Lillian Loponen exhibit opens Sept. 30 in the Hilltop Bistro

Whitehorse – A Touch of Green, an exhibit by renowned Yukon artist Lillian Loponen, will open Wednesday, September 30 in the Hilltop Bistro at Yukon College. The opening is from 4.30 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. with the artist in attendance. There will be hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
The exhibit features predominantly new work. The 15 paintings are a mix of landscapes, textures, and abstract works chronicling Loponen’s exploration of the colour green.

“After living in a world of Yukon winters blues with variations of sunrise and sunsets, my spirit, heart and soul had been leaning towards a creative world of green, developing a relationship with green. I wanted to know it, absorb it,” said Loponen in her artist statement.

The exhibit runs until mid-December and all paintings at the Bistro are for sale. Yukon College does not receive a commission on any work sold in the Hilltop Bistro.

Lillian Loponen was raised in the logging community of Longlac, northwest Ontario and has lived in Yukon since 1979. A strong connection to the land and love of Mother Nature comes from her Finnish heritage.

Loponen’s work is located in noted permanent art collections as those in the Royal Collection of Drawing and Watercolours, Windsor Castle, UK; Yukon Government, City of Whitehorse, Canada Games Center in Whitehorse, Crown Life, Shell Ltd. Since 1976, numerous private collections around the world hold that vibration of life; her images carrying a life of their own in the quiet power, haunting mists and spirit energies of living landscapes of Canada’s Yukon. More information about Loponen and her work can be found at loponenarts.com/.

The Hilltop Bistro is a fine-dining training restaurant operated by the Food and Beverage Operations and Culinary Arts students at Yukon College. The Bistro is open for lunch Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. from October until May. Reservations can be made by emailing bistroreservations@yukoncollege.yk.ca. The Bistro operates as a community gallery showcasing a different artist each fall and winter term.