Sheri Paisley
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| Born | Vancouver Island, British Columbia. |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Emily Carr University of Art and Design |
| Occupation | Painter |
Sheri Paisley (née Bakes) is a Canadian painter whose work explores themes of light, wind, and atmospheric landscapes. She began exhibiting at age 17 with the Nanaimo Arts Council in 1989.[1] Paisley studied at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998.[2]
Early life and education
Paisley was born on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In 1989 she had her first show with the Nanaimo Arts Council.[1] She later completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver in 1998.[2]
Artistic career
Paisley’s first commercial gallery exhibition was at the Bau-Xi Gallery in Vancouver in 2002, followed by the Foster/White Gallery in Seattle in 2004.[1] Early works through University and pre-stroke were figurative and based on her photographs. From 2000 onward her work focused on landscape. By the mid-2000s, she had presented solo and group exhibitions in Vancouver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Europe. Her paintings entered private collections and institutions including Swedish Hospital (Seattle), UBC Psychiatric Hospital, and Vancouver General Hospital.[3]
Stroke and artistic evolution
In 2000, at the age of 29, Paisley suffered a stroke that left her right side temporarily paralyzed and resulted in aphantasia, the inability to form mental images.[2][3] During rehabilitation, she re-learned how to paint, and switched from acrylics to oil paints for their slower drying time. She re-learned how to use a brush and mix colors after losing the ability to hold visual memories in her minds-eye.[2]
Her post-stroke work is characterized by small, light-reflecting marks, which critics have compared to Impressionism or Pointillism.[1] Paisley has described her approach as responding to the act of painting in the moment, rather than working from pre-visualized imagery.[3]
Post-stroke approach
Paisley developed a method where she begins with a photographic reference but she allows the painting to evolve without a predetermined outcome.[2] Her works combine representational and abstract elements, with colour and light suggesting natural forces such as wind and weather. While traces of fields, trees, and flowers remain visible, much of the imagery emphasizes atmosphere and movement.[3][1]
Exhibitions and recognition
Paisley has exhibited regularly at Bau-Xi Gallery (Vancouver and Toronto) and Foster/White Gallery (Seattle). Notable solo exhibitions include Long Before the Sky Would Open (Bau-Xi Toronto, 2007), Celestial Navigation (Foster/White Seattle, 2017), Open the World (Bau-Xi Vancouver, 2018), and Lightscape (Foster/White Seattle, 2025).[1] She was one of 20 artists selected for the 2017–2019 UK touring exhibition Extreme Imagination, which was shown in England and Scotland.[1]
Her practice has been profiled in multiple publications, including Canadian Art (2017),[2] CBC Arts (2019),[3] and Galleries West (2018).[1] Her work has also been noted by The Seattle Times in connection with Women’s History Month exhibitions.[4]
Paisley’s paintings are held in private, corporate, and public collections in North America and internationally.[3] She lives on Vancouver Island, and continues to exhibit with her main galleries.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Priegert, Portia. "A Stroke of Pluck." Galleries West. September 10, 2018. https://www.gallerieswest.ca/magazine/stories/a-stroke-of-pluck/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Euringer, Amanda. "Art After a Brain Injury." Canadian Art. May 18, 2017. https://canadianart.ca/features/sheri-bakes-art-after-brain-injury/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Hosein, Lisa. "After a Stroke, Sheri Bakes Lost the Ability to Visualize Images but Gained a New Way of Making Art." CBC Arts. June 10, 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/after-a-stroke-sheri-bakes-lost-the-ability-to-visualize-images-but-gained-a-new-way-of-making-art-1.5154919
- ↑ Seattle Times staff. "6 Exhibitions to Catch in March for Women’s History Month." The Seattle Times. March 1, 2023. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/6-exhibitions-to-catch-in-march-for-womens-history-month/
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