IN PROCESS: The Abstract Six

IN PROCESS is a group exhibit and month-long residency featuring six Calgary abstract artists (Ghislaine Cleiren, Claudia Lorenz, Susan Hull, Barb Straka, Anne M Gunst, and Dixie Baum) exploring ideas of change, transition, and the creative process. Working in various mediums and styles, these artists use abstraction to express emotion, memory, and transformation through mark-making, texture, and experimentation. Throughout October, the gallery will remain an active workspace where visitors can witness the evolution of each artist’s work and engage in conversation about the creative process.

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Ghislaine Cleiren

  • Ghislaine Cleiren is a multi-media artist working in mixed media and fibre art in Calgary, Alberta. Her abstract and representational work in acrylic, watercolor, oil and mixed media is a journey to capture the beauty and joy of life.

Barbara Straka

  • Born in 1966 and based in Alberta, I am a returning artist whose work merges a passion for running, the natural world, and emotional expression. Splitting my time between Calgary and the quiet beauty of Pigeon Lake, I create both representational and abstract works that explore the connections between outer landscapes and inner emotional states.

Susan Hull

  • Susan (Sue) Hull creates representational and abstract works, often with layers of acrylic and mixed media, intriguing mark making, depth, sophisticated colours and curvy movement.

Anne Marie Gunst

  • Anne-Marie Gunst is an abstract artist with a background in figurative art. Her artistic focus is on community, communication, and creativity.

Claudia Lorenz

  • Claudia Lorenz creates contemporary mixed media and collage-based abstracts that emphasize texture, edges, and the process of layering and subtraction.

Dixie Baum

  • Dixie Baum is a visual artist based in Calgary, Alberta. She enjoys exploring a broad range of processes to create both abstracted representational and non-representational works.