EXHIBITIONS
Get Stuck In // Cut and Paste Gallery, Halifax
July 2024
"A collage challenge was created that asked followers of the Canadian Collage Collective to create a collage in any style they chose, except randomly chosen stickers had to be highlighted within the works.
A series of collages with sparkling unicorns, mermaids, sloths and colorful tree frogs, flowers and random bits appeared out of the studios of 16 artists.
The challenge, aptly named 'Get Stuck In', plays on the saying from the UK, where it means to start doing something enthusiastically, and the potential for artists to 'get stuck in' the process of incorporating a foreign element they may never have chosen for themselves."
https://www.cutsandpastegallery.com/exhibitions/get-stuck-in
April Showers Bring May Flowers // Cut and Paste Gallery, Halifax
May 2024
“The theme of the show is derived from the Thomas Tusser book, 100 Points of Husbandry written in 1557, in which the verse ‘ Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers. ’ can be found. ... there has been a trend, here in Nova Scotia at least, for folks to develop a home garden, keep chickens and/or small livestock and attempt at some level to provide for themselves.
Artists are asked to consider these meanings in the creation of original collage work that provides commentary on the role of humans in being stewards of the resources available to us, and nurturing caretakers of the lands upon which we live. How can we be better in these roles? How have we failed? What does the future hold? Additionally, every collage submitted should incorporate ‘a flower’. Dried flowers, cutouts of florals, seed packets.”
https://www.cutsandpastegallery.com/product-page/all-about-cut-flowers
Preshrunk // Argyle Fine Art, Halifax
January 2024
The 20th Anniversary of the PreShrunk group shows. A HUGE show of MINI artworks all sized 4x5”. This show includes almost 400 pieces and 132 artists from across Canada. Many of the artists showing are local to Halifax and chose to represent our city beautifully through their work.
https://argylefineart.blogspot.com/2024/01/20-years-of-pre-shrunk-art.html
Paper Play // Outsiders and Others Gallery
November 2023
“This exhibition features artists from both Canada and the US which came from a call for artists we posted 6months ago. We do this on occasion so we could bring some new artists to our gallery and to share the perspective of these artists in our City.
And even though we live in an age of advanced technology and AI, all the artists featured in this exhibitioncut paper and use glue to make their artwork.
Collage is often thought of as a modern artistic technique. The word collage – from the French verb coller, meaning “to stick” – was first used to describe the Cubist innovations of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, who began to stick newspaper cuttings and other materials onto their canvases in 1912.
A Collage Exhibition Featuring Zanahoy, John Catron, Sarah Grant Duff, Torea Frey, Jack Procter, Evie Osborn, Seema Shah, Chris Short, and Geoff Wonnacott."
STICK’EM UP // Argyle Fine Art
November 2023
The 2nd annual time established artists from all around the Maritimes have printed 130 vinyl stickers that will be available at Argyle Fine Art .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62710153@N03/albums/72177720312049791
10 Years of DART // The Dart Gallery
October 4th
“Diamonds are the gemstone assigned to the 10th anniversary, as they symbolize longevity, invincibility, and love - so artworks that fit those themes, and Dartmouth, may be given preference but all types of work are welcome.”
https://www.thedartgallery.com/
Monochrome // The Dart Gallery
March 2022 and 2023
zananhoy was a featured artist in this black and white themed annual show. A selected group of artists challenged to create new works completely devoid of colour.
Water, A Multi-Media Art Show // 1313 Hollis St Halifax
September 26, 2022
" a curated collection of artists came together to explore water; for survival, water as recreation, water as a sacred right, too much water, and more. It is the intension of this group to highlight the importance of protecting this vital resource. "
Two works selected where ‘Neptune Sunrise’ and ‘The Fall of Versailles’. proceeds from this exhibition to The Ecology Action Centre.
https://www.facebook.com/Water.Halifax2020
NOCTURNE
September 2019
"Repurposed Perspectives including artists Andrea Crouse, Kevin MacLean, zanahoy and more.
The show will be works from a collection of artists using repurposed materials. During Covid-19 many of us were impacted by the availability of products and services and stalled supply chains. Suddenly the grand parent or elder we knew that collected and saved the smallest of things which we may have thought to not be useful, suddenly started to make sense. This group of artists save every scrap, every piece and make something new and beautiful from it. "
https://nocturnehalifax.ca/projects/2021/nocturne-at-argyle-fine-art/
Under the Influence // Argyle Fine Art
September 2018
“ The title of our current show at the gallery, 'Under the Influence', is likely to elicit some sort of curiosity and interest. for this juried show, artists were asked to create new works that take inspiration from their favourite artists. the results are amazing and there are so many unique in styles, mediums and approach! a feast for the eyes! ”
zanahoy's selected submission for the show, was a piece titled ‘Dante’s Dark Forest’. Its a collage of several infamous engravings made by Gustave Doré (1832- 1883). It feature the portrait of Dante the Poet, with his minds eye turned inward towards the Inferno's main character, Dante the Pilgrim.