side by side
A visitor browses the artwork at side by side 2025. | Photo: Courtesy of The Candid Creative Co., Shanique Peart.
Exhibition: January 14–February 8, 2025
Fundraiser event: February 8, 2025, 1-3pm + 3-5pm
Happy birthday, Union Gallery! Join us in person for a special edition of our annual fundraiser, side by side (formerly Cézanne’s Closet) as we celebrate 30 years at UG with live music, activities, refreshments, and our classic everybody-wins art lottery!
Buy a ticket to the live fundraiser party on Saturday, February 8! Each ticketholder is guaranteed to take home a one-of-a-kind artwork from the side by side exhibition. (Proxy option available.)
Enter the online raffle for six prize packages from our community sponsors! Winners will be contacted on February 11.
Follow the link above to view the artwork catalogue in your browser! Prefer to view it offline? Click here to download the PDF.
Interested in becoming a side by side sponsor? Contact us today!
Snag your tickets to the fundraiser on February 8 and get ready by noting your favourite artworks in the digital catalogue or visiting the exhibition! You can also support our work by purchasing Union Gallery shop goods, online raffle tickets, or by making a donation.
Your generosity directly impacts Union Gallery’s not-for-profit programming—including supporting local artists’ paid exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, performances, educational opportunities, and more. Thank you!
ABOUT THIS YEAR'S FUNDRAISER
Since 1995, we have featured the work of student and professional artists alike in an exhibition and lottery-style draw. Last year, we introduced a new option for artists to keep a percentage of their artwork’s revenue while contributing to UG’s fundraising. Thanks to supporters like you we are able to continue with this format which sustains our fundraising goals while building more reciprocal relationships with artists.
Artwork values are set by the artists at either $100 or $200. Ticket holders will select from the pool of artworks corresponding to the value of their draw ticket(s).
With our return to an in-person event, we’re trying something a little different this year. Our art draw will be split in two with a party in the middle! See the itinerary for this daytime event below.
EVENT ITINERARY
1-2pm - $200 art draw
2-4pm - Party time! Live music, activities, and refreshments
4-5pm - $100 art draw
HOW IT WORKS
Ticket holders choose from a wide variety of artworks, with a twist: tickets are drawn live, lottery style. When a ticket holder's name is called, they have one minute to pick an artwork corresponding to the dollar value of the ticket. Can’t attend in person? Buy a proxy ticket and we’ll call you to make your selection.
A note about donations: donations made through our side by side fundraiser campaign are not eligible for charitable tax receipts. If you would like to receive a tax receipt, please donate to Union Gallery through our new Give to Queen’s page.
Questions? Get in touch: ugallery@queensu.ca / 613.533.3171
List of side by side artworks (numbered top to bottom, left to right in the gallery)
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Jill Glatt, Transverse Lady Beetle, 2023, Painted cochineal and madder dye on reclaimed linen, 22 x 21 in
Arshi Kaur, Release Me (Red), 2024, Ink on Japanese paper, 9 x 10 in
Lauren Smart, 2 Wishes, 2024, Needle felting, 3 x 2.5 x 0.5 in
Arshi Kaur, Release Me (Blue), 2024, Ink on Japanese paper, 8 x 10 in
Elinor J Rush, Sea Breeze, 2022, Textile, 6 x 60 in
Elinor J Rush, Cross Hatch, 2022, Textile, 9 x 12 in
Elinor J Rush, Spring Fling, 2024, Textile, 10 x 13 in
Samantha Waddell, Mad Woman, 2024, Oil painting, 16 x 20 x 1 in
Samantha Waddell, Mary Olive Bryne, 2024, Oil painting,16 x 20 x 1 in
Lisa Leskien, Your roots are showing , 2024, Linocut print, 11 x 14 in
Charlie McGowan, Free Palestine, 2024, Mixed media, 16 x 20 x 1 in
Jabra Mitwasi, Freedom, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 x 0.5 in
Arshi Kaur, Sliced Watermelon, 2024, Hand embroidery on quilt square, 6 x 8 in
Keira Sainsbury, Tarnish, 2023, Copper plate print, 12 x 10 in
Tania Craan, My Body, My Choice, 2023, Porcelain, 8.25 in (round)
Lisa Leskien, Chili Peppers Alla Prima, 2024, Oil on gallery-deep canvas, 8 x 10 x 1.5 in
Keira Sainsbury, Transformation, 2023, Copper plate print, 12 x 10 in
Annie Bueler, Untitled, 2024, Oil on wood panel, 8 x 10 in
Tania Craan, Who's the Fairest?, 2023, Porcelain, 9.25 in (round)
Helen Baker, The Galaxy, 2022, Oil, 18 x 24 x 1.5 in
Donovan Perras, Pine Lake (YT), 2024, Photography, 20 x 16 x 0.75 in
Samantha Waddell, Paula, 2023, Oil painting, 16 x 20 x 1 in
Lauren Smart, Together Forever 3, 2023, Linocut print, 4.5 x 3.75 in
Lisa Leskien, I like big blooms, 2024, Oil on canvas, 8 x 10 x 1.5 in
Tori Smyth, How Ribbiting, 2024, Watercolour marker and ink, 6 x 9 in
Tori Smyth, Parrott’s Bay #3, 2024, Watercolour marker and ink, 7 x 10 in
Sophia Herrington, Hanging by a Thread, 2023, Oil paint, 18 x 24 in
Tori Smyth, Lily pads in Charleston Lake, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in
Abby Nowakowski, sparrow at dusk, 2024, Pencil and gouache, 8 x 5 x 1 in
Sarah Baines, Woman of the Ocean, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 20 x 0.5 in
Keira Sainsbury, Cell A, 2023, Woodcut print, 30 x 20 in
David Malone, Stones, 2024, Mixed media and a framed poem, 36 x 12 and 4 x 11
Charlie McGowan, First Day of Summer !!, 2024, Acrylic, 12 x 16 x 1 in
Maddi Andrews, Tender Tulip, 2023, Intaglio and chine collé, 11 x 9 in
Tori Smyth, Juniper Fall, 2024, Watercolour marker and ink, 7 x 10 in
Catherine Gutsche, Counting the Days, 2018, Cold wax and oils, 4.5 x 7 in
Catherine Gutsche, Holidays Begin Soon, 2018, Cold wax and oils, 4.5 x 7 in
Anne Linton, Memento Mori 8, 2023, Mixed media sculpture, 10.5 x 5.5 in (glass dome)
Fiona McMillan, I Keep Looking Different, 2023, Lithography print,10 x 12 in
Samantha Waddel, Still Life, 2023, Oil painting, charcoal, 16 x 20 x 1 in
Sarah Baines, Primordial Soup, 2024, Acrylic on Canvas, 8 x 20 x 0.5 in
Kelby James, The Psychedelic Martial, 2024, Serigraphy, 14 x 20 in
Abbey Skopelianos, A View From My Grandparents’ Backyard, 2024, Oil on wood panel, 6 x 6 x 1.5 in
Sarah Baines, Under the Sea, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 8 x 20 x 0.5 in
Willow Salsky, Already Red, 2023, Intaglio, 8 x 12 in
Lisa Leskien, Skull Study in Oil, 2024, Oil on canvas, 8 x 8 x 1.5 in
Tania Craan, You're Prettier When You Smile, 2023, Porcelain, 9.25 in (round)
Tania Craan, Such a Catch, 2023, Porcelain, 9.25 in (round)
Willow Salsky, Locket, 2023, Linocut print, 18 x 24 in
Charlie McGowan, Irrelevant, 2024, Acrylic, 12 x 12 x 1 in
maría moreno, Garabatos 61, 2019, Acrylic on wood, 5 x 5 x 2 in
maría moreno, Garabatos 45, 2019, Acrylic on wood, 5 x 5 x 2 in
Sydney Hanson, Symbiosis, 2024, Screenprint, 12 x 13 in
Rebecca Cowan, Kiss #4, 2015, Intaglio, 8.25 x 8.25 in
Fiona McMillan, Rip Me Open (tastes better that way), 2024, Oil paint, 16 x 20 in
Sophia Herrington, Nature's Throne, 2024, Copper plate with silkscreen layer, 11 x 15 in
Abby Nowakowski, to return home, 2024, Pencil, pen, and cyanotype, 8 x 5 x 1 in
Charlie McGowan, Previously Frozen, 2024, acrylic, 12 x 16 x 1 in
Lee Jones, Bubblegum #2, 2024, 3D printed embroidered patches on canvas, 11 x 8.5 in
Lee Jones, Bubblegum #1, 2024, 3D printed embroidered patches on canvas, 11 x 8.5 in
Alyce Soulodre, Magnolia I, 2024, Pastel and coloured pencil, 6 x 8 x 1.5 in
Catherine Gutsche, Only a Few More Days, 2018, Cold wax and oils, 4.5 x 7 in
Catherine Gutsche, Counting Appointments, 2018, Cold wax and oils, 4.5 x 7 in
Fiona McMillan, Attempted reparations, 2024, Oil paint, 16 x 20 in
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Julie Kojro, Kaleidoscope, 1999, Acrylic, 29 x 35 x 1.5 in
JoAnn Ralph, Untitled 4, 2023, Ink drawing on paper, 15 x 12 in
Rebecca Anweiler, Only just to go through it #12, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 10 x 8 in
Rebecca Anweiler, Only just to go through it #11, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 10 x 8 in
JoAnn Ralph, Untitled 1, 2024, Ink drawing on paper, 15 x 12 in
Alejandro Arauz, Rider (Proof #1), 2010, Woodcut, 37x49 in
Julie Kojro, Looking Over Derwent Water, 1998, Acrylic, 29 x 39 x 1.5 in
Angela Snieder, Old Growth, 2023, Copper photogravure on washi mounted on cotton rag paper, 15 x 19 in
Angela Snieder, Lagoon, 2023, Copper photogravure on washi mounted on cotton rag paper, 15 x 19 in
Anne Linton, Memento Mori 7, 2023, Mixed media sculpture, 10.5 x 5.5 in (glass dome)
Anne Linton, Memento Mori 6, 2023, Mixed media sculpture, 10.5 x 5.5 in (glass dome)
Anne Linton, Memento Mori 5, 2023, Mixed media sculpture,10.5 x 5.5 in (glass dome)
Julie Kojro, Forest Light, 1996, Acrylic, 25 x 35 x 1.5 in
Helen Baker, Variation, 2022, Oil, Diptych, 12 x 9 x 1.5 in each
Kelby James, Acid K Psilocybin Dance, 2024, Serigraphy, 20 x 30 in
Arshi Kaur, Christmas at Arshi's, 2022, Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 15.5 in
Willow Salsky, Static Carpet, 2023, Woodblock print, 28 x 22 in
Sophia Herrington, Summer '23, 2024, Stone lithography, 22 x 15 in
Rebecca Cowan, Fragment #2, 2021, Intaglio, 17 x 13 in
Rebecca Cowan, Fragment #1, 2021, Intaglio, 17 x 13 in
Jabra Mitwasi, Light, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 x 1.5 in
Alyce Soulodre, Magnolia II, 2024, Pastel and coloured pencil, 10 x 8 x 1.5 in
Sarah Baines, Red Fog, 2022, Photograph, 11 x 14 x 0.5 in
Sydney Hanson, Evanescent, 2024, Oil paint , 20 x 24 in
Rebecca Cowan, Essay Monster, 1993, Intaglio, 17 x 14
maría moreno, Sin título, 2019, Acrylic on paper on wood panel, 8 x 10 x 1 in
maría moreno, Sin título (Tepuy), 2019, Acrylic on paper, 12 x 15 x 1 in
Abby Gowland, Daffodil Bows, 2024, Drypoint on Arnhem, 17 x 21 x 1 in
Abby Gowland, Iris Dance, 2024, Drypoint on Arnhem, 17 x 21 x 1 in
Sophia Herrington, Paper Peace, 2023, Woodcut reduction print, 22x30 in
Julie Kojro, Into the Mountain, 1998, Acrylic, 29 x 39 x 1.5 in
JoAnn Ralph, Untitled 2, 2023, Ink drawing on paper, 15 x 12 in
JoAnn Ralph, Untitled 3, 2023, Ink drawing on paper, 15 x 12 in
Abbey Skopelianos, Secret Gift, 2024, Oil on wooden panel, 14 x 14 x 1.5 in
Helen Baker, Verdant Soul, 2024, Oil and acrylic, 20 x 16 x 1.5 in
To view the artworks, check out the digital catalogue (online in your browser or PDF download) or visit the exhibition in person during gallery hours.