Shira Gold Photography

03/20/2026

Signs of spring outside and inside the studio is in full bloom. From yesterday’s downpour to the warm sunshine this morning… it is easy to get Vancouver weather whiplash!

03/10/2026

Article by .foster

In a world driven by acquisitive hurry, the delicate still-life images of the Canadian artist Shira Gold [ ] capture a deep sense of tranquillity as moths glide in lazy spirals and petals float lightly on the surface of water dark with quiet possibility. The value of her artwork does not come from the cost of its elements. Dead moths, fallen petals, scraps of paper – these are not symbols of wealth and status. What invests them with worth is their associative potential, their ability to suggest and to remind. As these modest fragments drift and arc across the frame, they beckon for memory to join them in an intimate dance of recall, reminding us of moments of genuine pleasure free from the anxiety of getting and losing. The pleasures of being, connecting, and sharing.

Shira Gold speaks to Talking Pictures about artmaking as meditation and the sense of wellbeing it can bring to share with others.

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02/18/2026

Pleased to share that “Clever Notions and Hopscotch” has been selected for “Atlas of the Present: Collage and Photography Today” juried and curated by Paris Chong of Leica Gallery for this Los Angeles Center of Photography virtual exhibition. Thank you .chong and for the honourable mention and including my work in this stellar show.

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12 pm – 1 pm PST (virtual)
Exhibition run February 19, 2026 – May 19, 2026 (virtual)

02/18/2026

12/18/2025

The Things we Say to Ourselves
Confessions of an Untamed Mind Garden
40x30 inches
Archival ink pigment print, UV matte laminated and mounted to aluminum panel in solid ash frame.
Edition currently available in studio. DM for further details.

Colours are wrapped around me on my studio walls on another gloomy rain soaked day. It’s quiet and I get lost in the layers of saturated blooms reminding me of the seasons that have been left behind and what beauty awaits in a handful of months.

11/13/2025

It is very grey and rainy outside… but in the studio I am surrounded by reminders of summer. When I was younger I wasn’t aware of how much colour impacted my mood. Now, as I incorporate more of it in my work and surround myself with so many varied palates I have become keenly aware of how it affects me. This is a detail from the piece “Cultivating Playscapes” from my series “Confessions of an Untamed Mind Garden.” Swipe to see the full piece.

Available on studio

Cultivating Playscapes
Archival ink pigment print, UV matte laminated and mounted to Alupanel in an ash float frame.
40x30 inches
Available in additional editioned sizes

11/07/2025

It’s finally here!
A series that I have been knocking around in my head for years. Conceptualizing the work to it being actualized has been a uniquely challenging, but equally rewarding process.

Details from:
It’s all So Liminal
From my new series (in progress)
Architecture of Thought

In exhibition as a part of Little Distance opening at tonight with . The show runs until Nov 23rd. Opening reception Nov 7th 6-9

11/04/2025

Oh hey there! Just a little heads up about our group show Little Distance opening Friday November 7th from 6-9pm

This show features new work from abstract painters Amy Stewart, Lauren Mycroft and Andrea Soos, watercolour works form Crissy Arseneau and …well, you know what I do :) ….

November 7 — 23, 2025
Parker Street Gallery
102 - 1000 Parker Street, Vancouver

Opening Reception:
November 7, 6pm-9pm

Gallery Hours
- November 8: 11am – 3pm
- November 12 – 15: 11am – 3pm
- November 18 – 19 : 11am – 3pm
- November 20 – 21: 5pm-10pm
- November 22 – 23: 11am-6pm
- Sundays & Mondays, November 11: Closed

Little Distance

Negative spaces. Fragmented landscapes. Thought architecture. Biographical shapes. Geometric rhythms. These are themes that each of the five artists in Little Distance explores in abstract works rich with colour and motion.

In different ways, these artists acknowledge the challenge of finding concrete meaning in the space between private and public experiences. There is always a ‘little distance’ between perception and reality, or between intention and impact. In exploring these uncertain spaces, the artists use curiosity and instinct to give shape to experiences that often struggle to find expression.

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10/28/2025

It’s been buzzing around the studio as of late. Sign up for my news letter going out Wednesday morning to learn more. Link in bio

07/24/2025

Pleased to share that
The Things We Say to Ourselves
Is a part of a group Exhibition at Photo SC
Opening Thursday July 24th
4-9pm
918 Lady Street in Columbia, South Carolina
The show runs
July 24th - August 24th

Many thanks to Paula Tognarelli and .sc for including my work in this exhibition