In Fantasy—Dreams Woven in Colour

Fall 2026 Exhibition at Luminato Gallery

Luminato Gallery, First Floor, 2026. Photo courtesy of Luminato Gallery.

In Fantasy—Dreams Woven in Colour

On view until May 31, 2027
Luminato Gallery, Toronto

Luminato Gallery’s fall exhibition, In Fantasy—Dreams Woven in Colour, brings together the practices of 17 local and international artists, including Brian Michon, Bryan Jesney, Hans Schüle, James Wiens, and Lucas Colombo Carbone, to explore the relationship between dreams, imagination, and colour.

Each work offers a distinct yet interconnected vision of fantasy as a way of seeing that makes room for wonder and transformation. Though varied in material and approach, the artists are united by a shared exploration of creativity, constructing dreamlike terrains that dissolve the boundaries between the tangible and the visualised.

The Artists

Lucas Colombo Carbone begins with the qualities of material itself: in his paintings, light and texture across the surface unsettle our first impressions, allowing forms to reveal unexpected spatial relationships.

That dynamism between recognition and uncertainty continues in Brian Michon’s paintings, where carefully rendered figures appear within bold, abstract environments. Integrating colour and light, Michon reimagines the human experience within the world, leaving viewers to consider what lies beyond the composition.

Brian Michon, The Awakening, Acrylic on canvas, 2026. Photo courtesy of Luminato Gallery.

Bryan Jesney makes that passage into imagination more explicit. His Dreamscape Surrealism weave fragments of memory and daily life with organic forms and rhythmic colour, drawing viewers into an ambience poised between recognition and the uncanny.

Bryan Jesney, An Ocean Inside Of Me, Mixed media on canvas, 2026. Photo courtesy of Luminato Gallery.

Memory also anchors James Wiens’s work. His paintings find emotional resonance in everyday subjects, allowing those who remain present in memory, places, and moments to take on a reflective, almost dreamlike presence. Where Jesney blends memory with surreal imagery, Wiens finds quiet poetry in the ordinary, opening familiar scenes to new possibilities.

Hans Schüle extends this dialogue into three dimensions. Working with industrial steel, he creates abstract forms that unite geometric precision with organic movement, lending the rigid material a striking sense of fluidity and life.

Together, these artists offer a different entry point of seeing. Some works pulse with colour and movement; others invite a more contemplative gaze. Their practices converge in an open-ended question about how imagination can alter what we see and how we understand it.

Luminato Gallery’s Mission

At Luminato Gallery, contemporary art brings artists and the community together, fostering new perspectives and inviting meaningful conversations. In memory of Wayne MacInnis, the late business partner of the gallery’s founder, 10% of every purchase is donated to support cancer research and patient treatment.

In Fantasy—Dreams Woven in Colour, engulfs visitors in an ethereal passage where worlds linger not as answers but as impressions, woven from the many ways we make meaning.

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