Lynne McIlvride

what folly I commit, I dedicate to you

June 3 to June 30, 2023

He did not walk alone. Lynne McIlvride spanned four months as a caregiver at the side of her husband, veteran actor of screen and stage—Kenneth Welsh. The couple shared these fleeting, but precious moments in dialogue and silence.

This June, Station Gallery proudly presents a new body of studio production that works through mourning and personal reconciliation, deep devotion and life’s celebration. Although ill and bed-ridden, Welsh is portrayed with dignity. McIlvride captures his refulgent and scintillating character; here is a person replete with exuberance and wit. These intimate portraits lovingly exude colour and flow with textual passages, underscoring last May’s obituary in the New York Times describing Welsh as having an “encyclopedic memory of Shakespeare’s works…”.

The artist states: “The bulk of my new work is based on sketches I drew of Ken in the last few months of his life. I dedicate this show to Kenneth Welsh, who was always, always, always wildly enthusiastic about my work; respectful of my vocation and encouraging to me. So for those who knew Ken, this could act as a memorial.”

To view a 3D Matterport tour of this exhibition, click HERE