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- where faith meets the arts -
CURRENT
exhibits
STORIES OF LIGHT: Explorations in Stitch and Paint
Solo Exhibit
May through August 2025
@The Third Chair Gallery
Featuring the work of
BETTINA STUMM
We welcome this Vancouver artist to the gallery to feature an original collection of her paintings and fibre arts.
Featured here, Bettina's quilted polyptych is entitled "Four Seasons in One Day"
ONLINE here:
UPCOMING
exhibits
RESONANT STILLNESS: contemplating Christ
ONLINE Solo Exhibit
Opening Jun 2025
ONLINE HERE (June 2025)
Featuring the work of
MAHA RUKAB
Born in Jerusalem and raised in the West Bank, this Palestinian artist now lives in Dubai. The natural beauty of their homeland, a place of refuge during hardship, remains a deep source of inspiration. Painting began in their thirties—starting with watercolour, then moving into self-taught acrylics. Over time, a distinctive abstract collage style emerged, shaped by a meditative practice of prayer and reflection. Through this process, often revealing a verse that resonates with the moment of its making.
SEAWORTHY: called to the deep
DUO Exhibit running from
OPENING July
Featuring the work of
Carla Scholtens & Lorenda Harder
Seaworthy journeys into the deep—where the vastness of the ocean meets the mystery of faith. Featuring ocean-themed works inspired by the rhythms, beauty, and power of the sea, this show explores spiritual metaphors of water: calling, trust, surrender, and the unknown. Sea creatures—like the drifting jellyfish, the steadfast sea turtle, and others—appear as quiet symbols of movement, grace, and endurance.
From biblical narratives of storms stilled and fishermen called, to the deep waters where soul and Spirit meet, Seaworthy invites viewers to consider what it means to be made ready—for the voyage of faith, for the currents we cannot control, and for the One who leads us through them.
WHO I AM, BECAUSE HE IS
Debut Solo Exhibit
September through December 2025
@The third Chair Gallery
Featuring the work of
Elizabeth Langendoen
A sincere, spiritually anchored body of work that traces a personal and divine journey across geography, style, and emotional tone. The artist explores worship, healing, and identity through paint from Canada's majestic vistas to India's cultural roots.
ONLINE here (Sept 2025)
DEVOTIONAL relevance
Solo Exhibit running from
January through April 2026
@The Third Chair Gallery
Featuring the work of
Douglas Porter
Douglas Porter is a visual artist whose video works have been featured in festivals and galleries across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Building on his foundation in video art, he has recently turned his focus to acrylic painting on canvas. His current work investigates the aesthetics and potential relevance of contemporary devotional imagery. In addition to his studio practice, Doug creates visual environments for worship spaces using a range of media. He is based in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
ONLINE (Jan 2026)
SOUL transformations
GROUP Exhibit running from
May through Aug 2026
Featuring the work of
Various Artists & Artisans
We invite Christian artists to submit work for Soul Transformations, a group exhibition exploring the theme of spiritual renewal and inner change. This show seeks to reflect the many ways faith transforms us—through struggle, surrender, healing, and hope. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly, drawing from personal experience, Scripture, or moments of encounter with the divine. All visual media are welcome, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation.
Whether subtle or bold, abstract or representational, the work should speak to the journey offin the soul as it is reshaped by grace.
Submit up to 5 pieces.
DEADLINE is JANUARY 15, 2026.
P A S T
exhibits
THIRD CHAIR GALLERY journey
Curating by Faith Arts
89 Scott St., St. Catharines, ON
October 2022 was the official opening of the Third Chair Gallery Café which is situated in the heart of Calvary Church.
DOUBLE CLICK to see the journey of the gallery and the artists we have featured: