Find unique, handcrafted gifts at the Pearl Ellis Gallery Giftables Show. This special event features a curated selection of smaller, affordable artworks, ensuring there's something for every budget.

Born out of Courtenay artist Josh Klassen’s response to a lymphoma diagnosis in 2024, The Healing began as a simple birthday painting party and evolved into a recurring Sunday gathering of friends and artists. These gatherings became a creative sanctuary - an act of shared expression, connection, and healing. From this experience emerged the Art Writers Ghost Collective, whose members have spent a year creating a series of collaborative paintings that embody their collective spirit.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents Text: The Art of Language from September 16 to October 11, 2025. This exhibition explores the powerful role that text plays in communication, expression, and meaning-making within the visual arts.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery is hosting Abundance, a members’ show that brings together artists from the Comox Valley and nearby communities. On display from August 19 to September 13, the show includes paintings, photography, fibre art, sculpture, and more — each piece reflecting the creativity of the people who live here.

This exhibition is a vibrant celebration of queer identity, creativity, and self-expression. Featuring over 30 pieces of art in various styles, the exhibition uses bold colours and designs to challenge societal pressures to conform. It emphasizes the importance of individuality, love, and acceptance while fostering a sense of community and pride.

Explore the beauty in contradiction.

This powerful group exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the tension and harmony between opposing forces—light and dark, strength and fragility, tradition and innovation. Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, Duality: The Art of Contrast showcases how artists interpret the interplay between contrasting ideas, emotions, and realities. From personal reflections to cultural juxtapositions and natural cycles, the show celebrates the complexity of duality in all its forms.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery is delighted to present Flourish, its annual Summer Members Show, on display from May 27 to June 21. This vibrant exhibition celebrates the beauty and abundance of the season through the eyes of local artists, with works that capture the warmth, colour, and energy of summer.

Over 40 artists from across the Comox Valley will be featured, showcasing a variety of styles and mediums including painting, photography, fibre arts, and sculpture. From lush landscapes to vivid florals, each piece invites viewers to reflect on the joys of summer and the natural world in full bloom.

This exhibition showcases the work of four mixed-media artists—Sharon Lalonde, Silvina Lanusse, Susan Purney Mark, and Maggie Ziegler—who transform landscapes and everyday moments into abstract creations. Using paint, textiles, collage, and digital design, their work explores themes of memory, place, and imagination, inviting viewers to discover new layers of beauty and meaning.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents Ebb & Flow, a juried exhibition running from April 1st to 26th, 2025, inviting viewers to reflect on the profound relationship between humanity and water. Featuring paintings, photography, sculpture, and fiber arts, the show explores water’s many forms—its power, beauty, and significance in our past, present, and future.

Awakening, our members' show, features a vibrant collection of works inspired by renewal, inspiration, and the beauty of the season.

Through Lines showcases the landscape in all its forms through the rich and tactile art of printmaking. Featuring original, hand-pulled prints by thirteen members of the Comox Valley Printmakers Association, the exhibition highlights diverse techniques, including collagraph, drypoint, linocut, monotype, and more. From natural vistas to abstract interpretations, these works explore the personal, social, and political dimensions of place. Framed, mounted, and matted pieces will be on display, with select works available for purchase.

Digital art and photography provide unique avenues to explore concepts, moments, and perspectives. This exhibition aims to showcase works that push the boundaries of traditional practices and highlight how technology and innovation shape the creation and perception of art.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery invites the community to immerse in the spirit of the season with "Joy," a members' show that embodies warmth, creativity, and celebration. This final exhibit of the year features works from talented local artists, offering a blend of artistic expression that reflects each artist’s interpretation of joy.

Find unique, handcrafted gifts at the Pearl Ellis Gallery Giftables Show. This special event features a curated selection of smaller, affordable artworks, ensuring there's something for every budget. To accommodate your holiday shopping, the gallery will extend its hours until 8 PM on Fridays, November 15 and 22.

Pearl Ellis Gallery proudly presents Triple Vision: Three Artists, Mediums, and Visions of the McLoughlin Gardens. In July 2022, three artists participated in a week-long residency at the McLoughlin Gardens, a stunning ocean-side retreat located just north of the Comox Valley. Using glass, fibre art, and photography, they captured their unique interpretations of the forest, ocean, and garden landscapes that define this beautiful location.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery is thrilled to present "Outside In," a captivating group show featuring the works of Maggie Ziegler, Sharon Lalonde, Shea Kotilla, Jean Cockburn, Lynn Farwell, Larissa McLean, and Elaine Smith. This exhibition runs from September 17 to October 12, 2024.

Celebrate Summer at the Pearl! Immerse yourself in the vibrant essence of summer at the Pearl Ellis Gallery Summer Members’ Show, running now until September 14th. This exhibition features the remarkable talents of 58 local artists, offering a diverse range of artwork that will captivate and inspire all who attend.

Art with Impact is an evocative exhibition that features artists from varied backgrounds and disciplines, each interpreting the theme in unique and compelling ways. This showcase highlights pieces that resonate deeply through media, scale, or subject matter, pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms to inspire change, provoke emotions, and challenge perceptions.

Duo show and sale featuring Kate Bridger and Linda Greig

The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents "Emerging Voices," an exhibition featuring the artwork of secondary students from Highland Secondary and Georges P. Vanier Secondary schools. Running from May 28 to June 22, this showcase highlights diverse mediums such as sculpture, paintings, photography, and mixed media. This exhibition highlights the passionate activity and dedication found within the art programs of both schools.

Embrace the vibrancy of spring with the much-anticipated opening of the Pearl Ellis Gallery Spring Members’ Show. Showcasing the exceptional talents of 28 local artists, this event promises a diverse array of artwork sure to captivate all who attend. Be sure to mark your calendars for the opening reception on Saturday, May 4th, from 1-3 pm. This gathering offers an opportunity to mingle with the artists, view their creations, and indulge in some delightful refreshments. The Pearl is open Tue to Sat, 12 to 4pm.