Shannon Holms, Victoria Visual Artist, Visits the Guo Pei Exhibit in Auckland: Local and International Art

I met Visual Artist, Shannon Holms at an event at Art@BentallGallery, one of the many features of ArtVancouver. Since she is now travelling New Zealand, Australia and Maui, she posted her recent visit to the Auckland Art Gallery's current exhibit: Guo Pei: Fashion, Art, Fantasy. Since many of us visited Guo Pei's exhibits at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2018) and at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, I thought you would enjoy seeing Shannon's photos. 

Here is Shannon in front of one of her Starry Night paintings. She introduces herself below!

1. Tell us about yourself, your career and how you got to Auckland? 

"Currently, I am working part time as a marketing strategist for the Ministry of Public Safety. The focus is on road safety.When I am not at my government job, I work as a Visual Artist and  Story Teller. I cameR to Auckland on my way to Australia. I've never been to New Zealand before, but am very familiar with the Maori Culture. I am familiar with the poi ball and the black and white dress of the Maori Dancers. The Guo Pei exhibit in Auckland has some overlap with the one in Vancouver, but there are new pieces here, that I haven't seen before.

Is the Guo Pei exhibit in Auckland different than the one in Vancouver (2018)? What drew you to Auckland Art Gallery and do you always visit Galleries when you travel?

The Auckland Art Gallery is the largest in New Zealand. I always visit Art Galleries in every city I travel through. I have also seen amazing Art in Japan, Austria and China. When I left Victoria on Sunday, it was -20C with the wind chill factor. In Auckland, it is +26C. It is summer here.

How is the weather there? Where and when is your next exhibit?

My last Art exhibit was at the Miss Street Paint In. I have an ongoing show at the Remax Oak Bay Office. I am their Artist in Residence. I'm currently working on a show called Sex, Secrets and Scandals. Here is one of my painting that will be in the show. I've shown at the Gage Gallery, the Sooke Fine Arts show, the Moss Street Paint In for the Greater Victoria Art Gallery as well as multiple government offices and businesses in Vancouver. Please see Shannonholms.com and Youtube for more about my Art, and do contact me when you next visit Victoria.