Caitlin Thompson: Dandy Lines
July 25 - October 23, 2016
Project Space
Dandy Lines is an exhibition of cosmic country embroidery that references Western fashion through the cyclical, transformative theories of craftwork and animation. It revisits the histories of the decorative and brings to the surface tensions between labour and identity, the body and the psyche.
Etienne Zack: Those lacking imagination take refuge in reality
May 28 - August 28, 2016
This exhibition will present a series of recent paintings that continues Etienne Zack’s interest in the relationship between art and text. Following the conceptual line of previous work, these paintings are complex considerations of architecture, institutional power, redacted history, and the use…
Wafaa Bilal: 168:01
May 28 - August 28, 2016
168:01 is a major solo exhibition of new and recent work by Iraqi-born, New York-based artist Wafaa Bilal, renowned for his online performances and technologically driven encounters that speak to the impact of international politics on individual lives.
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Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens: Real failure needs no excuse
May 28 - August 28, 2016
Opening reception: Friday, May 27, 6-10pm
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Kyle Beal: A Chicken in Every Pot or How to Cook Your Own Goose
April 11 - July 17, 2016
Project Space
‘A Chicken in Every Pot or How to Cook Your Own Goose’ takes a critical yet humorous look at some of Calgary’s local histories and contemporary development in and around the neighbourhoods of Inglewood, Ramsay, and the Stampede Park. Utilizing the structure and aesthetics of a midway carnival game…
Colleen Heslin: Needles and Pins
January 23 - May 8, 2016
Colleen Heslin’s paintings resonate with the tension of material and gestural complexity. Successfully fusing thought and action, the work dismantles material hierarchy by providing equal space to art and craft. Considering formal abstraction and craft-based methods of mark making, Heslin’s work…
Jack Bush: In Studio
January 23 - May 8, 2016
In the most classic sense, the word studio is defined as “room for study.” This exhibition was conceived as an opportunity to gather 20 select paintings in a new space with the aim to spark study – in the form of looking and conversation.
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Jesse Stilwell: Chromaphoria
January 11 - April 3, 2016
Project Space
Chromaphoria is an installation that investigates the effects of coloured light on interior space and visual perception. The illusory quality of additive colour mixing is the core concept behind this work: the use of various artificial light sources and light-reflecting surfaces produce a euphoric…
Rebecca Loewen: Just for Staying Together
October 13, 2015 - January 3, 2016
Project Space
Michelangelo Antonioni concludes his sketch for a film Just for Staying Together with a question: “I’ve always wondered whether it’s always right to provide an ending for stories, whether literary, theatrical, or cinematic. Once it’s been firmly channelized a story’s in danger of dying…
Charlotte Moth: living images
September 26 - December 20, 2015
Charlotte Moth’s multi-layered work demonstrates her interest in the relationships among photography, sculpture, architecture, memory, and history. Her in-depth research process and the conceptual fluidity of her work poetically interlace architectural projects, archival materials, notions of…