HEY! Have you seen the artwork of Patrizia Berdkan?  Patrizia acrylic paintings are full of delight and whimsy with bright colours and layered geometric shapes. Patrizia on her work... "My work is inspired by a mix mid-century modern design, architectural events such as Expo 67, and a vintage aesthetic from various eras. Having been raised before the age of the internet, I spent many summers exploring art galleries in Montreal. I have a fixation with painting houses in whimsical ways and use them as a focal point in most of my paintings as they bring a familiarity to an otherwise abstract ..read more

 On May 11th we opened a show at the gallery titled "The Size of Life" with Heidi Holloway!  The Size of Life opening reception graphic This show features 19 new paintings by Heidi, all depicting birds found in Atlantic Canada! Not only are these friendly fowl found within the Eastern Provinces but Heidi has chosen to paint each beautiful birdie true to its actual size!  Heidi' show on display in the main gallery. Truly the SIZE OF LIFE!  See below for some of Heidi's painting from this show and a few older works by Heidi still available at the gallery ..read more

 A new show just went up in our lower gallery last weekend!  This show, titled "I Will Be There By Tonight" by Caileigh Lambie features seven new works with wonderfully ominous themes.  Graphic from the show opening  If you haven't had the chance to see Caileigh's work before, you'll be delighted and impressed by this young emerging artist's skill and attention to details.  Caileigh posed with her painting, "RIP", 2023 Caileigh's works, often depicting realistically rendered animals and figures combined with dark backgrounds takes the dark tones one ..read more

 We're nearing the end of our very cozy group show "I'd Rather Be Home in My Sweatpants", closing May 3rd.  If you haven't had a chance yet, visit us at the gallery and catch this wonderful, homey & cheerful show of 30+ local artists! Over the course of the show we've been asking participating artists where the inspiration for their works came from... read below to see what these artists had to say! LARA DOIRON "Connected, Acrylic on Canvas, 11"x14" “Connected" is painted from an old photo of my sister and two cousins in my childhood bedroom, taken when they were arou ..read more

 Things have been EXTRA cozy at the gallery lately while we have been enjoying this group show "I'd Rather Be Home in My Sweatpants"!  This show opened April 13th and will be up until May 3rd, so if you're downtown Halifax stop by the gallery, say HI and check it out! We've been asking artists from the show where the inspiration for their pieces came from, see what they had to say below! LIBBY NOSEWORTHY-BOSS "Lonely Phil" Oil on Canvas, 12"x12" "This theme..."I'd Rather Be Home in My Sweatpants" put a smile on my face. I can certainly relate, and I just love the cozy feeli ..read more

 This past Friday we opened our group show "I'd Rather Be Home in My Sweatpants" and it was an amazing turn out! Thank you to everyone who came out, it was great to see so many happy faces out of the house and enjoying LOCAL ART! This group show included over 30 local artists and 60+ artworks! We were so excited to see the many artists submissions and the ideas that came from this theme.  To celebrate the show and to get to know these local artists we have asked a few to share their inspiration behind the works they've made and what this cozy-homey theme meant to them... keep your ey ..read more

 Hey folks! Tonight we are launching a NEW SHOW called "I'd Rather Be Home in My Sweatpants".  It's a fun show filled with amazing artwork by 30 artists- all responding to the title of the show. Themes have emerged: still life painting, cats and dogs, plants, windows, food and of course sweatpants.    THE FULL SHOW IS NOW ONLINE HERE ...but of course we'd love for you to see this show in person! That's what it's all about..getting back out there experiencing things in "real life".The opening reception is TONIGHT, Friday, April 12th, 4pm-6pm. Don't forget to wear cozy clothi ..read more

 Stop by the gallery by this Saturday to catch the end of our emerging artist show IGNITE IGNITE features six emerging artists we met in this years PreShrunk show. All six artists are new to our gallery and we were very excited to invite them back for another exhibit to showcase their work.  See some their works and information about each artist below.  ASHLEY DELANEY Ashley is a Halifax-based artist and graduate of NSCAD University known for her realistic drawings. Having built a career on designing brand experiences, she has always worked within the details. In 2023, she rev ..read more

 The EYES OF MARCH are upon us....and we've got EYES EYES EYES!    Check out the recent hand-carved and hand-painted wood creations by emerging artist Kyle York. THE FULL GANG ARE HERE , with creative fun names!  They are hanging out in person at the gallery,  in our gallery windows! POP BY FOR A LOOK and a SEE!   Kyle York, Take Me Home, 14" height, Hand-Carved and Painted Wood     Kyle York, Eye Eye Captain, 12", Hand-Carved and Painted Wood     Group Shot of the Whole Gang We also have a bunch of new FELTED EYE ..read more

 One of our gallery artists, Amy Ordoveza has been involved in a really cool project this year...  Amy Ordoveza standing in front of one her artworks, 2022 Her art is blasting off to space and finding a new home ON THE MOON! Amy Ordoveza, A Cloud Above, gouache on paper, 11" x 14" Available at Argyle Fine Art The Lunar Codex logo, https://www.lunarcodex.com/ As apart of the Lunar Codex project, Amy's artwork, alongside musical works, writings and artworks from other creatives around the world was loaded into a time capsule and sent in a rocket destine ..read more