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Exhibition Schedule 2010

We have two exhibition halls, with exhibitions by mid-career and senior artists. The exhibitions change every four to six weeks.

There are also four satellite cases in the Gallery Lobby, with work by emerging artists and students.



Telling Stories

Artists: BC group show with Nora Curiston (Grand Forks), Bill Edmonds (N. Vancouver), John Eckstein (Kitimat), Karen Martin Sampson (Sayward), Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki (Vancouver), Shawn Shepherd (Victoria), and Perrin Sparks (Quadra Island). Curated by Kristen Scholfield-Sweet
Exhibition dates: January 22 – February 26, 2010
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis: An exhibition in a wide range of styles and mediums by seven portrait artists that create a visual story of the sitter. Each artist will contribute four works; three portraits and one self-portrait, with an accompanying narrative.

Alone and Present

Artist: Michael Neufeld (Comox)
Exhibition dates: January 22 – April 9, 2010
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Photographic works (colour and black/white format) that explore themes surrounding the issues of separation and solitude in the natural world and how they come to bear on us as observers and participants.

The Idea of Containment

Artists: Joël d. and Daniel DeRegt
Exhibition dates: March 5 – April 9, 2010
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis: An exhibition comprised of ceramic sculptural installation and photographic works that consider societal and cultural compartmentalization, as well as those pertaining to storage and surface in relation to the human world.

No Place Like Home

Artist:  Vivienne Pearson (Mayne Island)
Exhibition dates: April 16 – May 21, 2010
Gallery: Main Gallery
Synopsis: Large-scale contemporary textile assemblages that refer to fundamental textile forms; quilts and blankets. These familiar, domestic aspects of “home” reference unifying narratives that explore broadening our perspective on community, our environment and belonging.
This event is sponsored by Hans Op de Beek and Poppy Steele of Royal LePage Advance Realty.
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More Hot Cheerleaders

Artist: Siobhan Doherty (Vancouver)
Exhibition dates: April 16 – May 21, 2010
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Thirty miniature cheerleaders cast in wax reference the pop culture of today along with a nod towards Degas’ The Little Fourteen Year Old Dancer. Doherty investigates the commodification of art and sport, specifically their exploitation at the hands of society, much in the way that Degas’ original sculpture was manipulated after his death.

28th Annual Members’ Exhibition

Artists: Members of the CR Arts Council & CR Art Gallery
Opening reception:  7-9pm, May 28
Exhibition dates: May 28 – June 25, 2010
Gallery:  Main and Discovery Galleries
Synopsis: A collaborative exhibition of 80+ regional artists showcasing the diversity and quality of art making practices in the community.
This event is sponsored by Lawyers Shook Wickham Bishop Field.
Lawyers Shook Wickham Bishop Field

Into the Garden

Artist: Mary Donlan (Campbell River)
Exhibition dates: July 2 – August 6, 2010
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis: Plant and garden components become metaphors for creativity when Donlan layers and merges these fragments into large abstract oil paintings. The seed represents creative consciousness, leaves as power and roots as personal and artistic ancestry.

Local Views

Artists: Regional artists
Exhibition dates: July 8 – August 6, 2010
Gallery: Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Regional artists who have created work in conjunction with the Gallery’s annual Campbell River Garden Tour.
This event is sponsored by Campbell River Physiotherapy and Kask Graphics.
Campbell River Physiotherapy
Kask Graphics

Sailing the Forbidden Seas

Artist: Johann Wieghardt (Vancouver)
Exhibition dates: August 13 – Sept 17, 2010
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis:  Mixed media sculpture (found object, kinetic and interactive) and paintings create a narrative depicting the longing and envy of the creator for the swashbuckling life of the mariner and the sailing days of yesteryear. Wieghardt also includes more sobering realities of the time with pieces referencing immigration, disease and death.

A Year of Morning

Artist: Gretchen Markle (Victoria)
Exhibition dates: August 13 – October 29, 2010
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Markle examines historical rituals, ceremonies and spiritual connections to the dawn of each day in her own art practice by creating 365 oil pastel plein air drawings of a year of sunrises over the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to be displayed in groupings of calendar months.

Expressing a Landscape

Artist: Rick Cepella (Powell River)
Exhibition dates: September 24 – October 29, 2010
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis: Cepella spent many years documenting the rugged back country of BC. From this experience, he has created a series of large scale, dynamic, expressionistic acrylic paintings that honour the strength and beauty of our coastal scenery.

Christmas Arts and Crafts Market

Artists and artisans from Vancouver Island
Opening reception:  12-8pm, November 12
Exhibition dates: November 12 – December 24, 2010
Gallery:  Main and Discovery Galleries
Synopsis: The gallery becomes a festive showcase of decorative and functional pieces by Vancouver Island artists and artisans.
This event is sponsored by Chan Nowosad Boates, Chartered Accountants.
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