Having lived in BC for most of her life, Veronica Plewman’s artwork is deeply rooted in her connection to the West Coast’s unique landscapes. Her paintings evoke the constant shifts in nature, exploring themes of migration, family history, climate change, and the relationship between inner and outer landscapes. Her work depicts the ever-changing surfaces of her surroundings, with a focus on water, light, and time. Plewman’s style fluctuates between abstraction and representation, creating work that feels both immediate and reflective. Her use of quick, intuitive brushstrokes, combined with a frequent reworking of the canvas, allows her to reflect the ephemeral nature of the landscapes she portrays, driven by memory and emotion.
Born in Vancouver in 1948 and raised in Kitimat, BC, Plewman completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia in 1971. After working on the television show The Beachcombers and traveling in Europe, she returned to BC to focus on her artistic practice. Plewman’s work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and charity auctions. In 2010 she received the Torrit Grey Competition Award.
“My early work was entirely photo-based and very detailed, but it has become looser and more intuitive. It ranges between abstraction that verges on representation and representation that verges on abstraction.” Quote from Veronica Plewman’s Artist Statement for Kimoto Gallery: https://www.kimotogallery.com/artist/veronica-plewman?sub=KIMOTOGALLERY
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