Recycled in Relief explores the surprising visual possibilities hidden inside everyday objects. Paul Best transforms the overlooked and the discarded—plywood offcuts, crushed aluminum drink cans, flattened tartlet tins, even LEGO tile blocks—into a series of relief prints that chart unexpected creative journeys. Each work is linked not by subject matter but by process: every plate, block, or surface has been reused, recycled, or repurposed, giving the exhibition a material coherence that mirrors its environmental curiosity.

Working in oil-based relief and woodblock techniques, Best invites viewers to reconsider the life of ordinary materials and the stories they can tell when pressed into new forms.

A recently retired teacher, Paul Best was raised and educated in New Zealand, where he earned a diploma in graphic design before working as a designer, illustrator, and cartoonist for newspapers and magazines across New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. After moving to Vancouver in 2001, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics, followed by a Bachelor of Education and two Diplomas of Education at UBC, including one in Art Education. His artistic interests span drawing, sculpture, and especially printmaking. Recycling in Relief marks his first exhibition with the Dundarave Print Workshop.

Recycled in Relief is on at Dundarave Print Workshop + Gallery until March 8th at 1640 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC!​