ART gallery shows
until fri feb 23 Arts Commons
Window Galleries: Cameron Young—Beneath, Cody Cox—Site & Studio, Heather Close—Mutable Immobiles, and Sebastian Jarmula—I Am So Emulsional.
205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-294-7455, artscommons.ca.
opening sat feb 24 The Collectors’ Gallery of Art
Until Tuesday, March 20.
Margaret Shelton. Watercolours, block prints and oils. Opening reception, noon to 4 p.m.
1332 9th Ave. S.E. 403-245-8300, collectorsgalleryofart.com.
Gainsborough Galleries
Until Wednesday, March 21. Group
Show. Works by 14 Canadian artists, including Erica Neumann, Rod Charlesworth, Ted Raftery and Jennifer Sparacino. Opening reception, noon to 5 p.m.
441 5th Ave. S.W. 403-262-3715, gainsboroughgalleries.com.
until mon feb 26 Arts Commons
Lightbox Studio: Tamara Lee Anne Cardinal—Awakening the
Generations. Installation that uses natural substances to bring consideration to the impermanence of the material world. Arts Commons, 205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-294-7455, artscommons.ca.
until sat feb 24 Okotoks Art Gallery
Manny Blair—Pleasing Everybody All The Time. Manny Blair’s work blends the kitsch element of the overtly decorative backdrop, in these cases garish curtain fabric, with a foreground of brutalist architectural imagery. Kim
Bruce—Disbound. Using books as the starting point for each work, Bruce strives to bring awareness to the importance of education and the role it has in shaping future generations. Daniel
Evans—Turgor. Exhibit of largescale drawings exploring themes of hybridity and the city as an organism. 53 North Railway St., Okotoks. 403-938-3204, okotoksculture.ca.
TrépanierBaer Gallery
Wyn Geleynse—Slackwire and
Other Situations. One of Canada’s pioneer film and video projection artists. His work raises questions about self and identity, commenting on the human condition with a subtle blend of irony and humanity. 105, 999 8th St. S.W. 403-2442066, trepanierbaer.com.
VivianeArt
Winter Garden. Group exhibition featuring Laura St. Pierre, Dana Prediger, Pamela Norrish, Tomas Jonsson and Travis Lutley.
114 11th St. S.W. 587-349-2014, vivianeart.gallery.
until sun feb 25 Urban Concept Gallery
Until Sunday, Feb. 25. David Leech—Planes of Perception.
Feast your eyes upon these elusive mysteries, cosmic visions of wonder, testaments of passion, and fine-tuned instruments of imagination. 2104 23rd Ave. S.W. imageseekers.ca.
until wed feb 28 Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters Mission
YYC 6. The work of six local photographers— Elyse Bouvier, Philip David, Curtis Desiatnyk, Kaitlin Moerman, Alvin Paringit, and David Youn—and their unique perspectives on Calgary’s evolving urban development and inner city.
140, 2207 4th St. S.W. 403-2451111, philsebastian.com.
Ultimate Renovations Show Home
Scott Diamond and Mike
Heywood—Life and Land. At this exhibition you’ll see beautiful, panoramic rural landscapes and urban cityscapes as well as impactful portraiture and the heartfelt stories of laid-off Albertans. 60 Edgebyne Cres. N.W. 403-2873122, ultimaterenovations.com.
Wallace Galleries
Valentine’s Group Show. Featuring works by a variety of gallery artists, including Simon Andrew, Jennifer Hornyak, Dorothy Knowles, Brent Laycock, Linda Nardelli, Laurie Steen, Jim Stokes, Bill Webb, Bill Duma, Jennifer Dickson, and more. 500 5th Ave. S.W. 403-262-8050, wallacegalleries.com.
Willock and Sax Gallery
Drawings from Cape Dorset by Shuvinai. Martin McWilliam—Jar
Objects. Trompe l’oeil woodfired jars. 210 Bear St., Banff. 403-7622214, willockandsaxgallery.com.
opening thur march 1 FosterMAK
Until Friday, March 9. John Gerrard—Crowded Spirit.
Exhibition of art, written word and song. Opening reception, 4-9 p.m. cSpace, 1721 29th Ave. S.W. 403-689-1022, fostermak.com.
Wallace Galleries
Until Wednesday, March 21. All
Women Exhibition. Group show in recognition of International Woman’s Day. Artists include Nancy Boyd, Camrose Ducote, Joice M. Hall, Jennifer Hornyak, Linda Nardelli, Dorothy Knowles, Robin Smith Peck, Laurie Steen, and Diana Zasadny. 500 5th Ave. S.W. 403-262-8050, wallacegalleries.com.
until thur march 1 The Lily
Stephen Nachtigall—lost in the
meshes. Images mimicking a place you feel you might have seen or been to before but to lost in the meshes of other places, vistas, situations. 1915 5th St. S.W. 587-8896462, instagram.com/the.lily_.
ongoing Alberta Craft Gallery
Until Saturday, March 3. Spotlight: Rob Froese—Ceramics. Contemplate the considered
often delicate forms or Froese’s work as he mixes rich surfaces with unique, strong brushwork and mark-making. Until Saturday, March 17. Uncommon Blends.
Through Uncommon Blends, Sam Knopp, Sean Kunz, Noriko Masuda, Mynthia McDaniel, and Juliana Rempel investigate the various routines, rituals, and relationships centred on coffee and tea. Reception and artist talk Saturday, March 3, 2-4 p.m. In cSpace King Edward, 1721 29th Ave. S.W. 587-391-0129, albertacraft.ab.ca.
Emmedia Gallery
Until Saturday, March 3. The Channelers.
This group exhibition presented as part of Particle + Wave showcases six artists who employ everyday digital materials and platforms as channels for artistic expression. 2005 10th Ave. S.W., emmedia.ca.
Esker Foundation
Until Sunday, May 6. Kapwani Kiwanga, A wall is just a wall (and nothing more
at all) Kiwanga’s exhibition exposes the underlying assumptions regarding architectural and design decisions taken to reform or to protect and asks if they are not, in fact, harmful or, at best, ambiguous.
DaveandJenn: Paradise for an In-Between Time.
An installation that offers an oasis, albeit a treacherous one, in the midst of a Calgary winter. In the Project Space. 4th floor, 1011 9th Ave. S.E. 403-930-2490, eskerfoundation.com.
Gainsborough Galleries
February showcase featuring new pieces. 441 5th Ave. S.W. 403-262-3715, gainsboroughgalleries.com.
Glenbow Until Sunday, May 13. Eye of the Needle.
Explores how the humble needle and thread, the shiny bead and sequin, the porcupine quill and tuft of moose hair have been used in the hands of skilled creators to create objects of incredible beauty. Until Monday, May 21. Sandra Sawatzky—The Black Gold Tapestry.
220-foot hand-embroidered tapestry that tells the story of how oil has impacted human civilizations around the world. 130 9th Ave. S.E. 403-268-4110, glenbow.org.
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Until Saturday, March 10. Amy Malbeuf:
Tensions. Malbeuf is an ACAD grad and Métis visual artist from Rich Lake, Alta., who works in a variety of media, including performance, beadwork, installation, and video. Her exhibition at the IKG, focuses on her signature use of tarps as an artistic material. Lisa Lipton: Soon All
Your Memories Will Be With Me. A solo exhibition and science-fiction narrative that explores the nature of human experience in relation to futurist technologies, innovation, virtual communication and space travel. Performance, March 9, 7 p.m. 1407 14th Ave. N.W., 403-284-7633, ikg.acad.ca.
The Military Museums
Until Sunday, May 27. Witness: Canadian
Art Of The First World War. Traveling exhibition developed by the Canadian War Museum containing 53 works by 40 of Canada’s best-known artists including AY Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Henrietta Mabel May, Paul Nash, Dorothy Stevens and Frederick Varley and powerful and poignant works by ordinary Canadian soldiers. 4520 Crowchild Tr. S.W. 403-4102340, themilitarymuseums.ca.
Nickle Galleries
Until Saturday, April 7. Mark Dicey—Each
Painted Document. Dicey is an abstract expressionist for whom process is paramount. His work encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance. Until Saturday, April 28. Walter
May—Look Again. Although primarily known as a sculptor, May’s practice has also included drawing, digital photography, installations, and on occasion, performance art. Look Again does just that, giving a retrospective view of his practice from the 1970s forward. At Taylor Family Digital Library, U of C. 403-210-6201, nickle.ucalgary.ca.
Untitled Art Society Gallery
Until Thursday, March 29. Anna Hawkins— Fall Fell Felt. Dissecting, remixing and re-enacting the popular online genre “girl fails” in an exploration of schadenfreude, voyeurism and empathy.
343 11th Ave. S.W. 403-262-7911, uascalgary.org.
Walter Phillips Gallery
Until Sunday, April 1. Caroline Monnet—
Like ships in the night. Bringing into play sculpture and video, Monnet creates an abstracted apparatus that aims to demonstrate dichotomies in social, cultural and political identities, resulting in a critique of the colonial, industrial and economic interchange between Canada and Europe. At Banff Centre.