Virtual Gallery: The Art Gallery Osoyoos displays Poster Contest entries and winner

The winning poster entry is titled “Suburban Sunset” and was done in pastel by Prabhnoor Samra, a grade 11 student at Osoyoos Secondary School. The image is inspired by “The Chief,” a metal sculpture by Virgil “Smoker” Marchand that stands outside the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre.

Grade 11 student Prabhnoor Samra’s pastel image “Suburban Sunset” was selected the winner of The Art Gallery Osoyoos’ Poster Contest.

The image was selected by a panel of outside judges, who also considered submissions by more experienced local artists. An exhibition of the entries opens Saturday, January 15 at the gallery and runs until Saturday, February 5, 2022.

Samra, a student at Osoyoos Secondary School, was the only high school student to enter the contest. The judges did not know the identities of the artists when they made their decision.

The winning entry was inspired by “The Chief,” a metal sculpture by Virgil “Smoker” Marchand that stands outside the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre.

In addition to the poster entries, artists were able to submit another piece to be displayed in the back room at the gallery. Samra’s second piece was an acrylic painting of Spotted Lake titled “Sacred Waters.”

A release of the limited edition poster, signed by Samra, takes place Saturday, January 22 from noon to 4 p.m. at the gallery.

The gallery is now on non-summer hours and is open from noon to 4 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday.

The gallery is located at 8713 Main St. in Osoyoos, B.C., just west of Town Hall.

Click on thumbnail images below to see in Virtual Gallery. Use arrow keys to flip through images. Click on images to see title at top.

 

Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff presents the award to Poster Contest winner Prabhnoor Samra at The Art Gallery Osoyoos on Saturday, Jan. 15. At right are proud parents Manpreet and Manjit Samra. At left is Marge Trosky of the gallery’s board, who was one of the contest organizers. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Eco Printed Plants,” paper, Regina Puetz. Right: “The Lookout,” acrylic and watercolour, Kim Newbold. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Sunset on the Rocks,” acrylic, Diane Zorn. Right: “Head,” acrylic, Beverly Vorley. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Grown in Ages,” mixed media, Claudia Punter. Right: “Down to Earth,” watercolour, Maureen Potter. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Spring Showing,” watercolour and gouache, Marcia Hurley. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“Osoyoos Lake, Thunder Sky,” acrylic, Peter Scott. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “A View of Osoyoos From ‘The Island,'” watercolour, Maureen Potter. Right: “This is The Chief,” acrylic, Beverly Vorley. “The Chief” is a metal sculpture by Virgil “Smoker” Marchand, which stands outside the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“Osoyoos Below,” watercolour, Jane Scheffler. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Haynes Point,” acrylic, Claudia Punter. Right: “Main Street, Osoyoos,” acrylic, Larry Thor Hunter. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Our Bountiful Valley,” acrylic and watercolour, Kim Newbold. Right: “Haynes Point,” acrylic, Maggie Foran. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Left: “Osoyoos Visitor Centre,” fabric, Regina Puetz. Right: “Osoyoos Gazebo,” acrylic, Diane Zorn. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“At the Gazebo,” watercolour and gouache, Marcia Hurley. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“Spring Quail,” photograph, Greg Reely.
“Dempster Highway,” ink, Maggie Foran. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“Reflections,” acrylic, Peter Scott. (Richard McGuire Photo)
“Haynes Ranch Milky Way (on metal),” photograph, Greg Reely.
“Sacred Waters,” acrylic painting, Prabhnoor Samra. (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.