Congratulations to Lauren Crazybull and Sheri Paisley, winners of the Takao Tanabe Prize for BC Painters!
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Images:
Lauren Crazybull, A Toast, 2024, 12x9", oil on canvas.
Sheri Paisley, Moon River, 2017, 48x48", oil on canvas.
#TakaoTanabePrize #TanabePrize #AGGV
Nancy Noble, Director/CEO of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria announced that Will Boothman has joined the AGGV as Director of Finance and Administration at the Gallery.
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βοΈ Illuminate the winter season this January with art and special events at the AGGV. Join us for the Winter Exhibition Celebration on Friday, January 16 from 5-9pm to celebrate the launch of a new season of exhibitions at the Gallery.
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Special Gifts at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria this Holiday Season, Check off everyone on your list!
Visit us and celebrate and support local artists, find the perfect gift in the Gallery Shop or give the gift of membership.
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The AGGV Presents: Fifty Shades of Ink: Ink Paintings from the AGGV Collection
Opening December 6, this exhibition draws from the Galleryβs rich collection of Asian ink paintings to celebrate the expressive possibilities of the medium.
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Media Release: ΰ¨Άΰ©ΰ¨Άΰ© βਠ਀ਰΰ©ΰ© | sheeshe βch thareαΉ | a crack in the mirror
Opening on November 22, this exhibition is a survey of recent works by artist Simranpreet Anand, including collaborative pieces with artist and ethnomusicologist Conner Singh VanderBeek.
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Thank you to Preview Art Magazine for their editorial feature on "Dangerous Beauty: The Prints of Albrecht DΓΌrer."
Dangerous Beauty will be on view from December 13, 2025 - May 3, 2026 at the AGGV.
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#AGGV #AlbrechtDΓΌrer
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A large Carr painting of a lone pine tree, and a small oil sketch by Harris.
At the "Unformable Things: Emily Carr & Some Canadian Modernists" show at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
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From the summer of 2019. What a long, long time ago!
Canada's two greatest painters side-by-side: Emily Carr & Lawren Harris.
The exhibition "A View From Here" was featured in the BC Review!
The article, "Art History Reinterpretation and Representation" is an in-depth review of the history and significance of the pieces in the AGGV collection.
Read here: shorturl.at/irQSW
#AGGV #BCReview #Victoria #VictoriaArts #BCArts
An old school styrofoam cooler with the sides carved in traditional Nuu-chah-nulth (northwest coast Indigenous) style, with operculum shells embedded in the lid. Lit from the inside, in a glass case at a gallery.
An old school styrofoam cooler with the sides carved in traditional Nuu-chah-nulth (northwest coast Indigenous) style, with operculum shells embedded in the lid. Lit from the inside, in a glass case at a gallery.
Iβm in love with this. Bentwood Box, by Hjalmer Wenstob, 2017. Seen at the Greater Victoria Art Gallery (@artgalleryvic.bsky.social)
Embracing the imperfect: Kintsugi as an act of healing, βwhere scars are transformed into symbols of strength and beautyβ wanderlustandwords.substack.com/p/beauty-of-... @artgalleryvic.bsky.social
Opening on May 24, the AGGV presents: Architectures of Protection. Curated by AGGV Contemporary Curator, Toby Lawrence, the exhibition features work by artists Dana Claxton, Jessica Karuhanga, Emilio Rojas, Beth Stuart, and France TrΓ©panier.
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HAIL TO THE CHIMP π¨π¦ edition.
SAVE THE DATE for mine & @timothywilsonhoey.bsky.social upcoming show opening March 13, 2025 @artgalleryvic.bsky.social
#art #popart #canadianart #neverjeff #hoeyxochitl
I don't have any sparkling commentary to add here that I didn't already spout on the gram about the "From Warhol to Banksy" exhibition at @artgalleryvic.bsky.social , instead I am just going to share this photo of myself far and wide because I like it. #exhibition #warhol
