Quincy Raby

Quincy Raby’s show Thank You For Destroying My Life continues through October 31st. Last Saturday, she set up a studio in the gallery windows. Fuelled by caffeine and vintage punk, she completed a new 10″ x 10″ acrylic on board entitled A Tiny Perfect Mouth.

We also released a new painting called Soft Place to Land for the last week of her show. Suggestive and bold, this 36″ x 36″ panel is a white colourfield kissed by a pair of crimson lips. Both sold pretty much instantly.

So you want to see more?

We are pleased to welcome people in small groups of four into the gallery during artist hours which are Thursday and Friday 4-8 and Saturday 12-4. You also have the option to book a private view on the scheduler for another time in the week. We do understand that many people are limiting their exposure to public places right now so we’ve put together a teaser reel of this show. You can view it here:

All work in the show is listed in the Lyceum Gallery’s shop.

Thank You For Destroying My Life is closing next Saturday, which is Hallowe’en, so expect shenanigans. You can follow our story @theorchardlyceum.

The Queen’s Voice is a working title for the radio station that is in its nascent stages. Each year, The Lyceum students are charged with creating a business for their Praxis Project. The year-long project requires them to develop, manage, promote and create inventory for a start-up business. This year, they have chosen to make a radio station. The station will start small, with a series of podcasts on various topics including debates, recipes from the kitchen, a neighbourhood tree census, great inventions throughout time and of course, window-side chats with visiting artists.

Last Thursday, the students interviewed Quincy Raby, whose show Thank You For Destroying My Life, is currently hanging in the gallery. She answered questions about why she chose such a morose title for such bright and colourful paintings, why the mouth is the most expressive feature on the human face, which of her paintings have a glow in the dark surprise, what she meal she would serve on the ceramics and why she staged the after effects of a doomed new year’s eve party in the window. She encouraged students to work through the difficult times with the understanding that hardship clears the way for new growth.

“You never grow out of rainbows. Focus on the good.” Quincy Raby

A word about Lyceum Gallery visits

Quincy Raby will be in the gallery Thursdays and Fridays from 4-8 and Saturdays from 12-4 until her show closes October 31st. We are allowing six visitors to the gallery at a time during these periods or you can book a private visit outside these times using the scheduler on our website.

We also undertand that you may not be comfortable viewing artwork in person at this time so for that we have a solution! Online viewing rooms for current exhibitions are coming up next but for now you can see all the work on our acquisitions page.