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Main Gallery
ARTSPACE's main gallery is dedicated to presentation of exhibitions by Canadian artists at all stages of their careers. Programming consists of six annual exhibitions, special projects, artists residencies, and sound/video events. Info regarding submissions can be found under the submissions link.
While we are moving into the new site, older shows can be found in the archive.
While we are moving into the new site, older shows can be found in the archive.
Suzanne Franks-Smother
December 5 – January 11 2009
opening reception and artist talk: December 5th 2008 7pm
Real or imagined, we live in a dangerous world; the TV warns that disaster could be lurking around any corner and demands that we must protect ourselves and our families from these perceived threats. Suzanne Franks’ work explores potential anxiety about preparing our children to become world citizens while at the same time trying to cloak them in some protective “armour”.
“Smother is an exhibition of ambitious installations and sculpture by Calgary-based artist Suzanne Franks. The relationship between mother and child is a major theme of the exhibition - developed with great depth - but Franks' deft handling of obsessive techniques, storytelling and the formal play between materials are just as compelling.” Anthea Black
Suzanne Franks received her BFA from the University of Calgary in Drama and a Diploma from the Alberta College of Art and Design. She is recipient of grants from both the Canada Council and The Alberta Foundation for the Arts and participated in four residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Franks has exhibited in various cities across Canada and remains active in the artist-run culture in Calgary.
Ann Jaeger-Disarming Language
Ann Jaeger: Disarming Language
Visual footnotes on the persistance of the romance vernacular and design of the literature of hunting, trapping and outdoorsmanship in the 20th century
Exhibition runs October 16 - October 31, 2008
This work juxtaposes the charm and romance of a genre of literature and book design against its contradictory subject matter - the killing of wild animals for profit or pleasure. By blurring the lines between written and visual language, it speaks of the unconscious influence of history and literary culture on human behaviour, of nature as a metaphor for language, and confronts the contemporary dichotomy of the relationship between humans and non-domesticated animals.
Ann Jaeger is a multimedia artist and a graduate of OCAD. Her work, once describedas "ruthless journalism" explores the natural world, human psychology, pattern, motion, information design and architecture, and language.
Les Fermieres Obsedees
In residence at ARTSPACE March 10 - 15 2008
CARNAVAL: Friday March 14 at 7 PM
Presented in collaboration with PUBLIC ENERGY
Christopher Flower: Cause and Effect
April 25 - June 6 2009
Opening and Artist Talk: Saturday, April 25, 7 PM
Cause and Effect is an exhibition featuring new works by Montreal based artist Christopher Flower. In his most recent work, Flower takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question, what would happen if...? Incorporating analog and digital technologies, high-speed photography, process painting, sculpture, and video, Cause and Effect is a physical exploration and document of chance occurrence and unexpected narrative.
Montreal based artist Christopher Flower combines DIY/hack invention with new and traditional media in his art practice. His work often investigates the physical and psychological relationship between humans and objects. Playful gestures such as interactive spinning cameras, intestinal paintings, and the anthropomorphosis of everyday objects reinforce the idea that people like to experience things they can identify with through touch and/or emotion. Recent exhibitions include: Modern Fuel Artist run center (Kingston, ON) Gallery 101 (Ottawa, ON), and Video Pool Media arts Center (Winnipeg, MB). Flower gratefully thanks the Canada Council for the Arts for their generous support.
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