EN PLEIN-AIR

March 2023 - June 2023



ABOUT AERIS OSBORNE’S ARTWORK

“Road trips have been a favourite family activity since moving to Edmonton from Hong Kong in 2007. I’ve enjoyed exploring different small towns and villages across the Alberta Prairies, to the majestic Rocky Mountains, and British Columbia.  As a self-taught artist, the past 15 years’ journeys have brought me so much joy; filled memories with colour.  Art is self-exploration and a chance to connect with nature, environments, and my inner peacefulness; a way to share hope and light.”

- Aeris Osborne, Exhibit Artist

 

CURRENT EXHIBIT

Just as March roars in like a lion, so does the exhibit En Plein-Air being featured in the 4th Street Promenade Alley of Light this Spring 2023.

We encourage you to absorb the warmth and light emitted off of these beautifully vivid images, inspired by the landscapes of the Alberta and BC landscapes, by artist Aeris Osborne.


ARTIST BIO – A. OSBORNE 

Aeris is a Hong Kong-born, Alberta-based Edmonton visual artist.  She loves to paint heritage buildings, houses, and Canadian landscapes. She is the 3rd Alberta Artist In Residence (AIR)/ Art Ambassador & 1st immigrant artist appointed by the Government Of Alberta.  Her paintings are known for bold lines &  luminous colour, mixed with emotion and insight.

 

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

“As we approach winter’s end, with muted colour in the Alberta landscape, it beckons for the return of sunlight; the warm embrace of spring.  A rainbow resides in the impressionist paintings of Aeris Osborne to fill the air with bold energy, while we await the greens and gold of foliage; the reds, yellows, and purples of petals; the array of blues in sky and water. While we await new life…"

- Gabriela Rosende, Exhibit Curator


 
 

To learn more about the artist, please visit: AerisOsborne.com


The Works, The Places, the City of Edmonton, and corporate partners launched this public art initiative in February 2017 - an installation of 10 backlit boxes that allow for various images to be displayed on a rotating basis, displayed on the Art Boxes on the south wall of the historic Armstrong Block building in downtown Edmonton. 

The City of Edmonton; Winter City Edmonton; The Downtown Business Association; The Works International Visual Arts Society; The Places Art & Design in Public Places Program; Arttec Signs; Artifacts (David & Jeong-Ae Lalonde)