Gibson Gallery pleased with first exhibit, looking forward to season

By RTT Staff

The Gibson Gallery closed its first exhibit of the 2023 season and have rapidly moved into its second.

The annual Members’ Exhibit wrapped up last Sunday afternoon with a closing reception. Trudy Dempsey, a member of the gallery’s exhibition committee, thanked the members for turning out and the board members who supported the exhibit.

“This is one of the best members’ shows we’ve ever had,” said Dempsey. “We had every type of medium here. The gallery is so beautiful.”

Dempsey was also thankful for the support of people in the town for supporting the Gibson Gallery, adding she was pleased for the support of people with the town including Mayor Michael Prue and his wife Shirley who attended Sunday afternoon’s reception.

One of the artists was Sandra Ellis, a plein air artist. She had two of her pieces up at the gallery, both of scenes from King’s Navy Yard Park.

“This was done in the spring when everything was in full bloom,” Ellis said of her work. “It was one of the most beautiful showings of foliage. Each one was about a two-hour sitting.”

Ellis added: “It’s wonderful to be out there and participate in such a beautiful setting.”

Brenda Marshall brought some of her cartoons to the exhibit. She noted she got into cartooning when she was a teacher, as her husband taught her to cartoon. Her husband was an art teacher.

The Gibson Gallery’s next exhibit is “Emerging Artists” and that starts tomorrow (March 23). It features the work of art students from North Star High School in Amherstburg. The opening reception for that is this Sunday (March 26) and the exhibit runs until April 9.

Future exhibits include “When the Birds Fly,” featuring work from the Artist Station Guild of the Gibson Gallery and work that displays nature “and anywhere the birds