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on the continuing traditions in Chineseart from ancient times to 1900;Jan 26-May 6 Victoria Collects: TheSalish Weave Collection and A Viewinto Private Art Collections from theRegion, exhibitions explore the collectingpassions of some of theregion’s most interesting art collectors,delving into the unique storiesand philosophies that drive them toseek out particular works of art; Jan27-May 6 Throw Down: Sonny Assu,Gregory Ball, Megan Dickie, TylerHodgins and Alison MacTaggart, fiveB.C. artists whose work invites, instigates,investigates and celebrates themany ways in which artists ‘throwdown’, be it a struggle, a celebrationof the fight, a comment on what feedsthe artist and art production, or whatthe artist contributes to their local andglobal art community with their work;Thru Jun 30, 2013 Emily Carr: On theEdge of Nowhere, historical surveyof Carr’s artwork in all media andstyles which focuses on her influencesand inspirations.Artistic Statement Galleryand School of Fine Art107-2250 Oak Bay Ave✆250-383-0566 888-383-0566www.artisticstatementgalleryandschool.comOngoing Joan Hill, original drawing,painting and sculpture includingWest Coast Dreaming and herlatest series Summer in Paris inacrylic stain; Jean Birnie, paintingsand prints by the late Alberta artist,Jean Birnie.Avenue Gallery2184 Oak Bay Ave ✆250-598-2184www.theavenuegallery.common-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 12-4pm, open most holidays 12-4pm.Nov-Jan Rotating exhibitions ofgallery artists – paintings, sculpture,ceramics and glass; Dec 10 10am-5:30pm Celebrating Small VII.Collective Works Gallery1311 Gladstone Ave ✆250-590-1345www.collectiveworks.catues-sun 12-6pm. Thru Nov 4 CollectiveWorks’ Artists Final GroupShow, eclectic showing of new andpast work; Nov 5-24 “Art 2 Art”, IsaSevrain, ceramics; Pete Rockwell,Ian Wallace, Le Mepris (The ContemptScene) (2010), photolaminate and acrylicon canvas [Catriona Jeffries Gallery,Vancouver BC, Jan 12-Feb 18]photographs, a microcosm of aninfinite architecture replete withcolour, motion and emotion; Nov25-30 A Tribute to Jan Johnson1943-2011, Jan’s humour and creativitylives on in his art.Dales Gallery537 Fisgard St ✆250-383-1552www.dalesgallery.camon-fri 10am-5pm sat 11am-4pm.Thru Nov 8 Ira Hoffecker, contemporaryworks in acrylic and resin; Nov9-25 Ancient Forest Alliance TJ Wattand Don Denton, photography; Nov28-Dec 24 Stephanie Harding, IraHoffecker, Bob McPartlin and ClivePowsey, various works of art; Dec25-Jan 3 Gallery closed; Jan Visit thewebsite for exhibition information.Deluge Contemporary Art636 Yates St ✆250-385-3327www.deluge.wswed-sat 12-5pm. Jan 27-Feb 25Greg Snider, “Models for the PublicSphere: Tar Sands, Aircraft, Holocausts”,scale models made for formalcommission proposals forsculptural projects – model-makinghas become the conceptual tool ofchoice for working through andphysically preparing ideas for publicart projects as scaled-down experimentalprototypes.eclectic2170 Oak Bay Ave ✆250-590-8095www.eclecticgallery.camon-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 12-4pm.Nov 14-Jan 7 Robert Amos, Patwww.preview-art.com PREVIEW 63