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Magnificent Vistas
September 17, 2019 J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
The Humber Flats, 1912 Oil on Pressed Board Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma |
Insights
Perspectives on environment, time, humanity, and us as individuals
June 2019
Opening Reception - Wednesday, June 26 at 7pm
Featuring local artists - Karin Doleske, Jackie Janisse, Annie King, and Kyrstiana Bourdage
Perspectives on environment, time, humanity, and us as individuals
June 2019
Opening Reception - Wednesday, June 26 at 7pm
Featuring local artists - Karin Doleske, Jackie Janisse, Annie King, and Kyrstiana Bourdage
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Staff Picks
January 26 - June 20, 2019 This exhibition will include a special grouping of art pieces that have been personally selected by our very own AGA staff. It will also include a short explanation for their selections. Out of our extensive collection, come and see our STAFF PICKS! |
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Collection Highlights
AGA Permanent Collection | October 4, 2018 - January 19, 2019 This exhibition highlights a group of Canadian abstract artists from the AGA permanent collection from the 1960s to 1990s. It includes the works of Marcel Barbeau, Carl Beam, Jack Bush, Paul Fournier, Yves Gaucher, Tom Hodgson, Rita Letendre, Ray Mead and Jean McEwen.
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Repositories
By Reva Stone September 14, 2017 - October 31, 2017 Opening Reception and Artist Talk, Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7pm Reva Stone is a Winnipeg based artist who has been exploring new media through her work since the early 1990s. She received a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Art in 2015 and a Distinguished Alumnae Award from the University of Manitoba in 2017. It all started in 1989 when Stone was working on a piece that was critiquing children’s toys and video games. According to Stone, it was another digital artist, Richard Dyck, who posed a question to her. Had she ever considered creating an interactive piece? This question led her to seriously pursue that possibility. Stone obtained funding in 1990 that enabled her to begin to work in the digital realm. Stone’s first interactive installation piece was titled Legacy (1992). Built as a child’s bedroom, this work addressed issues of gender and male/female stereotypes. A computer in this installation allowed visitors to manipulate elements in the installation. |
Stone has continued to explore and discover the possibilities that technology offers as an art medium. She has used a variety of technologies as tools to explore how human lives are being altered in our increasingly digitized world.
One of her most significant works is Carnevale 3.0 (2002). This work consists of a figure of a girl standing on a computer controlled robotic platform. The figure is based on an image of Stone as a young girl. The work has sensors at the base that cause the figure to move towards the viewer as they approach her. The figure holds a camera and a video projector. The figure moves around the exhibition space randomly capturing video images of the people who interact with it. Some images are saved to a hard drive and played back at random intervals while other images are discarded. This video then projected into the gallery space. Stone sees this as related to human memory – we keep vivid images of some events and people while majority of images are forgotten, discarded – forever erased from our memory.
In a work titled, Imaginal Expression (2004-2006) Stone addresses the prevalent use of body imaging in medical science such as X-Rays, scans, MRIs. Medical images of the human body become small fragments that are no longer recognizable as a body but take the form as abstractions of the body itself. In this work Stone created images of protein molecules and covered them with images of the human body. Then these moving images of molecules/cells are projected to create beautiful, surreal, non-identifiable images that are stunning. The human body is projected at a molecular level but in a huge scale. These projections are also interactive – they constantly change in the presence of human body. Human bodies, are changing every second of every day. We may not be aware of it all the time, but the aging process, for example, makes us aware that subtle change was occurring all along. This work is addressing issues of disintegration and renewal – each cell in our body is going through that process continuously.
This exhibition presents Stone’s body of work, Repositories (2012- 2015). Repositories consists of a series of five altered and re-purposed mechanical devices. In order to comment upon the social, cultural and technological changes that have taken place since they were originally created, Stone added small, embedded computer boards; HD computer screens; lights; sensors; custom software to play video clips and interactive systems to each device.
Each work in the exhibition looks at different aspects of the world today and makes connections with what occurred in the past. These five works investigate environmental change, waste, climate change, philosophy of mind, function of the brain, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, neuroplasticity, tourism, use of photography, and predictions about the future – to mention a few. Repositories reveals how humans interact with technology but also how that technology has changed and continues to change how we live in the world.
It is important to state that Stone is not either for or against technological change. Stone sees her role (and the role of other artists) as one who observes and critiques society. Her work examines and questions the interaction between humans and technology in the 21st century.
One of her most significant works is Carnevale 3.0 (2002). This work consists of a figure of a girl standing on a computer controlled robotic platform. The figure is based on an image of Stone as a young girl. The work has sensors at the base that cause the figure to move towards the viewer as they approach her. The figure holds a camera and a video projector. The figure moves around the exhibition space randomly capturing video images of the people who interact with it. Some images are saved to a hard drive and played back at random intervals while other images are discarded. This video then projected into the gallery space. Stone sees this as related to human memory – we keep vivid images of some events and people while majority of images are forgotten, discarded – forever erased from our memory.
In a work titled, Imaginal Expression (2004-2006) Stone addresses the prevalent use of body imaging in medical science such as X-Rays, scans, MRIs. Medical images of the human body become small fragments that are no longer recognizable as a body but take the form as abstractions of the body itself. In this work Stone created images of protein molecules and covered them with images of the human body. Then these moving images of molecules/cells are projected to create beautiful, surreal, non-identifiable images that are stunning. The human body is projected at a molecular level but in a huge scale. These projections are also interactive – they constantly change in the presence of human body. Human bodies, are changing every second of every day. We may not be aware of it all the time, but the aging process, for example, makes us aware that subtle change was occurring all along. This work is addressing issues of disintegration and renewal – each cell in our body is going through that process continuously.
This exhibition presents Stone’s body of work, Repositories (2012- 2015). Repositories consists of a series of five altered and re-purposed mechanical devices. In order to comment upon the social, cultural and technological changes that have taken place since they were originally created, Stone added small, embedded computer boards; HD computer screens; lights; sensors; custom software to play video clips and interactive systems to each device.
Each work in the exhibition looks at different aspects of the world today and makes connections with what occurred in the past. These five works investigate environmental change, waste, climate change, philosophy of mind, function of the brain, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, neuroplasticity, tourism, use of photography, and predictions about the future – to mention a few. Repositories reveals how humans interact with technology but also how that technology has changed and continues to change how we live in the world.
It is important to state that Stone is not either for or against technological change. Stone sees her role (and the role of other artists) as one who observes and critiques society. Her work examines and questions the interaction between humans and technology in the 21st century.
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Celebrate Canada ~ Celebrate Art
from the permanent collection June 9, 2017 - September 8, 2017 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7pm |
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In Site In Sight Insight
Algoma University Thesis Exhibition
April 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017
Opening Reception: April 27, 2017 at 7pm
Algoma University Thesis Exhibition
April 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017
Opening Reception: April 27, 2017 at 7pm
Britt-Marie Lindgren
Earth Weavings, 2017 Performance and Video Installation |
Maria Chilelli
Blafjoll, 2017 Acrylic on Canvas |
Adelle Staples
Providence Series l, 2016-2017 Photo-etch and watercolour |
Elisabetta Giraudi
Giraudi Tea, 2017 Mixed Media |
Emily Boylan
Ersatz Series l, 2017 Multimedia on paper |
Joseph Burch
Bizhiki, 2017 Acrylic and oil on panel |
This exhibition marks the culmination of Algoma University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Thesis course. Each of the artists represented here has spent the last eight months focused on a specific creative research project. These investigations have focused on sites that are geographical, cultural and social.
Adelle Staples has focused on a specific locale – the legacy of stewardship, family and belonging related to her family’s farm. Through a series of hand-coloured photo-etchings, digital and drypoint prints, she has retraced one family’s history on the land.
Britt-Marie Lindgren’s work situates itself in the landscape of her adopted home in northern Ontario. In Britt’s work, the site is not simply a subject, but becomes a partner in developing the work. Elements of the land, and particularly those unseen forces like the wind, determine the shape and form of the work.
Maria Chilelli’s work begins with an intuitive and open-ended process of working with materials. No particular representation is intended, yet as the images develop, they begin to evoke the colours, shapes and atmosphere of familiar spaces. Maria’s work is inspired by the natural environment of Algoma and by a recent trip to Iceland.
The site of Joseph Burch’s work is the historic and cultural terrain that bridges the Woodland Style of First Nations art from the Great Lakes region with the subjective colour and exuberant brushwork of Abstract Expressionism.
Investigating the site of social interactions and memory, Elisabetta Giraudi’s mixed-media work focuses on the re-telling of shared histories through recorded conversation and visual reconstructions. These different narratives explore the subjective and mutable nature of memory.
Also exploring memory, Emily Boylan’s intimate small-scale works reflect a thoughtful, meditative process of translating thoughts, memories and feelings related to specific individuals into abstract portraits.
As visual artists, everything we do relies on an ability to communicate through sight. Over the past few years, each of these artists has worked to hone those visual skills and refine their own visual language. Throughout this process of deepening their knowledge and skills, researching, and delving deeper into their own ideas, each has arrived at fresh new insights into themselves and their own relationship to the world.
I would like to thank the advisors who worked with Thesis students this year – Annie King, John Laford, Tom O’Flanagan and Andrea Pinheiro – for their thoughtful guidance and support of the artists. Many thanks to 180 Projects for hosting the Individual Exhibitions. Thanks to Dr. Richard McCutcheon, Academic Dean of Algoma University, for his support of the Thesis program. Finally, thanks to the Art Gallery of Algoma for making this group exhibition possible.
Professor Noni Boyle, Thesis Supervisor 2016/17
Adelle Staples has focused on a specific locale – the legacy of stewardship, family and belonging related to her family’s farm. Through a series of hand-coloured photo-etchings, digital and drypoint prints, she has retraced one family’s history on the land.
Britt-Marie Lindgren’s work situates itself in the landscape of her adopted home in northern Ontario. In Britt’s work, the site is not simply a subject, but becomes a partner in developing the work. Elements of the land, and particularly those unseen forces like the wind, determine the shape and form of the work.
Maria Chilelli’s work begins with an intuitive and open-ended process of working with materials. No particular representation is intended, yet as the images develop, they begin to evoke the colours, shapes and atmosphere of familiar spaces. Maria’s work is inspired by the natural environment of Algoma and by a recent trip to Iceland.
The site of Joseph Burch’s work is the historic and cultural terrain that bridges the Woodland Style of First Nations art from the Great Lakes region with the subjective colour and exuberant brushwork of Abstract Expressionism.
Investigating the site of social interactions and memory, Elisabetta Giraudi’s mixed-media work focuses on the re-telling of shared histories through recorded conversation and visual reconstructions. These different narratives explore the subjective and mutable nature of memory.
Also exploring memory, Emily Boylan’s intimate small-scale works reflect a thoughtful, meditative process of translating thoughts, memories and feelings related to specific individuals into abstract portraits.
As visual artists, everything we do relies on an ability to communicate through sight. Over the past few years, each of these artists has worked to hone those visual skills and refine their own visual language. Throughout this process of deepening their knowledge and skills, researching, and delving deeper into their own ideas, each has arrived at fresh new insights into themselves and their own relationship to the world.
I would like to thank the advisors who worked with Thesis students this year – Annie King, John Laford, Tom O’Flanagan and Andrea Pinheiro – for their thoughtful guidance and support of the artists. Many thanks to 180 Projects for hosting the Individual Exhibitions. Thanks to Dr. Richard McCutcheon, Academic Dean of Algoma University, for his support of the Thesis program. Finally, thanks to the Art Gallery of Algoma for making this group exhibition possible.
Professor Noni Boyle, Thesis Supervisor 2016/17
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Liminality: That Place in Between
by Local Artist Jackie Janisse
by Local Artist Jackie Janisse
October 27, 2016 - February 18, 2017
Opening Reception: November 26 at 2pm
(Joint opening with the 60th NOOA exhibition;
Jackie Janisse will be available from 3:30pm for an Artist's walk and talk)
This is a first solo exhibition of local artist Jackie Janisse. Jackie has started actively painting only about three years ago. She is an abstract painter who works in acrylic and plaster on canvas. The exhibition working title is Liminality: That Place In Between. Her exhibition is depicting human emotion through the use of colour and depth of texture. The paintings range from love and hope to anger, bitterness, loss, fear, forgiveness to death. She is looking at the whole exhibition as a life cycle and an universal experience of emotions that each and everyone of us goes through. Through the use of colour and texture she invites the viewer to identify with the emotional message conveyed by each painting. The installation will strategically lead the viewer to the final place of enlightenment.
Opening Reception: November 26 at 2pm
(Joint opening with the 60th NOOA exhibition;
Jackie Janisse will be available from 3:30pm for an Artist's walk and talk)
This is a first solo exhibition of local artist Jackie Janisse. Jackie has started actively painting only about three years ago. She is an abstract painter who works in acrylic and plaster on canvas. The exhibition working title is Liminality: That Place In Between. Her exhibition is depicting human emotion through the use of colour and depth of texture. The paintings range from love and hope to anger, bitterness, loss, fear, forgiveness to death. She is looking at the whole exhibition as a life cycle and an universal experience of emotions that each and everyone of us goes through. Through the use of colour and texture she invites the viewer to identify with the emotional message conveyed by each painting. The installation will strategically lead the viewer to the final place of enlightenment.
York Wilson and Contemporaries
June 18 - October 22, 2016
This exhibition is a result of a large donation that the
AGA received from the York Wilson Foundation in 2015.
This donation included 22 artworks by well-known Canadian artist, York Wilson, which added to the several artworks the
AGA already has in its permanent collection. It became an obvious choice to feature this collection and celebrate
York Wilson with this exhibition.
The intent of the exhibition is to showcase Wilson’s artwork and accomplishments, and also to place him in a context with other artists he knew, was friends with, was exhibited with, or artists who shared some similar experiences during the time Wilson was active on the Canadian and international art scene.
To read the full article about York Wilson and Contemporaries, please click here.
June 18 - October 22, 2016
This exhibition is a result of a large donation that the
AGA received from the York Wilson Foundation in 2015.
This donation included 22 artworks by well-known Canadian artist, York Wilson, which added to the several artworks the
AGA already has in its permanent collection. It became an obvious choice to feature this collection and celebrate
York Wilson with this exhibition.
The intent of the exhibition is to showcase Wilson’s artwork and accomplishments, and also to place him in a context with other artists he knew, was friends with, was exhibited with, or artists who shared some similar experiences during the time Wilson was active on the Canadian and international art scene.
To read the full article about York Wilson and Contemporaries, please click here.
“Interval”
Closing date: June 12, 2016
This final exhibition of work by students enrolled in the Fine Arts Thesis course invites you to consider that interval between seeing and knowing; between what is observed and what is imagined. The work in this exhibition involves looking very closely, and finding significance in microscopic intervals of time and space. For both Taylor Jolin and Allan Assels, it is in those infinitesimal slivers of time that we can find insights into our world.
Allan’s colourful abstract paintings create a microcosm of invented life forms that explore patterns of growth and replication. Allan has created a world with its own organisms and laws governing their behaviour, and then he allowed that process to act itself out on the canvas. The resulting images invite us into that world to draw our own associations in response to those biomorphic forms, and to understand that at the most essential and fundamental level, we are part of that life process.
Taylor’s work explores the physiology of emotion and body language. In a series of drypoint prints and mixed media works, she focuses on the minutiae of unspoken communication, while reflecting on her own subjectivity relative to the science of interpreting micro-gesture and expression. The work explores the contradictory nature of human interactions; our inherent desire to connect at odds with our desire to remain safe and inviolable.
Noni Boyle
Associate Professor, Fine Arts
Thesis Coordinator, 2016
Closing date: June 12, 2016
This final exhibition of work by students enrolled in the Fine Arts Thesis course invites you to consider that interval between seeing and knowing; between what is observed and what is imagined. The work in this exhibition involves looking very closely, and finding significance in microscopic intervals of time and space. For both Taylor Jolin and Allan Assels, it is in those infinitesimal slivers of time that we can find insights into our world.
Allan’s colourful abstract paintings create a microcosm of invented life forms that explore patterns of growth and replication. Allan has created a world with its own organisms and laws governing their behaviour, and then he allowed that process to act itself out on the canvas. The resulting images invite us into that world to draw our own associations in response to those biomorphic forms, and to understand that at the most essential and fundamental level, we are part of that life process.
Taylor’s work explores the physiology of emotion and body language. In a series of drypoint prints and mixed media works, she focuses on the minutiae of unspoken communication, while reflecting on her own subjectivity relative to the science of interpreting micro-gesture and expression. The work explores the contradictory nature of human interactions; our inherent desire to connect at odds with our desire to remain safe and inviolable.
Noni Boyle
Associate Professor, Fine Arts
Thesis Coordinator, 2016
Alicia Hunt – Home
January 16, 2016 - April 9, 2016
Opening reception January 29, 2016 at 7 pm
A new body of textile-based work
This is the second solo exhibition of emerging local artist Alicia Hunt. This body of work is disseminating issues of human displacement, home, belonging and loss. Human identity is tightly connected with place, tradition, culture and community. Being displaced for any reason, losing the sense of belonging to a place or community, alters human identity.
From the Artist's Statement: Structures created would have a figure-like, or garment-like presence, while others would speak of shelter. Some of the pieces have a map-like, patchwork quality. I have been especially interested in the way that garments speak of human construction and so vividly of human presence. The fabric that I have used in this series has been salvaged, and has its own history.
The artist predominantly used salvaged textiles and twine for this installation.
Alicia Hunt graduated Algoma University Fine Arts program in 2012.
January 16, 2016 - April 9, 2016
Opening reception January 29, 2016 at 7 pm
A new body of textile-based work
This is the second solo exhibition of emerging local artist Alicia Hunt. This body of work is disseminating issues of human displacement, home, belonging and loss. Human identity is tightly connected with place, tradition, culture and community. Being displaced for any reason, losing the sense of belonging to a place or community, alters human identity.
From the Artist's Statement: Structures created would have a figure-like, or garment-like presence, while others would speak of shelter. Some of the pieces have a map-like, patchwork quality. I have been especially interested in the way that garments speak of human construction and so vividly of human presence. The fabric that I have used in this series has been salvaged, and has its own history.
The artist predominantly used salvaged textiles and twine for this installation.
Alicia Hunt graduated Algoma University Fine Arts program in 2012.
40 Years of Collecting – Inspired Views
May 23 - January 5, 2016
An exhibition celebrating 40 years of Collecting with select pieces from our permanent collection, with some by accomplished local artists like Ken MacDougall, the famous members of the Group of 7 - Franklin Carmichael, A. Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, A. J. Casson and also pieces by well known Painters Eleven artists Jack Bush, Tom Hodgson and Kazuo Nakamura.
May 23 - January 5, 2016
An exhibition celebrating 40 years of Collecting with select pieces from our permanent collection, with some by accomplished local artists like Ken MacDougall, the famous members of the Group of 7 - Franklin Carmichael, A. Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, A. J. Casson and also pieces by well known Painters Eleven artists Jack Bush, Tom Hodgson and Kazuo Nakamura.
einfühlung
Algoma University Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
April 16 to May 17, 2015
Algoma University Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
April 16 to May 17, 2015
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A hallmark of meaningful university education is the manner in which the subjectivity of the individual is incrementally affected by interactions with larger groups, ideas and social interactions, even to the point of the transformation of character and the broadening of sensibility.
Every year, the BFA thesis group elicits reflection on this notion, given that it is always apparent that although the students retain their individuality, they are really not the same people that they were in first year. They are better, more capable, more mature and more engaged with substantive and meaningful ways to navigate through the world. Participating Artists:
Frank Belieu Sarah Byrne Mary Dawson Burgandy Hill Rhiannon Lanosky-MacFarlane Julia Mancuso Grace Worrell |
Rite of Passage
February 12 - April 8, 2015
February 12 - April 8, 2015
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Local senior high school students were invited to submit works for this exhibition entitled, Rite of Passage, which also featured works from the AGA's permanent collection by conceptual artist, Dennis Oppenheim. The students' work was influenced by Oppenheim's pieces and employed maps and mapping techniques as a pedagogical tool to create personal dialogues.
Participating Artists: Morgan Garside Taimi Johnson Michael Rugo Breanna Stephney Justice Stephney Sam Turnbull |
Train Dreams
November 7, 2014 - February 7, 2015
November 7, 2014 - February 7, 2015
Stills from video Train Dreams, 2014.
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Train Dreams is an experimental multimedia installation that examines the nature of memory and time by exploring history through railway culture. The exhibition includes animation, regional and international new and archival video footage, and an original sound design. Train Dreams engages the viewer in a visceral process of sensory oscillation and plays with sense perceptions thereby creating experiences of scenes, shapes, spaces, colours, textures, and sounds, that blend together to form ambiguous impressions of the past. This exhibition was produced by four artists: Simon Brothers, Mark Preston, Luke Mistruzzi and Nick Kuepfer.
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Collection on view: Staff Picks
June 21 - September 28, 2014
June 21 - September 28, 2014
René Marcil Kathleen's Pick
Canadian 1917–1993 Untitled 1983 Watercolour on Paper 65.1 x 49.8 cm Image: 59.3 x 48.7 cm Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Allan Yaffe |
In an effort to learn more about our collection, staff where given the opportunity to choose three of their favourites and write a small statement on why these pieces resonate with them. Some of these works were not exhibited for a very long time.
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David Garneau and Clement Yeh
Apology Dice
June 4th - 23rd, 2014
Apology Dice
June 4th - 23rd, 2014
Apology Dice
David Garneau and Clement Yeh, 2013 Materials: cedar, danish oil, laser-cut text, blanket, 3 editions of 3 dice, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" each. |
As part of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC)’s ongoing critical and creative Healing and Reconciliation through Education programming and its partnership with the Art Gallery of Algoma (AGA), the SRSC and the AGA were pleased to announce the new, original, interactive installation by artists David Garneau and Clement Yeh.
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About Face
Algoma University Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 1st - June 1st, 2014
Algoma University Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 1st - June 1st, 2014
FINA Thesis Exhibition
Stephanie Babcock, Savannah Bishop, Gabrielle Fogg & Fionnuala Lismore |
Originating as a military term, About Face refers to a complete shift in direction. The exhibition About Face posits reconsideration, a turn around, and continual change as essential forces behind the process of art making. Each of the graduating artists in the exhibition - Stephanie Babcock, Savannah Bishop, Gabrielle Fogg, and Fionnuala Lismore - works with transformation as a central conceptual or generative aspect of their creative work.
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Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Why the Caged Bird Sings: Here I Am
February 27, 2014 - April 26, 2014
Cheryl L'Hirondelle
Exhibition photo of Why the Caged Bird Sings: Here I Am Multimedia Installation, 2013 |
Why the Caged Bird Sings: Here I Am (Bless My Mouth) was co-written by Cheryl L'Hirondelle and a group of incarcerated women and their literacy teacher at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge, a minimum-security federal prison located at Nekaneet First Nation in southwestern Saskatchewan. Twelve female artists and academic friends stood in as proxy for the women inside, in solidarity with their voice and words. This exhibition marked the beginning of a collaborative partnership between the Shingwauk Indian Residential School and the AGA.
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Twyla Exner
Systems & Things
November 7, 2013 - February 22, 2014
Twyla
Exner
Inhabit, 2012 Systems and Things |
Excerpt from the Artist's Statement of Studio Research
Post-consumer telephone wires and electronic components provide the raw materials for my artworks. The processes of weaving, throwing pots, drawing and sewing provide new life through the human touch and incline these mechanisms toward technomorphism. The use of the multiple and organic forms that reference bodily organs, plants, bacteria, animals and molecules give independence to the creations, implying that they are reproducing, growing and creating a new home of the transformable space of the gallery. |
Gems from the Collection
June 21 - October 27, 2013
Alfred Joseph Casson
Oxtongue Lake, 1978 Oil on Board Gift of the Artist |
Gems from the Collection highlights a sampling of the more than 5,000 works in the Art Gallery of Algoma’s (AGA) permanent collection. Works by members of the Group of Seven (including A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, Frederick Varley, A.J. Casson and LeMoine Fitzgerald), along with works by Rita Letendre, William Armstrong, Emily Carr, Norval Morrisseau, Jack Bush, Barbara Hepworth and Jules Olitski, to name but a few of the artists included in this exhibition, invite the audience to explore and experience the wealth and diversity of work held in this public trust.
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Hydra
Algoma University BFA Thesis Exhibition
April 30th - June 16th, 2013
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Dennon Armstrong | Katie Huckson | Roxanne Martin
Crystal McCormick | Dayna Rainville | Olivia Whetung | Lyndsey Young One of the largest constellations of stars in the night sky, “Hydra” is also the name of a mythical many-headed beast and of a small water animal with incredible regenerative abilities. Hydra represents a sampling of work produced by the BFA Thesis students of Algoma University. Throughout the Thesis exhibition course, each of the seven artists develop an individually directed body of work. Through countless hours in the studio, thoughtful consideration and critical reflection, the artists have taken the seeds of their ideas and transformed them into a series of works or projects that reflect their distinct artistic voices. For more information on each of the artists’ Thesis work, please visit www.algomaufineartandmusic.wordpress.com |
Recent Acquisitions
February 28th - April 20th, 2013
John Hartman, Sault Ste. Marie, 2012, oil on linen
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma Photo: Joseph Hartman |
This exhibition showcases a number of recent acquisitions to the Art Gallery of Algoma’s permanent Collection, including works by Elizabeth D’Agostino, Rosalie Favell, Harold Feist, John Hartman and Edward Zelenak. This exhibition is made possible thanks to the generosity of donors and the support of the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program, Department of Canadian Heritage.
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100 Years of Art in the Sault
John Hartman's Impressions of Being (in the Soo)
Curated by Mary Reid
December 6th, 2012 - February 17th, 2013
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On exhibition in the Education Gallery as part of 100 Years of Art in the Sault is the contemporary component, John Hartman’s Impressions of Being (in the Soo), curated by Mary Reid. Hartman visited Sault Ste. Marie at the end of May 2012 to gather information and images to create the two large oil paintings within this exhibition, one of which is the Legacy Landscape painting, acquired by the AGA into its Permanent Collection with support from the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Legacy Fund, Department of Canadian Heritage. The four large watercolours displayed were created referencing digital photographs that Hartman took while flying over Sault Ste. Marie, while the four small watercolours were created as Hartman walked around Sault Ste. Marie to get a street-level sense of the community.
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John Hartman, Sault Ste. Marie, 2012, oil on linen
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma
Photo: Joseph Hartman
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma
Photo: Joseph Hartman
Algoma Adventures
July 26th - November 25th, 2012
J.E.H. MacDonald, Solemn Land, undated, oil on board
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Highlighting the Art Gallery of Algoma’s permanent collection, Algoma Adventures invites the audience into the Education Gallery to experience the wealth and diversity of work held in this public trust. Investigate and explore works by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, famous Canadian artists such as Norval Morrisseau and Yves Gaucher, artists of international acclaim including Barbara Hepworth and Alex Katz, and more. Enjoy works by artists who have recently been included in major survey exhibitions (William Kurelek and William Perehudoff) and art fairs (Emily Carr, dOCUMENTA(13) ) in Canada and abroad.
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Algoma University FINA 2012
Impetus
May 3rd to July 22nd, 2012
Installation view, Impetus
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What is it that provides the impetus for creative work? The ancient Greeks believed in external beings – the Muses, who could be counted on to provide it. Many people continue to believe in a version of those mythical beings – in the form of Inspiration. Picasso once said, “Inspiration exists – but it has to find you working.” It is this belief that has guided the artists represented in this exhibition. However brilliant your ideas may seem, they amount to nothing without ongoing, committed effort. Also, it is often the case that the most interesting and compelling work will arise, not out of planning, or ‘inspiration’, but out of a sustained engagement with materials and process.
The works in this exhibition are, of course, as different as the individuals themselves, but they all arise out of a deep personal engagement with materials and processes that has evolved over time, and is driven by the individual artist’s personal interests, beliefs, background and responses to the world in which we live. This exhibition marks the completion of the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree for these four individuals. It also marks the completion of their fourth year thesis course, in which they work on the development of an individually directed body of work. Each of these four individuals has demonstrated remarkable spirit, energy, originality and commitment during their years at Algoma University. They have worked very hard throughout this time, challenging themselves continuously, and in the process, each has emerged with a strongly individual creative ‘voice’ and a very clear sense of focus and direction. I have absolute confidence that each and every one of them is about to embark on a successful life in the arts. I offer my sincere thanks to the advisors who have worked closely with them throughout the year – Andrea Pinheiro and Tom O’Flanagan. Thank you to Alicia, Ashley, Michael and Shelly – for all your outstanding work and your marvelous spirit. Congratulations! Professor Noni Boyle, Algoma University Thesis Course Supervisor |
Sault College Media and Design Students
Justify
March 1st to April 29th, 2012
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Justify offers a selection of works by students in Sault College's Media and Design program, showcasing photography and co-operative, in-class projects featuring a rebranding of the Art Gallery of Algoma. Exhibited to recreate the energy of the studio, Justify sheds light on the creative design process and the building of a concept, from idea to finished product.
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Karen Nisbet
Theatricals
December 15th - February 26th, 2012
Karen Nisbet, Portrait with Dragons from The King and I, 2011, photograph
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Artist and retired high school teacher Karen Nisbet has worked in various capacities in the local theatrical community since 1977. Makeup artist, set painter, and set designer - she's done it all, regularly collaborating with high school students across the city. The products of these joint efforts are on display in the AGA Education Gallery. Join us to experience some of these monumental stage props up close and personal.
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The Roberta Bondar Foundation
The Bondar Challenge
October 12th - December 11th, 2011
Gauri Goyal, The Magic Bloom of Life, 2011, photograph
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The Bondar Challenge is one of the pillars of the Roberta Bondar Foundation, dedicated to advancing our overall understanding and appreciation of the environment using photography as a gateway. The Bondar Challenge is a competition and was conducted first as a pilot at the Roberta Bondar Public School in Brampton, Ontario, continuing to secondary schools in the District of Algoma. Selected student works will be featured in the AGA Education Gallery. Students took digital photographs of the environment and various ecosystems. They also submitted a 250 word essay to explain the aim of their photograph. Those who entered the competition were challenged to demonstrate a learning experience infusing art with science and science with art. Participants captured an image in the environment that relates to some aspect of biodiversity. At the same time, entrants communicated an understanding of the scientific elements of their photograph through their writing, related to the Biodiversity and Extinction theme.
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Fresh Art
July 21st - October 2nd, 2011
Workshop participants in action. Photo credit: SYA
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The Fresh Art project was conceived by the Sault Youth Association (SYA) as a means to give youth the chance to engage with art. Given free professional art instruction and materials, youth experimented with various media - including painting, sculpture, performance, writing, culinary arts and more - to develop their artistic skills and daring. SYA wishes to thank the Ontario Arts Council, community partner host locations and workshop instructors.
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Works by graduating students of the 2011 BFA
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Works by graduating students of the 2011 BFA program at Algoma University. Goulay-Pond combines the influences of Japanese culture, wood block printing and Studio Ghibli with dream-like landscapes and pattern to form a romantic and surreal atmosphere reflecting upon a Japanese journey. Gill's paintings and poetry, showing the influence of the Expressionists including Franz Marc, reflect the natural environment, the perils faced by the endangered species on our planet, and the importance of protecting Earthís flora and fauna. Special thanks are extended to professors Tom O'Flanagan, Noni Boyle and Dr. Alanna Bondar. More information about FINA and Algoma University is available online at www.algomau.ca
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Katy Gill, Shrill Cries Echo Through the Marshlands:
Short-Eared Owl, 2011, acrylic tissue paper on fir panel;
Janna Goulay-Pond, The Nara Deer, 2011, acrylic on panel
Short-Eared Owl, 2011, acrylic tissue paper on fir panel;
Janna Goulay-Pond, The Nara Deer, 2011, acrylic on panel
2010 Sault College Graphic Design Program
Once Upon a Design
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Once Upon a Design includes works produced by second year students in the Sault College Graphic Design Program. The title reflects one of the key aspects of illustration: the importance of telling a story, visually. A visual narrative, created by combining design and illustration, helps the viewer understand the story. A variety of project series are presented in this educational exhibition, which also includes a special class survey book revealing the process involved in producing polished and professional work.
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Chessa Syrette, A visual interpretation of the music of Shannon Moan
2010, printed paper collage and mixed media
Aadisookan
Kiarra Solomon and Jadyn Zeppa
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The AGA is pleased to present Aadisookan, an
exhibition of works including drums, rattles, jingle dresses and meticulously beaded items made by youth participants in the Garden River Wellness Centreís Community Family & Cultural Program. A variety of materials have been employed with each unique piece creatively designed to suit the maker. Special thanks to workshop facilitators Kienna Masta (drums), Marlene Pine and Leo Binda (rattles) and Cathy Syrette (jingle dresses) as well as to Kelly Solomon, Community Outreach Supervisor and to the youth artists. |
Youth Shout Out campaign
Sault Youth, Patrick, photograph, 2010
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The Youth Shout Out campaign is a vehicle for youth in Sault Ste. Marie to express their artistic talents as well as foster an understanding of their thoughts and opinions on living in the Sault. This initiative was developed by the Art Gallery of Algoma and the Sault Youth Association as a means to give a solid voice to those underrepresented segments of the population who may not wield a lot of political and social clout (yet). A series of black and white photos feature young people from our community, holding hand-made signs. Their renderings are fresh, unrehearsed and compelling.
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ARTCamp 2010
The Show Must Go On!
ARTCAMP, Model Stage Set, mixed media, 2010 |
Write the script, design the costumes, build the set and be a star! Everyone will play a part in this theatrical exhibition in conjunction with the AGA's ARTCAMP 2010. As a special feature, set models from the Algoma University Foundation collection created by Gwen Keatley will be displayed alongside a stage that will showcase, throughout the exhibition, presentations by ARTCAMPers.
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FINA 2010
Allison Huot, If I Were a Boy, oil on canvas, 2010
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This exhibition is the final visual presentation of thesis work by the ten Fine Arts students graduating in 2010 from Algoma University. This work was produced throughout the year for their FINA 4005 course, a 4th year honours thesis course in Fine Arts at Algoma University. The individual concerns are varied; exploring philosophical and spiritual questions, understanding our relationship to the land and natural environment, looking at personal and familial history and relationships, and exploring ideas about the nature of human communication. The work represents a serious engagement with ideas, materials and processes.
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2010
Lennon Paul Turco (age 3), Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 2010
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This exhibition features a series of paintings created by children in the AGA's preschool art program set off against selections of still life, figurative and landscape paintings from the Gallery's permanent collection. Such a juxtaposition allows views to witness how children learn about colour through uninhibited play, while the professional works exhibit more standardized understandings of how adults are socialized in visual ways. An underlying supposition here is that children are naturally in a state of creativity and viewers are further encouraged to shift their perspective on art via the manner in which the works are hung at a toddler's eye level.
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Davis, Figure Drawing, Charcoal, 1897
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The exhibition features work by local students and Canadian artist, Lydia Davis Hargreaves who studied in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. Generations apart yet having a common goal - learning to map out the proportions of the human form and communicate an emotion, a mood or an action. You will experience the young artists beginning to understand the function of muscles through drawing, painting and sculptural work.
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Northern Heights Student, Landscape, 2009 paper cut out
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The medium is paper.
The tools are scissors. The artists are elementary school students. The result is fantastical shapes. Each shape reflects the creative spirit in each child. This body of work is a study in negative space: the space in between. To understand negative space look around you to see not only the branches on the tree but the spaces between these branches. Art created by local elementary school students. |
