The Amelia Douglas Gallery is a non-profit organization run by members of the Douglas College community. The mandate of the Art Exhibit Committee is to feature new and established B.C. artists and to enhance the educational offerings of the College.
The gallery is named after Lady Amelia Douglas, the Cree wife of Sir James Douglas, known for her courage in the face of danger, and her skill and compassion as a nurse and midwife. Learn more about the life of Lady Amelia Douglas.
If you are an artist interested in learning more about the submission process, please see Submission guidelines.
We welcome you to explore the current and upcoming exhibits below.
kʷәcstәxʷ
Celebrating Indigenous Artistry
September 18 - December 12, 2025
Opening reception: September 18, 2025, 4:30–6:00pm
About the exhibit:
In the spirit of kʷәcstәxʷ, the Amelia Douglas Gallery at Douglas College invites you to join us in witnessing the achievements of seven inspiring Indigenous artists who exemplify creativity, ingenuity, and excellence. In their own unique way, each of these artists honours their ancestral traditions while engaging contemporary art forms and media in new ways. Their work serves as a testament to their resilience and innovation, bridging past and present in ways that resonate with both cultural significance and artistic originality.
By embracing the essence of kʷәcstәxʷ, we see and support the diverse expressions of Indigenous artistry. This celebration is not merely an exhibition but a opportunity for our College and wider community to bear witness to the vibrant contributions of these artists. Their creations offer insight into their stories, histories and futures, inviting viewers to recognize the depth and diversity of Indigenous artistic expression. As we engage with their art, we are invited to reflect on our own roles in fostering a deeper understanding and respect for Indigenous ways of knowing, being, doing and becoming.
This exhibition showcases works by Christiano Bruno, Khya Hagarty, Zoe Lamaire, Bella MacKenzie, Alexis Macdonald Seto, Rachel Vallier, and Jenna Visitor.
We invite you to join us for the opening reception on September 18, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at the Amelia Douglas Gallery, fourth floor north, Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster. The event will feature live music performed by Douglas College students and complimentary snacks.
This exhibit is part of the New West Cultural Crawl. We welcome the community to join us Saturday, October 4th from 11am to 5pm to explore the artwork on display and participate in a free activity suitable for all ages and skill levels.
Upcoming Exhibition
Journey
Natasha Boškić
January 15 - February 26, 2026
Opening reception: January 15, 2026, 4:30–6:00pm
About the exhibit:
The Journey is a result of Natasha's latest poetry weaving projects, where she explores the intersection of fibres and words, tactile and virtual. Natasha sees the world as a constant interplay between forces, the exchange of layers of reality that meet and dissolve in time and space. This engagement creates narratives and poetic ripples.
Natasha has always enjoyed creating something with her hands, from cooking to crafting, sawing, knitting, weaving. She likes bringing poetry into every day in fun and engaging way, so that we can enjoy the beauty of words even when doing the most ordinary tasks, like walking, eating or sleeping. The artist is interested in technology as a new landscape for literary expression, so she experiments with new and old media forms. Natasha is fascinated with the ways our virtual and physical worlds interact and she uses different opportunities to combine analog and digital technologies to create art.
The wall hangings present fragments of different journeys, both physical and imaginary, telling stories of lost love, friendships and memories. They reveal a sense of displacement and erasure, loss and discovery of people and places, heritage, traditions and cultures.
About the artist:
Natasha Boškić works as a Director of Learning Design and teaches at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She moved to Canada with her two children from war-torn Serbia in 1999, during a NATO aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
A long history and tradition of family engagement in crafting, artistic expression, and storytelling, as well as her personal life experience and current times have shaped and directed Natasha’s work. She is fascinated by the opportunities to combine analog and digital technologies, old and new ways of “crafting” and uses a variety of media to include poetry and personal narratives in her art. Natasha had always been interested in weaving, but it took her years of sewing, knitting, and crocheting to finally buy her first loom three years ago. The newly discovered passion led to a number of explorations in textile and fibre art and then to various exhibitions. She creates wall hangings that embrace poetry, QR codes, and light to expand our two-dimensional into multi-sensory experience.
Her textile work has been exhibited in Surrey, Port Coquitlam, Bowen Island and other places in Lower Mainland. She won the 1st place in Sculpture and Fibre Art category at the Exhibition of Visual Art, Arts 2024 at Surrey Art Gallery.
She obtained a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy at UBC, with a focus on ethics and narratives in gameworlds in 2011. More about her work at onlywords.ca