Opening Reception | James Gummerson "Around Here."

Around Here.

Places You Know From Somewhere
New Paintings from James Gummerson
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Opening Reception
Thursday, November 19, 2026 7 - 9 pm

Artist Talk: Wednesday, December 3 at 2 pm

November 19 - December 23, 2026

Earls Court Gallery is pleased to present Around Here: Places You Know From Somewhere, a solo exhibition of new paintings from Hamilton artist James Gummerson. Opening November 19 and continuing through December 23, 2026, the exhibit expands on Gummerson’s exploration in urbanscape by investigating the ‘sense of place’ and how we experience them both physically and psychologically.

With an impressionistic painting style, Gummerson evokes a feeling of familiarity in his urbanscapes. His paintings leave you with the sense that you’ve been to these places before, but you just can’t quite put your finger on where. Grounded in the setting and history of his city, Gummerson uses metaphor and composition to lead us toward the realization that extraordinary moments can occur in ordinary places like sidewalks and backyards. By placing the viewer in the foreground, he creates the feeling of being wrapped within the urban environment, encountering a place you know from somewhere—around here.