Virtual Gallery: Painter Lyse Deselliers opens solo show at The Art Gallery Osoyoos

Artist Lyse Deselliers poses with her diptych View from Anarchist Mountain on display at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. (Richard McGuire Photo)

Painter Lyse Deselliers opened a solo exhibition of her work on Thursday, April 1 at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. The show, “Our Lakes: Connecting the Dots,” runs until Saturday, April 24, 2021.

The theme of the show is the lakes of the Okanagan basin and the waterways that connect them. Deselliers has gathered comments from people in the communities of the Okanagan who are active in protecting and celebrating these lakes, which she displays with her paintings.

Born in Quebec City, Deselliers has pursued a career as a veterinarian in Ottawa and Calgary. She moved to Penticton with her family in 2016.

Deselliers developed her artistic skills taking night classes at the Alberta College of Art and studying under Karen Swearengen. She is a member of the Canadian Federation of Artists and has exhibited her work widely. Deselliers is also a member of the Okanagan Art Gallery in Osoyoos, where more of her work is on display.

She mainly works with acrylic on canvas.

The Art Gallery Osoyoos is located at 8713 Main Street in Osoyoos, B.C., just west of Town Hall. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday. Covid-19 safety measures are in effect at the gallery.

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Fall Upon Us is a 36X48 acrylic on canvas painting by artist Lyse Deselliers. It shows a view of Osoyoos from the East Bench. (Richard McGuire Photo)
The west wall of the Art Gallery Osoyoos is hung with paintings by artist Lyse Deselliers. The show, Our Lakes: Connecting the Dots, features the lakes and waterways of the Okanagan. (Richard McGuire Photo)
These three paintings by artist Lyse Deselliers are on display at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. They are (top) Antelope Brush at Tuc-el-Nuit, (bottom left) On the Other Side of Naramata Falls and (bottom right) Falling in Love with the Land. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Two paintings, State of Grace and Stroke of Luck, by Lyse Deselliers are on display in the back room at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. Both are 36X36 acrylic on canvas. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This diptych titled View from Anarchist Mountain, by artist Lyse Deselliers, is acrylic on canvas and measures 30X60. It shows Osoyoos from a viewpoint on Anarchist Mountain. (Richard McGuire Photo)
My Okanagan 2 is a 36X36 acrylic painting on canvas by artist Lyse Deselliers. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Elemental is a 36X36 acrylic painting on canvas by artist Lyse Deselliers. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Flying South is a 24X24 acrylic painting on canvas by artist Lyse Deselliers. It shows a view of the east shore of Skaha Lake as seen looking south from an airplane. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This 36X48 acrylic on canvas painting by artist Lyse Deselliers shows Ellison Lake, near Vernon. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This 36X60 acrylic painting on canvas by artist Lyse Deselliers shows mountains, lake and vineyards. (Richard McGuire Photo)
This 30X36 acrylic painting on canvas by Lyse Deselliers features McIntyre Bluff and the south end of Vaseux Lake. (Richard McGuire Photo)

Author: Richard McGuire

Richard McGuire is an Osoyoos photographer who worked at the Osoyoos Times between 2012 and 2018, first as reporter and then as editor. He has a long career in journalism as well as research, communication and management at the House of Commons in Ottawa and in the federal government.