation.
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Learn more: https://www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com/events/mesh-art-opening/.