Media Kit

Esker Presents: Permanent Collection

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

A New Digital Art Publishing Project

Esker Foundation is pleased to announce the digital launch of Permanent Collection. permanentcollection.eskerfoundation.com

PDFs

PressRelease_PermanentCollection.pdf

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
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Charlotte Moth, living images (2015). Co-commissioned by Esker Foundation and The Banff Centre This work was created with the support of a Paul D. Fleck Fellowship residency at The Banff Centre. Photo by John Dean.
Charlotte Moth, living images (2015). Co-commissioned by Esker Foundation and The Banff Centre This work was created with the support of a Paul D. Fleck Fellowship residency at The Banff Centre. Photo by John Dean.
Charlotte Moth, Noting Thoughts (2011) installation detail. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Marcelle Alix, Paris. Photo by John Dean.
Charlotte Moth, Inserts and Filmic Sketches (2015), installation view. Photo by John Dean.
Celia Perrin Sidarous: Interiors, Other Chambers, 2015. Photo by: John Dean.
Celia Perrin Sidarous: Interiors, Other Chambers, 2015. Photo by: John Dean.
Rebecca Loewen, Just for Staying Together, 2015. Photo by John Dean.
Rebecca Loewen, Just for Staying Together, 2015. Photo by John Dean.

Project Space Exhibition - Anna Gustafson: Object Lessons

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Installation views of Anna Gustafson's "Object Lessons," at Esker Project Space, on view until 9 August. Photo by: John Dean.  

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Anna Gustafson, <i>Object Lessons,</i> 2020. Installation view in the Esker Project Space. Photo by: John Dean.
Anna Gustafson, <i>Object Lessons,</i> 2020. Installation view in the Esker Project Space. Photo by: John Dean.
Anna Gustafson, <i>Object Lessons,</i> 2020. Installation view in the Esker Project Space. Photo by: John Dean.
Anna Gustafson, <i>Object Lessons,</i> 2020. Installation view in the Esker Project Space. Photo by: John Dean.
Anna Gustafson, <i>Object Lessons,</i> 2020. Installation view in the Esker Project Space. Photo by: John Dean.

2020 Winter Exhibition - KATIE OHE

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
KATIE OHE 25 January –  6 September, 2020 Esker Foundation is pleased to present an in-depth look at Katie Ohe’s sculptural practice and her unparalleled approach to material, form, space, and movement. This eponymous exhibition—her largest and most comprehensive solo exhibition to date—traces the development of work through six decades of Ohe’s remarkable sculptural practice. Over the years Katie Ohe has been a catalyzing force in Calgary’s art community as an artist, mentor, teacher, supporter, and builder. One of Alberta’s most important artistic figures, she has made a significant contribution to the development of contemporary art in the province and her innovative approaches to material, form, movement, and participation have been a meaningful influence for generations. Katie Ohe Biograhy Katie Ohe: The Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre  

PDFs

Brochure_Ohe_Winter_2020.pdf

Thursday, October 14th, 2021
1.26MB

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Katie Ohe in her studio, August 2019. Courtesy AvidEye Productions.
Katie Ohe in the studio, 2019. Courtesy of AvidEye Productions.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean. Katie Ohe, Sentinel, 1990-91. Steel, aluminum, stone, epoxy. Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Installation view at Esker Foundation, 25 January to 3 May, 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August, 2020. Photo by: John Dean. Katie Ohe, "Weeping Bees," 2008. Leaded steel. Courtesy of the artist and Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary. "Monsoon," 2006, 2011. Polished welded steel, automobile paint, internal mechanical rotary system. Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Courtesy of Calgary Foundation and Kahanoff Centre for Charitable Activities.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August, 2020. Photo by: John Dean. Katie Ohe, Venetian Puddle, 1977-78. Welded steel, chrome. Courtesy of the artist and Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary. Horizontal Loops, 1973. Welded steel, chrome. Courtesy of the artist and Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary. Puddle I, 1976. Cast bronze. Collection of Glenbow, Calgary, Alberta. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Installation view of Katie Ohe's exhibition at Esker Foundation, 2020. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Katie Ohe, Zipper, 1975. Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August, 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition Katie Ohe, 25 January to 29 August 2020. Photo by: John Dean.

Press Release: Fall Exhibitions 2019 - Nep Sidhu: Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)

Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Esker Foundation is proud to present the solo exhibition Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare) by Toronto-based artist Nep Sidhu. Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare) examines how memories persist in the present, especially when related to personal and collective practices of resistance, resilience, and ritual. This mid-career survey is anchored by recent works that reflect upon Sikh histories, amongst other collectively formed and formative histories considered through collaborations with Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes and Nicholas Galanin, exploring how memorialization practices can transfigure grief and loss, and how they contribute to a writing of histories that speak back to power by celebrating cultural knowledge and practices.

PDFs

PR-Fall-at-Esker-FINAL.pdf

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
7.92MB

Esker_Brochure_Fall_2019.pdf

Friday, September 13th, 2019
1.87MB

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Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Avideye Productions.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)</i> by Nep Sidhu. In collaboration with Nicholas Galanin and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare).</i> Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare).</i> Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Allison Seto.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Allison Seto.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition "Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare)." Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Allison Seto.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare).</i> Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Allison Seto.
Installation view of Nep Sidhu's exhibition <i>Divine of Form, Formed in the Divine (Medicine for a Nightmare).</i> Esker Foundation, Calgary. 28 September to 20 December, 2019. Photo by Allison Seto.
Opening of the fall exhibitions at Esker Foundation. Photo by Allison Seto.
Opening of the fall exhibitions at Esker Foundation. Photo by Allison Seto.

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Press Release: Fall Exhibitions 2019 - Jeffrey Gibson: Time Carriers & To Name An Other

Friday, September 13th, 2019
Esker Foundation is pleased to present the Canadian Premiere of the solo exhibition Time Carriers and special performance To Name An Other by New York-based artist Jeffrey Gibson. Opening reception: Friday 27 September, 6-10pm, all welcome. Jeffrey Gibson’s artwork intermingles elements of traditional Native American art, art historical references, craft, and pop culture. A wide range of both historic and contemporary Native American symbols and objects including powwow regalia, 19th century parfleche containers, and drums are seamlessly merged with elements from Modernist geometric abstraction, Minimalism, the pattern and decoration of traditional textile practices, as well as techno, rave, and club culture.

PDFs

PR-Fall-at-Esker-FINAL.pdf

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
7.92MB

Esker_Brochure_Fall_2019.pdf

Friday, September 13th, 2019
1.87MB

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Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition <i>Time Carriers</i> by Jeffrey Gibson. Photo by: John Dean.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
<i>TO NAME AN OTHER</i> by Jeffrey Gibson, Esker Foundation, Saturday 19 October 2019. Produced in partnership with Springboard Performance, the Fluid Festival and Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.

About Esker Foundation - General Image Requests

Monday, September 9th, 2019
Esker Foundation is a unique 15,000 sq. ft. gallery space in Calgary that connects the public to contemporary art through relevant, accessible, and educational exhibitions, publications, and programs for all ages from babies to seniors. Read more in the press release below.

PDFs

EskerFoundation_2019.pdf

Monday, September 9th, 2019
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Esker Foundation, Calgary. Photo by Scott Cressman.
Installation view of 'Among All These Tundras' at Esker Foundation, 2019. Photo by Mike Tan.
Installation view of 'Among All These Tundras' at Esker Foundation, 2019. Photo by Mike Tan.
Installation view of 'CHANNEL 51: IGLOOLIK - Celebrating 30 Years of Inuit Video Art.' Photo by: John Dean.
Exhibition opening at Esker Foundation, 2018. Photo by Allison Seto.
Exhibition opening at Esker Foundation, 2018. Photo by Allison Seto.
Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Esker Foundation. Photo by Elyse Bouvier.
Esker Foundation in Inglewood, Calgary. Courtesy of Esker Foundation.
The 'Nest' meeting space. Esker Foundation, Calgary.

Press Release: Spring/Summer Exhibitions 2019 - Among All These Tundras & CHANNEL 51: IGLOOLIK

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Esker Foundation is proud to present two exhibitions that feature artists and filmmakers from the polar north.

Among All These Tundras

Artists: asinnajaq, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Carola Grahn, Marja Helander, Kablusiak, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Joar Nango, Taqralik Partridge, Barry Pottle, Inuuteq Storch, Couzyn van Heuvelen, and Allison Akootchook Warden. Curated by: Heather Igloliorte, Amy Prouty, and Charissa von Harringa Produced and circulated by: the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery / Concordia University Among All These Tundras, a title taken from the poem ‘My Home is in My Heart’ by famed Sámi writer Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, features contemporary art by Indigenous artists from around the circumpolar world. Together, their works politically and poetically express current Arctic concerns towards land, language, sovereignty, and resurgence. (high res images below) Opening reception: Friday 31 May, 6-10pm, all welcome Performance beginning at 7:30pm: siku/siku by Allison Akootchook Warden 1 June - 30 August, 2019

CHANNEL 51: IGLOOLIK - Celebrating 30 Years of Inuit Video Art

Curated by: asinnajaq A project of Isuma in partnership with Vtape, Toronto. CHANNEL 51: IGLOOLIK, a project of Isuma in partnership with Vtape, Toronto, is the first large-scale tour of Igloolik Inuit video art from the Isuma and Arnait Women’s Video Collective. It celebrates a young cinematic tradition that has its own distinct voice and worldview, its own language, culture and traditions, history and stories, philosophy of education and knowledge sharing, relationship to land, conception of gender and social structures, relationship to space and time, and vision for the future. (high res images below) Opening reception: Friday 31 May, 6-10pm, all welcome 1 June - 30 August, 2019

PDFs

PressRelease_SpringSummer_2019.pdf

Friday, May 31st, 2019
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EskerSPRINGSUMMER2019.pdf

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
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CHANNEL51_IGLOOLIK.pdf

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
0.47MB

Image_credits_AATT_CHANNEL51.pdf

Friday, May 31st, 2019
0.34MB

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Marja Helander, Birds in the Earth, 2018. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Marja Helander, Birds in the Earth, 2018. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Marja Helander, Birds in the Earth, 2018. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Marja Helander, 'Dolastallat (To have a campfire),' 2016. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Asinnajaq, 'Rock Piece (Ahuriri edition),' 2018. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Detail. Inuuteq Storch, 'Untitled,' 2010-2015, from de series 'At Home We Belong.' Digital inkjet prints on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Inuuteq Storch, Untitled, 2010-2015, from de series At Home We Belong. Digital inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Williamson Bathory Laakkuluk, Timiga Nunalu Sikulu (My Body, the Land and the ice), 2016. Video by Jamie Griffiths, music by Chris Coleman, featuring vocals by Celina Kalluk. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Williamson Bathory Laakkuluk, Timiga Nunalu Sikulu (My Body, the Land and the ice), 2016. Video by Jamie Griffiths, music by Chris Coleman, featuring vocals by Celina Kalluk. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Image: Joar Nango, 'Hand-knitted wool sweaters in ten different shades of colour,' 2009. Courtesy of the artist.
Kablusiak Cigarettes and Lighter, 2017, from the series Uyarak/Stone. Soapstone and Tung oil. Courtesy of the artist and the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Photo: Brittany Lucas
Carola Grahn 'Look Who’s Talking,' 2016 Video. Installation View. Courtesy of the artist
Kelliher-Combs Sonya 'Secret Portraits,' 2018. Ink, pencil, beeswax on paper. Courtesy of the artist
Couzyn van Heuvelen 'Qamutiik,' 2014. Industrial found wooden pallets. Courtesy of the artist
Taqralik Partridge, 'Tusarsauvungaa,' 2018 Series of NINE elements Cotton, polyester, wool, silk, glass beads, metal beads, Canadian sealskin, reindeer leather, thermal emergency blanket, Pixee lures, plastic tarp, Canadian coins, tamarack tree cones, dental floss, artificial sinew, goose feather and river grass.
On location filming Nunavut Stories. 1995. Isuma Distribution International.
On location filming Nunavut Stories. 1995. Isuma Distribution International.
On location filming Saputi. 1993. Isuma Distribution International.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.
Installation view of the exhibition 'Among All These Tundras.' Photo by: John Dean.

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Press Release: May G N: Occlusion Field & Kablusiak: Qiniqtuaq

Esker Foundation is pleased to present in our Project Space location this spring/summer season:

May G N
Occlusion Field
6 May - 21 July
In partnership with Untitled Art Society

Occlusion Field is a singular moment in time and space made of the stuff of trans defense mechanism: tattoos, liquid gender concepts, and hormonally transforming surfaces that come together to speak to an idiosyncrasy, a gestalt, a whole that transcends its constitutive parts. (high res images below)


Upcoming in the Project Space:

Kablusiak
Qiniqtuaq
29 July - 20 October


Qiniqtuaq (searching/looking) invites viewers to peer through a multi-eyed ghost sheet to witness a looping projection of a video collage screened in front of a piece of oil-stained cardboard. Qiniqtuaq is meant to evoke a dream-like state imaging a hypothetical place and time; a representation of what is felt but not known. Qiniqtuaq invites a presence of nostalgia, spectatorship, and diaspora. (high res images below)

PDFs

EskerSPRINGSUMMER2019.pdf

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
1.42MB

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Courtesy of May G N.
Kablusiak, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.
Kablusiak, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.

Press Release: Winter Exhibitions 2019 - Neil Campbell, Jeremy Shaw, and Glenna Cardinal

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
"Esker Foundation is excited to present our winter exhibition season: Neil Campbell, Jeremy Shaw, and new work by Glenna Cardinal in the Project Space"

PDFs

Winter_2019.pdf

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
0.39MB

esker.winter.2019.pdf

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
1.33MB

Invitation_winter2019_Campbell_Shaw.pdf

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
3.56MB

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Neil Campbell, Saskatchewan, 2004. Courtesy of the artist, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin; and Office Baroque, Brussels.
Neil Campbell, I, 2011. Courtesy of the artist and Office Baroque, Brussels.
Neil Campbell
Neil Campbell, 'Big Rubber' 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin; and Office Baroque, Brussels.
Jeremy Shaw, 'I Can See Forever' (still), 2018. HD video installation with 5.1 soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London, and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver. 'I Can See Forever' was co-produced by Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, with support from the Canada Council for the Arts; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Kunstverein Hamburg, and the Esker Foundation Commission Fund, Calgary.
Jeremy Shaw, 'I Can See Forever' (still), 2018. HD video installation with 5.1 soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London, and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver. 'I Can See Forever' was co-produced by Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, with support from the Canada Council for the Arts; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Kunstverein Hamburg, and the Esker Foundation Commission Fund, Calgary.
Jeremy Shaw, 'I Can See Forever' (still), 2018. HD video installation with 5.1 soundtrack. Courtesy of the artist, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London, and Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver. Co-produced by Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and KÖNIG GALERIE with support from the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Esker Foundation Commission Fund, Calgary, and Kunstverein Hamburg.
Jeremy Shaw, 'Quickeners,' 2014. HD video installation with original soundtrack, 28:21 min (still). Courtesy of the artist and KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London. 'Quickeners' was co-produced by the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève and Johann König, Berlin for the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2014, with the generous support of the British Columbia Arts Council.
Jeremy Shaw, 'Liminals,' 2017. HD video installation with 5.1 soundtrack, 19:34 min (still). Courtesy of the artist and KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/London. 'Liminals' was realized in part with generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canadian Embassy in Rome and KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, for the 57th Venice Biennale.
Jeremy Shaw, 'Towards Universal Pattern Recognition (MM Pastors 2.1.01)' 2016. kaleidoscopic acrylic, chrome, archival colour photograph. Private collection.
Jeremy Shaw, 'Towards Universal Pattern Recognition (Detroit Anniversary Prayer, 1987),' 2017. kaleidoscopic acrylic, chrome, archival colour photograph. Private collection.
Photograph courtesy of Glenna Cardinal.

Press Release: Fall Exhibitions 2018 - Tammi Campbell, Agnes Martin, Sarah Stevenson - Alana Bartol & Mia Rushton + Eric Moschopedis

Thursday, September 13th, 2018
"Esker Foundation is excited to present our fall exhibition season: Tammi Campbell, Agnes Martin, and Sarah Stevenson, and in the Project Space an installation by Calgary-based artists Alana Bartol & Mia Rushton + Eric Moschopedis."

PDFs

Press-Release-Fall-exhibitions.pdf

Friday, September 14th, 2018
3.76MB

Fall-Exhibitions-2018.pdf

Friday, September 14th, 2018
1.4MB

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Agnes Martin, 1988, Galisteo, NM. Copyright Donald Woodman, ARS New York. www.DonaldWoodman.
Agnes Martin, Untitled (Image #4), 1998. Lithograph on paper, edition 63/75. Collection of the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Copyright Agnes Martin / SOCAN (2018).
Tammi Campbell, Dear Agnes, July 11, 2016. Graphite on Japanese paper. 11 x 8.5 inches with letter fold. Private collection.
Tammi Campbell, Dear Agnes, July 11, 2016 (detail). Graphite on Japanese paper. 11 x 8.5 inches with letter fold. Private collection.
Tammi Campbell, Dear Agnes, (installation view). Graphite on Japanese paper. 11 x 8.5 inches with letter fold.
Sarah Stevenson, 'Vessels' (detail) 2018. Photo by: Guy L'Heureux.
Sarah Stevenson, Smash, 2018. Courtesy of the artist.
Alana Bartol & Mia Rushton + Eric Moschopedis, 'a hint of perennial magic lingers in its fingertips.' courtesy of the artists.
Image of Wild Mustard, courtesy of Alana Bartol & Mia Rushton + Eric Moschopedis.