Exhibitions 2026
At the Table | Counter-Archive and the Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
May 28 - June 21, 2026
Artist Talk - June 20, 2pm - 3pm
Gibson Public Art Gallery
431 Marine Drive
Gibsons, BC
At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | Counter-Archive and the Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
July 3 - July 27, 2026
Artist Talk - July 5
Mahon Hall
114 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island, BC
At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | Counter-Archive and the Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
Sept 10th - October 23, 2026
Opening reception: Sept 10 - 4 - 6 pm
Artist Talk - Sept. 24, 12 - 1pm
The View Gallery
900 Fifth St #330,
Nanaimo, BC
At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
At the Table | Counter-Archive and the Architecture of Control
Solo Exhibition
February 2 – March 13, 2027
Seymour Art Gallery
4360 Gallant Ave
North Vancouver, BC
At the Table is an exhibition by Canadian artist Jeannette Sirois presenting twelve large-scale portrait drawings on paper from her ongoing series examining the visibility of 2SLGBTQ+ lives.
Developed through a collaborative process with each sitter, the portraits bring together individuals whose lives reflect the realities of queer experience within contemporary society.
Working through the language of portraiture, Sirois considers how recognition, identity, and belonging are shaped by the social and institutional structures surrounding us.
Presented together, the works create a collective presence that foregrounds queer lives while asking who has historically been allowed a place at the table.
Exhibitions Selected Recent
Bearing Witness
Solo Exhibition
Nov 27, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
Cowichan Public Art Gallery
126 Ingram St,
Duncan, B.C.
This exhibition brings together three bodies of work: At the Table: The 2SLGBTQ+ Visibility Project, reclaiming grand manner portraiture to centre queer lives and challenge ongoing erasure; Mortal Coil, a stark black-and-white series on mental health and self-perception; and a large-scale stand-alone portrait bridging both themes. Together, these works demand that viewers consider who is seen, how they are seen, and who is still fighting to be visible.
Bearing Witness - CPAG - Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
Bearing Witness - CPAG - Nov 2025 - Feb 2026
Parallel Art Show
Group Exhibition - SSNAP/PAS
Awarded Matt Steffich Juror's Choice Award
Oct, 2025
Artspring Gallery
126 Ingram St,
Salt Spring Island, B.C.
The Parallel Art Show (PAS) is a juried competition of Southern Gulf Islands artists that runs concurrently with SSNAP - Salt Spring National Art Prize. Artists from the Southern Gulf Islands who submit to SSNAP are automatically eligible for PAS. The Parallel Art Show jury selects approximately 50 finalists from which the PAS winners are chosen.
