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MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER BC – through Dec 10 Iain Baxter&, bornin England in 1946, is one of Canada’s best known conceptual artists. He has an extensivebackground not only as a photographer but as a painter, videographer, installation and performanceartist, writer and faculty member at the University of Windsor. He was among the first artists to usePolaroid film, faxes and computers in his artwork. Baxter& received the Order of Canada (2003),Governor General’s Award (2004), Order ofOntario (2004), Molson Prize (2005), and theGershon Iskowitz Foundation Prize (2006).Baxter&'s current exhibition, PassingThrough, is curated by James Patten andcirculated by the Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario.It includes colour prints, Polaroids and duratrans(backlit posters). Like other young people of hisgeneration, Baxter& took several road tripsacross Canada as a rite of passage in the 60s and70s. Many of the images in this exhibit weretaken from inside his car on his travels throughremote landscapes, small towns, farmlands andpast roadside attractions.The exhibit references the years 1966-1978previewwww.belkin-gallery.ubc.caPassing Through: Iain Baxter& Photographs, 1958-1983Iain Baxter&, 3 Minute Photos, Pacific National Exhibition,Vancouver, British Columbia (1967), chromira print [Morrisand Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, through Dec 10]when Baxter& was co-president of Vancouver’s N.E. Thing Company, and examines hisphotography in relation to his contemporaries Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall and Christos Dikeakos duringthe early 60s to the mid 80s when Baxter& lived in Vancouver. Mia JohnsonOSOYOOSOsoyoos Art Gallery8711 Main St ✆(250)495-2800www.geocities.com/osoyoosartstues-sat 12-4pm Nov 4-Dec 20 FestiveTreasures, gifts galore; Jan 13-27, 2007 Peoples Choice.PARKSVILLEOceanside CommunityArts Council133 McMillan St ✆(250) 248-8185www.oceansideartscouncil.common-sat 10am-4pm Nov 2-28 OCEAN-SIDE GALLERY We Are Assembled,recycled and reused materials,including installations; NEMETHGALLERY Ron Kossmuss, “Totems”,photographs; ARROWSMITH GALLERYArrowsmith Artists’ Group, art bylocal artists; Dec 1-20 OCEANSIDEGALLERY Winter Wonderland, an artisans’marketplace featuring the workof local artisans with a seasonalflavour; NEMETH GALLERY WinterwonderlandPhotography, photographs26 PREVIEWrelated to winter and the holiday season;ARROWSMITH GALLERY ArrowsmithArtists’ Group, changing exhibition oflocal artists’ work; Jan 3-30 OCEANSIDEGALLERY George Sawchuck, knownfor his outdoor "gallery" of satiricalcedar sculptures that often incorporatefound materials; ARROWSMITHGALLERY Work by 12 artists working indifferent mediums.PENTICTONArt Gallery of the SouthOkanagan199 Marina St ✆(250)493-2928www.galleries.bc.ca/agso/tues-fri 10-5pm sat, sun 12-5pmNov 3-Jan 14, 2007 MAIN GALLERYJames Gordaneer, "Heads", abstractpainting representations of heads;Nov 3-Dec 23 PROJECT ROOM AnnualSmall Works Exhibition and Sale,work priced under $200. A greatopportunity for local artists to showcaseand sell their work and for visitorsto find the perfect Christmas gift;THE FOYER Irvine Adams, "From thePermanent Collection: Irvine Adams",pastel drawings; Jan 16-Mar 11 IrwinCrosthwait, "From Creston to Paris";Jan 5-Mar 11 Ken Flett, Amy Rubin,"In Safe Keeping: Exploring Works inthe Art Gallery of the South Okanagan’sPermanent Collection".Lloyd Gallery598 Main St ✆250-492-4484www.lloydgallery.common-sat 9:30am-5:30pm Nov-JanRotating group exhibitions of galleryartists, Irvine Adams, Roger Arndt,Yasuo Araki, Jordan Bent, AlanBoileau, Laila Campbell, RodCharlesworth, Phil Clark, GlennClark, Peter Corbett, Don Elzer,Bernard Gantner, Jennifer Garant,Mabel Gawne, Jim Glenn, Tim Hall,Julia Hargreaves, Frances Harris,Kevin Healy, Michael Hermesh, IceBear aka Chris Johnston, Bob Kebic,Denis Kleine, Dongmin Lai, TomLamont, Min Ma, Debbie Milner,Arnold Mosley, Toni Onley, DianePaton Peel, Graham Pettman, LanceRegan, John Revill, Minn Sjolseth,Theo Tobiasse, Marla Wilson, NelWitteman, Annette Witteman, MarjoleinWitteman and Robert Wood.★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS