Sky Glabush: If the wild bird could speak at Alison Jacques, London — 20 Nov 2026–9 Jan 2027
Alison Jacques presents If the wild bird could speak, its first exhibition with the Canadian painter Sky Glabush, whose representation the gallery announced earlier in 2026. According to the gallery, the show brings together large paintings of the Great Lakes, forests, dense vegetation and sunflower fields with a group of smaller, more intimate works. Glabush mixes sand into his oil paint to build tactile, relief-like surfaces, and develops each image intuitively from a loose structure that dissolves and re-forms as he works.
| Exhibition | If the wild bird could speak |
|---|---|
| Artist(s) | Sky Glabush (b. 1970, Alert Bay, British Columbia; lives and works in rural southwestern Ontario) |
| Gallery | Alison Jacques |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — painting (oil and sand on canvas) |
| Dates | 20 November 2026 – 9 January 2027. Preview: Thursday 19 November 2026, 18:00–20:00 |
| Address | Alison Jacques, 22 Cork Street, London W1S 3NG, United Kingdom |
| Opening hours | Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 – 18:00; Monday by appointment. Holiday closures: check with the gallery |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7631 4720 |
| [email protected] (sales: [email protected]) | |
| Gallery website | alisonjacques.com |
| Official exhibition page | Sky Glabush: If the wild bird could speak — Alison Jacques · Press release (PDF) |
| Artist page | Sky Glabush — Alison Jacques |
| Social media | Gallery: Instagram @alisonjacquesgallery. No artist social accounts are linked on the official pages. |
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Our in-depth article on this exhibition looks at the artist, the work and why the show matters. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.
Cover image: Sky Glabush, The tipped cup of the moon (detail), 2026. © Sky Glabush. Courtesy of Alison Jacques. Photography: Joseph Hartman. Details are taken from the gallery’s official exhibition page and press release.