Heather Close & Rick Ducommun: Papyromania

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Heather Close & Rick Ducommun, "Papyromania," 2020

CKG is pleased to present the second edition of Papyromania—a celebration of artworks on paper. Seductively simple, paper has long been the origin of inspiration for artists. Portable, yet infinitely diverse—ranging from the humblest to the most luxurious surface—paper is the ultimate tabula rasa. Papyromania shines a light on this often underestimated medium and the talented artists who have mastered the blank page.

Featuring drawings, paintings, prints, and photographs by CKG artists as well as new work by Heather Close and Rick Ducommun.

Heather Close is an emerging artist based in Calgary. Her works are hopeful and unexpected amalgamations of plants and organisms. These works are a love letter to the resiliency and vulnerability of nature and an exploration of the abundance of organic life. 

Rick Ducommun is a Cochrane based artist with a BVA from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Golden Gate University (San Francisco, CA). He has been making and drawing for most of his life, but has only recently returned to art as a full-time pursuit after retiring from a 30-year career in finance.

Taking inspiration from Abstract Expressionists like Clyfford Still, Rick has developed a vocabulary of drafted lines, expressive strokes, and experimental techniques articulated into a surprising and enticingly small scale. 

THE REDUX SHOW (i.e. the ”here we go again” show) revisits our shows for Heather Close & Rick Ducommon that went up right as we headed into lockdown in mid-March. It also features a selection of paintings by Ronald Boaks, who was scheduled to be our May solo exhibition.

Alongside these mini-solo shows is a selection of artwork by gallery artists including many new artworks that have not been properly admired during the pandemic.

This show will rotate through the summer featuring an eclectic and energetic selection of art from our inventory of over 500 artworks to celebrate warmer weather as well as a welcome (but safe and cautious) exit from self-isolation.