Ian Garrioch: "Universe in a Jar"

This retrospective exhibition from the artist’s personal collection and private and public collections nationally, spans five decades and features over 30 paintings (2 of which are in the Gallery’s permanent collection), a number of drawings, and a selection of sculptural time-pieces. All the phases of Garrioch’s artistic career are represented, including recent canvases exhibited in public for the first time.A practicing artist since the late 1960s, Garrioch has produced hundreds of artworks and enjoyed considerable commercial success with pieces in notable public collections such as the BC Provincial Collection and the Canada Council Art Bank, and dozens of private collections across Canada and the US.