Of Things in and of the World

Paintings by Andrew Scott and Sculpture by Thierry Delva

7 – 29 November 2026

Hours: Friday - Sunday, 12 - 6 pm

Reception: Saturday 7 November 3 pm

Artist talk: Sunday 29 November @ 3 pm

The title of this exhibition is an apt description of what is shown here. Both artists have focused their efforts on representing ‘things that are not only in and of the world but are also ‘ordinary’ in nature such as paintings of dogs, screw guns, an excavator bucket and sculptures of a pail, a jug, egg cartons etc.

About his work Scott has said “I paint mundane everyday things as these are what I ingest with my eyes each day. I find as much interest in a collection of dog paws as I do in a pickup truck in flames.”

Delva in turn has stated “I concentrate on things that are in and of the world. I rely on the choice of materials to be in service to the ideas that are central to each of the pieces. In other words, materials and ideas are in concert with each other which creates a lead-up for additional considerations.”

The respective paths these artists have taken to arrive at similar subject matters for their works may be very different but in the end, it’s a match made in heaven.

Andrew Scott attended NSCAD from 1986-1991 where he studied painting with Gerald Ferguson and Garry Kennedy.

He has had several gallery shows over the years both group and solo and regularly takes on commissions. Scott has work in several private collections and the Nova Scotia Art Bank. He has no commercial gallery representation and instead uses Instagram @andrewwgscott as a means of sharing his work.

Scott works out of an unheated garage studio at his home in Toronto. He is also a co-founder and member of the rock band Sloan.

Thierry Delva was born and raised near Ghent in the heart of East Flanders, Belgium. In 1977 he immigrated to Canada and is a Canadian citizen.

Delva received both his BFA degree (1985) and MFA degree (1993) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. In between degrees, he trained as a Restoration Stone Mason and received his journeyman’s papers from the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education.

Delva’s work has been shown widely both nationally and internationally. Solo exhibition highlights include the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the National Gallery of Canada, Museum London, Memling Museum, Bruges, RAW, Hartford, CT. Group exhibition highlights: Joseloff Gallery, Hartford, CT, Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, S.L. Simpson Gallery, Harbour Front Centre. Among other public institutions, he has work in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the National Gallery of Canada, the Beaverbrook Gallery, the Art Bank of Nova Scotia. Delva’s teaching career spanned 32 years and took place, predominantly, at NSCAD where his pedagogical focus was on Sculpture. He retired from teaching December 2021. Thierry Delva resides in Prospect, Nova Scotia.