Western Canada’s art magazine since 2002
12 November 2024 Vol 9 No 23 ISSN 2561-3316 © 2024
Shelley Boettcher
From the Editor
Northwest Territories. Alberta. Saskatchewan. Ontario and more. Our intrepid team of Galleries West writers is once again taking us on a journey across Canada, finding interesting stories about art and artists in every corner of the country.
In Calgary, Richard White visits Teresa Posyniak's latest exhibition, Resilience, at the University of Calgary’s Nickle Galleries. Posyniak has been having a good year; her work is part of the massive new Calgary Stampede art collection, too.
Then we head to the Northwest Territories. Award-winning writer Sarah Swan has long been a fan of photographer Bob White's work. Not everyone, however, feels the same. “Northerners don't agree on Bob Wilson's art. But does that matter?” asks Swan, in her latest Galleries West story, Boring Yellowknife.
Contributor Iris Hauser's story, Celebrating the Work of Kaija Sanelma Harris, looks at two shows — one at the Remai Modern and one at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery — featuring one of Canada's foremost textile artists.
A new show of paintings by Vancouver artist Jessica Jang, Everything Goes On Forever, is on view throughout November at Doris in Beaverlodge, Alta. Doris opened in spring 2023 and is a tiny gallery co-founded by Maggie Tiesenhausen, artist Peter von Tiesenhausen and art collector Murray Quinn.
Looking for holiday gift ideas? Canadian photographer Angela Boehm's new book, Minus 30, is a collection of photos of the Alberta and Saskatchewan prairies — all taken in the winter and only when the temperature was -30 C or below. The book was featured last week at Paris Photo, too, where Boehm was on hand to sign copies for collectors, and she'll be signing books at Franz Dopf Gallery in Calgary on Nov. 30.
And West Coast curator and writer Kegan McFadden discusses Jon Key's new book, Black, Queer, & Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, & Trailblazers, a survey of Black Queer print media.
Then there's the Maud Lewis exhibition and sale at Loch Gallery in Toronto. The late East Coast artist's work has a simple, timeless charm that is beloved around the world.
Before the end of 2024, we'll have stories about shows in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Ottawa...and beyond. Stay in touch to find out more.
As always, we enjoy hearing from readers at Galleries West. Reach out and let us know what's new with you. Are you making art? Buying art? Meeting exciting new artists? We'd love to hear more.
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE: Iris Hauser, Kegan McFadden, Sarah Swan, Richard White
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Alberta Media Fund, the Government of Canada Periodical Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts.
