Ashdale Gallery is pleased to present a special feature highlighting works on Mylar by Johnny Taylor, Madeleine Lamont, Judith Geher, and Nicholas Tay.

Mylar—a slick, non-porous drafting film—offers a unique, translucent surface that completely transforms the behavior of paint and drawing mediums. Unlike canvas or panel, which absorb the medium, Mylar allows paint to float, glide, and layer with vivid luminosity and depth.

This curated spotlight explores how each artist harnesses the material's distinctive qualities:

Johnny Taylor uses the slick surface to layer graphic, urban horizons with lush botanical motifs, balancing bold sweeps of color and abstract energy to explore the overlap between cityscapes and nature.

Madeleine Lamont leverages the translucency to create lush, romantic, and expressive botanical compositions where light filters through every brushstroke.

Judith Geher explores the surface through her signature gestural mark-making, allowing raw negative space and translucent layers to give her figures a delicate, nostalgic presence.

Nicholas Tay utilizes the slick surface to merge crisp, technical draftsmanship with expressive mark-making, using Mylar's inherent translucency to layer figurative forms, memory, and emotional narrative.

A Collector’s Opportunity
Falling into the category of "works on paper," pieces on Mylar offer a rare entry point into collecting original works by these celebrated artists at a more accessible price point—without compromising on scale, vibrancy, or visual impact.

Ashdale Gallery presents Love is Love, an exhibition celebrating the extraordinary multi-decade career and visionary practice of Two-Spirit Plains Cree artist George Littlechild.

Love is Love offers a powerful window into a lifetime dedicated to reclamation, storytelling, and visual resistance. A Sixties Scoop survivor who painstakingly scoured national archives to reclaim his roots, Littlechild discovered direct lineage to historical Alberta leaders like Chief Maskepetoon, alongside his biracial Celtic and Micmac heritage.

This personal journey fuels his globally celebrated mixed-media practice. Exhibited internationally, published as an award-winning author, and recognized with multiple honorary doctorates, Littlechild stands as an iconic figure at the pinnacle of his practice.

Artist Statement
This exhibition marks a new chapter in my practice—a period of experimentation, movement, and renewed freedom. Moving away from relying primarily on acrylics, I have embraced mixed media, with crayons becoming an increasingly central element of my process. Crayons bring an immediacy and physicality to the surface that encourages spontaneity, visible gesture, and play.

"I think of this body of work as an act of 'jumping into a new chapter' and, at the same time, 'coming into one’s own identity.' Identity is not fixed—it continues to unfold through experience, memory, place, time, and change."
- GEORGE LITTLECHILD

RSVP for OCTOBER 17th

Artist Talk 5pm
Opening Reception 6-8pm