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vg2. Why the name Val Gal?

I found it hard to find a name for the Gallery.  The first name was the Inside Gallery because the Gallery is open only to those who have access to the site already.  My idea was to encourage people to try to bridge the gap.  To try to gain access into the second floor of this severe residence.  I thought this could be done by working with the order that runs the place and supporting their work and their mission.  In this way, I could have the support of the establishment and relative freedom to create Val Gal.

But as time went on I had not much interest shown in the Inside Gallery. I thought, perhaps no one really wants to go inside. I mean why bother?

I had several shows with the name Precious to underline the idea that art is important and valuable to everyday life. If we do not have art, we have reality only.  And we cannot step out of the  shackles of the grim or the poor.  With art we have a glimpse into the beautiful. Hence Precious. Also, at the time I wanted to state specifically that my art is exceptional.  And worth a lot of money.

The two ideas came together and I thought okay let go of Inside.  Lets try Precious Gallery.  I didn't like the way it sounded.  So after some thought I came up with the Valuable Gallery.  That stayed with me but I still found it a little too commonly used.  There is a store in Montreal called Village de Valeurs (Value Village) which is a thrift shop and I thought it sounded too much like that.

As work continued on the Valuable Gallery I got more and more familiar with the name and finally came up with Val Gal.  Val Gal is short for Valuable Gallery but it also sounds like a woman's name.  And that meant I could give the gallery a personality so that I could create for it better.  And to date, that works.  Hence, I welcome you all to learn  a little about my friend and associate, Val Gal (the Valuable Gallery).
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