Art on the Block 2020 presented by CWB

ART HAS MISSED YOU. DON’T MISS THIS ART.

Presented By

Creative Sponsor

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 2020 is the year that none of us will ever forget. Our lives have been turned upside down and every aspect of our normal routines have changed. But it is also the year where we have focused on friends and family and the important and lasting things in our lives – and that includes ART! Normally I would be writing to encourage you to be one of 600 lucky guests who get to enjoy one of the most unique, exciting and important fundraising events in the Alberta calendar. 2020 will change that, but the need and value of this event and art has never been more important.

Your support for Art on the Block is crucial to keeping the AGA’s exhibitions, education programming and community outreach going – as we strive to give Edmontonians and Albertans unforgettable art experiences.

This year the event will be different but it still depends on an extraordinary group of supporters to make it happen. We should all thank the artists, galleries, donors, sponsors, patrons, businesses, volunteers, and AGA staff who have given their time, talent, ideas, and generosity to help us recraft Art on the Block with social distancing.

We hope you will enjoy and appreciate this year’s hybrid event with the exhibition of auction items and its concurrent online auction. Please support everything the AGA does and the place of art in making our society richer by bidding and bidding often!

This is your chance to show your appreciation for the art that you have been missing. There are almost 100 items, including more than 70 works of investment-quality art donated by recognized Canadian artists, exclusive art-inspired experiences and items donated by local artisans and businesses.

It will be a different type of party this year, but you can make a difference. Please be a part of the AGA’s largest fundraiser and show Alberta how much 2020 has made you miss art.

— Krista Nelson-Marciano 2020 Chair

ART HAS MISSED YOU. DON’T MISS THIS ART. We are thrilled to welcome you to Art on the Block 2020 (AOTB). While this year’s event is a little different, the goal remains the same; to connect bidders with an opportunity to purchase engaging experiences and amazing artworks from Alberta artists while raising funds to support the Art Gallery of Alberta. AOTB is our largest annual fundraiser, so please bid generously and/or consider making a donation to support our exhibitions and educational programming.

Thank you for your support.

PRESENTED BY

A special thank you to our creative sponsor

HOW TO PARTICIPATE 1. See the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta from 11am-5pm October 2-4 and when something catches your eye take note of the lot number. Can’t attend? See the auction items online at youraga.ca/AOTB. 2. Bid online before the auction ends on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 5pm MST. Create a free account to place your bid at 32auctions.com/login • Winning bids will receive an email noti ication and instructions on how to pay and receive your items.

• All starting bids include a buyer’s premium of 5% of the Fair Market Value (FMV) which helps cover auction and exhibition costs.

3. Pay for your items by noon on Monday, October 5. At 12:01pm we will contact the next highest bidder. When paying for your items you will have the option to select delivery for an additional cost.

4. Pick up or receive your items on Wednesday, October 7: Either by delivery (additional costs) or by picking up in-person at the AGA between 9:30am-4pm.

Attend the Curator’s Preview event on Friday, October 2 at the AGA for the opportunity to purchase artworks and experiences at Fair Market Value (FMV).

AGA Executive Director/Chief Curator Catherine Crowston will give guests a deeper look at select artworks at these intimate gatherings. Socialize while keeping a safe distance and enjoy individually packaged charcuterie boxes and our host bar.

Thank you to the extraordinary group of supporters: artists, galleries, donors, sponsors, local businesses and patrons who donated so generously. Your support enables us to continue our mission of enriching lives through art.

GUIDE FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS CURATOR’S PREVIEW Items may be sold at Fair Market Value (FMV) during this event. Sold items will be marked by a red dot in the gallery and noted as sold online.

STARTING BID All lots are subject to reserves which is the minimum starting bid. The reserve is approximately 50-60% of the assessed Fair Market Value (FMV).

BUYER’S PREMIUM All starting bids include a buyer’s premium of 5% of the FMV which helps cover auction/exhibition costs.

FAIR MARKET VALUE Fair Market Value (FMV) is the value at which an object changes hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, acting independently of each other, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.

BIDS EXCEEDING FMV Bidders who pay 25% more than the assessed FMV are eligible for a Charitable Tax Receipt for the value above the FMV. We are unable to issue tax receipts for services and vouchers.

ARTIST PAYMENT For every AOTB, artists generously, and voluntarily, donate their artwork. Artists will receive 30% of the total winning bid amount and/or a charitable tax receipt for their donation.

Please note: images of the artworks have been cropped to fit the exhibition guide and no not necessarily represent the actual artwork.

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Allen Ball

Eva Bartel

Welcome Home, 2019 Oil, enamel and varnish on paper, 23 x 23 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $500 Starting bid: $320 Bid increment: $20

Strathcona Wilderness Centre, 2018 Watercolour on paper, 40 x 102 cm Courtesy of the artist Delivery included Estimated value: $2,000 Starting bid: $1,300 Bid increment: $50

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Elisabeth Belliveau

Julie Beugin

Catherine Burgess

Estimated value: $880 Starting bid: $570 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $3,500 Starting bid: $2,270 Bid increment: $50

Still life with Pretzel (After Clara Peeters), 2019 Lenticular print, 40.5 x 46 cm Courtesy of the artist

Sieve, 2018 Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 75 cm Courtesy of the artist and VivianeArt

Passage No. 3, 2016 Steel, 29 x 39 x 36 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,800 Starting bid: $1,190 Bid increment: $50

Very briefly: this text conveys a set of instructions and a few of the artist’s thoughts pertinent to the rationale guiding this proposition. More than a few people may read this text; however, inasmuch as this text and the paper it is printed on is integral to what may later be considered an artwork, the work will ultimately be completed by whoever understands and accepts the rationale behind this motion, and furthermore, carries out the instructions indicated below with a sincere spirit of camaraderie, reflection, and hope. Further to these conditions, it will be assumed that it is in this case, the person who places the winning bid on this item in the Art Gallery of Alberta’s ​Art On The Block 2020​ fundraising auction who will be ​that person​ with the aforementioned enthusiastic, sincere spirit necessary to successfully complete this work.

To better explain the intention behind this proposition, the spirit that the artist suggests this work be undertaken in will benefit from further elaboration. Firstly, by invoking a spirit of camaraderie, the artist means simply to point out the affinity shared between them and the person who’s bid wins this text by responding to the Art Gallery of Alberta’s call for support. Secondly, a spirit of reflection is urged by the artist so that the gesture at hand may be carried out with due regard for all of the artists who are, in turn, supported by the Art Gallery of Alberta through exhibitions, screenings, and other programs. Moreover, the artist wishes to highlight that the majority of this activity takes place on Treaty 6 territory. It is on the basis of this treaty between the Crown and the Cree, Assiniboine, and Saulteaux peoples that settlers and their descendants have obtained permission to be on this territory. This fact (also noting standing controversies about critical, culturally-based misunderstandings between the Crown and these Indigenous peoples, which may have undermined the negotiation of Treaty 6) should be taken very seriously. Lastly, the artist encourages a spirit of hope; especially the hope that any small act of benevolence conceived with a genuine willingness to understand the needs of others can eventually lead to a constructive outcome of broader significance.

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Andrew Buszchak

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Blaine Campbell

This text will now directly address the responding participant in this work. The instructions for the completion of this work are straightforward. Having earnestly accepted this text and the gesture it proposes below, the artist asks you to read this text as many times as you feel is necessary to remember its substance - not for the purpose of recitation, but to paraphrase. When you are confident that you understand the text sufficiently, you must place this paper on a flat, stable, horizontal surface, such as a table or countertop. The paper must be placed with the text facing upward. Next, open your non-dominant hand and place it at the centre of the paper, palm down with your fingertips pointing toward the top. Push with moderate pressure downward through the palm while simultaneously dragging your fingers in firmly toward the palm. You are meant to pull the paper into your hand with this act. Pass the partially crushed paper from your non-dominant hand to your dominant hand; as your dominant hand receives the page, crush it a second time with the fingers closing around the paper. Place the crushed paper in a place where it can be seen, but will not be disturbed. Whenever you look at this crushed paper, recall as much as you can of what was conveyed to you through the text it holds and, if so inclined, discuss it with others.

The Sun Still Shines…, 2020 Toner on paper, 28 x 22 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $450 Starting bid: $290 Bid increment: $20

Regional Practice #6, 2016 Ultrachrome K3 inkjet print mounted on dibond, 46 x 69 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $500 Starting bid: $320 Bid increment: $20

The Light of Their Eyes (inverse cassinian), 2017 Giclee on dibond, 72.4 x 72.4 cm Courtesy of the artist and Republic Gallery Estimated value: $3,900 Starting bid: $2,540 Bid increment: $50

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Carolyn Campbell

Karen Cantine

Sean Caulfield

Estimated value: $1,000 Starting bid: $650 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $500 Starting bid: $320 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $950 Starting bid: $610 Bid increment: $20

Co-Located Evidence #7, 2019 Graphite and acrylic on canvas, 21 x 19 cm Courtesy of the artist

Homage to Mary Ann Scherr Series #, 2019 Sterling silver Bracelet Courtesy of the artist

Tree Remembrance, 2019 Intaglio, woodcut and chine colle on paper, 44 x 32.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

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Slavo Cech

Mark Clintberg

Nancy Corrigan

Twisting in the Wind, 2020 Metal, paint, 35 x 32.5 x 30 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,200 Starting bid: $780 Bid increment: $50

An object of irrational fascination, 2018 Silver plated ACME whistle, brass safety pin, hinged box, 10 x 7.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and PierreFrançois Ouellette art contemporain

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Daphne Côté

Chris Cran

James (Jim) Davies

Friendship Blooms, 2018 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $3,600 Starting bid: $2,350 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $125 Starting bid: $80 Bid increment: $20

Chartreuse Manual (Study), 2017 Acrylic on wood panel, 91.5 x 46 cm Courtesy of the artist and TrépanierBaer Gallery Delivery included Estimated value: $11,000 Starting bid: $7,150 Bid increment: $100

Night Garden, 2019 Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 60 cm Courtesy of the artist and Art Gallery of Alberta Art Rental and Sales Gallery Estimated value: $550 Starting bid: $370 Bid increment: $20

Blackout, 2016 Acrylic on canvas, 31 x 121 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,900 Starting bid: $1,240 Bid increment: $50

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April Dean

Robert Dmytruk

Gerry Dotto

Shadow Clipping: V, 2019 Archival inkjet print on paper, silkscreen on acrylic, 42.5 x 32.5 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $350 Starting bid: $240 Bid increment: $20

San Miguel De Allende #9, 2018 Mixed media, 30.5 x 23 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $650 Starting bid: $430 Bid increment: $20

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Brenda Draney

Clay Ellis

Estimated value: $10,000 Starting bid: $6,500 Bid increment: $100

Estimated value: $2,020 Starting bid: $1,320 Bid increment: $50

Banquet, 2017 Oil on canvas, 71 x 71 cm Courtesy of the artist Delivery included

Ramblas / Balcony, 2020 Archival inkjet print, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist and Peter Robertson Gallery

Adore Isador, Isador! (Edition 3/20), 2005 Collage - digital print, polaroid 600 print, soup package, staples, duct tape, 20.5 x 13 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $750 Starting bid: $490 Bid increment: $20

Clay Ellis

Ramblas / Balcony View, 2020 Archival inkjet print, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist and Peter Robertson Gallery

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Edward Epp

Gerald Faulder

John Freeman

Douglas Channel - near Kitimat, 2016 Oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $2,500 Starting bid: $1,620 Bid increment: $50

Malahat, 2013 Oil on paper, 45 x 70 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $2,100 Starting bid: $1,380 Bid increment: $50

Ania’s Tulips Cut 2, 2018 Archival inkjet print on Epson exhibition fiber paper mounted on ACP, 51 x 51 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,000 Starting bid: $650 Bid increment: $50

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Paul Freeman

Tom Gale

Nicole Galellis

Estimated value: $450 Starting bid: $290 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $1,800 Starting bid: $1,190 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $550 Starting bid: $370 Bid increment: $20

The Will Must be Stronger Than The Skill, 2011 Pen on paper, 24.5 x 31.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

Fragments, 2004 Oil on panel, 15 x 112 cm Courtesy of the artist and The Front Gallery

Who She Hoped She Would Be, 2014 Acrylic on panel, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist

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Megan Green

Jude Griebel

Bradley Harms

Sawn Antler Pieces, Snaffle Bit, Plastic “Diamonds,� 2019 Charcoal on illustration board, 22.5 x 30.5 cm Anonymous Donation Estimated value: $600 Starting bid: $400 Bid increment: $20

Dilapidated Barn Face, 2013 Pencil crayon on paper, 23 x 21 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $930 Starting bid: $600 Bid increment: $20

S.H.I.E.L.D, 2019 Acrylic on canvas, 61 X 51 cm Courtesy of the artist and Newzones Gallery Estimated value: $2,900 Starting bid: $1,890 Bid increment: $50

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Bernard Hippel

Dana Holst

Geoffrey Hunter

Estimated value: $800 Starting bid: $540 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $500 Starting bid: $320 Bid increment: $20

Shades of Grey, 2019 Acrylic on paper, 54 x 39 cm Courtesy of the artist

Hot Lips, 2018 Oil on prepared paper, 19 x 14 cm Courtesy of the artist

Study 7, 2018 Acrylic on panel, 41 x 35.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Newzones Gallery Estimated value: $1,100 Starting bid: $730 Bid increment: $50

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M.N. Hutchinson

Liz Ingram

David Janzen

Juniper + Tiger Lilly, var. 4, 2019 Archival inkjet, 43 x 43 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $800 Starting bid: $520 Bid increment: $20

Turbulent Chroma XI (excerpt), 2013 Inkjet, stone lithography and chine colle, 60 x 40 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $750 Starting bid: $490 Bid increment: $20

Trunk Road, 2011 Oil on paper, 19 x 23.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Peter Robertson Gallery Estimated value: $800 Starting bid: $540 Bid increment: $20

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Mary Joyce

Toyo Kawamura

Toyo Kawamura

Estimated value: $1,480 Starting bid: $960 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $2,800 Starting bid: $1,840 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $3,000 Starting bid: $1,950 Bid increment: $50

Wave 2/10, 1997 Multi-plate waterless lithographic print, 50.5 x 76 cm Courtesy of the artist

ROTA II, 1981 Mixed media on canvas, 68.5 x 84 cm Courtesy of the artist

NOMOI, 1980 Mixed media on canvas, 84 x 99.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

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Jenny Keith

Kusakabe Kimbei

Kusakabe Kimbei

Estimated value: $610 Starting bid: $400 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $665 Starting bid: $430 Bid increment: $20

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John King

William (Bill) Laing

Amy Loewan

Banana Split, 2019 Acrylic on board, 21 x 21 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $450 Starting bid: $290 Bid increment: $20

Jazz Juggler, 2018 Acrylic on canvas, 142 x 104 cm Courtesy of the artist and Bugera Matheson Gallery Delivery included Estimated value: $4,700 Starting bid: $3,060 Bid increment: $50

Untitled (Japanese Junk), 1880s Hand tinted albumen photograph, 19 x 24 cm Courtesy of Arlene Hall

Opening #2, 2002 Original hand printed serigraph, 38 x56.5 cm Courtesy of the Canadian Art Gallery Estimated value: $750 Starting bid: $490 Bid increment: $20

Kusaga Nara, 1880s Hand tinted albumen photograph, 19.5 x 25 cm Courtesy of Arlene Hall

Improvization F1992, 2001 Oil on paper, 54 x 54 cm Courtesy of Amy and Reiner Loewan Estimated value: $1,200 Starting bid: $780 Bid increment: $50

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Sara McKarney

Amanda McKenzie

Royden Mills

Wind Flowers at Night, 2019 Etching and aquatint on rag paper, 28 x 20 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $470 Starting bid: $320 Bid increment: $20

Dragonfly Hula Grub, 2019 UV screen print, 56 x 76 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $285 Starting bid: $190 Bid increment: $20

Plane of Exchange, 2020 Waxed welded steel with ringing bowl, 80 x 50 x 20 cm Courtesy of the artist Delivery included Estimated value: $2,600 Starting bid: $1,690 Bid increment: $50

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Gloria Mok

Geneva Moore

Sarah Nordean

Homo Cranium, 2012 Collage, 23 x 15.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery Estimated value: $750 Starting bid: $490 Bid increment: $20

Looking Up, 1994 Etching, 20 x 23 cm Courtesy of the artist and Art Gallery of Alberta Art Rental and Sales Gallery Estimated value: $375 Starting bid: $240 Bid increment: $20

Untitled, 2016 Acrylic on panel, 30.5 x 30.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and VivianeArt Estimated value: $750 Starting bid: $490 Bid increment: $20

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Linda O’Neill

Linda O’Neill

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Lyndal Osborne

Seka Owen

Seka Owen

Estimated value: $1,100 Starting bid: $730 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $290 Starting bid: $190 Bid increment: $20

Bouquet #I Oil on birch panel, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery

Bouquet #II Oil on birch panel, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery

Bouquet #III Oil on birch panel, 25 x 25 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery

Estimated value: $1,800 Starting bid: $1,190 Bid increment: $50

Rainbow Serpent Dreaming, 1984 Lithograph/screenprint, 75 x 88 cm Courtesy of the artist

Rise, 2012, 2012 Acrylic on canvas, 13 x 7 cm Courtesy of the artist

Mirage Series VIII. 2011, 2011 Acrylic on handmade paper, 24 x 18 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $340 Starting bid: $220 Bid increment: $20

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Jane Ash Poitras

Jane Ash Poitras

Teresa Posyniak

Sacred “Iniskin� Buffalo Stone, 1992 Mixed media, 60.5 x 74.5 cm Courtesy of Amanda Bailey

Estimated value: $1,950 Starting bid: $1,265 Bid increment: $50

Birch Poem XIII, 2012 Charcoal, chalk pastels, oil and encaustic on kozo rice paper, 63.5 x 30.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Christine Klassen Gallery

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Hilary Prince

Tim Rechner

Clifford Robinson

Estimated value: $2,000 Starting bid: $1,300 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $450 Starting bid: $300 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $850 Starting bid: $550 Bid increment: $20

Purple Sunset, 2019 Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,100 Starting bid: $730 Bid increment: $50

Climate Shaman, 2014 Acrylic on board, 38 x 24 cm Courtesy of the artist

See The Signs Of End Times, 2017 Oil paint and graphite on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery

Estimated value: $1,750 Starting bid: $1,135 Bid increment: $50

Leda, edition 10/13, 1994 Ink/paper, hand printed block print, 35 x 33 cm Courtesy of the Canadian Art Gallery

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Marla Schole

Heather Shillinglaw

Katherine Sicotte

Red Deer River, 2017 Oil on canvas, 56 x 103 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $640 Starting bid: $430 Bid increment: $20

Nohkoms quilt series: After the fire‌.., 2019 Mixed media, 122 x 122 cm Courtesy of the artist Delivery included Estimated value: $3,500 Starting bid: $2,275 Bid increment: $50

Halfpipe, 2012 Stainless steel, 32 x 20 x 17.5 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $1,700 Starting bid: $1,110 Bid increment: $50

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Marc Siegner

Robert Sinclair

Loren Spector

Estimated value: $800 Starting bid: $540 Bid increment: $20

Estimated value: $350 Starting bid: $240 Bid increment: $20

Paseo En Queretaro III, 2019 Ink on paper, 38 x 24 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $525 Starting bid: $350 Bid increment: $20

Slip (Prairie Memory), 2007 Watercolour on paper, 15 x 15 cm Courtesy of the artist and Scott Gallery

Side-by-Side, 2019 Acrylic and collage on board, 28 x 35.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

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Laura St. Pierre

Megan Stein

Ernestine Tahedl

St. Laurent 6, Edition of 7, 2017 Archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper, 98 x 65 cm Courtesy of the artist and VivianeArt Delivery included Estimated value: $2,000 Starting bid: $1,200 Bid increment: $50

Swish, 2017 Silkscreen, 57 x 37.5 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $350 Starting bid: $240 Bid increment: $20

Passages VIII, 2011 Acrylic, 35.5 x 35.5 cm Courtesy of the artist and Bugera Matheson Gallery Estimated value: $1,100 Starting bid: $675 Bid increment: $50

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Jill Thomson

James Trevelyan

Alma Louise Visscher

Estimated value: $1,500 Starting bid: $900 Bid increment: $50

Estimated value: $350 Starting bid: $220 Bid increment: $20

Ravine House, 2018 Oil on canvas, 120 x 163 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $4,032 Starting bid: $2,620 Bid increment: $50

Johnston Canyon Study II, 2017 Acrylic on arches aquarelle, 25 x 30.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

Hope is a thing with feathers, 2018 Watercolour on paper, 27 x 23.5 cm Courtesy of the artist

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Peter von Tiesenhausen

Samantha Walrod

Arlene Wasylynchuk

Trial By Fire, 2012 Charred plywood, 30.5 x 30.5 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $2,000 Starting bid: $1,300 Bid increment: $50

Red Fox Portrait, 2016 Mixed media and acrylic on panel, 61 x 61 cm Courtesy of the artist and Newzones Gallery Estimated value: $1,700 Starting bid: $1,110 Bid increment: $50

Shunda Spring III, 1999 Oil on board, 30 x 60 cm Courtesy of Richard Wasylynchuk Estimated value: $1,980 Starting bid: $1,300 Bid increment: $50

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Pam Wilman

Nic Wilson

Preach To Your Converts, 2019 Acrylic on Arches paper, 78 x 67 cm Courtesy of the artist and Jarvis Hall Gallery Estimated value: $2,095 Starting bid: $1,360 Bid increment: $50

Island of the Lake, 2004 Oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm Courtesy of the artist and Art Gallery of Alberta Art Rental and Sales Estimated value: $930 Starting bid: $620 Bid increment: $20

Long Term Pillow II (After Tony Feher), 2019 Digital photograph, 19 x 24 cm Courtesy of the artist Estimated value: $300 Starting bid: $190 Bid increment: $20

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LOT A The Power of Flowers

Courtesy of The Artworks

Enhance your home or office with seasonal fresh cut flowers from The Artworks. The lucky winner will receive one gorgeous floral arrangement a month for 12-months. Please note delivery is not included.

Estimate Value: $1,200 Starting bid: $780 Bid increment: $50

LOT B Bianco and Bowling

Courtesy of Bianco and Plaza Bowling Co.

Get a jump-start on your weekend with a Thursday visit to Bianco in the heart of downtown Edmonton. Enjoy traditional Italian classics like wood-fired pizza and hand-made pasta with a contemporary twist, paired with wine from their carefully selected list. Then you can hit the lanes at Edmonton’s mainstay bowling alley since 1959 that offers 16 vintage lanes, a delicious menu from Drift Food Truck and rotating craft beer from across Alberta. With a $100 gift certificate to Plaza Bowling, you can enjoy bowling, beverages and besting your friends at five-pin.

Estimate Value: $400 Starting bid: $260 Bid increment: $20

LOT C Game on!

Courtesy of BioWare

Up your online gaming experience with this ultimate package from BioWare.

The winner will receive a Mass Effect: You will also receive two Andromeda Initiative backpacks filled with: Andromeda gaming set-up that includes: • PC downloads for Unravel Two • One G933 Artemis Spectrum and Fe wireless 7.1 surround gaming • Plants vs. Zombies for XBOX headset and PS4 • One G810 Orion Spectrum • Anthem for XBOX and PS4 mechanical gaming keyboard • NHL 20 for XBOX and PS4 • One G403 wired/wireless • Grabbit plush toy gaming mouse • One G640 large gaming mouse pad

Estimate Value: $1,200 Starting bid: $780 Bid increment: $50

LOT D Enjoy dinner like a Zenari

Courtesy of Dalla Tavola Zenari

You will receive a custom family-style four-course dinner curated for you by Elisa and Giancarlo Zenari. Let the Zenaris help you host eight to ten of your favourite people in their new restaurant, Dalla Tavola Zenari. Dinner will be accompanied by a curated wine pairing courtesy of Susan Giacomin of Wine Quest Wine & Spirit Brokers. (Expires October 4, 2021)

Estimate Value: $1,500 Starting bid: $970 Bid increment: $50

LOT E Sweet Style

Courtesy of Duchess Bake Shop and John Fluevog Shoes

This sweet and stylish prize is fit for a duke or a duchess. Indulge yourself with $150 towards online ordering from Duchess Bake Shop and a $200 gift certficate for Fluevog shoes, a Canadian original since the ‘70s.

Estimate Value: $350 Starting bid: $160 Bid increment: $20

LOT F Exclusively EMMY

Courtesy of EMMYDEVEAUX

Meet your new go-to travel companions. The edgy and elegant white duffle bag from local brand EMMYDEVEAUX is the perfect size for carry-on or overnight, and best of all the synthetic material cleans easily so you will always look chic! To top it off, your matching sleek white faux leather hat will hide any bad hair days.

Bag details: • Made of synthetic fabric • Wipe clean with a damp cloth

Estimate Value: $240 Starting bid: $150 Bid increment: $20

• One adjustable shoulder strap • Dimensions: 17” (L) x 10” (H) x 9.75” (W)

LOT G Lounging in the Lumsden

Courtesy of Forge 53° and Audreys Books

Forge 53° is an architectural metalwork and design company born and based in Edmonton whose work can be found in restaurants, private and commercial properties in Edmonton and throughout Canada and the United States. Sit back in your sleek Lumsden chair while perusing your new copy of Fred Bruemmer’s book Glimpses of Paradise. The Marvel of Massed Animals courtesy of Audreys Books.

Estimate Value: $920 Starting bid: $590 Bid increment: $20

LOT H One night of the full MINBID Experience Courtesy of MINBID

Since its inception seven years ago, MINBID Gallery has developed and held over 40 unique art-related events. This package gives you the full MINBID experience. Enjoy dinner for two at The Grindstone Comedy Theatre & Bistro, then grab some friends and head to any 2021-2022 MINBID event with tickets for up to four people. There, you and your guests will get early access to your selected MINBID exhibition and will each receive two complimentary drinks.

Valid for $100 at The Grindstone.

Estimate Value: $300 Starting bid: $190 Bid increment: $20

LOT I A Rad Custom Portrait

Courtesy of RAD Originals

Grady Wallace uses hand cut stencils and spray paint to create paintings inspired by Canadian wildlife, urban textures and streetwear culture. His work can be found in the Crash Hotel, multiple murals around Edmonton and his clothing line RAD Originals. The winning bidder will receive a custom portrait

by Grady Wallace done in his signature style.

Estimate Value: $3,500 Starting bid: $2,270 Bid increment: $50

LOT J Studio Bramble + Benjamin Oswald Lamp Courtesy of Studio Bramble

Each year the talented team at Studio Bramble (formerly Oliver Apt.) circle Art on the Block on their calendars and prepare to roll up their sleeves and get creative. Long-standing donors of AOTB, the team at Bramble see the auction as a way to conceptualize and experiment and explore new ideas, forms and materials. This year they’ve teamed up with local ceramic artist Benjamin Oswald and look to create a sculptural table lamp together that celebrates Oswald’s porcelain artistry and Bramble’s product design and millwork.

Estimate Value: $450 Starting bid: $290 Bid increment: $20

LOT K Everything Nice Birthday Package

Courtesy of Sugared & Spiced and the AGA

Host a birthday party that really takes the cake. The winner will receive a three-hour long birthday party for up to 15 children aged four and up at the Art Gallery of Alberta. The kids will have fun with hands-on studio projects in the Singhmar Centre for Art Education then finish the party with an 8� Epic Cake from Sugared & Spiced Baked Goods.

Estimate Value: $340 Starting bid: $210 Bid increment: $20

LOT L Adult Art Party

Courtesy of the AGA and Great Canadian Liquor

Kids don’t get all the fun at the AGA! You and five of your friends will roll up your sleeves and express your artistic side in a private three-hour art class led by one of our knowledgeable art educators. Learn new techniques while sipping on La Marca prosecco from Great Canadian Liquor.

Estimate Value: $350 Starting bid: $220 Bid increment: $20

LOT M Vault Collection Tour Courtesy of the AGA

Experience the rare opportunity to discover the AGA’s permanent collection of over 6,000 works of art! You and five guests will join AGA Collections Manager/Curatorial Associate Danielle Siemens to see first-hand how the artworks are stored and cared for and learn about some of the notable work in the AGA collection. This package includes light refreshments at the secret storage facility.

Estimate Value: $2,000 Starting bid: $600 Bid increment: $20

LOT N Vault Collection Tour Courtesy of the AGA

Experience the rare opportunity to discover the AGA’s permanent collection of over 6,000 works of art! You and five guests will join AGA Collections Manager/Curatorial Associate Danielle Siemens to see first-hand how the artworks are stored and cared for and learn about some of the notable work in the AGA collection. This package includes light refreshments at the secret storage facility.

Estimate Value: $2,000 Starting bid: $600 Bid increment: $20

THANK YOU

Art on the Block would not be possible without the support of the artists, galleries and private collectors who have so generously donated works of art. On the following pages please take note of the businesses, media partners and sponsors who make AOTB possible. Please support them if you can.

Private Collections

Anonymous

Arlene Hall

Douglas MacLean

Amanda Bailey

Amy and Reiner Loewan

Richard Wasylynchuk

Appraiser

AOTB Committee

Daniel Deyell, Aestim Art Appraisals, Inc.

Megan Bertagnolli Thomas L'Abbe Krista Nelson-Marciano

Galleries

AGA Art Rental & Sales Gallery

Jarvis Hall Gallery (Calgary)

Republic Gallery (Vancouver)

Bugera Matheson Gallery

Newzones Gallery (Calgary)

Scott Gallery

Canadian Art Gallery (Canmore) Christine Klassen Gallery (Calgary) The Front Gallery

Peter Robertson Gallery Pierre François Ouellette art contemporain (Montreal)

TrĂŠpanierBaer Gallery (Calgary) VivianeArt

Artists

Allen Ball* Eva Bartel* Elisabeth Belliveau Julie Beugin Catherine Burgess* Andrew Buszchak Blaine Campbell Carolyn Campbell Karen Cantine Sean Caulfield Slavo Cech* Mark Clintberg Nancy Corrigan Daphne CotĂŠ* Chris Cran James Davies* April Dean Robert Dmytruk Gerry Dotto* Brenda Draney Clay Ellis Edward Epp Gerald Faulder* John Freeman* Paul Freeman* Tom Gale*

Nicole Galellis* Megan Green Jude Griebel Bradley Harms Bernard Hippel* Dana Holst Geoffrey Hunter M.N. Hutchinson Liz Ingram David Janzen Mary Joyce* Toyo Kawamura Jenny Keith* Kusakabe Kimbei John King* William (Bill) Laing Amy Loewan* Sara McKarney* Amanda McKenzie Royden Mills* Gloria Mok* Geneva Moore* Sarah Nordean Linda Oneill Lyndal Osborne* Seka Owen*

Jane Ash Poitras Teresa Posyniak Hilary Prince* Tim Rechner* Clifford Robinson Marla Schole* Heather Shillinglaw* Katherine Sicotte Marc Siegner* Robert Sinclair Loren Spector Laura St. Pierre Megan Stein* Ernestine Tahedl* Jill Thomson* James Trevelyan* Alma Visscher Peter von Tiesenhausen* Samantha Walrod Arlene Wasylynchuk* John Arnold Will Pam Wilman* Nic Wilson

* Artworks by these artists are available at your AGA’s Art Rental and Sales Gallery

Donors

Art Gallery of Alberta The Artworks Audreys Books Bianco BioWare

Dalla Tavola Zenari Duchess Bake Shop EMMYDEVEAUX Forge 53° John Fluevog

MINBID Plaza Bowling RAD Originals Sugared & Spiced Studio Bramble

Due to circumstances beyond their control, some of our donors and sponsors were unable to provide auction items but we wanted to ensure their generosity was acknowledged.

Rig Hand Distillery Archetype @ JW Marriott Banff Centre for the Arts Cartago and Fleisch Citadel Theatre

Edmonton International Airport Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Winspear Centre

Float House Edmonton Fresh Canvas Art Co. and Rust Magic Red Arrow

Sponsors

Creative sponsor: ZGM

Beverage sponsor: Great Canadian Liquor

Media & Partners

Astral Astral Lifestyle Branded Cities Captivate City of Edmonton Pattison Native Touch Pelmorex Western Media Group

101.7 World FM 102.3 Now! Radio 104.9 Virgin Radio 630 CHED 840 CFCW 92.5 The Chuck 95.7 The Cruz CFRN

CISN Country Global News Radio 880 Edmonton K-97 Classic Rock KiSS 91.7 Play 107.1 Sonic 102.9 Up! 99.3

SUPPORT YOUR AGA ALL YEAR LONG BECOME A DONOR The Art Gallery of Alberta is a charitable organization. Financial support from donors like you provides operating funds for programs, education, exhibitions and more. You can be part of making it happen. Contact Alison Besecker at member.services@youraga.ca or 780.392.2464 to learn more about this opportunity.

BECOME A MEMBER Membership helps support local, national and international artists and enables the AGA to present a wide range of exhibitions, education, community outreach and programming throughout the year. AGA Members receive free admission, discounts on classes and on purchases at Shop AGA, advance ticket sales and more! For individuals, friends and families, find the right Membership for you at youraga.ca/aga-memberships.

PHILANTHROPIC MEMBERSHIPS Enrich your connection to the AGA with these memberships that include a tax-deductible, charitable donation.

CURATOR’S CIRCLE Connect with other art lovers through exclusive events, previews, workshops and visits with artists.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Unforgettable AGA experiences and privileges in addition to those of a Curator’s Circle membership.

Contact info@youraga.ca and join today.

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