The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre’s upcoming exhibition will allow Niagara-on-the-Lake residents to explore human and animal connections in fluid, dreamlike compositions, states a media release from the centre.
“Paintings by Geoff Farnsworth” opens March 26 in the Joyner Gallery and will feature a blend of abstraction and figurative art.
An opening reception will be held on Sunday, April 6, from 2 to 4 p.m., where Farnsworth will discuss his creative process at 2:30 p.m.
Farnsworth, a St. Catharines-based artist who studied at the Art Students League in New York, has been influenced by past and present painters, abstract expressionism, film and music, according to the release.
His dynamic use of colour and form submerges viewers into a surreal world of reflection, it states.
“I want my environments to be dreamlike and open for exploration,” he states in the release. “I hope the feeling and inspiration from my paintings stay with viewers, encouraging them to see differently and create.”
Farnsworth, a St. Catharines-based artist, studied at the Art Students League in New York and was mentored by William Scharf, a protégé of Mark Rothko, the famed American painter and a key figure in abstract expressionism.
His influences include abstract expressionism, as well as past and present painters, film and music. His works have been showcased in major cities across North America, Europe and the Caribbean.
The exhibition runs through April 27. To see some of Farnsworth’s work, visit niagarapumphouse.ca/exhibitions/paintings-by-geoff-farnsworth-mar-26-2025
