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Margaux Williamson: Interiors
Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB - To Apr 30
Margaux Williamson is a Toronto-based artist who works in a variety of media, though is best known for her large oil paintings. Like the earlier work of Canadian contemporaries Damian Moppett and Etienne Zak, she is partial to interior spaces, but with an emphasis on uncanny distributions of light, seemingly incongru- ous relationships between objects and contexts, and the Symbolist’s penchant for the oneiric. Williamson’s worlds recall the artistic marks and gestures Joris-Karl ... Read More
From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers
Museum of History and Industry, Seattle - Feb 4 - Apr 30
Organized by the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, From the Ground Up fills enormous gaps in history as it celebrates two dozen African American pioneers in architecture and design from the late 1800s into the 20th century. Information about Seattle-area architects both past and present supplements this traveling exhibition, thanks to the input of curatorial consultant Hasaan Kirkland and the Black Heritage Society of Washington State.
A number of landmarks are ... Read More
Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR - To May 14
The paintings of Oscar Howe (1915-1983) have a graphic verve and fluidity, with themes drawn from thousands of years of Indigenous culture. One of the most innovative Native American artists of the 20th century, Howe used Modernist techniques to depict his Yanktonai Dakota heritage and came up with his own brand of dramatic figuration and dynamic composition. This comprehensive show at the Portland Art Museum, organized with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, looks ... Read More
Guud San Glans Robert Davidson: A Line That Bends But Does Not Break
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC - To Apr 16
A towering figure in contemporary Canadian art, Robert Davidson – whose Haida name, Guud san glans, means “Eagle of the Dawn” – is internationally recognized for his beautifully realized sculptures and carvings, which range from monumental cedar poles to jewelry in gold and abalone shell. But he is also a master of two-dimensional art, including prints, paintings, drawings and laser-cut aluminum sculptures, works that both honour and improvise upon Haida design ... Read More
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