Former Curators

Curators of Lake Country Art Gallery

Katie Brennan 2011-2015

Former Gallery Curator (2011 - 2015): Katie Brennan brought in many exciting and ground-breaking exhibitions to the gallery in its founding years. Also a professional practising artist Katie graduated with a BFA from the Emily Carr University in Vancouver and with a MFA from the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario and maintains a successful artistic / painting practice out of her studio in Kelowna. In 2015, she took on the role of the Executive Director of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan - a role in which she continues to generate, develop and support artists and art and culture in the Okanagan.

Jim Kalnin 2010-2011

Founding Curator of Lake Country Art Gallery from 2010 - 2011, Jim Kalnin’s has returned his focus to his own art since retiring from teaching. Though born in Manitoba, Jim has lived mostly in British Columbia since the 1950s. He attended the Vancouver School of Art from 1964 to 1969 and from 1975 to the end of the 1970s . In 1987 he took a teaching position at Okanagan College (now the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus). As well as this he has taught art in many community settings eager to convey his belief in the value of art in people’s lives. Jim has published two books on spirituality. He has exhibited widely in British Columbia, and been included in exhibitions in other parts of Canada, California and Sydney, Australia.

Guest & supporting Curators

Laundry Room Collective 2021.

May-Jun 2021 On My Mind featured Eight artists - Pip Dryden, Adrianna Singleton, Nyasha Dube, Faith Wandler, Shay Ritchie, Arianna Tooke, and Jetta and Jade Loudon are a mix of formal and informally trained artists who present works that aim to bring awareness to the need for self care, and hope to contribute to the ongoing discourse surrounding themes of mental health awareness.

Laundry Room Collective 2020

June 2020: Alongside Her featuring artist Maura Tamez, Hagar Wirba, and Ashleigh Giffen
Sep-Oct 2020: Under The Skin celebrating the work of 13 queer artists of the Okanagan