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Nature’s Sprawl - Urban Newgrowth is a series of oil paintings by Diego Narvaez that blurs the boundary between natural and urban environments. Through the juxtaposition of nature and the city, he challenges us to consider how we relate to the spaces we shape and inhabit.

Narvaez observes his surroundings through a process of sketching, painting, note-taking, and photography. From this process emerge sublime landscape paintings that address the ways we relate to our environment. For Narvaez, landscape painting has a revolutionary power to help us observe and slow down in a world that prioritizes productivity and output. It invites us to forget about the barrage of images that vie for our minds’ attention, and instead to really look at a place—to feel its pulse.

Diego Narvaez was born in Mexico City and currently resides in Sooke, BC. He holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Narvaez was recently the recipient of a multi-year grant through Mexico’s National Endowment for Culture and Arts (FONCA).

The show will be featured in the Showroom
March 25 to June 7, 2024

Join us for an artist talk in the Showroom
Thursday, April 25th, 6 - 8pm

Images, videos, experiences and processes will be shared

along with a poem by the great poet Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi @fatimaayanmalika

The Showroom is open Monday - Friday, 10am -5pm, located on the first floor of the Vancouver Art Gallery