Janet Panabaker

Like many artists (heck, like most people in the world!), I was stricken with gloom and creative paralysis at the beginning of the pandemic. But as an art historian and the maker of kiln-formed glass and mixed-media sculptural still lifes, which seek to represent our world through the depiction of food and its social consumption, I eventually realized that I couldn’t ignore this opportunity to document the unprecedented disruptions that were happening all around me – and in fact I seized upon the series I’ll be showing at Nathan Phillips Square as a life-saving diversion. New pieces and amended existing works strive to provoke a communal catharsis from the disappointment, fear and tragedy we have all experienced during COVID…I look forward to finally debuting and discussing them with you in person! I've included a couple of sneak peaks in my online items below...otherwise please enjoy some of my favourite previous works.