Collaborative Couple Scugog Arts Exhibition 2025

Collaborative Couple by Annette Blady Van Mil and Al Van Mil
May 31 – July 1, 2025
Scugog Arts presents ‘Collaborative Couple’; an exploration of art beyond the frame by artists Annette Blady Van Mil and Al Van Mil, opening Saturday, May 31st! Married for 45 years and creative collaborators throughout, Blady and Van Mil have built a unique artistic partnership defined by experimentation, reinvention, and shared vision.

This exhibition showcases work from their ongoing Rising From the Canvas series, involving mixed media pieces that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Alongside this will be their individual works that reflect their distinct artistic voices, including Blady’s richly layered encaustic and mixed media compositions and Van Mil’s vibrant, conceptually-driven oil paintings.

Annette Blady, originally from Toronto, brings a tactile sensibility to her work, combining exotic papers, glass, metallics, and fabric in compositions that explore abstract form and ancient symbolism. Her background in architectural model design and interior aesthetics informs her deeply textured approach. Her encaustic and three-dimensional pieces have been widely exhibited and collected across Canada, the U.S., and Europe.

Al Van Mil, born in Texel, the Netherlands, creates paintings that merge abstraction, portraiture, and narrative. Drawing on influences from pop art, Canadian conceptualism, jazz and architecture, his work reflects both intellectual precision and intuitive play. His paintings are included in major public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montreal.

Together, Blady and Van Mil approach collaboration as an evolving dialogue, which celebrates the process as much as the outcome. Collaborative Couple is a testament to their belief that through layering, persistence, and play, art can become a powerful expression of resilience and renewal.

Please join us at the Scugog Arts Space for the opening reception of ‘Collaborative Couple’ on May 31st from 1-3 PM.

Meet and talk with the artist, browse the show, and enjoy light refreshments on us. If you are unable to make the reception, you can view the show in the gallery until July 1st, 2025.

Recurring Event: Yes

Start: 05/31/2025 / End: 07/01/2025
Website: Collaborative Couple Scugog Arts Exhibition 2025

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