Sophie Frank and Emily Carr: lineages and land bases

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Emily Carr, "Sophie Frank," 1914

watercolour on paper, Private Collection

 In light of recent developments and our responsibility to help slow the spread and impact of COVID-19 across our communities, we have decided to close the Gallery to the public effective today, Monday, March 16 at 5:00 pm until further notice. This closure includes all exhibitions, programs, events, rentals, 1931 Gallery Bistro, the Gallery Store and Art Rental and Sales. The Art Auction Gala scheduled for May 30 is postponed.

lineages and land bases

At its core, lineages and land bases presents a new perspective on the work and lives of Sophie Frank and Emily Carr, two women artists important to BC’s history. The exhibition explores differing ideas of selfhood and its relation to the natural world, revealing how worldviews are informed by culture, history and experience. By urging us to think anew about identity and its ties to the non-human world, lineages and land bases offers a deeper understanding of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) basketry through the work of Frank and her contemporaries, and its connections with Carr’s late landscape paintings (after 1934). Carr’s watercolour portrait, Sophie Frank (1914) will be displayed alongside Carr’s writings and Frank’s letters to Carr; a small selection of Carr’s paintings and ceramics with First Nations content; a weaving by contemporary Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) artist Tracy Williams (Sesymiya); and an audio recording of Frank’s great-grandnephew, Chief Bill Williams.

lineages and land bases extends its exploration of nature and culture through contemporary artists that sought new ways to represent their relation to the world around them. More than 80 works drawn from the Gallery’s collection will feature works in diverse media from painting to installation. Artists include Kenojuak Ashevak, Carl Beam, Karin Bubaš, Edward Burtynsky, Robert Davidson, Patricia Deadman, Christos Dikeakos, Michael Drebert, Julie Duschenes, Lorraine Gilbert, Jochen Gerz, Brian Jungen, Zacharias Kunuk, Mike MacDonald, Landon Mackenzie, Liz Magor, Al McWilliams, Marian Penner Bancroft, Ed Pien, Bill Reid, Arnold Shives, Simon Tookoome, Jeff Wall, Jin-me Yoon and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun. 

Public Programs:

Curator’s Tour: Tarah Hogue

March 3 | 7 PM

2nd Floor, In the Gallery

Free for Gallery Members or with admission.

Panel Discussion: Chief Bill Williams and Dr. Kristina Huneault with Tarah Hogue

March 14 | 3 PM

Room 4East, In the Gallery

Free for Gallery Members and local First Nations or with admission.

More information about this panel to come. Please visit https://etickets.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events