Previews November 2020 – January 2021

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Rescuing the West Gable in a Heritage Lobby, Former Vancouver Stock Exchange
by Cheryle A. Harrison Buildings are more than their uses. Buildings communicate. They have their own language. Historic structures can offer layers of information from stylistic architectural details and the materials used in…
Kriss Munsya: The Eraser
PENDULUM GALLERY, Vancouver BC - Jan 18 - Feb 12, 2021 by Michael Turner Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and raised in Brussels, 34-year-old Kriss Munsya is a graphic designer,…
Anastacia-Reneé: (Don’t be Absurd) Alice in Parts
A note of clarification FRYE ART MUSEUM, Seattle WA - Jan 30 - April 25, 2021 by Matthew Kangas Part of an ongoing series of exhibitions spotlighting African American artists, Anastacia-Reneé: (Don’t…
Rebecca Belmore: RESERVOIR
AUDAIN ART MUSEUM, Whistler BC - Nov 14, 2020 - April 11, 2021 by Michael Turner Anishinaabekwe artist Rebecca Belmore has lived and worked in some of Canada’s largest cities (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg),…
Joryū Hanga Kyōkai, 1956 –1965: Japan’s Women Printmakers
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, Portland OR - To April 11, 2021 by Allyn Cantor Focusing on Japan’s first women’s printmaking association, this exhibition brings together a collection of rare prints by an innovative…
The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography
NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM, Seattle WA - To Jan 31, 2021 by Matthew Kangas After over 20,000 artworks were bequeathed by the artist to Oslo’s Munch Museum, guest curator Patricia Berman could draw deeply…
Victor Vasarely | Op Art in Vancouver | Uncommon Language
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, Vancouver BC - To April 5, 2021 by Michael Turner Hungarian-born Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) was a leading figure in the global Op Art movement. Though Op (short for “Optical”) has…
Kevin Lanthier: HUMAN:NATURE
IAN TAN GALLERY, Vancouver BC - Nov 7 - 30 by Michael Turner Climate change manifests in events often associated with physical geography. From crumbling polar ice caps to massive forest fires, spectacular images like…
The Salt Spring National Art Prize Is Back!
by Ronald T. Crawford As founding director of the biennial Salt Spring National Art Prize, I am very pleased to announce the opening of the call for submissions on January 1 for SSNAP 2021/2022, offering…
Jon Sasaki: Killing One Bird with Half a Stone
ESKER FOUNDATION, Calgary AB - To Dec 19 by Michael Turner Toronto-based “Romantic conceptualist” Jon Sasaki is a multidisciplinary artist working in video, photography, performance and installation. His current exhibition, comprised of works produced over the…
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia
CHINESE CANADIAN MUSEUM, Vancouver BC - Ongoing MUSEUM OF VANCOUVER, Vancouver BC - Opens Nov 19 by Michael Turner This inventive, multi-venue exhibition highlights the importance of food and restaurant culture in…
Land Back
OPEN SPACE, Victoria BC - To Jan 16, 2021 by Christine Clark Eli Hirtle, the current Indigenous curator at Open Space, says: “The idea for this exhibition came to me in February, while…