Lindsey V. Sharman
Art Gallery of Alberta Welcomes New Curator
Lindsey Sharman has been appointed curator of the Art Gallery of Alberta, effective Aug. 7. more
Canada's Flag in London
Artists deconstruct the Canadian flag as part of an exhibition, "Felled Trees," at Canada House in London. more
State of Grace
Lori Blondeau’s mid-career survey looks forward as much as it looks back. Shared understandings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are allowing her to go deeper. more
Art and Industry
A show at the Walter Phillips Gallery in Banff looks at art and industrial activity through the lens of rivers. Many works offer humour but they are as much exorcisms as interventions. more
The Weight and the Weeping
Marigold Santos rejects the notion that women’s emotions are a sign of weakness and uses severed bodies as a metaphor for the power to reinvent oneself. more
"Material Girls," Contemporary Calgary, May 26 to August 21, 2016
Immediately enveloping, Material Girls delivers on the curatorial claim that it’s like a teenaged girl’s bedroom. Polychrome walls and artist wallpapers frame several pieces, helping transform staid gallery to “hot mess.” more
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JOHN BROCKE: "Myth Making," Glenbow Museum, Calgary, June 6 to Sept. 13, 2015
The exhibition is presented in a rough timeline, which also separates the works, more or less, into interior and exterior scenes. The curation by Travis Lutley and Douglas Maclean is subtle and clever. more