ic(o!)nic Canada Juried Exhibition

Please join us for the reception, which will be held in conjunction with our August First Thursday community arts event, Thursday, August 3rd, 7-9pm.

iconic: archetypal, characteristic, exemplary, illustrative, quintessential, representative, stereotypical, symbolic. The theme for this year’s juried exhibition at The Fort Gallery celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday. ic(o!)nic Canada runs July 20-August 6, 2017.

National identity is formed by history and geography: cultural influences by both indigenous and settler peoples, geographical size and location, the diverse forms of landscape and the plants and animals that cohabit that landscape – all contribute to what we understand to be uniquely Canadian. The gallery invited submissions from artists that reflected contemporary visions of Canadian identity. Jurors reviewed 46 pieces exploring this theme; 21 artworks were selected.

The included artists are: Susan Baranszky-Job, Shawn Becker, Bennett Brown, Ranu Chakraborty, Victoria General, Yuri Grier, Sussanne Hoiberg, Terri-Lee Horvath, Kimberley Howie, Susan Jessop, Megan Krause, Marguerite McIntosh, Les McKinnon, Meghan Spence, Jim Unger, Rosemary Wallace and Jetta Williams.