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Out of Bounds The Art of Lynn Malin | Available September 2013 to August 2014 Although she would not describe herself as such Lynn Malin, both as a woman and as an artist, is a bit of a rebel. Throughout her life she has consistently stepped ‘out of bounds’ and gone beyond expectations. The result has been a life and art career full of surprise and evocative exploration. Lynn Malin Primary Still, n.d. Acrylic on board Collection of the artist Exhibition Information 20 art works 4 text panels 1 artist 75 running feet 2 medium crates Lynn Malin describes herself primarily as a landscape artist. Being a ‘prairie girl’, she loves the natural world and views her work as a means to process what she sees. Unlike many artists, however, she is not bound by any one artistic genre or mode of expression. Throughout her career she has explored not only landscape painting but also still-life works and sculpture, and has rendered her subjects ‘realistically’, with impressionistic flair, abstractly, and sometimes with a dose of whimsy. For Malin the intrigue of discovery and experimentation is what makes art so fascinating and for over thirty years her overall artistic aim has been to move, to learn, to change, and to grow. The exhibition Out of Bounds The Art of Lynn Malin provides a survey of the artistic career of Lynn Malin, one of Edmonton’s most exuberant artists. Through the artworks presented the viewer is taken into the mind, heart and soul of a working artist, encountering the wonder that can be realized when one takes the risk and has the courage to go ‘out of bounds’. The exhibition Out of Bounds The Art of Lynn Malin was curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. Black Gold | Available September 2013 to August 2014 Judith E. Hall Near Hartell, 1992 Acrylic on canvas Collection of the artist Exhibition Information 19 art works 5 text panels 6 artists 100 running feet 3 medium crates The history of Alberta, whether political, economic, or social, is a narrative intimately connected to its natural resources. Throughout the 20th and into the 21st century this history has largely been written by the search for and development of the province’s oil resources. Inspired by the centenary of the Turner Valley oil and gas discoveries of 1913/1914 the exhibition Black Gold traces the development of the oil industry in Alberta from its infancy in Turner Valley through to the ongoing development of the Athabasca Oil Sands. Featuring the art work of contemporary artists whose creative expressions have been engaged by the petroleum industry in Alberta, this exhibition encourages the viewer to consider the history and importance of, and challenges presented by, this industry. The art works and educational materials which accompany this exhibition examine some of the impacts the oil industry has had on the development of the province and how the extraction and processing of oil resources has affected, and continues to affect, the lives of Albertans. The exhibition Black Gold features the work of artists Paul Bernhardt, Bruno Canadien, Steven Dixon, Judith E. Hall, Leya Russell and Justin Wayne Shaw. Through their works these artists present their perceptions of the oil industry, inviting reflection on the diverse and complex environmental and social issues associated with the extraction and use of ‘black gold.’ The exhibition Black Gold was curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.
Storytellers | Available September 2013 to August 2014 Who doesn’t love a good story? Our entire lives are bound by the relating of events: what happened? where did it happen? how did it happen? who did it happen to? how did it end? These are the questions, and it is the answers to these questions, that teach us; that guide our relationships with others; and that form the memories we either cherish…or that haunt us to the end of our days. Mark Hobden Untitled, Old Folks Home Series, n.d. Silver gelatin on paper Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Exhibition Information 20 art works 2 text panels 19 artists 75 running feet 2 medium crates Storytelling is found in all human cultures and the relating of stories visually is called Narrative Art. In such art work stories can be told either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time. Until the late 19th century much of Western art was narrative in nature, depicting stories from religion, myth, legend, history and literature. Such works may depict grand or important events or ideas, expressed through the genre of History Paintings, or be concerned with humble scenes or events from everyday life, articulated in Genre Scenes. Whatever the form of expression such representations contain the literary elements of setting, character, and narrative point of view. Most importantly, however, to be considered an actual story or involve narrative a visual art work must possess one crucial element: it must either imply or actually portray action. Drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the art works in this exhibition investigate the narratives related by artists as well as the types of stories told and the various ways they have been presented in a visual manner. The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. Wild Thing! | Available October 2013 to February 2014 If your venue missed it before, now is your chance to go WILD as Wild Thing! is returning to TREX Region 2 for a limited engagement! Since the dawn of human history animal imagery has been part of humankinds’ cultural repertoire. Whether created as expressions of ‘sympathetic magic’, for spiritual and symbolic purposes, as romantic expressions of man’s relationship to nature, or simply in appreciation and awe of the wild, visual representations of wild animals have featured in the records of all cultures on every continent throughout time. Illingworth Kerr Untitled - Mountain Goats, n.d. Pastel on paper Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Exhibition Information 19 art works 2 text panels 13 artists 75 running feet 2 medium crates Like all genres of artistic examination the visual renderings of animals reflects the various artistic styles practiced by artists. From realistic representations to abstract impressions, the artists in the exhibition Wild Thing! have pursued the ‘wild things’ of Alberta and beyond, capturing them in a variety of manners, with a diversity of materials, and for a multitude of reasons. The exhibition Wild Thing!, featuring art works from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, investigates this pursuit and celebrates the beauty of ‘wild things’ and the important place they hold within the world and the consciousness of humankind. The exhibition Wild Thing! was curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.
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