Booking Catalogue September 2013 – August 2014 - Art Gallery of ...
Booking Catalogue September 2013 – August 2014 - Art Gallery of ... Booking Catalogue September 2013 – August 2014 - Art Gallery of ...
Path Makers | Available January 2014 to December 2014 Contemporary First Nations artists are now recognized as a significant and a distinct part in the fabric of Canadian art history. But it wasn’t always that way. To find way, Aboriginal artists supported each other. They pushed for the inclusion of Aboriginal art in exhibitions, in galleries, in collections and they advocated for the highest level of art education for First Nations people. This exhibition honors four fine role models who have passed on to the other side; Dale Auger, Joane Cardinal- Schubert, Brenda Jones and Kimowan Metchewais. Joane Cardinal-Schubert Untitled, n.d. Mixed media Private Collection Exhibition Information 20 art works 2 text panels 4 artists 75 running feet 2 medium crates Aboriginal artists are acutely aware of the lineage in Aboriginal Art History. The relationships are like family. Aboriginal artists are like grandparents, aunties and uncles and cousins to other Aboriginal artists, even if they never met. Dale, Joane, Brenda and Kimowan created relationships and pathways for many future First Nations artists. They inspire us with the artwork they left behind, the lives they shared and, most importantly, the inspiration to create. Tanya Harnett The exhibition Path Makers was curated by Tanya Harnett for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program and was generously funded by Syncrude Canada Ltd. Our Wilderness is Wisdom | Available July 2014 to December 2014 If you know wilderness in the way that you know love you would be unwell to let it go....This is the story of our past and it will be the story of our future. ...to be whole, to be complete. Wilderness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from. Terry Tempest Williams Writer, Activist, Environmentalist Alex Janvier Spot Light, 2005 Oil on canvas Collection of the artist Exhibition Information 18 art works 2 text panels 3 artists 2 medium crates 75 running feet When trying to draw a line from artist to artist the subject matter is the relationship they share. The artists in this exhibition tell a story using contrasting mediums to carry a message unique to them. Our ancestors used metaphors in storytelling for everything including lessons to teach children how to hunt, sew and live. The simple life they led was reliant on the land they lived in and respected through prayer to the Great Spirit or Creator. What is unique for us to remember of this existence and ever flowing change of our society is that we need to return to our roots. The artists in the exhibition Our wilderness is wisdom... examine their own lives and their canvases are like the soles of their moccasins: the land underneath them is what they understand. Through their paintings they become many voices telling stories of the past, present and future. The exhibition Our wilderness is wisdom... features the work of First Nations artists Tanya Harnett, Alex Janvier and Curtis Johnson. The exhibition Our Wilderness is Wisdom... was curated by Heather Shillinglaw for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. This exhibition was generously funded by Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Trace: Reflections on Landscape | Available September 2013 to February 2014 A trace is a mark left by the passage of a person, animal or thing on the physical environment. Often it is barely perceivable and temporary, soon being removed by time and nature. Sometimes it persists for longer, permanently altering the landscape. This exhibition is an attempt to record, or make visible, that trace for posterity and to comment upon the impact that humanity has on the environment. Colin Smith St. Henry, 2010 Lightjet print Courtesy of the artist Exhibition Information 3 artists 12 framed art works 50 running feet 2 crates Trace: Reflections on Landscape features the art of Eveline Kolijn, Leslie Sweder and Colin Smith. Eveline Kolijn is a versatile printmaker who references the effects of mechanization and industrialization upon the landscape of northern Alberta and elsewhere. She is also keenly interested in the underlying patterns and processes of nature. Leslie Sweder uses improvisational drawing to translate urban commotion based on auditory and visual sensations into beautiful and whimsical line drawings. Colin Smith makes luxurious photographs using a camera obscura technique. The dilapidated structures in his Abandoned Landscape series eloquently address the passage of time and traces of human activity consumed by nature. Each artist seems to share an interest in recording or commenting on a human footprint within specific landscapes. This exhibition is curated by Caroline Loewen and Les Pinter, Alberta Society of Artists Portraiture | Available September 2013 to February 2014 While the aim of portraiture has always been to show the inner essence of the sitter, its methods have changed over the years. This exhibition will attempt to show the different styles of portraiture and the different ways artists have attempted to most truthfully capture their subjects. From James Nicoll’s traditional representation of his wife Marion to Stanford Perrott’s fractured and abstracted views of the human body, this exhibition explores the changing art of portraiture. Artists included in this exhibition are Debra Bachman Smith, Maxwell Bates, Lisa Brawn, Allyson Glenn, Roy Kiyooka, Steven Mack, Helen Mackie, RFM McInnis, Margaret Mooney, James Nicoll, Marion Nicoll, Erik Olson, Stanford Perrott, Aaron Sidorenko, John Snow and William Stevenson. Erik Olson Preston, 2009 Oil on canvas Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts This exhibition is curated by Caroline Loewen, Alberta Society of Artists, from the collection of the Alberta Foundation of the Arts Exhibition Information 16 artists 18 framed art works 60 running feet 2 crates
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Trace: Reflections on Landscape | Available <strong>September</strong> <strong>2013</strong> to February <strong>2014</strong><br />
A trace is a mark left by the passage <strong>of</strong> a person, animal or thing on the<br />
physical environment. Often it is barely perceivable and temporary,<br />
soon being removed by time and nature. Sometimes it persists for<br />
longer, permanently altering the landscape. This exhibition is an attempt<br />
to record, or make visible, that trace for posterity and to comment upon<br />
the impact that humanity has on the environment.<br />
Colin Smith<br />
St. Henry, 2010<br />
Lightjet print<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> the artist<br />
Exhibition Information<br />
3 artists<br />
12 framed art works<br />
50 running feet<br />
2 crates<br />
Trace: Reflections on Landscape features the art <strong>of</strong> Eveline Kolijn, Leslie<br />
Sweder and Colin Smith. Eveline Kolijn is a versatile printmaker who<br />
references the effects <strong>of</strong> mechanization and industrialization upon<br />
the landscape <strong>of</strong> northern Alberta and elsewhere. She is also keenly<br />
interested in the underlying patterns and processes <strong>of</strong> nature. Leslie<br />
Sweder uses improvisational drawing to translate urban commotion<br />
based on auditory and visual sensations into beautiful and whimsical<br />
line drawings. Colin Smith makes luxurious photographs using a<br />
camera obscura technique. The dilapidated structures in his Abandoned<br />
Landscape series eloquently address the passage <strong>of</strong> time and traces<br />
<strong>of</strong> human activity consumed by nature. Each artist seems to share<br />
an interest in recording or commenting on a human footprint within<br />
specific landscapes.<br />
This exhibition is curated by Caroline Loewen and Les Pinter, Alberta Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>ists<br />
Portraiture | Available <strong>September</strong> <strong>2013</strong> to February <strong>2014</strong><br />
While the aim <strong>of</strong> portraiture has always been to show the inner essence<br />
<strong>of</strong> the sitter, its methods have changed over the years. This exhibition<br />
will attempt to show the different styles <strong>of</strong> portraiture and the different<br />
ways artists have attempted to most truthfully capture their subjects.<br />
From James Nicoll’s traditional representation <strong>of</strong> his wife Marion to<br />
Stanford Perrott’s fractured and abstracted views <strong>of</strong> the human body,<br />
this exhibition explores the changing art <strong>of</strong> portraiture.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists included in this exhibition are Debra Bachman Smith, Maxwell<br />
Bates, Lisa Brawn, Allyson Glenn, Roy Kiyooka, Steven Mack, Helen<br />
Mackie, RFM McInnis, Margaret Mooney, James Nicoll, Marion Nicoll,<br />
Erik Olson, Stanford Perrott, Aaron Sidorenko, John Snow and William<br />
Stevenson.<br />
Erik Olson<br />
Preston, 2009<br />
Oil on canvas<br />
Collection <strong>of</strong> the Alberta Foundation for the <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
This exhibition is curated by Caroline Loewen, Alberta Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>ists, from the collection<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Alberta Foundation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
Exhibition Information<br />
16 artists<br />
18 framed art works<br />
60 running feet<br />
2 crates
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