REAPPRAISAL Opens as the City’s First Exhibition at The ACT Arts Centre on Saturday, January 24

Maple Ridge, B.C., January 19, 2026 – The City of Maple Ridge is pleased to announce Reappraisal, a solo exhibition by Vancouver-based artist Katherine Duclos, opening Saturday, January 24. The exhibition marks the first under City of Maple Ridge management of The ACT Art Gallery and invites visitors to engage with art through both sight and touch. 

Exhibition Dates: Saturday, January 24 – Saturday, March 21, 2026 
Regular Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and selected evenings 
Location: The ACT Art Gallery (at The ACT Arts Centre), 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC 

The public is invited to attend a free opening reception on Saturday, January 24, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. 

Reappraisal encourages visitors to reconsider what holds value—materially, emotionally, and socially—while the artist reflects on her own values in relation to artmaking, gender, and societal expectations. As an Autistic person with ADHD, Duclos translates a constant stream of sensory experiences—colour, light, texture, and sound—into deeply personal, multi-sensory artworks. For Duclos, interaction is central to accessibility and understanding.  

Previously known for her Lego-based artworks, Duclos shifts direction in Reappraisal, trading rigid grids for soft, tactile fibres sourced from her childhood. Curtains, vintage crochet, and window screens form the foundation of installations, sculptures, paintings, and digital works that reconstruct memory and help the artist orient herself in the present.

Designed with families and young visitors in mind, the exhibition includes interactive elements Duclos calls “tools for viewing,” such as hand mirrors, viewfinders, coloured lenses, and magnifying glasses. A scavenger hunt encourages close looking, while regulation stations invite visitors to arrange and compose using materials from the exhibition itself. 

“Reappraisal reflects the City’s commitment to accessibility, engagement, and inclusive creative practices,” says Russ Brummer, the Manager of Arts, Culture and Events. “We’re proud to open this new chapter of The ACT Art Gallery with an exhibition that welcomes curiosity, play, and multiple ways of experiencing art.” 

About the Artist

Katherine Duclos is a Vancouver-based artist who received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, in 2011. Born in Massachusetts, she moved from New York City to Vancouver in 2017, where she maintains an active multi-media studio practice. Her work reflects her engagement with family, environment, and her experience as a gifted and disabled Autistic woman and mother. Duclos’s work has been featured in Colossal, Design Milk, School Arts Magazine, Design Boom, LABEL Magazine, CBC Arts and Radio, and The Globe and Mail. She is locally represented by The Rental and Sales Showroom at the Vancouver Art Gallery and has worked as a teaching artist and artist in residence with institutions including Studio in a School (NYC), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Richmond Art Gallery. 

About The ACT Art Gallery 

The ACT Art Gallery is owned and operated by the City of Maple Ridge and is located within The ACT Arts Centre, a community hub for arts and culture. The Gallery presents rotating exhibitions featuring , emerging, and mid-career artists from across the region and beyond. 

For additional information, contact TheAct@MapleRidge.ca and follow the @ArtsMapleRidge on Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates. 

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