COCKTAIL RECEPTION & PRIVATE VIEWING

WHEN: Thursday, July 9, 2026 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM WHERE: The Fells House

THE CURATION

Join ADDITION for an exclusive evening celebrating the architectural lineage of the historic Fells House. Presented in alignment with the West Coast Modern Home Tour, this private reception offers a unique opportunity to experience a spatial narrative that honors the dialogue of lineage between Ron Thom’s 1959 vision and D'Arcy Jones’s seamless 2025 evolution.

The historical weight of the home is anchored by foundational works from Painters Eleven founder Harold Barling Town (1924–1990), alongside modern masters Maxwell Bates (1906–1980) and Herbert Siebner (1925–2003). Deepening the local connection to the West Vancouver Art Museum are the late-modernist works of Ron Stonier (1933–2001), whose retrospective was celebrated by the museum in 2021. The selection expands through West Coast perspectives, featuring bronze cast cars by Marcus Bowcott, architectural charcoal and oil pastels by Bill Baker, brutalist steel sculptures by Ben McLeod, and vivid gestural abstractions from the estate of Geoff Rees (1930–2018).

Early work by Douglas Coupland and text-based pieces by Ben Skinner give way to Jennifer Latour’s celebrated photographs of intricate, Calder-esque plant assemblages. An international perspective features Claudia Cuesta, recognized by former VAG Chief Curator Daina Augaitis for uniting the human body with minimalist sculpture. She is paired with Camila Rodrigo, whose hard-edge abstractions use custom pigments sourced from the Chilean and Peruvian coastlines.

The spatial narrative continues with collectible design works by Jeff Martin Joinery, alongside reclaimed ceramic works from the Pacific Northwest and Extruded series of BC Achievement Award recipient Tyler James Goin. Bringing a final layer of atmosphere to the architecture is sculptural lighting by Canadian-Dutch studio OS ∆ OOS (Oskar Peet and Sophie Mensen), paired with the porcelain ellipse sconce by Meg Hübert, recipient of the 2026 Western Living Design 25 Award for Product Design and the People's Choice Award.

Through custom interior design, art advisory, and spatial storytelling for both private homes and progressive brands, ADDITION explores how art, design, and architecture unite to reflect and amplify the identity of those who inhabit them.