Ron Shuebrook & Frances Thomas: In Conversation, Curated by Mary Reid
Art Gallery of Guelph
January 22 – May 3, 2026
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We are excited to share Ron Shuebrookâs incredible dialogue exhibition with Frances Thomas, currently on view at the Art Gallery of Guelph.
Exhibition Statement Excerpt [Courtesy of Art Gallery of Guelph]
Each [artist] wrestled with the tension between form and content, teasing out new possibilities while exposing the challenges imbedded in abstraction. From a completely formalist perspective, both artists are highly skilled at manipulating their chosen medium to highlight wonderful connections between line, form, colour, and scale.
Engaging in a fine balance between intuition and intellect, each artist strives to connect with the experience of being in the everyday world while at the same time attempting to pierce into something more spiritual or essential. From each of their own subjective areas of human experience comes a commitment to abstraction that moves beyond formal considerations and is revealed through active looking.
Learn more about the show by clicking ‘here’
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Image credit: View of Ron Shuebrook at the Art Gallery of Guelph, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Guelph.
Image contents, left to right:
Ron Shuebrook, Black Mountain, Blue Monkeyrope, 2021, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist
Ron Shuebrook, Untitled (Contested Territories Series #2), 2021, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist
Frances Thomas, Translation, 2023, acrylic on wood panel. Courtesy of the artist