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Julia Soderholm
The day comes with a colour
Until June, 27
Julia Soderholm, A little luminous body, 2026, Oil on canvas, 66 ½ x 59 inches
Julia Soderholm (b.1991) is a painter based in Vancouver, BC. Originally from Ontario, she is currently an MFA candidate at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Art critic and writer Michael Turner had this to say about the paintings above included in the current exhibit.
"On Thursday I stopped by @monicareyesgallery for the opening of a new suite of paintings by Julia Soderholm. A painting that caught my eye was a stacked landscape -- ocean, city and sky -- called A little luminous body (2026, oil on canvas, 66.5"x59"). Stylistically, the painting contains carefully measured elements of Post-Impressionism and mid-century abstraction, and feels very much here and then, as in Vancouver, yet with a view beyond, and an imagined view at that. In the middle section I feel the city, with a lined road linking it and the ocean. British Columbia has had a long abstracted landscape tradition -- from Emily Carr to mid-century Gordon Smith to late-century Jack Shadbolt. Soderholm's painting would not look out of place among the work of these giants".
Art critic and writer Michael Turner had this to say about the paintings above included in the current exhibit.
"On Thursday I stopped by @monicareyesgallery for the opening of a new suite of paintings by Julia Soderholm. A painting that caught my eye was a stacked landscape -- ocean, city and sky -- called A little luminous body (2026, oil on canvas, 66.5"x59"). Stylistically, the painting contains carefully measured elements of Post-Impressionism and mid-century abstraction, and feels very much here and then, as in Vancouver, yet with a view beyond, and an imagined view at that. In the middle section I feel the city, with a lined road linking it and the ocean. British Columbia has had a long abstracted landscape tradition -- from Emily Carr to mid-century Gordon Smith to late-century Jack Shadbolt. Soderholm's painting would not look out of place among the work of these giants".
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MRG also initiated COMBINE Art Fair, an annual event since 2021 that is ongoing, and is the first art fair on the westcoast. Mónica Reyes Gallery is a driving force in the local art scene, recognized for its dynamic programming and social contributions. MRG takes pride in presenting a bold programme that is relevant and often challenging within a commercial context.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
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