The Neon Kitten

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"The Neon Kitten"

Courtesy of the Gallery.

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 7:00 pm - 9 pm 

The Neon Kitten features artwork from the Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) Permanent Collection. It’s a vibrant exhibition of printmaking and paintings from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, spanning animals, still life, landscape, portraits, and abstracts. The show includes critically acclaimed Canadian artists such as Rita Letendre, René Marcil, and Brian Marion, among others.

The student experience and perspective are the inspiration for the exhibition. Being a student in a college or university is a unique and personal experience. It’s often a time of rapid evolution of identity and personal growth.

The Neon Kitten is a bright and bold show of colour and neon highlighting the optimism of planning for the future with the kitten as a symbol of new beginnings. Some of the brightest artwork in the NWP Permanent Collection was selected to acknowledge the bridge between the new student, hesitant and nervous, and the graduate, eager and ready to take on the next adventure.

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie aims to tell stories and curate experiences that can touch our community through art. It was a pleasure to make the local connection between the Curator of this exhibition who is an alumna of NWP, the concept, and the Permanent Collection of NWP with the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. We are happy to showcase art that reflects on the college experience, not only right here in Grande Prairie, but anywhere people choose to plan their future and seek new adventures.