VISUAL ARTS

Bau-Xi Gallery

Andre Petterson: brand. Advertising logos pepper tapestries of billboards, street signage and bus banners across urban landscapes in cities and rural villages all over the world. Petterson explores themes of globalization and cultural homogenization through the dissemination of visual ephemera in marketing campaigns of large western corporations such as Disney, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks. Artist reception April 14, 2-4 p.m., runs until April 28 • 3045 Granville St., bau-xi.com

Deer Lake Art Gallery

The Best of B.C.: Professional Photographers of Canada. The PPOC is a diverse community of creative artists who represent all photographic genres and who share a dedication to the highest standards in professional imaging. Each year the, PPOC - B.C. Region holds a juried Image Competition, one of the cornerstones of the organization. • April 12-28, 6584 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby • burnabyartscouncil.org

Equinox Gallery

Erin McSavaney: Counterpoint | Adad Hannah: New Arrangements • Opening reception April 14, 2-4 p.m., runs until May 19 • 525 Great Northern Way, equinoxgallery. com

Pendulum Gallery

NPAC: Photos of the Year 2017. The News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) is pleased to recognize the excellence represented by Canada’s most outstanding photojournalists in presenting the finalists in the 11th annual National Pictures of the Year (NPOY) awards competition. • 885 W. Georgia St., pendulumgallery.bc.ca

Surrey Art Gallery

Elizabeth Hollick: Body Politic. Larger-than-life paintings of the human body that dominate urban landscapes. | Flow: From the Movement of People to the Circulation of Information. See paintings, sculptures, and ceramics from our Permanent Collection that flow in different ways. | Ben Bogart: Watching and Dreaming. Watch an artwork made by computers. • 13750 88th Ave., surrey.ca/artgallery