June 19 - July 1, 2009
It’s Time for Red so Put the Knives Away
Roger Crait
Urban aboriginal life is juxtaposed with apocalyptic fantasy, where space shuttles hurtle toward cityscapes and skyscrapers
coexist with tepees. The expressionistic works, peppered with satire and social commentary, often includetext meant to provoke thought on modern urban aboriginal existence.
© Roger Crait
© Adrien Cho
Future Imperfect
Curated by Adrien Cho
Future Imperfect offers a glimpse of the possible, one hundred years into the future, and the effects today’s generation will have on tomorrow’s political, social, cultural and technological landscapes.Twelve local professional digital artists from the film, video game and comic book industries, bring a diverse illustrative vision, both high concept and low brow, to their digital view of the future.
Transforming Motion
Curated by Terrance Houle
The Works Canadian Aboriginal Artist Program
Transforming Motions presents works by three contemporary aboriginal artists, Duane Linklater, Larry Blackhorse and Nadya Kwandibens. This exhibit curated by Terrance Houle, uses photography and film to examine the social, political and economic parallels that First Nations peoples are facing today with movements from rural to urban
environments.
© Nadya Kwandibens
© Lisa Brawn
Throwing of Underpants Strictly Prohibited
Lisa Brawn
A series of woodcuts explores the correlation between temperature raising heartthrobs and global warming from all the heavy breathing the heartthrobs have caused.
The Miniature Apiary
Adam Makarenko
In the Miniature Apiary series, Toronto artist Adam Makarenko explores destructive human manipulation of nature through the creation of an imaginary territory called the Langstroth Range. Utilizing narrative style and cinematic lighting and colour, Makarenko shows the disastrous effects when William Bjorn intrudes on the range’s unique flora and fauna, including giant bees.
© Adam Makarenko
“Canada Day Poster Challenge”, Edmonton City Centre East. Presented by Canadian Heritage.
“Canada Day Poster Challenge Exhibition”, Canada Place. Presented by Canadian Heritage.
“Design Exchange Awards”, Enterprise Square. Presented by Canadian Business.
Alternative Trends Magazine, artists Rene Grosso, Edmund Haakonson, Denise Lefebvre, Bonnie Jean McAllister, Ken Wiley – “Alternative Trends”, Churchill Square.
Citadel Theatre Complex, artist Robert Adanto – “The Rising Tide”, Metro Cinema.
Leila Armstrong, Tanya Camp, Carrie Chadderton, Dawn Saunders Dahl, l.t. dougherty, Edmund Haakonson, Kate Hardy, Robert Harpin, Cara-Lee Ireland, Jamie Kulchitsky, Lorraine Long, Patricia Mamak, Bobby Mann, Jes McCoy, Christopher Moore, Carol Selfridge, Richard Selfridge, Kashifa Sohail, Diane Stearne, Keith Turnbull, Robert Woodburg – “Smaller than a Breadbox Public Participation Project”, City Hall.
Shumba Ash, Pedro Rogriguez de Los Santos, Roger Garcia, Iryna Karpenko, George Millar, Kathleen Newman, Babatope Omotoso, Gabriela Rosende, Valeriy Semenko, Erika Vela – “Churchill Square Banners Project”, Edmonton Journal Building.
Kathy M. Austin, Pamela Baergen, Joan Bailey, Dale Beaven, Grant Berg, Vic Bergman, Derek Michael Besant, J.K. Blackall, Carole Bondaroff, Linda J. Carney, Judith Chorney, Joan Cobb-Beaumont, Nadien Cole, Diane Dahl, Doris Darbasie, Christine Dickenson, Mery-Leigh Doyle, Hugo Dubon, Bill Duma, Aaron Falkenberg, Darcy Fidgeon, Elaine Funnell, Anthony Harrison, David Harrison, Mel Heath, Winnie Ho, Debra Hovestad, Marianne Hunt, Deborah Hunter, Stephanie Jonsson, Olivia Kachman, Lap Lam, Diane Langlois, Gary Langman, Brent Laycock, Lynn Malin, Rosalette Mandrick, Kathryn Manry, April Matisz, Byron McBride, Ercan Molla, June Montgomery, Joanna Moore, Jamie Morris, Roberta Murray, Maria Muszynski, Gregory Pyra, Rosemarie Schafer, Deborah Lougheed Sinclair, Gerald St. Maur, Pat Strakowski, Rene Thibault, Anne T. White, Margaret Witschl, Igor Woroniuk, Cameron Young, Iryna Zayarny – “Planet Earth”, Stanley Milner Library.
Allen Ball – “Spectacle in a State of Exception”, Stanley Milner Library.
Antonella Bassanich, Dominic Redfern curated by Jean-Yves Coffre – “Heat, Loddon, And Then”, The Artery.
Mark Bellows – “Mark Bellows' Twisted”, Matrix Hotel.
Larry Blackhorse, Nadya Kwandibens, Duane Linklater, curated by Terrance Houle – “Transforming Motion”, Churchill Square.
Citadel Theatre Complex, directed by Pamela Boll – “Who Does She Think She Is?”, Metro Cinema.
Lisa Brawn – “Throwing of Underpants Strictly Prohibited”, Manulife Place.
Eric Burton, Robert Harpin – “The Works Giant Gateways”.
Verne Busby, Bella Totino – “Heat of the Moment”, Stanley Milner Library.
Roger Crait – “It's Time for Red so Put the Knives Away”, Scotia Place.
Kathryn Doell, Levi Dunford, Ariel Durkin, Mikaela Ediger, Alanna Gemmel, Erin Greenough, Erin den Hartigh, Jennifer Henry, Jace Johnson, Gillian Mayers, Allyson McIntyre, Lindsay Nelson, Jorden Rick, Amanda Riendeau, Amanda Salmon, Susannah Scott, Karen Sutherland, Robyn Taylor-Neu, Amelia Terlicki, Ami Uebayshi Thompson, Luke Toane – “Edmonton Public Schools Grade 12 Students Best of High School Portfolio Award Exhibit”.
Robert Harpin – “Call of Nature”, Louise McKinney Park.
Shane Hawco, Warren Heise, Ben Huen, Mikko Kinnunen, Steve Klit, Casper Konefal, Joel MacMillan, Matthew Rhodes, Chris Ryzebol, Brian Sum, Ramil Sunga, Rion Swanson, curated by Adrien Cho – “Future Imperfect”, Churchill Square.
Ursula Huth, Simone Neidhard, Susanna Pecht, Ulrich Pecht, Gerhard Ribka, Gerd Sonntag, Julius Weiland, curated by Nadania Idriss – “Made in Germany”, Bank of Montreal.
Alberta Craft Council, ICLEI – “Gone Green”, City Hall.
Institute Parachute – “The Portable Festival of Portable Art”, Churchill Square.
Emmanuel Layila, Babatope Omotoso, Fassil Yenie – “The Heat of Africa”, City Hall.
Adam Makarenko – “The Miniature Apiary”, Manulife Place.
Monochrome Guild, artists Peter Hapchyn, Robert Pohl – “Images of the Natural World”, Sutton Place Hotel.
Tessa Nunn – “Enjoy Mother Earth”, Rigoletto's Café.
Josée Aubin Ouellette – “Playground Architects”, YMCA.
Kinichi Shigeno – “HOT SHOES”, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.
Linda Van Someren – “Simplicity”, Enterprise Square.
Ben Sures – “Mementos of Vegetation”.
VAAA Gallery – “Diversity 2009, 9th Annual Juried Exhibition and Sale”, Harcourt House.
Works to Work Alumni, artists Eric Burton, Robert Harpin, Stephanie Jonsson, Jaime Lauren Kyle, Ashley Markus, Josee Aubin Ouellette, Tim Rechner, Gina Shields, Elaine Wannechko, Caitlin Wells – “Too Hot to Handle”, EPCOR.
Exhibits Through our Partner Galleries
Alberta Craft Council, Various Artists – “Coming Up Next”, Alberta Craft Council.
Alberta Craft Council, Various Artists – “Hitched: Couples in Fine Craft”, Alberta Craft Council.
ArtsHab Studio Gallery, ArtsHab Project 1 – “Still Cookin'”, ArtsHab Studio Gallery.
Mark Bovey – “The Ledge_ Suite”, SNAP Gallery.
Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta, artists Sarah Michaud, Diane Plasse, Lucie Tettamente, Patricia Trudeau – Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta.
FAB Gallery, artist Aidan Rowe – FAB Gallery.
FAB Gallery, Visual Communication Design Students, U of A, artist Bonnie Sadler Takach – “Design Celebrating Hope: An Exhibition of Student Design Work for the Buduburam CD Project”, FAB Gallery.
FAVA, BEAMS – “FAVA @ The Works”, The Hydeaway.
FAVA, Christopher Payne, Kelley Bolen – “Late Night Series”, Sutton Place Hotel.
Grant MacEwan, School of Communications – “North/South/East/West”, City Centre Campus.
Guru Digital Arts College – “Dr. Max's Grand Revelation!”, Guru Digital Arts College.
Guru Digital Arts College – “Dr. Max's Interactive Digital Media Extravaganza”, Guru Digital Arts College.
Harcourt House – “HOT: 17th Annual Naked Exhibition”, Harcourt House.
Harcourt House, Harcourt House Arts Centre Members – “21° and Rising: Annual Members' Exhibition and Sale”, Harcourt House.
Jazz Festival – “Late Night Series”, Sutton Place Hotel.
Latitude 53, artist Dana Holst – “Prey”, Latitude 53.
Latitude 53, artist Daryl Vocat – “Secret of the Midnight Shadow”, Latitude 53.
McMullen Gallery, artists Jim Visser, Wenda Salomons – “Natural Designs”, McMullen Gallery.
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, artists Duncan Johnson, Louis O'Coffey – “Spatial Nature”, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts.
Society of North Alberta Print Artists, artist April Dean – “Raw Materials and Rose Coloured Glasses”, SNAP Gallery.