Precious Metals is a two-person exhibition by artists Roger Mooking and Laine Groeneweg that presents their collaborative reflections & creative expressions around the titled theme.

“Precious Metals falls in the spirit of creative collaboration that I am such a strong believer in. Laine and I have created together many times and all of that play culminates in this exhibit at Smokestack Gallery where we explore the preciousness of living, the precarious nature of commercializing one’s art, and celebrating creativity in multiple mediums.” 
-Roger Mooking

Trinidadian-born and Canadian-raised, Roger Mooking is a multi-disciplinary artist, Juno Award-winning musician, celebrated chef and author whose practice moves fluidly across visual art, music, storytelling, and culinary culture. He is Grey County’s first Creative Director overseeing design direction and rebranding, and is the Founder / Creative Director of Rocklands Market where he hosts arts, wellness and culinary retreats. Mooking has been celebrated nationally for his various large-format art installations and his acclaimed SoundBites Exhibit which begins touring nationally this fall of 2026. 

Laine Groeneweg is a Hamilton-based artist, collaborator, and educator. Groeneweg has worked extensively as a technician, teacher and collaborative printmaker at some of Canada’s most renowned printmaking studios including Open Studio in Toronto and Centre[3] in Hamilton before founding Smokestack Studio in 2013. In his personal artistic practice, Groeneweg’s commitment to experimentation in analog print disciplines incorporates a wide variety of print techniques and subject explorations. His print works have been presented in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and internationally in the United States, Italy, Spain, India, Mexico, Belgium, Taiwan, and Russia.