Around the Corner

About Around the Corner

Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman has exhibited her masterfully rendered paintings internationally. Known for her refined sense of colour, and her imaginative and dynamic form, Around the Corner is one of a series of abstract paintings called Paper Trail she created in 2024. Ackerman is playing with blurring the line between abstraction and realism in this piece, a conversation she has broached in much of her work. In one corner, the image appears paper-like as if a page is being turned. The overall effect of this image invites the viewer in. The colour palette is a striking wash of deep red that pops against the passages of white and soft gray.

“This painting plays with antagonism between loose gestural painting, hard-edge painting, colour, monochrome, foreground and background. Working on this series, I became aware of the short walk back and forth from home to the studio, a repetitive journey that is somehow never the same. With each trip to the studio, painting is greeted with a fresh start.” Fiona Ackerman

Born in Ottawa in 1978, Fiona Ackerman studied painting at Concordia University and completed a BFA at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2002. She has held more than 20 solo exhibitions internationally. Fiona’s studio practice extends beyond painting to include several large-scale murals, videos and other public art projects. In her free time, she writes and records music and videos, often working with other musicians. She currently lives and works in Vancouver BC.