Jennifer Hornyak: Gathering Colour

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday May 16th, 2–5 pm.

Artist in attendance

“I don’t want to do ‘flowers’—because as I always say, God does those! I use the image of a flower as a metaphor for myself.” Jennifer Hornyak

Gathering Colour was chosen by Jennifer Hornyak, one of Canada’s most beloved contemporary artists as the title for this special exhibition, inspired by a famous 17th-century poem she has cherished throughout her life. Its opening line—“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”—resonated with the artist as a reflection of her own practice. Hornyak’s vibrant oil paintings capture ephemeral beauty through shapes and hues- passages of colour that are gathered into a unified expressive whole.

Oeno Gallery invites you to experience this evocative collection of new paintings created exclusively for this solo exhibition. For decades, the timeless and vividly colourful work of Jennifer Hornyak has been widely collected around the world. Acclaimed for her intuitive use of rich colour, gestural form, and visceral texture, her ‘flowerscapes’ and figurative compositions echo the European masters she once studied. Yet, Jennifer Hornyak's singular vision ultimately transcends tradition, blurring the line between abstraction and figuration.