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"A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Collection" and "The Bequest: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection," March 9 to July 1, 2013, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton

Passion: That’s the key word that jumps out at me as I wander through these two collections of Canadian art – the passion of collecting and taking chances to explore the unknown of art’s creation. more »

May 15, 2013 by in REVIEWS

NATURAL ABUNDANCE: Lyndal Osborne’s lyrical vision

Lyndal Osborne lifts the top off a cardboard box, revealing a thick bundle of moss. She wiggles another carton forward and gaps the lid to show pale half-mooned rinds. “Every grapefruit I ever ate, I kept,” she says. “A lot have gone into artwork.” more »

May 7, 2013 by in PROFILES

"The News from Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art," Art Gallery of Alberta, January 26 to May 5, 2013

A glimpse of red at the entrance to the Art Gallery of Alberta beckons from Edmonton’s Churchill Square. Luxe, by Laura Vickerson, is a sumptuous damask intervention within the curvilinear metallic sheath of the gallery. more »

Mar 15, 2013 by in REVIEWS

CATHERINE BURGESS: "Absence/Presence," Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton July 14 – Oct. 14, 2012

"Absence/Presence," the evocative subtitle of this exhibition, addresses the seven new sculptural works on display but also, on another level, the longstanding practice of this senior artist. more »

Oct 5, 2012 by in REVIEWS