Quick Pick — Jessica Jang at Doris

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Jessica Jang, “Everything Goes On Forever,” installation at Doris in Beaverlodge (photo courtesy of Doris and the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie).

A new show of paintings by Vancouver artist Jessica Jang, Everything Goes On Forever, is on view throughout November at Doris in Beaverlodge, Alta.

Jang holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Emily Carr University in Vancouver and a bachelor of education from the University of British Columbia. She has also studied at the Chelsea College of Art and Design. 

Doris, which opened in spring 2023, is a little gallery located in the Beaverlodge Art and Culture Centre, a former hospital in Beaverlodge, population 2,200. (The town is about a half-hour from Grande Prairie.) It was co-founded by Maggie Tiesenhausen, artist Peter von Tiesenhausen and art collector Murray Quinn, “to bring boldly experimental art to a rural space, and to connect the local arts community with other art worlds further afield,” according to a recent news release.

“The name is a tribute to Doris McFarlane (1922-2021), a nurse, active volunteer, and a woman who helped to establish the Beaverlodge Art and Culture Centre.” 

The Jang exhibition is curated by Jessica Groome, executive director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. ■

Jessica Jang, Everything Goes On Forever, is on view throughout November at Doris in Beaverlodge, Alta

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