From the Streets of Our Unfair City: Artists Who Have Experienced Homelessness
January 4 - 25, 2025
Associated events:
-
January 4 from 2-4pm
Opening Reception. Free & open to the public.
Outsiders and Others is pleased to present this group exhibition featuring artists that have experienced homelessness. We use the word “homeless” and not “unhoused” because it is how these artists identify.
The goal of this exhibition is to bring awareness to the unseen talent that exists in that community and we are excited to share it with you.
This exhibition features three artists. An Dong, Randy Pandora, and Brett Zü.
An Dong is a multimedia artist specializing in pencil, acrylic paint, clay, and interior design. He was
born in Qing Dao, China where he studied fine art and worked as a carpet designer for over ten
years before transitioning to interior design. He emigrated to Canada in 2006 and became a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Much of his work focuses on portraiture, landscapes, and Chinese and Indigenous historical themes.
An Dong
Princess
14" x 11"
Oil on canvas
$195 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
A Scared Face:
Portrait of a Homeless Lady
20" x 16"
Oil on canvas
$295 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Native Pride
Oil on plywood
41" x 26"
$495 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Main and Hastings
36" x 36"
Oil on canvas
$695 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Chief Bull Head
13” x 10”
Clay
$250 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Billy
Charcoal on paper
24" x 9"
$150 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Fix
Oil on found object
$100 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #1 (AD6)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #2 (AD7)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #3 (AD8)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #4 (AD5)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #5 (AD9)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #6 (AD12)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #7 (AD13)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax parchment paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
An Dong
Strathcona Neighborhood #8 (AD14)
9" x 12"
Oil on wax paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Randy Pandora was born Randy Charles Conroy in Toronto. His dad was a professional wrestler who went by several names, including Killer Kane Conroy and the Masked Marvel.
He’s one of 11 kids, and was placed in a foster home when he was young. He ran away at 14 and became a performer in a drag bar in Montreal, adapting the stage name Pandora after a box his mother gave him.
Pandora came to Vancouver in 1976 and a year later became singer in the Generators, one of Vancouver’s first punk/new wave bands.
Randy Pandora
The Gangs All Here
27" x 39"
Mixed media on found object
$395 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Randy Pandora
Alone
8" x "10
Mixed media on canvas
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Randy Pandora
Portrait #1
10" x 8"
Mixed media on paper
$95 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Randy Pandora
Mask #4
18” x 5” x 6.5”
Mixed media and found object
SOLD
Brett Zü spent his childhood moving around the Fraser Valley’s bible belt and Vancouver Island. Despite a home which did not nurture art, Brett’s uncle introduced a doodle game which stimulated their creative eye, imagination, and continues to play a big part in Brett’s projects. Art teachers at high school in Chilliwack were also a huge inspiration. Brett became a working family man for three decades, only deciding to become a full time artist in 2021. He adapted the German spelling of the last name Zü because it looked like a ‘happy face,’ and playfully refers to art installations around the city as ‘Zü art.’
Brett Zü
Here We Stand
14”x 41”
Mixed media on found object
SOLD
Brett Zü
The Artist
14” x 11”
Mixed media on paper
$95 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Brett Zü
Cornered
14” x 11”
Pencil and charcoal on paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Brett Zü
Donnie
14” x 11”
Mixed media on paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.
Brett Zü
Where the Wild Things Are
14” x 11”
Mixed media on paper
$125 + tax
Contact gallery a for availability.