Upcoming Exhibition: “Imagination Games” by Pnina Granirer Opens July 12
Imagination Games Art Exhibition
Capulet Art Gallery is proud to present Imagination Games art exhibition, a solo exhibition by renowned Canadian contemporary artist Pnina Granirer, opening on Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Richmond, BC. The exhibition will run until Saturday, August 9, 2025.
The show features two compelling print series — the Guanajuato Series and Wings of Memory — offering visitors a richly symbolic and visually striking exploration of place, memory, and transformation.
Exhibition Opening Reception:
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Artist Talk & Interview: 3:00 PM
Location: Capulet Art Gallery
150 – 2288 No. 5 Rd, Richmond, BCAdmission: Free with RSVP
Special Feature: Artist Interview with Sigrid Gong
At 3:00 PM, artist Pnina Granirer will take part in a special artist talk and interview, led by Sigrid Gong — Art Advisor & Curator at Capulet Art Gallery. The conversation will explore the stories behind Imagination Games, Pnina’s creative process, and her journey as one of Canada’s most accomplished visual artists.
About the Imagination Games Art Exhibition
Guanajuato Series (Main Floor)
Inspired by Granirer’s time in Guanajuato, Mexico, this body of work presents abstracted urban textures and facades — visual echoes of history, decay, and memory.
Wings of Memory (Second Floor)
A poetic series of symbolic birdlike figures, expressing transformation, migration, and resilience. Metaphor and personal reflection converge to create a quiet yet potent emotional force.
Together, these works resonate with themes of exile, renewal, and the fluid interplay between cultural memory and personal myth.
What to Expect
🖼 Explore two full series of original work
🎤 Attend an in-depth artist talk and interview at 3 PM
🍷 Enjoy light refreshments
About the Artist
Born in 1935 in Romania and later immigrating to Canada, Pnina Granirer has lived and created across five countries, drawing on a wide range of cultural and personal influences. Her multidisciplinary practice — spanning drawing, painting, printmaking, poetry, and stage design — explores themes such as displacement, memory, mythology, and the duality of good and evil.
Granirer studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. She worked at the Clot, Bramsen & Georges Print Shop in Paris and at the Print Studio in Vancouver, developing a uniquely expressive visual language influenced by German Expressionism, folk tradition, and the layered symbolism of myth and dream.
Her work is held in numerous public collections both nationally and internationally, including:
Burnaby Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Simon Fraser University
Yad Vashem Museum (Jerusalem)
UNICEF Collection (New York)
City of Strasbourg (France)
Permanent Archive, National Gallery of Canada
Granirer is the recipient of the Alcuin Society Citation Award, and was awarded the Vancouver Civic Merit Award for her lifetime contributions to art and community. She is also the author of the illustrated theatrical book The Trials of Eve, and her memoir Light Within the Shadows, which chronicles her remarkable journey from war-torn Romania to cultural leadership in Canada.
In 1993, she co-founded Artists in Our Midst, the very first Vancouver-based artist-run initiative that continues to build community through open studios and public engagement.
Admission is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP in advance to reserve your spot.