Friends of the Gallery (FOG) 2023 Group Show
January 6 - February 4, 2023
Janet Wang, Ports of Entry
February 10 - March 11, 2023
Nadina Tandy, Generational Imprints
March 17 - April 15, 2023
Jean Bradbury
March 17 - April 15, 2023
Mia Weinberg, Dzee Louise, Shary Bartlett
April 21 - May 13, 2023
Slow Fashion + Climate Action, FibreWorks Society
April 21 - May 13, 2023
Japanese Views
Fukumaru applies Kintsugi mending to ceramics either made or collected by Lewis. Kintsugi is a five-hundred-year-old Japanese method of mending damaged ceramics using special Urushi tree sap (lacquer) dusted with gold powder to highlight (rather than hide) restorations.
En Masse
An exhibition of ceramic works by Aileen Vantomme. Inspired by the ubiquitous sea shell: from the calming effects discovered through the search and collection of individual specimens, to the descriptive qualities when considered collectively.
Branching Songs
June 23–August 13
An ongoing collaborative project that draws attention to trees and forests in the West Coast region. The team experiments with sound and new media technologies, alongside land-based practices, to create artworks and encounters that aim to build awareness about the critical role trees and forests play in ecosystem health — ecosystems we are part of.
The Days of Augusta – Photographs by Robert Keziere
September 8 – October 7
The Days of Augusta is an exhibition that brings together photographs, audio and text that shares the story of Augusta, a Soda Creek Elder who died in 1978.
Jordan Louie – shíshálh photography
September 8 – October 7
Embodying a deep connection to place and community, Jordan’s photography displays a passion for storytelling and a technical eye for capturing moments of beauty in the everyday.
Flow – Allyson Clay
October 13 – November 11
This exhibition includes a selection of work made through the last 40 years that expresses the breadth of Allyson Clay’s practice.
Aileen Bahmanipour – Sketches for Investment Plans
November 24 – December 22
Sketches For Investment Plans is a multidisciplinary installation based on an accumulation of diagrams collected by the artist from Google Image searches for “How to invest in Iran?”
Re-Wildings – Cath Hughes
November 24 – December 22
Re-Wildings is a curated exhibition developed in response to issues of climate change, and a questioning as to what this term might mean, both for civilization, and for us as individuals.
Banner Project: Fantastical Food
November 24 – December 22
Vote for your favourite banner designs from elementary students across the Coast. The selected 20 banners will be on display at full size in Civic Square.