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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For Immediate Release
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Stories of 86 local artists presented at Kelowna Art Gallery</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Story You Tell: Members Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">November 8, 2025, to March 8, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">December 2, 2025 – Kelowna, BC:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Artists throughout the Okanagan were asked a question,
“What story do you tell — and how would you use visual art to share it?” Eighty-six artists, who are members of the Kelowna Art Gallery, responded to the call, which shapes
<b><i>The Story You Tell</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Every artwork tells a story,” says
<b>Nataley Nagy</b>, Executive Director. “Art gives form to the emotional depth of our shared human experience and opens a window into the lives around us. Through these stories, we see different perspectives about the past, the present, and the hopes that
shape our future.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Story You Tell</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> invites visitors to wander through a narrative-rich space filled with
paintings, textiles, drawings, mixed media, sculptures, and digital works that reveal how stories can be expressed through the materials artists have chosen. From personal histories and imagined worlds to cultural narratives and everyday moments, viewers can
delve into the expressions of Gallery Members in this exciting annual presentation.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The exhibition is free for the public to view in the Thomas A. Budd Gallery space. It runs until March 8, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An
<b>Exhibition Reception</b> will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Many of the artists will be in attendance. It is free and open for the public to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural District. For more information, visit kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Image Credits</span></u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR1] Installation photograph of “The Story You Tell,” November 2025. Photo: Josh Desnoyers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR2] Merryn Lamb, The Intermission, 2025, collage, acrylic, and oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR3] Diane Nelson, Broken Open, 2025, ceramic sculpture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR4] Xiangmei Su, Another Robotic Me, 2025, acrylic on canvas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR5] Donna Brayshaw, Path of the Turtle, 2025, ponderosa pine needle weaving.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">[PR6] Camille Olsen, Okanagan Hideaway, 2023, acrylic on canvas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Resources</span></u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Exhibition Webpage:
<span style="color:#666666"><a href="https://kelownaartgallery.com/the-story-you-tell/">https://kelownaartgallery.com/the-story-you-tell/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">KAG IG:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/">https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">About the Kelowna Art Gallery <o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Kelowna Art Gallery engages, inspires, and enriches the community it serves through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of visual art. Work by Canadian
artists, both historical and contemporary, are presented in five distinct exhibition spaces. The Kelowna Art Gallery is invested in the idea that art helps to bring people together; and that life is simply better with art in it. Programs for people of all
ages and backgrounds help to instill confidence in ones’ creativity and to foster meaningful dialogue on matters important to Canadians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For additional high-res images, or to arrange an interview with local artists, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Joshua Desnoyers (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Marketing and Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">250-762-2226 ext. 305<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:josh@kelownaartgallery.com">josh@kelownaartgallery.com</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.kelownaartgallery.com">www.kelownaartgallery.com</a>
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