SHADOWLANDS: an Exhibition by Cindy Bouwers
January 9 – May 30, 2025
Ambrose University, Calgary
Ambrose University is pleased to present Shadowlands, an exhibition by painter Cindy Bouwers, on view from January 9 to May 30, 2025, at Ambrose University, 150 Ambrose Circle SW, Calgary. An Opening Reception will be held on January 17 from 4:00–7:00 pm, and the public is warmly invited to attend.
Shadowlands explores the meeting place between light and shadow within the natural world and within our inner lives. Through layered colour and intuitive gesture, these paintings reflect moments of uncertainty, waiting, and transition — times when clarity is not immediate, yet presence remains.
In nature, shadow offers shelter and nuance, allowing colour and form to soften and expand. In a similar way, the paintings attend to emotional and psychological landscapes where meaning often emerges gradually, through attention and patience.
The works invite the viewer to linger in the in-between — to notice passages, pauses, and places of quiet refuge. These shadowed spaces reflect inner worlds shaped by memory, emotion, and experience, where questions coexist with trust and becoming unfolds slowly.
Shadowlands offers an open terrain for reflection, suggesting that even when the path is not fully lit, light continues to move within the unknown.
Exhibition Details
Dates: January 9 – May 30, 2026
Opening Reception: January 17, 4:00–7:00 pm
Location: Ambrose University
150 Ambrose Circle SW
Calgary, AB T3H 0L5
The show runs from January 6 - May 30, 2026 and may be visited anytime during Ambrose University building hours. Artist reception is Saturday January 17th from 4 pm to 7:00pm.
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