September 12 – 25, 2019
Visual Space Gallery, 3352 Dunbar Street, Vancouver
Exhibit: Noon–5 PM daily
Reception: Saturday, September 14, 2019, 5-7 PM
Artist’s Talk: “Island Magic: Paintings and Poetry”, 2 pm Sunday, September 22
Installation Views
Reception Photos

Island Paintings are new landscapes of the British Columbia Coast. Haughton writes, “My mother’s mother came from the Greek island of Naxos. Perhaps this is why I love islands and deeply enjoy traveling the interstitial waters between them by ferry or small boat. Work on the British Columbia island paintings began over a decade ago, but I can trace their true origin back to 1975, voyaging alone for the first time, free camping on a ridge overlooking the Aegean and its many islands, experiencing the joy and wonder of the dawn. With backpack and by bicycle I have explored most of the Greek islands, and I’m working my way around those of British Columbia — Quadra Island in particular, but also Saturna, Mayne, Salt Spring, Galiano, Hornby, Denman and Read.”