| September is traditionally a month that ushers in a diverse range of visual art exhibitions in Calgary and this year is no exception.
Diana Thorneycroft, a Winnipeg photographer with an increasingly international reputation, starts things off at Skew Gallery with The Canadiana Martyrdom Series.
Only from the unique mind of Thorneycroft could a photograph be conceived of Celine Dion being tortured at the Calgary Stampede, or of a maimed Anne of Green Gables.
Although Thorneycroft presents this series of large colour photographs with her tongue firmly planted in cheek, there is also a serious side with this work marking her continuing exploration of human pain and suffering.
The Canadiana Martyrdom Series runs at Skew Gallery from September 7 to October 21 with the opening reception on September 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.
At Triangle Gallery, from September 7 to October 28, is a retrospective exhibition titled The Architecture of L. Frederick Valentine: Career Works from 1963-2005. Presented as part of Artcity, the Valentine show traces this nationally recognized architect and his contributions to Calgary’s skyline including The Rosza Centre, Jubilee Auditorium and Canada Olympic Park. The opening reception happens at Triangle Gallery on September 7 at 7:30 p.m. and on September 9, there will be an architect’s talk at 1:30 p.m.
This year Artcity runs from September 9 to 18, with the theme Truth and Lies guiding its way. Artcity’s 2006 festival of art, architecture and design kicks off its annual festival at Opening Night on September 9 at the Royal Canadian Legion #1. For more information and full details about presentations, programs and special events, go to www.art-city.ca.
Painter Charles Malinsky returns from his home in sun-drenched Spain to offer his black and white visions of relationships using the train station as a backdrop for an exhibition titled The Journey – El Ultimo Viaje. A graduate of Alberta College of Art & Design, Malinsky moved to Spain after living in Calgary for more than two decades. Collected across the world, this artist is known for interpreting theatrical situations in a palette void of colour. The Journey is at Herringer Kiss Gallery from September 9 to October 7, with Malinsky in attendance at the opening reception on September 9 from 2 to 5 p.m.
At the Art Gallery of Calgary on October 9th is the launch of a series of new exhibitions from artists Naomi London, Linda Duvall, Katie Ohe, Lyndal Osborne and Dick Averns. A local legend, Ohe is a sculptor known for her large kinetic works. At AGC, she continues this tradition in the exhibition Monsoon which features a stainless steel sculpture comprised of 13 organic forms.
On display until September 17 at Arts on Atlantic Gallery is mixed media works by Shantael Sleight, in an exhibition titled This Place. Crows feed her imagination, as she describes in her artist’s statement.
"I began my curious study of crows years ago while hiking in the foothills of Alberta. I observed a crow in the trees, following my path and stopping every few yards to observe me. It produced the most wonderful clicks, whines and gargling sounds, and moved in a variety of ways. Reflecting later, I was intrigued by the fact that this was the same creature I hurried past on city streets without thought or consideration. The squawky black nuisance that pecked at my garbage was also capable of a stunning vocal range, the intellect matching a young child and a beautifully elegant flight pattern."
Alliance Française of Calgary presents All The Places I Have Left Behind, a series of new paintings by Loretta Secord. Using the mediums of pastel and encaustic, Secord captures street scenes from the cities she has known and loved. Presented as part of the 2006 Art Walk of Calgary, this exhibition begins on September 14 and runs until October 19.
At The Banff Centre until November 2 at the Walter Phillips Gallery is Takao Tanabe: Light, Sky and Land. Head of The Banff Centre’s Visual Arts department from 1973 to 1980, Tanabe today lives near Parksville, B.C. where he continues to create highly regarded landscapes that range from dark and moody, to enthusiastically coloured. |
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