June 23 - July 5, 2011
The Life and Times of Buffalo Boy
Adrian Stimson
Important collections of Buffalo Boy’s material culture have been scattered in dollar stores and private collections around the Great Plains, yet nothing has been done about it until now. Buffalo Boy is aware that The Works has undertaken one of the most complex museum projects in history, travelling far and wide to acquire the many objects to be displayed in this interactive exhibition, which Buffalo boy is certain will make a contribution to peephole understanding, material culture and universal energies. There will also be an appearance by the famed Buffalo Boy, an opportunity to take part in photographic history.
© Adrian Stimson
© Anne Lene Løvhaug
Constructions: Contemporary Norwegian Arts and Crafts
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Association for Arts & Crafts, working with curator Edith Lundebrekke, coordinated this exhibition that showcases 16 artists and 27 playful works of contemporary Norwegian art and craft that provide an outlook on the world rich with humour and imagination.
Plunderoptics
Nicole Galellis
Plunderphonics, coined in 1985 by musician John Oswald, is a term referring to hip hop trends of appropriating and altering (sampling and remixing) other artists songs to express an individual voice within the broad context of mass culture. Plunderoptics refers to Galellis’s similar approach with visual media: creating bright, evocative abstractions that start with references from everyday sights such as cartoons, ornament, advertising, tattoos, and nature. This exhibit showcases paintings and drawings, some of which are studies for lager works,to illustrate the artist’s creative process.
© Nicole Galellis
© Ryan Marsh Fairweather
Constructions: Contemporary Norwegian Arts and Crafts
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Association for Arts & Crafts, working with curator Edith Lundebrekke, coordinated this exhibition that showcases 16 artists and 27 playful works of contemporary Norwegian art and craft that provide an outlook on the world rich with humour and imagination.
The Works Art & Design Festival Exhibits
“Western Canada Fashion Week exhibit”, Churchill Square.
“Canada Day Poster Exhibition”, Canada Place. Presented by Canadian Heritage.
“Edmonton Public Schools Grade 12 Best of High School Portfolio Award Exhibit”, City Hall.
Jackson 2Bears – Stanley A. Milner Library.
ab-straKt 373, artists Patricia Baker, Karen Brown, Koos de Jong, Michelle Seaman – “Energy”, Sutton Place Hotel.
Sonny Assu – Churchill Square.
Bee Kingdom, artists Philip Bandura, Ryan Marsh Fairweather – “Bee Kingdom II”, Matrix Hotel.
Bee Kingdom, artists Tim Belliveau, Kai Georg Scholefield – “Bee Kingdom I”, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.
Kay Burns – “Perambulate: Louise McKinney Riverfront Park”, Louise McKinney Park.
Olivia Chow, Lisa Supruniuk – “Mirage”, Churchill Square.
Leah Dorion – “Maskihkiy - four medicine Powers”, Churchill Square.
Leah Dorion – “The Power of the Natural World”, Stanley A. Milner Library.
Nicole Galellis – “Plunderoptics”, Scotia Place.
David Garneau – “Metis/Sage”, Manulife Place.
Rick Gorenko, Ken Webb – “Not So Current Events”, The Works Gateways, Churchill Square.
Richard Gorenko, Ken Webb – “Stay Tuned”, Moriarty's Bistro and Wine Bar.
Glenn Guillet – “Recent Works”, Don Wheaton YMCA.
Ian Johnston – “Sometimes, Things are Exactly as They Appear”, Churchill Square.
Lylian Klimek – “Rescue”, Edmonton Journal Building.
Lucy the Elephant – “Untitled”, Stanley A. Milner Library.
Johnathan Martin-Demoor – “Strathcona Refineries/August 2010”, City Hall.
Jessica McCoy – “Wax and Wane”, Bank of Montreal.
Jan Novotny – “Interconnectedness of Things; Yin & Yang”, City Hall.
Tim Rechner – “Untitled”, Stanley A. Milner Library.
Adrian Stimson – “The Life and Times of Buffalo Boy”, Churchill Square.
Sheldon Wagner – “Element Reflect/Living Space”, Rigoletto's Cafe.
Exhibits through our Partner Galleries
Alberta Craft Council, Emerging Artists – “Coming Up Next”, Alberta Craft Council.
Alberta Craft Council, Emerging Artists – “In the Red: Creation from Defecit”, Alberta Craft Council.
ArtsHab Studio Gallery, ArtsHab Project 1 Artists and ArtsHab Alberta Avenue Project Artists – “Chill”, ArtsHab Studio Gallery.
Allen Ball, Jim Corrigan, Scott Cumberland, Nicole Galellis, Ruby J. Mah – “Abstract Thinking”, Art Gallery of Alberta.
Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA), artists Frankie, Nicole Bugeaud, Monica Dery, Sarah Michaud, Sharon Lynn Williams – “Artrageous”, Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA).
Edmonton Public School Board Students and Shaw Conference Centre – “EPSB - pARTnership Gallery”, Shaw Conference Centre.
Guru Digital Arts College, artists Nat Jones, Guru students, alumni, and faculty – “Digital Media (and Zombie) Showcase”, Guru Digital Arts College.
Harcourt House Gallery – “Charges Pending: 19th Annual Naked Exhibition”, Harcourt House Gallery.
Harcourt House Gallery, Harcourt House Gallery Members – “RE: CHARGED”, Harcourt House Gallery.
Latitude 53, artist Aidan Rowe Marshal – “Spaces & Places: Visioning McLuhan @ 100”, Latitude 53.
Latitude 53, artist Barbara Prokop – “VITULAZIO”, Latitude 53.
McMullen Gallery, artist Spyder Yardley Jones – “Size Doesn't Matter”, McMullen Gallery.
Mile Zero Dance – “Streaming”, Mile Zero Dance.
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, artists Pam Baergen, Benjamin Lemphers, TJ McLachlan – “Progress”, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts.
Norwegian Ministry of Affairs, Norwegian Association for Arts & Culture, Norwegian Arts and Crafts Artists, curator Edith Lundebrekke – “Constructions: Contemporary Norwegian Arts and Crafts”, Citadel Theatre Complex.
SNAP Gallery – “E=Art2”, SNAP Gallery, Churchill Square.
SNAP Gallery, artist Denise Hawrysio – “An Etching Plate Feels no Pain”, SNAP Gallery.
Visual Arts Alberta Association, Visual Arts Alberta Association Members – “ENERGIZE”, Harcourt House Gallery.