Exhibition Schedule 2011/2012

We have two exhibition halls featuring work 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 regional emerging artists and students.

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We Love This Stuff So Much

Artist: Laurel Terlesky (Squamish, BC)
Exhibition dates: January 21 – February 26, 2011
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis: Laurel Terlesky’s work in "We Love This Stuff So Much..." explores the iconography of electricity (usb cords, wires, power cords, solar panels, etc.) and its manifestation of contemporary culture. By incorporating street art spray paint into traditional oil painting techniques, Terlesky infuses a pop-culture style into her work. Her approach stimulates dialogue and questions the trendiness of "Going Green".
This event is sponsored by Apple Electric Ltd and 2 Hills Renovations.

Hot Light

Artists: Megan Wilson, Brian Longhurst, and Blaine Campbell
Exhibition dates: January 21 – February 26, 2011
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Hot Light presents multi-media work by Cumberland artists Megan Wilson and Brian Longhurst and Vancouver artist Blaine Campbell. Each artist expresses ideas about the use of energy to generate heat and light in a minimalist form that pushes each object forward as an aesthetic message.
This event is sponsored by Bruce Laing Electric.

29th Annual Members Show

Artists: Regional artists
Exhibition dates: March 4 – April 8, 2011
Gallery:  Main and Discovery Galleries
Synopsis: A collaborative exhibition of over 60 regional artists who are members of the CR Arts Council & CR Art Gallery, showcasing the diversity and quality of art making practices in the north Vancouver Island region.
This event is sponsored by Lawyers Shook Wickham Bishop Field.

Passive Aggressive

Artist:  Linda Findlay (Nanaimo, BC)
Exhibition dates: April 15 – May 20, 2011
Artist Talk: April 14, 7pm
Gallery: Main Gallery
Synopsis: Long interested in imagery from the microscopic world, Findlay seeks to explore our relationship with viruses and bacteria through her acrylic on panel paintings. Taking inspiration from the brightly coloured dyes scientists use to view organisms, Findlay’s paintings explode the results onto her large canvasses. Her works are also metaphors for the "unseen" in each of our lives, those aspects that we have trouble acknowledging or recognizing.

Information System

Artist: Marijo Swick (London, Ontario)
Exhibition dates: April 15 – July 1, 2011
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: The alternating identities of science and faith form the undercurrent of Swick’s work. Just as DNA molecules produce a unique individual, each work re-uses or re-combines segments and symbols of other paintings, collage, sculptural elements and discovered objects. Questions of faith, destiny, and choice are presented through text, and metaphoric figures or themes.
Marijo Swick acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Fragile Entanglements

Artist: Marilyn Chapman (Victoria, BC)
Exhibition dates: May 26 – August 6, 2011
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Reception:  Opening Reception featuring artist Chapman, Thursday May 26, 7pm
Synopsis: Inspired by the extraordinary beauty of the coastal landscape, Marilyn Chapman’s work has been described as an organic interpretation of nature and a close-up look at the complex life systems we rely upon. Fragile Entanglements is a series of acrylic paintings which explore the delicate co-existence of ecosystems and the intricacies of life systems.
This event is sponsored by Denise Mitchell Interiors.

Wearable Arts Fashion Show Special Exhibition

Artist:  Various Artists
Exhibition dates: August 10 - 17, 2011
Gallery: Main Gallery
Synopsis: This exhibition features category winners at the Wearable Art Fashion Show and competition, a multi-media performance where the human body becomes a moving canvas. Artists of many mediums participate by pushing their materials and imaginations to the limit. Winning works will demonstrate evocative, imaginative, wearable sculpture in the categories of Best of Show, Audience Choice, Best Ethnic presentation, Best use of Recycled materials, and Best Performance. If you miss the show, or just want to get a closer look at the work, come by the Gallery August 10-17

Mesa

Artist: Catherine Tableau (Cortes Island / Vancouver, BC)
Exhibition dates: July 8 – September 16, 2011
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis: Tableau’s paintings evoke memories of past places and travels, and reflect her search for inner peace. She uses colour and texture to explore primitive territories and reveal the earth’s raw and mineral beauty, expressed through deft use of imprints, textures, cracks and relief-details.

Salmon Cycles

Artist: Megan Dulcie Dill (Powell River, BC)
Exhibition dates: August 23 – September 16, 2011
Gallery: Main Gallery
Event: Saturday August 27 1-3pm, Super Saturday Art-making program
Event: Saturday August 27 9-12pm, Artist-led plein air workshop
Synopsis: Sunshine Coast artist, Megan Dulcie Dill, captures the luminous colours and textures of Pacific Salmon through a unique combination of collaged rice papers, acrylic and oil paint, and carved textures. She strives to find balance between random spontaneity and controlled, thoughtful action in her process. The depth in her paintings is a result of alternating layers of transparent and thick paint. Dill’s work, a passionate plea for the preservation of wild stocks, has been featured in the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s auction.
This event is sponsored by KC Plumbing & Heating.

The Curator’s Invitational - Devastating Beauty

Artists: Regional Artists
Exhibition dates: September 23 – October 28, 2011
Gallery:  Main and Discovery Galleries
Synopsis:  The CRAG’s new curator, Liz Larsen Stoneberger, has put out a call to north Vancouver Island artists to participate in a curated show of work on a focal theme. This will be a fall showcase of some of the area’s exceptional artists, with pieces ranging from paintings and prints to sculpture. The works will be offered for sale or rental, as a re-launch of our Art Rental Program.
This event is sponsored by Friends of CR Art Gallery.

Crawling Woman

Artist: Stefanie Denz
Exhibition dates: January 20 – Mar 2, 2012
Gallery:  Main & Discovery Galleries
Synopsis:  This dual exhibition features both figurative paintings and wallpaper style works by Saltspring artist Stefanie Denz. Her pieces explore themes of feminine experience, family and landscapes. Denz’s compositions are often figurative and dreamlike in nature. Emphasis is placed on the human body as a place where events happen, just as the space around the human body is a location for the creation of life changing events and memories.

30th Annual Members Show

Artists: Regional artists
Exhibition dates: March 16 – April 27, 2012
Gallery:  Main and Discovery Galleries
Synopsis: A collaborative exhibition of over 60 regional artists who are members of the CR Arts Council & CR Art Gallery, showcasing the diversity and quality of art making practices in the north Vancouver Island region.
This event is sponsored by Lawyers Shook Wickham Bishop Field.

To Follow a Line

Artists: Anne Palmer, Deborah Sears, Julia Crucil, Joyce Lindemulder, Sarah Stein, Maddy Elia
Guest Curator:  Sara Vipond
Exhibition dates: May 11 – June 22, 2012
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis:  Guest curator Sara Vipond brings together six Vancouver Island artists for this group show. The exhibit focuses on the direct and physical process of drawing - the relationship between the hand, the drawing material and the paper. Each artist brings their own unique style to the show, illustrating the many possibilities of mark-making.

Fire Successional

Artist: Tiki Mulvihill
Exhibition dates: May 11 – July 20, 2012
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis:  Inspired by a landscape recently ravaged by fire, the installation Fire Successional allows spectators to enter as active participants into this hypothetical environment. Complete with wheels and handles, the charred elements are pulled around by viewers, leaving their charcoaled tracks on the Gallery floor. This exhibition draws attention to the fragility and resilience of Western forests.

Portrait of an Ocean

Artist: Rachelle Chinnery
Exhibition dates: July 6 – August 17, 2012
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis:  Rachelle Chinnery’s award winning ceramic vessels are inspired by the changing tidal sands and the hypnotic nature of the Pacific Ocean. Through texture and form, she is able to create stunning representations of oceanic life, meant to evoke visceral, physical and emotional reactions from the viewer.

Side Saddle

Artists: Jorden Blue & James Doody
Exhibition dates: Aug 10 – Oct 26, 2012
Gallery:  Discovery Gallery
Synopsis:  Both graduates from the University of British Columbia in Critical and Creative Studies, Jorden Blue and David James Doody integrate painting with mixed media collage to create their eye-popping sculptures and installations. Exploring themes of materialism, fetishization, and the effects of mass media, each work's disparate elements blur the lines of art and commercial commodity.

Nickels & Dimes

Artist: Jay Hanscom
Exhibition dates: Aug 31 – Oct 26, 2012
Gallery:  Main Gallery
Synopsis:  This exhibition by Jay Hanscom pairs mixed media drawings on paper with a series of large scale mixed media and resin pieces on wooden box frames. Utilizing various motifs and cultural symbols, Hanscom’s work combines boyhood themes of masculinity and heroism with conflicting adult frustrations of power and prospect.

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