Exhibition · Bau-Xi Gallery · Toronto
Kyle Scheurmann | All That We Can Take Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Artist in Attendence Artist Talk: Saturday, November 28 | 1 PM | Hosted by Katie Marks of the ArtBeat Podcast November 5 - 30, 2026 Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin 1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto In his newest exhibition, All That We Can Take, artist and activist Kyle Scheurmann combines painting and environmental activism to confront the consequences of resource extraction and the urgent need to protect Canada’s remaining ancient forests. The exhibition was inspired by Scheurmann’s return to Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 46 on Vancouver Island in April, where he discovered that an ancient forest he had worked to protect through landback blockades and legislative efforts had been logged for industrial resource extraction. This discovery became the starting point for a body of work shaped by grief, uncertainty, and a renewed sense of urgency. Building on the Canadian landscape painting tradition, All That We Can Take challenges idealized representations of nature and asks what landscape painting can communicate in the face of today’s ecological crisis. The exhibition offers a deeply personal response to the destruction of endangered ecosystems while examining the complex relationships between land, industry, government, and environmental protection. Scheurmann uses the landscape not only as a subject but also as a material, incorporating sawdust collected from TFL 46, cedar ash, fireweed flowers, sand, and charred animal remains into his meticulously rendered oil and mixed-media paintings. These materials serve as physical remnants of the landscapes and events depicted, establishing a direct material connection between the works and the environmental loss they contemplate. Scheurmann’s commitment to conservation extends beyond the studio. Through his Art Auction for Old Growth, he has raised nearly $150,000 in support of the Nature-Based Solutions Foundation and its work to advance…