Ugly!

10x10x2” | acrylic gouache on canvas | 2026 

Through detailed paintings of Vancouver homes awaiting redevelopment, Emily Cowan explores housing, memory, and neighbourhood change. Signs of Things to Come invites reflection on what is lost, and what may lie ahead.

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