It is that time of year again. March is marching closer, and with it, I have my artwork being part of the Women in Art Exhibition at the Kariton Art Gallery. The piece chosen for the show is titled “Rooting Through Garbage/Rooting Through Dreams.” It’s a new work in the flavour of my Geisha Girl…… Continue reading Women in Art Exhibition
Author: Miki Dare
writer and artist
Food for Thought in Nikkei Monogatari Zine
Welcome to 2024. To kick things off, my art and an article I wrote are featured in a magazine called Nikkei Monogatari Online Zine. It’s an online magazine that shares stories and art by Nikkei or folks who are interested in the Nikkei world. My work is in Volume 3 titled, “The Nikkei Shokutaku: Stories,…… Continue reading Food for Thought in Nikkei Monogatari Zine
Women in Art
My art is in the Women and Art Exhibition at the Kariton Art Gallery which will be running for the month of March. I thought it would be fitting to post about it on International Women’s Day. There are a lot of great local artists who are part of the show, so hope you make…… Continue reading Women in Art
Women in Art Exhibit Online and Finally In-Real-Life
Woohoo! My art is actually in a gallery space live for viewing. It is part of the Women In Art Exhibit at the Kariton Art Gallery. You can check it out online at https://abbotsfordartscouncil.com/women-in-art-2022/ The show is about celebrating International Women’s Month and showcases women artists. The Women in Art show is described as being…… Continue reading Women in Art Exhibit Online and Finally In-Real-Life
Connected Virtual Art Show October 2021
My art is now up and running in the online exhibition with the Abbotsford Arts Council. You can check it out at https://abbotsfordartscouncil.com/now-showing/. We had hoped the exhibition would be in real life and not just virtual, but the gallery has decided to keep it online only for now due to COVID-19. I am thrilled…… Continue reading Connected Virtual Art Show October 2021
CONNECTED Digital Exhibition
The Abbotsford Arts Council is putting on a digital exhibition called “Connected”and, it features Chrstina Mets, Barb Pearson, and myself. I am thrilled to be part of this show–and crossing fingers–it’s hoped that there will also be an art exhibition with an evening grand opening in real life. We are just waiting to see…… Continue reading CONNECTED Digital Exhibition
Women in Art Exhibit Online
The Kariton Gallery is celebrating Women’s International Month with a Women in Art show online for the month of March. As per their website, “The Women in Art show is a space dedicated to honour and recognize women artists sharing their perception, experience, and addressing their rights and identities, in creative work and beyond.” There…… Continue reading Women in Art Exhibit Online
Strange Times Online Exhibit
These are strange and difficult times, not only with COVID-19. My heart feels heavy with how much racism still permeates our society. My hope is that a move toward real and systemic change will happen. For myself, I am going to be more aware of my privilege and power–and do all I can to make…… Continue reading Strange Times Online Exhibit
Women in Art Exhibition at Kariton Art Gallery
March is International Women’s Month, and the Abbotsford Arts Council is celebrating by having a Women in Art Exhibition. The exhibit runs from now until March 28th, 2020, and shows a variety of work from fanciful hats to mixed media paintings done by women from the Lower Mainland. I am happy to say that if…… Continue reading Women in Art Exhibition at Kariton Art Gallery
Miki Dare on Instagram
Life has been busy of late, and I am happy to be back posting here. I got myself on Instagram in the last year and went on a stint drawing images and creating quotes. It’s been a nice way to get both my drawing fix and writing fix at the same time. I’m still learning…… Continue reading Miki Dare on Instagram