Vancouver Art Gallery Archives

☆ Issue #35 - Summer 2025 FoF ☆ VIP Events

OMEGA’s Little Secret: An Exclusive Vancouver Celebration of the Aqua Terra 30 mm Collection

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverAugust 2, 2025

Under the glow of a warm summer evening, OMEGA Watches hosted an unforgettable VIP affair to reveal the my little secret collection—an elevated celebration where precision met allure. Held at...

☆ Issue #35 - Summer 2025 Arts & Culture Folio.YVR Friends

Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head Unleashes a Bewitching Dreamworld

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverAugust 2, 2025

Stepping into Monsters in My Head feels less like entering a gallery and more like tumbling headlong into the subconscious of a singular, visionary mind. This exhibition—Japanese artist Otani Workshop’s...

FoF ☆ VIP Events Folio.YVR Friends

OMEGA Unveils Its Dazzling New Collection in the Heart of Vancouver

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJuly 3, 2025

Under the glow of a warm summer evening, OMEGA Watches hosted an unforgettable VIP affair to reveal the my little secret collection—an elevated celebration where precision met allure. Held at...

☆ Issue #34 - May 2025 FoF ☆ Personalities

Pierre Coupey: Shaping Canada’s Cultural Landscape Through Art and Language

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJune 1, 2025August 2, 2025

Artist Statement "Only the imagination is real." William Carlos Williams "Three principles shape my practice and each emphasizes the open-ended process of making paintings and texts: development by transformation  (Stanley...

FoF ☆ Community Folio.YVR Friends

Art Came Alive at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s ‘Art Party’ Spring 2025

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 28, 2025

On a beautiful spring evening in downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver Art Gallery welcomed hundreds of art lovers, culture seekers, and night owls for its much-anticipated annual Art Party. The 2025...

☆ Issue #33 - April 2025

Helen Siwak: EIC & Publisher’s Message: Issue #33 – April 2025

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 4, 2025April 16, 2025

As the season turns and longer days stretch toward golden evenings, there is a distinct sense of renewal in the air. On the Canadian West Coast, where ocean breezes carry...

☆ Issue #33 - April 2025 FoF ☆ Charity & Philanthropy Folio.YVR Friends

Jean Paul Riopelle: A Dazzling Retrospective at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverApril 28, 2025April 16, 2025

In a remarkable celebration of one of Canada’s most visionary artists, the Vancouver Art Gallery unveils Riopelle: Crossroads in Time—a sweeping retrospective that honours the legacy and creative spirit of...

☆ Issue #32 - February 2025 FoF ☆ Community FoF ☆ Personalities

Sirish Rao: From Publishing to Public Engagement, A Feast of Words

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 3, 2025April 9, 2025

Sirish Rao has always sought adventure, whether scaling the Himalayan peaks or navigating the ever-evolving world of arts and culture. Born in Bangalore, India, his path was never a straight...

FoF ☆ Charity & Philanthropy FoF ☆ Community Folio.YVR Friends

A Transformative Gift: The Freybe Collection Finds a Home at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJanuary 17, 2025

The Vancouver Art Gallery is poised to redefine its legacy with the remarkable promised gift of 122 artworks from esteemed local collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe. This extraordinary donation, decades...

☆ Issue #24 - April 2024

Revisiting ‘Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own’

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverApril 19, 2024December 30, 2024

At the midpoint of its yearlong run, the  Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery continues to captivate patrons and international visitors alike. The...