Welcome to University of Victoria Art Collections
Current Exhibits
Passage
Victoria-based artist Lisa Hebden explores the transformation from childhood to adulthood with a series of paintings of young girls, capturing the feelings of being small both physically and psychologically.
Inside Chinatown: Paintings by Robert Amos
The Legacy Art Gallery and Café presents Inside Chinatown: Paintings by Robert Amos. The exhibition showcases 20 original paintings of the fascinating interiors of Victoria's Chinatown.
Travels and Treasures
This exhibition showcases striking Middle Eastern textiles by Turcoman artists and sculpture by Katharine Maltwood. Maltwood's sculptural work was inspired by her Asian and African travels. Also explore the Japanese influenced botanical illustrations of Elizabeth Duer.
Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise
Ted Harrison's brilliant canvases of Northern Canada express influences from around the world. This exhibition honours one of our country's most beloved icons and celebrates the launch of Ted Harrison’s biography by Katherine Gibson.
Special Events
Join us for our ongoing Conversational Café Series at the Legacy Gallery
Sunday November 15, 2009 1:30-3:00 pm
Robert Amos, Lung Kong Association, Government St., acrylic on panel
Robert Amos and Kileasa Wong give their perspectives on the recently published book Inside Chinatown and talk about its genesis. Take a look behind the doors of the 29 private clubs that make up the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Admission is free but please call 250-721-8480 to reserve a space. Or book online at tickets.uvic.ca/tickets
Travels and Treasures exhibition reception Tuesday, November 17, 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Come and celebrate the curatorial and research accomplishments of our graduate interns, as we host a reception for “Travels and Treasures: The Divine Inspirations of Katharine Maltwood -& Turcoman Treasures: the Gastrell Collection”. M.A. candidates Bryn Dhamaratne and Marnie Mandel will be on hand to talk about their projects.
Admission is free but please call 250-721-8480 to reserve a space. Or book online at tickets.uvic.ca/tickets
Gallery Walk – Thursday, November 26, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
Be a part of this year's 12th annual Gallery Walk - a feast for the eyes as well as the palette! Visitors will be able to view original art at the Legacy Gallery, West End Gallery, Winchester Galleries, View Art Gallery and Alcheringa Gallery, and enjoy live music, seasonal libations and refreshments at each venue. Admission is free. In return we are requesting food or cash donations to the local Mustard Seed Food Bank so everyone can enjoy the holiday season. For more information contact 250-388-0009.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 1:30 to 2:30 pm
Join Katherine Gibson (author of Painting Paradise and curator of the current Ted Harrison retrospective), Jan Ross (Curator, Emily Carr House), and special guests for a discussion on how an artist’s view can define or even transform the way people see themselves as inhabitants of a region. Admission is free but please call 250-721-8480 to reserve a space. Or book online at tickets.uvic.ca/tickets
Main locations
Maltwood
Art Museum and Gallery
Located in the University Centre.
McPherson Gallery
Located
on the main floor, of the
McPherson library.
Legacy
Art Gallery and Cafe
Since its opening in July 2007, the Legacy Art Gallery and Cafe has become a fixture in downtown Victoria's blossoming arts scene.
