Exhibition opening with Artist in Attendance, Friday january 20th at 7:00pm. Artist Talk Saturday January 21st at 2:00pm.

It is with great pleasure that the gallery presents this first retrospective survey of the life and work of Glenn Clark, who for over twenty years has worked here at the Penticton Art Gallery in a variety of capacities from art preparator, event coordinator, educator and curator. Through it all Glenn has also developed a parallel career as a visual artist having painted some of Penticton's best known and much admired murals such as the Penticon Vees at the Brandenburg Gate on the side of the Elks Hall and the grape vines which grace the Penticton & Wine Country Visitors' Information Centre. Glenn's commitment to the visual arts extends beyond his personal practice and gallery employment as he also shares his knowledge and passion for art with the youth of our community.

This exhibit reaches back to Glenn's time at the University of Calgary where he graduated in 1991, just before be landed a job here at the then named Art Gallery of the South Okanagan. In one of his earliest self-portraits we see Glenn standing next to the artist Attila Richard Lukas and in front of one of his major paintings of skinheads in Berlin. Here we see a brash young artist set to conquer the art world. It's a fascinating snapshot in time and a wonderful document of art history capturing two artists in the prime of their youth, one whose star was on the rise and the contender looking to grab his own piece of the action. This painting serves as the point of departure and acts as a counterpoint for his latest self portrait showing the artist advanced in age, wisdom and more comfortable with his lot in life.