Remai Modern presents and collects local and international modern and contemporary art that connects, inspires, and challenges diverse audiences through equitable and accessible programs. Wed to Sun 10 am - 5 pm, until 9 pm on Thurs and Fri.
REMAI MODERN
102 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0L3
102 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0L3
306-975-7670
Wed to Sun 10 am - 5 pm, until 9 pm on Thurs and Fri
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Celebrating the Work of Kaija Sanelma Harris
Two exhibitions showcase Finnish-Canadian textile artist's craftsmanship and technical innovation
Nov 11, 2024
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Printmakers Jillian Ross and Wally Dion Collaborate at Remai Modern
Visitors can see artists, printmaking studio in action
Aug 5, 2024
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Saskatoon’s Remai Modern doubles attendance
Oct 27, 2023
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Remai Modern Attendance Climbs with By-Donation Admissions
Six months after the Remai Modern in Saskatoon changed to a by-donation admissions model, it is seeing more visitors than before the pandemic.
Apr 24, 2023
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Storied Objects
A stunning group show dives into the thriving continuity of Métis culture on the Prairies.
Jan 16, 2023
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Remai Modern Drops Entry Fees
Saskatoon's Remai Modern is dropping entry fees starting Oct. 22.
Oct 20, 2022
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Adrian Stimson
Bison at the heart of show that reflects on prairie history.
May 30, 2022
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Ken Lum
A champion of working class struggles.
Apr 18, 2022
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Nic Wilson
Burning candles an apt metaphor for dark times.
Jan 24, 2022
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Postcommodity
Interdisciplinary art collective with a shared Indigenous voice offers art not as commodity but as “a great prayer.”
Oct 18, 2021
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Saskatoon Moves Art Outdoors
Installations by José Luis Torres and Shellie Zhang encourage creative engagement with the urban landscape.
Jun 14, 2021
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Sara Cwynar
Artist confronts our obsession with commodities and ownership.
Apr 19, 2021
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The Power of Healing
Artists consider the healing process in the context of both illness and reconciliation.
Apr 5, 2021
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Michelle Jacques Appointed Remai Modern Chief Curator
Dec 22, 2020
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Thelma Pepper
Centenarian photographer celebrated for her images of Saskatchewan's elderly farm women.
Nov 30, 2020
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Remai Modern Reaches Agreement on Discrimination Complaint
The Remai Modern in Saskatoon has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with a former employee who filed a human rights complaint in 2015.
Nov 26, 2020
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Crossing the Border
The Saskatchewan half of a biennial formerly limited to Alberta reckons with treaty territory, not just provincial boundaries.
Nov 16, 2020
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Bridget Moser
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, this portrayal of contemporary apathy and anxiety seems even more relevant.
Sep 21, 2020
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Remai Modern Announces Inaugural Indigenous Art Curator
The Remai Modern has hired Tarah Hogue as its inaugural curator of Indigenous art.
Jul 29, 2020
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Remai Modern Reopens in August
Saskatoon's Remai Modern will reopen to members on Aug. 6, with public hours resuming Aug. 13.
Jul 11, 2020
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New Leadership at Remai Modern
Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh will join Remai Modern later this year as co-executive director and CEO.
Apr 22, 2020
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Judge Orders Former Remai Modern CEO Removed From Human Rights Case
A Saskatoon judge has ordered Gregory Burke, former director of Saskatoon's Remai Modern, to be removed from a complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
Jan 31, 2020
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Remai Modern Showing Dana Claxton Acquisition
The Remai Modern in Saskatoon is exhibiting its recent acquisition of a four-channel video installation by acclaimed multimedia artist Dana Claxton.
Nov 23, 2019
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Puppies Puppies
Visitors can get tested for HIV at a show by a Los Angeles artist who puts a happy face on blood in the era of AIDS.
Oct 20, 2019
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Warhol, Koons and Lichtenstein come to Saskatoon
The Remai Modern is presenting what it calls the largest-ever exhibition of international modern and contemporary art in Saskatchewan.
Jun 26, 2019
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Amalie Atkins
Films informed by ancestral trauma and a childhood of faith embrace the cockeyed logic of the folk tale.
May 4, 2019
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Remai Appoints Interim CEO
Lynn McMaster has been tapped as the Remai Modern’s interim CEO in Saskatoon.
Apr 11, 2019
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Rirkrit Tiravanija in Saskatoon
An international star who attended art school in Toronto bounces some ping-pong balls back to Canada.
Feb 10, 2019
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Rebecca Belmore at Remai Modern
The Remai Modern opens Rebecca Belmore: Facing the Monumental on Feb. 1.
Jan 11, 2019
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Gregory Burke Resigns at Remai Modern
Gregory Burke, the executive director and CEO of the Remai Modern, has resigned, effective March 15. Burke will return to his home country of New Zealand, where he has been appointed director of the Auckland Art Gallery.
Dec 19, 2018
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Remai Modern Outpaces First-Year Expectations
The Remai Modern in Saskatoon says it has attracted twice as many visitors as expected in it first year of operation.
Oct 19, 2018
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Betazoid in a Fog
Walter Scott is best known for the frank confessions of Wendy, a popular art-world comic. But his show at the Remai Modern feels overly polite.
Aug 27, 2018
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New Picasso Exhibition at Remai Modern
The Remai Modern in Saskatoon opens a new show of Picasso linocuts from its extensive collection.
Jul 22, 2018
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Art and Escape
Paul Chan – the latest international artist to grace the Remai Modern – embraces history, beauty and escapism as a form of radical engagement.
May 29, 2018
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Jimmie Durham’s World
A prominent American artist is dogged by questions about Indigenous identity as his touring retrospective opens at Saskatoon's Remai Modern.
Apr 8, 2018
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McMaster Named Adjunct Curator at Remai Modern
Gerald McMaster has spent more than 30 years developing an international reputation as an expert on Indigenous contemporary art.
Feb 21, 2018
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Remai Modern and University of Saskatchewan to sign partnership agreement
In what is believed to be the first agreement in Canada between a university and a city-owned art museum, University of Saskatchewan President Peter Stoicheff and Remai Modern Executive Director and CEO Gregory Burke will sign an historic partnership
Dec 3, 2017
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Remai Modern Opens in Saskatoon
The Remai Modern hopes to position its $84 million venue as an international art destination.
Oct 24, 2017
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Remai Modern receives historic gift from lead donor and museum namesake
Total contributions by the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation are $103 million, among the largest donations to the arts in Canada’s history.
Oct 20, 2017
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Remai Modern Announces Full Artist Lineup and Opening Program
Program features selections from the world’s largest collection of Picasso linocuts, artist-led projects, immersive installations, and modern and contemporary art from Canada and the world.
Sep 22, 2017
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Ahlam Shibli web commission for Remai Modern
Remai Modern announces its newest web commission, "Staring, Nine episodes from al-Khalil/Hebron (Palestine) and Kassel (Germany), 2016-17," by Ahlam Shibli.
Jul 27, 2017
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Raqs Media Collective
With the new gallery scheduled to open October 21, Remai Modern announces a new web commission, "Passwords for Time Travel," by Raqs Media Collective. The project will be featured on the museum’s website from July 1-31.
Jun 30, 2017
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Remai Modern, Canada’s Museum of Modern Art Announces October 2017 Opening
Canada’s museum of modern art, Remai Modern, will open to the public October 21, 2017 in Saskatoon. The launch aligns with the international trend of world-class museums opening in unexpected destinations.
Jun 27, 2017
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Remai Modern staff moves into new museum
The staff of Remai Modern has made the move to the new museum, and everyone is busy unpacking and settling into attractive and functional new office spaces.
May 31, 2017
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Lynne Marsh
Remai Modern has announced its newest web commission, "Taking Positions," by Lynne Marsh. The project will be featured on the museum’s website from June 1-30.
May 31, 2017
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Remai Modern announces new web commission for May by Duane Linklater
Remai Modern has announced a new web commission, "Pretty Girl,"by Duane Linklater for May 1-31, 2017. Linklater’s project is based on a YouTube video of a 1991 performance of “Pretty Girl,” a James Bay rock classic, by John Rodrique and his band.
May 1, 2017
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Remai Modern debuts video work by Rosa Barba on its website
Remai Modern has announced the debut of Unprocessed in States (part 2) by renowned Berlin-based artist Rosa Barba. The new video piece is composed of footage gathered during the first phase of Barba’s web commission for Remai Modern.
Apr 1, 2017
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TD Bank Group donation supports free, main-floor programming at Remai Modern
Remai Modern has received a major corporate gift of $400,000 from TD Bank Group, supporting free programming for five years in the Greg & Olivia Yuel Family Gallery, on the main floor of the museum. Remai Modern is to open in 2017.
Mar 23, 2017
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Remai Modern in Saskatoon awarded $3 million from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
CCSF supports the improvement of physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation through the improvement, renovation and construction of arts and heritage facilities, as well as the acquisition of specialized equipment.
Mar 1, 2017
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Remai Modern: March Web Commission by Ellen Moffat
Remai Modern has announced its newest web commission, "Small Sonorities: Material Signals," by Canadian artist Ellen Moffat. The project will be featured on the museum’s website from March 1-31.
Feb 28, 2017
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Rosa Barba
Remai Modern announces its latest web commission, Unprocessed in States, 2017, by internationally renowned artist Rosa Barba. The project will be featured on the museum’s website from January 1 to 31, 2017.
Jan 7, 2017
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Remai Modern announces Jimmie Durham exhibition
Remai Modern, slated to open in 2017, has announced that it will host the major career retrospective, "Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World," in early 2018.
Dec 6, 2016
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Kara Uzelman
Remai Modern is pleased to announce its latest web commission, "Extra-Sensory Perception Experiment with the Grateful Dead," by renowned Canadian artist Kara Uzelman.
Nov 29, 2016
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Pedro Barateiro
Remai Modern announces its latest web commission, Currency, Currency, by internationally acclaimed Portuguese artist Pedro Barateiro. The project will be featured on the museum’s home page for the month of November.
Oct 31, 2016
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Writers Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers donate Clint Neufeld sculpture to Remai Modern
Remai Modern has announced that celebrated Saskatoon authors Yann Martel and Alice Kuipers have donated to the museum a major sculpture by Saskatoon-area artist Clint Neufeld.
Oct 22, 2016
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Noted Saskatchewan artist Wynona Mulcaster dies in Mexico at age 101
Although she lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for most of the past 40 years, artist Wynona Croft Mulcaster, fondly called “Nonie,” never really left the Prairies behind.
Sep 7, 2016
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Thomas Hirschhorn
Remai Modern is very pleased to announce its fourth web commission, by internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Hirschhorn.
Aug 28, 2016
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Remai Modern announces new web commission by Tanya Lukin Linklater
Remai Modern is very pleased to announce its third web commission — by Tanya Lukin Linklater. The August 1–31 project is curated by Gregory Burke, Remai Modern Executive Director & CEO, and Sandra Guimarães, Director of Programs & Chief Curator.
Jul 31, 2016
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Remai Modern Introduces Web Commissions and Visual Identity
Remai Modern announced its first web commission, "My validation through my association, 2016," by internationally renowned British artist Ryan Gander.
Jun 3, 2016
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Remai Modern presents public lecture on Indigenous viewpoints
Remai Modern announces a keynote lecture April 18 with Gerald McMaster, an internationally significant figure in contemporary Indigenous art.
Apr 8, 2016
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Rose Bouthillier Appointed Remai Modern Curator (Exhibitions)
The news of Bouthillier’s selection as Curator (Exhibitions) follows the recent appointment of Portuguese curator Sandra Guimarães as Director Programs / Chief Curator for Remai Modern. She joined the gallery in August.
Dec 18, 2015
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BMO Financial Group donates $650,000 to Remai Modern
Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan recently announced a $650,000 gift from BMO Financial Group. Remai Modern, under construction at Saskatoon’s River Landing, is due to open in 2016.
Oct 18, 2015
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Remai Modern appoints Director of Programs / Chief Curator
Portugese curator Sandra Guimarães has been appointed Director Programs/Chief Curator for Remai Modern.
Jun 10, 2015
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TAMMI CAMPBELL and KARA UZELMAN, "concerning certain events," Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, January 17 to March 22, 2015
Considering the starkly different practices of Kara Uzelman and Tammi Campbell in concerning certain events – Uzelman’s clustered ready-mades, Campbell’s meticulous play on absence and minimalism – their ideas overlap and mesh effectively.
Jan 22, 2015
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Maciej Linowski
"Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan", Jan. 17 to March 22, 2015 at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon
Woven carpets documenting social and cultural upheaval in Afghanistan are the focus of Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan. With work from the end of the 20th century, the exhibition considers the role of creative practice in global affairs.
Jan 13, 2015
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Frederick Mulder Foundation donates Picasso ceramics to Remai Modern
Philanthropist and European printmaking specialist Frederick Mulder recently announced, on behalf of the U.K.-based Frederick Mulder Foundation, the gift of an important collection of ceramics, made by Pablo Picasso, to the Remai Modern Art Gallery.
Nov 5, 2014
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REMAI MODERN ART GALLERY OF SASKATCHEWAN.... IS BECOMING
Remai Modern CEO, Gregory Burke, is pleased to officially announce today that the new gallery currently under construction will be known as Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan.
Jun 20, 2014
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Photo by Don Hall.
COLLECTING AND COMMUNITY: The Art of David Thauberger
Part workshop, part memory palace, David Thauberger’s studio is a long room with high ceilings on the second floor of the old press club building in Regina’s warehouse district.
Apr 19, 2014
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Credit: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Photo © NGC
"Contemporary Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada": Mendel Art Gallery, Jan. 24, 2014 to March 30, 2014
Drawing can and often does incorporate just about any medium. It can be so many things: shiny reflective material (Ed Pien’s "Invisible"); holographic foil (Sandy Plotnikoff); or ‘traditional’ watercolour and coloured pencil (Tristram Lansdowne).
Feb 28, 2014
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Tracey Nelson at Mendel Art Gallery - January 24 to March 30, 2014
Victoria artist Tracey Nelson mobilizes her fondness for handcrafted sock monkeys to consider craft, collecting, play theory and DIY culture in Walls of Intrigue and Cabinets of Curiosity.
Dec 21, 2013
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Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York.
"Rewilding Modernity": Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sept. 27, 2013 to Jan. 5, 2014
An ecological metaphor of fluxing ideals pulls viewers into the plastic world of "Rewilding Modernity," curated by the Mendel Art Gallery’s chief curator, Lisa Baldissera.
Dec 3, 2013
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RBC Foundation Donates to Remai Art Gallery Emerging Artists Program
On September 27, 2013 the RBC Foundation announced a $250,000 donation for the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, and its Artists by Artists mentorship program.
Oct 14, 2013
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"They Made a Day Be a Day Here" - Sept. 27 to Jan. 5 at the Mendel Art Gallery
"They Made A Day Be A Day Here" considers the shifting identities of contemporary artists on the Prairies.
Aug 29, 2013
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Mendel Announces Major Gift From BMO Financial
The Mendel Art Gallery is delighted to announce a major addition to its collection. BMO Financial Group will be gifting a sculpture from one of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Kim Adams, entitled "Love Birds".
Apr 10, 2013
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Mendel Welcomes Gregory Burke as CEO
The Board of Trustees of the Mendel Art Gallery, and the future Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Burke as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Feb 8, 2013
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ALISON NORLEN: "LUNA," January 25 to March 10, 2013, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Things that were, could be and are yet to be shimmer like architectural blueprints drawn in silverpoint. Alison Norlen’s wire sculptures of bridges, boardwalks, expo pavilions and amusement-park rides form a maze of shifting scale.
Dec 31, 2012
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"THE NAMES OF THINGS": Terry Billings, Zachari Logan and Stacia Verigin, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sept. 28, 2012 – Jan. 6, 2013
"The names of things", which brings together three Saskatoon artists working in drawing and sculpture, is a bit like a natural science museum gone quietly awry.
Oct 15, 2012
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Gift of Picasso prints to Remai Gallery of Saskatchewan
Remai Gallery receives extraordingary donation of Picasso prints from the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation
Sep 25, 2012
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BILL BURNS: "Bird Radio and the Eames Chair Lounge," September 28 to January 6, 2012, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
This fall, Bill Burns, artist and CEO of “Safety Gear for Small Animals”, invites gallery visitors to create and broadcast "Bird Radio," the sounds of 17 birds endemic to the regions of Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, and Canada.
Aug 31, 2012
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Mendel Art Gallery names Lisa Baldissera Chief Curator
The Mendel Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Lisa Baldissera, a London, UK-based independent curator and writer, has accepted the position of Chief Curator, effective August 6, 2012.
Jul 16, 2012
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PAPER DOLL: March 30 to June 10, 2012, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Rare, hand-drawn dolls created by a young Sylvia Plath are featured in Paper Doll.
Apr 30, 2012
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MENDEL GALLERY ENHANCES COLLECTION WITH MAJOR DONATIONS
Three recent significant donations to Saskatoon’s Mendel Art Gallery have boosted the gallery’s collection of regional painting and photography.
Dec 31, 2011
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Michèle Mackasey:" face à nous" September 30, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Tucked away in the inner chamber of the Mendel Art Gallery is an illuminating exhibition by Saskatoon-based artist, Michèle Mackasey. The show, face à nous, is a poignant portrayal of the bonds shared by single mothers and their children.
Oct 16, 2011
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KARINE GIBOULO and OLIA MISHCHENKO "Habitaptation," April 15 to June 12, 2011 Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Curated by the Mendel Art Gallery’s Sandra Fraser, Habitaptation is a playful critique on our modern world, and how we live together.
Aug 31, 2011
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"UNDER SKIRT: A Peek at the Institution of Art" October 1, 2010 to January 9, 2011, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
It’s not every day that a public gallery is actually serenaded by art fans, but attendees of the opening event for the Mendel Gallery’s "Under Skirt: will be presented with four original songs performed by the Lethbridge-based Cedar Tavern Singers.
Aug 31, 2010
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“INNOCENT YEARS:" Stories and Pictures by William Kurelek, Ian W. Abdulla and Marjane Satrapi, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
What we resist often defines us. As a youth, each artist in this show is stalked by a different set of adversarial life conditions.
Apr 30, 2010
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PATRICK TRAER: "don’t tell me your dreams," June 19 to September 13, 2009, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
"don’t tell me your dreams" is a mixed media show that evokes drama, terror, psychological baggage and mystery.
Dec 31, 2009
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JAMES HENDERSON September 25, 2009 to January 10, 2010, Mendel Gallery, Saskatoon
In a tradition spanning from Paul Kane to Nicholas de Grandmaison, the work of James Henderson represents a vogue for cross-cultural Aboriginal portraiture that still exists in Canada.
Aug 31, 2009
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BOREAL BAROQUE, April 17 to June 7, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
“There’s an underlying humour to Mary Anne Barkhouse’s work,” says Linda Jansma, curator at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario.
Apr 30, 2009
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"FLATLANDERS: Saskatchewan Emerging Artists," Sept 19, 2008 to Jan 4, 2009, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
The geography of the Big Empty, as the Great Plains are often called, is both a muse and a counterpoint for Saskatchewan’s emerging artists.
Dec 31, 2008
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"HYSTERIA AND THE BODY," January 16 to March 29, 2009, The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Louise Bourgeois’ famous bronze sculpture "The Arch of Hysteria" is the psychic centerpiece of a clever show developed by National Gallery of Canada curator Josée Drouin-Brisebois called "Hysteria and the Body."
Dec 31, 2008
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"FLATLANDERS," September 19, 2008 to January 4, 2009, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Flatlanders: Saskatchewan Artists on the Horizon introduces a new generation of prairie artists who are redrawing the parameters of place.
Aug 31, 2008
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IT'S A MALL WORLD
Beck’s work takes the common elements and images of consumerist culture and weaves them together with a contrary point of view.
Dec 31, 2007
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SYLVAIN BOUTHILLETTE, "Dharma Bum," Jan 8 to April 6, 2008, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Influenced by Joseph Beuys, the American “bad painting” movement, punk rock and popular culture, tattoos, advertising, trash aesthetic, and more, Bouthillette has created a mischievous and irreverent phantasmagoria of sights and sounds.
Dec 31, 2007
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"CONEX-US," Jan 19 – March 25, 2007, Mendel Gallery, Saskatoon
"Conex-Us" is the first of three exhibitions at Saskatoon’s Mendel Gallery organized by Adrian A. Stimson under the umbrella title "Articulation."
Dec 31, 2006
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PETER VON TIESENHAUSEN: His Land and Art
Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen and video editor Noel Bégin are taking a break from combing through 10 years of footage for an upcoming documentary.
Apr 30, 2004
