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EMILY CARR RESTORED TO GLORY FOR A SPECTACULAR VANCOUVER ART GALLERY SHOW

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”Rolling Mists over Lake Louise“ Pastel

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COMING FALL 2006 To celebrate our 30th Anniversary, Masters Gallery has commissioned Horace Champagne, PSC PSA to complete 15 major pastels.

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“The White Table”, oil on canvas, 37” x 36 3/4“

JOSEPH PLASKETT September 10 - October 7 Catalogue available

We welcome inquiries regarding the sale and purchase of fine historical Canadian paintings by Emily Carr, The Group of Seven, David Milne, William Kurelek, E.J. Hughes, Albert Robinson, Robert Pilot Maxwell Bates, and Walter J. Phillips, as well as 19th and early 20th century European paintings.

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Greg Pyra, Ferryman, oil on canvas, 34” x 26”

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PETER GOUGH “Random Symmetry”, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 40"

November THE 27 YEAR OLD SHOW: A Group Exhibition of Works Made Over a Quarter Century Ago by Important Canadian Artists Please join us for the gala 27th anniversary party November 10, 5PM

December Annual Holiday Salon ILLINGWORTH KERR “Burning Stubble Field”, 1973, oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

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28 Previews & Profiles Doug Smarch Max Streicher Chris Dorosz David Burns Diana Thorneycroft More than 20 exhibiting artists

75 Online Reviews Find exclusive reviews of recent exhibitions across western Canada at www.gallerieswest.ca

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56 Etienne Zack The RBC Award-winning painter talks about preparing for solo shows in Vancouver and London

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gala in October. More at www.businessforarts.org.

The visual arts season in Western Canada

CANADA COUNCIL BUDGET INCREASED

Objects: Functional & Sculptural Glass, a new book published by Lark Books in Asheville, North Carolina.

More info at www.larkbooks.com

The federal government commitment to Canada’s arts and culture sector will grow by $20 million in 2006/2007 and will rise to $30 million in 2007/2008. The overall Canada Council budget will reach $180 million by 2007/2008.

NEW AWARDS A new $25,000 Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award will recognize a mid-career artist for an outstanding body of work and promise of future contribution to Canadian art. The Hnatyshyn Foundation, established by former governor general Ramon John Hnatyshyn, has selected six regional curators to serve as the award’s jury.

The prize will be awarded in December. More info at www.rjhf.com.

ART BANK GROWS

Summer Lake V (Flags), 2004,

Western Canadian artists created 25 of the 79 new works acquired in June by the Canada Council Art Bank.

Worth a total of $279,305, the works chosen from 1,840 submissions included senior artists such as Joe Fafard in Saskatchewan as well as younger artists such as Dana Claxton in Vancouver and Paul Robles in Winnipeg. The Art Bank now includes some 18,700 artworks of which about 6,400 are rented to more than

Vancouver-based painter Pat

acrylic on canvas, 49" X 54" by

Service has just been acquired by the Canada Council Art Bank.

200 government and corporate clients. Check for the next deadline date for artist submissions at www.artbank.ca.

GLASS ART BOOK Twenty-six Western Canadian glass artists are represented in 500 Glass

GLOBE AWARD DESIGNED Sculptor and sound-poetry performance artist Nobuo Kubota has won the $10,000 juried art competition for a new sculptural award art piece.

In April the Globe and Mail became the title sponsor for the Council for Business and the Arts in Canada’s recognition of businesses that partner with Canadian arts organizations. The new award design — a polished stainless steel undulating wave form passing through a brushed aluminum circle — will be unveiled at the CBAC

AKIMBLOG FOR NEWS Toronto-based company Akimbo promotes contemporary visual art, video, new media and film via the internet and through Akimblog, an independent publishing arm edited by Terence Dick. More than 6,000 readers are now using the service, which was established in 1999, to receive up-todate information about exhibitions, publications, performances, screenings, talks, lecture series, launches, calls for submissions and jobs related to visual culture across Canada. More at www.akimbo.biz.

GG ATTACHED TO CRAFT The Canadian Crafts Federation will welcome Governor-General Michaëlle Jean as patron as it gets set to celebrate 2007 as the Year of Craft. A national celebration of Canadian craft, artisans and galleries across the country will examine professional craft, how it is used and how it is practiced

PAULA GUSTAFSON, February 25, 1941 – July 11, 2006 Paula Gustafson passed away on July 11th, 2006, following a brief struggle with cancer.

During the last few months of her life, Paula was the editor for Galleries West magazine. This fall issue was to be her first and her last with Galleries West. A consummate professional, she continued working until just a week before her death.

For 16 years, Paula was the publisher and editor of Artichoke magazine, which highlighted the creativity of our nation’s artists, reaching readers across Canada and throughout the international community. This award-winning magazine featured outstanding writing about Canadian visual art and artists, and filled a valuable niche in the Canadian cultural landscape.

Her sharp editing skills and her ability to keep the integrity of Artichoke magazine’s vision intact earned her the respect of both the arts and academic communities. This combination of intelligence and diligence enabled Artichoke to attract the very best writers from every region of the country, and opened pathways for aspiring authors to get excited about writing about visual art and Fine Craft.

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IN MEMORIAM

Paula was a tireless advocate for Craft, and did much to bring about a new perspective for Craft to be regarded in the same category as Fine Art. She gave lectures, served as advisor to individuals and non-profit organizations, wrote articles www.gallerieswest.ca

through exhibitions, a series of international and national forums, and innumerable smaller events, meetings, and street actions in every province.

RBC EXHIBIT Abbas Akhavan, Matthew Brown and Holger Kalberg of Vancouver, David Foy and Jennifer Saleik of Calgary, and Melanie Rocan of Winnipeg are among the 15 semi-finalists in the $55,000 annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Winning entries will be shown at the Art Gallery of Calgary November 1 - 11 and the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver November 14 - 19. Names of a national winner, two honourable mentions and three regional finalists will be announced in September.

More info at http://www.rbc.com/ paintingcompetition.

GG PRESENTED Calgary artist Jeff Beier’s painting Ivy Gave Me Wings was presented to Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, in June following the opening of his solo exhibition Midnight Son at Birchwood Gallery in Yellowknife.

The painting of a butterfly was chosen for its representation of the spirit of change, beauty and freedom.

More info at www.jeffbeier.com.

ALL ABOUT ALBERTA A collection of contemporary fine craft reflecting Alberta’s distinct sense of place, All About Alberta, is

showing at the Canadian Embassy Art Gallery in Washington, DC. Curated

by Tom McFall, executive director of the Alberta Craft Council (ACC), and showcasing 43 works by 30 senior members of the Council, the exhibit was part of a larger “Alberta at the Smithsonian” show at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 30 to July 11. The Smithsonian show included a giant dump truck similar to those used to transport Athabasca tar sands, which fueled Capitol Hill talk about oil sources — and showcased Alberta’s oil resources. All About Alberta continues until September 16 in Washington and will come home to the ACC gallery in January 2007.

More info at www.albertacraft.ab.ca.

Who Has Seen the Wind, stoneware plate, 12.5" diameter,

by Bradley Keys, part of the Alberta Craft Council's show at the Canadian Embassy Art Gallery in Washington.

TRAILER ART The Emily Carr Institute and Festival Cinemas in Vancouver are partnering to bring the work of the Institute’s alumni, staff and faculty to audiences at three movie theatres: the Fifth Avenue, the Park and the Ridge.

Festival Cinemas, which specializes in showing artistic, foreign and upscale Hollywood films, is donating screen time to exhibit still images of work by past and present Emily Carr visual artists, media artists and designers.

Ivy Gave Me Wings, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, 20" X 20" by Calgary artist Jeff Beier was presented to Governor General Michaëlle Jean in June.

and published books about Craft, as well as published two special editions of Artichoke magazine which showcased contemporary Canadian Craft.

Contemporary craft was further explored in her series of books, Craft Perception and Practice: A Canadian Discourse, Volume 1 of which was published in 2002, with Volume 2 following in 2005. For both books, Paula compiled critical essays by established writers and contributed some of her own writing to document craft practice and also to initiate discussion and critical analysis of craft art in Canada.

Most recently, Paula edited A Brush with Life, an autobiography of Vancouver artist, John Koerner, and completed the second volume of Craft: Perception and Practice. She was working on the third book, and it is hoped that it will be published sometime in the next year.

In addition to her experience in writing and publishing, Paula made many valuable contributions to the arts community. She lent her wisdom as a consultant to emerging artists, assisting them with portfolios, marketing and professional advice.

As a visual arts critic for regional, national and international publications, she always spoke her mind. She didn’t give in to hype. Her opinion mattered. www.gallerieswest.ca

TRAVELLING TO THE WAG The Winnipeg Art Gallery will host two noteworthy travelling shows this

Her own artistic endeavours were uniquely Paula. She began as a potter in the 1960s and 70s. Later, during the 1980s, she tried her hand at watercolour painting and botanical drawing, which she excelled at. Over the years she furthered her artistic knowledge by exploring bronze casting, glassblowing, and crafting jewellery and handmade paper.

She moved to Vancouver from Calgary in 1992. From her humble apartment in the West End, Paula brought forth her magazine four times a year, and wrote and edited books which continue to resonate both locally and throughout the global community. She was known in Vancouver’s arts community as a passionate advocate, a forthright critic, and an outstanding editor and publisher.

Paula will be greatly missed. She touched the lives of many, and gave so much of herself to this world. The legacy of her words and her art, and the memory of her special wisdom, tenacity, and strength of character will always remain. She inspired us all.

She leaves behind her two daughters, Nisse and Monica (Mickey), and her four grandchildren, Michael, David, Nik and Katie.

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Mary Longman: Ancestors Rising, 2006, patinated bronze

including key works from the past four decades.

and stone, has just been installed at Regina's Mackenzie Art Gallery.

fall. Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession running September 30 to January 1, 2007, is a complete retrospective of Rodin’s career including more than 60 bronzes, from small studies to monumental works. Christopher Pratt: All My Own Work, a retrospective organized by the National Gallery of Canada, will be on display October 4 to January 7, 2007. The National Gallery exhibition focuses on the last 20 years of the artist’s production,

BRONFMAN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Vancouver-based furniture designer Peter Pierobon is among the five finalists for the $25,000 Saidye Bronfman Award for fine craft, adjudicated by the Canada Council. One of the biggest single prizes in visual arts in Canada, the winner will be announced in late October. Pierobon, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, is also an educator and lecturer. With work in the collec-

LONDON...

■ DALLAS SEITZ, an Alberta College of Art and Design sculpture graduate who has lived in London for eight years, showcased his Assorted Candy Dishes in a group exhibition April 8 to May 7 at CuratorSpace, a small curator-run gallery in Shoreditch. The six delicate and unsettling blown-glass sculptures, evoking crack pipes, sex toys, and medical devices, were inspired by the cult film Less than Zero.

The glass pieces reference both the film’s use of candy dishes to symbolize an elusive parental presence and the presence of Seitz’s own father, a glass-blower, with whom Dallas made the dishes.

■ From April 28 to July 7, Canada House Gallery in Trafalgar Square presented the first solo exhibition of sculpture in the UK by LOUISE DOUCET SAITO and SATOSHI SAITO. Small bronze and stone sculptures from 1989 to 2006 were featured in the show.

■ ETIENNE ZACK had his first London exhibition in a group show at the Thomas Dane Gallery in Piccadilly, May 4 to June 1. The six canvases displayed Zack’s characteristic clusters of objects that inhabit his studio — abandoned paints, palettes, and brushes offering a voyeuristic look at the intimate messiness of the art-making process.

■ MAYA KULENOVIC’s haunting portraits, torsos, and buildings dominated the Early Summer Exhibition at the high-profile Blackheath Gallery, South London, from May 6 to July 9. Born in Bosnia Herzegovina, Kulenovic paints raw, intense portraits of adolescents and children whose shadowy, pale faces are heavy with emotion. (Maya Kulenovic is represented by Quab Gallery at Art Central in Calgary.)

■ If you ventured into the Tate Modern from the side entrance any time between May 20 and July 16, the first thing you encountered was the bright red People’s Flag by BRIAN JUNGEN, a giant quilt made of clothes, hats, umbrellas, and other textile objects inspired by the workers’ anthem The Red Flag and by Jungen’s

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INTERNATIONAL DISPATCHES

interest in Greenpeace. At once satirical, humorous, and moving, the work transforms objects of mass production and consumption into a potent, open-ended, and engaging symbol suggesting, amongst other things, both the contribution and exploitation of workers. This is the first solo UK show for this exciting young artist.

■ ED PIEN, the current Canadian artist-in-residence at SPACE studios, a charitable organization, is in London to explore the exotic and often grotesque depictions of the Other‚ as represented in the rich collections of the London museums. One of his research goals is to transform his drawings of demons into kites which he will animate through flight. The resulting interaction, captured on film, will form part of his residency exhibition, September 1 to 30, at SPACE in Hackney, on the busy East London art circuit.

■ Installation artist SHELLEY OUELLET will be creating a new project with a team of volunteers on site at 1000000mph project space, also in Hackney. It will be her first solo show in England and will run from November through December.

■ Former Calgarian CHARLES MALINSKY, a regular exhibitor at Blackheath Gallery, will have his next showing there during the Christmas season ABOVE: Brian Jungen: People’s (Charles Malinsky will also have a Flag, 2006, textile installation, show called The Journey at Calgary’s 480 x 880 cm.

Herringer-Kiss Gallery September 9 to BELOW:Ed Pien: Moon Being, October 7).

2004, ink and flashe on paper, – LUCY HAWKES 25.5" x 11" www.gallerieswest.ca

tions of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, the American Craft Museum in New York, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pierobon has exhibited his sculptural and functional works nationally and internationally over the past 30 years. He has been nominated for the Saidye Bronfman Award along with glass sculptor Kenneth Lockau, silversmith Michael Massie, sculptor and ceramist Peter Powning and quiltmaker Anna Torma.

Sirman replaces John Hobday as director of the Canada Council for the Arts. Sirman’s prior administrative duties include 10 years as director of operations and director of research and policy planning for the Ontario Arts Council.

The Manitoba Arts Council recently announced the names of the first artists to be awarded residencies in its newly restored Deep Bay Cabin in Riding Mountain National Park. Open to artists in disciplines including writing, composing, visual and perform-

CANADA COUNCIL Former National Ballet School of Canada administrative director Robert

“Fitting In”, Oil on Board

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“ Curio#2”, Copper Relief

Sept 22 – Oct 15 • Connie Geerts Taking Root

Oct 20 – Nov 12 • Erin Stelmaschuk Copper Offsett “Thanksgiving”, Acrylic on Canvas

PARIS...

■ The Musée d’Orsay, home to one of the world’s largest Impressionist collections, continues to challenge our perception of art with its Correspondances Musée d’Orsay: Art contemporain series, launched in 2004. Three times a year the museum invites a contemporary artist to create a “dialogue” with a piece from the permanent collection. Recent exhibitions in the Correspondances series include work by American artist Robert Mangold who worked with Gaugin’s Maison du Jouir, and British sculptor Anthony Caro who created a piece based on Edouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe.

From October 17 until January 14, 2007, Canadian artist JEFF WALL will premiere in the Correspondances context a piece inspired by Cézanne’s La Femme à la cafetière, (1890-1895). Famous for his back-lit box photographic transparencies and the subject of a full retrospective this year at London’s Tate Modern, Wall might be considered the forefather of the Orsay concept. The Vancouver-based art history professor-cum-photographer meticulously crafts a scene piece-by-piece, sometimes digitally remastering hundreds of photographs into one seamless montage. Wall avows that Manet, Degas, and Cézanne are obvious references for his work, to the point of having based some photographs on specific paintings.

Wall’s The Drain (1989) is an allusion to Cézanne’s Pont de Maincy, The Destroyed Room (1978) refers to Delacroix’s Mort de Sardanapale, while A Sudden Gust of Wind (1993), brings a landscape of nineteenth-century Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai to a cranberry farm near Vancouver. Paving the way to twentieth-century art and Cubism, Cézanne’s La Femme à la cafetière is no less challenging: the remote stance of the subject in relation to the viewer, her posture (is she standing or sitting?), and the impossible perspective of the table (seen from above, while the coffee pot and cup are painted from a side angle) are just a few of the work’s intriguing characteristics which might have inspired him.

– SAMAN MUSACCHIO

“Always Growing”, Acrylic on Canvas

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ing arts, the cabin will also be available to artistic directors and Manitoba-based arts administrators. Visual artists chosen for 2006 residencies include painter Simon Hughes, digital artist Reva Stone and artist and writer Bob Haverluck. For more information: www.artscouncil.mb.ca

range of items, including a highly sought-after beaded hide dress that fetched almost $500,000 US. The artifacts were collected in the mid1800s by James Carnegie, Scotland’s ninth Earl of Southesk, during a trip across the Prairies.

ROYAL BATEMAN SCULPTURE INSTALLED

Aug 26 - Sept 13

The Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina unveiled a major addition to its outdoor sculpture garden as part of National Aboriginal Day celebrations in June. Ancestors Rising, a large bronze sculptural installation, was created by artist Mary Longman, a member of Gordon First Nation.

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ARTIFACTS BACK The Royal Alberta Museum has acquired 29 of 39 lots that originated from Western Canada at an auction of aboriginal art in May at Sotheby’s in New York. The museum spent more than $1 million to acquire a

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Early Upper Missouri River Beaded Hide Dress is one of 29 arti-

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facts acquired by Edmonton's Royal Alberta Museum at a recent Sotheby's auction.

Royal Roads University near Victoria has announced it will build a $10million Robert Bateman Art and Environmental Education Centre housing an extensive collection of Bateman’s original artwork and prints, photographs, and archival material. The centre will also house the new Canadian Centre for Environmental Education. An architectural design competition is planned and construction is expected to begin in late 2008 or early 2009, with the building opening in 2010.

CRAFT YEAR 2007 Highlights of Craft Year 2007 across Western Canada will include Celebrating Excellence – Contemporary Craft in BC, an exhibition accompanied by a seminar series, public forums and craft demonstrations September 9 to 26, 2007, at the Roundhouse Community Centre in

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For more info visit www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca.

FORUM ON THE CRITICAL LANDSCAPE Plug In ICA in Winnipeg is organizing a September 30 symposium titled Critical Condition — A Forum for the Dissenting Voice. The symposium aims to examine the contemporary critical landscape and to place local issues into a larger context. Keynote speaker is Bruce Hainley, Artforum art critic and faculty member at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. As well, a multidisciplinary panel will include Robert Enright, art writer and research professor in art criticism at the University of Guelph, as moderator along with panellists Richard Rhodes (editor of Canadian Art); Trevor Boddy (architecture critic for the Vancouver Sun); Alison Gillwww.gallerieswest.ca

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NEW RCAS Calgary artist Beverley Tosh is among five western Canadians elected this year to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. The other 2006 inductees are British Columbia printmakers Lucie Lambert and Arnold Shives, Red Deer metal artist Paul Leathers, and Calgary painter Seka Owen.

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PIXEL ART The Triangle Gallery and the Calgary Contemporary Arts Society has launched an innovative virtual project called Painting with Harry intended to raise funds for exhibition programs.

Participants pay by the pixel on a webpage provided by the gallery to promote a work of art, link to another website or create an interesting image.

Pixels may be purchased for one cent each (50 pixels x 50 pixels, for example, costs $25). To participate log onto http://canvas.trianglegallery.org.

CALGARY CURATOR Alexandra Keim was appointed chief curator of The Art Gallery of Calgary

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in August. Keim comes to Calgary from the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, PEI. She began her career in architecture after studying at the North Sydney Technical College in Australia. After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) in 1994, she completed her MFA at the Chelsea College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts London in 1995.

Between 1996 and 2005, she founded and directed Centre d’art Marnay This suitcase full of "Johnny Cash" bills by artist Sascha Yamashita was stolen in June from Vancouver's onepointsix gallery.

The Death of Sir Isaac Brock, acrylic on board, 12" X 12"

by Lewis Lavoie is among 90 paintings that Calgary's Museum of the Regiments will translate into murals.

Art Centre (www.camac.org), an international multidisciplinary art centre near Paris, France.

MILITARY ART A fundraising project by Calgary’s Museum of the Regiments has netted contributions from Canadian actors Mike Myers and Dan Aykroyd.

Organizers hope to raise upwards of $240,000 for the museum’s art gallery through sponsorship of 240 mural panels depicting events in Canada’s military history. Approximately 90 paintings are available for commissioned themes and 40 are still available for general sponsorship. The individual panels, when completed by book illustrator and muralist Lewis Lavoie, will form a large mosaic image. Myers commissioned Lavoie to paint a panel portraying Canadian soldiers routing

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Glass artist Sarah Hall is constructing the first stained glass installation in North America to utilize photovoltaic cells. The installation is the central element of a wind tower being built at Regent College on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

To be completed in the fall of 2006, the 40-foot-high True North Wind Tower incorporates 144 square feet of art glass. The photovoltaic array, embedded between two panes of glass, is composed of thin silicon and metal cells that convert sunlight into electricity, which will power LED lighting in the wind tower. The installation also utilizes laminated dichroic glass, used extensively in the space industry for windshields on spacecraft. Coated with thin layers of metal oxides, the transparent and reflective dichroic glass produces a rainbow effect that constantly changes as the glass reflects the trees, sky, sun, clouds, shadows and moonlight.

These slowly changing coloured lights are synchronized to the music of Vancouver-

their American counterparts in the War of 1812. Aykroyd, who was in the CBC movie, The Arrow, has sponsored a painting of the Avro Arrow. The mural will be unveiled in November 2006, in its state of completion to that date.

MONEY ART THEFT A suitcase full of stolen “art money” has gone astray. Originally created

by artist Sascha Yamashita for “...but I will remain,” a successful Valentine’s Day 2004 group exhibition honouring country singer Johnny Cash at Vancouver’s Misanthropy Gallery, the suitcase was filled with stacks of ”Johnny Cash” bills in $2 denominations offered for sale at $2 each. The popular conceptual work was on display at onepointsix gallery in Vancouver when it was stolen in early June.

based composer and violinist Oliver Schroer. The installation also incorporates, etched in glass, the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus and still spoken in Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran.

One of North America’s best-known stained glass artists, Sarah Hall has received numerous awards for outstanding liturgical art and was recently elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Her work includes some of the largest stained glass projects in North America, including a 3,000-square-foot window wall at St. Andrew Church and 33 major sanctuary windows for St. Catharine of Siena, both in Columbus, Ohio, and a massive stained glass skylight at St. Marguerite d’Youville in Brampton, Ontario.

“Stained glass has a 1,000-year history,” says the Toronto-based artist. “Using photovoltaic and dichroic glass is one way of bringing new technology to an art form that most people consider traditional and unchanging. The integration of a wind tower with solar energy gives a strong message concerning our stewardship of earth and our need for sustainable energy. By forging art with a source of energy, we create a powerful image about how we can live in this world.”

Designed by architect Clive Grout as part of a $10-million library expansion project at Regent College, the aerodynamically designed wind tower located above the underground library is designed to provide natural ventilation, reduce fan power requirements and increase the energy efficiency of the mechanical systems.

Wind towers have historically been used in indigenous structures in the Middle East and other temperate climates and are now being introduced within contemporary buildings as part of the commitment to more energy efficient and sustainable developments.

Stained glass artist Sarah Hall with a model of her photovoltaic glass installation set for the University of British Columbia.

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Renowned Manitoba painter, sculptor and printmaker Tony Tascona died May 28, 2006, in Winnipeg, the city he called home for most of his eighty years. Born into a Sicilian immigrant family in the French-speaking community of St. Boniface in Manitoba, he earned local acclaim playing semi-professional baseball for several seasons with the Elmwood Giants before moving on to the Brandon Greys and winning the 1948 Manitoba Senior Baseball title. Following a year of service in the Canadian military, Tascona completed his studies at the School of Art at the University of Manitoba.

He was employed in the aerospace and airline industries for 14 years, where he became skilled in working with plastics, metals, and lacquers — processes that had a profound impact on the materials and aesthetics of his artwork. When his technician’s job for Air Canada took him to Montreal for two years in the mid-1960s, Tascona met with art contemporaries Guido Molinari, Claude Tousignant, and members of Les Plasticiens. However, he was never associated with any artists’ group or artistic movement in either Montreal or Winnipeg.

He resisted representation by commercial galleries, yet his trademark lacquer-onaluminum paintings sold continuously and he received many important corporate and public mural commissions. For health reasons, he was forced to abandon lacquer painting and resin sculpture in the early 1990s. Instead, he turned his attention to producing intensely detailed acrylic ink drawings that appear to be based on terrestrial and celestial phenomena — a retreat from the rigorous mimimalist idiom that characterized his work for more than three decades.

In 2001 the Winnipeg Art Gallery presented Tony Tascona: Resonance, a retrospective exhibition covering the artist’s 50-year career, that firmly placed Tascona amongst the key pioneers of Canadian modernism.

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DUNCAN FERGUSON CAMERON, 1930 - 2006 Director emeritus of Calgary’s Glenbow Museum, Duncan Ferguson Cameron passed away on April 29, 2006, following a long illness. A champion for exhibitions he believed Calgarians should see, he transformed the institution from a western heritage “cowboy art” repository to a major player in the Canadian art scene.

Among the early international exhibitions Cameron brought to the museum was Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, shown at the Glenbow in 1982. Other memorable shows during his two-decade tenure include Treasures of Ancient Nigeria, Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica, Carl Rungius: Painter of the Western Wilderness, and The Spirit Sings — the brilliantly designed showcase of First Nations artifacts mounted for the 1988 Winter Olympics Arts Festival. which became a rallying point for political action.

Publication of his 1971 article, “The Museum: The Temple or the Forum,” placed Cameron among the practitioners of “the new museology,” a movement that during the past three decades has changed static museum displays to audience-friendly, educational programming. An active member of the International Committee for Museology, he travelled widely and researched and presented papers to the international museum community.

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KENNETH LOCHHEAD, 1926 – 2006 Kenneth Lochhead, one of Canada’s most-recognized artists and educators and member of the famed Regina Five, passed away peacefully at home in July. He was 80.

Born in Ottawa in 1926, Lochhead studied commercial art in Ottawa and fine arts at Queen’s University in the 1940s before attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania. In 1950 he became director of the University of Saskatchewan School of Art at Regina College, and in 1955 he founded the Emma Lake Professional Artists’ Workshops, which brought about a renaissance in Saskatchewan art and helped propel it onto the international scene.

Until 1958 he was also administrator of the Norman Mackenzie Art Collection.

As one of a group of painters who exhibited at the National Gallery in 1961 and quickly became known as the Regina Five, Lochhead was considered to have been at the forefront of Canada’s modern art movement at that time.

After leaving Regina in 1964, over the next 25 years Lochhead worked as a professor of painting at the University of Manitoba School of Art, at York University, and at the University of Ottawa. His work was exhibited and collected internationally. He is represented in more than 40 public art museum collections, in more than 50 corporate collections, and in many private collections. In 2005 the Carleton University Art Gallery in Ottawa presented an exhibition of his works on paper, and The MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina produced a major retrospective of his work.

A member of the Order of Canada since 2001, earlier this year Lochhead was awarded a Governor General’s Award for distinguished career achievements in the visual arts.

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One of Canada’s most influential and idiosyncratic art instructors, sculptor Roland Brener, died March 22 in Victoria. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1942, Brener studied with Anthony Caro at St. Martin’s School of Art in London, England, in the 1960s, where he quickly absorbed and subsequently rejected the rigorous syntax of formalist abstraction. After teaching at St. Martin’s, the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Iowa, he became associate professor at the University of Victoria in 1974, where he mentored the outstanding talents of James Carl and Allan Story, among others. Leading American sculptor Charles Ray, who studied with Brener in Iowa and Victoria, fondly remembers him as an enthusiastic risk-taker, who encouraged his students to excel.

Brener’s sculptures are noted for their playful exuberance, often bordering on eccentricity. Notable among his many constructions is Small Talk, a viewer-activated audio-sculpture that uttered phrases from correspondence with debt collectors, exhibited as Canada’s entry in the 1988 Venice Biennale. Other eclectic works — such as Bad Trick (1989), now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada — combine electronics with found objects to create nonsensical sculptures that, for all their modernity, have undeniable references to folk art.

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feeling what it was like to make it, not what it might be like for a shaman to wear such a garment. While the robe was made entirely of feathers hand-stitched to a backing cloth and reflected associations of traditional processes, he contemporized those connotations through his choice of materials. The feathers all came from store-bought feather dusters. Smarch describes this process as “metropolitan hunting,” bringing into play many questions about commodification of traditional objects and practices, and the nature of the consumptive society in which we dwell.

As an extension of the ideas initially explored in the feather robe piece, Smarch created a 20-foot-long screen made entirely of feathers. Projected on the screen was his 3-D animation offering fictional alternative views of the dreams of a medicine man in reaction to the construction of the Alaska Highway through aboriginal communities. The feathers were painstakingly stitched together, not on a backing but as a free-floating wall of feathers that allowed snippets of light and image to penetrate, offering an ephemeral and mysterious space behind the screen as well as the more direct view of the animation in front of the screen. The audio with the piece consisted of music he created, overlaid with the narrative voice of an elder telling stories of the medicine man’s dreams.

Smarch has been involved in a variety of new media works including a mask worn by participants that converts light into sound. The mask has light sensors situated at the position of the eyes that read the frequency level of the light being looked at (fluorescent light, a candle, the moon, etc.) and translates that frequency into tones. He has also created a performance art piece in which he plays on his flute, something he is frequently asked to do and occasionally feels put upon by the requests. In the performance piece, he is dressed from head to toe in white, including white-face mime makeup. Seated cross-legged on the floor, Smarch’s arms are tied to and suspended from marionette cables and armatures as he plays, signifying manipulation and control of his actions by others.

Smarch’s past exhibitions have included shows in Vancouver, Japan, Zurich,

DOUG SMARCH Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon

By Kay Burns Yukon artist Doug Smarch creates work that crosses the boundaries of place, time, and his Tlingit heritage. With a background in sculpture and object construction, he brings a solid understanding of form and technique to his current work in new media and installation.

Smarch’s post-secondary education began at the ASFA Institute of American Indian Arts, which provided a foundation to develop his confidence as an artist.

He did his BFA at the San Francisco Arts Institute, and his MFA at the University of California Los Angeles. Interspersed with these programs were other educational opportunities in France and Italy, and he continues to indulge his penchant for travel at least once a year. A recent trip to Peru, where he felt “connected and comfortable,” left him wanting to return for an extended stay. Between his travel, educational, and exhibition experiences, he regularly returns home to the small community of Teslin in the southern Yukon.

Currently his employment at the Teslin ABOVE: Doug Smarch: Museum helps support him as he continues Illuminations, installation view, to expand on his art practice and prepare Yukon Arts Centre, 2005 for a number of upcoming exhibitions and opportunities. His job at the museum is to RIGHT: Doug Smarch: create replica artifacts incorporating tradiconstruction of feather screen tional techniques and processes which, in for Illuminations, 2005 turn, feed his studio practice. One sculptural piece he made a few years ago was a feather robe. He wanted the experience of the creative process of making it, and later to sleep under it. His interest was in 28 Galleries West Fall/Winter 2006

and, of course, Whitehorse. He is developing new work that will be part of an exhibition at the Yukon Arts Centre in February 2007 as part of the Canada Winter Games. This past summer he participated in a mask show there, showing “lollipop” masks made of sugar alluding again to commodification and monetary exchange for traditional objects — in this case, objects consisting of empty calories. Later in the year he will have a solo exhibition showcasing both his earlier and current work. He is frequently invited to participate in other exhibitions and residencies and like most artists struggles to balance time dedicated to his practice with all the other demands of daily life. For now, he is focused on his painstaking work at the Teslin Museum, the creation of new works, and planning his next trip to Peru. www.gallerieswest.ca

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MAX STREICHER Oct. 28, 2006 - March 2007, Winnipeg Art Gallery

By Amy Karlinsky The 1960s gave us Pop Art and Claes Oldenburg’s Giant Hamburger (1962), a sculpture that remains an icon of mass-marketed consumer goods gone soft. Oldenburg’s early work, however, was a foam-stuffed construction. The first inflatable soft sculpture imprinted in my memory is from I Shot Andy Warhol, a theatrical release that mimics archival footage taken at Warhol’s Factory. In the wee hours of the morning, following a night of excess, a pillow-shaped, silver inflatable is released into the gritty streets of Manhattan. It floats away.

Floating, inflating, transforming, mutating — these are all possibilities inspired by playing with density, weightlessness, gravity, containers, and an air-tight seal.

Instead of celebrating the lowbrow vernacular of advertising, Max Streicher has spent the past 15 years exploring the lyrical and baroque versions of inflatable soft sculpture. Some of his floating sculptures lend emphasis to architecture, others exploit the poetry of the gargantuan object and its miniscule origins. What goes up eventually must come down. Filled with air, each sculpture embodies its own future demise. This is part of the wonder and fascination in looking at a Streicher inflatable. Often site-specific, his horses, giants, clouds or clown faces resonate with nearby architectural features or a page from local social history. Moreover, Streicher’s inflatables do not simply reside in space; they animate, rustle, and move. Industrial fans attached to the sculptures create subtle shifts in air pressure that lend the bodies their human, animal, or natural affect.

Using lightweight materials such as Tyvek or nylon, he engages ideas about space and gravity, weight and weightlessness, inside and outside, skin and substance. Blow, installed in the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina last year, comprised two connected bodies in varying states of inhalation and exhalation. The body, we know, is a breathing apparatus, but when confronted by a Streicher inflatable, we feel the breath and the autonomous nervous systems of the body ever more acutely.

Streicher’s upcoming project for the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s grand foyer Eckhardt Hall is Mammatus, an inflatable sculpture previously installed at Museum London. “It is magical, full of deformations, divisions and magnifications, embodying our desires and even our romantic reveries,” Winnipeg Art Gallery curator Mary Reid writes. The installation is enhanced by a publication co-produced by the www.gallerieswest.ca

Gallery and Museum London, with essays by Reid, Jeanne Randolph, and Melanie Townsend.

The Latin word mammatus is a meteorological term describing a cloud that is suspended in a curved form between two points. Streicher’s Mammatus consists of bodies and clouds, echoing 17th-century palace ceilings decorated with fluffy clouds and winged putti — the aerial darlings of the ceiling set of questionable morality.

Streicher was born in Alberta and is a founding member of the Nethermind, a Toronto-based artists’ collective that organized exhibitions between 1991 and 1995.His inflatable sculptures have been shown across Canada and in Austria, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Israel, and the Czech Republic. He says he is fond of clouds. “My first cloud was made for the Tannenbaum Sculpture Court at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2004. It was inspired by a memory of flying through clouds in a small airplane and having the sense of being part of a Tiepolo painting. In ceiling painting since Correggio, clouds have ABOVE: Max Streicher: Mammatus, allowed subjects to break free of Tyvek and fans, 2006, collection gravity and [from] the groundof the artist ing of single-point perspective and the confines of bricks BELOW: Mammatus, Tyvek and and mortar.” fans, detail

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CHRIS DOROSZ RIGHT: Chris Dorosz: Drag stasis, acrylic paint on acrylic plastic, 12.5 x 21 x 6.5 inches, 2006

BOTTOM: Chris Dorosz: A city through the leaves, acrylic/gel medium, sparkles, staples on canvas, 48" x 72", 2004

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Staple Series and Paint Drop Series, Nov. 11 - 25, 2006, Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg

By Kristen Pauch-Nolin Winnipeg artist Chris Dorosz’s paintings are visually enticing, offering a striking balance of delicacy and utility. Intensely detailed, intelligently designed, and skillfully crafted, they straddle artistic disciplines and genres, borrowing technical elements from sculpture, craft, and painting with concepts inspired by philosophy, religion, and contemporary culture. For his November exhibition at Mayberry gallery, Dorosz will present variations on the work he has focused on for the past six years since relocating to San Francisco where he currently teaches art and design.

Several new pieces from the Staple Series and Paint Drop Series will be included, providing evidence of the origins and progression of his artistic practice.

Dorosz views the act of painting as a fusion of conceptual, philosophical, and spiritual actions, which he relates to ontological thought and ideas of being.

“Paint can be a metaphor for the physical world,” says Dorosz. “It could be atoms, mud, or paint — you become the creator.”

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Since graduating from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design more than a decade ago, Dorosz has been exploiting the materiality of his chosen medium and celebrating its natural fluidity by capturing tiny globules of acrylic paint as they fall. Contained within industrial staples (that serve as tiny reservoirs) or trapped in narrow plastic rods, the tiny droplets come together to form complex patterns and images.

The Staple Series developed out of Dorosz’s desire to find new ways of putting paint onto a support without using a brush. Inspired by piles of tiny staples discarded after canvases were removed from their stretchers, he found a unique artistic gesture by arranging the bits of metal into grids and filling them with different coloured pigments. “The staples were at first a pedestrian object,” explains Dorosz, “but now I see them as perfectly sized units that represent a modern material juxtaposed against the idea of history.”

Similarly, the Paint Drop Series is connected to the history of paint and to the idea that paintings are illusionary. Each piece is sculptural, created by assembling tiny plastic tubes filled with coloured drops of pigment into tightly supported groupings. Once amassed, the drops form recognizable images, usually of small groups or figures. Dorosz sees this work as a reflecting his view of paint. “There is something very physical about it,” he says. “At some point in every painting there was something swishing around and now its dry.”

Dorosz’s pieces are slick and contemporary, referencing current trends in design and technological advancement. Both the Paint Drop and Staple Series connect to the age of digitalization, with direct reference to the pixilation of images. “Formally, we are in the heart of a revolution,” says Dorosz. “Particles fall apart and then come back together. Technology is relatively recent and, as I am making the work, it is changing. The idea of binaries maybe isn’t technology, maybe it’s religion, or maybe it’s the way it actually is.”

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interest. “There’s an endless array of subtleties, as the dark green ocean changes to dirty pinks and back to green and blue,” he explains.

Avoiding kitsch is made easier for Burns because his recent work is minimalist in approach, employing evanescent brush strokes and colours. He uses oil paint almost like watercolour, thinning down the layers of paint with alternating solvent washes. The number of applications varies. Sometimes he finds magic right away; other times he keeps layering until a creative accident happens to bring the painting to life. “There are easily ten layers before I’m happy,” he says. Faint drip lines remain in some of the paintings and the hard edges of dried solvent are occasionally evident.

Burns’s quiet seascapes are far removed from the neo-expressionist canvases he first began producing as a student at Concordia University in Montreal. Those early acrylic paintings were vibrant and intense in colour. “I have a memory of going to Expo ’67, seeing a Rothko and being impressed with it,” he recalls.

“Growing up, I was exposed to lots of abstract art in Montreal. The abstract aesthetic is very normal for me.”

In 1987, Burns moved to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast where he “did the artist-in-the-bush thing — lived in a log cabin and raised some kids.” From his beachfront home, Burns developed a profound attachment to the ocean. The Sunshine Coast was also where he met abstract expressionist artist Don Jarvis and spent time in Jarvis’s studio. These influences initiated a gradual and prolonged change in Burns’s art. Colours became more restrained and his penchant for abstraction slowly gave way to more recognizable forms. Since moving to Vancouver several years ago, he has concentrated on painting the coastal vistas of the Gulf Islands and Howe Sound. Although his seascapes are minimalistic, he explains, “it’s important for me to include some geography. I want to have that locating aspect.”

Now Burns says his main goal is to use paint to capture his feelings about the landscape. “For me, the environment is so powerful. In my work, I want to capture the world the way I’m experiencing it.” He approaches this aim without cynicism. “My journey to paint landscapes is about overcoming a lot of stereotypes.

It’s about capturing light — and capturing the beauty and majesty I feel when looking at the ocean and sky.”

Represented by: Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver

BRITISH COLUMBIA: New Paintings, Sept. 7 – 23 Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver

By Beverly Cramp It takes courage for a serious artist to paint a sunset and brave the inevitable accusations of kitsch and sentimentality. It’s a challenge that abstract-painter-turned-landscape-artist David Burns tackles head on.

“There’s a reason we stop and look at sunsets,” he says. “They have a lot of power.”

Burns doesn’t actually paint sunsets — rather, he favours the last lingering moments of the day when the setting sun shifts the spectrum to the neutrals of dusk.

It’s the effect of the light that holds Burns’ ABOVE: David Burns at Lion’s Bay

RIGHT: David Burns, Sunset from Wilson Creek, 2006, oil on canvas, 36" x 48" www.gallerieswest.ca

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OPERA COAT PROJECT ALBERTA: The Opera Coat Project, Oct 7 – Dec 16, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton November 4, 7, 9, Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton

By Gilbert A. Bouchard Theatrical costume designers have a lot in common with visual artists, but they separate at a conceptual juncture — costume designers are producing practical series of objets d’art with an eye for budget and functionality. Each design has to communicate the director’s vision and be worn by an actor or singer on stage, staying out of the way of the performance.

Deanna Finnman, a professional costume designer with the Edmonton Opera adds that a costume designer creates practical works of art that are almost never seen from less than 20 yards away while a visual artist produces work that can easily be admired up close.

Finnman is one of the curators of the Alberta Craft Council’s Opera Coat Project, an exhibition of 16 one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art and highly fanciful opera coats. The show splits the difference between disparate practices.

The 21 artists — ranging from seasoned costume designers, fabric workers and painters, to multi-media artists, including one artist who works in glass — will create a collaborative showcase of art, working with people from outside their own disciplines.

High-profile participants include internationally-recognized visual artist Joane Cardinal Schubert, master dyer Emily Park-Koll, paper maker Barb Pankratz, metal and jewellery artist Jeffery Wilkins and theatre designer/educator David Lovett. Designs range from abstract references to symbols and traditions associated with the operas (Todd Safronovich and Kathleen Todoruk’s Carmen costume is based on an esoteric colour wheel pattern loosely connected to events and characters in the Bizet opera) to fanciful but more direct

visual statements (Anna Hergert’s lush kimono-style Madame Butterfly gown mimics the markings of actual butterflies).

The wearable and functional nature of the pieces is designed to get viewers thinking of the universal nature of ornamentation expressed in clothing, says Tom McFall, executive director of the Alberta Craft Council.

Right: David Lovett: Opera Coat Design, drawing, 2006; Below: Detail from Madame Butterfly coat, Anna Hergert

JAMES NIZAM

GREG PYRA

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

ALBERTA: Night Scenes, October 7 - 21, Image 54 Art Gallery

Dwellings, September

and Custom Framing, Calgary

5 - 30, Gallery Jones,

There is a sense of anticipation in Greg Pyra’s night scenes, of being poised on the brink of an event brewing in the shadows of the parked cars and empty sidewalks.

“For me, reality changes with night,” Pyra says. “The physical forms break down, it becomes disorienting, isolated, a bit lonely.” Attracted to images of cars as representative of souls in transit, Pyra sees service stations as a modern metaphor for a point in those souls’ journeys. “My challenge is in finding a way to express a spiritual presence,” he says. In his search, Pyra often spoke about the dilemma with abstract painter Guido Molinari, and minimalist Agnes Martin. Their influences can be seen in Pyra’s abstract watercolours. Pyra completed a Master’s in education almost 20 years after earning his Master’s in fine art, teaching in BC and Ontario and living in Europe. He now lives and teaches in Hanna, Alberta. —Dina O'Meara

Vancouver

James Nizam finds beauty and insight in abandoned buildings.

“There’s some kind of romantic pull to the ruin,” says Nizam, who graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Fine James Nizam: Dwelling Series #2, Arts program in 2002 after spechromogenic print, 24" X 36", 2004 cializing in photography and sculpture. Fifteen new photo-based images of house interiors — each one deserted or about to be demolished — will be exhibited at Nizam’s September show.

The photographs were all shot at night using ambient light partially illuminated with a flashlight. “I used the flashlight to take a painterly approach to the photos,” he says. “I could paint the rooms in, or not paint them in.” After graduation, Nizam started an ongoing investigation into dilapidated houses that he loosely calls the ‘home series’. “All the spaces I’ve looked at have a history as lived-in space. They’re charged with resonances and connotations of the surrounding neighbourhood.” While some of his drawings are of building exteriors, virtually all Nizam’s photo-based art focuses on interiors. “I’ve always been more interested in interior views,” he says. – Beverly Cramp

Greg Pyra: Turn in the Journey,

Represented by: Gallery Jones, Vancouver

oil, 48" X 36", 2005

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CALGARY October 21 - November 4 "Prairie Laundry'' (detail), 4' x 6', oil on canvas

Opening reception October 21, 2 - 5 pm

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DIANA THORNEYCROFT The Canadiana Martyrdom Series, Sept. 7 - Oct. 14, 2006, Skew Gallery, Calgary

By Wes Lafortune Winnipeg photographer Diana Thorneycroft has shifted her camera lens from depicting the barbaric torture of Christian martyrs to the martyrdom of distinctly secular Canadians. Her current subjects include Celine Dion bound and gagged at the Calgary Stampede and forced to walk over sharp metal spikes, and Wayne Gretzky, dressed in an Edmonton Oilers jersey, shackled to a tree with his arms splayed in a crucifixion pose. These two images, along with five others, are featured in Thorneycroft’s exhibition of 40 x 50-inch digital inkjet prints titled The Canadiana Martyrdom Series at Calgary’s Skew Gallery.

“I did a series called Martyrs Murder,” explains Thorneycroft, “that mimicked the art-historical paintings of saints and their executioners illustrated in Torment in Art: Pain, Violence, and Martyrdom by Lionello Puppi.” Using the book as a template, Thorneycroft re-created those scenes of martyrdom in her studio using lifelike dolls.

After pointing her camera and keen imagination on religious figures, Thorneycroft is now taking on characters worshipped by popular culture, such as Saint Nicholas — and Canada’s own favourite icons. The representations of Dion and Gretzky are joined by Anne of Green Gables and Don Cherry in what could be described as an absurdist’s take on martyrdom. It’s all visual grist for the mill for this often controversial and always topical photographer.

“They are funny, but not everyone thinks that,” says Thorneycroft. “I’m targeting national icons.” And although Thorneycroft’s intention with these works is clearly to make fun of our collective Canadian identity, there is a distinctly serious message that is never far from today’s news broadcasts.

In the image, The Martyrdom of St. Anne, we see a smiling Anne of Green Gables walking in a lush mountain meadow with SCTV’s Bob and Doug McKenzie

swilling beer in the background.

Diana Thorneycroft: The Martyrdom Four moose look on as silent witof Captain Canuck, digital inkjet nesses. Anne’s martyrdom is in the print, 40" X 50", 2005 form of her severed breasts which she holds in front of her while blood dribbles down her pretty yellow dress.

“These are chronicled forms of torture,” says Thorneycroft. To truly understand the genesis of this work, it’s important to delve even further into Thorneycroft’s previous explorations of torture. In her disturbing 2000-2002 exhibition, The Body, she presented images that placed herself in situations depicting torture and immense physical pain through the application of medical devices.

“I’ve always been interested in it,” says Thorneycroft about the topic of pain.

“I was hospitalized five times before I was one.” She says her imagery “references strong body memories of being hurt as a child. It’s behind me, but the residue of it is I’m still doing torture.”

Her next subjects for The Canadiana Martyrdom Series are Louis Riel and Sir John A. MacDonald.

SUSAN POINT BRITISH COLUMBIA: Transcendence, opens September 16 Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver

Susan A. Point: Ravens and Moon Panel, n/d, red cedar wood, 36" diameter

As part of Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery’s tenth anniversary celebration, internationally renowned Coast Salish artist Susan Point will be exhibiting four new works in the gallery’s Transcendence group show. The largest piece is a ten-foot-high carved cedar house post. The wooden sculpture depicts Salmon, one of the most significant icons of the Coast Salish people. Working in the Salish tradition, but with her own personal interpretation, Point has also contributed a second house post that represents a contemporary version of a traditional concept. Set on a stainless steel base, this glass sculpture depicts images of Eagle and Salmon and has a cedar bark rope that flows in the centre of the design. Point’s other works include a red cedar panel with a resin centre set in a red cedar halo. Other First Nations artists showing in Transcendence include Norman Tait, Christian White, Henry Green, Ron Telek and Isabel Rorick. The jewellery of Rick Adkins will also be introduced.

– Beverly Cramp Represented by: Coastal Peoples Fine Arts, Vancouver; Spirit Wrestler, Vancouver; Stonington Art, Seattle

STEVE COFFEY ALBERTA: Fall, October 14 - 28, Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, November 15 - 29, Front Gallery, Edmonton

Not often does an artist release a CD and launch an exhibition at the same time. But Steve Coffey’s paintings and songs spring from the same inspiration – the glorious, spacious prairies. Coffey (whose band is Steve Coffey and the Lokals) imbues his oil on canvas landscapes and his songs with lyrical, poetic elements drawn from vast horizons and wind-swept farms. “I always thought of myself as a conduit,” Coffey says from his home studio in Calgary. “It’s a simple thing.” Born in Manitoba, Coffey reflects the solitude of the prairies with obvious but unsentimental affection. Working from “memory snapshots,” Coffey brings to the canvas the warm light and intricacy of the grasslands using thick, layered brush strokes reminiscent of Group of Seven painter A.Y. Jackson. Although he had been drawing since childhood (and got fired from his first job for doodling all the time), Coffey spent years as a metal sculptor after earning a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Regina. He started painting after running out of studio space, and realized the medium made more sense to him. – Dina O’Meara Represented by: Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary; Front Gallery, Edmonton; Gust Gallery, Waterton,

Steve Coffey: House & Wind, 36" x 24",

AB; Avenue Art Gallery, Montreal; Destinations Gallery, Parrsboro, NS

oil on canvas, 2006

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GROUP EXHIBITION ALBERTA: MakeBelieve, Sept. 9 – Nov. 26 Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton

Chin Yuen: Abstract Diary: July #3-05, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36"

CHIN YUEN BRITISH COLUMBIA: Sept. 9 30, Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria.

Chin Yuen’s Abstract Diary series of paintings is a response to her desire to move beyond representation and other literal forms of visual language.

Previously, she explains, her focus was on figurative works that used “story telling, anatomy, and chiaroscuro to communicate.” In May 2003, the Victoria-based artist launched the Abstract Diary paintings and by the end of the year she had won the opportunity to exhibit six of her abstracts in the 2004 International Expo XXIII in Huntington NY — an event that led to successful contacts with US galleries and a write-up in the New York Times Long Island Weekly. More recently, she received the 2005 Herbert Siebner Practising Artist Award from the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.

Yuen says she chooses colours, textures, and movements to express pleasure, vibrancy, and luxury. The Abstract Diary paintings, produced as either small mixed-media works or large-scale acrylics, are “a more reactive, intuitive, and playful approach that embraces my love for colours and the physicality of painting.” Her intention is to engage viewers’ imaginations and invite personal interpretations. – Beverly Cramp Represented by: Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria; Sooke Harbour House Art Gallery, Sooke, BC; Lunar Boy Gallery, Astoria OR, in the Vancouver Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Greater Victoria art rental programs, and online at www.guild.com 40 Galleries West Fall/Winter 2006

People have enjoyed being enveloped by illusion since masked dancers cast shadows on cave walls. In MakeBelieve, a group of contemporary Canadian artists explores the relationship between modern storytelling and the imagination, artwork inspired by cinema and fiction. “We were interested in how film presents cinematic illusions," says Art Gallery of Alberta curator Catherine Crowston. “It used to be novels that wove illusions. Is our imagination now constructed by the movies?” Recent works by David Carter, Geoffrey Farmer, Milutin Gubash, Adad Hannah, Tim Lee, Myfanwy McLeod, Louise Noguchi, Judy Radul, and Althea Thauberger play with the creation and destruction of illusions.

One photo exhibit deconstructs horror movies to uncover the techniques used to create the gruesome illusions,

Louise Noguchi, Blow Back, 30 x 40", document series, 2004

another welcomes viewers to death scenes staged by an actor hired for the video piece. Yet another artist portrays theme parks and reconstructions of western-theme movie sets in the southern United States, photographs of fantasies built on fantasies. “A lot of the exhibit is about the way we believe in illusion, though we know there are tricks underneath them,” Crowston says. – Dina O’Meara www.gallerieswest.ca

JOHN HALL ALBERTA: Ascending Pleasures II, Sept 8-Oct 15 The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie

Photo realist John Hall creates almost blindingly bright still life acrylic portraits of everyday objects. The Kelowna-based artist’s renderings of colourful vessels, toys, food, or memorabilia are like short stories by Carol Shields – sharply detailed, densely textured pictures where the ordinary is made extraordinary.

Hall’s latest exhibition is a retrospective of works created during the past two decades, in Canada and Mexico, where he studied at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel. The show also includes new work. “In my practice I’m recording the appearance of things,” he says of the descriptive accuracy in his paintings. “They John Hall: DANCE, 1999, 24" x 36", have something to do with acrylic/canvas the cultural cocoon that we’re surrounded by.” At times, Hall recreates natural groupings of objects that catch his eye, like stacked bags of food in a freezer, while other pieces are carefully arranged. Hall’s Six Stones series was started in 2001, inspired by a painting by Chilean realist Claudio Bravo in which simple forms became meaningful through arrangement. Now retired from full professorship at the University of Calgary, Hall continues to paint meaning into ordinary things. – Dina O’Meara Represented by: The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna; Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto

SUSAN BOZIC BRITISH COLUMBIA: The Dating Portfolio, Jan. 12 - Feb. 10, 2007, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo

In her latest series, The Dating Portfolio, Vancouver photographer Susan Bozic has shifted from imagery of stuffed birds in blatantly contrived, theatrical settings to a different kind of animal — the amorous human. Bozic’s taxidermied bird photographs were inspired by 15th- and 16th-century Dutch still-life paintings. She says her new work “focuses more on contemporary society and how we want it all — we want our desires fulfilled by our partners and our lifestyles.” The Dating Portfolio consists of fifteen 30 x 40-inch colour photographs featuring the same dating couple: a woman, played by Bozic herself, and a man she’s named Carl, represented by a mannequin. The portraits are shot in actual locations — night clubs, homes, or outdoors — and are filled with references and symbols of “the good life.” For example, Carl drives a Ferrari. Bozic graduated from Concordia University’s Fine Arts program with a major in photography. She also earned a minor in cinema, and her interest in theatricality and staging clearly influences her photographic practice. One photograph from The Dating Portfolio series is also included in the Mirror, Mirror: RAGA Members, Self-Portraits group show at the Richmond Art Gallery, Nov. 8 - Dec. 14, 2006. – Beverly Cramp Susan Bozic, Carl takes me to the nicest places [from The Dating Portfolio], C-Print, 30" x 40", 2005 www.gallerieswest.ca

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RAJKA KUPESIC ALBERTA: Nutcracker, Nov. 4 - 25, The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary

In her children’s book The Nutcracker, Toronto-based painter Rajka Kupesic brings a deep, velvetlike richness to each oil-on-linen piece, infusing the backgrounds with shades of blue and gold to create a dreamscape of the classic Christmas story. The project started as a favour for prima ballerina Karen Kain, who provided the words for the book. The work took almost two years to complete, and met with critical acclaim on publication in late 2005. The book sold out before Christmas, and has been translated into three languages. Kupesic’s challenge was to make each painting a stand-alone story, and avoid the sugar coating – each painting connects to the overall fairy tale without cloying sentimentality. “I wanted to avoid being

Rajka Kupesic: A Nutcracker Doll, oil on linen

kitsch,” says Kupesic, who began as a classically trained ballerina. Instead, she focused on the prime subjects of the fairy tale, adding whimsical touches like a Flamenco dancer in the frame of the “Spanish Chocolate” painting, and a harpist in the “Waltz of the Flowers” painting (in the Tchaikovsky ballet, the waltz opens with a harp arpeggio). In addition to her Nutcracker Collection paintings, this exhibition will also showcase Kupesic’s latest pastel works, continuing her celebration of women and family. – Dina O’Meara

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Caroline James: Offerings, n/d, mixed media on panel, 48" x 31"

CAROLINE JAMES BRITISH COLUMBIA: Four from Hornby opens September 30, LindaLando Fine Art, Vancouver

“Every painting I do ends up being a surprise to me,” says Caroline James from her home on Hornby Island.

“Painting is like a dream — you have no control over the narrative of your subconscious, which is racing around opening your memory drawers.”

James, who earned an MFA in painting from the University of Saskatchewan in 2000, combines art theory and personal experience in her artwork through a highly intuitive process. “Academic knowledge about making a painting is inherent in what I do, but I don’t have it at the forefront of my mind when I work. When I start a painting, I have no idea what it will look like when it’s finished.” For the past five years her paintings have been loose, gestural, drawing-heavy, and abstract.

Recently, her work has become more regular and geometric in form. “I still use some bright colours, but I’m moving in the direction of softer, quieter colours.” James will be exhibiting current paintings in LindaLando Fine Art’s group show Four from Hornby, along with three other Hornby Island painters: Carol Barclay, Graham Herbert, and Tim Schumm.

– Beverly Cramp Represented by: LindaLando Fine Art, Vancouver; Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria; Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary; Front Gallery, Edmonton; Collector’s Choice Art Gallery, Saskatoon; Ken Segal

Represented by: The Collector’s

Gallery, Winnipeg; and Water-

Gallery, Calgary; Galerie Jeannine

works, Friday Harbour, San Juan

Blais, North Hatley QC

Island, U.S.A. www.gallerieswest.ca

JANE ZEDNIK SASKATCHEWAN: Life or Something Like It, opening October 6 Nouveau Gallery, Regina

For Jane Zednik, the fantastic, often surreal images she puts on canvas represent an inner reality she’s mulled over, sometimes for days. “I have to entertain myself while I search out new things about the nature of paint,” Zednik says from her kitchen studio in Barrie, Ontario. “I use subject matter that I know about, or think I know about as a vehicle. It can be anything from a simple observation about home life like sleeping with the cats, to issues and bugaboos such as man's stomping of the environment, the extinction of Native culture, to world-wide cultural issues often expressed in mythology.” The subjects of Zednik’s fancy are most often solitary creatures painted in oil on paper as folk figures, flat, without shadows, but expressive. She paints because of the medium itself, the different colour combinations, use of brushstrokes, techniques, and the possibilities they present. “Each painting is a new challenge,” she says. “It may not be apparent to a viewer, but I set out a new series of problems for myself with each new painting.”

– Dina O’Meara Represented by: Nouveau Gallery, Regina; Russell Gallery, Peterborough ON

Jane Zednik: Balance, 2006, oil on paper, 9.5" x 12.25"

ELTJE DEGENHART SASKATCHEWAN: New Works, Nov. 4-30, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina

The sky and light of southeastern Saskatchewan are unending sources of wonder to Eltje Degenhart. Though he was born in Holland, Degenhart grew up in Weyburn and makes the subtlety of prairie landscape his favourite theme. Degenhart’s impressionistic style and use of bright and muted acrylics create a sense of intimacy within his large paintings, from forest winterscapes to prairie vistas. The intensity comes from experiencing the land, rather than slavishly following a photograph, he says. “I like to paint out here because I’m in the middle of it,” Degenhart says from his White Bear Lake studio, near Moose Mountain Provincial Park.

“I like capturing that colour and space, I like painting the big, spacey landscapes with those horizontal lines, and contrasting that with painting the bush and reflections on water.” Degenhart studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Regina, where he studied under Ted Godwin, Joe Fafard and Art McKay. Retired five years from teaching high school art classes, Degenhart continues teaching creative skills to adults. – Dina O’Meara Represented by: Assiniboia Gallery, Regina; Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary

Eltje Degenhart: June Saskatchewan, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 60"

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SEPTEMBER, 2006 - NANCY DAY

DOMINIQUE GAUCHER BRITISH COLUMBIA: opens October 21, 2006, Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver.

Through the field of memories, O/C, 36” x 36”

OCTOBER, 2006 - STEVE COFFEY

“The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.” ~ Caspar Friedrich From his Montreal studio in a working commercial warehouse, Dominique Gaucher mentions two artists who inspire him: controverDominique Gaucher: On the Surface sial British artist Damien Hirst (b. of Things, oil on canvas, 2006, 1965) and the German Romantic 48" x 48" painter Caspar Friedrich (1774 – 1840). While more than a century separates these two figures, it speaks to the breadth and depth of Gaucher’s work. His figurative oils on canvas often portray either himself or his studio helpers. Gaucher’s paintings also layer images, tricking the eye with impossible scenes like a glacier in his studio. “I use layers of representation because that is where the meaning comes from,” he says. “A lot of my paintings deal with the questions at the forefront of my mind. There are big events going on outside my studio, yet here am I inside this little space with my paintings.” Gaucher painted for more than 20 years doing backdrops for the movie industry before completing an MFA at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1999. – Beverley Cramp Represented by: Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver; Gallerie de Beaufeuille, Montreal.

THE ARK PROJECT BRITISH COLUMBIA: Oct. 14 - Nov. 26, Touchstones Farm Work, O/B, 16” x 20”

NOVEMBER, 2006 - BARBARA DAVIS

Angle of Repose, O/C, 22” x 30”

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Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Nelson

The call for submissions for The Ark Project — the inaugural exhibition of Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History — invited artists to create new work on the conceptual theme of the ark as “a vessel designed to preserve community essence and diversity.” The result is a multi-artist, multi-media juried exhibition showcasing the work of artists in the Nelson region. Included are Randy Morse’s cheeky takes on politics and activism, painter Nichola Shilleto’s juxtapositions of endangered species with forest resource management maps, and Brent Bukowski’s pie chart interpretations of regional statistics using found metal and glass; a continuation of his series currently touring eastern Canada. Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History is Nelson’s first Category A gallery. The1500-square-foot space meets the professional standards for security and environmental controls needed to attract national touring exhibitions. A second gallery offers an additional 500 square feet of exhibition space. Until now, local artists have had to look further afield for exhibition space of this size and standard.

The new gallery and museum share historical and contemporary sensibilities in Nelson’s former city hall, a castle-like strucRandy Morse: Kootenay Slugfest, ture built in 1902.

2006, acrylic and pen on hardboard, – Anne DeGrace 48" x 36" www.gallerieswest.ca

TIM SCHOUTEN MANITOBA: Treaty 3 Suite – Outside Promise, November, Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg

Tim Schouten’s latest exhibition explores the verbal promises made but not included in Canada’s first two numbered treaties, a daunting subject the non-Aboriginal artist prepared for with extensive research and travel. His academic and practical knowledge of the land help provide the emotive layers of Schouten’s encaustics on canvas — textured landscapes almost without form, heavy with deep greens and blues.

“I’m trying to evoke the sense of history in the work, the sense that there’s something underlying the image,” Schouten says. “I’m always struggling to find ways to bring that potency into the picture without being strident.” Working from photographs, Schouten builds on each work to mimic the layering of history

Tim Schouten: Harrison Creek (Treaty 3), encaustic (oil, pigment, beeswax, damar resin, microcrystaline wax) on canvas, 68" x 54"

on the site. Encaustic, in which melted wax with pigments is spread then scraped off a canvas, proved a perfect medium, he says. Schouten’s Treaties series began a decade ago, when the Winnipeg native was struck by the notion of landscapes as historical documents, specifically treaty lands and the voices of the First Nations people who lived there. Since then, Schouten has traveled to the signing locations of all 11 numbered treaties.– Dina O’Meara

Kari Woo: Going Home, mixed media, 7" X 5" X 3", 2003

KARI WOO ALBERTA: The Anatomy of My Heart, Sept 18 - Oct. 28, Influx Gallery, Calgary

When art is worn, it becomes jewellery, but seldom does jewellery become art. Artist Kari Woo manages the transition with a particular notion of space that gives each of her pieces a multi-functional appeal. A fourthgeneration Calgarian, Woo has been working with precious metals for a decade, and returns to mixed-media jewellery assemblage for her latest show at the Calgary gallery she coowns with three others. “It’s really a narrative of personal jewellery,” Woo says about The Anatomy of My Heart.

“Jewellery is often such an object of sentiment and personal heritage — the passing down of jewellery is the passing down of history.” The centrepiece of Woo’s exhibition is a tiny house sculpture showcasing a silver ring. Instead of displaying a gemstone, the ring features a close-up photograph on silk of Woo’s father holding his mother’s hand on the day he left China at age 11. Woo often refers to architecture in her work, and much of her jewellery is representational of windows and doors, shelter and home. A recent first trip to China brought the themes together, providing Woo with a new perspective of her past and her art. – Dina O’Meara Represented by: Influx Gallery, Calgary; Object Design Gallery, Van-

Represented by: Ken Segal Gallery,

couver; distill gallery, Toronto; Zil-

Winnipeg

berschmuck Art-Jewellery, Toronto.

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JAN KABATOFF

Chris Charlebois

ALBERTA: Waterworks, Nov 4-26, Summit Gallery of Fine Art, Banff

September 28 - October 12, 2006

Sheila Norgate: Lax and Portly Mixed Breed Cross, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 40" X 30", 2006

SHEILA NORGATE ALBERTA: dog.matic — new work on all fours Sept 16 – 29,Agnes Bugera Gallery, Combatants, oil on canvas, 50" x 46", 2006

2427 Granville St. Vancouver, BC 604-736-5444 exhibitions on-line: www.kurbatoffgallery.com

Jutta Kaiser November 9 -23, 2006

Edmonton

Sheila Norgate’s birds have flown the coop, and whimsical canine companions have moved in. The artist has chosen the spirit of the dog to represent her vision and wicked sense of humour on canvas, making man’s best friend a staunch feminist. “Dogs are amazing creatures,” Norgate says from her studio on Gabriola Island in B.C. “They’re wonderful to project stuff on. I used birds for a long time for that, but dogs are even riper with meaning. Their needs are so great.”

Known for using rich earth tones and primitive blocking of images, the 56year-old’s latest acrylic and mixedmedia paintings are droll entries into a dog’s world. With titles like Nobody Likes To See a Lax and Portly Mixed Breed, and dances with dogs, Norgate explores societal trends with a comic twist. Adopting a dog for the first time late in life transformed Norgate and her art. “She melted my heart,” the self-taught artist says of eight-pound Rosie. “I had been working on getting out of my head and into my heart. Now, I’ve never felt so free as a painter.”– Dina O’Meara

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Jan Kabatoff: Indian Summer, encaustic on canvas, 40" X 40", 2006

Atelier Gallery, Vancouver; Meyer-

Kabatoff experimented with encaustics as a student at the Alberta College of Art and Design in the early 1990s, and returned to the medium while at The Banff Centre in 2001.

Now she moves easily between detailed botanical print-making, textiles, and acrylics. “I like all organic materials, and became seduced by the smell of beeswax, and working with it,” she says. Kabatoff is attracted by the unpredictable behaviour of wax when it returns to a solid state, and the results often surprise her into a new direction.

“It’s like a metaphor for life,” she says. – Dina O’Meara

Milagros Gallery, Jackson, WY;

Represented by: Summit Gallery

Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT.

of Fine Art, Banff

Represented by: Agnes Bugera Clouds, mixed media on canvas, 40" x 40", 2006

Canmore-based Jan Kabatoff feels like an alchemist each time she creates an encaustic painting. Transforming beeswax from solid to liquid and back during the process is akin to the medieval science of transmutation, she says. Her results are luminous, tactile paintings that convey a sense of fluidity and depth, reflections of patterns and geological formations. Kabatoff finds inspiration during hikes in the mountains. Her latest exhibition is an intimate study of water environments, reflecting the multi-disciplinary artist’s concerns about the impact of global warming on glacier melts and fresh water supply.

Gallery, Edmonton; Wallace Gallery, Calgary; Canada House Gallery, Banff; Ingram Gallery, Toronto;

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LINDA WALTON BRITISH COLUMBIA: Barnes Lake,Oct. 29 Dec. 31, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops

In a departure from her usual work in ceramics, Linda Walton’s Barnes Lake installation is an ambitious multi-media project about an alkali lake near Linda Walton: Fantasy on a Theme Kamloops. The show incorpoof Algae, mixed media: fabric, bamboo rates documentary phopaper, tissue paper, blown acrylic, 2006 tographs, drawings, texts, and artwork that address the changing ecology of the lake and the effects on its native species, particularly the Spade Foot toad and the Western turtle. The installation at the Kamloops Art Gallery is anchored by large ceramic slabs on the gallery floor depicting the varied textures and colours of Barnes Lake in transition from cold weather to warm. Mounds of cracked clay echo the heaving ground in late spring and circular motifs mimic the dried salt patterns resulting from the receding edges of melting alkali ice. Recorded sounds of Spade Foot toads and meadowlarks lend an audio component to the exhibit.

Walton recently retired from a teaching position in the Visual and Performing Arts department at Thompson Rivers University and now lives in Campbell River, BC. Her investigation of Barnes Lake was a collaborative venture, conducted in consultation with local scientists and community members who contributed texts about land use and stewardship to the installation. – Beverly Cramp

KEVIN EI-ICHI DEFOREST MANITOBA: Fake ID, Oct. 26 - Nov. 30 The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon

Identity has always been a subject of intense exploration for multi-media artist Kevin Ei-Ichi deForest. Born in Winnipeg to a Japanese mother and Swiss father, deForest enjoys taking apart “assumed wholeness” and reconstructing personal cultural realities in his works. His installations, paintings and audiovisual works are apolitical, and cross boundaries set decades ago when ethnic artists were involved in Identity Works, a movement celebrating different heritages, deForest says. “It’s art trying to speak about differences, but not in a didactic tone,” he says. “These days it has to work with different approaches, and strategies.”

DeForest’s latest exhibition invites viewers to explore the concept of hybrid identity through a diversity of media. He includes large paintings, a wall of 150 record covers splashed with text and self-portraits, tent-like installations with audio art and videos, such as one showing deForest chasing after himself against a Hitchcock-inspired background. It marks the beginning of a new chapter for deForest, who returned to Manitoba last fall after 15 years in Montreal, and several years studying and living in Holland and Japan. He’s now an assistant professor in the new visual and Aboriginal arts department of Brandon University. – Dina O’Meara

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Wendy Wacko Floating in Time A Retrospective of Memories October 21 - November 14, 2006

Wendy Wacko Floating in Time oil on panel 24" x 30"

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LISA SAMPHIRE Lisa Samphire began her career in 1985 and today is one of the West Coast’s leading glass artists. Most recently she has been working with the murrini technique, a painstaking and time-consuming process that results in mosaic glass works of dazzling complexity. Standard murrini pieces are opaque and the designs tend towards stacked uniformity. Samphire has gone in another direction. Her works are semi-translucent and the patterning is asymmetrical, organic, open-ended, and visually arresting. Undulating lines disrupted by squares and rectangular forms appear scattershot across the surface. After each piece is blown, Samphire roughens the surface to bring out the richness of colour and sharpen up the contrasting design elements. Standing back and viewing a work frontally, the dense interplay of lines and modular forms appears to flatten out, creating a remarkable illusion of flux in which each piece flutters between two and three dimen-

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sions. The tension is very entertaining, and the bold and innovative advance of colour and form, so unexpected in a three-dimensional medium, is mesmerizing.

Samphire has been inspired, in part, by the work of Austrian artist and architect Fritz Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000) who created brightly coloured mosaic works derived from vegetative forms in which irregularity was the key theme. His stated purpose was to emulate the growth patterns in nature and, to this end, he associated himself with an artistic sensibility that was pre-modern and pre-industrial. So too does Samphire, and perhaps this is appropriate, given the nature of glass work and its foundation in pre-industrial craft traditions.

Apart from the work of Hundertwasser, Samphire has studied Persian carpets, Iranian textiles, and shawls from the Kashmir valley region of

India. Woven baskets created by the indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States have been an additional source of inspiration. Certainly the irregular play of lines in her vessels, crimped here or elongating there as if conforming to a rhythm not of their own making, appear to emulate the “imperfections” of woven materials.

The passage of time inscribed in the making are features that distinguish Samphire’s productions. They call attention to her indebtedness to nature-derived forms as a metaphor for process, evolution, growth, and transition. Indeed, Samphire has self-consciously taken this metaphorical sensibility one step further by paying homage to the patterning of nature itself. Works such as Greentail, Swallowtail, Crescentspots, Atala Butterfly, and Fritillaries take inspiration from different species of butterfly whose delicate abstract markings mirror the infinite diversity of their environments.

IN APRIL 1997 THREE ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS — MORNA TUDOR, GARY BOLT, AND LISA SAMPHIRE — ESTABLISHED STARFISH GLASSWORKS IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA, BC. SINCE THEN, STARFISH HAS BECOME THE REGION’S PREMIER CENTRE FOR SHOWCASING WORK IN GLASS. EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS LINE THE MEZZANINE OVERLOOKING THE GLASSBLOWING STUDIO AND ADMIRE THE FINISHED WORK ON DISPLAY IN STARFISH’S GALLERY. www.gallerieswest.ca

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MORNA TUDOR Morna Tudor has been active since the mid-1980s as an artist, teacher, and writer. In addition she has served as guest artist at Sheridan College and the Alberta College of Art and Design, garnered numerous national and international awards, and racked up an impressive list of exhibitions in Canada and the United States. Glass sculptures such as Dulce de Decorum Est from her Sphere Series placed a premium on the intimate relationship between viewers and the art work. The Sphere Series contrasted plain exteriors with rich interiors decorated in high temperature enamels and Paradise paints. These works can be cupped in two hands and are intended to be held, tilted back and forth, and carefully examined. In the process, the standard “static” visual experience gives way to temporal contingencies and a slow exploration of the painted interiors.

Tudor’s Sphere Series offers an interesting comparison with the break

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Alberta Craft Council 10186 - 106 Street Edmonton AB T5J 1H4 1-800-362-7238 www.albertacraft.ab.ca

The Art Ark 1295 Cannery Lane Kelowna BC V1Y 9V8 1-888-813-5080 www.theartark.com

Avens Gallery 104 - 709 Main Street Canmore AB T1W 2B2 403-678-4471 www.theavensgallery.com

Bavin Glassworks 4884A Athalmer Road RR3 Invermere BC V0A 1K3 250-342-6816 www.bavinglass.com

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that the minimalist school of sculptors — notably Donald Judd and Robert Morris — made in the mid-1960s from the premium placed on visual immediacy by Anthony Caro and his high modernist counterparts. Minimalist sculpture could not be taken in at a glance (and often it was impossible to do so). You had to move around and through it to experience it. So, too, with Tudor’s work. Like her minimalist predecessors, she forces temporality and bodily experience into the aesthetic equation, and she does so with a light dash of humour. Her Spheres lack stable bases, so when you touch a work it rocks and sways, as if to say, “time is dynamic and so am I!” Her latest pieces — richly decorated shallow bowls sporting wide borders in a single colour — are created using graal and incalmo processes.

First, a thick egg- shaped glass blank is blown, cooled, and sandblasted.

Next, high temperature paints are applied to create the decorative interior.

Once dried, the painted graal is heated again and encased in clear glass.

The final form — with coloured rim — is then worked up through the incalmo process, an Italian term describing the conjoining of separately blown bubbles and their amalgamation into a single piece. This allows for completely different colour applications as sections of a work are added on. The end result is a shallow bowl with a wide monotone rim demarcated by a narrow inner ring of solid contrasting colour that, in turn, “frames” brilliant swirls of mixed colour and Kandinsky-inspired painterly forms decorating the bowl. In some instances the colour mix in the bowl appears to “lick” the edges of the enclosing ring, suggesting that what first looks like a seemingly crystal-clear demarcation is really a disguise for the glass work’s original, malleable state. This lyrical interplay between solidity and fluidity is a breathtaking tour de force.

Circle Craft 1 - 1666 Johnston Street Vancouver BC V6H 3S2 604-669-8021 www.circlecraft.net

Lambert’s Gallery 2439 Granville Street Vancouver BC V6H 3G5 604-263-1111 www.lambertsgallery.com

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Crafthouse 1386 Cartwright Street Vancouver BC V6H 3R8 604-687-7270 www.cabc.net

Darrell Bell Gallery #317, 220 - 3 Avenue S. Saskatoon SK S7K 1M1 306-955-5701 www.darrellbellgallery.com

New-Small and Sterling 1440 Old Bridge Street Vancouver BC V6H 3S6 1-888-776-8839 www.hotstudioglass.com

Starfish Glassworks 630 Yates Street Victoria BC V8W 1K9 250-388-7827 www.starfishglass.bc.ca

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GARY BOLT The third artist in the Starfish triumvirate, Gary Bolt, graduated in 1986 from the glass program at Sheridan College in Ontario. Since then he has served as director of the British Columbia Glass Art Association and as design consultant for the City of Victoria. Along with occasional teaching and guest artist residencies during the past two decades, his extensive exhibition record spans the continent.

Artistically, Bolt is preoccupied with glass’s paradoxical qualities. Glass is a weighty material that, at the same time, is infinitely malleable, transparent, and seemingly ethereal. These are the elements Bolt foregrounds in his sand-cast sculptures which begin as blown glass forms embedded in heavy orbs of molten glass. After cooling, the orb is cut through with a diamond saw and polished to reveal multicoloured solid and linear glass forms suspended within the interior. The technique is rife with possibilities, ranging

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Summit Gallery of Fine Art 120 Banff Avenue Banff AB T1L 1E8 403-762-4455 www.summitfineart.com

The Rubaiyat 722 - 17 Avenue S.W. Calgary AB T2S 0B7 403-228-7192 www.rubaiyatgallery.com

Robert Held Art Glass 2130 Pine Street Vancouver BC V6J 5B1 1-800-665-0725 www.robertheld.com

Rowles & Company Ltd. 311 - 6 Avenue S.W. Calgary AB T2P 3H2 403-290-1612 www.rowles.ab.ca

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from the evocation of fossilized oceanic underworlds to the starry expanse above us, or some imaginary play with compasses and rulers on a draftsman’s table. Crystalline and precise, the sculptures are an emphatically “invented” denaturalizations of the real. The smaller sculptures encased in glass look more like drawings or paintings than three-dimensional forms, and yet their three-dimensional qualities are precisely what engross us. Mounted on rotating armatures or resting like a stone or shell whose secrets await discovery, the illusionist tension in Bolt’s work is utterly captivating.

Imagine these three talents working together on a daily basis and you have a hint of what awaits gallery-goers at Starfish Glassworks. More than friends and colleagues, this is a team of artists embarked on a shared adventure who exchange ideas while pushing each other forward to the next challenge.

Rowles & Company Ltd. 10130 - 103 Street Edmonton AB T5J 3N9 780-426-4035 www.rowles.ab.ca

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Stephen Lowe Art Gallery #251, 255 - 5 Avenue S.W. Calgary AB T2P 3G6 403-261-1602 stephenloweartgallery.ca

Verve Gallery 3726 Currie Bay Regina SK S4S 7C7 306-352-4560 www.vervegallery.ca

Allan Antliff, Canada Research Chair in Modern Art at the University of Victoria, is author of Anarchist Modernism: Art, Politics, and the First American Avant-Garde (2001) and editor of Only a Beginning: An Anarchist Anthology (2004).

West End Gallery 12308 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5N 3K5 780-488-4892 www.westendgalleryltd.com

West End Gallery 1203 Broad Street Victoria BC V8W 2A4 250-388-0009 www.westendgalleryltd.com

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RIGHT: Restrictions Acceptance, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, 60" x 66"

FAR RIGHT TOP: Upright, 2005/6, acrylic and oil on canvas, 60" x 66"

MIDDLE: Etienne Zack

BOTTOM: Wiggler, acrylic and oil on canvas 54" x 60", 2006

ETIENNE ZACK JUNK AND THE REALM OF IDEAS

DYLAN CREE INTERVIEWED VANCOUVER ARTIST ETIENNE ZACK IN MID-MAY WHILE ZACK’S PAINTINGS WERE BEING EXHIBITED IN SOLO SHOWS AT EQUINOX GALLERY IN VANCOUVER AND THOMAS DANE GALLERY IN LONDON

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DC: You’ve been in a lot of exhibitions during the past few years. In the ten months since you won the top prize in the 2005 RBC Canadian Painting Competition, how many shows featuring new paintings have you participated in, both abroad and in North America?

EZ: About nine or ten. Four solo shows in Prague, Bergen, London, and Vancouver. The others were two- or three-person shows here in Canada, New York, and Geneva with painters or artists from other disciplines.

DC: Before 2005 do you think your work was much different?

EZ: Well, the solo show I had in Madrid in 2004 was not much different from my current work, but if we go back to 2002 and before, it definitely was.

DC: Wasn’t the focus of your painting more obviously taken up with the hidden influence of technology on our everyday activities?

EZ: Yes, but even though I was dealing with ideas concerning technology, back then what was more significant for me was transcribing theory into painting. At that time it was a way for me to learn about painting, both formally and compositionally. Ideas and theories about technology certainly www.gallerieswest.ca

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A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I PAINT I FEEL THERE’S A POINT WHERE THE PAINTING TURNS ON ME AND IS HAVING FUN AT MY EXPENSE.

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served me with content, but more importantly they gave me strategies for quantifying and qualifying aspects of my experience — how I could make sense or understand the world. Apart from theories of technology, I worked with other organizational methods like mathematics and stock exchange results. Even so, I think my work has always been about very tangible and concrete things. It’s just that now I’m more acutely focused on the particulars of the things I paint and less influenced by neatly reasoned accounts of the world. I guess I’m now less interested in working by themes.

I think it has come to the point where I no longer do bodies of work to carry an idea; rather, I do singular or stand- alone pieces that explore ideas in various ways. This current show at Equinox and the other one I’m in at Thomas Dane Gallery in London are comprised of pieces from different experiences, all mixed up to make each show.

DC: Would you say that you’re still interested in ”behind the scenes” activity, with your work now being more narrowly focused on left-overs, remnants, broken-down and dust-covered objects?

EZ: For me it’s always been about giving possibilities and an unexpected dimension to objects in shadows, cast-offs, broken things, and detritus. I’m always responding to our world, where there’s a constant push for uniformity or reduction of meaning for easy consumption. I remind people of a history that is always amongst us, though it is often trammeled by the interests of what’s going on now. Yes, I like to show things aren’t readily or so narrowly definable.

DC: Is that why you paint?

EZ: Well, right now I’m fascinated by the general question, “what does it

mean to make art?” I’m constantly asking, what is representation, what does representation involve as a type of staging, and, of course, within the medium of painting, what do I want to do with representation? Unlike my earlier work where I was somewhat preoccupied with painting as an extension of media, I’m now focused on painting as its own entity. I’m exploring painting as an activity, just as with any other medium, that has a distinct place and history within a broader discussion of the arts. Seriously, I consider painting as its own technology. So, when I refer to painting in a painting I’m referencing a pre-established system of operations that effectively guides the eye and the painter’s hand.

DC: That reflection on painting is strongly explored, though in different ways, in your current show at Equinox and at Thomas Dane Gallery.

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within it. They’re [paintings] about “the studio” and about painting inside a studio and, in turn, they reflect on the world outside the studio. Like any space for production of whatever kind, the studio is a highly controlled space. So to me, even the broken gyproc in the corner of the room appears as very purposefully arranged and staged. But you have to understand that I play with the notion of staging of an image as having already been staged by our local tradition of photography.

DC: You seem to be making fun of, while exploring, certain contemporary art movements and ideas through representational painting.

EZ: In a few works showing at Equinox, apart from the tradition of “stag-

ing,” I play on part of the critic Clement Greenberg’s account of abstract expressionism; basically, the idea that to create an abstract painting involves painting as close to the surface of the canvas as possible. It’s just paint on canvas, it’s flat. For the painting Upright I deploy various depthperception tricks taken from [the tradition of] representational painting to, instead, flatten perspective in order to poke fun at Greenberg’s description of abstract painting. The effect of my representational piece is folly as it turns notions of foreground and background on its head. Upright is like having opened a storage locker door that holds back a bunch of junk that’s www.gallerieswest.ca

Doing and Looking, Looking and Doing, 2006, acrylic and oil on canvas, 54" x 60"

DC: In a previous discussion you described yourself as a kind of “archivist of the under- and un-detected.” Could you explain?

EZ: I see meaning in the unspoken and forgotten aspects of culture. Basically, I’m curious as to why, when we’re walking down a street, we are attracted to one object over another. What informs that attraction or gets our immediate attention? For me, I’ve always been attracted to what is left behind and is not pronounced. So when it comes to the act of painting I’m very conscious of what I spend time on, or put energy into, for purposes of directing the eye. But I don’t take too seriously my inclination for bringing detritus to the foreground, I question and toy with the [presumed] preciousness inherent in selecting the things that I paint. Really, each painting is caught up in a whole inner game or hierarchy of power between materials and ideas and between ideas and meanings. It’s just a question of what element or elements will take priority, and that I can’t say because it’s always changing.

DC: What interests you more, the technical act of painting or the concepts that you play with?

EZ: Developing my techniques is very important but, if I don’t have an idea or a concept, I can’t be painting.

DC: Apart from how we think or don’t think of daily objects, “clutter” has also

about to fall on you. I guess the notion of there being set rules for generating particular paintings strikes me as absurd.

DC: In a lot of your paintings you animate stuff or junk by imbuing it with psy-

been identified as a prominent feature of your recent work. Why clutter?

EZ: I think in the clutter there’s a freedom for me to organize things. It’s

open to being assembled. Clutter on the canvas instantly becomes a pattern or composition of color and shape.

chological states and moods.

EZ: I think that all the junk we’re surrounded by has an inherent action to

DC: Is there a purpose to clutter — to encourage multiple perspectives, or seeing

it that’s the result of having been made a certain way. So when you juxtapose certain things there’s something intellectual that happens in that space between them, and in between you and objects that have been made a certain way, that creates very personal or private associations and connections.

This intimacy can be due to the object. Apart from what we invest in them, I think objects have their own consciousness.

and thinking in varied ways?

EZ: It depends on the kind of game I want to play. In a number of my paintings clutter serves to pollute and distract from the main focus of the image. Resistance and Acceptance is a good example of how I work this tension between what’s usually conceived as significant and as superfluous.

DC: Keeping with the themes of implicit order and generating patterns, what

DC: You sound like a modern mystic.

might we expect from you next?

EZ: Well, even though I consider painting to be a prescribed technology, I

EZ: I think portraits of types of knowledge or of things that I know. My future work will continue to be driven by an interest in what things mean and what things do.

have to say that when I’m at play, working in the studio on paintings or even sculptures, possibilities come alive that I don’t think could be predicted. A lot of times when I paint I feel there’s a point where the painting turns on me and is having fun at my expense. The painting starts doing stuff that is beyond me, perhaps laughing at me. www.gallerieswest.ca

Dylan Cree is a Vancouver artist and writer.

Etienne Zack is represented by Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.

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The subtitle of the latest Emily Carr exhibition, “New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon”, is revealing. It tells us that this ambitious show, which debuted at the National Gallery of Canada in June and lands at the Vancouver Art Gallery in early October, is not so much about Carr’s art as it is about the shifting ground from which it is viewed. One of the show’s leading approaches to its subject is to contrast ways in which Carr was read and publicized in her own day with how she is seen and interpreted, through modern filters, in ours.

An Emily Carr exhibition is always cause for excitement, a chance to view the paintings, drawings and watercolours of the woman who has become one of the most celebrated Canadian artists of the 20th century. Organized jointly by both galleries, the show is the first comprehensive Carr retrospective to tour the country since 1971.

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ing Indian Church (1929), Big Raven (1931), Totem and Forest (1931), and Scorned as Timber, Beloved of the Sky (1935). Each work is presented in thematic rather than chronological order.

Significantly, a quarter of the 200 objects in the show were not created

by Carr. These include archival material (photographs, maps, magazines and other documents relating to Carr’s travels and subjects), as well as historic art by First Nations artists painted during Carr’s era, and paintings of First Nations subjects by a few of Carr’s white contemporaries.

Also on view are some of the artist’s lesser known works, including ceramic pots and hooked rugs, which employ crude reproductions of Northwest Coast motifs as decoration. Carr produced these as a way of supplementing her income during the middle years of her career. At the time she made them (the 1920s), she knew what she was doing was unethical and demeaning to her source material, but she would have been shocked that, www.gallerieswest.ca

FOREVER EMILY

PHOTO: TERESA HEALY, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

PHOTO: TREVOR MILLS, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY EXAMINES EMILY CARR FROM ALL ANGLES

BY ROBIN LAURENCE

OPPOSITE: Above the Gravel Pit,1937, oil on canvas, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust

TOP: Self Portrait with Friends, c. 1907,

PHOTO: TREVOR MILLS, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

watercolour, graphite and ink on paper,

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Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Acquisition Fund

LEFT: Vanquished, 1930, oil on canvas, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust

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PHOTOS: TREVOR MILLS, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

TOP: A Rushing Sea of Undergrowth, 1935, oil on canvas, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust

ABOVE: Loggers' Culls, 1935, oil on canvas,

ternative way of organizing the work.

After convening a group of Carr scholars to discuss possible approaches to the subject, he and co-curators Charles Hill (of the National Gallery of Canada) and Johanne Lamoureux (of the Université de Montréal) moved forward with a self-reflective exhibition. It would look at the way Carr’s work had been exhibited in the past — including restaging the National Gallery’s 1927 Exhibition of Canadian West Coast Art: Native and Modern — and would also find new ways to display it in the present.

One section of the show examines Carr’s use of Native imagery within the modernist context of primitivism. Another takes a postmodern approach by implicating Carr’s iconic subject matter in the cultural tourism of the time. Another reading places her reverent depiction of the West Coast landscape against photo-documentation of the large-scale, industrial logging that was taking place around her.

The curators also determined to show not only how Carr constructed herself (through her autobiographical writings and public persona) but also how others have put her story together. The exhibition acknowledges Carr’s popularity, renown, and potential for multiple interpretations by displaying the 90 books and catalogues that have been published about her to date.

Thom wanted to evoke both the number and the variety of viewpoints on the artist in relation to her own view of herself. The latter includes some of her cartoons and journals, filled with self-mocking caricatures and doggerel. Although little of this material will bolster Carr’s standing as an artist of terrific formal accomplishment (many of her early works show an awkward and inarticulate hand), it does contribute to our understanding of her as a complex and sometimes capricious person.

The image on the cover of the show’s companion book, a 1934 photograph of the artist in her studio, is also germane to the curatorial project.

Carr, who would have been 63 at the time, stares at the camera, her left hand on her hip and her right hand resting on the edge of an unframed painting on canvas. Significantly — for the purposes of the show and book — the painting is turned away from the viewer. It’s Carr the person that we see, not her depiction of a swirling West Coast landscape or First Nations totem pole.

Her face, stance and dress express something of her legendary eccentricity: the dark, cursive eyebrows and the taut mouth, the impatient bend of her left arm, the shapeless and unflattering clothing. Still, she is the subject of this photograph, not the object.

“More than most dead artists, Carr has acted as a mirror for the projections of others,” art historian John O’Brian says in the book. Through a number of different means and thematic rearrangements, visitors to the new exhibition will be exposed to some of those projections, and should come to know Carr better. At least, better within the conditions of hindsight and post-colonial values.

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a few decades after her death, critics would object to the cultural appropriation evident in her “real” work. Carr sought to honour and preserve rather than commercially exploit indigenous cultures through her paintings and sketches.

The Vancouver Art Gallery’s Ian Thom, who conceived the show as a way of celebrating his institution’s 75th anniversary, determined from the outset that his approach to Emily Carr would not be another march through the linear history of her work. This is the seventh Carr exhibition that Thom has been directly involved in creating, and he wanted to find an al62 Galleries West Fall/Winter 2006

to January 7, 2007 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. It was at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa from June 2 to September 4, 2006 and will travel to the Art Gallery of Ontario from February 24 to May 20, 2007, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts June 21 to September 23, 2007; and Calgary’s Glenbow Museum October 25, 2007 to January 26, 2008.

Robin Laurence is a freelance writer based in Vancouver. She is visual arts critic for The Georgia Straight and contributing editor of Border Crossings and Canadian Art. www.gallerieswest.ca

BY NÏSSE GUSTAFSON

WHAT LIES BENEATH CONSERVATOR CHERYLE HARRISON TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF PREPARING EMILY CARR’S ICONIC WORK FOR THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY’S TOURING EXHIBITION Conservator of more than 40 of Emily Carr’s works on canvas and paper, Cheryle Harrison of Conserv-Arte in Vancouver has mastered the profession of retrieving the original colour and images of historic paintings, while also maintaining a respect for the artists’ intentions. She has a background in art history, and a post-graduate degree from South East Conservation Centre, a private conservation facility in England, with additional conservation training in England, Denmark, Italy, and North America.

Among many other commissions, she has conserved the work of Canadian painters including the Group of Seven, Jack Shadbolt, E.J. Hughes, and is responsible for caring for the historic murals that line the walls of the British Columbia Legislature Building in Victoria. In her own words, Harrison discusses the Carr projects and the work that went into preparing a few of Carr’s paintings for the touring exhibition that opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery this fall.

TOTEM POLES Kitseukla, 1912, oil on canvas. 126.6 x 98.6 cm, Vancouver Art Gallery

I have taken care of over 40 of Emily Carr’s paintings, and I am always learning something new. As I treated this piece, I found areas of overpaint and previous repairs. The old repairs were stabilized, and the overpaint was removed to uncover areas of the underlying and undamaged original painting. There were also cracks that were very minor, so I consolidated them with adhesive to stabilize those areas. As I cleaned, I could see a change in the colours. I began to see Emily’s composition and how the objects on the canvas related to each other. This is a complicated and busy composition where every element has value, balance, and rhythm. There is a brilliant halo of light in the sky that balances with a light halo-shaped area at the centre of the village at the lower portion of the composition.

The accumulated dirt and grime changes a painting’s colour values, hides the details, and obscures the artist’s painting style. After the cleaning, you can sense the totems reaching up toward the heavens, which was not as visually powerful before the conservation treatment. You can also see beautiful layers of colour and her lively brushstrokes. I was able to see where one brushstroke preceded another, or came after another one, lending me a unique view into Emily Carr’s painting process and creative voice. www.gallerieswest.ca

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ARBUTUS TREE (front), circa 1920-1923.

PORTRAIT (verso), circa 1890-1894, oil on canvas. Private Collection.

Emily’s paint was just a standard artist oil paint, and she was known to thin it down with benzene. She also worked in oil paint on paper, which she was encouraged to glue to panels so it would have an appearance of being “more” of an artwork. Her canvases are generally of adequate quality, and have endured well. Emily used what she had, and she would sometimes re-use materials by painting over another image or turning a canvas over and re-stretching it to paint a double-sided piece. This painting of a young woman was hidden on the back of an outdoor scene.

Arbutus Tree was a later piece, painted around 1923. This scene has the brilliance of colour found in her earlier work, though we can see that she’s developing toward her more emotional landscape painting. It is believed

that the portrait on the verso side was likely done around the period of her early studies in San Francisco. When the portrait was first rediscovered, the image had been painted over with dark paint to obscure the woman. As I removed the dark paint to uncover the portrait, I could see the movement and rhythm in the painting technique. There has been a considerable amount of debate as to whether this painting is a self-portrait, or a portrait of her sister, Elizabeth. A number of people have commented that Emily Carr was not as attractive as the woman seen in this portrait. But, I disagree. Look at her earlier photographs, she was lovely.

OLD VILLAGE GUASTUMS (Gwayasdums), British Columbia, 1912, oil on multi-fibre board, 63.5 x 96.5 cm, Vancouver Art Gallery

On this one, I found Emily’s fingerprints along the top edge of the painting. Imagine, there she was, working away, and she must have picked up the painting while it was still wet, leaving her prints. I do most of my work under magnification, and when looking closely I could see the shape and lines of her fingerprints in the colours she was using.

WAR CANOES, ALERT BAY 1912, oil on canvas. 63.2 x 80 cm. Private Collection.

This Emily Carr project gained notoriety — it was the first of her artworks to sell for over a million dollars. For me, it marked the time when the country again opened its eyes to look at her work and its place in Canadian art history. Sensitive cleaning considers the condition of the piece, and the priority is always for the artwork’s safety. Again, look at the difference it made when it was cleaned. The painting evolves toward what it was originally. Cleaning is a very thoughtful, decisive process. Often on one painting, I will work in different areas at once, keeping an overall visual balance of the composition, studying the changes, and observing the individual voice of the artwork.

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Emily’s sense of layering colour is not just what you see on the uppermost surface. It includes the effect of thoughtfully placed underlying colours emanating through to the surface to create the final painted image. Her brushstrokes express movement and emotion. She had her earlier traditional training in painting techniques, and Emily learned from the Impressionists and Fauvists — the power of placing colours next to each other, understanding the placement of colours within a composition, and using colour to shape an object. Emily Carr’s studies were used to find her own way of painting and expressing what she referred to as the emotions of west coast landscape.

People often say that her later work is too dark, but that is actually not true.

Emily Carr’s paintings represent the country we live in. Once you are into the woods, look in those dark places. There is always colour there.

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Still Life on Yellow, 2005, oil on canvas, 28" x 36"

“I REBEL AT THE NOTION THAT IN MY EIGHTH DECADE MY WORK HAS REACHED MATURITY.” SO WROTE JOE PLASKETT IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, A SPEAKING LIKENESS, PUBLISHED IN 1999 WHEN HE WAS 81. “IF I AM ALLOWED ANOTHER DECADE, MY POTENTIAL IS STILL UNIMAGINABLE.” 66 Galleries West Fall/Winter 2006

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Today, as he approaches his ninth decade, Plaskett is still exploring his potential as a painter. He makes his pictures at his inherited country home in Suffolk, England, where the view from every window offers him glimpses of foliage, trees, and flowers that he incorporates into his landscapes and still lifes. An expatriate for fifty years, Plaskett has found his artistic inspiration in England and Paris while finding steady support and a regular market for his work in his native Canada. “I owe my livelihood to the country I come from and to its enlightened citizens,” he says.

Plaskett is not a well-known Canadian artist. He does not have the kind of national standing that painters such as Jack Shadbolt, Harold Town, and Alex Colville command. His only significant honour has been the Order of Canada awarded in 2001 when he was 83. The critics have largely ignored him. Yet, as the author George Woodcock noted in the foreword to Plaskett’s autobiography, Plaskett remains an important Canadian artist whose works are found in many private and public collections across the country: “Many people passionately collect his works for the joy in life they project, and privately value them.”

Born in New Westminster, BC, on July 12, 1918, the son of an Anglican clergyman, Plaskett was a late bloomer as an artist. In high school he excelled at subjects that pointed him toward the University of British Columbia, where no art was taught. He took an honours degree in history, taught school for six years, and indulged what he called a “puerile enthusiasm for art and an amateurish practice of it” by taking evening life classes at the Vancouver School of Art. He experimented with Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Abstraction, and said afterwards that his art teachers would not have seen any promise in what he produced.

In the summer of 1945, when he was twenty-seven, Plaskett decided to get serious about his art. He spent six weeks at the Banff School of Fine Arts studying painting with Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson, who characterized Plaskett as “one of our coming artists, if he has the opportunity to work.” The following year, Plaskett won an Emily Carr scholarship — a $1,000 prize — after being recommended by Group of Seven leader Lawren Harris. This allowed him to spend five months at San Francisco’s California School of Fine Art and a further nine months in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, studying with noted abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann who “transformed me from an experimental dilettante into a professional painter.” Hofmann also transformed Plaskett from an abstract artist into a figurative painter.

“This may seem a paradox, since Hofmann was an evangelist of abstraction,” said Plaskett. “But it is explained by his insistence that his pupils work from the live model.”

Plaskett became principal of the Winnipeg School of Art in 1947. The money he saved from that job, and from his summers teaching in Banff, allowed him to leave North America in 1949 and live in Paris. He would return to Canada in the ensuing years to teach at the Vancouver School of Art and at the University of Saskatchewan’s summer workshops in Emma Lake, Saskatchewan. But by 1957 Plaskett was working as a full-time painter in Paris, free from all teaching duties and exhibiting and selling his work at private galleries in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.

Plaskett’s home in Paris was a sprawling four-storey fifteenth-century house in the ancient Marais quartier that he purchased with a fellow Canadian painter, David Hill, who had also renounced Modernism to focus on figurative and objective art. There, Plaskett painted the evocative still lifes in pastels and oils that would earn him comparisons to such French still-life painters as Bonnard and Matisse. “Romanticized impressionism,” is how Vancouver Sun art critic Michael Scott described Plaskett’s art. Many of his paintings depicted the leftovers of memorable meals and bottles of wine shared at home with friends; a genre that Plaskett mischievously dubbed “tablescapes.”

In 1973, Plaskett inherited the cottage in Suffolk from an old family friend, an Anglican clergyman named Fane Edge, whom he had been visiting annually in England for 15 years. Plaskett briefly considered selling the cottage to buy a secondary residence in France. “But I am unable to part with anything that has become a part of me.” Instead, he made it his spring and summer home, while continuing to spend his au-

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Top: Still Life with Chinese Lanterns, 2005, oil on canvas, 28" x 36"

Above: Red and White Flowers, 2006, pastel on paper, 21.5" x 29.5"

tumns and winters in Paris. He added a third home to his collection when he inherited a house in New Westminster that had belonged to his former piano teacher, Rita Thomas. Plaskett loaned that house to a nephew with the stipulation that he could use it as a pied-à-terre whenever he returned to Canada for a visit.

Plaskett began to lose his hearing in his seventies, and from then on he spent more and more time at his home in Suffolk, cultivating solitude. “A deaf man finds less and less pleasure in society,” he explained. He converted his Paris home into a trust that would enable young Canadian visual artists to pursue their studies overseas when the property was sold after his death. Proceeds from the sale would fund a series of annual scholarships.

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in 2004, and a proud Plaskett was on hand to make the presentation at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. “It is a salute to the great art of painting, a salute to young people from an old man, and a salute to my country,” he said.

At the time he started to lose his hearing, Plaskett surprised many by eliminating some of the figurative elements from his painting and replacing them with the abstract elements he had experimented with during his earliest years as an artist. “Plaskett is once again burning white hot with modernist zeal,” reported Michael Scott in the Vancouver Sun. Plaskett explained that he was “desperate for renewal” after years of experimenting with the “magical but evanescent effects of light on objects in interior space.”

“I have said as much as I need to say in that language,” he said. “I lingered too long, spellbound.” At the same time, he left the door open to a possible return to predominantly figurative painting in the future. “Nothing done or said is ever the last word,” Plaskett wrote in his autobiography.

“That is the delight of being an artist — the lure of the unimaginable and with it the possible realization of vision.”

Today, with exhibitions of his latest work scheduled to run concurrently September 9 to 23, 2006, at the Bau-Xi galleries in Vancouver and Toronto that have represented him regularly since the 1970s, Plaskett is still opening up a whole new world of artistic renewal for himself. In an artist’s statement prepared for the Vancouver and Toronto exhibitions, he writes that the 40 new canvases and pastels on display — all completed during the past two years — represent both an involvement with new subject matter and a continuing exploration into the potentials of picture making.

“Much of my work in the past has been inspired by whatever my eye chanced to fall on in the spaces where I work — the disarray on a table after a meal, or sunlight illuminating the furnishings of interior space, or plants, flowers, and fruits that accumulate in pots, vases, and bowls — all these in innumerable juxtapositions,” he writes. “But the new work exhibited here has often concentrated on objects isolated from the former abundance of forms.” Plaskett will also open an exhibition of older paintings at Victoria's Winchester Galleries September 10 to October 7.

Plaskett writes that whenever he switched to a new colour while making these paintings, he left a rim of the first colour on the canvas as a way of marrying form to background space and generating a “breathing pulsation hinting at ambiguity.” He adds that he plans to develop this technique even further in future work “as long as I take note of what Picasso said: ‘You can try anything in painting. You even have a right to. Provided you never do it again.’” Plaskett says that while he may find himself doing “it” again in the future — “Picasso constantly did until he exhausted the invention” — he will try to ensure that each new use of the colouring technique “will not become a formula but remain an original creation.” That way, as Plaskett wrote in the final chapter of his autobiography, he will continue to grow and develop, always looking forward, and never resting on his laurels: “The painter lives for the moment, for the intensity of the second during which a blinding light illuminates.”

Joseph Plaskett’s autobiography, A Speaking Likeness, is published in Vancouver by Ronsdale Press. www.ronsdalepress.com Brian Brennan is a Calgary author and journalist whose profiles of Western Canada’s distinguished senior artists appear regularly in Galleries West. His latest book, How the West was Written: The Life and Times of James H. Gray, is published by Fifth House Ltd. www.gallerieswest.ca

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By Paula Gustafson STUDIO CERAMICS IN CANADA, 1920 - 2005, Gail Crawford, 310 pages, 370 photos (170 in colour), bibliography, index, Goose Lane Editions with the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 2005, $45.00; www.gooselane.com Cultural historian Gail Crawford successfully wraps the diverse histories, personalities, and geographies of Canadian studio ceramic practice into a comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated narrative that, among other things, explains why Canadian clay art — recognized internationally for its excellence and innovation — does not have a single homogenous style or sensibility but many authentic voices. The result of more than a decade of primary research, Studio Ceramics in Canada is the definitive record of ceramic art development in Canada.

JANSON’S HISTORY OF ART: THE WESTERN TRADITION, seventh edition, 1200 pages, 1450 images (1000 in full colour), 30 maps, glossary, bibliography, index, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, $156.25; www.prenhall.com/art Janson’s History of Art has been a cornerstone of western art history studies for more than four decades. This seventh edition, edited by Penelope Davies (Ancient art), David L. Simon (Medieval art), Walter B. Denny (Islamic art), Ann Roberts (Renaissance art), Frima Fox Hofrichter (Baroque and Rococo art), and Joseph Jacobs (Modern art), combines up-to-date art historical research in a remarkably easy-to-read text with a massive number of excellent colour photos.

25 YEARS OF NEW GLASS REVIEW, by Tina Oldknow, 248 pages, 200 colour images, index, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, 2005, $29.95 US; www.cmog.org Since 1976 the annual edition of New Glass Review has featured the work of thousands of famous and soon-to-be-famous glass artists around the world, documenting the relatively recent development of contemporary glass art and the versatility of glass as a creative material. 25 Years of New Glass Review is necessarily a Who’s Who of artists who have made significant contributions in the fields of blown and flat glass. But as Corning Glass Museum founding director Thomas S. Buechner outlines in his introduction, this selection of works by 200 artists is based on “the excellence of the idea or function, as well as the high quality of the aesthetic or technique.” Only Laura Donefer, Irene Frolic, Julie Gibb, François Houdé, Kevin Lockau and seven other Canadian glass artists are showcased on the book‘s pages. The explanation, it seems, is that most of our homegrown talent has been focused on producing innovative, prize-winning glass art instead of getting their names into print. www.gallerieswest.ca

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WORDS OF ART REGINA CLAY: WORLDS IN THE MAKING, edited by Timothy Long with essays by Sandra Alfoldy, Timothy Long, Julie Krueger and David Howard, 128 pages, approximately 100 photos (38 colour plates), bibliography, artist biographies, index, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 2005, $32.95

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These two exhibition catalogues, read in tandem, offer compelling insights into the personalities and politics that, for a few brief years, gave star billing to Regina art. Kenneth Lochhead was a member of the Regina Five, the group of abstract painters who rose to fame in the mid-1960s through the influence of New York art guru Clement Greenberg. The 14 ceramic artists featured in Regina Clay, many of whom were teachers and students during the waning years of Lochhead’s tenure at the University of Regina, totally rejected Greenbergian orthodoxy and never formed a cohesive group. Nevertheless, the ironic, playful approach to ceramic sculpture by Vic Cicansky, Joe Fafard, David Gilhooly, Marilyn Levine, Jack Sures, and David Thauberger, to name just few, attracted widespread international attention and launched enduring reputations.

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AN ILLUSTRATED ALPHABET FOR THE ILLITERATE, Rudolf and Elizabeth Kurz, The Porcupine’s Quill, Inc., 2006; 64 pages, $19.95; pql@sentex.net On the literary scale, An Illustrated Alphabet for the Illiterate balances somewhere between the dirges of Eeyore and the inane rationality of Arthur Dent. Part word whimsy, part twee etchings, the 26 episodes in this alphabet purport to be musings on the seven deadly sins — or possibly the seven pillars of wisdom. J for Jealousy, for example, appears in the guise of the last living dinosaur bemoaning that he must wait a billion years “to be unearthed by a woman in khaki shorts.” In L for Loyalty, a performing seal encourages her ball to try again when it falls.

Ontario artist Rudolf Kurz’s first book, Looking for Snails on a Sunday Afternoon — a compilation of 36 etchings and musings about erotic circus performers and tree trunks that morph into elephants — was a 2005 Alcuin Award honourable mention. This second illustrated book is a collaboration with his daughter. In R for Reach, Kurz has sketched a hoop-jumping lizard. With worldweary ’tude, 18-year-old Elizabeth writes, “No matter how high you fly, some clown in a top hat will always be close at hand to take the bow and accept the applause.”

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ALBERTA: Tim Okamura, Urban Portraits and Brooklyn Mythology, May 18 – 28, 2006, Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary — BY Wes Lafortune

Artistically speaking, Tim Okamura may just be the Caravaggio of our time. Selecting many of the subjects for his realistic portraits from people he meets on New York city streets — much like the famed Baroque artist filled his canvases with ordinary people he knew in Rome — (continue...)

REVIEWS OF RECENT EXHIBITIONS ALWAYS RETURNING May 26 - June 17 Richard Gorenko: NOUVEAU GALLERY; Regina Richard Gorenko’s cartoonlike paintings “reveal an existentialist prairie attitude leavened by absurdist humour and Who Has Seen the Wind? poignancy,” according to critic David Garneau.

SPACED OUT Apr 20 – May 20 Marcia Huyer: HARCOURT HOUSE ARTS CENTRE; Edmonton Gilbert Bouchard gets caught up, literally and physically, in the snaking tubular arms of Marcia Huyer’s inflatable room-size sculptures.

HUMAN/NATURE Mar 17 – May 6 Liz Ingram, Amy Loewan, Lyndal Osborne, Laura Vickerson: TRIANGLE GALLERY OF VISUAL ARTS; Calgary Four artists, each using a different labor-intensive process, explore connections between the natural world and the human condition. www.gallerieswest.ca

CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN CERAMICS May 13 – July 9 ESPLANADE ART GALLERY; Medicine Hat Amy Gogarty comments on the diversity and excellence of ceramic expression in this survey presentation of works by 28 notable artists from every geographic region of Canada.

20 YEARS OF PAINTING THE CANADIAN LANDSCAPE Apr 15 – June 18 Robert Genn: SURREY ART GALLERY; Surrey Robert Genn’s landscapes are so “sincere and well-studied,” it’s not surprising they are cherished acquisitions in many private and public collections.

VERTIGINOUS LIMITS Apr 6 – 23 Marcel Barbeau: ELLIOTT LOUIS GALLERY; Vancouver Ann Rosenberg applauds this abstract painting exhibition that brings “West Coast attention to a body of work by a senior Canadian artist from Quebec who was one of the signatories to Paul-Emile Borduas’s 1948 Refus global manifesto.”

EVERYTHING MUST GO Apr 6 – May 13 Jay Johnson: EVERGREEN CULTURAL CENTRE; Coquitlam Jay Johnson’s found-object mechanical sculptures “look like they’re going to do something, but you don’t know what,” explains Bettina Matzkuhn.

OTHER RECENT REVIEWS Clay Ho! Let’s Sew! Jul 20 – Aug 31 Jenny Moore Koslowsky, Johanna Schmidt, Mari Ono, Kelli Rey, Denise C. Miller, and Naomi Schmidt: Gallery 803; Winnipeg Situation Comedy: Humour in Recent Art June 10 – Sept 10 Winnipeg Art Gallery; Winnipeg Passionate Reflections June 18 – July 8 Lindy Michie: The New West Gallery; Sidney New Green June 6 – Sept 3 Lylian Klimek: Art Gallery of Calgary; Calgary Sweet Raw June 1 – 25 Siobhan Humston and Leah Rosenberg: Jacana Gallery; Vancouver Faint Evidence May 19 – June 17 Heather Cameron, Ines Ortner Gigling, Susan Andrews Grace, Angelika Werth: Oxygen Studio; Nelson

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Your guide to more than 420 fine art galleries in Western Canada For more information, send your request by email to freelistings@gallerieswest.ca ALBERTA INDEX Banff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Black Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Bragg Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Calgary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Camrose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Canmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Cochrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Crownsnest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Didsbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Donalda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Edmonton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Fort MacLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Fort McMurray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Grande Prairie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 High River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Jasper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lacombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lethbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Medicine Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Okotoks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Red Deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Rosebud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Waterton Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 BRITISH COLUMBIA INDEX Abbotsford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Cherryville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Courtenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Galiano Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Golden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Grand Forks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Invermere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kamloops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kelowna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Nanaimo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Penticton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Prince George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Qualicum Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Salmon Arm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Salt Spring Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Sechelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Silver Star Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Squamish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Tofino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Vancouver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Whistler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 MANITOBA INDEX

Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Gimli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Winnipeg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Winnipeg Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 SASKATCHEWAN INDEX

Assiniboia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Estevan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Lumsden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Meacham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Melville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Moose Jaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 North Battleford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Prince Albert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Regina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Saskatoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Swift Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Yorkton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 NORTHERN TERRITORIES INDEX Whitehorse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Yellowknife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

ALBERTA GALLERIES BANFF Commercial Galleries ABOUT CANADA GALLERY 105 Banff Ave (PO Box 1507) Banff, AB T1L 1B4 T. 403-760-2996 F. 403-760-3075 info@aboutcanada.ca www.aboutcanada.ca About Canada recently extended its fine art gallery

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area. Specializing in authentic Canadian art, sculpture, jewellery and giftware the extended gallery provides the opportunity to offer the stunning original works of local photographers Bruno Engler and Doug Leighton, the bold modern oil paintings of Mark Sharp and the captivating watercolours of Thep Thavonsouk. Daily 10 am - 9 pm.

CANADA HOUSE GALLERY PO Box 1570, 201 Bear St, Banff, AB T1L 1B5 T. 403-762-3757 F. 403-762-8052 Toll Free: 1 800 419-1298 info@canadahouse.com www.canadahouse.com A Banff destination since 1974, just a short drive from Calgary. This friendly and fresh gallery represents a large collection of current Canadian art — paintings and sculpture from Canada’s best landscape, contemporary and Native artists. Check website for daily updates. Member of Art Dealers Association of Canada. Open daily.

MOUNTAIN GALLERIES AT THE FAIRMONT Banff Springs Hotel, 403 Spray Ave, Banff, AB T. 403-760-2382 banff@mountaingalleries.com www.mountaingalleries.com New to Banff — Mountain Galleries was founded in 1992, a favourite stop for collectors of Canadian Art. Now with three locations and 5,000 square feet of exhibition space. The mission of the gallery is to support Western Canadian artists, both wellestablished and mid-career. This commercial gallery features a museum quality collection of painting, sculpture and other treasures. Daily 10 am - 10 pm.

SUMMIT GALLERY OF FINE ART 120 Banff Ave, Banff, AB T. 403-762-4455 Toll Free: 1 888 358-4455 info@summitfineart.com www.summitfineart.com This welcoming, spacious gallery features the Canadian landscape through painting, photography and sculpture and offers a large selection of art jewellery, ceramics and hand-blown glass — all informed by nature. Large selection always available even during solo exhibitions. Private viewing room provided. Centrally located at 120 Banff Ave up the stairs. Daily 10 am - 9 pm.

THE QUEST GALLERY 105 Banff Ave, Box 1046, Banff, AB T1L 1B1 T. 403-762-2722 F. 403-760-2782 info@thequestgallery.com Public Galleries WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY 107 Tunnel Mountain Road, Box 1020 Stn 40 Banff, AB T1L 1H5 T. 403-762-6281 F. 403-762-6659 walter_phillipsgallery@banffcentre.ca www.banffcentre.ca/wpg/ WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES PO Box 160, 111 Bear St, Banff, AB T1L 1A3 T. 403-762-2291 F. 403-762-8919 info@whyte.org www.whyte.org Located on a spectacular site beside the Bow River in downtown Banff. Discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Canadian Rockies. The Museum offers guided tours of Banff’s heritage log homes and cabins; historic walking tours of the Banff townsite; and exhibition tours of the galleries.

Open daily, 10 am - 5 pm.

BLACK DIAMOND Commercial Gallery TERRA COTTA GALLERY 110 Centre Ave, Box 689 Black Diamond, AB T0L 0H0 T. 403-933-5047 thestore@terracottadudes.com www.terracottadudes.com Begun as an outlet for their own ongoing work as potters, the ‘dudes’, Evonne and Robert Smulders have created a formidable gallery showing art in diverse media created primarily by artists living in southern Alberta. Wed to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm or by appt.

BRAGG CREEK Commercial Gallery THE ALICAT GALLERY PO Box 463, Bragg Creek, AB T0L 0K0 T. 403-949-3777 F. 403-949-3777 gallery@alicatgallery.com www.alicatgallery.com Located about 30 minutes west of Calgary, the gallery opened in 1987. It represents more than 100 local and Western Canadian artists and artisans working in oils, acrylics and watercolours. Native art, ceramics, carvings, sculpture and ironwork of the finest quality are also shown. Daily 11 am 5:30 pm.

CALGARY Artist-run Galleries EMMEDIA GALLERY & PRODUCTION SOCIETY 203-351 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0C7 T. 403-263-2833 F. 403-232-8372 emmedia@emmedia.ca www.emmedia.ca EMMEDIA encourages and supports independent video, audio and digital media production and provides access to broadcast quality video and audio production and post-production facilities. The gallery promotes exploration and expression of personal, artistic, social, formal or technical issues and ideas with active programming and both theoretical and technical workshops and scholarship programs. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.

STRIDE GALLERY 1004 Macleod Tr SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2M7 T. 403-262-8507 F. 403-269-5220 stride2@telusplanet.net www.stride.ab.ca THE NEW GALLERY 516-D 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1L4 T. 403-233-2399 F. 403-290-1714 info@thenewgallery.org www.thenewgallery.org Calgary’s oldest artist-run centre is committed to providing a forum for a wide spectrum of critical discourse and multi-disciplinary practices within the contemporary visual arts. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

ART FESTIVAL & TOUR Calgary’s 14th annual Artcity festival of contemporary visual art, design and architecture runs September 8 to 17. Visit www.artcity.ca or call 403-870-2787.

Calgary’s ArtWalk 2006 September 16 and 17 provides an opportunity to visit galleries and artist studios. The free event sponsored by the Calgary Region Arts Foundation has been popular for more than 20 years. More at www.calgaryartwalk.com.

TRUCK 815 1 St SW, lower level, Calgary, AB T2P 1N3 T. 403-261-7702 F. 403-264-7737 info@truck.ca www.truck.ca/ A non-profit artist-run centre dedicated to promoting hybrid and emerging forms of contemporary art through the public presentation of work by regional, national and international artists. TRUCK contributes to the development and understanding of contemporary art within the Calgary community.

Free admission. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

Commercial Galleries ART CENTRAL 100 7 Ave SW, Art Central, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-543-9900 rob@artcentral.ca www.artcentral.ca This landmark building on the NW corner of 7th Ave and Centre St SW in downtown Calgary has been renovated to house artist studios, galleries, and ancillary retail businesses. Centrally located opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel, only one block from Stephen Avenue Walk. For more information or leasing inquiries visit website or call for Sandra Neil.

ART MODE GALLERY 399 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0A5 T. 403-508-1511 F. 403-508-1510 Calgary@artmode.com www.artmode.com Located just minutes from the downtown core, this 3,000 square foot gallery is home to more than 50 Canadian artists and several internationallyrenowned artists. Many styles and media are represented including eastern and western Canadian landscapes. Also located in Edmonton and Ottawa.

Open every day.

ARTFIRM 617 11 AVE SW, Lower Level, Calgary, AB T2R 0E1 T. 403-206-1344 F. 403-206-1399 info@artfirm.ca www.artfirm.ca Artfirm presents an expanding group of artists working in a full range of media including painting, sculpture, and innovative media. Artfirm is committed to the sale of exceptional, contemporary artwork by local, Canadian and international artists.

Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

ARTISTS OF THE WORLD 514 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0C8 T. 403-244-8123 F. 403-229-9687 info@artistsoftheworld.com www.artistsoftheworld.com Calgary’s largest and most eclectic art destination, this beautifully-renovated 20,000 sq. ft. heritage building features a vast fine art display, memorabilia and rare custom and vintage motorcycles. The facility boasts a dance floor, theatre room and multiple plasma screens as well as being fully equipped to host events for up to 800 people. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

ARTNEST GALLERY Glenmore Landing, 1600 90 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2V 5A8 T. 403-258-0555 F. 403-258-1863 artnest@telusplanet.net www.artnestgallery.com Promoting original artwork in different media by Canadian artists. Mon to Wed and Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Thur to 8 pm, Sat to 5:30 pm.

ARTS ON ATLANTIC GALLERY 1331 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0T2 T. 403-264-6627 F. 403-264-6628 info@artsonatlantic.com www.artsonatlantic.com Located in the Fraser & Seaboom building in historic Inglewood the gallery presents an eclectic mix of fine art and crafts by emerging, mid-career and established Canadian artists working in blown glass, raised copper, origami, artist books, and Polaroid photography. The book arts are a specialty. Wed to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm and by appt.

ARTSPACE GALLERY 1235 26 Ave SE, Crossroads Market, 2nd level Calgary, AB T2G 1R7 T. 403-269-4278 F. 403-291-0356 info@artspace.ca www.artspace.ca Located in an historical building 5 minutes from downtown, the gallery showcases established and emerging Canadian artists with an ever-changing kaleidoscope of paintings, sculptures, prints and photography, as well as fine craft media such as glass, ceramics and metals. Fri 4 pm - 9 pm, Sat, Sun 10 am - 5 pm.

AXIS CONTEMPORARY ART 107-100 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-262-3356

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info@axisart.ca www.axisart.ca Represents professional Canadian and International artists working in diverse media including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing and photography.

The artists represent distinctive artistic practices in terms of their approach, technique and themes.

The result: work that is compelling, fresh and engaging. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, First Thurs till 8 pm, Sat noon - 6 pm.

BE-ART GALLERY 100 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-265-2484 beaeismont@shaw.ca www.BEartgallery.com The gallery features culturally significant artwork influenced by historically rich European traditions.

There is an ever-changing selection of emerging and established artists reflecting a broad range of styles, subject and media. Patrons will find the artwork intellectually challenging and aesthetically appealing. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

COAST GALLERY 410 6 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1X2 T. 403-237-9222 marlowe@qualicumframeworks.com www.qualicumframeworks.com One of Calgary’s most extensive collections of fine art — representing established and emerging West Coast artists from Ken Kirkby’s powerful, patriotic Inukshuks to D.F. Gray’s riveting pastels to Joe Rosenblatt’s playful oils to the landscapes of Bill Townsend and Allan Dunfield. Tues to Sat 10 am 5:30 pm.

COLLAGE 206-100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-265-3330 www.artcentral.ca COTTAGE CRAFT 8330 Macleod Trail S, Calgary, AB T2H 2V2 T. 403-252-3797 F. 403-252-6002 ccgfa@telus.net www.cottage-craft.com THE CROFT 2105 - 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1W8 T. 403-245-1212 F. 403-214-1409 info@croftgallery.com www.croftgallery.com Showcases fine art and crafts by 150 regional artists and artisans. Works on exhibit include both decorative and functional pottery, glass, jewellery, turned wood, journals, wood sculpture and paintings. Mon to Wed and Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Thur, Fri to 8 pm, Sun to 5 pm.

DASHWOOD GALLERIES 203-100 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-261-7705 kimdashwood@dashwoodgalleries.com www.dashwoodgalleries.com Dashwood Galleries aims for a new standard in the world of craft, design and studio ceramics and glass. With simplicity and elegance, combining state-of-the-art technology with the ancient mediums of glass and ceramics, the gallery sets out to enrich contemporary living, and bring pleasure and art into urban lives. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat noon - 6 pm.

DIANA PAUL GALLERIES 314 - 4 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0H7 T. 403-262-9947 F. 403-262-9911 dpg@dianapaulgalleries.com www.dianapaulgalleries.com Specializing in high quality fine art — small and large format works — in styles from super-realism to impressionism to semi-abstract. Featuring the work of emerging and well-established artists. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY CALGARY 725 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E3 T. 403-264-4414 F. 403-264-4418 dug@douglasudellgallery.com www.douglasudellgallery.com In the art business inn Edmonton since 1967, and Vancouver since 1986, and now in Calgary, Douglas Udell Gallery represents many of Canada’s leading contemporary artists as well as some of the leading young artists gaining momentum in the international playing field. The gallery also buys and sells in the secondary market in Canadian historical as well as international. Thur to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm and by appt.

FOSBROOKE FINE ARTS Penny Lane Mall, 513 - 8 Ave SW Calgary, AB T2P 1G3

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T. 403-294-1362 F. 403-234-8080 fosbrooke_arts@telusplanet.net www.fosbrookefinearts.com Specializing in contemporary original fine art in a wide variety of styles and media from established and emerging Canadian artists. Mon to Fri 10 am 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

FOURBYFIVE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART 14-100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-263-1515 steve@fourbyfive.com www.fourbyfive.com Dedicated to the establishment of photography as a collectible art form, the gallery displays a collection of contemporary photography from several established local photographers. All photographs are processed to archival standards. The gallery’s mission is to participate in the education and understanding of the collection of photography as art. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 4 pm.

FRAMESWEST 1221 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S9 T. 403-265-8338 greg@frameswest.com www.frameswest.com Long-known for their collector quality framing, the gallery has extended its ‘artful living’ theme at its new location in Inglewood with exclusive leather furniture by Selene, wood sculptures by Colin Schleeh and resin works by Martha Sturdy. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

FUSION ART AND DESIGN INC 208-1235 26 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1B7 T. 403-235-0250 F. 403-265-0194 fusion_2@telus.net fusionartanddesign.com GAINSBOROUGH GALLERIES 441 - 5 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2V1 T. 403-262-3715 F. 403-262-3743 Toll Free: 1 866 425-5373 art@gainsboroughgalleries.com www.gainsboroughgalleries.com Extensive collection of fine artists including Tinyan, Raftery, Wood, Desrosiers, Lyon, Hedrick, Min Ma, Simard, Brandel, Schlademan, Anderson, Cameron, Crump and Degenhart. Calgary’s largest collection of bronze — by Stewart, Cheek, Lansing, Taylor, Danyluk and Weaver. Gemstone carvings by Lyle Sopel. Mon to Wed 10 am - 5:30 pm, Thur and Fri till 6 pm, Sat till 5 pm.

Barbara Amos, Lake Louise Triptych Rearranged, 2006, oil on canvas, collection of the artist

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IN THE GALLERIES THE COLLECTED WORKS OF CATHARINE WHYTE: Art from the Permanent Collection BARBARA AMOS: Cutting up the Park WILDLIFE CROSSINGS Continuing in the Heritage Gallery

PETER and CATHARINE WHYTE: Their Story 111 Bear St., Box 160 Banff, AB T1L 1A3 Tel: 403-762-2291 www.whyte.org

GALLERY OF CANADIAN FOLK ART 2206A 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1W9 T. 403-229-1300 www.galleryofcanadianfolkart.com A surprising and unique gallery that exhibits and sells Canadian folk art: furniture, paintings, carvings, textiles, antiques and artifacts gathered from across the country. Presents “uncommon art of the common people.” Wed to Fri 11 am - 6 pm, Sat, Sun 11 am - 5 pm.

HARLEKIN GALLERIES 8330 Macleod Trail S, Calgary, AB T2H 2V2 T. 403-253-4046 harlekin@harlekingalleries.com www.harlekingalleries.com An eclectic gallery bringing a fresh new look to the art scene in the southwest part of Calgary, Harlekin showcases original works of art by well-known and emerging artists in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

Art Direct Professional Framing onsite. Located in Heritage Plaza at the corner of Macleod Tr and Heritage Dr. Mon to Fri 10 am 5:30 pm, Sat 10 - 5 pm.

HARRISON GALLERIES 709 A 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E3 T. 403-229-4088 F. 403-920-0494 heather@harrisongalleries.com www.harrisongalleries.com/ Representing the art of local, regional and internationally renowned artists, the gallery carries an extensive collection of traditional and contemporary artwork. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm and by appointment. Other location in Vancouver.

HERRINGER KISS GALLERY 101, 1111 - 11 Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 0G5 1111 11 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2R 0G5 T. 403-228-4889 F. 403-228-4809 deborah@herringerkissgallery.com www.herringerkissgallery.com The Herringer Kiss Gallery represents provocative and innovative artwork by emerging and midcareer Canadian artists. Artists include Marjan

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Eggermont, Ken Webb, Reinhard Skoracki, Tivadar Bote, Aron Hill, Jeremy Herndl and Tamara Maggio.

Tues to Fri 11 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

IMAGE 54 GALLERY 709 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E3 T. 403-265-5458 F. 403-265-8681 art@image54.com www.image54.com Established in 1982, the gallery promotes art created by Canadian emerging to established artists. The focus is on regional artists and art in all media.

Regularly scheduled solo, group and themed exhibitions are presented. Custom framing and installation services, design and art consultation. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm and by appt.

INFLUX JEWELLERY GALLERY 201-100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-266-7527 F. 403-266-7524 info@influxgallery.com www.influxgallery.com Representing over 30 Canadian and international artists, from emerging to established, INFLUX offers a unique collection of contemporary art jewellery and wearable art. Work ranges from rings and brooches to hand bags and scarves while materials span from precious metals and gemstones to rubber, steel, wood and found objects. Exhibitions change monthly. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 11 am - 6 pm.

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Artspace Gallery Fusion Art and Design Inc Suncatcher Design Studio Vanishing Point Gallery BRiC Gallery Centennial Gallery Coast Galleries The Croft Devo Art Gallery Diana Paul Galleries Douglas Udell Gallery EMMEDIA Gallery Fosbrooke Fine Arts

KENSINGTON FINE ART GALLERY 102-628 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E2 T. 403-228-2111 F. 403-228-0640 kensington@nucleus.com www.kensingtonfineart.com In Calgary since 1968, Kensington Fine Art Gallery features original 21st century Canadian art, including bronze and raku pieces, presented in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Recently relocated to 11th Ave SW between 5th St and 6th St. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

LOCH GALLERY 1516 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1H5 calgary@lochgallery.com www.lochgallery.com Established in 1972 and opened in Calgary in Summer 2006, the Loch Gallery specializes in building collections of quality Canadian, American, British and European paintings and sculpture. It represents original 19th and 20th century artwork of collectable and historic interest, as well as a select group of gifted professional artists from across Canada including Ivan Eyre, Leo Mol, Peter Sawatzky, Anna Wiechec, Philip Craig and Carol Stewart. Also located in Winnipeg and Toronto.

Mon to Fri 9 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 9 am - 5 pm.

MASENGO GALLERY 1416 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0T5 T. 403-262-8889 info@masengogallery.com

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Kensington Gallery Loch Gallery Masengo Gallery The Collectors Gallery Masters Gallery Micah Gallery Museum of the Regiments Galleries Newzones Gallery Paul Kuhn Gallery Rowles & Company Ltd Skew Gallery Stephen Lowe Art Gallery

www.masengogallery.com Masengo Gallery located in Inglewood is Calgary’s first gallery specializing in contemporary and classical Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe in Africa.

These highly-prized sculptures are carved from semi-precious verdite, serpentine, opal and spring stone. Look for one-of-a-kind Shona stone sculpture, along with home dÈcor and accent pieces.

Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 4 pm.

MASTERS GALLERY 2115 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1W8 T. 403-245-2064 F. 403-244-1636 mastersgallery@shawcable.com www.mastersgalleryltd.com Celebrating more than 30 years of quality Canadian historical and contemporary art. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

MICAH GALLERY 110 8 Ave SW, Stephen Ave Walk Calgary, AB T2P 1B3 T. 403-245-1340 F. 403-245-1575 sales@micahgallery.com www.micahgallery.com The gallery specializes in unique First Nations art and jewellery from across North America. Featured artists include Ernie Whitford, local wood carver; Nancy Dawson, West Coast jeweller; Ernie Scoles, Cree painter; as well as a large selection of Navajo sandpaintings, Inuit soapstones and traditional and contemporary turquoise jewellery. Mon to Wed 10 am - 6 pm, Thur - Fri 9 am - 7 pm, Sat 10 am - 5:30

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Stone Fish Arts Stride Gallery The New Gallery TrépanierBaer Triangle Gallery Truck Virginia Christopher Fine Art 45 Wallace Galleries 46 Webster Galleries

pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm. Seasonal hours may be in effect, please call.

NEWZONES GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART 730 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E4 T. 403-266-1972 F. 403-266-1987 info@newzones.com www.newzones.com/ Representing leading names in contemporary art: Joe Andoe, Michael Batty, Ross Bleckner, Jack Bush, Cathy Daley, Tom Dean, Suzan Dionne, Evelyne Brader-Frank, John Hall, Brad Harms, Christopher Kier, Ben Macleod, Don Maynard, Donald Sultan, William Perehudoff, Colleen Philippi, Don Pollack, David Robinson, Pat Service, Kevin Sonmor, Michael Walker, Barry Weiss, Jeroen Witvliet, Cybele Young, et al. Tues to Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm and by appointment.

PAUL KUHN GALLERY 724 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E4 T. 403-263-1162 F. 403-262-9426 paul@paulkuhngallery.com www.paulkuhngallery.com Focuses on national and regional contemporary Canadian paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture; also shows contemporary American prints.

Exhibitions change monthly featuring established and emerging artists along with themed group shows. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

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Marilynn Bracken, "Splash!", oil on canvas, 72" x 48"

Marilynn Bracken

bracken studio Art Central Upper Level Studio 210 100 - 7th Ave. SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 0W4 Canada 403-554-1523 www.brackenstudio.com

Hours: Tue. to Fri, 11 am until 6 pm Sat. Noon until 4 pm Sun. if you are lucky Gladly open by appointment 1st Thur. open late until 9 pm

Lynne Harrison

“Mystic Visions, The Mountains - Series” Opens September 29 - note pre show sales Runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday until until October 8 “Transcendence, Mount Lefroy”, 2006, acrylic on canvas

(artist in attendance Sep 29 and 30)

fine art gallery 2nd floor of the Crossroads Market 1235 26th Avenue SE,Calgary, AB T2G 1R7 403-269-4278 ext 255 www.artspace.ca • info@artspace.ca www.gallerieswest.ca

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QUAB GALLERY 212-100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-261-2855 F. 403-261-4855 jerome@quab.ca www.quab.ca An intriguing art gallery environment with edgy surroundings where the work of Canadian artists is exhibited in an atmosphere of unobtrusive intimacy. With a special Quebec/Alberta connection, Quab wants the viewer to delve into the mind of the artist and be transported into a world that has been created just for them. Tues to Fri 11 am - 5 pm, Sat noon - 5 pm.

ROWLES & COMPANY LTD 311 6 Ave SW - Plus 15 Level Calgary, AB T2P 3H2 T. 403-290-1612 F. 403-290-1942 rowles@rowles.ca www.rowles.ca Features over 100 western Canadian artists in original paintings, bronze, blown glass, metal, scrimshaw on moose antler, marble and soapstone.

Specializing in corporate collections and gifts, the gallery offers consultation for special commissions, packaging and complete fulfillment for a wide variety of corporate projects. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5 pm.

RUBAIYAT GALLERY 722 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0B7 T. 403-228-7192 rubaiyatholdings@shaw.ca www.rubaiyat.com From its inception in 1973, Rubaiyat has been a purveyor of the finest quality handcrafts. Whether it be the sumptious color of an off-hand blown glass piece, the grain of exotic wood, or the brilliant combinations of precious metals and stones in its jewellery collection, their aim is to inspire the visitor and craftsman alike. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

RUBERTO OSTBERG GALLERY 2108 18 St NW, Calgary, AB T2M 3T3 T. 403-289-3388 anna@ruberto-ostberg.com www.ruberto-ostberg.com This bright exhibition space in the residential community of Capitol Hill shows a variety of contemporary art styles and media in an inner city location for artists and art lovers to meet and interact. Some of the work is produced on-site by artists working in the adjoining Purple Door Art Studio space. Tues to Sat noon - 5 pm.

Original artwork in different media

by Canadian artists

Ausilia Corso, The Healer, oil on canvas, 20" x 28"

Society of Western Canadian Artists JURIED SHOW & SALE More than 40 works from several of their 200 members

September 22 - October 14 Opening reception September 22 - 5 pm

Glenmore Landing 1600 - 90 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2V 5A8 Tel (403) 258-0555 Monday to Friday 10 am - 6 pm • Saturday 10 am - 5:30 pm

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SKEW GALLERY 1615 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 0J7 T. 403-244-4445 ebvisualarts@shaw.ca www.skewgallery.com A recently-opened contemporary art gallery, offering an opportunity for both the uninitiated and the seasoned collector to view or acquire a dynamic range of painting, sculpture and photography from across Canada. Specializing in theme group exhibitions, with a focus on presenting topical art in an informed context. Monthly rotation of shows. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm and by appt.

STEPHEN LOWE ART GALLERY 2nd level, Bow Valley Square III, 251, 255 - 5 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3G6 T. 403-261-1602 F. 403-261-2981 stephenloweartgallery@shaw.ca www.stephenloweartgallery.ca Specializing in fine art orginals by distinguished Canadian artists of national and international acclaim for over 25 years. Offers an excellent selection of outstanding paintings and sculptures in landscapes, florals, still life, and figurative in contemporary and traditional styles. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

STONE FISH ARTS 1403a 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0T4 T. 403-640-2381 stonefish@stonefisharts.com www.stonefisharts.com Stone Fish is a warm and inviting urban gallery housed within a charming historic space in the heart of Inglewood. The gallery proudly showcases original works of both emerging and established contemporary artists and photographers. Stone Fish’s relaxed yet creatively charged atmosphere truly connects artists with collectors and art lovers alike. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Thur till 7 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

SUNCATCHER DESIGN STUDIO 206-1235 26 Ave SE, 2nd level, Crossroads Market, Calgary, AB T2G 1R7 T. 403-265-6200 F. 403-278-6299 elizabeth@heartishome.com www.suncatchersdesigns.com

SunCatchers has provided custom stained glass and sandcarved glass since 1979. They pride themselves in hands-on home consultation for custom work.

Their studio, nestled on the second floor of an historic building in Inglewood, features vintage paintings, lithos, blown glass, turned wood, raku, jewellery and Larry Guterson ceramics and glass. Fri (check website due to special events), Sat and Sun 10 am - 5 pm.

THE COLLECTORS’ GALLERY OF ART 1332 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0T3 T. 403-245-8300 F. 403-245-8315 mail@collectorsgalleryofart.com www.collectorsgalleryofart.com Specializing in important Canadian art from the 19th to the 21st century including early topographical paintings, Canadian impressionists and Group of Seven. The Collectors’ Gallery represents over 30 prominent Canadian contemporary artists.

Tues to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

TRÈPANIERBAER 105, 999 8 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J5 T. 403-244-2066 F. 403-244-2094 info@tbg1.com www.trepanierbaer.com A progressive and friendly commercial gallery specializing in the exhibition and sale of Canadian and international art. In addition to representing wellknown senior and mid-career artists, the gallery also maintains an active and successful program for the presentation of younger emerging Canadian artists’ work. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm and by appointment.

VANISHING POINT ART GALLERY 210-1235 26 Ave SE, Crossroads Mkt Calgary, AB T2G 1R7 T. 403-693-0106 vanishingpointart@yahoo.ca www.artspace.ca Join artists Simon Aitchison (Oil Painter), Graham Fox (Photographic Artist and Poet), Ron Robinson (Mixed Media and Sculpture) for a unique opportunity to experience a diverse range of artistic vision.

One of the artists will be in the Gallery to help you with your “visual experience”. Fri 5 pm - 9 pm, Sat and Sun 10 am - 5 pm.

VIRGINIA CHRISTOPHER FINE ART 816 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E5 T. 403-263-4346 F. 403-262-9644 info@virginiachristopherfineart.com www.virginiachristopherfineart.com Celebrating 27 years in the art business, the gallery carries original artworks by over 40 senior and established, contemporary Canadian artists including David Alexander, Peter Deacon, Les Graff, Douglas Haynes, Roy Leadbeater, Luke Lindoe and Leslie Poole. Exhibitions change monthly. Now in the Design District and the location of the Vue CafÈ, open for lunch daily, 11 am - 4:30 pm. Gallery Mon to Sat 11 am - 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

WALLACE GALLERIES 500 5 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3L5 T. 403-262-8050 F. 403-264-7112 colette@wallacegalleries.com www.wallacegalleries.com Specializes in Canadian contemporary original art.

Features some of Canada’s leading artists including Ted Godwin, Kenneth Lochhead, Vivian Thierfelder, Alain Attar, Les Thomas, Brian Atyeo and Jeff de Boer. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

WEBSTER GALLERIES 812 - 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E5 T. 403-263-6500 F. 403-263-6501 info@webstergalleries.com www.webstergalleries.com Since 1980, Webster Galleries Inc. has been a leading specialist in stone sculpture and offers a large collection of Inuit sculpture, oils, watercolours, bronzes, pencil works, ceramics and hand-pulled prints within 10,000 square feet of gallery space.

Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 1 pm - 4 pm.

Cooperative Galleries ARTPOINT GALLERY AND STUDIOS 1139 - 11 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 3G1 T. 403-265-6867 F. 403-265-6867 info@artpoint.ca www.artpoint.ca Housed just behind the CPR tracks in Ramsay, the gallery is home to over 40 artists and members of the artpoint society. In the Upstairs and Downstairs Galleries, members and invited art groups show their work in monthly changing exhibitions — from painting to sculpture; photography to textiles. Turn E from 8 St onto 11 Ave SE and follow gravel road.

Thurs & Fri 1 pm - 5 pm, Sat 11 am to 5 pm, Sun 1 pm - 5 pm, or by appointment.

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BRIC GALLERY 227 35 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2K5 T. 403-520-0707 bowriverclayworks@hotmail.com CENTENNIAL GALLERY 133-125 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0P6 T. 403-266-6783 lnemanz@telusplanet.net A unique, artist-run gallery offering excellent quality representational, impressionistic and abstract art work since 1975 — paintings in all media, handpulled mono-types, tapestry, functional and decorative pottery and stained glass, all by local artists who work at, and run, the gallery. Tues to Sat 11 am - 4 pm, (also Mon from May to Oct). East end of the Calgary Tower complex, opposite Glenbow.

Public Galleries ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE GALLERY 1221 2 St SW, 2nd floor, Calgary, AB T2R 0W5 T. 403-245-5662 F. 403-244-3911 director@afcalgary.ca www.afcalgary.ca/ Located in the heritage Memorial Park Building, the Alliance FranÁaise of Calgary offers a wide range of exhibitions in its new gallery. It promotes the visual arts and their multicultural aspects as an important expression of French civilization and also facilitates cultural activities offered in conjunction with French language classes. Mon to Fri 9:30 am - 1 pm, 2 pm - 5:30 pm; Sat 9:30 am - 1 pm.

THE NICKLE ARTS MUSEUM University of Calgary, 434 Collegiate Bd NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 T. 403-220-7234 F. 403-282-4742 nickle@ucalgary.ca www.ucalgary.ca/~nickle A broadly focused public gallery that is an integral part of the University of Calgary. 18 to 24 exhibitions per year focus on contemporary western Canadian art and on numismatics, reflecting the museum’s two major collections. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Thur to 9 pm, Sat 1 pm - 5 pm (May through Aug, Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm only).

TRIANGLE GALLERY OF VISUAL ART 104-800 Macleod Tr SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2M3 T. 403-262-1737 F. 403-262-1764 jacek@trianglegallery.com www.trianglegallery.com Dedicated to the presentation of contemporary Canadian visual arts, architecture and design within a context of international art, the gallery is engaged in the advancement of knowledge and understanding of contemporary art practices through a balanced program of visual art exhibitions to the public of Calgary and visitors.

Admission fee: Adults - $2.00; Senior/Students $1.00; Family - $5.00; Members of the Triangle Gallery - Free. Annual Membership - $25.00. Free admission on Thursdays. Tues to Fri 11 am - 5 pm, Sat noon - 4 pm.

All Canadian • Hand Crafted

CAMROSE ART GALLERY OF CALGARY 117 - 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1B4 T. 403-770-1350 F. 403-264-8077 artinfo@artgallerycalgary.org www.artgallerycalgary.org DEVO ART GALLERY 317 7 Ave SW, 4th Flr TD Square, Calgary, AB T. 403-221-4274 GLENBOW MUSEUM 130 - 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0P3 T. 403-268-4100 F. 403-262-4045 glenbow@glenbow.org www.glenbow.org/ The colourful history of Canada’s West comes alive at Western Canada’s largest museum. Discover the diverse people, stories and events that shaped this region. Glimpse the world beyond Western Canada through special exhibitions and their own eclectic, international collections. Daily 9 am - 5 pm, Thur till 9 pm. Adult $12; Sen $9; Stu $8; under 6 free; family $37.50. Glenbow Shop open daily 10 am 5:30 pm, Thur till 9 pm.

ILLINGWORTH KERR GALLERY Alberta College of Art & Design, 1407 14 Ave NW Calgary, T2N 4R3 T. 403-284-7633 F. 403-289-6682 ron.mopett@acad.ab.ca www.acad.ab.ca/galleries/ikg/gate.cfm LEIGHTON ART CENTRE Box 9, Site 31, R.R. 8, By Millarville, 16 km south of Calgary off Hwy 22 west Calgary, Alberta T2J 2T9 T. 403-931-3633 F. 403-931-3673 info@leightoncentre.org www.leightoncentre.org Situated on 80 acres of rolling foothills 15 minutes southwest of Calgary, the former home of landscape painter A.C. Leighton represents 50 years in Canadian landscape painting. Changing exhibitions and sales — workshops on painting techniques for various skill levels from beginners to accomplished artists. Located south on Macleod Tr to Spruce Meadows Tr west to 37 St (Hwy 773) and south (then west and south) to 266 Ave W (bottom of big hill, west and south on winding road) to Leighton Centre. Museum entrance 50 yds south of Centre.

Tues to Sat 10 am - 4 pm.

MARION NICOLL GALLERY Alberta College of Art & Design, 1407 14 Ave NW Calgary, AB T2N 4R3 T. 403-284-7625 F. 403-289-6682 mng@acadsa.ca www.acad.ab.ca/galleries/mng/gate.cfm MEZZANINE GALLERY 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1T1 T. 403-220-4913 martin_herbert@uts.ffa.ucalgary.ca mezzanine.ffa.ucalgary.ca MUSEUM OF THE REGIMENTS GALLERIES 4520 Crowchild Tr SW, Calgary, AB T3E 1T8 T. 403-240-9723 F. 403-686-1280 morcd@telus.net www.museumoftheregiments.ca

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pottery • jewellery glass • wood • gifts

Commercial Gallery CANDLER ART GALLERY 5002 50 St, Camrose, AB T4V 1R2 T. 780-672-8401 F. 780-679-4121 Toll Free: 1 888 672-8401 candler@syban.net www.candlerartgallery.com Fresh, vibrant and alive describe both the artwork and the experience when you visit this recently restored gallery. You will discover a diverse group of both emerging and established artists all well priced. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am 5 pm. Or by appt.

2105 - 4 Street SW Susan Dean 245-1212

CANMORE Commercial Galleries ELEVATION GALLERY 100-729 Main St, Canmore, AB T1W 2B2 T. 403-609-3324 baxterc@telus.net www.elevationgallery.ca With new street-front location housing the works of more than 20 visual artists, the Elevation Gallery exhibits a constantly changing array of painting, jewellery, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, ceramic and glass. Artists range from emerging to established, all working with some elements of contemporary style. Daily 10 am - 6 pm. (Closed Mon in shoulder seasons.)

THE AVENS GALLERY 104-709 Main St, Canmore, AB T1W 2B2 T. 403-678-4471 theavensgallery@telusplanet.net www.theavensgallery.com Established in 1980, the Avens Gallery features original work by local senior artists — Zelda Nelson, Alice Saltiel, Tony Bloom, Craig Richards and others working in painting, photography, glass, clay, wood and metal. Daily 10:30 am - 5:30 pm.

(Closed Mon in Winter.)

Contemporary European Art

2nd level, Art Central 100 – 7 Avenue SW Calgary, AB 403-265-2484 beaeismont@shaw.ca www.BEartgallery.com

“Orange Street” by Ella Charette, oil on canvas

THE CORNER GALLERY 705 Main St, Box 8110, Canmore, AB T1W 2T8 T. 403-678-6090 Toll Free: 1 800 649-7948 www.cornergallery.com Original works by Canadian artists — Elaine Fleming, Mike Svob, Tinyan, Min Ma and Vilem Zach. Paintings, pottery, bronze, soapstone, jade, photography and raku. Phone for hours.

Public Gallery CANMORE LIBRARY GALLERY 950 8 Ave, Canmore, AB T1W 2T1 webmaster@caag.ca www.caag.ca COCHRANE Commercial Galleries STUDIO WEST BRONZE FOUNDRY & ART GALLERY PO Box 550, 205 - 2 Ave SE, Industrial Park Cochrane, AB T4C 1A7 T. 403-932-2611 F. 403-932-2705 Original bronze works both finished and in progress at Canada’s largest sculpture foundry.

Free tours of the lost-wax methods of bronze cast-

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T H E A L I C AT G A L L E R Y 19th annual Fall Exhibition and Sale October 13 -22, 2006

FEATURING: Merv Brandel, Rod Charlesworth, Lorna Dockstader, David Langevin and Neil Patterson

Merv Brandel, Cascade Mountain, Oil on canvas, 22" x 28"

403-949-3777 • www.alicatgallery.com The Alicat Gallery has been in operation since 1987, and specializes in Western Canadian art.

Located about 30 minutes west of Calgary in Bragg Creek, Alberta.

Allan W. King

The Platinum Prints Of Allan W. King “Timeless Beauty Of The Canadian Rockies”

Copyright © Allan W. King

Available In 12” x 20” 8” x 20” 8” x 10” 5" x 7" Limited Edition Prints Also Classic B/W Prints “Sunrise on Lake Louise”, Platinum Print 12" x 20"

Tel & Fax : (403) 240-2874 www.platinumvisions.com

•Exhibitions •Workshops •Galleries •Venues

5002 - 50 Street Camrose, AB T4V 1R2 1-888-672-8401 www.candlerartgallery.com candler@syban.net

Featuring Parkland Prairie Artists Carole May Coty, Enchanting Bouquet 12" x 16"

Art Supplies, Complete Framing Department, Prints, Posters, Gifts

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ing. Also paintings, western prints, Pioneer Women’s Museum, artifacts and more. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5 pm, evenings by appointment and call (403) 932-2611 for weekend hours. In Cochrane, 15 min from Calgary on Hwy 1A. WESTLANDS ART GALLERY 118 - 2 Ave W, Cochrane, AB T4C 1B2 T. 403-932-3030 F. 403-932-7810 look@westlandsart.com www.westlandsart.com CROWSNEST PASS Public Gallery CROWSNEST PASS PUBLIC ART GALLERY 14733 20 Ave, PO Box 1469 Crowsnest Pass, AB T0K 0E0 T. 403-562-2218 F. 403-562-2218 cnpaaa@telusplanet.net www.telusplanet.net/public/cnpaaa/ DIDSBURY Commercial Gallery GILDED GALLERY 106-2034 19 Ave (Box 2004) Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 T. 403-335-8735 F. 403-335-8736 alison@gildedgallery.com www.gildedgallery.com Specializing in original works by emerging artists of Central Alberta, the gallery shows more than 120 works by 25 central Alberta artists. The approachable and welcoming atmosphere is ideal for browsing and buying. Full custom framing services available. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 4 pm.

DONALDA Public Gallery DONALDA GALLERY FOR THE ARTS 5002 Main St, Donalda, AB T0B 1H0 T. 403-883-2255 Donaldag@telusplanet.net www.donaldagallery.com GREATER EDMONTON AND AREA Artist-run Galleries HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY 10215 112 St - 3rd Flr, Edmonton, AB T5K 1M7 T. 780-426-4180 F. 780-425-5523 harcourt@telusplanet.net www.harcourthouse.ab.ca The Arts Centre delivers a variety of services to both artists and the community, and acts as an essential alternative site for the presentation, distribution and promotion of contemporary art. The gallery presents 10 five-week exhibitions, from local, provincial and national artists, collectives and arts organizations as well as an annual members’ show.

Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat noon - 4 pm.

LATITUDE 53 10248 106 St, Edmonton, AB T5J 1H5 T. 780-423-5353 F. 780-424-9117 info@latitude53.org www.latitude53.org

www.artbeat.ab.ca Located in the Arts and Heritage District of St. Albert, this family-owned business specializes in original artwork by Western Canadian artists.

Paintings in all media, sculpture, pottery, and art glass. Home and corporate consulting. Certified picture framer. Part of St. Albert Artwalk - May through August. Tues to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Thur to 8 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

ART MODE GALLERY 12220 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, AB T5N 3K3 T. 780-453-1555 steven@artmode.ca www.artmode.ca This engaging and approachable gallery represents over 50 Canadian contemporary artists, working in a variety of media. From oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, to hand blown glass and original sculpture, there is something for everyone.

BEARCLAW GALLERY 10403 124 St, Edmonton, AB T5N 3Z5 T. 780-482-1204 F. 780-488-0928 info@bearclawgallery.com www.bearclawgallery.com Specializing in Canadian First Nations and Inuit art since 1975 from artists including Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau, Roy Thomas, Maxine Noel, Jim Logan, George Littlechild, Jane Ash Poitras and David Morrisseau. A wide variety of paintings, jade and Inuit soapstone carvings, and Navajo and Northwest coast jewellery. Mon 11 am - 5 pm, Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

CAMPBELL’S ART REGISTRY, SALES AND HISTORY SHOPPE 101-10235 124 St, Edmonton, AB T5N 1P9 T. 780-455-4788 bgcampbell@shaw.ca CHRISTL BERGSTROM’S RED GALLERY 9621 Whyte (82) Ave, Edmonton, AB T. 780-439-8210 F. 780-435-0429 christl@christlbergstrom.com www.christlbergstrom.com This storefront gallery and studio, in the Mill Creek area of Old Strathcona, features the work of Edmonton artist Christl Bergstrom, both recent and past work including still lifes, portraits, nudes and landscapes. Mon to Fri 11 am - 5 pm, Sat by appt.

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY 10332 124 St, Edmonton, AB T5N 1R2 T. 780-488-4445 F. 780-488-8335 dug@douglasudellgallery.com www.douglasudellgallery.com In the art business in Edmonton since 1967, and Vancouver since 1986, and now in Calgary, Douglas Udell Gallery represents many of Canada’s leading contemporary artists as well as some of the leading young artists gaining momentum in the international playing field. The gallery also buys and sells in the secondary market in Canadian historical as well as international. Tues to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Mon by appt.

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SNAP GALLERY 10309 97 St, Edmonton, AB T5J 0M7 T. 780-423-1492 F. 780-424-9117 snap@snapartists.com www.snapartists.com Established in 1982 as an independent, cooperatively-run fine art printshop, the SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists) mandate is to promote, facilitate and communicate print and printrelated contemporary production. A complete print shop and related equipment are available to members. Ten exhibitions are scheduled each year. Tues to Sat noon - 5 pm.

Edmonton’s Fall Gallery Walk will be held October 21 from 10 am to 5 pm and October 22 from noon to 4 pm in Edmonton’s eclectic 124th Street business district. More info at www.gallery-walk.com or call 780-452-9664.

Commercial Galleries AGNES BUGERA GALLERY 12310 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5N 3K5 T. 780-482-2854 F. 780-482-2591 info@agnesbugeragallery.com www.agnesbugeragallery.com In the art gallery business since 1975, Agnes Bugera is pleased to continue representing an excellent group of established and emerging Canadian artists. Spring and Fall solo exhibitions offer a rich variety of quality fine art including landscape, still life, figurative and abstract paintings as well as sculpture. New works by gallery artists are featured throughout the year. Tues to Sat 10 am 5 pm and by appointment.

EVERGREEN GALLERY 2-20 McLeod Ave, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3Y1 T. 780-962-6222 F. 780-962-6247 grant@evergreengallery.ca grant@evergreengallery.ca Established in 1995, the gallery presents origional artwork by western Canadian artists such as Mel and Fran Heath, Karen Findlay, and Frances AltyArscott and pottery by Noboru Kubo, bronze sculpture by Roy Leadbeater, soapstone carvings by Roy Hinz and glass art by Martha Henry and Jeff Holmwood. Selected a “Top 100 Art And Framing Retailer” by Decor Home magazine in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Mon to Fri 9:30 am - 6 pm, Thurs till 8 pm, Sat 9 am - 5 pm.

ART BEAT GALLERY 26 St Anne St, St Albert, AB T8N 1E9 T. 780-459-3679 F. 780-459-3677 artbeat@telusplanet.net

FRINGE GALLERY 10516 Whyte Ave - lower, Edmonton, AB T6E 2A4 T. 780-432-0240 F. 780-439-5447

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JOHNSON GALLERY SOUTH SIDE 7711 85 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 3B4 T. 780-465-6171 info@johnsongallery.ca www.johnsongallery.ca LANDO GALLERY 11130 - 105 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0L5 T. 780-990-1161 F. 780-990-1153 mail@landogallery.com www.landogallery.com Edmonton’s newest commercial art gallery in the centre of Edmonton was established as Lando Fine Art in 1990 by private art dealer Brent Luebke. It will continue to provide superior quality Canadian and international fine art, fine crafts, custom framing, art leasing, appraisals and collection management. The gallery also buys and sells Canadian and international secondary market fine art. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 4:30 pm, or by appt.

MURUNGO GALLERY 10614 124 St, Edmonton, AB T5N 1S3 T. 780-433-5504 murungo@telusplanet.net www.murungogallery.com NORTHERN IMAGES GALLERY 2113 West Edmonton Mall, 8770 170 St Edmonton, AB T5T 3J7 T. 780-444-1995 F. 780-481-0530 NI.Edmonton@ArcticCo-op.com www.ArcticCo-op.com Canada’s leading retailer of Inuit and Dene art from the Arctic. Specializing in soapstone carvings, tapestries, original prints, jewellery, beaded slippers and glassworks. Located on the Upper Level, Phase 1, West Edmonton Mall. Second location in Winnipeg. Mon to Fri 10 am - 9 pm, Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

ROWLES & COMPANY LTD 10130 103 St, Mezz Level Edmonton, AB T5J 3N9 T. 780-426-4035 F. 780-429-2787 rowles@rowles.ca www.rowles.ca Features over 100 western Canadian artists in original paintings, bronze, blown glass, metal, scrimshaw on moose antler, marble and soapstone.

Specializing in corporate collections and gifts, the gallery offers consultation for special commissions, packaging and complete fulfillment for a wide variety of corporate projects. Second location in Calgary. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5 pm, Sat noon - 5 pm.

SCOTT GALLERY 10411 124 St, Edmonton, AB T5N 3Z5 T. 780-488-3619 F. 780-488-4826 info@scottgallery.com www.scottgallery.com Established in 1986, the Scott Gallery features Canadian contemporary art representing over thirty established and emerging Canadian artists. Exhibits include paintings, works on paper including hand pulled prints and photography, ceramics and sculpture. Tues to Sat 10 am -5 pm.

SPECTRUM GALLERY 9418 91 ST NW, Edmonton, AB T6C 3P4 T. 780-634-9177 spectrumart@shaw.ca Nestled in the unique neighbourhood of Strathearn, Spectrum Art Gallery characterizes itself as a focal point for 30 Western Canadian artists.

Paintings in acrylics, watercolours plus glass, mosaics and sculpture, welcomes all to experience the rich palate of creativity that owner Christopher Lucas, has to offer. (Summer) Mon to Sat noon - 9 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm. (Winter) Daily noon - 5 pm.

TU GALLERY 10718-124 St, Edmonton, AB T5M 0H1 T. 780-452-9664 apaterson@tugallery.ca www.tugallery.ca

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Jim Logan September 30 - October 12

George Littlechild October 21 - November 2

WEST END GALLERY 12308 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5N 3K5 T. 780-488-4892 F. 780-488-4893 info@westendgalleryltd.com www.westendgalleryltd.com Established in 1975, this fine art gallery is known for representing leading artists from across Canada — paintings, sculpture and glass art in traditional and contemporary styles. Exhibitions via e-mail available by request. Second location in Victoria.

Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

Littlechild, "Cree Summer", MM/P, 22.5" x 22.5"

GALLERY DE JONGE 27022A Highway 16A Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3M1 T. 780-962-9505 ena@gallerydejonge.com www.gallerydejonge.com

VANDERLEELIE GALLERY 10183 112 St, Edmonton, AB T5K 1M1 T. 780-452-0286 F. 780-451-1615 vag@vanderleelie.ab.ca www.vanderleelie.ab.ca Located downtown, Vanderleelie Gallery boasts one of Edmonton’s most elegant contemporary art spaces. Established in 1992, the gallery represents artists at various stages of their professional development and working in a variety of media. Under the direction of Peter Robertson, the gallery mounts 15 exhibitions each year. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

Cooperative Galleries LITTLE CHURCH GALLERY 455 King St, PO Box 3511 Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3A8 T. 780-962-0664 F. 780-962-0664 alliedac@shaw.ca members.shaw.ca/alliedac Administered by the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove, the gallery is housed in a church built in 1920. It shows original works by members of the Allied Arts Council, as well as a new featured artist every month. There are several member shows each year and an annual art competition open to all Alberta artists. Ongoing classes for both adults and children. Tues to Sat noon - 5 pm.

THE STUDIO GALLERY 143 Grandin Park Plaza, 22 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, AB T8N 1B4 T. 780-460-5990 F. 780-458-7871 the-studio-gallery@telusplanet.net Public Galleries ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY 10186-106 St, Edmonton, AB T5J 1H4 T. 780-488-5900 F. 780-488-8855 acc@albertacraft.ab.ca www.albertacraft.ab.ca Alberta’s only public gallery dedicated to fine craft presents four exhibitions in the main gallery each year. The Discovery Gallery features new works by ACC members. The gallery shop offers contemporary and traditional fine crafts including pottery, blown glass, jewelry, woven and quilted fabrics, home accessories, furniture and much more. All are hand-made by Alberta and Canadian craft artists.

Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm; closed Sun.

Bearclaw Gallery 10403-124 St. Edmonton, Alberta T5N 3Z5

TEL: 1+(780) 482-1204 info@bearclawgallery.com www.bearclawgallery.com

Darcy Leopold Polny

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA #2, Sir Winston Churchill Square 99 St. & 102 A Ave., Edmonton, AB T5J 2C1 T. 780-422-6223 F. 780-426-3105 info@artgalleryalberta.com www.artgalleryalberta.com Founded in 1924, the gallery is the only museum in Alberta strictly devoted to the exhibition and preservation of art and visual culture. In conjunction with a full and varied exhibition schedule, the gallery provides lectures, talks and seminars on art and art-related issues. Tue to Fri 10:30 am - 5 pm, Thu until 8 pm, Sat & Sun 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon & hols.

“Gabriola Beach”, 16" x 20", A/C

FRONT GALLERY 12312 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5N 3K5 T. 780-488-2952 F. 780-488-2952 frontgal@telusplanet.net Located in Edmonton’s gallery walk district. Since opening in 1979 the gallery has specialized in exhibiting fine art and craft by Alberta artists, with exhibitions changing every three weeks. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS D’ALBERTA 9103 95 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6C 1Z4 T. 780-461-3427 F. 780-461-4053 info@savacava.com www.savacava.com EXTENSION CENTRE GALLERY 8303 112 St, 2nd Flr, University Extension Centre Edmonton, AB T6G 2T4 T. 780-492-0166 liberalstudies@ualberta.ca www.extension.ualberta.ca/liberalstudies/finearts_gallery.aspx FAB GALLERY 3-98 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2C9 T. 780-492-2081 bbrennan@ualberta.ca www.ualberta.ca/ARTDESIGN/html/ fab/index.html

SEPTEMBER 7 - 30 Opening Thursday evening September 7, as part of St. Albert Artwalk

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MULTICULTURAL PUBLIC ART GALLERY 5411 51 St, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X7 T. 780-963-2777 F. 780-963-0233

Provincial Arts Service Organization (PASO) for the visual arts which celebrates, supports and develops Alberta’s visual culture. The gallery hosts an ongoing exhibition schedule. Mon to Fri 10 am - 4 pm.

PROFILES PUBLIC ART GALLERY, ARTS & HERITAGE FOUNDATION 19 Perron St, St Albert, AB T8N 1E5 T. 780-460-4310 F. 780-460-9537 ahfgallery@telus.net Located in the historic Banque d’Hochelaga in St. Albert, the gallery features contemporary art, usually by Alberta artists, who show their painting, sulpture, video, quilts, glass and ceramics at both the provincial and national level. Monthly exhibitions, adult lectures and workshops, “Looking at Art” school tours, art rental and sales plus a gallery gift shop. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Thurs till 8 pm.

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THE WORKS GALLERY AT COMMERCE PLACE 10150 Jasper Ave, Main Floor, Commerce Place Edmonton, AB T5J 1W4 T. 780-426-2122 F. 780-426-4673 theworks@telusplanet.net www.theworks.ab.ca VAAA GALLERY 10215 112 St, 3rd Flr, Edmonton, AB T5N 1M7 T. 780-421-1731 F. 780-421-1857 Toll Free: 1 866 421-1731 visartaa@telusplanet.net www.visualartsalberta.ab.ca Visual Arts Alberta Association is a non-profit

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Commercial Gallery AGT ART GALLERY 2224 2 Ave, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0 T. 403-553-4646 FORT MCMURRAY Commercial Gallery ARTWORKS GALLERY 9917 Biggs Ave, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 1S2 T. 780-743-2887 F. 780-743-2330 info@artworksgallery.ca www.artworksgallery.ca Showcases paintings, bronze sculptures, glass, photography, jewellery, funky furniture, and other multimedia works. Also features Northern arts such as soapstone and wood carvings, caribou hair tuftings and birchbark bitings. Changing group exhibitions feature new works by gallery artists, including paintings by Alex Janvier, Frederick R. McDonald and Carol Breen, sculptures by Brian Clark, and various works by other Western Canadian artists. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 6 pm, Fri till 8 pm, or by appt.

Public Gallery KEYANO ART GALLERY 8115 Franklin Ave, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2H7 T. 780-791-8979

9 Christl Bergstrom’s Red Gallery Douglas Udell Gallery Electrum Design Evergreen Gallery Little Church Gallery Multicultural Gallery Northern Images Gallery

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GRANDE PRAIRIE Public Gallery PRAIRIE ART GALLERY 10209 99 St, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2H3 T. 780-532-8111 F. 780-539-9522 pag@telusplanet.net www.prairiegallery.com Located in the restored Central Park School building, a Provincial Historical Resource, the gallery celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2005 as the only major public art gallery in north-western Alberta.

Maintains a rigorous exhibition schedule and is a regular contributor to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat and Sun 1 pm - 5 pm. Closed statutory holidays.

HIGH RIVER Commercial Galleries ART AND SOUL GALLERY 509 1 St SW, PO Box 5005, High River, AB T1V 1M3 T. 403-601-3713 art@artandsoul.ab.ca www.artandsoul.ab.ca Annie Froese’s working studio/gallery presents paintings in a variety of media, ceramic arts, glass, weaving, furniture and jewellery. In addition to Annie’s own pieces, many of the original works shown are by teachers and mentors or simply the work of artists she has admired. Located about 1/2 hour south of Calgary. Wed to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 pm - 5 pm.

TWO FEATHERS GALLERY 153 Macleod Tr, PO Box 5457 High River, AB T1V 1M6

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Murungo Gallery Rowles & Company Ltd Royal Alberta Museum SNAP Gallery The Works Gallery TU Gallery Vanderleelie Gallery West End Gallery

T. 403-652-1024 F. 403-652-1026 rbarstad@rbarstad.com www.rbarstad.com JASPER Commercial Gallery MOUNTAIN GALLERIES AT THE FAIRMONT The Gallery at Jasper Park Lodge, #1 Old Lodge Rd, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0 T. 780-852-5378 F. 780-852-7292 jasper@mountaingalleries.com www.mountaingalleries.com Mountain Galleries was founded in 1992, a favourite stop for collectors of Canadian art. Now with three locations and 5,000 square feet of exhibition space. The mission of the gallery is to support Western Canadian artists, both well-established and mid-career. This commercial gallery features a museum quality collection of painting, sculpture and other treasures. Daily 8 am - 10 pm.

LACOMBE Commercial Gallery THE GALLERY ON MAIN 4910 50 Ave, 2nd Flr, Lacombe, AB T4L 1Y1 T. 403-782-3402 F. 403-782-3405 artstop@telus.net Located just off Hwy. 2 in the heart of Historic Downtown Lacombe, this gallery boasts the largest selection of original art in central Alberta.

Representing over 60 Alberta artists, the gallery’s selection covers a wide variety of media. Mon to Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm. Winter Hours: Tues to Sat noon - 5 pm.

www.gallerieswest.ca

Commercial Galleries COULEE RIDGE ART GALLERY Lethbridge Centre Mall, 217-200 4 Ave S Lethbridge, AB T1J 4C9 T. 403-380-2210 F. 403-380-2219 art@couleeridge.com www.couleeridge.com JERRY ARNOLD GALLERY 604 3 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 0H4 T. 403-320-2341 www.jerryarnoldgallery.com THE MILLER GALLERY 407A 5 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2B6 T. 403-329-1050 artists@themillergallery.ca www.themillergallery.ca TRIANON GALLERY 104 5 St S - Upstairs, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2B2 T. 403-380-2787 F. 403-329-1654 Toll Free: 1 866 380-2787 trianon@savillarchitecture.com www.savillarchitecture.com

ART WALK Lethbridge ArtWalk 2006, a free, self-guided walking tour, will be held September 15 from 10 am to 4 pm and September 16 from 10 am to 6 pm at about two dozen locations within easy walking distance of each other. Maps available from the Allied Arts Council and other major cultural institutions. Call 403-327-2813.

Cooperative Galleries GALLERY POTEMKIN 316 5 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2B5 gallerypotemkin@hotmail.com

Public Galleries CULTURE CENTRE GALLERY 299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3Y6 T. 403-529-3806 F. 403-504-3554 cultural@city.medicine-hat.ab.ca www.memlane.com/nonprofit/ccga ESPLANADE ART GALLERY 401 First St SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2 T. 403-502-8580 F. 403-502-8589 mhmag@city.medicine-hat.ab.ca www.esplanade.ca This is a new home for the Medicine Hat Museum, Art Gallery and Archives, as well as a 700-seat theatre. The gallery accommodates a wide range of art exhibitions, including contemporary and historical, regional, national and international art. Exhibitions are often accompanied by receptions, talks and tours. Adults - $4, Youth and Student - $3, 6 & Under - Free, Family - $12, Thur Free for all ages.

Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm; Thur till 9 pm; Sat, Sun and Hol noon - 5 pm.

Public Galleries BOWMAN ARTS CENTRE 811 5 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 0V2 T. 403-327-2813 F. 403-327-6118 aacbac@shaw.ca members.shaw.ca/aacbac GALT MUSEUM 502 1 St S ( 5 Ave S & Scenic Dr) Lethbridge, AB T. 403-320-3898 F. 403-329-4958 info@galtmuseum.com www.galtmuseum.com SOUTHERN ALBERTA ART GALLERY 601 3 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 0H4 T. 403-327-8770 F. 403-328-3913 info@saag.ca www.saag.ca One of Canada’s foremost public galleries, SAAG fosters the work of contemporary visual artists who push the boundaries of their medium. Regularly changing exhibitions are featured in three distinct gallery spaces. Learning programs, film screenings and special events further contribute to local culture. Gift Shop and a Resource Library. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 pm - 5 pm.

Public Gallery THE STATION CULTURAL CENTRE PO Bag 20, 53 North Railway St Okotoks, AB T1S 1K1 T. 403-938-3204 F. 403-938-8963 cmasterson@okotoks.ca

Cooperative Gallery HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY 4924 Ross St, Red Deer, AB T4N 1X7 T. 403-346-8937 harriswarke@canoemail.com Public Galleries RED DEER & DISTRICT MUSEUM 4525 47a Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6 T. 403-309-8405 F. 403-342-6644 museum@museum.red-deer.ab.ca www.museum.red-deer.ab.ca

Bird with Fish, Simeonie Killikatee from Lake Harbour

northern images gallery

VIEWPOINT GALLERY 3827 39 St, City of Red Deer Culture Services Red Deer, AB T4N 0Y6 T. 403-309-4091 pierre.oberg@reddeer.ca www.reddeer.ca

#2113 West Edmonton Mall, 8770 170 Street, Edmonton AB T. (780) 444-1995 • NI.Edmonton@ArcticCo-op.com

VAAA GALLERY

October 12 - November 9, 2006

Commercial Gallery AKOKINISKWAY GALLERY Box 654, Rosebud, Alberta T0J 2T0 T. 403-677-2350, Toll Free: 1 800 267-7553 info@rosebudtheatre.com www.experiencerosebud.com

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ART FAIR The third annual Artisan Fair happens September 9 from 11 am to 5 pm on the main level of the Transit Terminal Parkade in downtown Medicine Hat with a juried exhibition and sale of work by up to 30 artists from Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. More info at 403-529-5997 or visit www.downtownmedicinehat.com.

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MEDICINE HAT Commercial Galleries FRAMING AND ART CENTRE 628 2 St SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0C9 T. 403-527-2600 F. 403-529-9109 facmedhat@shaw.ca

WILLOCK & SAX GALLERY Box 85, 305 Windflower Ave Waterton Lakes, AB TOK 2MO T. 866-859-2220 fineart@willockandsaxgallery.com www.willockandsaxgallery.com

www.gallerieswest.ca

Canada’s Leading Retailer Of Inuit Arts & Crafts

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Commercial Galleries GUST GALLERY 112A Waterton Ave, Waterton Lakes, AB T0K 2M0 T. 403-859-2535 gustgal@telusplanet.net ww. gustgallery.com.

The Gust Gallery embraces the art and landscapes of Southern Alberta reflected by the extraordinary talents of artists working in 2 and 3 dimensional mediums. Open daily mid-May to end-September.

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART GALLERY & HELEN CHRISTOU GALLERY W600, Centre for the Arts, and LINC Level 9 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 T. 403-329-2666 F. 403-382-7115 galleryinfo@uleth.ca www.uleth.ca/artgallery

Pam Thompson, from Spindlesters series, Elasticlay and wood, approx 32"

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ROSEBUD POTEMKIN TOO 317 6 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2C7 gallerypotemkin@hotmail.com

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Visual Arts Alberta 1.866.421.1731 3rd flr, 10215 - 112 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 1M7 ph. 780.421.1731 e. visartaa@telusplanet.net www.visualartsalberta.com Located in the Harcourt House Arts Centre

October 29 to December 31, 2006

Safety Gear for Small Animals Bill Burns, Director Evanescence: Barnes Lake in Retreat

by Linda Walton

465 Victoria St 250-377-2400 www.kag.bc.ca The principal contemporary art gallery in BC’s Interior Fall/Winter 2006 Galleries West 87

The gallery strives to cultivate aesthetic appreciation of the natural grandeur of the environment and concern for the world by offering a thoughtful collection of fine art. Featured artist exhibits complement a broad collection in all media types and styles. Purchase plans, commissions, corporate sales, installation and world wide shipping. Daily, May 1 to Oct 31. By appointment or call for hours, Nov to April.

inquiries@5elementsart.com www.5elementsart.com Conveniently located in the heart of Kicking Horse Country, the gallery is an eclectic art collectors paradise featuring over 60 Western Canadian artisans.

The renovated 2000 sq ft building houses everything from artwork, photography and woodwork to jewellery, ceramics and metal work. (Oct-May) Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm; (Jun-Sep) Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun 10 am - 5 pm, Thurs and Fri till 7 pm.

BRITISH COLUMBIA GALLERIES

LEGACY OF LIGHT GALLERY 917 N 10 Ave, PO Box 682, Golden, BC V0A 1H0 T. 250-344-5989 bill@goldenbcphotography.com www.LLG.ca The landscapes, wildlife, and wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies are highlighted in this fine art photography gallery. Also featured is WR Pitcher’s “When the Gods Return”, a reworking of Greek myths based on the paintings of master artists and presented with a modern Western Canadian twist.

These pigmented ink, varnished canvas prints, measure 36” by 54”. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 10 am - 2 pm.

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LURE of the BADLANDS paintings by Michael Sproule on tour

Medicine Hat

Cultural Center Gallery 299 College Dr., S.E. (reception: Sept 17/06) Kerry Wood Nature Center 6300 - 45th Ave. (reception: Nov 19/06) Yates Memorial Center (Joan Waterfield Gallery) 10th St at 4th Ave. South (reception: Jan 11/07)

Aug 30 - Sep 29/06

Red Deer Nov 18/06 - Jan 07/07

Lethbridge Jan 11 - Feb 24/07

originally hosted by The Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa

GALERIE MCKENZIE MARCOTTE preview or information at www.mckenziemarcotte.ca

Dan Gordon, Gerald St. Maur

John Hall

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John Hall Artists North Grande Prairie Teachers

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Dan Gordon, Gerald St. Maur, Joyce Goodman, Sarah Alford and Tina Martel

Textile Postcards

December 01, 2006 January 14, 2007

10209 - 99 Street 780.532.8111

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Members’ Show Finding Home: Textile Postcards from Canadian & Australian Artists

Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2H3 www.prairiegallery.com

Commercial Gallery CHARISMA GALLERY 33339 S Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 2B2 T. 604-852-3999 F. 604-852-3315 info@charismagallery.com www.charismagallery.com Founded in 1983, the gallery shows a wide selection of original artworks and limited edition prints

by Canadian and international artists. Owner Rod Bishop is pleased at the development of a West Coast style of art and notes its emergence in the collector community. He has an ongoing commitment to connect the artist with the collector in a relaxed atmosphere. Mon to Sat 9 am - 5:30 pm.

CHERRYVILLE, BC Cooperative Gallery CHERRYVILLE ARTISANS’ SHOP, GALLERY & MARKETPLACE 1187 Highway 6, Cherryville, BC V0E 2G1 T. 250-547-0020 info@cherryvilleartisans.com www.cherryvilleartisans.com

GRAND FORKS Public Gallery GRAND FORKS ART GALLERY 7340 - 5th St, PO Box 2140, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 T. 250-442-2211 F. 250-442-0099 gfagchin@direct.ca www.galleries.bc.ca/grandforks INVERMERE Commercial Galleries BAVIN GLASSWORKS 4884A Athalmer Road RR 3, Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 T. 250-342-6816 glass@rockies.net

COURTENAY Public Galleries COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY 580 Duncan Ave, Courtenay, BC V9N 2M7 T. 250-338-6211 F. 250-338-6287 curator@comoxvalleyartgallery.com www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com THE MUIR GALLERY 440 Anderton Ave, PO Box 3053 Courtenay, BC V9N 5N3 T. 250-334-2983 F. 250-334-2934 cvcartscouncil@shaw.ca www.comoxvalleyarts.org

THE ARTYM GALLERY 934 7 Ave, Box 235, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 T. 250-342-7566 F. 250-342-7565 info@artymgallery.com www.artymgallery.com KAMLOOPS Commercial Gallery HAMPTON GALLERY KAMLOOPS 167 4 Ave, Kamloops, BC V2C 3N3 T. 250-374-2400 F. 250-374-2400 hamptongallery@telus.net www.hamptongalleries.com

DUNCAN, BC Commercial Galleries E.J. HUGHES GALLERY 28 Station St, Duncan, BC V9L 1M4 T. 250-746-7112 pacific@islandnet.com www.ejhughes.ca The art of E. J. Hughes is now available at his hometown gallery on Vancouver Island. Hughes is a master. His use of color, moody coastal skies and timeless places keeps connoisseurs coming back for more.

Shop the Hughes Gallery online or, in person Mon to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 4 pm. Sun by appt.

JUDY HILL GALLERY 22 Station St, Duncan, BC V9L 1M4 T. 250-746-6663 F. 250-746-8113 judyhill@judyhillgallery.com www.judyhillgallery.com With 30 years experience in Northwest Coast native art, Judy Hill is a recognized expert who is very careful about quality and authenticity. “I want people to see items in a gallery environment rather than in a gift shop to realize that they are art forms - not just souvenirs.” See Judy’s private collection of trade beads and rare baskets. Appraisals available.

Mon to Fri 9 am - 7 pm, Sat & Sun 9:30 am - 5:30 pm (Reduced hours off-season).

STUDIO TOURS Gabriola Island’s annual Thanksgiving weekend Studio and Gallery Tour runs October 7 to 9 from 10 am to 4 pm. The selfguided event features more than 50 home-based studios and galleries. Visit www.festivalgabriola.ca.

GALIANO ISLAND

Public Galleries KAMLOOPS ART GALLERY 101-465 Victoria St, Kamloops, BC V2C 2A9 T. 250-377-2400 F. 250-828-0662 kamloopsartgallery@kag.bc.ca www.kag.bc.ca As the principal gallery for the visual arts in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, the Kamloops Art Gallery is committed to art as an essential part of the human experience and, therefore, exhibits, collects, documents, preserves, encourages, and interprets regional, national, and international art in all media. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Thur till 9 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

Commercial Gallery GALIANO ART GALLERY 33 Manzanita Rd at Sturdies Bay Galiano Island, BC V0N 1P0 T. 250-539-3539 F. 250-539-3505 galianoartgallery@gulfislands.com www.galianoartgallery.com

THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY VISUAL ART GALLERY Student St, Old Main Building, Box 3010 Kamloops, BC V2C 5N3 T. 250-828-5480 F. 250-371-5950 tatkins@tru.ca www.tru.ca/ae/vpa/vpa.htm

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Commercial Galleries 5 ELEMENTS ARTISAN GALLERY 1210 Trans Canada Highway, Golden, BC V0A 1H0 T. 250-344-5332

Artist-run Gallery ALTERNATOR GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART PO Box 5090 Stn A, 421 Cawston Ave

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Commercial Galleries ART ARK GALLERY 135-1295 Cannery Lane, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9V8 T. 250-862-5080 info@theartark.com www.theartarkcom Since 1999 this gallery in Kelowna’s Cultural District has offered a diverse range of quality artwork by established and emerging Western Canadian artists. The six exhibition spaces show paintings and sculpture in various mediums. The gallery adjoins a fine crafts gift shop offering photography and exquisite clay, glass, woodwork and jewellery from BC artisans. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 11 am 5 pm.

GALLERY 421 100-421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 T. 250-448-8888 info@gallery421.ca www.gallery421.ca Offers an eclectic mix of national and internationally acclaimed artists. Enjoy the works of several talented artists in a relaxed and informed environment. Other highlights include stone carvings, Raku pottery, and beautiful glassworks. In the Rotary Centre for the Arts, opposite Prospera Place. Tues to Fri noon - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 4 pm, or by appt.

GEERT MAAS SCULPTURE GARDENS AND GALLERY 250 Reynolds Road, Kelowna, BC V1V 2G7 T. 250-860-7012 F. 250-860-0494 maas@geertmaas.org www.geertmaas.org HAMBLETON GALLERIES 1290 Ellis St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1Z4 T. 250-860-2498 F. 250-868-4841 info@hambletongalleries.com www.hambletongalleries.com/ Since its establishment in 1964, the Hambleton has provided a showcase for leading Canadian artists whose works grace many national and international private and corporate collections. Recently relocating the gallery to a contemporary loft location, owners Stewart and Tracy Turcotte have added ceramics, wood carvings and bronze sculpture to complement the paintings. Tues to Sat 10 am 5:30 pm.

JULIA TROPS ARTIST STUDIO Studio 113, Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 T. 250-215-0079 Julia@juliatrops.com www.juliatrops.com Canadian artist Julia Trops works from her studio/gallery in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural District, in the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Dramatic and bold figurative artworks in charcoal and oils.

Artwork available for purchase from her studio and on her website. Mon to Fri 9:30 am - 4 pm or by appt.

NEW SPACE Hambleton Galleries in Kelowna has moved to the ‘cultural district,’ where most of the other galleries are located. The gallery, now at 1290 Ellis Street, has a contemporary loft look. Visit www.hambletongalleries.com.

SOPA FINE ARTS 2934 South Pandosy St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1V9 T. 250-763-5088 info@sopafinearts.com www.sopafinearts.com Okanagan’s newest contemporary art gallery. With a special interest in abstraction, Sopa features an impressive collection of original works by regional, Canadian and international artists in a casual, modern space located in South Pandosy Village. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm or by appointment.

THE BARN GALLERY 4450 Towgood Rd, Oyama, BC V4V 2B6 T. 250-548-3823 F. 250-548-0004 lifespace@cablelan.net

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Open Victoria Day (May) to Thanksgiving (October), Fri to Sun 10 am - 6 pm or by appt.

THE EVANS GALLERY AND FRAMING 571 Lawrence Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6L8 T. 250-861-4422 F. 250-868-3377 info@evansgallerycan.com www.evansgallerycan.com TURTLE ISLAND GALLERY 115-1295 Cannery Lane, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9V8 T. 250-717-8235 info@turtleislandgallery.com www.turtleislandgallery.com The gallery has a stunning selection of Northwest Coast wood carvings including ceremonial masks, totem poles, talking sticks, plaques, and bentwood style boxes and a few Cree and Ojibway artists’ works from eastern Canada. Also stone carvings, jewellery, original paintings and limited edition prints both contemporary and traditional. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm (Summer only: extended Thur, Fri till 8 pm, Sun 11 am - 4 pm).

TUTT ART GALLERIES 9-3045 Tutt St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2H4 T. 250-861-4992 F. 250-861-4992 galleries@tuttartgroup.com www.tuttartgroup.com A contemporary fine art gallery established in 1984, the Tutt Collection is comprised of original Canadian art, by more than 35 regionally, nationally, and internationally-acclaimed artists offering an exciting variety of works. From the representational to the abstract, there is something for all fine art preferences. Tues to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 10 am 4 pm or by appt.

GALLERY & STUDIO TOURS The 13th annual Lake Country ArtWalk September 9 and 10 at the Lake Country Community Complex near Kelowna will provide visitors with an opportunity to see more than 250 Okanagan artists exhibiting and selling their work.

More info at www.artwalk.ca. The first-ever Central Okanagan Open Studios tour runs September 16 to 30. The self-guided tour of artists’ studios in Peachland, Westbank, Westside, Kelowna, Joe Rich-Ellison and Lake Country is organized by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan.

More at www.artsco.ca. The Evans Gallery, Turtle Island Gallery, Picture Perfect and Hambleton Galleries in Kelowna have paired with local wineries for an annual art walk called Wine Tasting Is An Art, on September 30 from 11 am to 4 pm. Call 250-861-4422.

Public Galleries GALLERIA AT ROTARY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1 T. 250-717-5304 F. 250-717-5314 info@RotaryCentreForTheArts.com www.RotaryCentreForTheArts.com The Galleria is an important venue for local artists to display their work and organize their own shows. Located in the heart of the cultural district, the Rotary Centre for the Arts is a multi-disciplinary facility with working studios for artists and artisans, galleries, a theatre, pottery studio, bistro, dance studio and meeting spaces. Daily 8 am - 8 pm.

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T. 250-762-2226 F. 250-762-9875 kelowna.artgallery@shaw.ca www.kelownaartgallery.com Founded in 1976, the gallery serves the central Okanagan Valley with a variety of exhibitions and education programs for all ages. The new 15,000 square foot facility, opened in 1996, offers three gallery spaces. The Treadgold/ Bullock Gallery, The Reynolds Gallery and the Rotary Courtyard.

Admission: members free, individual $4, senior $3, student $3, family $8, children under 12 free, Thur 3 pm - 9 pm by donation. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm Thur till 9 pm, Sun 1 pm - 4 pm.

NANAIMO Commercial Gallery GALLERY 223 223 Commercial St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G8 T. 250-741-1188 F. 250-741-0868 gallery@gallery223.ca www.gallery223.ca Whether it’s a classic coastal landscape or something funky by innovative and engaging new artists, Gallery 223 offers a fresh approach to enjoying fine art — an extraordinary selection of original paintings, ceramics, glass, wood carvings and stone sculptures in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Artist’s studios, art education facilities, an art supplies store and custom framing. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm. (Also Sun from Apr - Sep.)

Commercial Gallery TEYJAH’S ART DEN 825 Lakeshore Dr SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1E4 T. 250-833-0907 F. 250-833-0907 teyjah@sunwave.net

SALT SPRING ISLAND

The 11th annual Creston &

of artists’ studios and galleries, from Yahk along Highway 3 to Creston, and on 3A along Kootenay Lake to Riondel. Call 250428-9391 or email artlink@kootenay.com.

NELSON Public Gallery OXYGEN ART CENTRE 707-622 Front St, (enter alley at 302 Vernon St), Nelson, BC V1L 4B7 T. 250-352-6322 office@oxygenartcentre.org www.oxygenartcentre.org OLIVER Commercial Gallery HANDWORKS GALLERY 9932 350 Ave, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 T. 250-498-6388 F. 250-498-6388 ehbrown@telus.net PENTICTON Commercial Gallery THE LLOYD GALLERY 598 Main St, Penticton, BC V2A 5C7 T. 250-492-4484 art@lloydgallery.com www.lloydgallery.com Experience the beauty of the Okanagan through artist’s eyes. Browse through four large viewing galleries hung French salon-style. Original oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel, mixed media and sculptures depict the many faces of the Okanagan, Canada, Europe and Asia. Mon to Sat 9:30 am 5:30 pm.

Public Gallery ART GALLERY OF THE SOUTH OKANAGAN 199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC V2A 1H3 T. 250-493-2928 F. 250-493-3992 agso@telus.net www.galleries.bc.ca/agso

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Commercial Galleries QUALICUM BAY SEASIDE GALLERY 6161 West Island Highway Qualicum Bay, BC V9K 2E3 T. 250-757-9180 eife@shaw.ca www.qualicumgallery.com

September 16 as a self-guided tour

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250-717-8235 115-1295 Cannery Lane Kelowna, BC V1Y 9V8

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28 Station St. Duncan, BC V9L 1M4 250-746-7112

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Public Gallery TWO RIVERS GALLERY OF PRINCE GEORGE & REGION 725 Civic Plaza, Prince George, BC V2A 1H3 T. 250-614-7800 F. 250-563-3211 Toll Free: 1 888 221-1155 info@tworiversartgallery.com www.tworiversartgallery.com

Public Gallery SAGA PUBLIC ART GALLERY 70 Hudson Ave NE, PO Box 1543 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P6 T. 250-832-1170 F. 250-832-6807 sagapublicartgallery@telus.net www.sagapublicartgallery.ca/

STUDIO TOURS

Jewellery • Carvings Original Art & Prints

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SALMON ARM Public Galleries NANAIMO ART GALLERY 150 Commercial, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G6 T. 250-754-1750 info@nanaimogallery.ca www.nanaimogallery.ca

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NATIVE ARTS

The gallery presents contemporary art and historical exhibitions of both established and emerging artists in four exhibition spaces. A place of inquiry, interest and enjoyment, the AGSO proudly promotes Okanagan as well as provincial and national artists.

Admission: Adults $2, students and children free, weekends free. Tues to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat and Sun noon - 5 pm.

Commercial Galleries GALLEONS LAP 103 Park Dr, Ganges Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2R7 T. 250-538-0182 info@glphoto.com www.glphoto.com Representing artists from both the local and wider photographic communities, Galleons Lap exhibits and sells contemporary and historic photographic fine art. Located corner of Park Dr, and Lower Ganges Rd, 200 metres north of the Tourist Infomation Centre in Ganges. Thurs to Sat 11 am to 5pm or by appointment.

STUDIO TOUR With 42 participants, the annual Salt Spring Island Studio Tour runs to September 30, although some studios are open year-round.

John Villani, a US-based author and travel-guide writer, named Salt Spring Island as the top art town in Canada, and ranked it 9th in North America in his 2005 book The 100 Best Art Towns in America. More at www.saltspringstudiotour.com.

J. MITCHELL GALLERY 3104 Grace Point Square, Ganges Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2T9 T. 250-537-8822 jmitchellgallery@saltspring.com www.jmitchellgallery.com Representing 40 Island contemporary artists and artisans distinguished by the quality of their work and their fresh, innovative approaches to the diverse range of media in which they work.

Monthly solo shows feature outstanding original works including many that achieve beautiful blends of form and function. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 3 pm.

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JILL LOUISE CAMPBELL ART GALLERY 3-110 Purvis Lane, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2S5 T. 250-537-1589 F. 250-537-9766 Toll Free: 1 800 474-6705 saltspring@jlcgallery.com www.jlcgallery.com PEGASUS GALLERY OF CANADIAN ART Mouat’s Mall, 1-104 Fulford-Ganges Rd Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2S3 T. 250-537-2421 F. 250-537-5590 pegasus@saltspring.com www.pegasusgallery.ca Established in 1972, the gallery presents contemporary jewellery, paintings, sculptures and glassware (including originals and prints by Salt Spring’s Carol Evans). Pegasus specializes in museum quality antique basketry and work by Northwest Coast native carvers. Open year round.

THUNDERBIRD GALLERY 3105-115 Fulford-Ganges Rd Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2S3 T. 250-537-8448 F. 250-537-9233 thunderbird@saltspring.com www.thunderbirdgallery.com Since 1992 Thunderbird Gallery has specialized in the contemporary art of the Northwest Coast and the very best of Salt Spring Island’s world class art community. As the Island’s second oldest fine art gallery they have built their reputation one collector at a time. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am 4 pm.

SECHELT Public Gallery SUNSHINE COAST ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY 5714 Medusa, Box 1565, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A0 T. 604-885-5412 F. 604-885-6192 SIDNEY, BC Commercial Galleries LAROCHE GALLERY 1A-9851 Seaport Place, Sidney, BC V8L 4X3 T. 250-655-8278 larochefineartgallery@shaw.ca www.larochefineartgallery.com Gallery exhibits original fine art paintings and sculpture with focus on west coast subject matter in representational and contemporary style — including contemporary soapstone sculptures — in a cozy, comfortable setting in front of the Port Sidney Marina. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm (also closed Thur in winter).

MAIN STREET GALLERY 1-2449 Beacon Ave, Sidney, BC V8L 1X7 T. 250-656-62462 F. 250-652-6249 info@mstreetg2allery.com www.mstreetgallery.com This exciting new space offers a broad selection of original art, ceramics, glass and jewellery.

Representing an outstanding selection of contemporary Canadian artists, the elegant, warm and comfortable setting encourages browsing, questions and conversation whether a first time art buyer or collector. Daily 10 am - 6 pm, Thurs till 9 pm (summer only), Sunday 11 am - 5 pm.

ANNIVERSARY Peninsula Gallery in Sidney celebrates its 20th year with a large birthday show from October 20 to November 4 featuring original pieces by many artists who have shown at the gallery over the years, including Robert Bateman. Two new pieces of bronze sculpture by Ken Curley will be permanently mounted on the exterior walls of the gallery. For more info visit www.pengal.com.

PENINSULA GALLERY 100-2506 Beacon Ave, Landmark Bldg.

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Sidney, BC V8L 1Y2 T. 250-655-1282 Toll Free: 1 877 787-1896 pengal@pengal.com www.pengal.com Since 1986 the gallery has offered original paintings and sculptures as well as a wide range of limited edition prints for sale onsite and through comprehensive website. Mon to Sat 9 am - 5:30 pm.

ROY HENRY VICKERS GALLERY 102-2537 Beacon Ave, Sidney Cannery Building Sidney, BC V8L 1Y3 T. 250-655-6466 F. 250-655-6477 gord@royhenryvickers.com www.royhenryvickers.com THE NEW WEST GALLERY 101-9840 Fifth St, Sidney, BC V8L 5K8 T. 250-654-0735 F. 250-654-0732 info@thenewwestgallery.com www.thenewwestgallery.com A new contemporary gallery showing high quality original artwork from North America and England — paintings, sculptures, jewellery, ceramics, wood turning, glass works, unique furniture and photography. All artists represented are passionate about their art and this is evident from the quality of work and the energy it exudes. Tues to Sat 10 am to 5:30 pm or by appointment.

VILLAGE GALLERY 2459 Beacon Ave, Sidney, BC V8L 1X7 T. 250-656-3633 F. 250-656-3601 vilgal@telus.net SILVER STAR MOUNTAIN Commercial Gallery GALLERY ODIN 215 Odin Road, PO Box 3109 Silver Star Mountain, BC V1B 3M1 T. 250-503-0822 F. 250-503-0822 info@galleryodin.com www.galleryodin.com The gallery proudly represents a talented group of Okanagan, British Columbian and Canadian artists, some of them well-established and highly accomplished, others just emerging, but all of them work in a distinctive and original style — oils, acrylics, watercolours, scrimshaw, sculpture, pottery.

(Summer) Thur and Sat 2 pm - 6 pm; (Winter) Wed and Sat 1 pm - 6 pm or by appt.

SQUAMISH Commercial Gallery NORTHERN LIGHTS GALLERY Box 1130, 38055 Cleveland Ave Squamish, BC V0N 3G0 T. 604-892-2018 northernlightsgallery@telus.net Showcasing Canadian artists while featuring First Nations and Inuit works. Originals and Limited Edition prints, sculptures, textiles and pottery. A pleasing destination, or quiet break en route to Whistler. Watch for coming exhibitions and events.

Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

TOFINO Commercial Gallery EAGLE AERIE GALLERY 350 Campbell St, Box 10, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 T. 250-725-3235 F. 250-725-4466 jennifer@royhenryvickers.com www.royhenryvickers.com GREATER VANCOUVER AREA Artist-run Galleries ACCESS ARTIST RUN CENTRE 206 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2J1 T. 604-689-2907 F. 604-689-2907 vaarc@telus.net www.vaarc.ca ARTSPEAK GALLERY 233 Carrall Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2J2 T. 604-688-0051 F. 604-685-1912 artspeak@artspeak.ca www.artspeak.ca GALLERY GACHET 88 E Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1K2 T. 604-687-2468 F. 604-687-1196 gallery@gachet.org www.gachet.org

“Night Nude”, 1989, pastel on paper 28" x 21"

LeRoy Jensen 1927 - 2005

Exhibition and Sale from September 29 to October 25 Preview available on www.jmitchellgallery.com 3104 Grace Point Square, Salt Spring Island toll free 1.866.537.8822 - jmitchellgallery@saltspring.com Fall/Winter 2006 Galleries West 91

GRUNT GALLERY 116-350 E 2 Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 4R8 T. 604-875-9516 F. 604-877-0073 grunt@telus.net www.grunt.bc.ca HELEN PITT GALLERY 102-148 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1B5 T. 604-681-6740 F. 604-688-2826 pittg@telus.net www.helenpittgallery.org

GALLERY 2235 Granville Street, Vancouver BC CANADA T. 604 732-5353 T.F. 1-888-732-5353 inquiries@petleyjones.com www.petleyjones.com

OR GALLERY 101-480 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5E4 T. 604-683-7395 F. 604-683-7302 or@orgallery.org www.orgallery.org

Specializing in contemporary and historical Canadian, European and American paintings, sculpture and original prints.

Norwood Hodge MacGilvary (American, 1874-1949), Reclining Nude, Oil on board, 12” x 15 1⁄2”

ART FESTIVAL Vancouver’s SWARM 2006 Festival of Artist Run Culture happens on September 7 from 7 pm to 11 pm in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver, and on September 8 in Gastown and the downtown core.

For more info visit the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres at www.paarc.ca.

WESTERN FRONT GALLERY 303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1S1 T. 604-876-9343 F. 604-876-4099 exhibitions@front.bc.ca www.front.bc.ca Commercial Galleries AMATI ART GALLERY B6-4255 Arbutus St, Lower Level Arbutus Village Square, Vancouver, BC V6J 4R1 T. 604-736-9813 APPLETON GALLERIES 1451 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1W8 T. 604-685-1715 F. 604-685-1721 info@appletongalleries.com www.appletongalleries.com ART BEATUS 108-808 Nelson St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H2 T. 604-688-2633 F. 604-688-2685 info@artbeatus.com www.artbeatus.com

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toll free: 1 888 834 8757 Stroll through our 2600 sq. ft. gallery of contemporary First Nations artwork and cultural artifacts including the last pole carved by Chief Mungo Martin.

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info@autumnbrook.ca www.autumnbrook.ca This beautiful 3,800 sq.foot gallery showcases outstanding contemporary Canadian artists, painters and sculptors. Located at the foot of gallery row on Granville St and a short walk from Vancouver’s arts and crafts market on Granville Island. Also available for special events rental. Mon 1 pm - 5 pm, Tues to Fri 10:30 am – 5:30 pm, Sat 10:30 am - 5 pm.

AYDEN GALLERY 2103 - 88 West Pender St - 2nd Flr, International Village (Tinseltown), Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9 T. 778-891-4310 info@aydengallery.com www.aydengallery.com BAU-XI GALLERY 3045 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J9 T. 604-733-7011 F. 604-733-3211 info@bau-xi.com www.bau-xi.com BAU-XI (boe she) means “great gift.” Opened in 1965, it is the oldest contemporary gallery in Vancouver. A second location in Toronto in 1976 established Bau-Xi as a national gallery representing about 50 artists, from established senior artists to emerging talent. Pivotal artists, who form part of Canadian art history, represented by the gallery include Maxwell Bates, Joseph Plaskett, Alistair Bell, Ted Godwin and Don Jarvis. Mon to Sat 10 am 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

BEL ART GALLERY Canada Export Centre, 100-602 West Hastings St Vancouver, BC V6B 1P2 T. 604-924-3719 F. 604-924-3719 belart@axionet.com www.belartgallery.com Art dealers since 1990, Beatrice and Stefan Schreiber offer an excellent collection of orginal art and sculptures from fine local and internationallyacclaimed artists in their new, downtown location.

Permanent exhibition and sale on 4th floor. Check website for schedule of showings by the Bel Art Group outside the gallery. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5 pm.

BELLEVUE GALLERY 2475 Bellevue Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1E1 T. 604-922-2304 F. 604-922-2305 info@bellevuegallery.ca www.bellevuegallery.ca OPENING SOON Devoted to representing contemporary fine art, Bellevue Gallery will feature artists of local and international appeal. Giving voice to the experimentation of new technologies in printmaking, divergent and individual approaches to drawing, photography and painting, and unique and distinctive sculpture, the gallery will serve the private and corporate collecting sectors.

ART EMPORIUM 2928 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J7 T. 604-738-3510 F. 604-733-5427 tvk@theartemporium.ca www.theartemporium.ca The Art Emporium offers a large inventory of paintings by all members of the Group of Seven and several of their contemporaries, as well as other major Canadian, French and American artists of the 20th Century, for serious collectors and investors. The Estate of Donald Flather. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

BENT BOX FIRST NATIONS ART 1536 W 2 Ave (Waterfall Building) Vancouver, BC V6J 1H2 T. 604-731-4874 thebentbox@telus.net www.thebentbox.com The Bent Box is focused on promotion of the dynamic art of the Northwest Coast. Featuring finely crafted jewellery, woodcarving and prints from leading and emerging artists. Highlighting works by: Bill Reid, Darren Joseph, Douglas Horne, Trevor Hunt, Beau Dick and Dorothy Grant. Tues to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sun and Mon noon - 5 pm.

ART WORKS GALLERY 225 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 4X7 T. 604-688-3301 F. 604-683-4552 info@artworksbc.com www.artworksbc.com Celebrating 20 years of representing dynamic contemporary Canadian and International artists in a wide variety of mediums and styles including original canvases, sculptures, monoprints and limited editions. Feature exhibitions change monthly.

Conveniently located in the entertainment district on the edge of Yaletown. Deliver locally and ship worldwide. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

BJORNSON KAJIWARA GALLERY 1727 W 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1K7 T. 604-738-3500 F. 604-738-0204 info@tag.bc.ca www.tag.bc.ca The former Third Avenue Gallery is co-directed by Michael Bjornson and Sherri Kajiwara, representing emerging and established, contemporary Canadian artists. It exhibits visually stimulating art, emanating from leading edge, creative thinking and expression. Exhibition emphasis is on artists who express visual and intellectual poignancy, creatively and aesthetically. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

ARTZCO GALLERY 1025 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5L7 T. 604-683-8225 F. 604-683-9626 artzco@telus.net

BLANKET GALLERY 2-2414 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E3 T. 604-709-6100 info@blanketgallery.com www.blanketgallery.com

ATELIER GALLERY 2421 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G5 T. 604-732-3021 ateliergallery@telus.net www.ateliergallery.ca AUTUMN BROOK GALLERY 1545 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1L6 T. 604-737-2363

BUCKLAND SOUTHERST GALLERY 2460 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7C 1L1 T. 604-922-1915 mary@bucklandsoutherst.com www.bucklandsoutherst.com An eclectic gallery owned by Mary Southerst and Richard Buckland. Mary opened her first gallery in Vancouver in 1972 and since then has been man-

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aging galleries both in Spain and Vancouver. Their aim is to hang quality art without too high a price tag. The gallery represents 12 artists, many with international roots. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5.30 pm, Sun noon to 5 pm.

BUSCHLEN MOWATT GALLERY 1445 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2T3 T. 604-682-1234 F. 604-682-6004 bmg@buschlenmowatt.com www.buschlenmowatt.com A leading gallery of contemporary Canadian and international art, opened in 1979, Buschlen Mowatt has earned a global reputation for showcasing some of the world’s most esteemed artists, for producing museum calibre exhibitions and for distinguishing emerging talent. A second location opened in Palm Desert, Ca in 2001. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

CATRIONA JEFFRIES GALLERY 274 East 1 Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1A6 T. 604-736-1554 F. 604-736-1054 cat_jeffries_gallery@telus.net www.catrionajeffries.com CENTRE A, VANCOUVER CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART 2 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G6 T. 604-683-8326 F. 604-683-8632 centrea@centrea.org www.centrea.org CH ART GALLERY 323 Jervis St, Coal Harbour, Escala Vancouver, BC V6C 3P8 T. 604-688-3269 F. 604-688-3269 arts@ch-artgallery.com www.ch-artgallery.com CHALI-ROSSO GALLERY 2250 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 4H7 T. 604-733-3594 gallery@chalirosso.com www.chalirosso.com Recently opened on south Granville, the gallery features original signed lithographs, etchings and engravings by Chagall, Dali, Miro, Picasso, Matisse and Rembrandt. Tues to Sat 11 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm or by appt.

ANNIVERSARY Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery in Vancouver’s Yaletown is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its most extensive exhibition to date. Transcendence - A Decade in Perspective, showing September 16 to November 1. More info at www.coastalpeoples.com.

COASTAL PEOPLES FINE ARTS GALLERY 1024 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2T4 T. 604-685-9298 F. 604-684-9248 coastalpeoples@telus.net www.coastalpeoples.com DIANE FARRIS GALLERY 1590 W 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1S1 T. 604-737-2629 F. 604-737-2675 art@dianefarrisgallery.com www.dianefarrisgallery.com Founded in 1984, the gallery has developed into an internationally recognized showcase for contemporary Canadian and international art, and is especially noted for finding and establishing new talent.

They endeavour to draw in and include those who are new to the contemporary art scene as well as knowledgeable collectors. Tues to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

DISKIN GALLERIES 88 W Pender St, Tinseltown Mall Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9 T. 604-724-4667 karengreen1111@yahoo.ca www.diskingalleries.com DOCTOR VIGARI GALLERY 1312 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X6 T. 604-255-9513 www.doctorvigarigallery.com DORIAN RAE COLLECTION 410 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6C 1A5

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T. 604-874-6100 info@dorianraecollection.com www.dorianraecollection.com DOUGLAS REYNOLDS GALLERY 2335 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G4 T. 604-731-9292 F. 604-731-9293 drg@axionet.com www.douglasreynoldsgallery.com DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY 1558 West 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1R2 T. 604-736-8900 F. 604-736-8931 Vancouver@Douglasudell.com www.douglasudellgallery.com In the art business in Edmonton since 1967, and Vancouver since 1986, and now in Calgary, Douglas Udell Gallery represents many of Canada’s leading Contemporary artists as well as some of the leading young artists gaining momentum in the International playing field. The gallery also buys and sells in the secondary market in Canadian historical as well as international. Tues to Sat 10 am 6 pm, Mon by appt.

DOWNTOWN GALLERY 103-595 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2T5 T. 604-682-8990 F. 604-682-8993 info@downtowngallery.ca www.downtowngallery.ca

Four from Hornby Sep. 30 - Oct. 21 Graham Herbert, On the Sand, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas

Coral Barclay, Glimpse of the Bay, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas

EAGLE SPIRIT GALLERY 1803 Maritime Mews (Granville Island) Vancouver, BC T. 604-801-5205 Toll Free: 1 888 801-5277 eaglespiritgallery@telus.net www.eaglespiritgallery.com ELISSA CRISTALL GALLERIES 2243 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G1 T. 604-730-9611 info@cristallgallery.com www.cristallgallery.com ELLIOTT LOUIS GALLERY 1540 W 2nd Ave, The Waterfall Building Vancouver, BC V6J 1H2 T. 604-736-3282 F. 604-736-3282 gallery@elliottlouis.com www.elliottlouis.com The gallery features Canadian fine art representing contemporary artists and historical masters. Art dealer Ted Lederer prides himself on the standard and diversity of work the gallery carries, their innovative programs and excellent service, providing “in-house” art consultations and an art rental program available to private and corporate clients and the entertainment industry. Tues to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm.

Caroline James, Golden Saddle, 34" x 48", oil on board

Tim Schumm, Morning Iris, 72" x 48", acrylic on canvas

2001 West 41st Avenue Vancouver BC 604 266 6010 www.lindalandofineart.com Canadian Art — Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Motherload November 2 - 11

ENVISION GALLERY 2675 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1P8 T. 604-733-2082 monny@shaw.ca www.geocities.com/monnysenvisiongallery/ index.html This gallery of longtime collector Monny, has a permanent collection as well as a rotating schedule of exhibitions by local artists Sonja Kobrehel, Shu Okamoto, Ruth Lowe and others working in a variety of media. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

EQUINOX GALLERY 2321 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G4 T. 604-736-2405 F. 604-736-0464 equinoxgallery@telus.net www.equinoxgallery.com

Joe Coffey, Motherload, 48" x 72", oil on canvas

EXPOSURE GALLERY 851 Beatty St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2M6 T. 604-688-9501 exposuregallery@shaw.ca www.exposure-gallery.com FEDERATION GALLERY 1241 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 4B7 T. 604-681-8534 fcagallery@artists.ca www.artists.ca The Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery on Granville Island offers sale, exhibition and gallery rental opportunities to members. New exhibitions are usually scheduled every two weeks throughout the year. Tues to Sun 10 am - 5 pm (mid-May Aug), 10 am - 4 pm (Sep - mid May).

GALA GALLERY 2432 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1L2 T. 604-913-1059 galagallery@telus.net www.galagallery.ca The gallery features original contemporary Canadian and international art: paintings, sculp-

Suzanne Northcott, One and Many, 24" x 24", mixed media

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tures, ceramics, and glass. It focuses on works with established market values — often through recorded auction results — and a potential for further appreciation. Tue to Sat 10 am to 5:30 pm, Sunday noon to 5 pm, and by appt.

GALLERY 0 - CONTEMPORARY 2060 Pine St, Vancouver, BC V6G 4P8 T. 604-733-2662 F. 604-733-2282 info@artcenter.ca www.artcenter.ca GALLERY JONES 1725 West 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1K7 T. 604-714-2216 info@galleryjones.com www.galleryjones.com The gallery was established in 2004 to bring together the 18 years collective experience of Mark Reddekopp and Shane O’Brien. They represent contemporary Canadian and international painting, sculpture and photography. Available for rental for private functions or location filming. Mon to Fri 11 am - 6 pm, Thur till 8 pm, Sat noon - 5 pm.

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Tracey Lawrence Gallery Ayden Gallery Diskin Galleries Eileen Fong Gallery Bau-Xi Gallery Bel Art Gallery Belkin SatelliteGallery Bellevue Gallery Buckland Southerst Gallery Gala Gallery Pemberton Studios Presentation House Gallery Studio2 Art Gallery The Studio Art Gallery Bent Box First Nations Art Elliott Louis Gallery Lattimer Gallery Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery Gallery Jones

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Equinox Gallery Marilyn S. Mylrea Gallery Monte Clark Gallery Dorian Rae Collection Doctor Vigari Gallery Douglas Udell Gallery Elissa Cristall Galleries Heffel Gallery La Galerie du Centre Petley Jones Gallery Downtown Gallery Howe Street Gallery Envision Gallery Exposure Gallery Gallery 0 - Contemporary Robert Held Gallery Gallery Gachet grunt Gallery Harrison Galleries Or Gallery Havana Gallery

HARRISON GALLERIES 901 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W6 T. 604-732-5217 F. 604-732-0911 info@harrisongalleries.com www.harrisongalleries.com Family owned and operated with over 35 years’ experience in the art community, representing the art of renowned regional and internationally-recognized artists. They carry an extensive collection of traditional and contemporary paintings between their locations in Vancouver and Calgary. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

HILL’S NATIVE ART 165 Water St (Gastown), Vancouver, BC V6B 1A7 T. 604-685-4249 F. 604-637-0098 info@hillsnativeart.com www.hillsnativeart.com

HAVANA GALLERY 1212 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3X4 T. 604-253-9119 F. 604-253-9181 havana@havana-art.com www.havana-art.com

IAN TAN GALLERY 2202 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 4H7 T. 604-738-1077 F. 604-738-1078 info@iantangallery.com www.iantangallery.com

HEFFEL GALLERY LTD 2247 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G1 T. 604-732-6505 F. 604-732-4245 mail@heffel.com www.heffel.com

INUIT GALLERY OF VANCOUVER 206 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2M9 T. 604-688-7323 gallery@inuit.com www.inuit.com

HOWE STREET GALLERY OF FINE ART 555 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V5C 2C2 T. 604-681-5777 F. 604-605-8577 info@howestreetgallery.com www.howestreetgallery.com

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Helen Pitt Gallery Hill’s Native Art Inuit Gallery of Vancouver JEM Gallery Marion Scott Gallery Michel Blais Gallery onepointsix gallery Pendulum Gallery Rendez-Vous Art Gallery Winsor Gallery Romanov Gallery SNAP Contemporary Art Gallery Spirit Wrestler Gallery The IronWorks Uno Langmann Gallery Vancouver Art Gallery Westbridge Fine Art Western Front Gallery

JACANA GALLERY 2435 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G5 T. 604-879-9306 jacana@jacanagallery.com www.jacanagallery.com Jacana Gallery represents local and international artists including Karen Bagayawa, Nori Braig, Claire Coutelle, Heather Craig, Jason de Graaf, Denna Erickson, Joe Evershot, Gabryel Harrison, Siobhan Humston, Alex Ignatius, Cybele Ironside, Katsumi Kimoto, Arno Kortschot, Peng Liu, Tim Nash, Celeste Needham, Leah Rosenberg, Pim Sekeris, and Wendy Morosoff Smith. Tues to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

JEM GALLERY 225 Broadway St East, Vancouver, BC V5T 1W4 T. 604-879-5366 info@jemgallery.com www.jemgallery.com JENKINS SHOWLER GALLERY 1539 Johnston Rd, White Rock, BC V4B 3Z6 T. 604-535-7445 mail@jenkinsshowlergallery.com

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www.jenkinsshowlergallery.com Established in 1990, representing important traditional and significant contemporary Canadian artists, this eclectic gallery features quality original works of art - paintings, sculptures and works on paper. They assist both first-time buyers and seasoned collectors in making informed choices for their personal or corporate collections. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

info@monteclarkgallery.com www.monteclarkgallery.com

JENNIFER KOSTUIK GALLERY 2928 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J7 T. 604-737-3969 F. 604-737-3964 info@kostuikgallery.com www.kostuikgallery.com

ONEPOINTSIX GALLERY 878 Homer St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W5 T. 604-684-0478 F. 604-684-0488 inquire@onepointsix.com www.onepointsix.com

KURBATOFF ART GALLERY 2427 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G5 T. 604-736-5444 F. 604-736-5444 art@kurbatoffgallery.com www.kurbatoffgallery.com The gallery is focused on promotion of Canadian artists, from emerging and mid-career to wellestablished. Located on Gallery Row, they are known for their personal approach and a “boutique-like” style. Free consultations to find the right place for every work of art. Delivery throughout Greater Vancouver, professional packaging and shipping worldwide. Mon to Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm (Closed Mon, thru Jan).

LAMBERT’S GALLERY & SHOP 2439 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G5 T. 604-263-1111 lambertsgallery@telus.net www.lambertsgallery.com LATTIMER GALLERY 1590 W 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1H2 T. 604-732-4556 F. 604-732-0873 info@lattimergallery.com www.lattimergallery.com Since 1986, clients have enjoyed the unique, warm atmosphere of a Northwest Longhouse while browsing the large selection of original paintings and limited edition prints by many well-known native artists — as well as finely-crafted gold and silver jewellery, argillite carvings, soapstone sculptures, steam bent boxes, masks, totem poles and more. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun & Hol noon 5 pm.

LINDALANDO FINE ART 2001 W 41 Ave, Vancouver, BC V6M 1Y7 T. 604-266-6010 F. 604-266-6010 info@lindalandofineart.com www.lindalandofineart.com Specializing in Canadian historical paintings as well as representing many fine artists, both local and national. Quality historical works by the Group of Seven, Canadian Group of Painters and many of Canada’s early impressionists can often be found there. Clients are invited to peruse Canadian art books and paintings and to enjoy the visual, cultural education offered. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

MARILYN S. MYLREA STUDIO ART GALLERY 2341 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G4 T. 604-736-2450 F. 604-736-2458 mmylrea@telus.net www.marilynmylrea.com MARION SCOTT GALLERY 308 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6 T. 604-685-1934 F. 604-685-1890 art@marionscottgallery.com www.marionscottgallery.com Vancouver’s oldest Inuit art gallery (opened in 1975) and one of Canada’s most respected has relocated to Water St in Gastown. The gallery is committed to presenting the finest in Canadian Inuit art, with a wide range of Inuit sculpture, prints and wallhangings from many different regions of Canada’s North, with special emphasis on rare pieces from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm.

MARSHALL CLARK GALLERIES 1373 Johnston Rd, White Rock, BC V4B 3Z7 T. 604-536-5821 F. 604-536-5861 info@marshallclark.com www.marshallclark.com MICHEL BLAIS GALLERY 900 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2M4 T. 604-688-4520 F. 604-688-4530 info@mblaisgallery.com www.mblaisgallery.com MONTE CLARK GALLERY 2339 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G4 T. 604-730-5000 F. 604-730-5050

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NEW-SMALL & STERLING GLASS STUDIO 1440 Old Bridge Rd (Granville Island) Vancouver, BC V6H 3S6 T. 604-681-6730 F. 604-681-6747 glass@paralynx.com www.hotstudioglass.com

PETER OHLER FINE ART 2095 W 44 Ave, Vancouver, BC V6M 2G1 T. 604-263-9051 Dealing primarily in quality historical Canadian fine art for more than 40 years.

PETLEY JONES GALLERY 2235 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G1 T. 604-732-5353 F. 604-732-5669 info@petleyjones.com www.petleyjones.com Established in 1986 by Matt Petley-Jones, nephew of the late Canadian and British artist Llewellyn Petley-Jones, the gallery specializes in 19th and 20th century Canadian, European and American paintings, sculpture, and original prints. It also offers a range of fine art services, including framing, restoration and appraisals. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

ROBERT HELD ART GLASS 2130 Pine St, Vancouver, BC V6J 5B1 T. 604-737-0020 F. 604-737-0052 info@robertheld.com www.robertheld.com Robert Held Art Glass is Canada’s largest hot glass studio and gallery. Every piece that leaves the studio receives the same care and attention from the artisans, whether a one-of-a-kind vase or a beautiful paperweight. Visit and watch the glassblowers at work. Mon to Sat 9 am - 5 pm.

RENDEZ-VOUS ART GALLERY 671 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2E5 T. 604-687-7466 F. 604-687-7466 info@rendezvousartgallery.com www.rendezvousartgallery.com

Justin Ogilvie, “Decision”, 2006, coloured pencil and oil on canvas, 37”x 37”

September: David Burns - From Lion’s Bay October: Alex Abdilla - A Memory Before Me November: Justin Ogilvie - Radiance December: First Encounter Details at www.dianefarrisgallery.com 1590 W. 7th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6J 1S2 Tel (604) 737-2629 www.dianefarrisgallery.com art@dianefarrisgallery.com Tues-Fri 10-5:30, Sat 10-5

ROMANOV GALLERY 875 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6C 3N9 T. 604-687-6968 F. 604-687-6286 romanov@romanov.net www.romanov.net SHARING THE SPIRIT NATIVE ART GALLERY 232-757 W Hastings St, Sinclair Centre Vancouver, BC V6C 1A1 T. 604-438-1111 F. 604-437-4511 SNAP CONTEMPORARY ART 190 W 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1E9 T. 604-879-7627 F. 604-879-7697 info@snapcontemporaryart.com www.snapcontemporaryart.com Snap is committed to working with their artists to introduce work that is original and challenging.

The gallery represents artists who often have more questions than answers. The answers come with exploration. By pushing boundaries, the viewing experience is enlarged. At Snap, they like when you buy artwork; they love when you look at it. Tues to Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm.

SPIRIT WRESTLER GALLERY 47 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1 T. 604-669-8813 F. 604-669-8116 info@spiritwrestler.com www.spiritwrestler.com STUDIO2 ART GALLERY 102-814 W 15 St. ( & Fell Ave) North Vancouver, BC V7P 1M6 T. 604-990-4301 tamara@studio2gallery.ca www.studio2gallery.ca THE IRONWORKS 235 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C2 T. 604-681-5033 F. 604-681-5033 irnwrks@attcanada.ca www.theironworks.ca THE STUDIO ART GALLERY Lions Bay Centre, 350 Centre Rd Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0 T. 604-921-7865 F. 604-921-7865 mtick@telus.net

Emily Carr, “Trunks and Glade”, oil on paper, 24" x 24.5"

A large inventory of paintings by all members of the Group of Seven and several of their contemporaries, as well as other major Canadian, French and American artists of the 20th Century, for serious collectors and investors.

The Estate of Donald Flather.

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2928 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. V6H 3J7 TEL: (604) 738-3510 FAX: (604) 733-5427 tvk@theartemporium.ca www.theartemporium.ca Fall/Winter 2006 Galleries West 95

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www.thestudioartgallery.com Only 10 mins past Horseshoe Bay on the Whistler Hwy, well worth the trip. Featuring E. J. Hughes l/e archival prints, Michael Tickner originals and prints, Dan Varnals, Peter Holmes, Jeanette Jarville, Amanda Martinson, June Malaka and Marilyn Timms originals. Call gallery to see if there is a downtown Vancouver show before driving to Lions Bay. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat till 5 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

ART WALK The 10th annual Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver takes place November 24 from 5 pm to 10 pm and November 25 and 26 from 11 am to 6 pm with 300 artists who have studios in 38 buildings on the east side, in an area bounded by Main Street, East 1st Avenue and Terminal, Commercial Drive, and the waterfront. More info at www.culturecrawl.bc.ca.

“Autumn Birches”, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 36”

LIGHTHOUSE ART Open Daily at 45 Bastion Square Victoria, BC 250 381 2781 lighthouse_gallery@telus.net

TRACEY LAWRENCE GALLERY 1531 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 16 T. 604-730-2875 F. 604-730-2870 info@traceylawrencegallery.com www.traceylawrencegallery.com TRIBAL SPIRIT GALLERY 20435 Fraser Highway, Langley, BC V3A 4G3 T. 604-514-2377 F. 604-514-9281 jaye@tribalspiritgallery.com www.tribalspiritgallery.com Located near the Cascades Casino and Hotel, Tribal Spirit Gallery represents fine First Nations art of the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. In addition to viewing cultural artifacts, visitors are invited to stroll through the 2000 sq. ft. commercial gallery celebrating the achievements of contemporary Northwest Coast First Nations artists. Tues to Sat 10:30 am - 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

UNO LANGMANN GALLERY 2117 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3E9 T. 604-736-8825 F. 604-736-8826 jeanette@langmann.com www.langmann.com This internationally recognized gallery is Canada’s foremost specialist in the finest quality European and North American paintings from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The elegant, neo-classical surroundings of the gallery also showcase a careful selection of antique furniture, silver and objets d’art. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm or by appt.

VAN DOP GALLERY 421 Richmond St, New Westminster, BC V3L 4C4 T. 604-521-7887 F. 604-293-6625 Toll Free: 1 888 981-9886 info@vandopgallery.com www.vandopgallery.com WESTBRIDGE FINE ART 1737 Fir St, Vancouver, BC V6J 5J9 T. 604-736-1014 F. 604-734-4944 info@westbridge-fineart.com www.westbridge-fineart.com WESTWIND ART GALLERY 20460 Fraser Highway, Langley, BC V3A 4G2 T. 604-530-4833 info@westwindartgallery.ca www.westwindartgallery.ca With over 30 years experience, this 6000 sq ft gallery offers original paintings and limited edition prints as well as carvings and bronzes — all by artists based in BC or Alberta — along with contemporary western art from award winning and internationally recognized BC artists. Custom and conservation framing, worldwide shipping. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.

WHITE ROCK GALLERY 1247 Johnston Rd, White Rock, BC V3B 3Y9 T. 604-538-4452 F. 604-538-4453 info@whiterockgallery.com www.whiterockgallery.com Offering an extraordinary selection of original paintings, serigraphs, etchings, ceramics, bronzes and stone sculpture by artists from across Canada since 1989. Custom framing service includes a large

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Personal attention. Home-like atmosphere. Tue Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

WINSOR GALLERY 667 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2E5 T. 604-681-4870 F. 604-681-4878 info@winsorgallery.com www.winsorgallery.com YISHU SPACE 2435 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G5 T. 604-733-9380 info@yishuspace.com www.yishuspace.com Contemporary Asian fine art in the natural light of a bright second floor location. Tues to Sat 10 am 6 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

Cooperative Galleries CRAFTHOUSE GALLERY 1386 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8 T. 604-687-7270 F. 604-687-6711 cabc@telus.net www.cabc.net DUNDARAVE PRINT WORKSHOP AND GALLERY 1640 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S2 T. 604-689-1650 info@dundaraveprintworkshop.ca www.dundaraveprintworkshop.ca EILEEN FONG GALLERY 2035-88 W Pender St, Tinsel Town Mall Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9 T. 778-889-4057 info@coopgallery.com www.coopgallery.com FIBREESSENCE GALLERY 3210 Dunbar St, Vancouver, BC V6S 2B7 T. 604-738-1282 fibreessence@fibreessence.ca www.fibreessence.ca GRANVILLE ISLAND GALLERY 1494-4 Old Bridge St (Granville Island) Vancouver, BC V6H 3S6 T. 604-725-7515 info@GranvilleIslandGallery.com www.GranvilleIslandGallery.com LITTLE MOUNTAIN STUDIOS 195 E 26 Ave, Vancouver, BC V5V 2K4 T. 604-551-2284 littlemountainstudios@gmail.com MALASPINA PRINTMAKERS GALLERY 1555 Duranleau St (Granville Island) Vancouver, BC V6H 3S3 T. 604-688-1827 mpsprint@telus.net www.malaspinaprintmakers.com Part of the Malaspina Printmakers Society, the gallery hosts a full schedule of juried exhibitions throughout the year from both the local and national communities of artist-printmakers.

Members’ works are available for purchase.

Member group exhibitions have been held in Peru, Scotland, Finland, Italy, Japan, Australia and the USA. Tues to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, (Sun noon - 5 pm, Jun through Sep only).

PEMBERTON STUDIOS 6-1583 Pemberton Ave North Vancouver, BC V7P 2S4 T. 604-454-1475 u.salemink-roos@shaw.ca Public Galleries ART GALLERY AT EVERGREEN CULTURAL CENTRE 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y3 T. 604-927-6550 F. 604-927-6559 ellenv@evergreenculturalcentre.ca www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca/Art+Gallery /default.htm ASIAN CENTRE 1871 West Mall, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 T. 604-822-3114 F. 604-822-5597 ubcilo@interchange.ubc.ca www.ubcinternational.ubc.ca/ asian_centre.htm BELKIN ART GALLERY 1825 Main Mall, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 T. 604-822-2759 F. 604-822-6689 belkin@interchange.ubc.ca www.belkin-gallery.ubc.ca

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BELKIN SATELLITE 555 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2R1 T. 604-687-3174 F. 604-822-6689 www.belkin-gallery.ubc.ca BURNABY ART GALLERY 6344 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 2J3 T. 604-205-7332 F. 604-205-7339 gallery@city.burnaby.bc.ca www.burnabyartgallery.ca CHARLES H. SCOTT GALLERY 1399 Johnston St, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9 T. 604-844-3809 F. 604-844-3801 scottgal@eciad.bc.ca chscott.eciad.bc.ca CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY 555 Nelson St, Vancouver, BC V6B 6R5 T. 604-681-2700 F. 604-683-2710 cag@axionet.com www.contemporaryartgallery.ca LA GALERIE DU CENTRE 1551 West 7 Ave, Le Centre Culturel Francophone Vancouver, BC V6J 1S1 T. 604-736-9806 F. 604-736-4661 info@lecentreculturel.com www.lecentreculturel.com MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 6393 NW Marine Dr,, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 T. 604-822-5087 F. 604-822-2974 jenwebb@interchange.ubc.ca www.moa.ubc.ca PENDULUM GALLERY 885 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC T. 604-872-6991 F. 604-876-5374 www.pendulumgallery.bc.ca PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 333 Chesterfield Ave North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9 T. 604-986-1351 F. 604-986-5380 presentationhousegall@telus.net www.presentationhousegall.com RICHMOND ART GALLERY 180-7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9 T. 604-231-6457 F. 604-231-6423 gallery@city.richmond.bc.ca www.city.richmond.bc.ca/artgallery SIDNEY AND GERTRUDE ZACK GALLERY 950 West 41 Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7 T. 604-257-5111 F. 604-257-5119 reisa@jccgv.bc.ca www.jccgv.com/home/cultural_art.htm SURREY ART GALLERY 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 3L1 T. 604-501-5566 F. 604-501-5581 artgallery@surrey.ca www.arts.surrey.ca VANCOUVER ART GALLERY 750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7 T. 604-662-4700 F. 604-682-1086 info@vanartgallery.bc.ca www.vanartgallery.bc.ca The largest art gallery in Western Canada is a focal point of downtown Vancouver. Presenting a full range of contemporary artists and major historical masters, it is recognized internationally for its superior exhibitions and excellent interactive education programs and houses a permanent collection of almost 7,000 works of art. Tues to Sun & Hols 10 am - 5:30 pm, Thur 10 am - 9 pm.

VERNON Cooperative Gallery GALLERY VERTIGO 3001 31 St - upstairs, Vernon, BC V1T 5H8 T. 250-503-2297 judithjurica@galleryvertigo.com Public Gallery VERNON ART GALLERY 3228 31 Ave, Vernon, BC V1T 2H3 T. 250-545-3173 F. 250-545-9096 vernonartgallery@shawbiz.ca www.galleries.bc.ca/vernon/

alcheringa@islandnet.com www.alcheringa-gallery.com For 30 years, the gallery has exhibited contemporary tribal art from Papua New Guinea and later, graphic works by Aboriginal Australian artists and premium-quality work by established and emerging First Nation’s artists of Canada’s Northwest Coast. In the South Pacific, the work of master carvers still living a village lifestyle is selected on-site by gallery staff. Mon to Sat 9:30 am 5:30 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

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AVENUE GALLERY 2184 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G3 T. 250-598-2184 F. 250-598-2185 info@theavenuegallery.com www.theavenuegallery.com Especially noted for finding and establishing new talent, the gallery considers itself a showcase for contemporary British Columbia, Canadian and international art, serving both corporate and private collectors — those new to the contemporary art scene as well as knowledgeable collectors. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

CHOSIN POTTERY 4283 Metchosin Rd, Victoria, BC V9C 3Z4 T. 250-474-2676 F. 250-474-2676 chosin@chosinpottery.ca www.chosinpottery.ca From their studio set in a beautiful, award-winning garden of a renovated house from the turn of the century, Robin Hopper and Judi Dyelle produce a wide range of work, mainly in high temperature, reduction-fired porcelain — from one-of-a-kind pieces for decoration or contemplation to an excellent selection of functional pottery for everyday use. One half hour north of Victoria via Hwy 1, Exit 10 to Hwy 14 (Sooke Rd) and Metchosin Rd. Daily 10 am - 5 pm.

STUDIO TOURS The Juan de Fuca Arts & Crafts Guild is organizing a second annual studio tour for the Highlands, Colwood, Langford and View Royal areas on southern Vancouver Island September 30 and October 1 from 10 am to 5 pm. For a map visit www.westshorearts.org > Arts Events. Call 250-519-4729. The annual Stinking Fish Studio Tour + Art Sale, November 25 and 26 from 10 am to 4 pm features 24 artists living in the Metchosin and East Sooke area near Victoria. For more info visit www.stinkingfishstudiotour.com.

Oriental Brush Painting on rice paper and Contemporary Western Art 655A Herald Street Victoria, BC V8W 3L6 250-384-1629 mayiplam@telus.net

EAGLE FEATHER GALLERY 904 Gordon St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Z8 T. 250-388-4330 F. 250-388-4328 info@eaglefeathergallery.com www.eaglefeathergallery.com FRAN WILLIS GALLERY 200-1619 Store St, Victoria, BC V8W 3K3 T. 250-381-3422 F. 250-381-7374 info@franwillis.com www.franwillis.com Victoria’s oldest and largest contemporary art gallery started in 1982 as the North Park Gallery. It was moved to its present heritage location in 1984, and re-named in 1988 when Fran Willis became the sole owner/director. They represent both emerging and established western Canadian artists of national and international stature. Solo shows change monthly, running concurrently with a continuing exhibit of artists exclusive to the gallery.

Tues to Sat 11 am - 5:30 pm.

GREATER VICTORIA AREA Commercial Galleries ALCHERINGA GALLERY 665 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1G6 T. 250-383-8224 F. 250-383-9399

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GALLERY ON HERALD 545 Herald St, Victoria, BC V8W 1S5 T. 250-480-7180 galleryonherald@gmail.com www.galleryonherald.com

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HILL’S NATIVE ART 1008 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1X7 T. 250-385-3911 F. 250-385-5371 Toll Free: 866-685-5422 info@hillsnativeart.com www.hillsnativeart.com MARTIN BATCHELOR GALLERY 712 Cormorant St, Victoria, BC V8W 1P8 T. 250-385-7919 mbatch@telus.net MAY IP-LAM GALLERY 655A Herald St, Victoria, BC V8W 3L6 T. 250-384-1629 mayiplam@telus.net Chinese brush paintings by May Ip-Lam; Chinese drybrush paintings by PC Lam; Chinese abstract paintings by Oliver Lin; wood and lino cuts by Eleanor Kobley; oil pastels by Robert Chouinard; stained glass by Kirby Rivest. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

MORRIS GALLERY 428 Burnside Rd E (on Alpha) Victoria, BC V8T 2X1 T. 250-388-6652 F. 250-386-6612 lance@morrisgallery.ca www.morrisgallery.ca Early drawings and watercolors by Myfanwy Spencer-Pavelic; innovative “suspended acrylics” by Terrance Finnie; boldly coloured acrylics by Linda Molloy; colorful west coast watercolors by Joanne Thomson; west coast images in soft pastels by D.F. Gray; diverse paintings by Jan Brouwer; handpulled serigraphs by Roy Henry Vickers. Openings on last Friday. Custom framing. Tues to Sat 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.

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4 Sooke Harbour House Gallery 5 Community Arts Council 6 Deluge Gallery 7 Eagle Feather Gallery 8 Fran Willis Gallery

ON CANVAS 538-B Yates St, Victoria, BC V8W 1K8 T. 250-385-8090 F. 250-385-8090 oncanvas@telus.net www.oncanvasartgallery.com Located in a beautiful loft-style heritage building in the heart of old town Victoria, this gallery offers visual inspiration to the visitor. Owner and resident artist, Karen Cooper represents a diverse group of predominately local artists, both emerging and established, whose works are modern contemporary in style. Tues to Sun 11 am - 5 pm.

SOOKE HARBOUR HOUSE GALLERY 1528 Whiffen Spit Rd, Sooke, BC V0S 1N0 T. 250-642-3421 F. 250-642-6988 gallery@sookeharbourhouse.com www.artgallery.sookeharbourhouse.com Displayed throughout this award-winning inn, with its internationally-renowned dining room, the unconventional gallery was created in 1998 with carefully selected works by local artists on Vancouver Island. The art, in a variety of media, generally reflects themes of edible gardens, the ocean and the surrounding forest. Daily guided Garden Tours with art display in the Edible Gardens.

Gallery open daily for self-guided tour.

STARFISH GLASSWORKS 630 Yates St, Victoria, BC V8W 1K9 T. 250-388-7827 F. 250-388-7828 starfish@starfishglass.bc.ca www.starfishglass.bc.ca THE GALLERY AT MATTICK’S FARM 109-5325 Cordova Bay Rd, Victoria, BC V8Y 2L3 T. 250-658-8333 F. 250-658-8373 dawnmscott@shaw.ca

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THE GALLERY IN OAK BAY VILLAGE 2223A Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4 T. 250-598-9890 F. 250-592-5528 thegallery@shaw.ca Just a short distance from downtown in the picturesque Oak Bay Village, the gallery shows a variety of works by mostly local artists including Kathryn Amisson, Sid and Jesi Baron, Andres Bohaker, Bryony Wynne Boutillier, Tom Dickson, Robert Genn, Caren Heine, Harry Heine, Shawn A. Jackson, Brian R. Johnson, David Ladmore, Jack Livesey, Dorothy McKay, Bill McKibben, Ernst Marza, Hal Moldstad, Ron Parker, Natasha Perks.

Mon to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 10 am - 3 pm.

THE LIGHTHOUSE GALLERY 45 Bastion Square, Victoria, BC V8W 1J1 T. 250-381-2781 lighthouse_gallery@telus.net The gallery presents an extensive collection of quality Canadian and international fine art in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, featuring original oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, with an emphasis on the grandeur and the magic of nature. The twodimensional art is complemented by unique creations in iron, glass and ceramic media along with limited edition prints and reproductions. Mon to Thurs 10:30 am - 5:30 pm, Fri and Sat 11:00 am 8:30 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

WEST END GALLERY 1203 Broad Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2A4 T. 250-388-0009 info@westendgalleryltd.com www.westendgalleryltd.com First established in Edmonton in 1975, Dan and Lana Hudon opened a second Gallery located in the heart of downtown Victoria in 1994. Visitors are encouraged to explore and select from a wide

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range of styles and prices, from emerging to established artists and to purchase with confidence. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun/Holidays noon - 4 pm.

WINCHESTER GALLERIES 2260 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G7 T. 250-595-2777 F. 250-595-2310 art@winchestergalleriesltd.com www.winchestergalleriesltd.com Exclusive fine art dealers handling Canadian historical and contemporary art. Opened in 1974, the gallery has been under the ownership of Gunter H.J. Heinrich and Anthony R.H. Sam since 1994 and in 2003 has moved to its own building in Oak Bay Village. They regularly run major exhibitions of two to three weeks both here and in a second downtown gallery. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

Cooperative Galleries GALLERY OF ARTISANS 811 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1H6 T. 250-380-9505 dalnor@shaw.ca Public Galleries ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, BC V8V 4P1 T. 250-384-4101 F. 250-361-3995 aggv@aggv.bc.ca www.aggv.bc.ca Home to BC’s largest public art collection, including one of Canada’s leading Asian collections, the Gallery features exhibitions ranging from Asian, historical, Canadian and contemporary art and a permanent exhibition of paintings and writings by BC’s premiere artist, Emily Carr. Admission: Adults $6, Seniors/Students $4. Mon to Sun 10 am - 5 pm.

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COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER VICTORIA G6-1001 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 2C5 T. 250-381-2787 F. 250-383-9155 info@cacgv.ca www.cacgv.ca

STUDIO TOURS & GALLERY WALKS Twenty artists at 14 locations in James Bay, the Victoria community where Emily Carr lived and painted, will hold an ArtWalk studio tour, September 23 and 24, 11 am to 4 pm. Map brochures available in James Bay area, including the Saturday community market.

Itinerary on 24th includes Emily Carr’s historic home. Contact 250388-4378. The fall Oak Bay Artist Studio Tour takes place from 12 noon to 4:30 pm, November 25 and 26. Maps available early November at Oak Bay’s recreation centre, library and municipal hall.

Email imkepearson@shaw.ca. The ninth annual Victoria Gallery Walk takes place November 30 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Tour five downtown Victoria galleries in a horse-drawn trolley and sample gourmet snacks, liquid refreshments, live music and great exhibitions of art. For info call Alcheringa Gallery, 250-383-8224.

T. 604-938-6233 F. 604-938-6235 info@plazagalleries.com www.plazagalleries.com WHISTLER VILLAGE ART GALLERY 4050 Whistler Way, Whistler, BC V0N 1B4 T. 604-938-3001 F. 604-938-3113 info@whistlerart.com www.whistlerart.com

MANITOBA GALLERIES BRANDON Public Gallery ART GALLERY OF SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA 710 Rosser Ave, Suite 2, Brandon, MB R7A 0K9 T. 204-727-1036 F. 204-726-8139 director.agsm@mts.net www.agsm.ca Tracing its roots back to 1890, the gallery’s mission is to lead in visual art production, presentation, promotion and education in western Manitoba. Its focus is on contemporary art while respecting local heritage and culture. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Thurs till 9 pm.

GIMLI Commercial Galleries MERMAID’S KISS GALLERY PO Box 509, 85 Fourth Ave, Gimli, MB R0C 1B0 T. 204-642-7453 lakemail@mts.net www.mermaidskissgallery.com Just an hour’s scenic drive north from Winnipeg the gallery presents an eclectic mix of original art in painting, pottery, photography, raku, fibre and jewellery. Established and emerging artists take their inspiration from the lake and surrounding areas. Also offering archival giclÈe printing, photo restoration, certified custom conservation framing.

Mon, Thur to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

WINNIPEG AND AREA Artist-run Galleries ACEARTINC. 290 McDermot Ave - 2nd Flr Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T2 T. 204-944-9763 F. 204-944-9101 gallery@aceart.org www.aceart.org

DELUGE CONTEMPORARY ART 636 Yates St, Victoria, BC V8W 1L3 T. 250-385-3327 delugeart@shaw.ca www.antimatter.ws

GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0B5 T. 204-667-9960 F. 204-949-0696 graffart@shaw.ca www.graffitigallery.ca

MALTWOOD ART MUSEUM AND GALLERY Box 3025 Stn CSC, University Centre, B155-380 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8W 3P2 T. 250-721-6562 F. 250-721-8997 pub@maltwood.uvic.ca www.maltwood.uvic.ca

PLATFORM: CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL ARTS 121-100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 T. 204-942-8183 F. 204-942-1555 info@platformgallery.org www.platformgallery.org

ROYAL BC MUSEUM 675 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8W 9W2 T. 250-356-7226 F. 250-387-5674 reception@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca WHISTLER Commercial Galleries ADELE CAMPBELL FINE ART GALLERY 114 - 4293 Mountain Square, Whistler, BC V0N 1B4 T. 604-938-0887 F. 604-938-1887 art@adelecampbell.com www.adelecampbell.com ART JUNCTION GALLERY 1050 Millar Creek Road, Whistler, BC V0N 1B1 T. 604-938-9000 F. 604-938-9000 info@artjunction.ca www.artjunction.ca MOUNTAIN GALLERIES AT THE FAIRMONT The Gallery Chateau Whistler, 4599 Chateau Blvd Whistler, BC V0N 1B4 T. 604-935-1862 whistler@mountaingalleries.com www.mountaingalleries.com THE PLAZA GALLERIES 22-4314 Main St, Whistler, BC V0N 1B4

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OCTOBER Group Show

THE LABEL GALLERY 510 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3X1 T. 204-772-5165 alabelforartists@hotmail.com

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URBAN SHAMAN 203 - 290 McDermot Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T2 T. 204-942-2674 F. 204-944-9577 ushaman@escape.ca www.urbanshaman.org/

PIPPI JOHNSON, LISA HORNE...

VIDEO POOL MEDIA ARTS CENTRE 300-100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 T. 204-949-9134 F. 204-942-1555 vpadmin@videopool.org www.videopool.org

“Assiniboine Park Trail” one of a series of 5 paintings by Pippi Johnson, 24" x 36"

Commercial Galleries BAYAT INUIT GALLERY 163 Stafford St, Winnipeg, MB R3M 2W9 T. 204-475-5873 F. 204-284-1481 Toll Free: 888-884-6948 bayat@inuitgallery.com www.inuitgallery.com

Originals, Prints, Sculpture, Porcelains • Local & International Artists Insured International Shipping

BIRCHWOOD ART GALLERY 6-1170 Taylor Ave, Grant Park Festival Winnipeg, MB R3M 3Z4 T. 204-888-5840 F. 204-888-5604 Toll Free: 1 800 822-5840 info@birchwoodartgallery.com

6-1170 Taylor Ave - next to “Swank” Winnipeg, MB R3M 3Z4 204-888-5840 or 1-800-822-5840 info@birchwoodartgallery.com

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www.birchwoodartgallery.com Specializing in originals, prints, sculptures and bronzes, featuring a large selection of Manitoba and international artists. Art restoration and cleaning service, custom conservation framing. Insured international shipping, fine art leasing and rentals, commissions available upon request. Mon to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Wed till 8 pm, Sat 10 am - 4 pm.

GALLERY 803 803 Erin St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 2W2 T. 204-489-0872 gallery@gallery-803.com www.gallery-803.com GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St, Winnipeg, MB R3M 2S1 T. 204-284-0726 cewl@mts.net www.tlacosse.com Snuggled just north of Corydon in historic Crescentwood, this full-service gallery features artwork by a select group of more than 15 talented Canadian artists who express themselves through watercolour, mixed media, jewellery, photography, pottery, batik and printmaking - each unique and original (the artwork too!). Tues to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

KEN SEGAL GALLERY 4-433 River Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3L 2V1 T. 204-477-4527 ksegal@kensegalgallery.com www.kensegalgallery.com The gallery has evolved into a showcase for contemporary art and is especially noted for finding and establishing new talent, although some of their

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artists are already represented in personal and corporate art collections. The gallery serves corporate and private collectors as well as offering friendly access to those who are new to the contemporary art scene. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

LOCH GALLERY 306 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg, MB R2H 1J8 T. 204-235-1033 F. 204-235-1036 info@lochgallery.com www.lochgallery.com Established in 1972, the gallery specializes in building collections of quality Canadian, American, British and European paintings and sculpture. It represents original 19th and 20th century artwork of collectable and historic interest, as well as a select group of gifted professional artists from across Canada including Ivan Eyre, Leo Mol, Peter Sawatzky, Anna Wiechec, Philip Craig and Carol Stewart. Mon to Fri 9 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 9 am - 5 pm.

MARTHA STREET STUDIO 11 Martha St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1A2 T. 204-779-6253 F. 204-944-1804 printmakers@mts.net The home of the Manitoba Printmakers Association is a production space and gallery featuring limited edition graphics by artists from Manitoba and Canada. Mon to Fri 11 am - 4 pm.

MAYBERRY FINE ART 212 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S3 T. 204-255-5690 bill@mayberryfineart.com www.mayberryfineart.com Located in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District,

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the gallery represents a select group of gifted Canadian artists including Joe Fafard, Wanda Koop, John MacDonald and Robert Genn. With over 30 years experience, they also specialize in historic Canadian and European works of collectible interest. Regular exhibitions feature important early Canadian art as well as gallery artists. Tues to Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

NORTHERN IMAGES GALLERY 393 Portage Ave, Portage Place, 2nd Floor Winnipeg, MB R3B 3H6 T. 204-942-5501 F. 204-942-5502 NI.Winnipeg@ArcticCo-op.com www.ArcticCo-op.com NUNAVUT GALLERY INC 603 Corydon, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0P3 T. 204-478-7233 F. 204-475-7539 richard@nunavutgallery.com www.nunavutgallery.com

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ways. The acrylic and oil paintings on canvas are also available in limited reproductions. Co-directed by retired architects, Samia Soliman and Ghazoly Gabra. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm.

WAH-SA GALLERY 302 Fort St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1E5 T. 204-942-5121 F. 204-888-3140 wahsa@mts.net www.wahsa.mb.ca Specializing in Canadian aboriginal art, primarily of the Woodlands and Prairie styles, with limited edition prints, originals and art cards, carvings, handicraft and giftware. Appraisal services and framing.

Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

THE ANNEX 594 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C9 T. 204-284-0673 vcamarta@hotmail.com www.annexunplugged.com

WAREHOUSE ARTWORKS 222 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S3 T. 204-943-1681 F. 204-942-2847 sasaki@mts.net www.warehouseart.mb.ca A Winnipeg fixture for more than 25 years, the gallery presents original art, in a variety of media, mainly from Manitoba artists. They also offer limited edition prints and reproductions along with a major framing facility. Mon to Thur 9 am - 5:30 pm, Sat to 5 pm.

THE GENUINE ARTS GALLERY 402 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1R1 T. 204-942-5313 F. 204-942-5373 gabrein@shawbiz.ca www.genuineartsgallery.com A gallery of distinction with both modern and traditional artwork, featuring framed mosaics, stained and coloured glass, broken plates and icons — artistry inspired from the traditional and historical

WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Provencher Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0G3 T. 204-477-5249 waynearthurgallery@waynearthurgallery.com www.waynearthurgallery.com Artist Wayne Arthur and wife Bev Morton opened the Wayne Arthur Sculpture & Craft Gallery in 1995. After Wayne passed away, Bev moved the gallery to Winnipeg and together with new hus-

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band, Robert MacLellan, has run the Wayne Arthur Gallery since 2002. Some of Wayne’s drawings are available for purchase as well as the creations of more than 60 Manitoba artists, working in painting, print-making, mixed media, sculpture, pottery, jewellery, glass and photography. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL ART GALLERY 264 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S8 T. 204-488-8699 lkatz@mts.net www.wygallery.ca WOODLANDS GALLERY 535 Academy Road, Winnipeg, MB R3N 0E2 T. 204-947-0700 F. 204-488-3306 woodlands@mts.net www.woodlandsgallery.com Cooperative Galleries ADELAIDE MCDERMOT GALLERY 318 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0A2 T. 204-987-3517

ANNIVERSARY Medea Gallery (named after a mythical Greek enchantress), Winnipeg’s first artists’ co-operative will celebrate its 30th anniversary October 14 to November 4 with Uniquely Manitoba, featuring large original paintings of Manitoba. See www.medeagallery.ca.

MEDEA GALLERY 132 Osborne St in The Village Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y3 T. 204-453-1115 medea@mts.net www.medeagallery.ca This artist-run cooperative was established in 1976, and features traditional and contemporary original fine art by Manitoba artists, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, mixed media, intaglio and serigraph prints, ceramics, sculpture and photography. Rental plan and gift certificates available. Open Mon to Sat 10:30 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 pm - 4pm.

OUTWORKS ART GALLERY 290 McDermot Ave, 3rd flr Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T2 T. 204-949-0274 info@outworksgallery.com www.outworksgallery.com STONEWARE GALLERY 778 Corydon Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3M 0Y1 T. 204-475-8088 Public Galleries GALLERY 1C03 University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9 T. 204-786-9253 F. 204-774-4134 j.gibson@uwinnipeg.ca gallery1c03.uwinnipeg.ca GALLERY ONE ONE ONE Main Floor, Fitzgerald Building, School of Art, UofM Fort Garry Campus Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 T. 204-474-9322 F. 204-474-7605 eppr@ms.umanitoba.ca www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/content/ galleryoneoneone/info111.html LA GALERIE Centre culturel franco-manitobain, 340 boul. Provencher, St Boniface, MB R2H 0G7 T. 204-233-8972 artsvisuels@ccfm.mb.ca www.ccfm.mb.ca LA MAISON DES ARTISTES 219 boul. Provencher, St Boniface, MB R2H 0G4 T. 204-237-5964 F. 204-233-8360 maisondesartistes@hotmail.com www.tourismeriel.com/fr/STBCityHall/ site.html

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MANITOBA CRAFTS COUNCIL EXHIBITION GALLERY 214 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S3 T. 204-487-6114 F. 204-487-6115 director@manitobacrafts.ca www.manitobacrafts.ca MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTRE GALLERY 600 Shaftsbury Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4 T. 204-888-6781 F. 204-831-5675 rdirks@mennonitechurch.ca www.mennonitechurch.ca/programs/gallery PIANO NOBILE GALLERY 555 Main St, Winnipeg, MB T. 204-489-2850 sross1@shaw.ca PLUG IN INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 286 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T2 T. 204-942-1043 F. 204-944-8663 info@plugin.org www.plugin.org ST NORBERT ARTS CENTRE 100 rue des Ruines du Monastere St Norbert, MB R3V 1L6 T. 204-269-0564 F. 204-261-1927 snac@snac.mb.ca www.snac.mb.ca THE MANITOBA MUSEUM 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2 T. 204-956-2830 F. 204-942-3679 info@manitobamuseum.ca www.manitobamuseum.ca THE PAVILION GALLERY MUSEUM 55 Pavilion Cres, Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N6 T. 204-888-5466 partnersinthepark.org With a focus on Manitoba artists, the Pavilion Gallery showcases the work of Ivan Eyre, Clarence Tillenius and Walter J. Philips. New temporary gallery highlights the artistic accomplishments of other Manitoba artists. Shows change every few weeks. In Assiniboine Park, near the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden. Open daily 10 am - 5 pm.

THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1 T. 204-786-6641 communications@wag.mb.ca www.wag.mb.ca Manitoba’s premiere public gallery founded in 1912, has nine galleries of contemporary and historical art with an emphasis on work by Manitoba artists. Rooftop restaurant, gift shop. Tues to Sun 11 am - 5 pm, Wed til 9 pm.

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A Magniicent Obsession Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

UKRAINIAN CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL CENTRE - OSEREDOK 184 Alexander Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0L6 T. 204-942-0218 F. 204-943-2857 ucec@mb.sympatico.ca www.oseredok.org WINNIPEG BEACH Commercial Gallery FISHFLY GALLERY 18 Main St, Winnipeg Beach, MB R0C 3G0 T. 204-389-5661 hhook@mts.net

STUDIO TOUR Winnipeg Beach Art & Culture Coop presents the fifth Wave selfguided artists studio tour September 2 and 3 from 10 am to 6 pm. More info at www.watchthewave.ca.

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September 30, 2006 to January 1, 2007 Details at www.wag.mb.ca This exhibition has been organized and made possible by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

Generously supported by The Winnipeg Foundation and the Volunteer Committee to The Winnipeg Art Gallery. Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program / Avec l’appui du ministère du Patrimoine canadien par le bias du Programme d’indemnisation pour les expositions itinérantes au Canada.

Media Sponsor: Winnipeg Free Press.

AUGUSTE RODIN. The Thinker (detail). Modeled circa 1880, reduced in 1903. Bronze. 14.75” x 7.875” x 11.375”.

Collection of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, promised gift to the North Carolina Museum of Art.

ASSINIBOIA Public Gallery SHURNIAK ART GALLERY 122 3 Ave W, PO Box 1178 Assiniboia, SK S0H 0B0 T. 306-642-5292 F. 306-642-4541

300 Memorial Boulevard Info 789-1760 www.wag.mb.ca

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shurniakgallery@sasktel.net Just an hour south of Moose Jaw, this recentlyopened gallery was built by Saskatchewan native, Bill Shurniak to house his diverse collection of Canadian and international works of art. The collection also includes several Group of Seven pieces.

Periodic recitals, readings, lectures and touring exhibits. Tearoom facilities. Tues to Sat 10 am - 4:30 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm.

ESTEVAN Public Gallery ESTEVAN ART GALLERY & MUSEUM 118 4 St, Estevan, SK S4A 0T4 T. 306-634-7644 F. 306-634-2940 eagm.estevan@sasktel.net LUMSDEN, SK Commercial Gallery LETTERBOX GALLERY 220 James Street N, Lumsden, SK S0G 3C0 T. 306-731-3300 brenner.attic@sasktel.net

KIM PENNER

New Releases See us at: CALGARY • Spruce Meadows Masters

EDMONTON • Canadian Finals Rodeo

WINNIPEG • Manitoba Art Expo

Kim Penner, New Release, Raising Dust Limited Edition Giclée Prints 28" x 44" and 20" x 32"

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CALGARY • Spruce Meadows Christmas Market • Festival of Crafts

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MEACHAM Commercial Gallery THE HAND WAVE GALLERY Box 145, Meacham, SK S0K 2V0 T. 306-376-2221 june.jacobs@handwave.ca www.handwave.ca MELVILLE Public Gallery GALLERY WORKS AND THE 3RD DIMENSION 800 Prince Edward St PO Box 309 Melville, SK S0A 2P0 T. 306-728-4494 mcworks@accesscomm.ca www.melvillecommunityworks.ca MOOSE JAW Commercial Gallery YVETTE MOORE FINE ART GALLERY 76 Fairford St W, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 1V1 T. 306-693-7600 F. 306-693-7602 info@yvettemoore.com www.yvettemoore.com Showcasing the award-winning works of Yvette Moore, her gallery features her \original artwork, limited edition prints, framed artcards and art plaques along with the works of over 70 other artisans, shown amid the copper grandeur of the former 1910 Land Titles Office. Food service. Corner Fairford and 1 Ave. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun (Late May - Dec) noon - 4 pm.

Public Gallery MOOSE JAW MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Crescent Park, 461 Langdon Crescent Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0X6 T. 306-692-4471 F. 306-694-8016 mjamchin@sk.sympatico.ca www.mjmag.ca NORTH BATTLEFORD Public Gallery ALLEN SAPP GALLERY 1-Railway Ave, PO Box 460 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y6 T. 306-445-1760 F. 306-445-1694 sapp@accesscomm.ca www.allensapp.com

FALL SHOWS:

PRINCE ALBERT

September: Leland Bell, Manitoulin artist

Public Galleries ART GALLERY OF PRINCE ALBERT 142 12 St W, Prince Albert, SK S6V 3B8 T. 306-763-7080 F. 306-953-4814 agpa@sasktel.net

October: Irvin Head, Northern Manitoba soap stone carver

by Leland Bell Specializing in Canadian Woodland Aboriginal art and craft.

THE WAH-SA GALLERY 302 Fort St, Winnipeg MB R3C 1E5 • (204) 942-5121 • wahsa@escape.ca • www.wahsa.mb.ca

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THE GRACE CAMPBELL GALLERY 125 12 St E, Prince Albert, SK S6V 1B7 T. 306-763-8496 F. 306-763-3816 bev@jmcpl.ca www.jmcpl.ca/grace.htm REGINA Artist-run Gallery NEUTRAL GROUND 203-1856 Scarth St, Regina, SK S4P 2G3 T. 306-522-7166 F. 306-522-5075 neutralground@accesscomm.ca www.neutralground.sk.ca

Neutral Ground supports contemporary art practices through both presentation and production activities. Its curatorial vision is responsive to its regional milieu in a translocal context.

Programming emphasizes the contribution to new and experimental processes and supports inclusion and diversity. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm and designated evening performances, openings, screenings.

Commercial Galleries ASSINIBOIA GALLERY 2429 11 Ave, Regina, SK S4P 0K4 T. 306-522-0997 F. 306-522-5624 mail@assiniboia.com www.assiniboia.com Opened in the late 1970s with the goal of establishing a gallery with a strong representation of regionally and nationally recognized artists reflecting a variety of style, subject and medium. The main focus is professional Canadian artists including Allen Sapp, Ted Godwin, W. H. Webb, Brent Laycock, Louise Cook and many more. Tues to Sat 9:30 am 5:30 pm.

MCINTYRE GALLERY 2347 McIntyre St, Regina, SK S4P 2S3 T. 306-757-4323 mcintyre.gallery@sasktel.net www.mcintyregallery.com Established in 1985 to promote the work of contemporary Saskatchewan artists. A particularly strong representation by women artists and regularly features emerging artists. Regular exhibitions in diverse media: oil and acrylic, watercolours, collages, drawings, original prints, fabric art and furniture. Tues to Sat 11 am - 5 pm.

MYSTERIA GALLERY 2706 13 Ave, Regina, SK S4T 1N3 T. 306-522-0080 F. 306-522-5410 info@www.mysteria.ca www.mysteria.ca Mysteria Gallery is an artist-owned venue for established and emerging local artists. Explore diverse media in a modern context. Experience fine art and fine jewelry in a fresh atmosphere. Mon to Sat noon - 5:30 pm or by appt.

NOUVEAU GALLERY 2146 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 2T9 T. 306-569-9279 info@nouveaugallery.com www.nouveaugallery.com At Nouveau Gallery, formerly the Susan Whitney Gallery, look forward to works by many of Saskatchewan’s most recognized artists, the continuation of the Whitney Gallery’s vision plus a few surprises as Meagan Perreault puts her personal stamp on the new gallery. Tues to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, and by appt.

TRADITIONS HANDCRAFT GALLERY 2714 13 Ave, Regina, SK S4S 1N3 T. 306-569-0199 cheryl.wolf@sasktel.net www.traditionshandcraftgallery.ca The gallery shows the work of Saskatchewan artisans dedicated to the ‘Art of the Craft’ with art work made in time-honoured ways that reflect the artist’s skill and vision. Monthly exhibitions feature pottery, wood, fibre, metal and stained glass works.

Mon to Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm.

VERVE GALLERY 1801 Scarth St, PO Box 37002 Regina, SK S4S 7K3 T. 306-352-4560 vervegallery@sasktel.net www.vervegallery.ca Welcome to Regina’s cosmopolitan gallery representing work of Canadian professional and emerging artists. Verve offers a bright, dynamic mix of traditional and contemporary. Works include painting, clay, sculpture, textiles and jewellery along with an extensive selection of Canadian blown art glass.

Thurs, Fri 11 am - 5 pm, Sat noon - 4 pm and by appointment.

Cooperative Galleries ART X 9 GALLERY 410 Victoria Ave, Regina, SK S4N 0P6 T. 306-347-0481 roya@mts.net www.artx9.ca Public Galleries ART GALLERY OF REGINA Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, 2420 Elphinstone St Regina, SK S4T 3N9 T. 306-522-5940 F. 306-522-5944 info@artgalleryofregina.ca www.artgalleryofregina.ca Features contemporary art with an emphasis on Saskatchewan artists. Exhibitions change frequent-

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ATHOL MURRAY ARCHIVES & MUSEUM Box 100, Wilcox, SK S0G 5E0 T. 306-732-2080 Extn: 121 F. 306-732-2075 nd.archives@notredame.sk.ca www.notredame.sk.ca/tour/archives.jsp DUNLOP ART GALLERY 2311 12 Ave, PO Box 2311, Regina, SK S4P 3Z5 T. 306-777-6040 F. 306-949-7264 dunlop@rpl.regina.sk.ca www.dunlopartgallery.org

Cooperative Galleries SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY 813 Broadway Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1B5 T. 306-653-3616 Extn: 25 F. 306-244-2711 saskcraftcouncil@shaw.ca www.saskcraftcouncil.org

GORDON SNELGROVE GALLERY University of Saskatchewan, Murray Building 3 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A4 T. 306-966-4208 gary.young@usask.ca www.usask.ca/snelgrove

SASKATOON

MENDEL ART GALLERY 950 Spadina Cres E, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 T. 306-975-7610 F. 306-975-7670 mendel@mendel.ca www.mendel.ca The gallery is charged with collecting, exhibiting, and maintaining works of art and the development of public understanding and appreciation of art.

Exhibitions of contemporary and historical art by local, national and international artists include those organised by Mendel curators and curatorial consortium members, as well as major touring exhibitions from other Canadian galleries. Daily 9 am - 9 pm. Admission free.

PAVED ART & NEW MEDIA GALLERY 424 20 St W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 0X4 T. 306-652-5502 F. 306-652-9924 laura@pavedarts.ca www.pavedarts.ca Commercial Galleries ART PLACEMENT INC 228 3 Ave S, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1L9 T. 306-664-3385 F. 306-933-2521 gallery@artplacement.com www.artplacement.com Established in 1978, the gallery’s primary emphasis is on senior and mid-career Saskatchewan artists while also representing several established western Canadian painters and overseeing a number of artist estates. Presents a year round exhibition schedule alternating solo and group exhibitions.

Centrally located downtown in the Traveller’s Block Annex. Tues to Sat 10 am - 4 pm.

COLLECTOR’S CHOICE ART GALLERY 625D 1 Ave N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1X7 T. 306-665-8300 F. 306-664-4094 sales@collectorschoice.ca Represent primarily Saskatchewan artists such as Ches Anderson, Lou Chrones, Alamgir Huque, Caroline James, Cecilia Jurgens, Ken Lonechild, Mary Masters, Duane Panko, Linda Jane Schmid and Regina Seib who create abstract and representational art. Maintain a small collection of Inuit sculpture and estate art. Regular exhibitions. Tues to Fri 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am - 5 pm.

DARRELL BELL GALLERY 317-220 3 Ave S, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M1 T. 306-955-5701 darrellbellgallery@sasktel.net www.darrellbellgallery.com Exhibiting contemporary Canadian art with an emphasis on professional Saskatchewan artists, including David Alexander, Darrell Bell, Lee Brady, Megan Courtney Broner, Inger deCoursey, Kaija Sanelma Harris, Hans Herold, Ian Rawlinson and various Inuit artists. Media include painting, sculpture, textiles, jewellery, glass and ceramics. Rotating solo and group shows year-round. Tues to Sat noon - 4 pm or by appointment.

PACIF’IC GALLERY 702 14 St E, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0P7 T. 306-373-0755 F. 306-373-2461 art@pacificgallery.ca www.pacificgallery.ca Outstanding painted works by regionally and nationally acclaimed artists in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolour, coloured pencil, felted wool and hand-pulled prints plus an extensive selection of handmade pottery and raku, blown and fused glass, jewellery, wrought iron furniture and handpainted art cards. Corner of Temperance, Lansdowne and 14 St E. Mon to Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

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through the eyes of Allen Sapp

Public Galleries DIEFENBAKER CANADA CENTRE University of Saskatchewan 101 Diefenbaker Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B8 T. 306-966-8384 mary.miller@usask.ca www.usask.ca/diefenbaker

MACKENZIE ART GALLERY T C Douglas Building, 3475 Albert St Regina, SK S4S 6X6 T. 306-584-4250 F. 306-569-8191 mackenzie@uregina.ca www.mackenzieartgallery.sk.ca Excellent collection of art from historical to contemporary works by Canadian, American and international artists. Major touring exhibits. Gallery Shop, 175-seat Theatre, Learning Centre and Resource Centre. Corner of Albert St and 23rd Ave, SW corner of Wascana Centre. Open daily 10 am 5:30 pm, Thur and Fri until 10 pm.

Artist-run Galleries A.K.A. GALLERY 424 20 St W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 0X4 T. 306-652-0044 F. 306-652-9924 aka@sasktel.net www.akagallery.org

“The way it used to be”

“Kids Playing With The Dogs”, oil on canvas

ly. Access via 15 Ave and McTavish St. Mon to Thur 1 pm - 5 pm and 6:30 pm - 9 pm. Fri to Sun 1 pm - 5 pm.

KENDERDINE ART GALLERY University of Saskatchewan 51 Campus Dr - 2nd lvl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 T. 306-966-4571 F. 306-978-8340 kenderdine.artgallery@usask.ca www.usask.ca/kenderdine

SWIFT CURRENT Public Gallery ART GALLERY OF SWIFT CURRENT 411 Herbert St E, Swift Current, SK S9H 1M5 T. 306-778-2736 F. 306-773-8769 k.houghtaling@swiftcurrent.ca www.artgalleryofswiftcurrent.org

Show and Sale September 11 - 16, 2006 BIRCHWOOD GALLERY 26-4910 50 Ave Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S5 T. 867-873-4050 F. 867-873-4375 info@birchwoodgallery.com www.birchwoodgallery.com

YORKTON Public Gallery GODFREY DEAN ART GALLERY 49 Smith St E, Yorkton, SK S3N 0H4 T. 306-786-2992 F. 306-786-7667 info@deangallery.ca www.deangallery.ca

NORTHERN TERRITORIES GALLERIES WHITEHORSE Cooperative Gallery YUKON ARTISTS @ WORK COOPERATIVE 3B Glacier Rd, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S7 T. 867-393-4848 yaaw05@internorth.com www.yaaw.com Spectacular gallery overlooking the Yukon River ten minutes south of Whitehorse. Recent Local Secret/Big Find and Editor's pick for North America

by Travelocity.ca. Thirty-eight Yukon artists include potters, photographers, printmakers, beadmakers, jewellers, sculptors and woodturners; watercolour, acrylic, textile, encaustic and oil painters; ceramic, warm and stained glass artists; plus furniture makers. Fri to Sun Oct to Apr; (Daily May to Sep) noon - 5 pm.

YELLOWKNIFE Commercial Gallery BIRCHWOOD GALLERY 26-4910 50 Ave, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S5 T. 867-873-4050 F. 867-873-4375 info@birchwoodgallery.com www.birchwoodgallery.com Locally owned and operated, Birchwood Gallery presents contemporary works from well-known and respected artists from across Canada in an enticingly visual yet calming atmosphere. Committed to supporting and contributing to the arts and culture of Yellowknife, Birchwood frequently schedules work presentations by their artists throughout the year. Mon to Sat 9:30 am - 6 pm.

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DIRECTORY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES• To advertise, call 403-234-7097 or 1-866-697-2002 SPECIAL EVENTS

CELEBRATE ARTISTS DAY goldencactus@hotmail.com www.internationalartistday.com A special day for all artists held October 25th annually, to honour contributions artists have made to societies worldwide. Take an artist to lunch; visit a studio; hold an exhibition. Email events for posting on website. All artists and supporters are asked to provide reciprocal links from their sites.

5TH ANNUAL YUKON BUYER'S SHOW Whitehorse, YK T. 867-334-3523 calexander@northwestel.net A wholesale trade show on September 24, 2006 featuring created-in-the-North fine art, craft, fashion, music, literature and giftware. Explore a wonderful variety of high-quality, distinctive products created by artists from across the North. 11 am - 4 pm. Ask about First Buyer's Incentive program.

Contact Charlene Alexander, Coordinator.

CALGARY ARTWALK September 16 and 17, 2006, Calgary, AB www.calgaryartwalk.com Visit Calgary galleries and artist studios to discover the quality and variety of artists' work available in Calgary in a friendly and casual atmosphere. The event is free. Many venues provide refreshments and host special events. Great for art students, collectors and for the novice to meet artists and watch creativity happen before their eyes. Maps and participating galleries on website.

GALLERY WALK OF EDMONTON October 21 and 22, 2006, Edmonton, AB apaterson@tugallery.ca www.gallery-walk.com The first gallery walk of its kind in Canada was formed in 1981 to promote both art and artists of merit within the community, focusing especially on work by Canadian artists. The eight member galleries are easily accessible within a nine block walking distance. There are two self-guided events presented per year. Unique exhibitions are planned for gallery walks. Details on website.

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR November 9 - 13, 2006, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Exhibit Hall E info@tiafair.com www.tiafair.com The fair also highlights artists and works within the fair including Fresh Avant-Garde – a program for galleries exhibiting primarily young emerging artists with innovative contemporary art concepts; Art in the Dark showcasing video and media installations; Solo Spaces and Special Projects for one-artist shows or exhibits of exceptional curatorial interest; and The News at Five presenting newly-installed artworks with a hosted tour at 5 pm daily.

ARTIST CALL

CANVAS GALLERY 950 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 1Z2 T. 416-532-5275 F. 416-532-5278 canvasgallery@bellnet.ca www.canvasgallery.ca Canvas Gallery, a thriving visual arts venue in Toronto, is calling for artists with original painting, drawing, photography and mixed media works to submit images or URL by email, along with details (sizes & retail pricing). Visit website or call for more information.

ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE

KISS FINE ART Calgary, AB T. 403-229-0045 info@kissfineart.com www.kissfineart.com Representing renowned nature artist Andrew Kiss.

Andrew is one of Canada's most recognized artists for a style that captures breathless images with a reverence for realism. Originals are available in Calgary through their website. Current galleries carrying Andrew's work are also listed on the website.

Full consulting services available.

MULTI-ART LIMITED 200-652 Notre Dame, St Lambert, QC J4P 2L1

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T. 450-466-8511 info@multi-art.net www.multi-art.net Founded in 1974, the family-owned Multi Art is specialized in the representation across Canada of visual artists most notably from the province of Quebec. The base in St Lambert, QC has recently been extended with the opening of a second office in British Columbia.

ART INSTALLATION

ART ON THE WALL T. 403-868-4983 artonthewall@shaw.ca www.one9.com/paul/ Edmonton-based, comprehensive corporate and residential art installation service including picture hanging, art packaging, insurance photography and photography for artists. Quality customer service.

ON THE LEVEL ART INSTALLATIONS T. 403-263-7226 info@onthelevelart.ca www.onthelevelart.ca A fully insured, full service fine arts handling company with 24 years experience providing consulting, design and installation service throughout western Canada.

ARTISTS’ STUDIOS

BRACKEN STUDIO 100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Upper Level Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-554-1523 mbracken@brackenstudio.com www.brackenstudio.com Encounter Contemporary Artist Marilynn Bracken at work in her studio. Share the creativity and feel free to ask questions. Tues to Fri 11 am - 6 pm, Sat noon - 4 pm.

KAMILA & NEL ART GALLERY 10545 16 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6J 5B4 T. 780-436-8277 F. 780-436-9317 NelKwiatkowska@Picture2Portrait.net www.Picture2Portrait.net Interested in commissioning an experienced and internationally-recognized artist to create an ageless fine art gift? Portraits, architecture, animals, landscapes and any other subject of interest to you could be captured and transformed in a creative way. Paintings can be done from photos or a session arranged at the studio.

KIM PENNER Box 69, Glenboro, MB R0X 0X0 T. 204-827-2717 F. 204-827-2718 info@kimpenner.com www.kimpenner.com Kim Penner finds continual inspiration for her beautiful acrylic paintings from all types of horses. From a portrait of a team of Belgians, to her “Kentucky Quintet”, inspired from the paddocks of a Kentucky Thoroughbred farm, Penner’s work offers a surprising diversity within her chosen genre. Originals, limited-edition prints and canvas transfers. Best of Show award at 2006 Calgary Stampede.

SERENDIPITY STUDIO 112 Robinson Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1R6 T. 250-537-4535 willowcrest@saltspring.com saltspring.gulfislands.com/hodgins/cre8ivity Margaret Threlfall’s studio is situated at Willowcrest Farm, one of the early homesteads on Salt Spring Island, 5 minutes from Ganges. Original watercolors, drawings, oils, and cards reflect her love of natural surroundings as well as explorations in the abstract. Spun yarn and roving ñ natural or Kool Aid dyed - is available from their flock of Border Leicester sheep. By appt or sign says Open.

SPINA ART AND DESIGN 96 Cheyanne Meadows Way, Calgary, AB T3R 1B7 T. 403-256-7115 F. 403-256-7115 fredspina@shaw.ca www.spinaart.blogspot.com An artist for 30 years and represented in collections around the world, Ferdinando (Fred) Spina has shown in galleries in New York and San Francisco and across Canada. He paints and sculpts in various materials such as watercolour, oils, acrylic, stone,

wood, metal and bronze. In addition to offering a large body of completed work, Ferdinando welcomes commissions for special projects.

MICHAEL SPROULE STUDIO c/o Galerie McKenzie Marcotte, 26 Sully Rd Wakefield, QC J0X 3G0 T. 819-459-3164 info@mckenziemarcotte.ca www.mckenziemarcotte.ca From his base in the Gatineau region of Quebec, Michael often travels and paints over extended periods in Western Canada. A show of his paintings on the "Badlands" theme, recently hosted by the Canadian Museum of Nature, will tour through Alberta during the fall and winter of 2006/2007 to Medicine Hat (Cultural Centre Gallery), Red Deer (Kerry Wood Nature Centre) and Lethbridge (Yates Memorial Centre).

PLATINUMVISIONS BY ALLAN KING 2621 Linden Dr SW, Calgary, AB T3E 6C8 T. 403-240-2874 F. 403-240-2874 platinumking@shaw.ca www.platinumvisions.com Allan King hand crafts 12X20 ultra-large format platinum prints only from camera-original negatives to produce very compelling imagery of the vast Canadian Rocky Mountains and Alberta Prairie. His archival hand-coated papers of platinum and palladium salts form the foundation for expressive yet sensitive interpretations. His rare limited edition prints are widely exhibited.

Schedules are found on his website.

THE MOTHERLAND STUDIO PO Box 8539, Victoria, BC V8W 3S1 T. 250-381-7871 judy@thecavanaghgroup.org www.TheMotherlandStudio.com The Motherland Studio specializes in promoting contemporary African art and sharing the richness and depth of African life. Featured artist Gabriel Eklou is one of Ghana’s most talented young artists. In his large acrylic paintings, Gabriel captures the essence of the African spirit with his light and graceful expressionism. By appointment only.

ART AUCTIONS HODGINS ART AUCTIONS LTD 5240 1A St SE, Calgary, AB T2H 1J1 T. 403-252-4362 F. 403-259-3682 kevin.king@hodginsauction.com www.hodginsauction.com Hodgins is one of western Canada’s largest and longest running auction companies dedicated to quality fine art. They hold catalogued auctions of Canadian and international fine art every May and November. In addition, appraisal services are offered for estate settlement, insurance, matrimonial division and other purposes. Individual and corporate consignments of artworks for sale are always welcome.

LANDO ART AUCTIONS 11130 105 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0L5 T. 780-990-1161 F. 780-990-1153 mail@landoartauctions.com www.landoartauctions.com Provides quality fine art combined with personalized customer service and professional expertise.

They hold a minimum of two catalogued auctions a year of Canadian and international fine art.

Individual and corporate consignments welcome.

Appraisals for insurance, donation, estate settlement, family division and other purposes. Call or email for a confidential appointment. Mon to Fri 10 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 10 am - 4:30 pm, or by appt.

ART COMPETITION

KINGSTON PRIZE CANADIAN PORTRAIT COMPETITION Kingston Arts Council, PO Box 1005 Kingston, ON K7L 4X8 T. 613-769-7372 kingstonprize@artskingston.com www.kingstonprize.ca The Kingston Arts Council announces the Kingston Prize for 2007, a Canadian portrait competition.

Canadian artists are invited to submit contemporary portraits of Canadians. The portraits may be either paintings or drawings, and must be made

from life within the 24 months preceding the closing date, May 1, 2007. First prize $3,000; plus Honourable Mentions and People’s Choice. Details on website.

ART FRAMING

JARVIS HALL FINE FRAMES 617 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E1 T. 403-206-9942 jhff@shaw.ca Jarvis Hall Fine Frames is a full service frame shop offering all levels of custom framing from conservation to museum grade. Frames can be chosen from a wide variety of manufacturers or can be designed, built and gilded by hand. They also offer a variety of gallery frames for artists. Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm and by appointment.

ART GALLERY SOFTWARE

GALLERYSOFT INC 10 Oak Ridge Drive, Georgetown, ON L7G 5G6 T. 905-877-8713 F. 905-877-4811 info@gallerysoft.com www.gallerysoft.com NEW - GallerySoft V3 software for art gallery management works on Mac as well as Windows; allows use of the same database between multiple gallery locations; online, real-time help; eliminates software updates and installations; web link capabilities; accounting details transfer to any accounting package; handles biographies, client information, commission statements, labels, images, inventory, invoices, reports and more. Free trial available online.

ART PRESERVATION

CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE Department of Canadian Heritage, 1030 Innes Rd Ottawa, ON K1A 0M5 T. 613-998-3721 F. 613-998-3721 cci-icc_services@pch.gc.ca www.preservation.gc.ca “Preserving my Heritage” web site provides free information about how to care for works of art on paper, photographic material, sound recordings (including CD’s) and silver objects, among other topics. Includes online bookstore, information about appraisals, careers in art and artifact conservation, even an interactive game.

ART RENTAL

TRIANGLE GALLERY ART RENTAL SERVICES T. 403-874-9685 info@artrentals.ca www.artrentals.ca Rent and/or purchase artwork by more than 35 emerging and established professional artists from Calgary and region rangeing from realist to abstract style with a wide selection of sizes and media. View and choose directly on the Art Rental Services website. Organized by Friends of Triangle Gallery in support of the gallery’s exhibition and education programs.

ART REPRODUCTION

IMAGEFLY PUBLISHING INC 10557 109 St, Edmonton, AB T5H 3B1 T. 780-428-2608 info@imagefly.com www.imagefly.com Edmonton’s newest fine art reproduction facility offers one-stop giclÈe reproduction services — from scanning to printing and framing. Their inhouse art gallery promotes client-artists’ artworks.

Introductory discount on first visit. Call for details.

Mon to Fri 9 am - 5:30 pm.

ARTIST RETREAT

EMMA LAKE KENDERDINE CAMPUS University of Saskatchewan, c/o Paul Trottier, Director, Room 133, Kirk Hall, 117 Science Place Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C8 T. 306-966-2463 emma.lake@usask.ca www.emmalake.usask.ca Drenched in the history of Canadian art, the campus offers a unique setting for meetings, retreats, workshops or mini-conferences. Competent staff will assist in planning your event with customized programs. The Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus also delivers summer arts residencies and work-

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shops for professionals and learners. Make your next summer vacation an educational event with a painting, drawing, photography, fibre art or sculpture workshop at this lakeside retreat in the boreal forest on the southeast edge of the Prince Albert National Park.

ART SCHOOL

ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN 1407 14 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4R3 T. 403-284-7678 F. 403-284-7644 admissions@acad.ab.ca www.acad.ab.ca Founded in 1926, the ACAD is one of only four degree-granting institutions in Canada dedicated exclusively to professional visual art and design education. ACAD provides accredited degree-standard education and learning opportunities to more than 1000 full time and 1130 continuing education students. The rigorous studio program produces innovative thinkers, creative problem solvers, and visually talented students. ACAD creates a learning environment rich in character and extensive in quantity, quality and professional capability for its student body of artistic thinkers.

info@kensingtonartsupply.com www.kensingtonartsupply.com Fine art supplies featuring Winsor & Newton, Golden, Liquitex, Maimeri and other quality products, as well as friendly, knowledgeable advice.

Books, magazines, and art class information.

Custom canvas service — all sizes and types of canvas, including linen. Senior, student and professional discounts. Mon to Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Thur till 8 pm, Sun noon - 5 pm.

MONA LISA ARTISTS’ MATERIALS 1518 7 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1A7 T. 403-228-3618 monalisa@nucleus.com www.monalisa-artmat.com Welcome to one of Western Canada’s largest fine art supply retailers. Established in 1959, Mona Lisa provides excellent customer service combined with a broad spectrum of products and technical knowledge. Clients from beginner to professional, find everything they need to achieve their artistic goals.

Volume discounts and full-time student and senior discounts available. Mon - Fri 8 am - 5:30 pm, Sat 9 am - 5 pm.

ART STUDIOS/GALLERIES TO LEASE

OPUS FRAMING & ART SUPPLIES 1360 Johnston St, Granville Island Vancouver, BC V6H 3S1 T. 604-736-7028 F. 604-683-7083 sales@opusframing.com www.opusframing.com Western Canada’s favourite artists’ resource for art materials and information. Monthly visual arts newsletter and free ‘how to’ handouts, available in-store or on-line. Extensive selection of fine art materials and quality framing supplies — or just drop by for some creative inspiration. Other locations at 120 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver; 5501 204 St, Langley; 512 Herald St, Victoria; 1357 Ellis St, Kelowna; plus national mail order service.

ARTSPACE EXHIBIT GALLERY AND VENUE 1235 26 Ave SE - 2nd level Crossroads Market Calgary, AB T2G 1R7 T. 403-294-3406 info@artspace.ca www.artspace.ca Artspace features 35,000 square feet of galleries located on the 2nd floor of Crossroads Markets in a unique historical building 5 minutes from downtown. Beautiful gallery space available for rent both short term and long term.

SWINTON’S ART SUPPLIES 7160 Fisher St SE, Calgary, AB T2H 0W5 T. 403-258-3500 swinton@telus.net www.swintonsart.com Large selection of art materials and hard-to-find supplies. Special orders welcome. Free delivery in the Calgary area for bulk orders. Full custom framing shop and complete restoration services.

Swinton’s Art Instruction classes, art books and magazines. Sign up for regular newsletter mailing.

Mon to Fri 9 am - 8 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 4 pm; Summer (July/August) Mon to Fri till 6:30 pm, closed Sun.

ART CENTRAL 100 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0W4 T. 403-543-9900 sandra@artcentral.ca www.artcentral.ca This landmark building on the NW corner of 7th Ave and Centre St SW in downtown Calgary has been renovated to house artist studios, galleries, and ancillary retail businesses. Centrally located opposite Hyatt Regency Hotel, only one block from Stephen Avenue Walk. For more information or leasing inquiries please visit website or call for Sandra Neil.

ART SUPPLIES

ARTISTS EMPORIUM 1610 St James St, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0L2 T. 204-772-2421 artists@artistsemporium.net www.artistsemporium.net A Canadian based company supplying highest quality products since 1977 with over 100,000 items offered in a 12,000 square feet retail space.

The fun-friendly atmosphere extends from the free Saturday morning art classes, through the extensive art library and spinning the roulette wheel at their annual Artists Open House. They are committed to maintaining a high level of inventory at competitive prices while continually expanding product lines.

Mon to Thur 9 am - 6 pm, Fri til 9 pm, Sat 9 am 6 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm.

CLASSIC GALLERY FRAMING INC 3376 Sexsmith Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 7S5 T. 250-765-6116 F. 250-765-6117 info@classicgalleryframing.com www.classicgalleryframing.com High quality mouldings, liners and liner profiles are produced by utilizing the most efficient manufacturing processes combined with the care and detail that comes with creating handcrafted products. All steps of production are done inside their factory.

The full range of products may be previewed online and are available through most fine art dealers and framers.

INGLEWOOD ART SUPPLIES 1006 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S7 T. 403-265-8961 inglart@telusplanet.net www.inglewoodart.com Store claims best selection and prices in Calgary on pre-stretched canvas and canvas on the roll. Golden Acrylics and Mediums with everyday prices below retail. Volume discounts on the complete selection of Stevenson Oils, Acrylics and Mediums. Other name-brand materials, brushes, drawing supplies, easels, an extensive selection of paper and more.

Mon to Fri 9 am - 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

KENSINGTON ART SUPPLY 132 10 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1V3 T. 403-283-2288

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BACK ROOM

TOM THOMSON

(1877-1917)

Tom Thomson: Birch Grove, Algonquin Park, 1915, oil on board, 10.5" x 8.5"

A popular misconception is that Tom Thomson was a member of the Group of Seven. He wasn’t, although he is considered one of Canada’s most important artists and is credited with influencing – even instigating – the Group’s distinct approach to portraying the Canadian landscape.

In 1907, at the age of 30, Thomson joined the staff of Grip Ltd., a Toronto graphic arts studio. The firm’s head designer, artist-poet J.E.H. MacDonald, contributed greatly to Thomson’s artistic development during the following six years, as did his fellow employees: Arthur Lismer, Fred Varley, Franklin Carmichael, and Franz Johnston.

Thomson made his first sketching trip to Algonquin Park in 1912 and from 1914 to 1917 he spent each spring, summer and fall there, becoming an expert canoeist and woodsman, sketching, firefighting, and acting as a guide to park visitors and his artist friends. During the winters he returned to Toronto to paint his bold, expressive northern Ontario vistas.

Thomson’s death by drowning in July 1917 remains a mystery. His five Grip Ltd. colleagues, together with Lawren Harris and A.Y. Jackson, formed the Group of Seven in 1920.

Birch Grove, Algonquin Park was painted by Thomson in 1915, at the peak of his creative talents. Originally owned jointly by Thomson’s sister and brother, the painting was acquired by Toronto art dealer Blair Laing in 1936. It was subsequently purchased by Peter Bronfman in 1966, at which 106 Galleries West Fall/Winter 2006

time its fair market value was estimated at $9,000.

“Probably fewer than a dozen Thomson panels from his prime time of 1915 to 1917 are floating around in today’s market,” says Rod Green of Masters Gallery in Calgary, which recently acquired the painting and sold it to a private collector. Green estimates the value of Birch Grove, Algonquin Park today is in the range of $350,000 to $400,000 – Rod Chapman www.gallerieswest.ca

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Art Mode Gallery 12220 Jasper Ave 453-1555

Chris Bowman

Sheila Norgate

12310 Jasper Ave 482-2854

Agnes Bugera Gallery

Bearclaw Gallery

Art Mode Gallery

10403 124 St 482-1204

Douglas Udell Gallery 10332 124 St 488-4445

Scott Gallery 10411 124 St 488-3619

George Littlechild

12419 Stony Plain Rd 482-1402

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Electrum Design Studio Electrum Design Studio

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TU Gallery Sean Caudfield

10718 124 St 452-9664

West End Gallery

107 AVE.

Fabian Marcaccio

12308 Jasper Ave 488-4892

Scott Gallery

Douglas Udell Gallery

106 AVE.

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105 AVE.

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Rajka Kupesic

The Snow Queen - The Nutcracker Series, Oil on Linen, 16 1/2" x 12 1/2"

November 4 - 30, 2006

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