Bewabon Shilling: of light and air

Fall 2025 Exhibition at Latcham Art Centre

Bewabon Shilling, Farm Field, 2025. Oil on canvas.

Bewabon Shilling
of light and air

September 12 – October 25, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, September 12, 7 – 9pm
All are welcome, and admission is free. Light refreshments will be available.

Latcham Art Centre invites you to celebrate the opening of Bewabon Shilling’s colourful and life-affirming solo exhibition, of light and air. This exhibition features Shilling’s paintings of the fields and forests surrounding his home in Rama First Nation, situated along the shores of Ontario’s Lake Couchiching. Many of his works are created en plein air—a method of painting directly within the landscape.

Plein air painting requires focused attention, energy, and endurance from the artist. This approach allows Shilling to directly experience elements of the landscape that transcend visual perception. Being present with sensations and movements such as a gentle breeze, the shifting sunlight, and ambient sounds creates an intimate connection to his subject and infuses his paintings with a vivid and responsive energy.

Latcham Art Centre gratefully acknowledges the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville for their generous support of this exhibition.

Bewabon Shilling, Heat Wave, 2025. Oil on canvas.

Free Plein Air Painting Event with Bewabon Shilling
Saturday, September 20, 10am – 1pm

Sign up on Latcham’s website to join us for this special event!

Meet within our main gallery at 2 Park Drive for a walk-through of the exhibition before we head to Memorial Park together! Join exhibiting artist Bewabon Shilling to paint en plein air—painting directly within the landscape.

Participants will need to bring their own materials (paint, canvas and/or paper, brushes, and easels).

Bewabon Shilling painting en plein air at his home in Rama first Nation.

About the Artist:
Bewabon Shilling works in and around the home and studio built by his late father, artist Arthur Shilling. Bewabon graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2001, where he received both the Norman Jewison Award and the Rose of Cedarvale Scholarship. Shilling has exhibited throughout North America and Europe, and in 2019, he was awarded a Research and Creation Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. He is represented by the Collectors Gallery of Art in Calgary, AB, and Roberts Gallery in Toronto, ON.

About Latcham Art Centre:
Latcham Art Centre is a public art gallery that inspires the community to engage with arts and culture through dedicated exhibitions of contemporary art that reflect a range of artistic media and the cultural diversity of our province. Latcham Art Centre offers vibrant education programs that cultivate creativity and experimentation through classes, workshops, artist talks, and tours. Latcham Art Centre is located in Stouffville, Ontario, 45 minutes northeast of Toronto with free parking and is accessible via GO Transit. The Gallery is open to the public and admission is free.

Latcham Art Centre is accessible.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10am – 5pm
Tuesday: 10am – 8pm
Wednesday: 10am – 8pm
Thursday: 10am – 8pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm

For more information please contact:
Jeff Nye, Curator
Latcham Art Centre
jeffrey.nye@latchamartcentre.ca

Latcham Art Centre
2 Park Drive
Stouffville, ON L4A 4K1
T: 905-640-8954
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