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​2020  SHOWS & EVENTS

​​November 20 - December 20
DAVID LAING DAWSON (new paintings)

Oct 16 - Nov 15
CATHERINE GIBBON
'The Far Shore' 
 (new large pastels)

​Sept 18 to Oct 10
BRIANNE SERVICE
'Vantages' 
(new paintings)

June 4 - August 15 - NO RECEPTION
CHELO SEBASTIAN
 "A Few Strokes of Blue Paint"​  (new paintings)​

May 15 - June 14 - CANCELLED
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Apr 17 - May 10 - CANCELLED
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Mar 20 - Apr 12 - CANCELLED

Jan 30 - Mar 15, NO RECEPTION
GROUP SHOW of GALLERY ARTISTS​

​2019 SHOWS & EVENTS


Nov 15 - Dec 15, Reception on Fri 15 Nov, 7-10 pm
BARRY HODGSON (new paintings)
Islands
oils and works on paper from Vancouver Island, Newfoundland, Cape Breton, St. Lucia, and Ontario

​Oct 18 - Nov 10, Reception on Fri 18 Oct, 7-10 pm
BARRY COOMBS
new acrylics on canvas
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Sept 6 - Oct 13, Reception on Fri 6 Sept, 7-10 pm
ROBERT CREIGHTON
'A Carnaval'
new prints


June 21 - July 14, Reception on Fri 21 June, 7 - 10 pm
GALLERY ARTISTS
'Summer in the City'
prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture

May 17 - June 16, Reception on Fri 17 May, 7-10 pm
HOLLY SNEATH
'Seeds of Inventions'
new acrylics

Apr 19 - May 12, Reception on Fri 19 Apr, 7-10 pm
DUANE NICKERSON 
Ahh, "The Trees Like Tassels swing....." - Emily Dickinson
new works on canvas and paper
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Mar 15 - Apr 14, Reception on Fri 15 Mar, 7-10 pm
IRIS McDERMOTT 
.There are always flowers for those who want to see them - Henri Matisse'
new works on canvas and paper

Feb 15 - Mar 10, Reception on Fri 15 Feb, 7 - 10 pm
'From Order to Chaos to Order'
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3 Artists exploring their inner lives and struggles
paintings, prints, sculpture by

Paintings, prints, sculpture by KIM PAULS, GRAHAM HOUSTON, and JUDE MERSEREAU

Jan 3 - Feb 10 - NO RECEPTION
GALLERY ARTISTS
Paintings, Prints, and Sculpture
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2018 SHOWS & EVENTS

​Nov 16 - Dec 16, Reception on Fri 16 Nov, 7-10 pm
TREVOR HODGSON 
'Mysteries of Form and Colour' (new oils)

Wednesday, November 7, 7:30 to 9:30 pm
HPO String Quartet
Visual art and musical expression come together as HPO presents a chamber concert hosted by Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte. Selections include Ravel's String Quartet, Debussy's Claire de Lune, and the B-52's Planet Claire. TICKETS $15.

October 19 - November 10, Reception on Fri 19 Oct, 7-10 pm
DAVID LAING DAWSON
'The Humble Scumble Brush Unleashed' (new paintings)​

​Sept 7 - Oct 14, Reception on Fri 7 Sept, 7-10 pm
JODY JOSEPH
'My Dundas Summer' (new paintings & collages)

June 15 till July 15, Reception on Fri 15 June, 7-10 pm
SUMMER IN THE CITY
paintings, prints, sculpture by Gallery Artists
Vernissage for the Artist, Friday, April 20, 7 to 10
with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Ron Johnston


May 18 - June 10, Reception on Fri 18 May, 7-10 pm
new oils and acrylics 
SCOTT ABBOTT
Vernissage for the Artist, Friday, April 20, 7 to 10
with live Jazz by Dough Mundy and Ron Johnston


Apr 20 - May 13, Reception on Fri 20 Apr, 7-10 pm
new acrylics and sculpture
FUAD HAMDI
Vernissage for the Artist, Friday, April 20, 7 to 10
with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Dave Field


Mar 16 - Apr 15
new acrylics
TOBY SNAJDMAN
Vernissage for the Artist, Friday, March 16, 7 to 10
with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Pat Collins


Feb 16 - Mar 11, Reception on Fri 16 Feb, 7-10 pm
'Standing in the Waters of Memory'
PATRICIA MOORE (new paintings)

Jan 4 - Feb 11 - NO RECEPTION
GALLERY ARTISTS - new paintings/sculpture



​STUDIO GALLERY

2020  SHOWS & EVENTS

​November 20 - December 20
J. JOEL (new work)

Oct 16 - Nov 15,
​JODY JOSEPH
' Together & Apart' 
(small works)​

















​2019 SHOWS & EVENTS

​Nov 15 - Dec 15, Reception on Fri 15 Nov, 7-10 pm
CHRISMAS SHOW
small works by Gallery Artists


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October 18 - Nov 10 Reception on Friday 18 Oct 7 - 10 pm
CATHERINE GIBBON
'The Broken Land'
sketches from Eastend Saskatchewan



2017 SHOWS & EVENTS

Nov 17 - Dec 17
'SUMMER SKIES AND NOCTURNES'
new pastels
CATHERINE GIBBON
Vernissage for the Artist Friday November 17, 7 to 10
with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Dave Field


November 22 - 7:30 till 9:30
THE GALLERY SERIES
The HPO returns for a FREE concert at Gallery on the Bay. The Gallery Series presents stimulating 60-minute concerts, hosted by Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte and the musicians, a woodwind trio with Vivian Minden (flute), Nancy Nelson (oboe), and Melanie Eyers (bassoon), in a unique and intimate setting, and starts with a Curator's presentation of the gallery's current art exhibition.  . Guests are invited to meet the musicians at a reception following the performance.

Oct 20 - Nov 12, RECEPTION ON FRI 27 OCT, 7-10 pm
'A SENSE OF PLACE'
new prints
ROBERT CREIGHTON

SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 2 pm
With the HPO Internationally-acclaimed soprano Measha Brueggergosman discusses her memoir, Something Is Always on Fire: My Life So Far.    Featuring music by members of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Takes place on Sunday, October 1 at 2:00 p.m., Gallery on Bay.  Tickets: $20. Purchase your ticket here or at the door.  Partner Event with HPO, and Gritlit Hamilton

September 8 till October 14, Reception on Fri 8 Sept, 7-10 pm
with live Jazz by Nancy Walker and Ron Johnston
'Trail of Tears'
new paintings by
PATRICIA KAREN GAGIC

June 17 & 18
'SOMETHING ELSE' - festival of creative music
7 to 10 pm
(list of performers to follow soon)

June 16 - July 16, Reception on Fri 16 June, 7-10 pm
'OH CANADA' (group show of Gallery artists)
celebrating Canada's 150th anniversary (Sesquicentennial) with 150 works of art by 25 artists reflecting all provinces and territories

Thursday, May 25, 8 - 10 pm
Della Sera String Octet
classical concert


May 19 - June 11, Reception on Fri 19 May, 7-10 pm
'HILLS, STREAMS, and OCEANS'
new works on paper and canvas by

BARRY HODGSON

Apr 21 - May 14, Reception on Fri 21 Apr, 7-10 pm
'A FEATHERED SYMMETRY'
new oils by
DAVID LAING DAWSON

Mar 17 - Apr 16, Reception on Fri 17 Mar, 7-10 pm
'THE ART OF COLLAGE'

new paintings by
CHELO SEBASTIAN

April 5 - 7:30 till 9:30
THE GALLERY SERIES
The HPO String Quartet returns for a FREE concert at Gallery on the Bay. The Gallery Series presents stimulating 60-minute concerts, giving you the opportunity to experience the beauty of chamber music in a unique and intimate setting. Guests are invited to meet the musicians at a reception following the performance.

Feb 17 - March 12
FUAD HAMDI
new acrylics on canvas & paper

Jan 26 - Feb 12

paintings, prints, sculpture by
GALLERY ARTISTS


Jan 5 - 22, Reception on THURSDAY 5 Jan, 6-9 pm
oils and acrylics by
the Association of Artists and Writers in Canada
16 IRAQI ARTISTS

2016 SHOWS & EVENTS


Nov 18 - Dec 18 - Reception on Fri Nov 18, 7-10 pm
MONTECASTELLO A MEMORIA
paintings and collages by
JODY JOSEPH


Saturday, December 3 @ 8 pm & Sunday, December 4 @ 4
The First CHANNUKAH in KANATA (1759)
Allan Merovitz tells the story of Aaron Hart and sings Channukah songs
Will Gillespie (guitar) and Stephen Fuller (violin)
$ 20 at the door


October 21 till November 13
'Kasshabog Spring'
paintings on canvas and paper by:
Peter Barron, Barry Hodgson, Ray McGirl, and Steven Vero


September 8 till October 16 - Reception on Fri 16 Sept
'A Delicate Touch'

new acrylics by
IRIS McDERMOTT


June 17 till July 17 - Reception on Fri 17 June, 7-10 pm
Summer in the City: "If a Tree falls"
paintings, prints, sculpture
GALLERY ARTISTS


May 20 - June 12 - Reception on Fri May 20, 7-10 pm
'Flags & Games'
new oils
TREVOR HODGSON

April 15 - May 15 - Reception on Fri April 15, 7-10 pm
'Slow Growth'
new paintings
DUANE NICKERSON

March 18 - Apr 10 - Reception on Fri March 19, 7-10 pm
'A Brush with Verisimilitude'
new oils

DAVID LAING DAWSON

March 31 till April 10 (8 performances)
'if there is a river' a play in 1 act, written and directed by

David Laing Dawson, starring Jo Skilton and Vince Carlin.


PERFORMANCES
Thursday, March 31 @ 8 pm
Friday, April 1 @ 8 pm
Saturday, April 2 @ 8 pm
Sunday, April 3 @ 2 pm (matinee)
Thursday, April 7 @ 8 pm
Friday, April 8 @ 8 pm
Saturday, April 9 @ 8 pm
Sunday, April 10 @ 2 pm (matinee)


Wednesday, April 13 @ 7 pm:  a book launch co hosted by Bryan Prince Bookseller.  Please join us to celebrate the debut adult fiction of the much anticipated release of 'Yiddish for Pirates' by Hamilton author and renaissance man, Gary Barwin.   Music by Tiny Bill Cody

Feb 19 - Mar 13
'The 13' - Juried group show
works on paper and canvas by: 
Grace Afonso, Rossana Dewey, Christina Edwards,
Silvia Edwards, Cathy Fairs, Joan Heyerichs, Jane Hill,
Jan Kendrick, Irene Klymenko, Barbara Guy Long,
Iris McDermott,Maggie Shepherd, and Diane Stevens.


January 7 - Feb 14
paintings, prints, sculpture by
GALLERY ARTISTS
&
MEMORIAL WALL for TIBOR NYILASI (1936-2015)



2015 SHOWS & EVENTS



Nov 20 - Dec 20 - Reception on Fri Nov 20, 7-10 pm -
large acrylics, works on paper & sculpture by
FUAD HAMDI


Oct 16 - Nov 15 - Reception on Fri Oct 16, 7-10 pm -
'Menagerie'
new lithographs, woodcuts, relief prints, reduction prints, blockprints, etchings, aquatints, engravings by
ROBERT CREIGHTON

Wednesday, September 23 @ 7:30 pm
'In Memory of Air India' - gritLIT is honoured to host a special reading commemorating the anniversary of Air India with critically acclaimed novelists Padma Viswanathan and Farzana Doctor.

Sept 11 - Oct 11 - Reception on Fri Sept 18, 7-10 pm -
'for the love of Europe'
new oils by
BRIANNE SERVICE

Thursday, September 10 @ 7 pm
Bryan Prince Bookseller, Goose Lane Editions, Cormorant Books, Seraphin Editions, and Gallery on the Bay invite you to an evening to celebrate 3 new works of literature:  'Hope Makes Love' by Trevor Cole;
'The Hunter & the Wild Girl' by Pauline Holdstock; and
'Earth Day in Leith Churchyard: poems in search of Tom Thomson' by Bernadette Rule

June 27 @ 7:30 - 'TRIO McMASTER' with Sonia Vizante (violin), Rebecca Morton (cello), and Shoshona Telner (piano) - performances of Beethoven, Schubert, and Mendelssohn.  Tickets $ 20 at the door - $ 10 for students and seniors.

June 19 - July 12 - Reception on Friday June 19, 7-10 pm -
SUMMER IN THE CITY
paintings, prints, sculpture by
GALLERY ARTISTS

Friday, June 12 at 7 pm: 
Please join us as we welcome award-winning author, ROSEMARY SULLIVAN, Stalin's Daughter:  The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svvetlana Stalina -      RSVP/Tickets $ 10 - please note that this event is a fundraiser for the SHORT WORKS PRIZE

May 15 - June 14 - Reception on Fri May 15, 7-10
'the edges of light'
new paintings (acrylics & oils) by
SCOTT ABBOTT

April 17 - May 10
'To Paint is to love again, live again, see again' (Henry Miller)

"To paint is to love again, live again, see again." -Henry Miller
oils (still lives) and collages (after 'The Villa of Mysteries' frescos in Pompeii - 60 BCE) by
JODY JOSEPH

March 20 - Apr 12
'The Nova Scotia Paintings'
new watercolors & oils by
BARRY HODGSON


February 20 - March 15: 
'Finding the Life in Still Life',
watercolor and collages by
CHELO SEBASTIAN

Jan 8 - Feb 15 - GROUP SHOW - GALLERY ARTISTS

2014 SHOWS & EVENTS


Nov 21 - Dec 21 - Reception on Fri 21 Nov, 7-10 pm - CHRISTMAS SHOW (Gallery Artists)

Oct 17 - Nov 16 - SHOW
'THE POETRY OF NIGHT' - new paintings by
CATHERINE GIBBON

October 18 - Book launch of  'All the way by Jordin Tootoo' by STEPHEN BRUNT

Friday, October 24th at 7:00pm - BOOK LAUNCH
It gives us great pleasure to celebrate the release of new works by
two local writers and friends, co-hosted by Bryan Prince Bookseller.
John Terpstra (House With the Parapet Wall: Essays)
Marilyn Gear Pilling (On Huron's Shore: Stories)

Wednesday, October 8 @ 7 pm
(doors open at 6:30) - FILM NIGHT
featuring Canadian-Hungarian film makers - NFB Shorts & Animation, Comedies and Documentaries by Phillip Borsos, George Mihalka, Tamas Wormser, Peter Foldes, George Ungar, Albert Kish, and Istvan Kantor.  Limited seating available!

Friday, September 26th at 7pm - BOOK LAUNCH
Please join us as we raise a toast to celebrate the launch of the latest historical guide by Hamilton writer and friend, co-hosted by Bryan Prince Bookseller. 
Susan Evans Shaw
(Canadians at War, Vol #2: Guide to the Battlefields and Memorials of WW2).

Wednesday, September 24 @ 7 pm
(doors open at 6:30) - FILM NIGHT, featuring Canadian-Hungarian film makers - NFB Shorts & Animation, Comedies and Documentaries by Phillip Borsos, George Mihalka, Tamas Wormser, Peter Foldes, George Ungar, Albert Kish, and Istvan Kantor.  Limited seating available!

September 4 - October 12 - RE: INSITU
group show of 40 Canadian Hungarian artists
in conjuction with You Me Gallery and the Workers' Art & Heritage Centre.

The Hamilton Fringe Festival
- July 17-27 - 'MODERN TIMES, almost a musical' (70 minutes) - written and directed by David Laing Dawson - performances on July 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, and 26 @ 8 pm

SUMMER IN THE CITY continues till July 26 but only by appointment - over 60 oils, watercolors, prints, sculpture by GALLERY ARTISTS

July 7 - 12 - 'The Greatest Xmas Party Ever' - Hallmark Xmas Productions V Inc. film shoot

June 20 - July 13
(ends July 5 due to film production)
SUMMER IN THE CITY
over 60 oils, watercolors, prints, sculpture by GALLERY ARTISTS

May 15 - June 15
- 'FROM OUR VAULTS' - international and national historical works


Thursday, May 22 - BOOK LAUNCH
Bryan Prince Bookseller
and the Hamilton Public Library present the Hamilton Author Series with guests:  DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS (Crimes against My Brother); CECIL FOSTER (Independence:  A Novel): and K.D. MILLER (All Saints:  Stories)


May 3rd - MUSICAL EVENT
An intimate evening of chamber music 'The Fiori Quartet' with special guest Paul Thorlakson, piano. The Fiori Quartet - Sara Traficante (Flute), Sonia Vizante (Violin), Elspeth Thomson (Viola) and Kirk Starkey (Cello).

May 1st - BOOK LAUNCH
We team up with our friends from A Different Drummer Books to host Random House authors, Miriam Toews (All My Puny Sorrows), Steven Galloway (The Confabulist) and Claire Cameron (The Bear).


April 17 - May 10, 2014
RECEPTION on Thursday, April 17, 7-10 pm, with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Henry Strong
David Laing Dawson (new oils and gouache) and Michael Dobson (new oils)


March 21 - April 13, 2014
RECEPTION on Friday, March 21, 7-10 pm with live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Henry Strong
4 Artists - Four new artists have been added to rooster at Gallery on the Bay: Helene Goulet (acrylics), Jim Maunder (sculpture), Patricia Moore (acrylics) and Brianne Service (oils)

March 7 - 16, 2014 (STUDIO GALLERY)
RECEPTION on Friday, March 7, 7-10 pm
Continuance - New works by Kate Dingwall, Cassandra Ferguson, Kiara Weis, and Alana Petrella, 3rd Year Fine Arts Students McMaster University Show.

2017 SHOWS & EVENTS























































































Jan 5 - 22, Reception on THURSDAY 5 Jan, 6-9 pm
oils and acrylics by
the Association of Artists and Writers in Canada
16 IRAQI ARTISTS

2016 SHOWS & EVENTS













October 21 till November 13
'Newfoundland Monotypes'
by CATHERINE GIBBON





























































2015 SHOWS & EVENTS


FEATURING GALLERY ARTISTS
unless otherwise specified














































March 5 - 15, Reception on Fri March 6, 7-9 pm

'Indefinite Sequence'
Monica Brinkman, Shreya Yugendranag, Kiara Weis, Ailish Corbett, Sylvia Kaczamarek, Kirby Tobin,
and Carolyn Holding

Level 4 Grad Students
School of the Arts, McMaster University

2013 Shows and Events

November 21st - BOOK LAUNCH
We are delighted to present a very special evening with authors, David MacFarlane (Figures of Beauty) and Mary Swan (My Ghosts) reading from their new novels in support of Hamilton's gritLIT festival

November 15 extended to February 2, 2014
RECEPTION - November 15, 7-10 pm
with Live Jazz by Henry Strong and Nick Deutsch
'35 Years in the Landscape -
A Retrospective' - Barry Hodgson and Scott Abbott

October 27th - MUSICAL EVENT
First Jazz CD Launch for Carolyn Credico (Vocals)
Accompanied by DON THOMPSON (piano), PAT COLLINS (bassist), and REG SCHWAGER (guitar)

October 18 - November 10, 2013
RECEPTION - October 18, 7-10 pm with Live Jazz by Nick Deutsch and Henry Strong
"Seeing Red"
- Paintings and sculpture by Catherine Gibbon, Wayne Allan, Wayne Boucher, and Eva McCauley (MAIN GALLERY)
'BRENDAN's VOYAGE - prints and sculpture by Robert Creighton (STUDIO GALLERY)

October 2nd - BOOK LAUNCH
Hamilton Author Series - Book Launch for award-winning Canadian Historian CHARLOTTE GRAY (The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master, & the Trial that Shocked a Country) - co- hosted by Bryan Prince Bookseller and The Hamilton Public Library

September 6 - October 13, 2014
RECEPTION - September 6, 7-10 pm
with live Jazz by Clark Johnston (bass) and Nick Deutsch (piano)
New Paintings by  Patricia Karen Gagic 

May 31 - July 7, 2013
RECEPTION - Friday, May 31, 7-10 pm, with live JAZZ by Nick Deutsch and Henry Strong
SUMMER IN THE CITY - Paintings, prints, sculpture, jewellery by GALLERY ARTISTS 
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