GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL FEATURE GALLERY
Payce: Celebrating Greg Payce’s 2013 Saidye Bronfman Award For Excellence In Fine Craft Alive with history, movement, and possibility, Greg Payce’s vessels become animated before our eyes. Processions of figures emerge from negative space, projections of vibrant patterns dance across porcelain surfaces, and holographic-like images pulse with dimension. The work in the exhibition is chosen from both the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Payce’s own collection. Until March 29
Information: 10186 106th St. albertacraft.ab.ca/feature-gallery ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
Chagall: Daphnis & Chloé This exhibition, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, presents a set of 42 full-colour lithographs by Marc Chagall illustrating Daphnis & Chloé, a famous classical fable written by the Greek poet Longus in the second century. Until Feb. 16
Angakkuq: Between Two Worlds’ Spiritual and Mythological Figures in Inuit and Inuvialuit Art Featuring five decades of Inuit artworks, produced by more than 50 artists from the Canadian Arctic. Until Feb. 16
Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums. This exhibition offers Albertans a rare opportunity to experience a full range of historical masterworks from Italy’s rich painting tradition. With 41 works by some of the greatest names in art history, including Giovanni Bellini, Sandro Botticelli and Titian, it examines the evolution of Italian painting. The AGA is the only Canadian stop on the exhibition’s international tour. Until March 9
Information: 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq., 780-422-6223, info@youraga.ca, youraga.ca BRUCE PEEL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY Collecting Culinaria Visit Collecting Culinaria at the University of Alberta’s Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. These two complementary exhibits, one physical drawing from the Linda Miron Distad Culinaria Collection and one online featuring works from the Prairie Provinces, will be of interest to anyone who loves food or cooking. Until Feb. 7
Information: University of Alberta, 780-492-5998, library.ualberta.ca CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA Come enjoy our group show from our 149 members, an exhibition featuring a selection of paintings in different mediums and techniques, as well as sculptures and many other crafts. Until Feb. 25
Information: 9103 95th Ave., contact Gisèle Boutin Desjardins at 780-461-3427, savacava.com DAFFODIL GALLERY Life’s Treasures Saeed Hojjati’s new collection of beautiful oil paintings, Life’s Treasures, reflect the deep meaning we get from the special places and special moments we experience in our lives. Saeed’s idyllic scenes are alive with vibrant colour and rich detail. His joy and passion for painting are evident in each of his works. Until Jan. 21 Society of Western Canadian Artists Signature Show A group show featuring the work of six artists who are all signature members of The Society of Western Canadian Artists. The featured artists are all represented by the Daffodil Gallery and have achieved Signature status within SWCA, the highest level of artistic achievement. The artists are Karen Bishop, Teresa B Graham, Saeed Hojjati, Anne McCartney, Rick Rogers and Heidi Smith. Jan. 23 to Feb. 15
Information: 10412 124th St., 780760-1278, daffodilgallery.ca
GALERIE PAVA The series of works has been inspired by William Blake’s writings Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. This body of works explores two natures of humanity, the state of innocence and the state of experience. Until Feb. 3
Information: 9524 87th St., savacava.com, 780-461-3427 GALLERY AT MILNER Alphabets Exposed, Edmonton
Calligraphic Society Edmonton Calligraphic Society will have exhibits in the gallery and display cases in the library. Demonstration and sale Saturday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 25 Noon to 4 p.m. Until Jan. 31
Information: Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, epl.ca/art-gallery JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAAG) A Taste of Europe The hidden treasures of Europe are found in a mix of old and new. A Spanish stairwell spilling over with flowers, tree-topped roofs of Norway or the falls of Plitvice National Park. Some pictures painted on homemade paper further create the theme of nature. Until Jan. 29
Information: Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave., Terrie Shaw 780-433-5807 LATITUDE 53 CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURE This is Our Land: Tarzan and Arab Tarzan and Arab, a.k.a. twins Ahmed and Mohamed Abu Nasser, are painters and filmmakers from Gaza now living as refugees in Jordan. They make art about the impossibility of art in their home — which they are unable to return to — where the last cinema closed in 1987. Curated by Kelty Pelechytik. Until Feb. 15
WE Laura Aldridge, Jonathan Owen, James McLardy, Rachel Duckhouse, Ciara Phillips, Daisy Richardson (Glasgow), Andrea Williamson, Hannah Doerksen, Kent Merriman Jr., Steven Cottingham, Tyler LosJones, Stephen Nachtigall (Calgary). Curated by Matthew Mark Bourree & Yvonne Mullock WE celebrates grassroots art scenes in a snapshot of two close groups of artists that straddle DIY and the professional. Until Feb. 15
Information: 10242 106 St., info@ latitude53.org, 780- 423 -5353
MCMULLEN ART GALLERY By invoking an ambience of the present and an intrigue of the past with this series of colourful chalk drawings of the Garneau neighbourhood, visual artist Wendy Gervais invites viewers to revel in the possibilities of the history of a home. Accompanying the drawings are fictionalized narratives written by Shirley Serviss and a historical provenance reference presented by Ken Tingley. Until March 16
Information: 8440 112th St., 780407-7152, michelle.casavant@albertahealthservices.ca, friendsofuah.org ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM Seeds in Disguise This exhibition focuses on ornamental seeds disguised as beads in jewelry, trinkets and ornaments. Seeds, like people, have many interesting facets to their complex biology. Travel, chemistry, medicine and industry are part of the stories of the ornamental seeds in this bilingual exhibition, on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum and in the Spotlight Gallery. Until Feb. 16
Species at Risk This exhibition showcases 26 photos of species at risk in Alberta, with accompanying information about each species and ways that people can help to conserve them and their habitats. The exhibition aims to make people aware of the variety of species at risk and is on loan from the Fish and Wildlife Division of the Alberta government. On display in the Orientation Gallery. Until March 16.
12845 102nd Ave. 780-453-9100, royalalbertamuseum.ca
Information: SNAP GALLERY Hall of Fame and The Assassination of THINKITEM By The Coward Adriean Koleric Québécois artist Dominique Petrin presents Hall of Fame, a fresco of screen prints jolting your senses with colour and patterns, which completely cover SNAP’s walls. Edmonton street artist ThinkITEM brings his pop culture commentary to SNAP’s community Gallery. The deviously brilliant leader of ITEM has created a dangerous t.h.i.n.k tank. Until March 1
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10123 121 St., snap@snapartists.com, 780-423-1492 STRATHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY@501 The Beat Generation and Beatnik Café The Beat Generation includes a selection of artworks by Frank Stella, Jules Olitski, Marion Nicoll and more that were created in the 1950s and 1960s during the Beatnik counterculture movement. Join us for the Beatnik Café featuring the Jim Findlay Band & Guests and The Suitable Men Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. This is a jam session, so bring your instruments, poems and tunes. Everyone is welcome. Until Feb. 16
Information: 501 Festival Ave., Sherwood Park, 780-410-8585, artgallery@strathcona.ca THE NAESS GALLERY, THE PAINT SPOT Alison Services Memories and Light The Paint Spot is pleased to present this show of light-filled, atmospheric paintings in the Naess Gallery. Artist Alison Service is a rising Edmonton painter whose work captures people in their environments, in the streets and in nature. Until Feb. 15
Information: 10032 81st Ave. Contact Shelley, accounts@paintspot.ca VASA AT THE HEMINGWAY Wet Paint Small works from the VASA membership are ready to go home with you. Until Jan. 18
Information: 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave., St. Albert, vasa.ca