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Michael Abraham opens his own studio gallery in heart of Ladner
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Artist Michael Abraham, who has opened a studio gallery in Ladner Village, also offers lessons.

Local artist Michael Abraham has opened his own studio gallery in Ladner Village.

There’s no reason why artists in this day and age can’t be visible and promote their own work through the Internet and social media, says Ladner’s Abraham, who painted at home for 12 years and had a studio downtown for another four.

“The access to people and letting them know what’s going is one of the roles galleries used to do and artists can do that by themselves nowadays,” he says.

He held an open house at his new studio gallery last month, which attracted about 400 people, Abraham says.

“I like people and I like socializing. I think people like connecting with artists and knowing where the work comes from. I think it’s a nice opportunity to do that too.”

Abraham is also teaching. He offers drawing and oil painting lessons.

He says it’s a lot of fun.

“People show up with really good work. I’m like, ‘Oh my god, how am I going to help them?’ I work with them, we get things figured out and push them to the next level,” he says. “I feel really good about that.”

Abraham, who studied at the Ontario College of Art and spent a year of postgraduate education in Italy, has had numerous solo exhibitions.

His original oil paintings are in collections from London to Singapore, and Philadelphia to Amsterdam, his website states.

The Michael Abraham Studio Gallery is located at 4803 Haviland St. (on the second floor).

He doesn’t have any set hours but is usually at the studio weekdays from noon onward and on some weekends. Visitors can call 778-886-1296.

For more on Abraham visit his website at www.michaelabraham.com.