Canadian Artists Showcase in New York Galleries Amid Homesickness Reflections

A recent trip to New York City featured numerous exhibitions by Canadian artists, providing comfort to a homesick traveler from Toronto. Wanda Koop presented a sprawling exhibition at Arsenal Contemporary in collaboration with Night Gallery, featuring her recognizable neon suns alongside trees that whisper warnings about AI. Darby Milbrath will open a solo presentation of new paintings on November 14 as part of the same collaboration. Michelle Paterok's work at Shrine NYC displays atmospheric paintings with pigment seeping into canvas rather than visible brushstrokes. Ambera Wellmann exhibited surreal and well-painted works at both Company Gallery and Hauser & Wirth. Cindy Ji Hye Kim's solo exhibition at Casey Kaplan presents nuanced, surreal, and haunting works. Keiran Brennan Hinton showed at Charles Moffett Gallery, with his work exploring topics like horizon lines and Moby Dick. Chloe Wise exhibited at Almine Rech, featuring paintings that transpose her friend group onto vaudeville tableaux. The traveler found art to be the best salve for homesickness while abroad.