Portraits: Facing the Image

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Portraits: Facing the Image

Courtesy of the Alberta Society of Artists

For the past two years, the only image facing many of us was in the mirror.  Alberta artists were asked to reflect on what facing the image means to them in the context of the portrait.

Portraiture as a genre has been around for millenniums. It is generally a recording of an individual’s appearance and personality, but it can also include the psychological. In contemporary art, the portrait often contains a context, identifies questions, and targets social issues.  Self-portrait or not, the portrait often reveals something about the artist’s self and the age in which they live.

This travelling exhibition is organized by the Alberta Society of Artists and features the works of Alberta artists.

The ASA's travelling exhibition 'Portraits: Facing the Image' heads to Drumheller for its second exhibition. Filled with works from Artists across Alberta, including; Asal Andarzipour, Claudia Chagoya, Cynthia Cabrera, Jennifer Penkov, Karla Mather-Cocks, Cary Schatz, Robin Furr, Andrés Mauricio Porras, E. Ross Bradley (ASA), Karen Blanchet, Rachelle Ymay Skilling, Debra Bachman, Winnie Ho (ASA), Kimberly Ohman, Samantha Charette, Sarah Olsen, Tara Manyfingers, Wanda Rottenfusser (ASA), and Wei Li.