Works by Jupiter Brahms, Kirsten Chursinoff and Samira Sukhatme

FEB 04–22, 2025
THE CULTCH GALLERY

CALL FOR ARTISTS
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
FEB 05: Opening Reception

FEB 05: Opening Reception

Opening reception with the artists in attendance

FEB 05, 2025 from 6–8 PM

This event is FREE and open to the public!

Appetizers will be served and the cash bar will be open offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, tea, coffee and snacks.

Monday: 12–6pm
Tuesday–Saturday: 12-4pm
Sunday: Closed
Venue Info

THE CULTCH GALLERY
1895 Venables St.

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Jupiter Brahms works with painting and photography as a form of séance, creating a conduit between the past and the present. In observing the urban environment he accesses its history. In depicting the physical form of a neighbourhood he determines its character. The painted image chronicles the people who have been here before us. The photographic image traces events that have taken place.

The Vancouver Postcard Paintings began in 2019 and are an ongoing series of small scale works in watercolour, that document the city as it changes with redevelopment and gentrification.

The Porta Potty Postcards began in 2024 and are an ongoing series of photographs, highlighting economic inequality in the modern urban environment during the current housing and homelessness crisis.

Jupiter Brahms acknowledges that he lives and works on the unceded and occupied territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. He holds a BA Hons in Fine Art from the University of the West of England at Bristol. He has exhibited at the Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby, Toast Collective, Peanut Gallery and The Gallery at the Cultch in Vancouver, BC. His work is held in public and private collections across Canada and internationally.

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Kirsten Chursinoff is a textile artist working in Vancouver, BC. Her main focus is creating art by combining embroidery and quilting techniques. Some of her recent themes include marine life and colourful garden embroideries.

Kirsten holds a Diploma in Textile Art from Capilano University. She has written articles for magazines such as Quilting Arts and Art Quilting Studio. She has exhibited in solo and group shows and also works on commissions. In 2006 she received the Visual Arts Development Award (VADA) presented by the Contemporary Art Gallery and the Vancouver Foundation. She is a member of the Craft Council of British Columbia and is often invited to present her artwork at quilting and fibre art guilds. She was interviewed by Sheryl MacKay on CBC radio’s North by Northwest in 2007 and 2021.

“My work is often composed of repurposed textile scraps including waste fabric from quilts, thrums from weaving, and bits and pieces that I’ve collected over the years. Most of my materials are cotton, but I also use some silk, wool and rayon.”

Samira Sukhatme is a visual artist based in Vancouver, BC, whose work explores the dynamic relationship between architecture and nature. With a background in architecture from Mumbai University, she draws inspiration from brutalist structures and lush tropical landscapes, creating bold, textural compositions that invite viewers into layered worlds of color, light, and form.

Samira’s process is rooted in meticulous planning, beginning with sketches and a curated color palette. She builds depth through acrylics, pastels, and embroidery, integrating geometric structures with organic elements. Whether capturing the interplay of light in botanical scenes, local landscapes or abstract architectural forms, her work evokes a sense of wonder and discovery.

She is part of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Art Rental & Sales Program, and her work has been featured in Vancouver Guardian, Shop Local Canada, Society Interiors Magazine, and Art Seen. Through her art, she seeks to inspire a renewed appreciation for nature’s presence within urban spaces, encouraging reflection on the harmony between built and natural environments.