Connections

These images were inspired by family photos from the 1940’s to the 1970’s. Currently these paintings are now on display at Gallery Le Trécarré, Connections, paintings by Barbara Brown Conrod. The gallery is on the campus of Université Sainte-Anne Campus, in the Rendez-vous de la Baie, 23 Lighthouse Road, Unit 1, Church Point, Nova Scotia. Show runs until Saturday Oct. 10th, 2026. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 – 4 and open on Saturday Oct. 10, from 10 to 4.
The central theme of this exhibition explores human connections—with ourselves, with others, and with the natural world. Conrod’s work investigates memory, identity, intergenerational diversity, and the constant evolution of social norms. Most of the photographs used as reference for this series were taken at a family farm in rural Nova Scotia, documenting an era when farm work was accomplished by hand and with basic machinery.

Through depicting figures across varied environments, Conrod documents the passage of time and the shifts across generations, paying close attention to changing hairstyles, fashion, labor, leisure, and expressions of gender. By exhibiting the corresponding reference photographs alongside each painting, she invites viewers to compare and contrast the images while engaging with their historical significance.