Opening Reception for Bright Things from Dark Places: Dave Schultz
Thu, Aug 07
|TAP Centre for Creativity
No matter how dark life gets, light will shine through if you let it.
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas St, London, ON N6A 1G4, Canada
About The Event
Exhibition Dates: August 5 - 17, 2025 in the Main Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday August 7, 6PM - 8PM.
About the Exhibition
Dave Schultz is a prolific artist from London Ontario with 20 years tattooing at Hanger 18 and a lifetime of painting. Dave focuses on bold and bright images with heavy contrast. “Artistically I’m inspired by my mentor Sean Strouse, the work of Glen Paradis, James Tex, John Dyer Baizley, and the paintings of Jack Winn and Nicole Schultz.”
Bright things from dark places is Dave’s work from 2018 to 2025. During the covid years Dave struggled with addiction, some of the work in this show reflects the pain and feelings of desperation addiction can bring. In the spring of 2024 Dave got clean and his work subtly reflects that transition. “I return to similar subjects often. My mind is a busy place and I find comfort in certain imagery. It is also challenging to keep taking new perspectives of the same things. Creating something new from familiar ideas keeps me at ease. No matter how dark life gets, light will shine through if you let it.”