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In 2016 there were two concurrent exhibitions of Peter Aspell's work, at the Richmond Art Gallery and the West Vancouver Museum. In the preface to the accompanying catalogue, Rachel Lafo and Darrin Morrison, respectively Directors of those institutions, pointed to the fact that more than 50 years had passed since a serious examination of Aspell's paintings had taken place in a public institution. There are legions of art collectors, professionals and enthusiasts that saw this as a significant oversight and last year's exhibitions were a sizeable effort to remedy this.

Peter …