McPherson library gallery exhibit archive
2013 - 2002
Understanding Place in Culture: Serigraphs and the Transmission of Cultural Knowledge |
| October 18 2012 - January 28 2013 |
This exhibition features a selection of historic and contemporary photographs of life at UVic over the past 50 years. |
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The University of Victoria: A Community of Communities |
| August 22 - October 15 2012 |
This exhibition features a selection of historic and contemporary photographs of life at UVic over the past 50 years. |
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The Art of Jack Wise: Works from the University of Victoria Art Collections and University Archive |
| June 8 - August 12 2012 |
Jack Wise’s work is deeply personal and spiritually profound. Known for his calligraphy, Chinese brushwork, and mandalas, which embody Buddhist cosmology or worldview, Jack Wise was a prolific artist and popular mentor and teacher. |
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Re-stor(y)ing Life Within Life-Threatening Illness |
| April 13 - June 4 2012 |
Explores people living with three life-threatening illnesses (HIV/AIDS, cancer, and chronic kidney disease) and how they represent their experiences through symbols. |
The Silent Observer |
| February 8 - April 2 2012 |
UVic honourary degree recipient, Ted Grant, displays his latest work of medical interns from the Island Medical Program. |
Images of Internment |
| November 19 2011- February 2 2012 |
| In 1999, Dr. Henry Shimizu created a series of oil paintings based on his life as a teenager in the New Denver Japanese Internment Camp, BC, from 1942 to 1946. The exhibit highlights the activities and daily life of the internees in the camp. |
The World of Mary's Wedding: Reminiscences of WWI |
| October 22 - November 17 2011 |
| A special exhibit of WWI memorabilia from the University of Victoria Archives in conjunction with the Canadian Opera Mary's Wedding. |
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Lords and the Land: Stone in East Anglia |
| July 6 - September 28 2011 |
| This exhibit documents the relationship between stone and tenurial authority in the 10th and 11th centuries in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, England. Lords and the Land presents rare photos taken from four years of archaeological fieldwork in East Anglia by Dr. Michael F. Reed. |
The Emergence of Architectural Modernism in Victoria |
| March 10 - May 2 2011 |
| This series of exhibitions explores the porjects that contributed to the development of a regional modernist aethetic in the post-war Victoria landscape. This version of the exhibit highlights Centennial Square and the Gordon Head Project. |
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STAGE: Photographic Portraits |
| January 11 - February 2 2011 |
| Showcasing the works of Frank Pimentel, Nina Raginsky and Ulli Steltzer, STAGE challenges the viewers to look beyond the aesthetic qualities of photographs to investigate the dichotomy of construction versus reality. |
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The Art of the Book '08 |
| October 16 2010 - January 5 2011 |
| This traveling exhibit, presented by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, features 78 works by 70 arrtists from Canada, the United States and Japan. The Art of Book '08 celebrates the 25th anniversary of the CBBAG and marks their fifth juried exhibition. |
The Limners Event |
| October 4 2010 |
| A ceremony, with some of the survivng members of the Limners Society of Artists, where the members officially handed over their archives to the University. |
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Teachers of Teachers |
| January 9 - March 17 2010 |
| This exhibit features the works of art educators from the University of Victoria's Faculty of Art Education. Mediums and theme capture a wide range, and include Megan Dickie's wax sculptures, Bill Zuk's digital light boxes, and Natalia Delgado's environmental social posters. |
Passage |
| November 18 - December 17 2009 |
| Victoria-based artist Lisa Hebden explores the transformation from childhood to adulthood, with a series of paintings of young girls. With her art, Hebden captures both the physical and psychological feeling of being small. |
Two Fish, Out of Water |
| August 5 - October 5 2009 |
| Paul Kohl, a professor in art at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, invites viewers to discover an estranged view of Japanese landscape. Kohl uses an unusual technique of scanning black and white negatives using Photoshop as a darkroom. |
Inverting the Lens |
| June 6 - July 30 2009 |
| This exhibit features photography by the Al Manaja'as, a Bedouin family of the Howeitat trib from Humayma, Jordan. In collaboration with UVic Graduate student, Robbyn Gordon Lanning, members of the al Manja'a family take images of their community, family and daily life. |
The Lion and the Fox |
| April 1 - May 28 2009 |
| This exhibit features the CJ Fox Collection of Wyndam Lewis' art and literary works. Cyril Fox, a former Canadian Press journalist, wanted to explore his extensive English Modernism collection. |
Icons of a Border: A Photographic Search for Traces in Today's Berlin |
| February 26 - March 26 2009 |
| This exhibit highlights the photography exploration of 36 students from the University of Paderborn, who document both the visible and invisible remnants of the Berlin Wall in modern-day Germany. |
In Search of Lost Time: The Art of Cameron Ian MacLeaod, 1958 to 1983 |
| November 19 2008 - January 15 2009 |
| Cameron Ian MacLeod was the student of such talented painters as Jack Shadbolt, Gordon A. Smith, and Takao Tanabe, until his life was cut short at the age of 25. The exhibit features work by the young artist, along with his three mentors' paintings. |
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An Environmental Concern for the Earth's Destruction |
| October 3 - 30 2008 |
| In Horst Loewel's exhibit, the artist demonstrates, through painting, the way humankind is contributing to the destruciton of Earth. Loewel hopes to inspire the next generation to preserve the Earth by representing the seriousness of the issue. |
Woven in Time |
| August 7 - September 29 2008 |
| This exhibtion contains photographs by Uvic student, Ashley Akins. The images document rural life in Peru's Patakancha Valley, where textile weaving is an integral, but endangered concept. |
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This Earth |
| June 4 - July 27 2008 |
| Lisa Murray's This Earth explores texture, movement, and colour through acrylic paint and collage techniques. The artist was inspired by the various qualities of light throughout the day. |
Macbeth: A Civil War of the Mind |
| April 2 - June 2 2008 |
| Wade Stout's paintings feature the artist's unique representation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. By combining classical drama, Tarot, mythology and modern symbolism, Stout creates layers of meanings. |
Living with Land Mines |
| February 20 - March 31 2008 |
| V. Tony Hauser exhibits 17 life-sized portraits of Cambodian children who have suffered the effects of land mines. This shocking display gives light to social justice. |
Mosaic & Millennium in a Box |
| October 6 2007- January 10 2008 |
| Put on by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, the display consists of two very distinct exhibitions. A Book Arts Mosaic features 25 pieces, of various medias, that focus on the cultural diversity of Canada. Millennium in a Box features 35 artists' interpretations of where the new millennium may lead. |
The Mac: A Tribute |
| August 25 - September 30 2007 |
| In Ruth MacLaurin's The Mac, the artist pays tribute to the educational contributions made to UVic by her late uncle, Dr. Donald L. MacLaurin. Using manipulated photographs, sound collages, videos and sculptural elements, Ruth honours her uncle's legacy. |
Minutia |
| November 15 2006- January 12 2007 |
| Robert Kelly's Minutia installation consisting of eleven "conceptual books" arranged on lecturnes in a thirty-foot circle. The title of the exhibit refers to the minute details in time. |
Island Idlings |
| October 13 - November 13 2006 |
| A collection of oil paintings by local artist, Jean Ives, which focus on the effects of light on the trees, rocks and rivers of her favourite local settings. |
Yumie Kono |
| September 14 - October 12 2006 |
| Drawings created by Yumie Kono that use repeating cross lines with hard pencils, which yields very soft and subtle drawings. |
Roots, Remakes, Reflections: Global and Canadian Kaleidoscope |
| August 10 - September 12 2006 |
| An exhibit featuring works produced by 9 Victoria visual artists. All 9 artists are based out of Victoria, but have connections with Asia and beyond. |
Aluminations |
| June 26 - August 3 2006 |
| An exhibition by Victoria College of Art alumni. |
Hamlet's Secret Signs: A Play in 13 Paintings |
| May 9 - 30 2006 |
| A series of 13 paintings by Wade Stout which delves into Shakespeare's Hamletand uncovers a variety of new ideas. |
Beauty in the Rocks: Photographs by David Baird |
| April 11 - May 4 2006 |
| An exhibit of 30 photographs by David Baird with accompanying poetry. Beauty on the Rocks is comprised of select images from Baird's years of world travel as a record of his research. |
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Salmon Stories, Set 1: Dirge |
| March 9 - April 6 2006 |
| An exhibition of photographs by Peter Paul Harnisch. An investigation into the sacredness of place and spirit through the life cycle of salmon on the West Coast. |
In the Footsteps of the Myth |
| February 7 - March 5 2006 |
| A photography exhibition of Indigenous People of Colombia presented by human rights photographer and journalist Esperanza Sånches Espitia. |
Active Practice: Camosun College Visual Arts Faculty 30th Anniversary |
| January 16 - February 21 2006 |
| A collaboration exhibition by the Visual Arts Faculty from Camosun College. |
A Gentle Migration: Studio Works 2004 |
| December 10 2005- February 21 2006 |
| Mark Laver's 2004 studio works include a series of 'flesh paintings,' depicting everyday objects as flesh, and includes other paintings that show his progression to vibrant non-representational work. |
Wadi to Jebel |
| November 7 - December 15 2005 |
| A presentation of the collaborative work of students, faculty and volunteer professionals who have been working under the direction of Dr. John Olseon (Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria) at the Humayma archaeological site in Jordan, featuring historic artifacts and contemporary art forms as well as photography of the site. |
The Art of Physics: Visualizing the Universe, Seeing the Unseen |
| October 7 - 27 2005 |
| An exhibition of visual artworks presented by the University of Victoria Department of Phyiscs and Department of Astronomy. |
This is Beautiful |
| September 1 - October 1 2005 |
| A multimedia installation of photographs by photographer Amanda Koster, and documentary footage by filmmaker Sarah Tittlebaum. This exhibition was in conjunction with the Community Eating Disorder and Related Issues Counselling (CEDRIC) Centre. |
1st Annual British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards |
| July 29 - August 26 2005 |
| An exhbitition of works created by the five recepients of the British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards: Erin Dolman, Vance Everitt, Jay Grandin, Hajnalka Mandula and Mark Roth. |
Eva Campbell: Black Being/Body and Beyond |
| July 6 - 26 2005 |
| A thirteen year retrospective of Eva Campbell's work in oil, watercolour and drawing, depicting the female figure, most often of African descent. |
Myth and Human Destiny |
| February 24 - March 23 2005 |
| An exhibition of works by Judith Fischer. |
Exterior Landscape |
| September 11 - October 7 2004 |
| A challenging series of new photographs by Robbyn Gordon. |
To the Top of the World: Paintings by Syl Drabitt |
| February 18 - March 18 2004 |
| An exhibit featuring works completed by Dr. Syl Drabitt during his expedition to the North with the Canadian Goast Guard icebreaker Loius S. St. Laurent in 1994. This collection of paintings and photographs captures the spirit of the land and the expedition. |
Explorations in Paint: Works by Phyllis Serota's Studio Group |
| November 9 - December 3 2004 |
| An exhibit curated by Victoria artist Phyllis Serota who has facilitated a studio painting tutorial since 1993. This showing features recent works by her members. |
Across the Nation II |
| May 4 - 31 2004 |
| The second installment of Arcoss the Nation, a juried Art Education exhibition of Canadian universities and colleges. |
Written on Stone |
| August 4 - September 9 2004 |
| A presentation of rare black-and-white photographs of petroglyphs and rock formations from Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park and Archeological Preserve in southern Alberta. |
Under Wraps: Redressing History |
| March 23 - April 29 2004 |
| An exhibit featuring textile works by Joanna Rogers that explore the unwritten histories of women. |
Staff Picks: The Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery Collection |
| July 7 - 30 2004 |
| A selection of works from the Maltwood Collection that hold particular meaning to the staff. Each staff member has presented two works, included with a summary of what formal, aesthetic, historic or individual significance they find in the work. |
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Sveva Caetani: Selected Drawings and Paintings of Recpitulation |
| November 14 2003 - January 15 2004 |
| A series of surrealistic watercolour paintings which began as a tribute to Sveva Caetani's father who passed away when she was only 17. For 25 years following her father's passing, Caetani lived in virtual isolation, caring for her invalid mother. At her mother's passing, Caetani obtained her teaching certificate at UVic and began her career as an inspiring art teacher. |
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Monochrome People in a Coloured Land |
| October 3 - 30 2003 |
| Sculptures, drawings and paintings by Kobita Sen, a BC artist originally from India. |
Art of Book '03 |
| September 19 - November 2 2003 |
| The fourth juried members' exhibit by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. |
Heritage Banner Exhibit |
| September 3 - 30 2003 |
| An exhibit in conjunction with Campus & Community Celebration, UVic's 100th anniversary. The exhibit features the opportunity to learn more about the University of Victoria and its predecessors. |
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Roots |
| July 8 - 28 2003 |
| A series of studies by Sandra Levy and Deanna Georgeson which focus on the serenity of trees and a sense of place. |
Garth Homer Society ArtWorks |
| August 6 - 28 2003 |
| A group exhibition by artists from the Garth Homer Society's ArtWorks program. ArtWorks offers professional visual arts instruction to artists with developmental disabilities. |
Elemental |
| June 10 - 27 2003 |
| A showcase of paintings and prints that often layer images, unlikely materials, textures and themes. Presented by three artists from the Watermark Printmakers Society: Cathy Lee, Diane Muir and Paul Romaniuk. |
Holy Dog |
| April 26 - May 25 2003 |
| An exhibition of acrylic paintings by Karen Whyte. The title of the show is drawn from a quote by John Fire Lame Deer, of the Lakota Sioux First Nation (1903 - 1976), who said "We had no word for the strange animal we got from the white man - the horse. So we called it sunka wakan, 'holy dog.'" |
A History of the Gordon Head Campus Land from 11,000 BC to Present |
| April 15 - 24; May 27 - June 1 2003 |
| The result of an ambitious research project to create a travelling exhibit on the history of the university campus lands. The exhibt is a chronological study of the various occupants and uses of the land before it became a modern university campus in 1963. |
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Sea and Swirl: Works by Sandra Wiles |
| March 1 - 31 2003 |
| An exhibition in conjunction with Community Week and the University of Victoria's 100th anniversary. Featuring acrylic paintings and studies by Sanda Wiles, a UVic Alumna. |
23rd Annual Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| January 21 - February 13 2003 |
| An exhibit of drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture ceramics and jewellery by the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
Finnerty Gardens in Focus |
| November 18 - December 16 2002 |
An exhibition featuring the Finnerty Gardens-inspired photography of Daphne Donaldson. |
Final Solutions: Are We So Different |
| November 9 - December 15 2002 |
| An exhibit of mulimedia work by Amy Ainbinder that explores the relationship of past horros and genocide to our world today. |
Experiments in Blue |
| October 2 - 31 2002 |
| An exhibit of watercolour paintings by retired University of Victoria faculty member, Walter Riedel. |
Larger than Life: Underwater Photography |
| August 27 - September 27 2002 |
| An exhibit of photography of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands by UVic alumnus Mike Wetklo. |
Journeys and Transformations: Four Japanese Artists in Victoria |
| August 13 - 24 2002 |
| The expression of four Japanese artists' perception of journey as a transformative experience and tool. |
Ambient Italy |
| July 13 - August 8 2002 |
| An exhibition of works by University of Victoria alumna Avis Rasmussen. |
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Poetic Science in the Information Age |
| July 3 - 10 2002 |
An installation exhibit by Univeristy of Victoria graduate student, Laura De Decker. |
The White Project |
| June 20 - 29 2002 |
An exhibition by Wendy Welch. |
The Painted Landscape |
| March 5 - 21 2002 |
Works by Ken Faulks, Keith Johnson, Bob Owen and Brian Simons. |
Art Education Facutly Exhibition |
| 2002 |
Recent drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and light displays produced by members of the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
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Fine Arts 350: Introduction to Architecture Theory & Practice |
| November 9 - 29 2001 |
An exhibit of student works from Fine Arts 350. |
Liquid Bellies and Soft Bodies |
| August 12 - September 27 2001 |
Drawings and paintings by Laurel Terlesky, works that provoke emotion and challenge our understandings and interpretations of the body. |
Outer Skins + Inner Spaces |
| April 3 - 26 2001 |
Recent works by Jennifer Waelti-Walters |
Seemingly So Is an Adventure |
| March 6 - 29 2001 |
An exhibit of westcoast paintings by visual artist Irmgard Benedict (BFA UVic). |
21st Annual Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| January 16 - February 8 2001 |
An intimate look into the creative lives of those who teach in the Department of Art Education at the University of Victoria. |
Elements |
| November 28 - December 14 2000 |
An exhibit of sculpture and photography by Gabriola Island artist Elias Wakan. |
Dresses and Contemplation |
| November 10 - 23 2000 |
An exhibit of artowrk by UVic Alumna and local and world renowned aritist Pilar Mehlis. |
Inside Chinatown |
| October 17 - November 5 2000 |
A series of pantings and photographs by Robert Amos that provide an inside look at the secrets of Victoria's Chinatown. |
Hands On: Insight through Touch |
| September 20 - 29 2000 |
An exhibit of original collage and sculpture made by people of varying artistic and visual capbabilities with tactile colour, an exciting new medium that builds a little-explored communication bridge between visually-impaired and sighted people. |
Oleg Minin: Ex Animo |
| August 15 - 30 2000 |
This exhibition highlights the development of Oleg Minin's artistic development over the last six years. |
Drawings by Nerrisa Ng |
| July 5 - 20 2000 |
A series of charchoal drawings by Nerissa Ng (BFA UVic). |
Altar Doors |
| June 5 - 30 2000 |
A free-standing installation of painted doors installed by Richard Motchman, BFA UVic. |
The Door Gods: A Visual Documentary of a Unique Pacific Nation |
| April 11 - May 4 2000 |
Taiwan's mosaic of culture and the island's scenic wonders through the lenses of two intrepid Canadians: photography by Michael Hockney and film by Christian Bell. |
Phyllis Serota's Studio Group Exhibition |
| March 4 - April 6 2000 |
A result of three years of work and tutelege by Serota and the seven other women in her group. The group's philosophy is simply to support and challenge each other to explore all aspects of painting. |
The Middle East Peace Quilt Project Display |
| February 1 - 27 2000 |
The Middle East Peace Quilt is an international community project initiated by artist and activist Sima Elizabeth Shefrin who asked participants to make quilt squares expressing their vision of peace in the Middle East. |
20th Annual Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| January 11 - 28 2000 |
An intimate look into the creative lives of those who teach in the Department of Art Education at the University of Victoria. |
Eye Candy |
| December 1 - 16 1999 |
An exhibition of video feedback photography by University of Victoria Theatre student Orion Eastland. |
Les Cités d'Artistes à Paris |
| November 5 - 29 1999 |
An exploration of Parisian art studios in photography by Geneviève Hofman. |
A History of the Gordon Head Campus Land from 11,000 BC to 1970 AD |
| September 24 - October 29 1999 |
The result of an ambitious research project to create a travelling exhibit on the history of the university campus lands. The exhibt is a chronological study of the various occupants and uses of the land before it became a modern university campus in 1963. |
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John Blair: Landscape Designer |
| April 15 - June 11 1999 |
Featuring photographs, maps and drawings highlighting the work of John Blair, designer of Beacon Hill Park. |
The Chapman Group |
| March 30 - April 29 1999 |
A gathering of young artists who gather weekly to work on creative endeavours. Their show consists of the work of seven of the group's members and includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, poems and a stage set design. |
New Work |
| March 2 - 25 1999 |
Recent works by Penelope Scott and Claudia Nicoletti. |
Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| January 25 - February 26 1999 |
Recent drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and light displays produced by members of the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
Photographs of India |
| January 6 - 27 1999 |
An exhibition of photographs that illustrates the continuation of Jim Ganser's love affair with India. A result of a 1992 trip to India with his 12 year old son, this selection of stunning vignettes of Indian life convey a powerful sense of the olour, heat, dust, rich history and teaming humanity of this subcontinent. |
Harold Pardey - Through the Left Eye |
| December 15 1998 - January 21 1999 |
An exhibition that concentrates on the idea of derailing one's inner critic by occasionally shutting the right eye and looking through the left -- the intention being that then the right side of the brain, the "arty half," takes over (Pardey, 1995). |
Captured by Colour |
| November 7 - December 13 1998 |
Recent works by Alexis J. Beringer, developed over a period of three years. A concious expression of the artist's need to explore colour. |
Federation of Canadian Artists: Fall Exhibition |
| October 2 - November 2 1998 |
A biennial exhibition produced by the Lower Vancouver Island Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists, including 50 works by 32 local artists. |
Faculty of Art Education 30th Anniversary |
| August 9 - 12 1998 |
A retrospective and display of recent artwork by masters students, instructors and Lansdowne scholars at the University of Victoria. |
Art at the McPherson Library |
| June - September 1998 |
McPherson library received an "artistic facelift" at the hands of curator Brian Grison. This upgrade included the cataloguing, cleaning and rearranging of 150 works already in the library, as well as the integration of 400 new pieces from the Maltwood Art Museum's permanent collection. |
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Western Architecture in Shanghai: The Work of Laszlo Hudec Between the Wars |
| March 24 - April 24 1998 |
Laszlo Hudec was an influential Hungarian architect who escaped a Siberian P.O.W. camp and lived in Shanghai from 1918 to 1945. This exhibit displays his sketches, plans and photographs. |
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Architectural Renderings in the Beaux Arts Style |
| February 17 - March 23 1998 |
The first ever exhibition of architectural renderings by Maurice A. German (1909-1995). |
Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| January 27 - February 16 1998 |
Recent drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and light displays produced by members of the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
A History of the Gordon Head Campus Land from 11,000 BC to 1970 AD |
| January 6 - 26 1998 |
The result of an ambitious research project by the University of Victoria Archives to create a travelling exhibit on the history of the university campus lands. The exhibt is a chronological study of the various occupants and uses of the land before it became a modern university campus in 1963. |
Landscapes: Relationships between People and the Planet in Pastoral Landscapes |
| November 18 1997 - January 5 1998 |
An exhibit of dye transfer prints by contemporary Vermont photographer, Luke Powell. |
Across the Nation |
| October 15 - November 17 1997 |
An extension of the previous Tri University and Colleges Exhibition that reflects the personal, regional and national interests of full-time faculty from Canada's major universities and colleges. |
Four Chalkboards |
| September 15 - October 14 1997 |
The third solo exhibition of artist Brian Grison. The four chalkboards featured embody the principal theme in the artist's works over the past ten years. |
Federation of Canadian Artists |
| August 13 - 29 1997 |
The biennial exhibition of of the juried works of the Lower Vancouver Island Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. |
Adaskins collect Jorgensen |
| July 3 - August 11 1997 |
An exhibition of works by Flemming Jorgensen from the collection of Murray and Dorothea Adaskin. |
Christine & Friends |
| June 17 - 29 1997 |
An exhibition produced by the Weavers' and Spinners' Guild to honour Christine Neil, a well known, loved and respected tapestry weaver who died of cancer in 1993. |
Germans in British Columbia |
| May 27 - June 16 1997 |
The story of the Germans in British Columbia, 1778 to the present. |
View from the Golden Mountain |
| April 30 - May 26 1997 |
Paintings of Birtish Columbia in the Chinese Style by Chow Poon-Kuen. |
The World through Students' Eyes |
| April 2 - 28 1997 |
A selection of works by members of the University of Victoria Photography Club that deal with a variety of subjects, showing different levels and abilities. |
Priestesses and Other Portraits |
| March 11 - April 1 1997 |
A collection of mixed media works on canvas by Alison Skelton. |
Artwalk: A Photographic Installation |
| February 18 - March 10 1997 |
An exhibition of Tyler Hodgins' works. Hodgins is a local Victoria artist, and his works will feature elements of autobiography, documentary, map/mark making and visual art collage. |
Calligraphy Lettering Art |
| November 26 - December 19 1996 |
The 20th anniversiary exhibition of the Fairbank Calligraphy Society. |
Looking Forward, Looking Back |
| November 5 - 25 1996 |
Features the work of artist educators from the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University). Their work deals with the relationship of art education to the ideas and processes of the studio. |
Sidewalks of Victoria: Urban Realism of Tad Suzuki |
| October 15 - November 4 1996 |
A series of paintings depicting a variety of street scenes, including shop windows and other urban objects, in photo-realistic style. |
Becoming Art: Development and Process in the Sculpture of Bob de Castro (1924-1986) |
| June 17 - August 30 1996 |
A retrospective of Bob de Castro's sculpture artwork ten years following his death. De Castro has been described as Canada's Vincent van Gogh of sculpture, and his lifetime acheivements were boundless. |
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Cincenta's Silver Screen Anniversary |
| May 21 - June 10 1996 |
In celebration of Cinecenta's silver annivesary, the theatre exhibition is composed of 25 posters selected from its extensive movie poster holdings and private collection. |
Faculty Art Exhibition |
| January 23 - February 14 1996 |
Recent drawings, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and light displays produced by members of the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
Woman Alive |
| January 2 - 22 1996 |
Five wooden sculptures created by Renee Poisson that are her "homage to the experience, wisdom and vitality of woman coming into her position of balance in our society" (Poisson, 1996). |
Gwen Luptak |
| November 28 - December 18 1995 |
A series of linoprints and drawings created by Gwen Luptak. The linoprints explore various intimate responses to life within an emotional context. The drawings were composed during Luptak's residency in Greece, with the intent of "connecting universal symbols from the past to our present in ways that are relevant and and meaningful to contemporary life" (Luptak, 1995). |
Upstart Crow |
| October 17 - November 6 1995 |
A showing of a series of paintings created by Carol Frank, which explore the depths of her childhood - and present- imagination. |
Scott Clark |
| September 19 - August 16 1995 |
An exhibition of select works by Scott Clark. |
La Seconde Naissance de Voltaire |
| August 28 - September 18 1995 |
An exhibition produced by Alliance Française de Victoria. |
Samuael Maclure |
| June 6 - August 24 1995 |
An exhibition of architectural drawings, 1900 - 1929. |
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Calligraphy |
| May 17 - June 4 1995 |
An exhibition produced by the Fairbank Calligraphy Society, including a speical exhibition by Arlene Yaworsky. |
Federation of Canadian Artists |
| April 30 - May 17 1995 |
An exhibition of works from selected members of The Federation of Canadian Artists. The Federation of Canadian Artists was a result of the Kingston Arts Conference of 1941, and was founded as a national organization to unite artists, critcs and persons interested in art for mutual support in promoting common aims and to assert the creative importance of art in the national and community life of Canada. |
Sarita Baker |
| April 26 - May 16 1995 |
An installation of 3 pairs of park benches affixed with doorbells to be placed at bus stops around Ring Road at the University of Victoria. The artist sought to form a sense of familiarity with a classic park benches, and then deepened this by adding the sound of a doorbell -- a sound only found in the familiar and intimate location of one's home. |
André Jodoin: Public Selections |
| February 20 - March 12 1995 |
A somewhat controversial exhibition of a process of photocopying of the Regina Public Library returns carts. The artist's intent was to superimpose the image of books, so that they are viewed instead of being read. |
University of Victoria Women: Sharing Strengths and Strategies |
| February 14 - March 6 1995 |
An art exhibition in conjunction with the second University of Victoria Women's Conference. An array of selected works created by faculty, students and staff members of the university. |
Graven Images II: Ron David |
| November 22 - December 19 1994 |
A selection of wooden bowls created by wood turning artist Ron David. |
Graven Images II: Ari Schafer |
| November 1 - 21 1994 |
The Fledgling Fountain W/ Bowl designed by Ari Schafer, is a result of Schafer's study of cubism, an art style that developed from 1907 to the mid 1920s and was pioneered by artists Picasso and Braque. |
Lillian Brock |
| October 12 - 31 1994 |
A selection of Lillian Brock's works that "are from the heart, of the Underworld; Persephone in Hades and the Hounds of Hell from the Wild Hunt" (Brock, 1994). |
Photos by Barbara McDougall |
| September 19 - Ocotber 11 1994 |
An exhibition of photographs taken by Vancouver native Barbara McDougall. |
Light of the Turret |
| July 12 - August 31 1994 |
A collection of prints featuring the turetted mosque of the Sultan's palace in Brunei, an exploration of the connection between the buidling and its surroundings. |
Eclectic |
| May 31 - July 11 1994 |
A selection of photographs taken between 1936 and 1994 by Howard Valentine. |
The Paul F. Crawford Collection: The First Three Years |
| May 10 - 30 1994 |
A selection of works from Crawford's collection of Canadian artists, including major works by Garry Lee-Nova and Reg Holmes R.C.A. |
Painted Words |
| March 28 - April 24 1994 |
| The story of an artist, Lillian Dyck, and a poet, Bill Harrington, who both have Parkinson's Disease. This show is a story of their creative journey to spiritual healing. |
Zeit/Worte |
| February 22 - March 4 1994 |
| (Words of their time). An exhibition of catchwords from the German past produced by the Goethe Institute (a branch of the German Forces Office, comparable to the British Council). |
Charles Brookman |
| February 1 - 21 1994 |
| An exhibition installed by friends of Charles Brookman, who unfortunately passed away shortly after its installation on February 1, 1994. Charles Brooklyn had an extensive career as an artist, interior designer and educator in London, England and Victoria, BC. |
Portraits by Myfanwy Pavelic |
| November 16 - December 13 1993 |
| A sampling of portraits recently donated to the University of Victoria by Myfanwy Pavelic. The focus of the exhibit is the artist herself and her immediate family. |
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West Coast Icons: Symbols and Sources |
| Ocotber 12 - 31 1993 |
| An exhibition featuring the work of Bob Dalton and Don Bergland that explores the artists' interpretation of the concept of a regional icon. |
Texture, Form or Colour |
| September 20 - October 11 1993 |
| An exhibition of Suzanne Mir's collage artwork. |
Judith P. Morgan |
| August 4 - 31 1993 |
| An exhibition of works by Judith P. Morgan, a Gitskan Indian from Kitwanga. Her artwork stands apart from most current Native art because she creates her own experiences through painting. |
The World of the Treeplanter |
| June 22 - July 12 1993 |
| An photographic investigation into the world of treeplanting. Created by Eliza Massey, the exhibition demonstrates a deep, yet incomplete, view of the "treeplanting story." |
Fall from New England |
| June 1 - 21 1993 |
| A personal, photographic recount of New England by Heath Moffatt. The artist hopes to bring about an appreciation for the serenity of New England through this show. |
Butchart Gardens |
| May 10 - 31 1993 |
| An exhibition of paintings depicting Buchart Gardens, Victoria, by Felicity Redgrave. |
Paintings by Murray Devlin |
| March 10 - 28 1993 |
| An exhibition of paintings created by Murray Devlin. |
Paris in Winter |
| January 14 - February 15 1993 |
| A photographic exhibition of Luke Powell's series "Paris in Winter." |
Technical Display of the Dye Transfer Process |
| January 5 - 25 1993 |
| An exhibition developed by Luke Powell that explores the Dye Transfer Process he uses in his photography. |
Phyllis Serota |
| October 6 - November 2 1992 |
| An exhibition of a selection of work that demonstrates "the juxtaposition of three elements: the imagined image drawn from inner vision; the photographic; and an abstract colour composition or ground" (Serota, 1992). |
Watermark Printmakers |
| August 11 - September 1 1992 |
| An exhibition demonstrating the work of the Watermark Printmakers using techniques such as intaglio, relief, serigraphy, lithography, collography and monoprinting. |
Table of Honour |
| May 12 - June 4 1992 |
| An open competition for ceramic and glass artists of British Columbia to design and execute dinnerware and goblets for Government House, Victoria, the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor. |
1991-1982
Janice Russell |
| December 10 1991 - January 6, 1992 |
| Work involving mind, body and spirit, focusing on the line which dances across the paper. Paintings and drawings that take inspiration from Intaglio printing. |
Groves of Academe Revisited |
| October 9 - 28 1991 |
| An exhibition to pay tribute to the gardeners who create the visual surface surrounding the University of Victoria. Photographs by Elizabeth Mayne. |
Memories: Boundaries |
| September 16 - October 7 1991 |
| A photographic exhibition by Jennifer Modigliani which "reflect a period of contemplation about a [lost] life" (Modigliani, 1991). |
Herman Hebler |
| July 16 - August 16 1991 |
| An exhibition of works created by Herman Hebler. |
Star Wyatt |
| June 25 - July 15 1991 |
| An exhibition of works created by Star Wyatt. |
Mexican Artists |
| June 3 - 24 1991 |
| A selection of works from ten artists from Mexico City that demonstrate strong mexican contemporary art made by professionals. |
Major Works in a Minor Mode |
| January 7 - 28 1991 |
| Limner group show. |
My Canadian Dream |
| October 10 - 31 1990 |
| A selection of John Gordon's works inspired by his immigration to Canada. |
Marianne Childress |
| September 17 - October 19 1990 |
| Symbolic/Expressionistic potrayal of women in the arts and sciences. |
Priestess Kristina in her Temple |
| June 28 - July 14 1990 |
| An exhibition consisting of a large freestanding three panelled Altarpiece depicting "Priestess Kristina," and twelve triptych altarboxes mounted on the wall around the perimeter of the gallery. These boxes, Icons, in the manner of the stations of the cross, invite the viewer o pause in front of each of them and open the door to reveal the painting within. |
Drawings from the British Columbia Art Collection |
| May 22 - June 24 1990 |
| A selection of drawings executed between 1968 and 1985 that represent only some of the diverse works in the British Columbia Art Collection. |
Yolande Porter |
| October 10 - 30 1989 |
| Her private world of painting: a mix of yesterdays, todays and tomorrows to form a perfect creation. |
7 from Scotland |
| August 1 - 31 1989 |
| Prints from seven Scottish artists, Robert Bain, Reinhard Behrens, Alfons Bytautes, Ahley Cook, George Donald, Frances Walker and David Blair Watt. |
China's Darkest Hours: Tell the World |
| July 11 - 31 1989 |
| The direct and somewhat controversial art work of Ritha Mason. An expression of the artist's horror towards the recent happenings in China. |
Work by Robin J. Lambert |
| December 14 1988 - January 3 1989 |
| Display of paintings, mostly seascapes and human life, by R.J. Lambert. |
The Most Beautiful German Books |
| October 7 - November 14 1988 |
| The West German Stiftung Buchkunst, a group of representatives from book publishing houses, is conducting a competition among publishers each year to find those books which can be considered to represent the best of their kind. |
The Afghan Folio |
| October 7 - November 1 1988 |
| Thirty-two photographic prints of Afghanistan by Luke Powell, using the Kodak Dye Transfer Process. |
Work by Donna Kelly |
| September 18 - October 6 1988 |
| Twenty-four drawings of various objects observed at different times and different vantage points. |
Chronicles of Pride |
| August 9 - 30 1988 |
| Thirty-one portrait studies of Contemporary Canadian Indians by Partricia Richardson Logie, which demonstrated myriad untold contributions being made by First Nations people. |
Christine Reimer |
| July 19 - August 8 1988 |
| A series of works inspired by "boat shapes lying around on docks, with all the various depths of water (colour) under and around the boats, piers and other structures holding boats" (Reimer, 1988). |
Works by Avis Rasmussen |
| June 28 - July 18 1988 |
| Paintings where the primary element is colour - a highly personal interpretation of westcoast landscape. |
Allen Patten |
| June 7 - 27 1988 |
| Paintings and drawings designed to delineate the schematic relationships and similarities found in seemingly diverse areas of the image making process. |
A Brazillian Journal |
| November 23 - December 14 1987 |
| Texts and drawings of Brazil by P.L. Page. |
Gordon Armstrong Crighton |
| November 3 - 23 1987 |
| A photographic exhibition by Gordon Armstrong Crighton. |
A Language of Expression |
| September 21 - October 12 1987 |
| Paintings by Dorothy Ross are a transitional medium of discovery as the artist searches for the reason and quality of existence. |
Women's Art |
| August 18 - September 6 1987 |
| An exhibition that acts as a complement to a conference about women's art and female author's work. |
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Jim Elwood |
| July 2 - 27 1987 |
| Work that details the destruction, power and beauty of the environment of the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, focusing on environmental protection. |
Art Affairs North - Heads South |
| June 3 - 29 1987 |
| A juried exhibition showcasing the work of artists who live and work in Northwestern Ontario. A distinctive regional character is expressed by the numerous aritsts who produce artwork of high quality, as well as prodigious quantity. |
David Owen Lucas |
| May 22 - June 2 1987 |
| An exhibition of 12 works by Regina artist David Owen Lucas. |
Taking Slides in South Africa |
| January 26 - February 16 1987 |
| An exhibition of twenty-five 16x20 black and white photographs taken by members of AFRAPIX, South Africa's first non-racial photographer's co-op. These photographs evoke the spirit of the anti-apartheid movement and its hope that a new society, responsive to the black majority, can be built in South Africa. |
Art Deco |
| December 1 1986 - January 11 1987 |
| An exhibition illustrating some of the most important features of the Art Deco style, placing local examples in an international context. |
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Inner Journey |
| November 18 - 30 1986 |
| A retrospective highlighting the work of Ann Rosemary Conway. |
Time and Space |
| November 3 - 16 1986 |
| A paper figures performance by Yumie Kono Day. |
Bookwork |
| September 15 - October 13 1986 |
| Form, function, finish: Bookwork in the modern craft of hand bookbinding. |
Jenny Koo |
| July 14 - August 7 1986 |
| An exhibition of traditional and contemporary Chinese painting. |
Sacred Art |
| June 23 - July 14 1986 |
| Religious Paintings by Michael O'Brien. |
Stephanie Denz |
| May 12 - June 1 1986 |
| An exhibition of temples and greenhouses. |
James Edward Swain |
| February 17 - March 3 1986 |
| Paintings that abandon historicism of painting. Based on personal experience, the representation of the human images that reiterates the blunt inescapable fact of death |
Drawings from the Newborn |
| December 3 1985 - January 3 1986 |
| A reading and an exhibition by Heather Spears, drawings of a newborn baby. |
Oasis Paintings |
| August 19 - 31 1985 |
| An exhibit of Marie Bergman's Oasis Paintings that are "likened, at first, to a vision/dream of the evening star viewed from a small opening from within the interior of a pyramid" (Bergman, 1985). |
Divers Series |
| August 4 - 18 1985 |
| Paintings by Hélène Paré. |
Paperworks from OCA |
| July 9 - August 2 1985 |
| A papermaking show by the Ontario College of Art. |
Bart Pragnell |
| June 17 - July 18 1985 |
| A retrospective highlighting Bart Pragnell's drawings. |
Tom Rigby: Marine Paintings |
| April 29 - May 17 1985 |
| Paintings about water with a new emphasis. They refer to the fluctuating and sheer power of a fluid element - resonance, rhythm, weight and displacement, shadow and transparency. |
Saskatchewan Images |
| March 19 - April 4 1985 |
| Photographic records of annual trips to Saskatchewan that record the deteriorating farm architecture of the province. |
Beauty Pageant |
| January 8 - 24 1985 |
| A collection of works produced by Maureen Enns that reveals insights which, within the context of horses, concern perceptions of beauty, the rituals of its worship, and the sadness of it all. |
Harold Klunder |
| October 2 - 15 1984 |
| Experiments that document Klunder's curiosity about the nature of artistic fabrication. |
Max Maynard |
| August 15 - 31 1984 |
| An retrospective of Max Maynard's 50 year career as an artist. He was a well known and respected associate of Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt, and has exhibited with both painters. |
Historic Trails of Alberta's South-West |
| July 9 - 30 1984 |
| A phoographic exhibit illustrating trail history, location and usage. |
Photographs - Landscapes |
| June 18 - July 6 1984 |
| A series of intimate landscapes discovered admist open, public places. Created by photographer Arthur Nishimura. |
Jeanne Megan Settle |
| May - June 16 1984 |
| An exhibition of Settle's works inspired by the derelict town Sandon, BC. Her pieces embody a strong, mood-drenched collection of skeletal structures and crumbling ruins. |
Martin Honisch |
| May 2 - 22 1984 |
| An exhibition of Martin Honisch's works. |
New Sculpture |
| April 23 - 30 1984 |
| Recent works produced by Juan Gomez-Perales. |
Glass |
| February 4 - March 1 1984 |
| Sculptural and clear glass etched constructions created by Christian Ferry. |
Vilio Celli, Recent Works |
| November 15 - 27 1983 |
| A 3-dimensional painting/environment created to fit into a corner of the gallery. |
Rites of Passage |
| November 1 - 14 1983 |
| An exhibition of 7 years of paintings that embody the motif that human existance is made up of many, often painful, passages. |
Patrick George |
| October 18 - 21 1983 |
| An exhibition of Patrick George's works. |
Mary Lynn Ogilvie |
| October 4 - 17 1983 |
| An exhibtiion of works which represent a transition from stained paintings on a rectangular format to unstretched canvases. Each piece represents a direction or state of mind relevant to the time of its creation. |
Imitation, Memory, Metamorphosis and Nudes |
| August 29 - September 11 1983 |
| Drawings done in prismacolour pencils, and woodcuts with cut and leaded glass. |
Yves Vial Collage |
| July 4 - 25 1983 |
| A result of a collaboration between the artist and two poets, Robin Skelton and Michel Butor. |
Organic Growth |
| June 13 - July 4 1983 |
| In a series of watercolour paintings Victoria's Anne Bushnell explores plant forms, specifically those of the garden and rainforest. |
Landscapes |
| May 12 - June 12 1983 |
| 45 selected pieces which are considered to be Maxwell Bates' best pieces, investigates the stylistic evolution of his unjustly overlooked landscapes. |
Forest Flora of Quebec |
| January 25 - February 14 1983 |
| An exhibition of 77 paintings by W. Smirnoff which confirms Smirnoff's "scientist-artist" duality through the research of his subjects and the poetry of their interpretation. |
Art Education Faculty Exhibition |
| December 14 1982 - January 3 1983 |
| An exhibit of drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture ceramics and jewellery by the University of Victoria Art Education Faculty. |
Flemming Jorgensen |
| November 15 - 29 1982 |
| An exhibition of acrylic paintings on canvas. |
John Russell |
| October 18 - November 1 1982 |
| An exhibition of John Russel's extensive collection of Canadian Contemporary Painting. |
William Morris and the Art of the Book |
| September 15 - October 10 1982 |
| A collection of unique and first edition books and other materials by William Morris. |
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Marie Stoney |
| August 10 - September 10 1982 |
| Combining art with spiritualism. |
Bird Paintings by Alan Brooks |
| July 6 - August 9 1982 |
| A selection of paintings used in the reference book "Birds of Canada" commissioned by the National Museum of Canada. |
Works by Brian Grison |
| June 8 - July 2 1982 |
| "A continuation of a rationalized exploration of the conceptual and semantic possibilities inherent within different media" (Grison, 1981). |
Pasquale Verdicchio |
| May 25 - June 7 1982 |
| Photography by mostly self-taught photographer Pasquale Verdicchio, with select works from BC and Italy. |
Moods and Mysteries |
| January 25 - February 12 1982 |
| An exhibit of recent work by textile artist Anne Gro Johanson. |
White on White |
| January 7 - 23 1982 |
1981-1978
Creations (the story of man) |
| December 3 1981 - January 4 1982 |
| An exhibition of Kay Fallows Hargreaves' series "Creation." |
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Colin Moncrieff |
| December 16 - January 5 1981 |
| Photographs taken in Nepal through Kashmir toward Rangdum Gompa in Little Tibet. |
Douglas Morton: Inaugural Professorial Exhibition |
| November 4 - December 1 1981 |
| "It is apparent that my primary interests are in integrating colour, form and symbol; it may be less obvious that in large part the imagery has its origin in nature, whether intentional or not" (Morton, 1981). |
Hubert Migeon: Photographer |
| May 25 - June 12 1981 |
| Photographs of Mexican and Western American landscapes, Mexican and Guatemalean street scenes and other detailed nature and people pictures with a particular attention to geometrical lines, moods and human relationships between photographer and subjects. |
3 Potters |
| March 9 - 27 1981 |
| An exhibition of pottery from artists Muriel Sibley Welch, Muffet Grieve and Nelia Johnson. |
Ulrich Stelter: Photos |
| February 16 - March 6 1981 |
| Landscape photographs of Europe, the US and Canada, taken by Ulrich Stelter. |
Robin Skelton Collages |
| December 1 - 15 1980 |
| A collection of collages created by Robin Skelton, founding Chairman of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of VIctoria from 1973-1977. |
Phonetic Expressions in Colour, 1980 Edition |
| September 29 - November 7 1980 |
| A fascinating exhibition where Mischa German-van Eck uses a branch of Linguistics, Phonetics, to translate aspects of human voice into colours. |
Watercolours: Mimi Jones |
| September 2 - 15 1980 |
| Original watercolours by Mimi Jones, exhibited for sale at the McPherson Library Gallery. |
Photographs by Linda Eber |
| August 17 - 29 1980 |
| Select works from photographer Linda Eber. |
Joan M. Ryan |
| July 2 - 27 1980 |
| An intriguing exhibition of Joan M. Ryan's marbling art, taking an underappreciated and over simplified medium to a new level. |
Jean-Jacque Roussin |
| May 27 - June 15 1980 |
| Architectual holdings by Jean-Jacque Roussin. |
Miriam Thorn |
| April 9 - 25 1980 |
| An exhibition of Miriam Thorn's works. |
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Les Manning: Clayscapes |
| March 10 - April 7 1980 |
| A travelling exhibition of the ceramic work of Les Manning. |
Living Forms |
| February 18 - March 7 1980 |
| An exhibition of Valentina Poleskin's works. |
Alex de Cosson |
| January 7 - 25 1980 |
| A performance art display selected from Alex de Cosson's '105 Days: An Environmental Performance Piece.' |
Osaka/Alberta Student Print |
| December 1 - 31 1979 |
| An exhibition of student works from Osaka University of the Arts and the University of Alberta. |
Margaret Berry |
| October 1 - 19 1979 |
| Margaret Berry discribes her work as having "a strong influence from [her] reading of Virginia Woolf -- a concern with making [her] work androgynous, or combining the intuitive and the rational" (Berry, 1979). |
H.G. Lee: Calligraphy and Paintings |
| April 1 - 15 1979 |
| Traditional Chinese calligraphy and paintings produced by H.G. Lee. Content of the writings is aimed at praising the fine aspects of human nature, upholding of virtues and morality, and encouraging people to value perserverance and endurance both physically and spiritually. |
Mel Boyaner |
| February 15 - 28 1979 |
| Exhibit of works by Mel Boyaner whose focus was on painting and lithography. |
Memories: Photographs of the Northwest Coast Indians |
| May 1 - 31 1978 |
| Photographs taken during the late nineteenth century. Architecture, art styles, tools, clothing and virtually every aspect of native culture of the West Coast over the past century is documented. |
Links of Interest
- Artefacts Canada
- BC Museums Association
- Commonwealth Association of Museums
- Canadian Conservation Institute
- Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Canadian Museums Association
- International Council of Museums
- University Centre Farquhar Auditorium
- UVic Cultural Property Community Research
- Art Openings
