Rewilding Modernity: Greenberg, Emma Lake, and the Undead
Incorporating historical examples and modern works by contemporary artists, Rewilding Modernity examines Saskatchewan’s Emma Lake workshops in relation to contemporary art. The Emma Lake workshops, a...
View ArticleThey Made A Day Be A Day Here
Featuring works by Amalie Atkins, Heather Benning, Jennifer Bowes, Tammi Campbell, Brenda Draney, Sarah Anne Johnson, Wednesday Lupypciw, Maria Madacky, Mary-Anne McTrowe, Divya Mehra, Jennifer...
View ArticleArtists by Artists: Bruce Montcombroux and Cory Schewaga: Galicia
Artists by Artists Mentorship Program Bruce Montcombroux and Cory Schewaga: Galicia September 27, 2013 to January 5, 2014 Opening Reception: Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m. Galicia is a synthetic wheat...
View ArticleTracey Nelson: Walls of Intrigue and Cabinets of Curiosity
January 24 to March 30, 2014 Victoria artist Tracey Nelson has mobilized the nostalgic affection for handcrafted sock monkeys into a compelling study of DIY cultures, collecting, crafting, play theory...
View ArticleContemporary Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
January 24 to March 30, 2014 Bringing together an impressive selection of recently acquired work by 25 Canadian and international artists, the exhibition highlights current, richly diverse, and at...
View ArticleSchool Art
(concluding June 8) Showcasing paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, and other works of art by more than 200 students from kindergarten to Grade 12, School Art has enthralled gallery visitors...
View ArticleDavid Thauberger: Road Trips and Other Diversions
April 11 to June 15, 2014 Regina’s David Thauberger has a keen eye for popular and Prairie idioms and an encyclopedic knowledge of 20th-century art. Comprising more than 70 paintings, prints and...
View ArticleSympathetic Magic
June 27 to September 14, 2014 The complex terrain of the real and imagined north is the focus of this exhibition of contemporary Canadian art. Canada has cultivated and maintained a strong symbolic...
View ArticleA Vital Force: The Canadian Group of Painters
June 27 to September 14, 2014 This is the first major exhibition to focus on the Canadian Group of Painters, its “look” and its legacy. Organized and circulated by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre,...
View ArticleMurmurations: In the Company of Emily Carr
June 27 to September 14, 2014 The work of Emily Carr (1874-1945) is nationally respected for its pioneering of modernity in Western Canada. In her early career, Carr travelled to the United Kingdom to...
View ArticleMarie Lannoo and Sean Weisgerber: Ricochet
Sean Weisgerber and Marie Lannoo have shared studio space for close to three years and they have developed their project in response to working in such close proximity. Although working independently,...
View ArticleCelebrate 50 years
The mid-20th century saw the emergence of new, regional cultural centres across Canada. On October 16, 1964, the Mendel Art Gallery opened its doors on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River in...
View ArticleBattleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan
January 17 to March 22, 2015 Battleground presents dozens of fascinating, woven documents of social and cultural events in Afghanistan from the last quarter of the 20th century, highlighting the...
View ArticleFifth World
April 3 to June 7, 2015 The Fifth World concept, inspired by Indigenous writer Leslie Marmon Silko, considers the choice between destruction and conflict or a new human consciousness in harmony with...
View ArticleSchool Art 2015
April 3 to June 7, 2015 The Mendel Art Gallery is pleased to present School Art, the highly popular exhibition offered annually for 43 years. Celebrating the excellence of artmaking and creativity...
View ArticleMendel Art Gallery closes June 7, 2015
When the Mendel Art Gallery closes June 7, 2015, we say farewell to an institution that has meant a great deal to the community and to visitors. The 50-year legacy of the Mendel will live on at Remai...
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