Five years of art excellence downtown Paris

It’s Springtime in Paris and the downtown is buzzing and blossoming with all kinds of activity and happenings Film crews making magic, new shops bursting open and a plethora of events to help you shake off the Winter and step into the season.

Thursday April 11th was a doubly delightful evening with The Paris Bohemian Gallery celebrating five years of art excellence. The celebration launched a new eclectic exhibition Visionaria: Art For The Season Of Light, plus it welcomed Judy Jean Vintage to their terrific new popup spot within the gallery. Judy Jean Vintage is a vintage and second-hand company founded and operated by Quinn VanMackelberg, with original premises on Grand River St N, first at The Gem Marketplace and then in their flagship downtown Paris store.

We arrived just in time for speeches, toasts and revelry, the space was absolutely packed with artists, fashionistas and creatives of all kinds! Katherine Pickering - Bohemian Gallery boss - spoke first, celebrating the amazing artists she gets to work with - over 600 artists and fifteen shows so far - and thanking her wonderful supportive husband, mother, and family. Quinn thanked Katherine for her support after losing her Grand River St N location, saying: I was a little homeless girl and then I got offered this space and it’s such a sweet and nice look! She thanked her mom, wishing her a Happy Birthday. You could really feel the passion, support, and community in the room; it was absolutely wonderful.

Judy Jean Vintage now has a pop-up spot within Bohemian Gallery. Judy Jean Vintage owner Quinn VanMackelberg was part of Thursday’s celebration.

Bohemian Gallery owner Katherine Pickering celebrated the downtown studio’s 5th anniversary with the launch of a new eclectic exhibition Visionaria.