ART gallery shows

until fri jan 26 Elevation Gallery With Bells On. Group show featuring all new small works from local artists including Pascale Ouellet, Chrissy Nickerson, Conrad Habing, Lucie Bause, Michael Cameron, Rowan Hill and more. 100, 729 Main St., Canmore. 403-6093324, elevationgallery.ca. opening fri jan 26 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. Opening reception Friday, 6-9 p.m.; artist and curator talk Saturday, 2 p.m.; exhibition tour Wednesday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. At Banff Centre. until sat jan 27 Artpoint Gallery Main Gallery: Darija S. Radakovic—No Exit. Red Gallery: Vern Gray—Starting Points. Stairway Gallery: Kenneth Fung— Journey. Upstairs Gallery: Verna Vogel— Tension: No Tension. 1139 11th St. S.E. 403-265-6867, artpoint.ca. Christine Klassen Gallery This+That. A playful alternative to the thematic holiday show, This+That will feature unconventional groupings of artworks by seemingly disparate artists. Featuring work by Diana Thorneycroft, Ulrich Panzer, Madeleine Lamont, Michael Schreiner and more. 200, 321 50th Ave. S.E. 403-262-1880, christineklassengallery.com. Framed on Fifth Susan Kristoferson—Sense of Place. Borrowing from ancient Japanese masters and attracted to patterns found in nature, Kristoferson makes it her own. 1207 5th Ave. N.W. 403-244-3688, framedonfifth.com. Herringer Kiss Gallery Mark Ollinger—Lines Drawn. New sculptural works based on words that are then turned into an unbroken, interwoven line. 709 11th Ave. S.W. 403-228-4889, herringerkissgallery.com. until tue jan 30 Canmore Art Guild Gallery CAG Group Show. Variety of new vibrant pieces from CAG members. In Elevation Place, 102, 700 Railway Ave. Canmore. canmoreartguild.com. until wed jan 31 Truck Plus15 Window Brett Bonk— vision’s fickle centre, peripheral flicker, denter. Around Arts Commons, 205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-294-7455, artscommons.ca. Willock & Sax Gallery Snowy mountains and forests by Banff artist Allan Harding MacKay and Georgina Perkins Hunt, who spends her time in the high alpine areas in and around Banff, Lake Louise and Lake O’Hara. 210 Bear St., Banff. 403-762-2214, willockandsaxgallery. opening thur feb 1 Alberta Craft Gallery Until Saturday, March 3. Spotlight: Rob Froese— Ceramics. Contemplate the considered and often delicate forms or Froese’s work as he mixes rich surfaces with unique, strong brushwork and mark making. Opening reception Thursday, Feb. 8, 5-8 p.m. In cSpace King Edward, 1721 29th Ave. S.W. 587-391-0129, albertacraft.ab.ca. ongoing Alberta Craft Gallery 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. Alberta Printmakers Society Until Friday, Feb. 16. Christie Kirchner and Katie Bruce— surface to surface. The process of transformation— the folding and unfolding, to the referent object to the finalized prints—and invites the viewer to reflect on the visible trace of the actions performed by each artist. 4025 4th St. S.E. 403-287-1056, albertaprintmakers.com. Arts Commons Lightbox Studio: Until Monday, Feb. 26. Tamara Lee Anne Cardinal—Awakening the Generations. Installation that uses natural substances to bring consideration to the impermanence of the material world. Window Galleries: Until Friday, Feb. 23. Cameron Young—Beneath, & Studio, Heather Cody Close—Mutable Cox—Site Immobiles, So Emulsional. and Sebastian Jarmula—I Am Artist Monday, reception Feb. 12, at 6-9 Happenings p.m. Around #11 Arts on Commons, 7455, artscommons.ca. 205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-294Canada House Gallery Bill Brownridge—One Day at a Time. 201 Bear St., Banff. 1-800-419-1298, canadahouse.com. Gainsborough Galleries Work by artists including Frogman, Reg Parsons, Clayton Anderson and Rozenvain. 441 5th Ave. S.W. 403-2623715, 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. Jarvis Hall Gallery Until Saturday, Feb. 3. Sondra Meszaros— it’s damned if you don’t and it’s damned if you do. Meszaros’ first solo exhibition at JHG, she explores counter narratives of female sexuality in relation to nature and fetishism within her own work. Tyler Los-Jones—sediments and sunlight. Photographs focusing on the material history of the Crowsnest Pass area of southwestern Alberta. Artist talk with Meszaros and Los-Jones Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 p.m. 333B 36th Ave. S.E. 403-206-9942, jarvishallgallery.com. The Lily Until Thursday, March 1. 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. 587-889-6462, instagram.com/the.lily_. The New Gallery Until Saturday, Feb. 10. Aislinn Thomas— Dup-boug-a-dad. At the heart of Thomas’ installation is a constant inquiry of how we experience the world, when taking into consideration both our contemporary context, as well as the “fact that we are unique and unpredictable bodies that interact with other bodies that will all someday die … or otherwise change.” 208 Centre St. S. 403-2332399, thenewgallery.org. Okotoks Art Gallery Until Saturday, Feb. 24. 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 large-scale drawings exploring themes of hybridity and the city as an organism. 53 North Railway St., Okotoks. 403-938-3204, okotoksculture.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. non-gallery shows fri jan 26 to sun jan 28 Welcome to 2018 Glass Sale Glassblowing demonstrations and handmade glassworks for sale. At Bee Kingdom Glass, 427 22nd Ave. N.W. Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. beekingdomglass.com. ongoing Launchpad Until Wednesday, Feb. 14. Featuring 20-plus works of Calgary-based artists from the Indefinite Arts Centre living with developmental disabilities. At Dialog, 300, 134 11th Ave. S.E. indefinitearts.com.