AN artist’s latest showcase that explores her relationship with grief after losing both her parents and husband has received some rave reviews.

Selina Snow’s ‘Love and Loss’ showcase, which opened at 28 Market Place last week, explores the themes of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit through deeply personal and evocative artworks.

Some of the feedback received so far include: “nostalgic”, “overwhelming with emotion” and “really moving”.

‘Love and Loss’ is free to attend and features two distinct exhibitions that narrate Selina’s journey through profound grief and healing.

The first series, Snow Story, reflects on the loss of her parents, who passed away within months of each other in 2008 due to cancer and dementia.

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The second series is a tribute to her late husband, who succumbed to oesophageal cancer in 2020.

Through her art, Selina captures the memories of dishes shared during their travels, transforming moments of sorrow into celebrations of life and love.

One visitor to the showcase said: “She puts her heart and soul on the page; there’s so much joy in her paintings, but there’s also a depth of emotion, history and often trauma in her paintings too.”

Andrew Lambirth, a respected art critic, described the exhibition as: “Hard-hitting and sometimes distressing, but ultimately optimistic.”

The opening night was well attended Picture: Selina Snow/Padua Communications

Snow Story has also received high praise and encouragement from acclaimed artist Paula Rego, who was a family friend and mentor who said: “The drawings you have sent me are the best things I have ever seen by you. They are so rich and ominous.”

The opening night of the show included 85 guests – friends, colleagues, artists and critics – attending the showcase where Selina explained the inspiration and her process as well as giving praise for her support network including Buddhist nun and meditation teacher Gen Kelsang Lekma and The Salisbury Hospice.

Selina said: “The experience of the showcase – although focused on sad happenings – is also a celebration of life and memory.

“I have always been interested in the link between food and memory and have been working on pieces since my husband passed away.

“What was Dinghams Cookshop in Salisbury has turned out to be a terrific base for the showcase, which I hope will challenge and inspire visitors who come to see the work.

“Everyone experiences grief in a different way and in our British culture, we tend not to talk about death and the fallout for losing a loved one.”

Exhibition opening times (June 10 to June 29):

• Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday: 11am to 5pm

• Sunday: 11am to 2pm