PREVIEWS

"Safar - A Middle Eastern Voyage," at Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology Exhibit of work by Arab, Iranian and Turkish artists

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Parviz Tanavoli, sometimes called the father of modern sculpture in Iran, is known for bronzes that reflect the region’s rich cultural history. But like many artists from the Middle East, his work is little known in Canada.

"Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art," January 11 to March 9, 2013, Art Gallery of Calgary

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An international exhibition that promotes awareness of the causes of violence against women is making its first Canadian stop this year in Calgary.

STEVEN ACKERMAN: "People and Music," February 8 to February 22, 2013, Gurevich Fine Art, Winnipeg, MB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For his first show with Gurevich Fine Art in Winnipeg, photographer Steven Ackerman – whose work has appeared in The Onion, Vice and Border Crossings magazines — sought out the “remarkable mood that exists” at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

MARGARET WITSCHL: "Game Pieces," Through February 2, 2013 Art Gallery of St. Albert, AB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Margaret Witschl doesn’t recall being an anxious person. Her busy and distinguished career as a teacher, corporate curator, government art consultant and practicing artist attests to her ability to juggle life’s stresses.

"Don’t Stop Me Now!" December 22 to February 9, 2013, Esplanade Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A traveling exhibition organized by Daina Warren when she was aboriginal curatorial resident at the National Gallery of Canada, "Don’t Stop Me Now!" was inspired by the varied ways indigenous people travel today.

HUNTERS AND SHAMANS

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Curator Darlene Coward Wight’s latest exhibition of Inuit art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery explores six decades of creative transformation.

MONIQUE BLOM, TAMARA RUSNAK and STACIA VERIGIN: "The Wayward Symbionts," January 30 to March 6, 2013, Art Gallery of Regina, SK

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Seen the cartoon where the Earth is sitting, worried? A doctor is diagnosing the planet: “I’m afraid you have a bad case – of humans.” Ecology is often thought of as the fatalistic realization that human progress has wrecked the Earth.

RICHARD COLE: "Recent Work," Feb. 23 to March 6, 2013, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Landscape artist Richard Cole doesn’t consider himself an illustrator. But the urge to tell a coming-of-age story based on his childhood blossomed into a collaboration with K. Jane Watt, a writer and fellow resident of Fort Langley, B.C.

Exposing Photography

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Venues in Calgary, Banff and Canmore show a surprising range of photo-based art each February. In its ninth year, the Exposure festival continues to draw new audiences — sometimes in unorthodox ways.

ALISON NORLEN: "LUNA," January 25 to March 10, 2013, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Things that were, could be and are yet to be shimmer like architectural blueprints drawn in silverpoint. Alison Norlen’s wire sculptures of bridges, boardwalks, expo pavilions and amusement-park rides form a maze of shifting scale.

"ANDANTE (a walking pace)," January 27 to March 24, 2013, Richmond Art Gallery

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The title of this exhibition comes from the musical term for slow tempo, here referring to the speed of walking.

BARBARA TIPTON: April 6 to July 2, 2013, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, AB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Calgary artist Barbara Tipton approaches her work like a scientist and a historian, using a laborious process based on research and experimentation.

MARIA TRATT: "New Work," March 22 to April 20, 2013, Smash Gallery of Modern Art, Vancouver, BC

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Although she graduated from Emily Carr University just two years ago, Vancouver-based printmaker and painter Maria Tratt has been making art for two decades.

DARYL VOCAT and PETER KINGSTONE: "Sissies and Psychopaths," April 4 to May 11, 2013, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Many researchers believe gay and lesbian teens account for almost a third of youth suicides – a troubling estimate borne out by a spate of recent news reports.

GRAHAM FORSYTHE: "Superlative Talent -- A Legacy," April 27 to May 11, 2013, Diana Paul Galleries, Calgary, AB

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Graham Forsythe’s passion for life is reflected in his vibrant paintings, colourful and impressionistic scenes by a man who had been legally blind for more than half his life.