London, Ont.-based artist Craig Guthrie has opened a new solo exhibition titled *Outskirts: Landscapes From the Road* at LAB 203 inside the TAP Centre for Creativity. The show, running from May 12 to June 6, 2026, features quiet, soft-hued paintings inspired by photographs Guthrie took while driving rural roads around the London region. Many works were shot from inside his vehicle to evoke the feeling of traveling through the landscape, capturing the overlooked beauty of fields, hydro lines, and back roads that lie between destinations.
The exhibition marks a personal and stylistic shift for Guthrie, a resident artist at TAP and senior scenic artist at the Grand Theatre, moving away from dramatic, flashy works toward understated, limited-palette landscapes. By focusing on the transitional spaces that commuters often take for granted, Guthrie invites viewers to reconnect with the distinct, quiet beauty of Southwestern Ontario. The show underscores how regional landscapes can hold deep emotional resonance and artistic value, even when overshadowed by more famous Canadian scenery.