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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada

Open from Tuesday to
Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm

Admission always free

Current Upcoming Past

2025

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

13 May 25·6:00 PM

Event · OffsiteScreeningthe space between the margins

24 Apr 25·7:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

15 Apr 25·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionCFGNY on CFGNY

5 Apr 25·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSpring 2025

3 Apr 25·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIn ConversationAruna D’Souza & Divya Mehra

14 Jan 25·7:00 PM

2024

The front façade of a castle built from white yoga blocks, resembling a child's play structure. The castle sits in the centre of a gallery and occupies the majority of its space.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

3 Dec 24·6:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

12 Nov 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionJake Kimble on Kablusiak

2 Nov 24·12:00 PM

Event · OffsiteCAG Gala

1 Nov 24·7:00 PM

ExhibitionDivya Mehra

18 Oct 24until2 Mar 25

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2024

17 Oct 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIn ConversationRochelle Goldberg & Liz Magor

10 Aug 24·12:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionRyan Tacata on Zoe Leonard

27 Jul 24·12:00 PM

A pair of windows featuring line drawn figures engaged in various activities. Some of the figures spell out “for” and “ever” with their bodies.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

16 Jul 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionRebecca Brewer on Rochelle Goldberg

22 Jun 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

18 Jun 24·6:00 PM

Red Ookpik with Harness, 2022. Courtesy of Norberg Hall. Photo: Philip Kanwischer.

ExhibitionKablusiakDouble Feature

17 Jun 24until2 Mar 25

Rochelle Goldberg, Partial View, Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada, 2023. Courtesy of Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver. Photo: Vuk Dragojevic.

ExhibitionRochelle GoldbergSun Moon Stars

7 Jun 24until8 Sep 24

Zoe Leonard, *View from below, Geoffrey Beene Fashion Show*, 1990. © Zoe Leonard. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne and Hauser & Wirth.

ExhibitionZoe LeonardView from Below

7 Jun 24until8 Sep 24

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2024

6 Jun 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A young artist sits at a desk with headphones on. In the background, paintings and sculptural artworks are displayed.

Event · OffsiteVisual Art Summer IntensiveCall for applications

Event · OffsiteIn ConversationDiane Severin Nguyen & X Zhu-Nowell

23 Apr 24·7:00 PM

Photo: Mila Zuo

EventSaturday SessionMila Zuo on Diane Severin Nguyen

13 Apr 24·12:00 PM

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchTanya Lukin Linklater: My mind is with the weather

6 Apr 24·2:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

2 Apr 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKyra Kordoski on Maureen Gruben

23 Mar 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

5 Mar 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionCasey Wei on Diane Severin Nguyen

24 Feb 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

13 Feb 24·6:00 PM

EventIn ConversationMaureen Gruben & Godfre Leung

3 Feb 24·12:00 PM

Diane Severin Nguyen, *In Her Time (Iris' Version)* (film still), 2023–24. Courtesy of the artist.

ExhibitionDiane Severin NguyenIf I hadn’t created my own world, I would have died in someone else’s

2 Feb 24until5 May 24

Maureen Gruben at Qikuryuaq, Husky Lakes.

ExhibitionMaureen GrubenThe land that used to be

2 Feb 24until5 May 24

EventOpening ReceptionWinter 2024

1 Feb 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

2023

Portraits of Justine A. Chambers and Vanessa Kwan

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkJustine A. Chambers & Vanessa Kwan

7 Dec 23·7:30 PM

Portrait of Harsha Walia

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkHarsha Walia

28 Nov 23·7:30 PM

Portraits of Khelsilem and Vanessa Richards

Event · OffsiteTimelines Talk Khelsilem & Vanessa Richards

21 Nov 23·7:30 PM

A portrait of Sidney Gordon.

EventOpen StudioPlace-based Lumen Printing with Sidney Gordon

18 Nov 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Lotus L. Kang, In Cascades (installation view), 2023. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

7 Nov 23·6:00 PM

EventTalkAstrida Neimanis, "Holdfast (Learning Feeling)"

24 Oct 23·7:00 PM

A portrait of Coco Zhou

EventSaturday SessionCoco Zhou on Lotus L. Kang

21 Oct 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Kyla Gilbert

EventOpen StudioStill Life Casting with Kyla Gilbert

14 Oct 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A close-up photo of a Senegalese woman facing the camera with a neutral expression.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

10 Oct 23·6:00 PM

Long earth tone sheets of film of various colours suspended from metal ceiling beams. A small box supporting three fruit is visible between two perpendicular sheets of film.

ExhibitionLotus L. KangIn Cascades

29 Sep 23until7 Jan 24

A photo of a Senegalese woman looking to her right with one arm outstretched and her chin in her other hand.

ExhibitionTrinh T. Minh-haReassemblage

29 Sep 23until7 Jan 24

Edge of a suspended sheet of film visible on the left of the photo, in a white room in front of a partially unfolded patterned tatami mat with silver discs arranged in a curved line on its surface.

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2023

28 Sep 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A portrait of Rafael Zen. The colours of the image have been inverted.

EventOpen StudioBlackout Poetry with Rafael Zen

20 Aug 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Latashkinem standing with a large hiking backpack on and walking skis. In the background are large white-capped mountains.

EventSaturday SessionLatashkinem on Sesemiya

12 Aug 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Paige Smith. She is wearing a pink face mask and cream-coloured blazer with print triangles.

EventOpen StudioBetween Canvas and Celluloid with Paige Smith

22 Jul 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAudie Murray presents adrienne maree brown, George Fulford and Julie Flett

16 Jul 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Paper cutouts and a strawberry hang from thin metal wires.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

11 Jul 23·6:00 PM

A black and white photograph of Whess Harman. They sit by the water and smiling.

EventSaturday SessionWhess Harman on Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill

8 Jul 23·12:00 PM

A collage of three portraits.

EventSound ResponseChandra Melting Tallow, Alexander Miranda and Laura Ortman Respond to M*****

6 Jul 23·7:00 PM

EventSléway̓Working with Cedar with Sesemiya (Open Studio)

24 Jun 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKarice Mitchell on Dionne Lee

17 Jun 23·12:00 PM

A stone with the outline of a handprint is displayed on a blue tarped surface.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

6 Jun 23·6:00 PM

EventIn ConversationGabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Dionne Lee & Sesemiya with Lorna Brown

27 May 23·12:00 PM

Several strips of hand-treated pint film with holes like cigarette burns are displayed on a white surface.

ExhibitionGabrielle L’Hirondelle HillM*****

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

A carved stone wrapped with a rope displayed on a wooden surface.

ExhibitionSesemiyas7ulh waḵáy̓stn iy ta stamsh cht

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

ExhibitionDionne LeeRatios

26 May 23until3 Sep 23

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2023

25 May 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

25 Apr 23·6:00 PM

EventOpen StudioImpressions on Paper with Kit Liu

22 Apr 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait of Rebecca Bair. She is wearing earrings, a black long-sleeve shirt and is smiling.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsRebecca Bair presents Yaa Gyasi

16 Apr 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of Silas Ng. He is wearing glasses and a black raincoat with yellow sleeves.

EventSaturday SessionSilas Ng on Christine Sun Kim

15 Apr 23·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

28 Mar 23·6:00 PM

A portrait of Sena Cleave. They are wearing a blue turtleneck with mesh sleeves. They have straight short brown hair, brown eyes and a silver septum piercing.

EventOpen StudioScrying and Weaving with Sena Cleave

25 Mar 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Portrait of Brady Cranfield.

EventSaturday SessionBrady Cranfield on Kathy Slade

18 Mar 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Allison Grimaldi Donahue. She is wearing glasses, a light-blue denim button up and white pants.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAllison Grimaldi Donahue presents Rosmarie Waldrop

11 Mar 23·12:00 PMuntil1:30 PM

EventCAG Prize ResidencyThe Couch: Hometown II

A portrait of Lorna Brown. An orange shawl is draped across her shoulders.

EventSaturday SessionLorna Brown on Kathy Slade

11 Feb 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Marianne Nicolson. She is smiling in front of a colourful backdrop.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsMarianne Nicolson presents Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson and Arthur Manuel

4 Feb 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait of Vitoria. They are wearing a black turtleneck with mesh sleeves and big black over ear headphones.

EventOpen StudioSensations of Déjà Vu with Vitória Monteiro

4 Feb 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

An stitched image of Kathy Slade and Lisa Robertson.

EventIn ConversationKathy Slade & Lisa Robertson

31 Jan 23·6:30 PM

A black and white photograph depicting a large triangle-shaped stone on the shore of a lake, with mountains faintly visible in the background.

ExhibitionKathy SladeAs the sun disappears and the shadows descend from the mountaintop

27 Jan 23until7 May 23

EventOpening ReceptionWinter 2023

26 Jan 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A collage featuring, amongst other details, a bird’s-eye view of a mottled orange surface, a wedge of light blue fun fur and a bread tag. In blue iridescent text, the word “WEDGE” appears across the image.

EventWEDGE RESIDENCY2022 Recipients

2022

EventIn ConversationTanya Lukin Linklater & Jordan Wilson

8 Dec 22·6:30 PM

A video still of two dancers performing in a studio space. In the foreground, a dancer is crouched on their knees with one arm sweeping overhead. In the background, a dancer is holding the corner of a wall, leaning forward with their feet planted.

Event · OffsiteOpen Rehearsalswith Tanya Lukin Linklater

7 Dec 22·1:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

6 Dec 22·6:00 PM

A portrait of Mark DeLong. He is standing in a gallery space next to a plinth which displays a colourful mixed media sculpture.

EventOpen StudioDrawing Practices with Mark DeLong

3 Dec 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKay Slater and Laurie M. Landry on Christine Sun Kim

26 Nov 22·12:00 PM

A black and white portrait of Kelsie Grazier. She is sitting on a chair with her legs crossed wearing a blouse with balloon sleeves, jeans and no shoes. She is facing the camera directly.

EventOpen StudioFinding Culture with Kelsie Grazier

12 Nov 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A video still of a person opening an archival drawer. They are in a storage space with yellow cabinets lining the walls.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

8 Nov 22·6:00 PM

A portrait of Alanna Ho and Kelsie Grazier.

EventSaturday SessionAlanna Ho and Kelsie Grazier on Christine Sun Kim

29 Oct 22·1:00 PM

A portrait of Edzi’u. She is sitting at a table wearing a black leather jacket with fringed sleeves. Her elbow is resting on the table with one fist under her chin. She is looking down toward the floor.

EventOpen StudioSound Walk with Edzi'u

22 Oct 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A drawing by Christine Sun Kim. Two black curved shapes fill the bottom left side of the paper, like the kink of an elbow. Along the edge of the shapes, the words “hand” and “palm” are written. The drawing is contained in a white frame.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

11 Oct 22·6:00 PM

A large pencil drawing depicting a venn diagram with three overlapping circles. “When Grammar Mood” is written along the top of the diagram in block text.

ExhibitionChristine Sun KimOh Me Oh My

23 Sep 22until8 Jan 23

A video still of a dancer in mid-air, performing in a storage space with yellow cabinets lining the walls. She is wearing a blue shirt and purple tights.

ExhibitionTanya Lukin LinklaterMy mind is with the weather

23 Sep 22until8 Jan 23

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2022

22 Sep 22·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIntertwinedVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2022

Event · OnlineVideo VisitsSummer 2022

A photo of Aakansha Ghosh. She is seated on a gray couch wearing a black patterned top and dark rimmed glasses.

EventOpen StudioImages as Found Objects with Aakansha Ghosh

13 Aug 22·1:00 PMuntil3:30 PM

An exterior view of three of CAG’s windows covered with vinyl photographs depicting diffuse colours and indecipherable plant matter, which appear beneath a layer of wrinkled plastic film.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

26 Jul 22·6:00 PM

A photo of semillites hernández velasco. He is smiling in front of a green fence.

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTGame Night with semillites hernández velasco

25 Jul 22·6:30 PMuntil8:30 PM

A portrait of Qian Cheng lying across the orange seats of a subway car. Qian is wearing a brown turtleneck sweater that is covering her chin. One of her arms is stretched behind her head holding an iPhone; the other is holding two tote bags.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsQian Cheng presents Trinh T. Minh-ha

24 Jul 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Photo: Perrin Grauer

Event · OnlineWEDGE OUTPUTTalk with Esteban Pérez

11 Jul 22·6:00 PM

A selfie of Alex Gibson in a gallery space, shot in a mirrored artwork. They are wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.

EventSaturday SessionAlex Gibson on Michelle Bui

9 Jul 22·12:00 PM

A portrait of Debbie C. Debbie is wearing a black shirt and is seated in front of a white wall.

EventOpen StudioGhosts, Pigments and Plastics with Debbie C.

9 Jul 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait of Sara Farhan. She’s smiling at the camera.

EventTalkSara Farhan, "Archive Fever"

6 Jul 22·6:30 PM

EventSaturday SessionMarina Roy on Abbas Akhavan

25 Jun 22·12:00 PM

A portrait of Faune Ybarra. Faune is smiling, wearing a green vest and glasses. Behind her is a blue lattice with green plants peeking through.

EventOpen StudioFlower Pounding with Faune Ybarra

18 Jun 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A closeup shot of a wooden cabinet with glass doors. A faint reflection of the surrounding room is visible in the glass, including scattered furniture and a doorway rendered in green paint.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

14 Jun 22·6:00 PM

EventWEDGE RESIDENCYCall for applications

A photo of Dana Qaddah. Dana is seated in a chair wearing a green shirt and black pants. One of their arms is resting on the back of the chair.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsDana Qaddah presents Etel Adnan, Mona Saudi and Mahmoud Darwish

5 Jun 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of the back of a wooden museum bench. In the background sits a low table of the same material. Behind these objects, the wall is draped in a printed gray fabric, alongside a doorway rendered in green-screen paint.

EventIn ConversationAbbas Akhavan with Kim Nguyen and Matthew Hyland

4 Jun 22·12:00 PM

ExhibitionAbbas Akhavancast for a folly

3 Jun 22until28 Aug 22

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2022

2 Jun 22·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTSahbā Sād: Sabzi Bazi

27 May 22·6:00 PM

EventVideo VisitsWinter 2022

Installation image of Alex Morrison's sculptures and paintings in a gallery.

EventSpring Exhibition Party

29 Apr 22·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A portrait of Michelle Bui

EventIn ConversationMichelle Bui with Julia Lamare and Chelsea Yuill

28 Apr 22·6:30 PMuntil7:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Douglas Watt sitting on a chair and covering the lower half of his face with his hand.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsDouglas Watt presents Derek McCormack

24 Apr 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photographic work by Michelle Bui. A folded white napkin, which balances a small pink round object at its top, is placed on a green textured backdrop.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Chelsea Yuill

20 Apr 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

A photographic work by Michelle Bui. Diffuse colours and indecipherable plant matter appear beneath a layer of wrinkled plastic film. Sparse flowers and leaves are sprinkled across the picture plane.

EventSaturday SessionKaren Zalamea on Michelle Bui

9 Apr 22·12:00 PMuntil1:00 PM

A detail of a photo-based artwork by Svava Tergesen. The image shows a food sculpture that Tergesen made out of citrus fruits.

EventOpen StudioFood as Sculpture by Svava Tergesen

2 Apr 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A photographic work by Michelle Bui. Diffuse colours and indecipherable plant matter appear beneath a layer of wrinkled plastic film. Sparse flowers and petals are sprinkled across the picture plane.

ExhibitionMichelle BuiMutable Materialism

1 Apr 22until28 Aug 22

A detail of a pink mushroom-like shaped sculpture by Alex Morrison.

EventSaturday SessionAlex Morrison on Nooks and Corners

26 Mar 22·12:00 PMuntil1:00 PM

Installation image of Tiziana La Melia's fabric-based works. Paints and threads are embedded in a piece of pink fabric.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsTiziana La Melia presents Mary Ruefle, Renee Gladman, and Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

20 Mar 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A detail of Alex Morrison’s painting. Eight white tulips in vase foreground abstract images.

EventCuratorial Tour with Matthew Hyland

16 Mar 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

A photo of Jack Kenna sitting in his studio and speaking to his laptop.

EventOpen Studio 3D Illusions and Collage with Jack Kenna

12 Mar 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A black and white photograph of Cole Pauls. Pauls is wearing a red sun symbol necklace and smelting.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsCole Pauls presents Christian Staebler and Sonia Paoloni

20 Feb 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of semillites hernández velasco. He is smiling in front of a green fence.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioPortrait of Your Future Self with semillites hernández velasco

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

16 Feb 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

ExhibitionAlex MorrisonNooks and Corners

28 Jan 22until1 May 22

A close up view of a painting depicting three seated figures, the central one is a life-size wooden doll, surrounded by two humans with crossed legs holding paper notes.

ExhibitionAlison YipSoma Topika

28 Jan 22until1 May 22

A still image of psychic Star Magic pointing the finger at one of Alison Yip's works on the wall. Star Magic wears a red hat and glasses.

Event · OnlineVideo TourStar Magic on Alison Yip

A still image of a script left on a shrub in a night.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsElisa Ferrari presents Bhanu Kapil, Jackie Wang, Erin Moure

22 Jan 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

EventVideo VisitsFall 2021

2021

EventLooking at the Garden Fence

An aerial view of a person with a black hair standing in front of an artwork placed on the floor. The work is a large paper with a diamond- shaped cut-out in the middle.

Event · OnlineCAG Reads Hannah Rickards presents Russell Targ, Jorge Luis Borges, Robert Ashley, John McPhee, and Stanislaw Lem

21 Nov 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A black and white photograph of Charlene Vickers and Chad MacQuarrie playing guitars inside a house.

EventOpen StudioSound, Music and Mixed Media with Charlene Vickers and Chad MacQuarrie

20 Nov 21·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A large wood sculpture is installed in a gallery space. It is the shape of a house with a large window in the middle. A painting depicting the silhouette of a woman sits in the window.

EventPerformanceCharlene Vickers

30 Oct 21·1:00 PM

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTWoojae Kim

23 Oct 21·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

A cover of a comic graphic novel titled The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill. It illustrates a physical fight between indigenous people and western colonizers.

Event · OnlineCAG Reads Skeena Reece & Gord Hill present The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book

17 Oct 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Michelle Sound. Michelle wears a pair of pink glasses and beaded earrings. The photograph is framed by a detail of her rabbit-hair drum.

EventOpen StudioWatercolours and Mark-making with Michelle Sound

16 Oct 21·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventHuman NatureVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2021

Three black and white portrait photographs are placed side by side. From the left to the right, the photographs are of Charlene Vickers, Faye HeavyShield, and Lorna Brown.

EventIn ConversationCharlene Vickers & Faye HeavyShield with Lorna Brown

18 Sep 21·4:00 PM

A detail view of a watercolour painting by Charlene Vickers, a geometrically rendered zigzag pattern rendered in a vibrant palette of ochres, golds, greens and blues.

ExhibitionCharlene VickersAncestor Gesture

17 Sep 21until2 Jan 22

This is a close-up view of Faye HeavyShield’s beaded sculpture. It is a long unbounded string made of small red beads woven together. The smooth surface of each bead is reflecting the gallery light.

ExhibitionFaye HeavyShieldNew Work

17 Sep 21until2 Jan 22

A black and white image of two newspaper pages side by side. The image has been inverted so that the papers appear black with white text, and the images appear ghostly.

Elsewhere · Thames Art Gallery Deanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne

3 Sep 21until7 Nov 21

EventVideo VisitsSpring 2021

EventVideo VisitsSummer 2021

A photograph of Nicole Kelly Westman, Peta Rake, and Katarina Veljovic sitting in a row in front of Nicole’s red curtain.

Event · OnlineTalk Nicole Kelly Westman with Peta Rake & Katarina Veljovic

5 Aug 21·6:30 PM

A photograph of Michelle Sound standing and smiling outside by the water. Michelle is wearing a pair of black glasses, beaded earrings, and a wine-red shirt.

Event · OnlineWEDGE OUTPUTTalk with Michelle Sound

18 Jul 21·11:00 AM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioSound Journal with Alanna Ho

A still image of Tristan Unrau sitting by his desk in his studio.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsTristan Unrau presents Rachel Cusk

17 Jul 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioGraphic Scores with Alanna Ho

Three books are placed on a red flat surface. From the left to the right, Audre Lorde’s Poetry is Not a Luxury, Maggie Nelson’s Jane: A Murder, and Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsNicole Kelly Westman presents Audre Lorde, Maggie Nelson, Maria Campbell, and Virginie Despentes

6 Jun 21·2:00 PMuntil3:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioTracing Light with Alanna Ho

A painting by Leon Polk Smith. The work is a vibrant red, painted flatly all over. In the lower half of the image sits a large, light blue shape: two circles connected by a rectangular form.

ExhibitionLeon Polk SmithBig Form, Big Space

14 May 21until22 Aug 21

A detail of Corbin Union's installation work inside a gallery space. A small mirror is placed on top of the wooden staircase.

EventVideo VisitsWinter 2021

A black and white photograph of Whess Harman. They sit by the water and smiling.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsWhess Harman presents Tillie Walden and Diigii Daguna

1 May 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Zarmeene Shah. She has a long brown hair and is wearing a black shirt. She smiles directly at the camera.

Event · OnlineCuratorial Lecturewith Zarmeene Shah

28 Apr 21·5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioShadow Lanterns with Nicole Preissl

An image depicting Benesh notation dance scores. The scores are white on a solid black background and resemble sheet music. “Farm Duet.” is written above the score on the top left.

Elsewhere · Walter Phillips GalleryDeanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne

15 Apr 21until18 Jul 21

A detail of an art installation by Corbin Union. White ceramic bottles are placed on a white wooden surface. A beak-like metal piece is sticking out of each ceramic pieces.

Event · OnlineTalkCorbin Union

10 Apr 21·11:00 AM

A still image of Christine Howard Sandoval working in the studio.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsChristine Howard Sandoval presents Deborah A. Miranda and Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

30 Mar 21·7:00 PMuntil8:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioClay Houses with Nicole Preissl

A cover of a book titled Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir and Altar for Broken Things by Deborah A. Miranda. It shows a photograph of a child in a cowboy costume riding on a pony.

Event · OnlineReading Deborah A. Miranda

14 Mar 21·11:00 AM

A photograph of a hand holding a book titled Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way by Ursula K. Le Guin against a white wall.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsLaiwan presents Ursula K. Le Guin

28 Feb 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioEco Collage with Nicole Preissl

A mound-like sculpture made from layers of adobe mud and strips of tape. A postcard with an image of a figure dressed in a religious habit is wedged into the mound, leaving only the torso visible.

Event · OnlineTalkChristine Howard Sandoval in conversation with Kimberly Phillips

6 Feb 21·11:00 AM

A detail of Patric Cruz’ black and white drawing. It depicts books, stars, and leaves placed inside a circle.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsPatrick Cruz presents Phylos the Thibetan

31 Jan 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photograph showing diffuse orange light dappled with shadows against a reddish brown background. The warm light forms a loose rectangular shape with undefined borders in the centre of the image.

ExhibitionNicole Kelly Westmanmuddled mirage of memories escaping encapsulation

22 Jan 21until22 Aug 21

A set of stairs made of darkly stained wood leading to a platform. The railing of the stairs and platform are made of steel painted yellow. The paint is scratched and wearing away in some areas.

ExhibitionCorbin Union OSOSO

22 Jan 21until2 May 21

A mound-like sculpture made from layers of adobe mud and strips of tape. A postcard with an image of a figure dressed in a religious habit is wedged into the mound, leaving only the torso visible.

ExhibitionChristine Howard SandovalA wall is a shadow on the land

22 Jan 21until2 May 21

EventVideo VisitsSummer 2020

2020

A cover of Althea Thauberger's book, titled The State of the Situation. It is black and has various quotes written in white.

Event · OnlinePublication Launch Althea Thauberger: The State of the Situation

12 Dec 20·10:00 AMuntil12:00 PM

A still of a person at a table holding a small photograph. On the table, magazine pages, beads, and fabric-made small ornaments are placed.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Mini Galleries

Elsewhere · Kunstverein Braunschweig Nadia Belerique, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Kathy Slade

7 Nov 20until2 May 21

A still of a video recording of an online discussion. Althea Thauberger, Justine A. Chambers, Yasmine Haiboub, Sandra Semchuk, and Charlene Vickers are smiling and talking from their own spaces.

Event · OnlineTalk Working together apart: Collaborative practices in Vancouver

A black and white image of a film frame depicting an unlit neon sign and street light at night. The neon sign reads “DANC BLUE SKY.” Black circles cover the surface of the image.

Event · OnlineTalkDeanna Bowen

21 Oct 20·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

A still of a hand painting with a paintbrush. On a large sheet of yellow paper, a red grid, red circles, and green lines are drawn.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Pattern Puppets

A photograph of a large mirror placed outside. A drawing of a person's face is attached to the top of the mirror. The reflection on the mirror shows people getting haircuts.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsGabi Dao and Christian Vistan present Paul Maheke and Tommy Orange

17 Oct 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Elsewhere · Campbell River Art Gallery Olivia WhetungSugarbush Shrapnel

24 Sep 20until18 Nov 20

A still of a person making a theatre set with cardboard boxes, colourful construction paper, and wood beads.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Theatre Diorama

A black and white cast photo from a theatre play with a large group of smiling people standing and crouching in rows. The people appear to be in costume and positioned in front of the stage backdrop.

Elsewhere · OBORO, Groupe Intervention Video, Ada X Deanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne

12 Sep 20until12 Dec 20

An image of an open page in Kevin Schmidt's monograph. The photograph printed on the page records the house decorated with holiday lights at night.

Event · OffsitePublication Launch and PerformanceKevin Schmidt

26 Aug 20·5:00 PM

A still image of a hand painting a sheet of paper. It depicts the interior of someone's room. The room is yellow and it has a coffee table, couch, and rugs.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: A Mystery Room Collage

A cover of a book titled "Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl" by Andrea Lawlor. It is pink and shows a face of a person.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsHannah Jickling and Helen Reed present Andrea Lawlor

16 Aug 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

EventIn this spaceVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2020

A cover of a book titled Anakana Schofield. On a white background, the capital letter b and the small letters: i, n, and a are printed.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsMarina Roy presents Anakana Schofield

25 Jul 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photograph of a train employee in a train vestibule. They wear a green uniform with gold insignia and a grey wool hat. They look down, away from the camera, while light from a window glows behind.

ExhibitionMadiha AijazMemorial for the lost pages

24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21

A black and white image of 7 people standing on the steps and landings of a u-shaped staircase inside of a building. Each person is looking directly at the camera.

ExhibitionAlthea ThaubergerPagal Pagal Pagal Pagal Filmy Duniya

24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21

A patterned print. The pattern has a green background; is made of rows of pink and blue diamond-like shapes. The blue shapes have a yellow rope-like shape in the middle. White lines connect each row.

ExhibitionJulian Yi-Zhong HouGrass Drama

24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21

An image of an open page inside Diyan Achjadi's book, titled Coming Soon! Two photographs recording Achjadi's poster projects in the city are printed on the pages.

Event · OnlinePublication LaunchDiyan Achjadi: Coming Soon!

25 Jun 20·7:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill standing in front of a bush. Hill is wearing a red shirt and purple bottoms.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsGabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill presents Leslie Marmon Silko, Miguel James and Ursula K. Le Guin

14 Jun 20·3:30 PMuntil5:30 PM

A still image from Beric Manywounds's film titled Tsanizid (Wake Up). Several animal-like shaped black objects are flowing around the full moon at night.

Event · OffsiteIndigenous Screening & DiscussionLuminous Territories

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsLeisure presents Charlotte Perkins Gilman

An image of a stage set framed by theatre curtains with brown curtains in the background. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and lounge chair.

Event · RemotePerformanceErica Stocking: The Artist’s Studio Is Her Bedroom: a choreographed statement of autobiographical art making

24 Mar 20·7:00 PM

A detail of Damla Tamer's artwork. It is a weaving of black and white printed paper.

EventPerformanceDamla Tamer

14 Mar 20·3:00 PM

An image of Justine A. Chambers performing choreography in a gallery space. Chambers is wearing a silver jumpsuit.

EventPerformanceJustine A. Chambers

7 Mar 20·12:00 PM

An image of a white bed foregrounding a projector screen. The screen shows the image of a stage set. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and a lounge chair.

EventRead-ThroughThe Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom

11 Feb 20·7:00 PM

A detail of various-shaped white ceramic vases sparsely placed on a white plinth.

EventArtist’s RoundtableThe Artist’s Studio is Her Bedroom

25 Jan 20·3:00 PM

Sand is piled against a V-shaped plinth on a gallery floor. Lining the top of the plinth are small colourful sculptures. Behind a large black & white vinyl print of a photo collage hangs on the wall.

EventWorkshopLeisure: Conversations with Magic Forms

25 Jan 20·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

An image of a stage set framed by theatre curtains with brown curtains in the background. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and lounge chair.

ExhibitionThe Artist's Studio is Her BedroomSteven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie MacDonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer

24 Jan 20until5 Jul 20

A photographic image of several roles of hemp ropes placed on a gray flat surface.

Event · OffsiteTalkValeen Jules, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour, Nicole Preissl,and Maika‘i Tubbs: Echoes & Reflections

19 Jan 20·2:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

An image, with a black background and white text and lines showing a section of an architectural plan for a neighbourhood. Handwritten text in the centre reads “CULLODEN COURT SHEL.”

Elsewhere · McMaster Museum of ArtDeanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne

16 Jan 20until9 May 20

A detail of Sreshta Rit Premnath's installation. A big white form is hanging on a broken fence.

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchSreshta Rit Premnath

9 Jan 20·6:00 PM

2019

An image of a person making flower-shaped beaded porcupine quill earrings.

EventBeading WorkshopBeaded Porcupine Quill Earrings with Melody Markle

8 Dec 19·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

An image of a person making a flower-shaped beaded appliqué piece.

EventBeading WorkshopAppliqué with Melody Markle

30 Nov 19·3:00 PMuntil6:00 PM

A graphite drawing depicting an imaginary machine with a black tube-like shape attached on top of a box.

Event · OffsiteTalkIngrid Koenig in conversation with Djuna Croon and David Morrissey

19 Nov 19·7:00 PM

An image detail of a wood veneer panel with a rendering of flowers blooming. The rendering is composed of bead-embroidered and wood-burned lines.

Event · OffsiteTalkOlivia Whetung in conversation with Clifford Atleo and Nicole Preissl

15 Oct 19·7:30 PM

An aluminum bench is installed in the corner of a gallery. On it sits a thin, slumped foam cutout in a human-like form. An exit sign reading EXILE instead of exit hangs on the wall above.

EventExhibition walk-throughwith Sreshta Rit Premnath

12 Oct 19·3:00 PM

An image detail of a wood veneer panel with a rendering of a hummingbird drinking nectar out of a flower. The rendering is composed of bead-embroidered and wood-burned lines.

ExhibitionOlivia WhetungSugarbush Shrapnel

11 Oct 19until5 Jan 20

Leaning on either side of a chain link fence, two thin, foam cutouts in human-like form sit slumped on a floor. Two of three fence sections have stretched emergency blankets instead of chain links.

ExhibitionSreshta Rit PremnathThose Who Wait

11 Oct 19until5 Jan 20

A graphite drawing depicting black circles and arrows which form a loose, pyramid-like stack expanding down from the top on a plain white background.

ExhibitionIngrid KoenigNavigating the Uncertainty Principle

11 Oct 19until5 Jul 20

A still of a video recording of the workshop led by Elisa Ferrari. An arm, wearing a watch is foregrounded by the semi-translucent blue fabric.

Event · Offsiteall the things in the roomElisa Ferrari in collaboration with Jane Ellison, Megan Hepburn and Tiziana La Melia

A billboard stands high off the ground with a bridge on one side and shipping containers on the other. The billboard reads “Anyone Seen Simon?” in black text.

Event · OffsitePublic Roundtable DiscussionAnyone Seen Simon? with artist Maddie Leach and moderated by Kamala Todd

1 Oct 19·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A black and white illustration of a Simon Fraser monument on a wharf. The statue’s bust has been removed from its plinth and sits on the ground next to a rock slab and saw.

Exhibition · OffsiteMaddie Leach Lowering Simon Fraser

30 Sep 19until4 Oct 19

Eventyou do youVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2019

A black and white image of a film frame depicting an unlit neon sign and street light at night. The neon sign reads “DANC BLUE SKY.” Black circles cover the surface of the image.

Exhibition · OffsiteDeanna BowenNight Prowl

10 Sep 19until31 Aug 20

A photograph of a pair of prostheses feet placed on black fabric.

EventTalkMaryam Jafri with Martha Rans: What’s Copyright Got to Do with It?

6 Jul 19·3:00 PM

A close up view of a sculpture forming a large-scale crossword puzzle. The dead squares of the crossword are filled with physical books affixed directly to the wooden surface.

ExhibitionMaryam JafriAutomatic Negative Thought

5 Jul 19until22 Sep 19

A photograph of a person in a black outfit performing in the gallery. The person stretches their arms on the floor and kneels on their right knee, stretching the other leg.

EventPerformanceKatie Cassady, Stephanie Cyr, Livona Ellis & Christoph Von Riedemann

25 Jun 19·7:00 PM

An image of the exterior of a transit bus that is wrapped in a patterned vinyl. The vinyl pattern is made up black pictographic imagery on a white background.

Event · OffsiteSound Performance Patrick Cruz aboard the moving bus

16 Jun 19·3:00 PM

A close up view of a steel sheet marked with two hand prints pointing downwards and made of grease. The steel is covered with other faint markings and appears to be gray, blue and purple.

Elsewhere · Art Gallery of BurlingtonJeneen Frei Njootlimy auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money

24 May 19until18 Aug 19

A detail of Erdem Taşdelen's design. On a dark blue background, white lines draw mathematical graphs and shapes.

Event · OffsiteReading Erdem Taşdelen reads from The Characters aboard the moving bus

14 Apr 19·3:00 PM

A photograph of a script. Around the typed script, handwritten notes cover the margins of the paper.

Event · OffsiteScreening and Discussion Deanna Bowen: On Trial The Long Doorway

11 Apr 19·7:00 PM

Exterior image of the Yaletown-Roundhouse station façade covered in a pattern of vinyl rhombus and triangle shapes. Each shape contains patterns of alternating red, white, black and yellow rhombuses.

Event · OffsiteTalkRolande Souliere

7 Apr 19·3:00 PM

An image depicting Benesh notation dance scores. The scores are white on a solid black background and resemble sheet music. “Farm Duet.” is written above the score on the top left.

ExhibitionDeanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne

5 Apr 19until16 Jun 19

An image detail of black-and-yellow caution tape layered in horizontal striations. To the left, there is a single vertical strip of red-and-white caution tape.

ExhibitionRolande SouliereFrequent Stopping IV and V

5 Apr 19until22 Sep 19

A black and white cast photo from a theatre play with a large group of smiling people standing and crouching in rows. The people appear to be in costume and positioned in front of the stage backdrop.

Event · OffsiteTalk Deanna Bowen: Capture Speaker Series

3 Apr 19·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

A black and white painted portrait of the Third Reich’s Minister of Propaganda. The image appears to be stretched out horizontally. It has bold brush strokes and unfinished edges.

Elsewhere · The LoftBabak GolkarAll the blind men

1 Mar 19until28 Mar 19

Elsewhere · Canada GalleryMyfanwy MacLeodNeighbours

1 Mar 19until8 Jun 19

Two ground level façade windows at CAG. They each have a pink backdrop and black and white text-based vinyl prints that read “Kind Killings,” “Regressive Rights” and “Homicidal Hemiline.”

EventWorkshopKameelah Janan Rasheed

16 Feb 19·3:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchA New Path to the Waterfall

7 Feb 19·5:30 PM

A graphic pattern made up of a purple, blue and green geometric background with various illustrations of buildings, swirling clouds, imaginary birds and plants superimposed on top.

Event · OffsiteTalkDiyan Achjadi

3 Feb 19·3:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

A detail of an embroidery sun with a grinning face.

EventTalkAnne Low

22 Jan 19·7:00 PM

A wooden frame hangs on a blue-grey wall. Mounted in the frame is a page from a book. The title of the page reads “War Memories.” The rest of the page is redacted, excluding one word, “war.”

EventTalkAslan Gaisumov

19 Jan 19·3:00 PM

A close up section of hand-painted floral wallpaper. The wallpaper has a vertical green striped background with a pattern made up of blue flowers, green diamond shapes and orange circles overtop.

ExhibitionAnne LowChair for a woman

18 Jan 19until24 Mar 19

An image of a blue carpeted room filled with rows of chairs. A large photograph of a cityscape fills the back wall. Windows line the left wall, two doors are on the right. Both have ornate drapery

ExhibitionAslan GaisumovIf No One Asks

18 Jan 19until24 Mar 19

A graphic pattern made up of a purple, blue and green geometric background with various illustrations of buildings, swirling clouds, imaginary birds and plants superimposed on top.

Exhibition · OffsiteHow far do you travel?Diyan Achjadi, Patrick Cruz, Rolande Souliere, Erdem Taşdelen, Anna Torma

1 Jan 19until31 Dec 19

2018

A still image of a person lying on a bed in a dimly lit room. This person is drawing something on their sketchbook.

Event · OffsiteScreeningGray House

7 Dec 18·7:00 PM

An open page from Jeneen Frei Njootli's monograph, titled "my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money." The installation image of the same-named exhibition, where the artist placed large sheets of steel in the gallery, is printed on the page.

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchJeneen Frei Njootli: my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money

29 Nov 18·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

The exterior of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station with the work of Kameelah Janan Rasheed installed on the facade. There are large, safety-yellow vinyl prints with large black text on five window panels.

EventTalkKameelah Janan Rasheed

27 Oct 18·3:00 PM

The cover of the book "Page 10" by Robert Kleyn. The cover is blue with faint blue text in the background. The title of the book and author's name are in bold black text.

EventPublication LaunchRobert Kleyn: Page 10

19 Oct 18·6:30 PM

A photograph capturing the sun setting on the sea. A cloud covers the top left part of this image. One-third of this image on the right is covered by a black shadow.

Event · OffsiteTalkWolfgang Weileder

11 Oct 18·7:00 PM

A black and white photograph made using the cross section of calcite. The image appears abstract and depicts a close up view of the calcite’s striations.

ExhibitionDove AlloucheNegative Capability

28 Sep 18until30 Dec 18

Graphic black and white text-based prints scattered across a pink backdrop. The texts are short statements such as “PUDGY POWER,” “TEMPORAL TWERK,” “ANACHRONISTIC ANGER” and “QUARANTINED QUESTION.”

ExhibitionKameelah Janan RasheedAn Alphabetical Accumulation of Approximate Observations | How To Suffer Politely (And Other Etiquette)

28 Sep 18until24 Mar 19

A photographic image of a cloudy sky.

EventTalkDove Allouche

28 Sep 18·12:30 PM

A cover of a book by Billy-Ray Belcourt titled "This Wound is a World." The image includes a person stretching their arms in the air.

EventReadingBilly-Ray Belcourt

12 Sep 18·7:00 PM

EventThis is an IllusionVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2018

A photograph of white bookshelves attached to a wall. Multiple books are installed on these bookshelves.

EventReading GroupEmily Dundas Oke

14 Aug 18·7:00 PM

A watercolour print of the head of an ocellated turkey on a plain oof-white coloured paper. Below the image is text reading “OCELLATED TURKEY (Meleagris ocellata).”

Exhibition · OffsiteMyfanwy MacLeodNeighbours

13 Aug 18until24 Sep 18

A small plane flying in the sky pulls a banner that says, “gone to feminist land art retreat - back in 2 weeks.”

Event · OffsiteFeminist Land Art RetreatFLAR AIR and FLAR AIRWAVES

An exterior image of CAG’s façade windows with a panoramic photograph in vinyl of a rainforest landscape installed over an orange background.

EventTalk Andi Icaza-Largaespada

26 Jul 18·7:00 PM

A detail of installation work by Deanna Bowen. On a table with two chairs, a rotary phone, a radio, newspaper, and a note are placed.

Event · OffsiteTalkDeanna Bowen in conversation with Cecily Nicholson

21 Jul 18·2:00 PM

A detail image of Jeneen Frei Njootli's installation work. It is a large-scale sheet of steel with some oil marks that look like a geographic map.

EventTalkJeneen Frei Njootli, Ayumi Goto, Peter Morin, and Olivia Whetung: Resonant Presence and Refusals

17 Jul 18·7:00 PM

An abstract drawing on graph paper made of many intersecting colourful lines creating a diamond-like pattern on the top and bottom. Around the edge of the paper are handwritten notes and scribbles.

ExhibitionChanna HorwitzProgressions and Rhythms in Eight

13 Jul 18until16 Sep 18

A close up view of a steel sheet marked with two hand prints pointing downwards and made of grease. The steel is covered with other faint markings and appears to be gray, blue and purple.

ExhibitionJeneen Frei Njootlimy auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money

13 Jul 18until16 Sep 18

A photograph of a rainforest landscape. A curved, orange dirt road intersects the middle of the image. A figure covered in reflective gold cloth stands in the middle of the road.

ExhibitionAndi Icaza-Largaespada(untitled) a mountain bought but not yet named

13 Jul 18until16 Sep 18

A detail image of a text-based work by Channa Horwitz. On a sheet of white paper, various texts and diagrams are printed with black ink.

EventTalkEllen Davis on Channa Horwitz

13 Jul 18·6:30 PM

Andrew Bartee, wearing a mustard-coloured outfit is performing for an audience seated on the floor against a gallery wall.

EventPerformance Andrew Bartee: A dance for lonely people

29 Jun 18·6:30 PM

A photograph of children and adults walking down a narrow alley between houses.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallJustine A. Chambers: the intersectors

14 Jun 18·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

An image of a drumset and mikes being set up in front of a gallery wall. Seven landscape photographs are installed on the wall. The audience sit on the floor and waiting for the performance to start.

EventPerformanceScott Gailey and Yu Su

7 Jun 18·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

An image of baseball caps, helmets, gloves and multiple used materials pilled up on a flat white surface.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreDana Claxton with Jaleh Mansoor: Subterranean Weaving: On the Entwinement of Indigeneity and Hidden Labour in the Making of Contemporary Vancouver

5 Jun 18·7:00 PMuntil8:30 PM

A still image of hands placing cans of soda on a green backdrop.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallHelen Reed and Hannah Jickling: A subtle lemon, mild skunk-ish and sweet potato sign

3 May 18·5:30 PM

A portrait photo of Kaja Silverman wearing a black shift and sitting on stone steps outside the building entrance.

Event · OffsiteTalkKaja Silverman: The Three-Personed Picture

29 Apr 18·6:00 PM

An image of people standing apart in a gallery, interspersed by artworks on the wall. They are holding books. Some chairs are placed in the middle of the gallery facing performers.

EventPerformance Mark Timmings and Stephen Morris: Wetland Senario

28 Apr 18·7:30 PM

Still image of people in black t-shirts performing choreography. Three pairs of two dancers are in various poses, many leaning against the walls.

Event · OffsitePerformanceJohn Wood and Paul Harrison: Very Clear Instructions

20 Apr 18·7:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

An image of two people standing in front of artworks installed on a gallery wall.

Event · OffsiteTalkUK Curatorial Delegation

8 Apr 18·6:30 PMuntil8:30 PM

An image of collage and drawing pieces overlapping and leaning against a wall. They are both framed.

EventTalk Joi T. Arcand, Colin Miner, Grace Ndiritu and Kara Uzelman with Kimberly Phillips: On Time and the Futurity of Photography

7 Apr 18·3:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

A photo with a red car driving down a street past stores and buildings, the background a clear sky. The text on the awnings has been replaced with Cree syllabics. The corners of the image are round.

ExhibitionThe Blue HourJoi T. Arcand, Kapwani Kiwanga, Colin Miner, Grace Ndiritu, Kara Uzelman

6 Apr 18until24 Jun 18

An installation image of Grace Ndiritu's work mounted on a wall. It is a black and white photograph capturing a forest.

Event · OffsiteTalkGrace Ndiritu

29 Mar 18·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

Brent Wadden's book, titled "two scores." The upper half of the book cover is purple and the bottom is blue.

EventPublication LaunchBrent Wadden: Two Scores

17 Mar 18·4:30 PM

An image of a person writing texts on the whiteboard with a red marker.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreColl Thrush with Kamala Todd: Land Language: Land Responsibilities

6 Mar 18·7:00 PM

Elsewhere · Canada GalleryVikky AlexanderThe Spoils of the Park

1 Mar 18until15 May 18

A photograph of a piece of white cloth on a wall of a classroom. A phrase, '"open access is..." is printed in the middle of the cloth, and other handwritten ideas, including "not being judged" are written in the margins.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallCarmen Papalia: Open Access: Practicing Accessibility Together

1 Mar 18·5:00 PM

A photograph of Travis Meinolf weaving on a wooden loom outdoors.

EventWorkshop Weaving with Travis Meinolf

17 Feb 18·3:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

A photograph of Carmen Papalia speaking into a white megaphone on a street.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreCarmen Papalia and Joulene Tse Parent: Dignity and Access

23 Jan 18·7:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A close view of a woven textile which has a striped pattern of alternating brown, orange and tan colours.

EventTalkT'ai Smith: Dissecting Textiles

20 Jan 18·3:00 PM

A close up view of a weaving. The weaving is made up of horizontal stripes in various colours including, browns, greens, yellows, greys, white, red and purple.

ExhibitionBrent WaddenTwo Scores

12 Jan 18until25 Mar 18

Elsewhere · Illingworth Kerr GalleryAndrew BarteeA dance for lonely people

11 Jan 18until13 Jan 18

2017

A black and white line drawing.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallElisa Ferrari: the sound of a cactus being touched by a raindrop

14 Dec 17·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

Elsewhere · Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art ContemporainLiz Magor

18 Nov 17until14 May 18

A detailed image of Andrew Dadson's work. A cactus illuminated by pink-purple light.

EventTalkAndrew Dadson

15 Nov 17·6:00 PM

Exterior image of CAG with the work of Lyse Lemieux installed in vinyl across the ground and top floor windows. Large-scale black ellipses alternate with black linear patterns on a beige background.

EventTalkLyse Lemieux

15 Nov 17·6:00 PM

Various sheets of paper with pressed plants on them are scattered over a table covered in blue cloth.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallT’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss: The Strathcona Herbarium Launch

9 Nov 17·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

Two smiling children in a classroom looking at a handmade herbarium book. Other herbarium books surround them on the table.

EventA New Path to the Waterfall

A close up view of a plant’s leaves under pink light against a white backdrop. The plant is painted white, two bright green leaves have sprouted in the centre. Areas of the white paint are cracking.

ExhibitionAndrew DadsonSite For Still Life

13 Oct 17until31 Dec 17

A piece of cloth with a black and white pattern made of vertical lines of varying thicknesses. The bottom right corner of the cloth is lifted up revealing the same fabric beneath it.

ExhibitionLyse LemieuxFULL FRONTAL

13 Oct 17until25 Mar 18

An image of a dancer preforming.

EventPerformancesAndrew Bartee

EventFIRE ALARMVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2017

An inflated plastic bag covers the head of the artist. The artist’s face looking down her hands is visible through this translucent bag. Many people seated behind her are watching this performance.

Event · OffsitePerformanceSikarnt Skoolisariyaporn: Object Without Shadow

9 Sep 17·8:00 PM

EventContemporary Art PracticesVisual Arts Summer Intensive

Multiple, framed paintings of similar mountain landscapes in different sizes cover the walls of a gallery in a salon-style layout. Four vitrines in the center of the gallery display more.

Event · OffsiteTalkPeter White

18 Jul 17·6:00 PM

Elsewhere · 524 West 26th Street Andrew Dadson

11 Jul 17until20 Jul 17

Elsewhere · Kunstverein HamburgLiz Magoryou, you, you

1 Jul 17until20 Mar 17

A landscape painting depicting a lake and a waterfall framed by pine trees. There is a mountain in the background and a deer standing on colorful rocks to the right.

ExhibitionLevine FlexhaugA Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings

30 Jun 17until24 Sep 17

Detail image of Gordon Bennett’s work on paper. A person in a red jacket stands on a seashore, surrounded by other human figures in black and white. A ship is visible in the far left on a body of water.

ExhibitionGordon BennettBe Polite

30 Jun 17until24 Sep 17

Three circular paintings of mountain landscapes hang in a horizontal line on a bright blue wall in a gallery. The landscapes appear to be duplicates but are subtly different.

EventTalkNancy Tousley

30 Jun 17·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

Detail shot of the work of Gordon Bennett. The colourful drawing shows two figures. One at the center that is part skeleton. A smaller figure sits on top and is holding two snakes.

EventTalkAileen Burns

29 Jun 17·6:15 PM

A salad in a big blue bowl, a bottle of olive oil, and various other plates are placed on a table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: Exploring Syrian Cuisine

29 Apr 17·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait photograph of Sally Tallant smiling. Tallant is wearing a green shirt and a silver necklace.

EventTalkSally Tallant

12 Apr 17·5:30 PM

Installation image of various works in a gallery. Coloured photographs of various landscapes, texts, and some objects are sparsely placed on the wall.

EventArtist TalkGreg Staats

2 Apr 17·2:00 PM

People self-serving food from various dishes on a long silver table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: The Chosen Food: Shabbat Dinner & Fresh Challah

2 Apr 17·5:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A photograph of a person standing on a beach near the ocean. The person is holding a rectangular mirror horizontally with one arm outstretched. The reflection in the mirror is of a light blue sky.

ExhibitionSong of the Open RoadVikky Alexander, Robert Arndt, Gerard Byrne, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, Kelly Jazvac, Kelly Lycan, Niamh O’Malley, Dawit L. Petros, Greg Staats, Lisa Tan

1 Apr 17until18 Jun 17

Detail of a sculpture installation. Some pink flowers and twigs are arranged in a flat rectangular-shaped vase filled with water. A large mirror is placed beneath the vase.

ExhibitionThe Moon Is Often Referred To As A Dead, Barren World, But I Think This Is Not Necessarily The CaseDiane Borsato with the collaboration of Judie Glick, Kuniko Yamamoto, Naomi Sawada and Anne Morrell Robinson

25 Mar 17until25 Mar 17

A close up view of a patchwork quilt made of fabric squares of varying patterns and colours. Quilted overtop are large white block letters. Only a fragment of a sentence is visible.

EventInstallationDiane Borsato: The Moon Is Often Referred To As a Dead, Barren World, But I Think This Is Not Necessarily The Case

25 Mar 17·6:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

Two people standing and mixing cut vegetables in a bowl on a kitchen table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: Cooking with Maria Dyulgerova and Biliana Velkova

18 Mar 17·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A white graph on a black background with a heading that reads "How do you feel?" A "Next" button is beneath the graph.

EventFeedback SeriesDavid Balzer on Erdem Taşdelen

11 Mar 17·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

Elsewhere · Migros Museum für GegenwartskunstLiz Magoryou, you, you

18 Feb 17until7 May 17

EventTalkErdem Taşdelen

19 Jan 17·6:30 PMuntil7:30 PM

A video still with an image of a lush forest in British Columbia. Sunlight is streaming through the moss covered trees.

ExhibitionErdem TaşdelenWild Child | The Quantified Self Poems

13 Jan 17until19 Mar 17

Cacti are planted in a basin filled with dirt lit with blue and pink lights. The image is an overhead view of the cacti through a wooden door arch, which appears silhouetted in front of the lights.

ExhibitionHaroon MirzaEntheogens

13 Jan 17until19 Mar 17

In a darkened gallery space, four thin TV monitors with stands play video works. In front of them, twelve speaker boxes are placed in a large circle, inside which visitors sit while watching videos.

Event · OffsiteTalkHaroon Mirza

13 Jan 17·6:00 PMuntil0:00 AM

2016

Still image from a video. A person wearing a grey shirt and a pair of black pants stands on a concrete floor between spotlights, sweeping with a long broom.

ExhibitionAnchi LinTo the Shore

14 Oct 16until1 Jan 17

Image of a dark, metallic coloured sculpture on a wooden surface. The sculpture resembles the form of a human ear.

ExhibitionGuillaume LeblonUNTANGLED FIGURES

14 Oct 16until1 Jan 17

A large black and white map covers the floor. Various coloured markers are scattered across the surface and a person is pointing to an intersection on the map.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopKeg de Souza

1 Oct 16·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Various items including plastic shopping bags are vacuumed sealed in clear bags. People are visible through the clear bags.

Event · OffsiteTalkKeg de Souza

28 Sep 16·7:00 PM

A close up view of an installation containing white paper plates edged with a blue floral pattern. The plates are placed upright over a black background and layered creating a scalloped pattern.

ExhibitionWhite, Steel, Slice, Mask | Bear Claws Salad Hands Sameer Farooq and Mirjam Linschooten

10 Sep 16until19 Mar 17

Elsewhere · Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry, le CrédacLiz MagorThe Blue One Comes In Black

8 Sep 16until16 Dec 16

Three people, with their backs to the camera, look at a row of unframed photographs hanging on a grey gallery wall.

EventGet R.E.A.L.

An abstract painting of orange, yellow and shades of green reminiscent of a sunrise.

ExhibitionIsabel NolanThe weakened eye of day

29 Jul 16until2 Oct 16

Event · OffsiteTalkIsabel Nolan

26 Jul 16·7:00 PM

EventTalkClaudia Beck on Jochen Lempert

11 Jun 16·3:00 PM

A black and white photograph of a person floating in the sea.

Event · OffsiteIn ConversationAmaara Raheem & Kimberly Phillips

2 Jun 16·7:00 PM

A black and white unframed photograph hangs on a gallery wall. The photograph depicts a a plant with a stark white left in the centre.

EventTalkJochen Lempert

7 May 16·2:00 PM

ExhibitionJochen LempertField Guide

6 May 16until17 Jul 16

A faded photograph of a family of six standing in front of a car. White mask-like shapes have been painted over their faces.

Exhibition · OffsiteJérôme HavreUntitled

15 Apr 16until31 Aug 16

Image of a pair of hands placed on a glass armonica.

Event · OffsitePerformanceCamille Norment and Experimental Music Unit: Songs for Glass Island

9 Apr 16·7:00 PM

A graphic illustration of two figures printed in black vinyl on the glass face of a train station. One is walking and the other is upside down with a drill-like head. Bold text is on either side.

Event · OffsiteTalkWalter K. Scott

7 Mar 16·6:00 PM

Fifteen metal rulers align diagonally on a white table in a gallery. Each is bent upwards at a 90 degree angle at different points. In combination, the aligned bent sections create a raised slope.

Event · OffsiteTalk John Wood and Paul Harrison

15 Feb 16·6:00 PM

A blue toy car is placed on the floor in the corner of a gallery. Its front is slightly bent and pushed up against the bottom corner of a concrete wall, as if it had crashed moments before.

ExhibitionJohn Wood and Paul HarrisonI DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW IT

12 Feb 16until24 Apr 16

An image of two people sitting in a bedroom facing the camera. Framed images cover the walls of the bedroom. A black leather vest hangs on the door and black leather pants are laid on a blue bed.

ExhibitionP. Staff The Foundation

12 Feb 16until24 Apr 16

Elsewhere · Mercer UnionIsabel NolanThe weakened eye of day

12 Feb 16until2 Apr 16

Event · OffsiteScreening P. Staff and Robin Simpson: Missives

12 Feb 16·7:00 PM

EventPerformanceHazel Meyer: Muscle Panic

31 Jan 16·2:00 PM

A group of people boarding a small blue boat from a concrete dock on a rainy day. A bridge and buildings are visible in the background beyond the water.

Event · OffsiteBoat TourCindy Mochizuki: Paper

EventPerformanceMargaret Dragu: The Library Project

30 Jan 16·11:00 AMuntil2:00 PM

EventPerformanceJanice Kerbel: DOUG

29 Jan 16·7:00 PM

This is a close-up view of a performance taking place inside the gallery space. A person is adjusting the stage light and another is taking a photograph of a seated person in the middle.

EventPerformanceTiziana La Melia: Staring at the Ceiling

26 Jan 16·7:00 PM

Two people are performing in a gallery space. The one wearing a blue-green scarf is standing straight and looking down at the other, who is lying down on the floor.

EventPerformanceOlivia Boudreau: Lying Bodies, Standing Bodies

26 Jan 16·12:00 PMuntil6:00 PM

An artwork depicting two shoeprint-like forms made out of googly-eye stickers on a tan background.

EventFeedback SeriesHowie Tsui on Kim Beom

12 Jan 16·7:00 PM

2015

Miniature chairs placed in rows are placed atop a wooden surface. Various objects such as a kitchen scale, fan, rope, dish soap bottle, clock, bug spray, kettle and watering can sit on the chairs.

ExhibitionKim Beom

5 Dec 15until17 Jan 16

Three objects are displayed in a gallery space. From left to right, a silver iron, black portable radio, and silver kettle are placed on a shelf mounted to a white gallery wall.

EventTalkKim Beom in conversation with Paul Kajande

5 Dec 15·2:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A close up view of a hand drawn poster, which has ART AS ACTIVISM written on it and a drawing of two figures, one is seated in front of an easel and crossed out, while the other holds a protest sign.

EventPanel DiscussionAmanda Cachia, Carmen Papalia, Cheryl L’Hirondelle and Margaret Dragu

22 Nov 15·11:00 AMuntil1:00 PM

A graphic illustration of two figures. One is walking and the other is upside down with a drill-like head. Bold text reads “TWO THOUSAND FEET UNDERGROUND'' and “WRITING A ONE THOUSAND PAGE NOVEL.”

Exhibition · OffsiteWalter K. ScottA Home Underground (Excerpt II)

13 Nov 15until31 Jan 16

A sculpture made of various rolls of duct tape are stacked one on top of the other. A dome-shaped incandescent lightbulb shines from the top.

ExhibitionRyan GanderA lamp made by the artist for his wife

13 Nov 15until31 Jan 16

An image of many dishes placed inside red and white gingham patterned tent. Small flags showing various words, such as immigration and heritage, are sticking out of each dish.

EventPanel DiscussionRandy Lee Cutler, Holly Schmidt, Gaye Chan, Derya Akay and Keg de Souza

17 Oct 15·3:00 PM

Three large-scale, marble sculptures resembling child-made forts of draped sheets, chairs, and other objects. Behind, a large-scale, abstract work of colourful geometric shapes is mounted on a wall.

EventTalk Sylvia Kind

6 Oct 15·7:00 PM

Elsewhere · Peep-Hole Art CentreLiz MagorSix Ways to Sunday #6

23 Sep 15until7 Nov 15

A pair of large, animatronic cartoonish blue eyes with thick black eyebrows and pronounced white eyelids stare out from the image.

ExhibitionRyan GanderMake every show like it's your last

11 Sep 15until1 Nov 15

The artist Marie Lorenz stands in a river pulling a wooden boat to drag it into the river. The tide is low and only the calves of the artist are soaked in the water.

Event · OffsiteMarie LorenzTidal Derive

A single-channel video is projected on a screen in a darkened gallery. The video depicts musicians in black dress clothes playing instruments in an orchestra.

EventFeedback SeriesMurray Isman, Lucas Abela and Giorgia Magnanensi on Mungo Thompson

28 Jul 15·7:00 PM

EventTalkMungo Thomson

11 Jul 15·2:00 PM

A video still depicts musicians in black dress clothes playing instruments in an orchestra, a conductor stands in the centre facing away from the camera. White subtitles line the bottom of the frame.

ExhibitionMungo ThomsonTime, People, Money, Crickets

10 Jul 15until30 Aug 15

A person dressed in black plays the violin outdoors in a park. There are buildings, trees and benches in the background.

Event · OffsitePerformanceMungo Thomson: Crickets

10 Jul 15·8:30 PM

A photograph of a rectangular stone falls into a dark blue ocean creating a large splash. An industrial metal structure fills the foreground of the photograph.

Event · OffsiteTalkMaddie Leach

11 Jun 15·7:00 PM

An abstract painting hangs on a navy blue gallery wall. In the foreground of the image a section of a marble bench facing the painting is visible.

EventTalkTad Hozumi

6 Jun 15·4:00 PM

Detail image of Meriç Algün Ringborg’s text-based artwork installed in the CAG’s exterior window spaces. A part of the text lists English words such as setting, separation, and surprising.

EventReadingMeriç Algün Ringborg and Erdem Taşdelen: Investigations on Artistic Subjectivity

16 May 15·2:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

Two abstract, black and white paintings and one sculpture are installed in a gallery space. The sculpture is made of large, arched and bent sheets of reflective material stacked atop one another.

EventFeedback SeriesMark DeLong, Richard MacFarlane and Brynn McNab on Julia Dault

12 May 15·7:00 PM

A sculpture made of large, arched and bent sheets of reflective material stacked atop one another.

EventIn ConversationJulia Dault & Michelle Jacques

2 May 15·1:00 PM

A close up view of an abstracting painting. The painting is made up of a repeating pattern of mainly pink, blue, black, and white crescent moon-like shaped brushstrokes.

ExhibitionJulia DaultBlame It On the Rain

1 May 15until28 Jun 15

Detail image of the surface of a white marble bench sculpture. Various carved graffiti marks, Roman alphabet characters, Arabic numbers, a heart, squares, and other marks, cover the surface.

ExhibitionShannon BoolMichelangelo’s Place

1 May 15until28 Jun 15

Detail image of a photograph in vinyl of a rectangular carpet installed on the facade of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Geometric forms and stylized plant motifs in white, green and red are visible.

EventTalkShannon Bool

22 Apr 15·7:00 PM

The cover of David Blazer’s book “Curationism.” The cover depicts a photograph of an assemblage sculpture made of a mannequin torso balanced on cogs and other mechanical objects.

EventTalk David Balzer

10 Apr 15·7:00 PM

A single-channel video is projected on the wall. The video depicts a person speaking directly to the camera. The subtitle reads, “I feel the need to believe.” Black chairs are aligned on the floor.

EventFeedback SeriesOn Jeremy Shaw

24 Mar 15·7:00 PM

A black and white image of a starkly lit dancer in motion wearing a white unitard. Multiple translucent images of the dancer in slightly varying positions are overlaid against a black background.

Event · OffsiteTalk Jeremy Shaw in conversation with Caitlin Jones

2 Mar 15·6:00 PM

A black and white image of a figure wearing a unitard posing with one hand raising their hair above their head. the other on their hip. They are backlit and appear to be glowing on a black backdrop.

ExhibitionJeremy ShawMedium-Based Time

27 Feb 15until19 Apr 15

A photographed image foregrounded by the back head of a man with a beige coat. This person looks straight to the crowd passing the wide street

Event · OffsitePerformanceLotte van den Berg: Cinema Imaginaire

A scarf-like textile hangs from a bar attached to a gallery wall. The textile has a colourful stripe-pattern and blue tassels. The gallery walls are painted in red, and the floor is light grey.

EventFeedback SeriesZora McMillan on Krista Belle Stewart

1 Feb 15·2:00 PM

A large video projection of a snowy landscape on a red gallery wall. Centred in the image, a red pickup truck on a narrow road cutting across low, rolling hills.

Event · OffsiteScreening and TalkKrista Belle Stewart

29 Jan 15·7:00 PM

A video work by Krista Belle Stewart projected on a red gallery wall. The video shows a person wearing a carved wooden mask. A black and white photograph of children is installed on the other wall.

EventFeedback SeriesGabrielle Moser on Krista Belle Stewart

26 Jan 15·7:00 PM

A dancer with outstretched arms stands in the centre of the frame with other dancers in the background. They are in front of a backdrop depicting a nighttime cityscape with silhouette foliage.

ExhibitionGrace SchwindtOnly a Free Individual Can Create a Free Society

23 Jan 15until15 Feb 15

A video still depicts two people pointing to a large black and white image hanging on a wooden paneled wall. To the right is a glass display case containing two objects sitting atop a red platform.

ExhibitionKrista Belle StewartMotion and Moment Always

23 Jan 15until15 Feb 15

Detail image of a photograph in vinyl of a rectangular carpet installed on the facade of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Geometric forms and stylized plant motifs in white, green and red are visible.

Exhibition · OffsiteShannon BoolThe Flight of the Medici Mamluk

23 Jan 15until19 Apr 15

A close view of a clear, block-like sculpture of encased broken ceramic pieces installed on a plinth. A royal blue cloth drapes behind the sculpture.

Event · OffsiteTalkGrace Schwindt

19 Jan 15·7:00 PM

2014

An image of people standing on a grassy landscape flying orange fish-shaped kites on a sunny date. The sky is bright blue, taking up most of the image.

ExhibitionShimabukuWhen Sky Was Sea

21 Nov 14until11 Jan 15

Detail image of Gunilla Klingberg’s artwork installed on Yaletown-Roundhouse station’s facade. A grey, mandala-like pattern of cut vinyl covers a window. A mouse-like figure can be seen in the pattern.

ExhibitionGunilla KlingbergBrand New View (Vancouver)

10 Oct 14until11 Feb 15

A white ceramic vase painted with then orange, black and grey lines. The vase has a bulbous bottom and geometric neck.

ExhibitionJürgen PartenheimerThe Archive – The Raven Diaries

12 Sep 14until9 Nov 14

An image depicting a forest of dark trees which appear to be standing in a glowing body of water.

ExhibitionKelly RichardsonLegion

11 Jul 14until31 Aug 14

A close up image of overlapping spray-painted words in red and black on a wooden surface. One phrase reads, “GLOBAL PRIVATE WEALTH RISES,” the other is fragmented and reads “HOW DO Y DEFINE IS.”

ExhibitionStefan Brüggemann Headlines and Last Lines in the Movies

13 Jun 14until7 Sep 14

$An image depicting the back of a person’s head, with short blonde hair. The person is cast in warm light with rainbows refracting throughout the image.$

ExhibitionThe Act of Seeing with One’s Own EyesEd Atkins, Edgardo Aragón, Kim Beom, Rossella Biscotti, Stan Brakhage, Duncan Campbell, Fabiola Carranza, Maryam Jafri, Toril Johannessen, Shahryar Nashat

13 Jun 14until29 Jun 14

An image of a snowy landscape with a house made of log timber and forested hills behind. In the foreground of the image is a wooden post with a sign that reads “EDM house 88.1 fm.”

ExhibitionKevin Schmidt

28 Mar 14until1 Jun 14

A mirrored black and white image of leafless entangled tree branches.

Exhibition · OffsiteMarian Penner BancroftBoulevard

28 Mar 14until7 Sep 14

Phrases in blue and green neon lights read: “I KNOW THEY KNOW.”

ExhibitionTim EtchellsWho Knows

24 Jan 14until1 Jun 14

A wood object with differently-shaped blocks hanging from its simple square frame. A wood cube and dowel lay in front. A hand holding a thin wooden down reaches towards the object.

ExhibitionAurélien FromentFröbel Fröbeled

24 Jan 14until15 Mar 14

2013

Chunks of a shiny, deep black gelatinous substance are scattered across a stark white surface.

ExhibitionJames WellingThe Mind on Fire

15 Nov 13until12 Jan 14

An overhead view of a black typewriter on a wooden desk surrounded by open books, papers, pens and a bowl of sunflower seed shells.

ExhibitionMeriç Algün RingborgMetatext

15 Nov 13until12 Jan 14

A photographic mural in vinyl is installed on the windows of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Black dots scatter across a semi-translucent background of softly focussed yellows, blues and greens.

Exhibition · OffsiteMungo ThomsonNegative Space

1 Oct 13until1 Jun 14

A sculpture resembling a clown. A plastic jug from which orange fibres emerge is fastened upside down on a wooden stick with a red bow tied to it. A bright orange clown-like nose is held on by wire.

ExhibitionMike Nelson

14 Sep 13until3 Nov 13

A free-standing, steel sculpture installed on a gallery floor. The entire sculpture is painted green and its shape resembles a bent, distorted staircase.

ExhibitionMonika Sosnowska

28 Jun 13until25 Aug 13

A graphic grid made of red, yellow and red rectangles. Crackling lettering in the same colours occupies each rectangle reading “CWAK,” “QUAC,” “KWAQUE,” “DUC IN THE MUK,” “QWAQ” and “CUACK.”

ExhibitionKay RosenCUTOUT

28 Jun 13until3 Nov 13

A drawing of a one-story building with panel siding rises above a blank, snowy ground. The siding is teal green except for a section in the middle where it is marked with brown, orange and black.

ExhibitionItee PootoogookBuildings and Land

28 Jun 13until25 Aug 13

An abstract black and white image depicting two semi circles of light on a dark background.

ExhibitionNancy HoltSelected Photo and Film Works

19 Apr 13until16 Jun 13

An image of a hilly, rocky landscape dotted with evergreen trees surrounding a blue lake.

ExhibitionErin ShirreffPictures

19 Apr 13until16 Jun 13

A close view of many small graphite drawings hung in a grid. Each drawing is the same depicting an interior view containing chairs, tables, ladders and other furniture.

ExhibitionCiprian MureșanRecycled Playground

8 Feb 13until7 Apr 13

Text in vinyl installed on the glass exterior of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. “AS IT COMES” appears in orange-yellow colour. Letters are outlined by dripping, neon green lines.

ExhibitionRaymond BoisjolyAs It Comes

8 Feb 13until16 Jun 13

A blue water jug sits on a wood table, from which a pair of hands pour water into a glass. A machine sits behind the tank. This machine and the tank are connected by a black tube.

ExhibitionLouise Hervé and Chloé MailletScholar's Rock

26 Jan 13until3 Feb 13

Two people sit back-to-back at folding tables in a public space. Both are typing on white laptops. A large poster for Push Festival is visible behind one desk, an elevator door behind the other.

Exhibition · OffsiteMariano PensottiSometimes I think, I can see you

18 Jan 13until3 Feb 13

2012

A black and white photograph of a person standing by a traffic light pole on a city street corner. They have a megaphone and are carrying a sign covered by a gold leaf intervention over the image.

ExhibitionNathan ColeyKnowledge, Kindliness and Courage | We Must Cultivate Our Garden

23 Nov 12until20 Jan 13

Detail image of Nairy Baghramian's sculptures. A black sculpture with two legs resembles a stool, while another in white, standing to the back, resembles the form of a resting heron.

ExhibitionNairy BaghramianClass Reunion

14 Sep 12until11 Nov 12

Detail image of a mosquito sculpture by Xu Zhen. It is mounted to a white gallery wall and has six long legs. It has a dark grey body, and three quarters of its abdomen is red.

ExhibitionXu ZhenThe Last Few Mosquitoes

14 Sep 12until11 Nov 12

A child, wearing a mask and dipping a brush into an ink bottle, sits in front of an open book with photos of statues. A print hangs on the wall in the background. The entire image has a magenta hue.

ExhibitionChildren's FilmsPresented by Gareth Moore with Ulla Von Brandenburg, Keren Cytter, Geoffrey Farmer, Julia Feyrer, Harrell Fletcher, Mike Marshall, and Sylvain Sailly

14 Sep 12until11 Nov 12

An image of a child wearing a brown sweater facing towards the camera, but looking away, with their hands in their pockets. The blurred background is a stark landscape with buildings in the distance.

ExhibitionSarah BrowneHow To Use Fool's Gold

13 Jul 12until2 Sep 12

Vertical, curved black lines of pixels atop a pixelated, coloured background form a rainbow coloured Moiré pattern of undulating waves.

Exhibition · OffsiteNicolas SassoonWAVES

13 Jul 12until20 Jan 13

A sculpture made of a mannequin foot in brown stockings covered by a glass bell jar sitting on a mirrored plinth.

ExhibitionJosephine MeckseperAmerican Leg

25 May 12until2 Sep 12

Detail image of a sculpture. A folded, collaged and photocopied drawing resembling a human figure sits on a plinth. In front of it is a sheet of glass and behind an abstract, metallic form.

ExhibitionMatthew Monahan

27 Apr 12until1 Jul 12

A coloured drawing by Guo Fengyi. On a white sheet of paper is a drawn figure resembling a green microbe with a soft, round form. A thick, red line outlines the figure.

ExhibitionGuo Fengyi

3 Feb 12until15 Apr 12

An image of two animated, toy-like human characters on a fluorescent green background. They are naked except for small green leaves that cover their intimate parts.

ExhibitionFrances StarkMy Best Thing

3 Feb 12until15 Apr 12

A square of turquoise blue with a smattering of white specs resembling a starry sky. White text at the top reads “49 KODAK EKTAR 100 50.”

ExhibitionScott MasseyAurorae | Via Lactea (above Glacier Lake)

3 Feb 12until15 Apr 12

2011

A bouquet of fresh flowers in a white ceramic vase on the floor of a gallery. A spotlight on the ground illuminates the bouquet, casting a stark shadow on the wall behind.

ExhibitionCorin SwornEndless Renovation

18 Nov 11until15 Jan 12

A textured, painted wall in gray on which two objects hang. One a sky-blue circle, the other a thin yellow stick hung vertically and casting a thin shadow to its right.

ExhibitionRobert OrchardsonEndless Façade

18 Nov 11until15 Jan 12

CAG’s facade windows are installed with colorful circular and organic shapes in vinyl. The first floor windows are covered in two hues of pale blue, on which the various-sized shapes scatter.

ExhibitionFederico HerreroVibrantes

9 Sep 11until15 Jan 12

Detail image of a Corita Kent silkscreen print. Red, pink and black block letters and shapes overlap in a collage-like composition.

ExhibitionCorita KentTo create is to relate

9 Sep 11until30 Oct 11

A black and white wood-block print depicting a person on wooden stilts walking across the water. In the background another person climbs on a tree.

ExhibitionThomas BewickTale-pieces

9 Sep 11until30 Oct 11

A human head-like plaster sculpture lit by a colourful, patterned projection. Owl eyes in the projection line up with those of the sculpture’s and lace strings emerge from its mouth.

ExhibitionShary BoyleFlesh and Blood

17 Jun 11until21 Aug 11

A photograph depicting a protester on a city street holding a sign that reads "WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END."

ExhibitionSharon Hayes In the Near Future

8 Apr 11until5 Jun 11

A low-fi video still of a person doing a handstand in a simple room with a beige bed and curtains, a desk, mirror, and mini fridge. A bottle is in the foreground of the image in front of the person.

ExhibitionRuti Sela and Maayan AmirBeyond Guilt — The Trilogy

8 Apr 11until5 Jun 11

A collage of cut and pasted photographs on a red background; a sunset, black and white images of a couple, people lying on a beach, and a person in a suit all overtop of an image of a gallery space.

ExhibitionRoy ArdenUNDERTHESUN

28 Jan 11until27 Mar 11

2010

An image of painting composed of vertical rows of purple, blue, green, yellow and orange triangles.

ExhibitionElizabeth McIntoshViolet's Hair

19 Nov 10until9 Jan 11

An image of the book “HOW TO See and Read the Aura.” The cover is blue with blocks of rainbow coloured patterns and large yellow text. Many tabs of yellow paper stick out from the sides of the book.

ExhibitionFollowing A LinePablo Bronstein, Peter Gazendam, Susanne Kriemann, Kyla Mallett, Alex Morrison

10 Sep 10until7 Nov 10

Detail image of fruits on a plate carved out of wood. The entire sculpture is coloured black.

ExhibitionTriumphant Carrot: The Persistence of Still LifeRobert Arndt, Eric Cameron, James Carl, Gerald Ferguson, Chris Hanson & Hendrika Sonnenberg, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Ceal Floyer, Rodney Graham, Jay Isaac, Elad Lassry, Evan Lee, Arvo Leo, Kelly Lycan, Liz Magor, Kelly Mark, Damian Moppett, Ron Moppett, Brad Phillips, Jayce Salloum, Erica Stocking, Zin Taylor, Ron Tran, Lesley Vance, Jeff Wall, Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky, Sam Taylor-Wood

4 Jun 10until22 Aug 10

A black and white portrait. The portrait depicts a figure from the shoulders up with a human-like torso and a stylized, mask-like head resembling an animal.

ExhibitionLawrence Paul YuxweluptunNeo-Native Drawings and Other Works

19 Mar 10until16 May 10

A photograph of a city street at night, taken from a low vantage point, is overlaid with 7 illustrated Coca-Cola bottles with white liquid. The bottles have bare feet and appear to cross the street.

ExhibitionAn Invitation to An InfiltrationFia Backström, Lucy Clout, Hadley+Maxwell, Jonathan Middleton, Dexter Sinister, Holly Ward, Jordan Wolfson

21 Jan 10until28 Feb 10

2009

A collage of two overlapping hands making a butterfly hand gesture in front of a picture of an orange and blue nebula.

ExhibitionElizabeth ZvonarOn Time

13 Nov 09until10 Jan 10

A black and white photocopy of the bottom half of a person’s face. This person puts index fingers in their mouth and pulls lips widely to both sides, showing their teeth.

ExhibitionFace UpLee Lozano, Sarah Lucas, Bruce Nauman

12 Nov 09until10 Jan 10

A black and white photograph of two people sitting face to face. They wear identical suit and hold cigarettes to mirror each other. Behind them, Marcel Duchamp’s sculpture titled Bicycle Wheel sits on the floor.

ExhibitionPlaying HomageKerstin Cmelka, Christos Dikeakos, Andrea Fraser, Rodney Graham, General Idea, Martin Kippenberger, Mark Leckey, Evan Lee, Martha Wilson, Ming Wong

11 Sep 09until1 Nov 09

A round glass jug sits on an iron support. Water fills one third of the bottle.

ExhibitionSentimental JourneyMichael Drebert, Owen Kydd, Mike McLean & Laura Trunkey, Gareth Moore, Kevin Schmidt, Kara Uzelman

19 Jun 09until16 Aug 09

A silver stockpot is placed on a gallery floor. A dark brown form fills the inside of this pot. Orange and pink flame-shaped pieces surround the pot.

ExhibitionBGLMARSHMALLOW + CAULDRON + FIRE =

16 Apr 09until7 Jun 09

ExhibitionTim Gardner

16 Apr 09until7 Jun 09

A cube sits in the middle of the gallery space. The cube is sand coloured and its size is about toddlers height. The glass window at the corner of the room shows the outside street scenery.

ExhibitionJeppe HeinPlease Please Please

29 Jan 09until29 Mar 09

2008

A painting of Elvis seated playing a guitar, dressed in grey clothing.

ExhibitionShannon Oksanen Summerland

21 Nov 08until19 Jan 09

ExhibitionKeep the IS in FEMINISMKate Davis, Dave Dyment, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Hadley + Maxwell, FASTWÜRMS, Randy Lee Cutler, Kelly Mark, Micah Lexier, Myfanwy Macleod, Isabelle Pauwels, Kristina Podesva, Jeanne Randolph, Martha Wilson, Elizabeth Zvonar

21 Nov 08until18 Jan 09

Four CRT TVs are placed on a large pedestal. They play different videos of a person giving a speech in public. The pedestal is covered by the printed images of various magazine covers.

ExhibitionClip/Stamp/Fold 6The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X -197X

12 Sep 08until9 Nov 08

A small wooden chair sits on the gallery floor. This chair is mechanicalized and moves automatically. In this photograph, the front two legs of the chair are quickly shifting to its right.

ExhibitionMax DeanRobotic Chair

13 Jun 08until24 Aug 08

This is an entrance to a gallery space, which is narrowed by white panels attached above the gallery entrance. A large-sized white sculpture is partially visible through the entrance.

ExhibitionSamuel Roy BoisLet us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait

13 Jun 08until24 Aug 08

Two large scale framed photographs hang on adjacent corner walls in the gallery. One depicts tree roots covered in litter and the other a figure sitting on a tree stump near a body of water.

ExhibitionStephen Waddell

4 Apr 08until1 Jun 08

Detail of a poster created by artist Allison Hrabluik. Colourful illustration of children, women, and animals are drawn on a pitch black background.

ExhibitionAllison HrabluikLetter to the Editor

4 Apr 08until1 Jun 08

Two coloured photographs are mounted on the walls besides a gallery entrance. A pair of animal horns and a sign that reads NO HUNTING are installed above the entrance.

ExhibitionFASTWÜRMSDONKY@NINJA@WITCH

25 Jan 08until22 Mar 08

2007

Seven film projectors are installed in the middle of a darkened gallery. On the gallery walls, these machines project a film showing a wasp flying in the blue sky.

ExhibitionHenrik HåkanssonAug.26,2003 - Aug.27,2003 (vespa vulgaris)

1 Dec 07until13 Jan 08

A small light is placed on the gallery floor. The shape of this light resembles an old accordion camera. It projects a shape of a star, with the word BIG written inside, on the wall.

ExhibitionChris GergleyCopy Work and Gobo

7 Sep 07until8 Nov 07

This image shows two of CAG’s window spaces, in which Elspeth Pratt’s installation art is displayed. Thin wooden bars are diagonally placed. These bars do not parallel to each other.

ExhibitionElspeth PrattBluff

29 Jun 07until19 Aug 07

A pair of black and white photographs are installed on a gallery wall. The image on the left shows a book titled TOP SECRET. The next image mimics the left image with everyday objects.

ExhibitionKristan HortonDr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove

29 Jun 07until19 Aug 07

A graphite drawing of fly-fishing hooks arranged in a grid. Beneath each drawing is handwritten text.

ExhibitionThere Are Those: Drawings by Six ArtistsKim Kennedy Austin, Luanne Martineau, Shannon Oksanen, Laura Piasta, Ryan Sluggett, Corin Sworn

29 Jun 07until19 Aug 07

CAG’s window spaces are covered by the fabric installation by Derek Brunen. Six windows on the first floor facing Nelson street are all covered by colourful curtains. Some curtains are layered.

ExhibitionDerek BrunenBlind

30 Mar 07until17 Jun 07

A small watercolor painting depicting a watery landscape with a bright red square shape in the centre. Faint pencil text is visible at the top of the paper.

ExhibitionPavel PeppersteinLandscapes of Future

30 Mar 07until17 Jun 07

A number of rectangular-shaped mirrors are placed in a row on the gallery floor. Bright sunlight is entering the room from the windows placed on the top of the gallery wall.

ExhibitionRobin PeckShallow Flight of Stairs

30 Mar 07until17 Jun 07

ExhibitionGasoline RainbowsEli Bornowsky, Eli Langer, Kika Thorne, Holly Ward, Geoffrey Farmer, Derek Sullivan

26 Jan 07until18 Mar 07

2006

Detail of sculpture installation. Sculptures vary in size, shape, and colour are placed on a large white pedestal. One sculpture looks like a tin bucket.

ExhibitionRhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky

1 Dec 06until14 Jan 07

Rows of upside down white paper cups are placed on a wooden table.

ExhibitionEuan MacdonaldYou Are My Nebula

1 Dec 06until14 Jan 07

A photograph of a busy city street corner hangs on a white gallery wall. A strip of yellow paint runs down the left side of the photograph.

ExhibitionConcrete LanguageMichael Baers, Fiona Banner, Filipa César, Martin Creed, Antonia Hirsch, Denise Oleksijczuk, Ian Grais, Vibeke Tandberg, Ron Terada, Ian Wallace, Lawrence Weiner, Laurel Woodcock, Cerith Wyn Evans, YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Elizabeth Zvonar

8 Sep 06until5 Nov 06

A small black and white photograph of a person running is mounted on a motorized mechanism hanging on a gallery wall. The photograph appears blurred and in motion.

ExhibitionHans-Peter Feldmann100 Years

9 Jun 06until20 Aug 06

Neon-coloured signs cover the entire windows on the CAG’s facade. All the signs mimic the enlarged allow-shaped sticky notes with some words printed on them. Arrows point either to the left or right.

ExhibitionChristian KliegelProduction Postings

9 Jun 06until20 Aug 06

Three artworks in a gallery. One is narrow and green, mounted on the wall. One is red and purple, resting on wood and foam. The third is yellow with gold sequined fabric on top, resting on a plinth.

ExhibitionWhen Hangover Becomes FormRachel Harrison, Scott Lyall

31 Mar 06until28 May 06

Three TV's in the corner of a galley. Two of the TV's rest on tall white plinths. The third rests on the floor, against the plinth on the right. They all play different videos of a lone person.

ExhibitionHadley + MaxwellDeleted Scenes

31 Mar 06until28 May 06

A closeup of a circular mirror mounted on a white wall. The reflection in the mirror shows the corner of a gallery, with several orange drawings in white frames.

ExhibitionMyfanwy MacLeodWhere I Lived, and What I Lived For

20 Jan 06until19 Mar 06

Four posters are mounted on the walls behind the windows on the CAG exterior. They are all coloured photographs taken in a natural environment.

ExhibitionAndrew ReyesPosters

20 Jan 06until19 Mar 06

2005

An installation image of a group show titled Bit by Bit. A countless number of neon coloured two-dimensional works, mostly drawings and collage pieces, cover two black walls.

ExhibitionBit by BitMarc Bell, Paul Butler, Jason McLean, Jennifer Murphy, Dearraindrop, Miguel da Conçeicao, Amy Lockhart

18 Nov 05until8 Jan 06

An installation image of a large artwork by Donald Lawrence inside a gallery. An assemblage of distorted and decayed metal parts of some large industrial machine is placed on the floor.

ExhibitionDonald LawrenceTorhamvan/Ferryland

18 Nov 05until8 Jan 06

An installation view of a work titled Watercolour by Ceal Floyer. A CRT TV installed on a white pedestal displays a surface of a white screen illuminated in red.

ExhibitionCeal Floyer

9 Sep 05until30 Oct 05

Detail of artworks by Micah Lexier. In a display case, a variety of objects such as postcards, magazines, and notebooks are placed.

ExhibitionMicah LexierTo Be Sorted

9 Sep 05until19 Mar 06

An installation image of a work by Daniel Olson. A steel-made grey working desk and a black leather-covered office chair are placed on the floor. The desk is covered with various objects, including a typewriter, a desk lamp, and a cigarette case.

ExhibitionDaniel OlsonTwenty Minutes' Sleep

9 Sep 05until30 Oct 05

An installation image of a piece inside the gallery. A large unsealed wood box is placed directly on the floor. The box is not sealed, and a large amount of soil fills it. A cross and shovels stick out of the soil.

ExhibitionUnterspielPatrick Baum Uller & Severin Hofmann, Catrin Bolt, Marlene Haring, monochrom, Hans Schabus

1 Jul 05until14 Aug 05

An installation image of artworks in a gallery. Four coloured illustrations are placed on a small shelf attached to a wall. Small red sculptures of animals are placed in front of each illustration.

ExhibitionDaniel BarrowDon’t Let This Happen

6 May 05until19 Jun 05

An installation image of three-channel video work projected on a gallery wall. The videos show people and objects in a car from different angles. The middle video shows an image of two people in front seats.

ExhibitionJohn MasseyAs the Hammer Strikes

6 May 05until19 Jun 05

An install image of drawings on gallery walls. Two works closely installed with each other on the left wall are abstract drawings. The other two works show the combination of text and abstracted human-like figures.

ExhibitionDamian MoppettThe Visible Work

18 Mar 05until24 Apr 05

An image showing the front entrance door of the CAG seen from outside. A vinyl of a white spider’s web is printed on the CAG’s glass front door and windows above and besides it.

ExhibitionThe SpidersDamian Moppett, Zin Taylor

18 Mar 05until24 Apr 05

A photograph of a pyramid-like stack of un-shucked corns. Above the corns there is a Kodak color bar.

ExhibitionChristopher WilliamsFor Example: Dix-Huit Leçons sur la Société Industrielle

14 Jan 05until6 Mar 05

2004

Installation image of works by Steven Shearer. An installation of a children-size house is placed in the corner of the gallery space. Twelve two-dimensional works including prints and drawings are mounted on the walls.

ExhibitionSteven Shearer

19 Nov 04until2 Jan 05

ExhibitionAlex MorrisonFree Room

24 Sep 04until7 Nov 04

Detail of a video installation by Marina Roy. A CRT TV shows a black and white illustration of a character, whose body looks like a tooth fallen off, standing in a dark background filled with stars.

ExhibitionMarina Roy

24 Sep 04until7 Nov 04

Installation image of artworks in a gallery. A variety of found objects, including shellfish and glass bottles are placed on the floor. The floor is partially covered with the patchwork of various carpets.

ExhibitionTogether Foreverassume vivid astro focus, Massimo Guerrera, Revolutions on Request

25 Jun 04until15 Aug 04

Installation image of Jerry Pethick’s artwork on a wall. The work has a shape of a record with a metallic circle in its centre.

ExhibitionJerry PethickTypology of Space

7 May 04until13 Jun 04

Detail of an installation. In a display case, two sets of a letter and an envelope are exhibited. Both letters were sent to the artist Kirsten Pieroth. The letter on the left is handwritten and the one on the right is typed.

ExhibitionKirsten PierothI don’t know if Thomas Edison invented the excuse.

7 May 04until13 Jun 04

Installation image of Beau Dick’s carved wood mask in front of a black background. The mask has a pair of very long black eyebrows. The mask has a pair of wide-open eyes, a sharp nose, and a mouth opened in a shape of making a “u” sound.

ExhibitionSupernaturalNeil Campbell and Beau Dick

11 Mar 04until25 Apr 04

Installation image of Nestor Krüger’s artwork. A transparent board, which is cut out in a triangular shape, leans against a corner of a gallery space. The work is approximately the size of a 3-year-old child.

ExhibitionNestor KrügerUntitled (room)

16 Jan 04until29 Feb 04

Installation image of Luanne Martineau’s illustrations. They are inspired by the early 20th-century social realism and mid-century modernism works. Most of the illustrations are black and white and depict some objects that resemble machines.

ExhibitionLuanne MartineauBed Sitter

16 Jan 04until29 Feb 04

2003

2002

A series of framed paintings are mounted on the gallery wall behind the sculpture. The sculpture depicts a white apartment building, on which a blue helicopter is landing.

ExhibitionSatan, oscillate my metallic sonatasAlthea Thauberger, Kevin Schmidt, Michelle Normoyle, Peter Lojewski, Alex Morrison

15 Nov 02until5 Jan 03

A CTR TV is placed on a white table in a darkened gallery space. A single-channel video is played on the TV. The video shows the head of a person talking directly to the camera.

ExhibitionStan DouglasJourney into Fear

12 Sep 02until3 Nov 02

A metal made newspaper dispenser sits outside of the CAG’s front entrance. This silver coloured machine looks worn and contains a yellowed paper called Daily Times.

ExhibitionGeoffrey FarmerThe Blacking Factory

21 Jun 02until11 Aug 02

A watercolour painting of a large house surrounded by trees and other foliage, which are painted with loose brushstrokes. The painting is made with muted tones of green, brown, grey, and black.

ExhibitionRenée Van HalmDream Home

12 Apr 02until2 Jun 02

This is a close-up view of a sculptural installation by Pae White. A countless number of small leaf-shaped blue and orange papers are hanging from the ceiling through black threads.

ExhibitionPae Whitea grotto, some nightfish and a second city

12 Apr 02until2 Jun 02

Various outfits are displayed in CAG’s window spaces. Above the installation of a dark-coloured outfit, there is a red text that says “The Gerardo 36, 4 minutes, A city in Austria.”

ExhibitionJudy RadulVancouver Costume

12 Apr 02until2 Jun 02

ExhibitionSecular Practice: Recent Art from IndiaAtul Dodiya, Sheela Gowda, Vivan Sundaram

16 Feb 02until31 Mar 02

2001

A closeup of a corner in a gallery. There are 2 framed pictures showing run-down buildings, and a plinth with a glass case. The plinth holds a miniature model of a building in one of the photos.

ExhibitionArni HaraldssonFirminy

7 Dec 01until10 Feb 02

A closeup of 3 vertical photos in silver frames, mounted on a white wall. The images are of covers of books, indecipherable due to fire damage with dark and burnt edges, crinkled and textured.

ExhibitionAngela GrauerholzPrivation

7 Dec 01until10 Feb 02

A series of small sculpture-like artworks are installed on a floor. A number of fried-egg shaped objects, red building-like figures, and small green round objects are placed widely on the floor.

ExhibitionJill HendersonHighwideshallow

5 Oct 01until25 Nov 01

On the upper part of the galley wall, seven identical signs are attached in a row. They are black square-shaped signs. A drawing of white brief underwear is printed on each of those black signs.

ExhibitionPromisesJames Carl, Geoffrey Farmer, Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg, Daniel Olson, Joe Scanla, Jemima Stehli, Ron Terada, Shirley Tse

5 Oct 01until25 Nov 01

Three black ink landscape paintings are mounted on the gallery wall. They are long hanging scroll paintings. The moon above bear woods, bamboo trees, and rocky mountains are depicted in the painting.

ExhibitionCai Guo-Qiang

28 Jul 01until23 Sep 01

A stack of wood pieces, which look like large duckboards, is installed in a gallery space. They are identical in shape and size. This close-up photograph shows only the top five boards on this stack.

ExhibitionBrian Jungen

28 Jul 01until23 Sep 01

Ken Lum’s works are mounted on the gallery walls. They are text based two dimensional works with colourful advertisement posters. Their sizes vary, but many of them are larger than human scale.

ExhibitionKen Lum

5 May 01until15 Jul 01

A number of small steel balls for pinball are scattered on the gallery floor. This is a detailed view showing a collection of steel balls reflecting light in various directions.

ExhibitionGermaine Koh

5 May 01until15 Jul 01

2000

Detail of an artwork. The work is made with various textiles woven together, or placed next to each other, to create a repetition of small squares. The colours of textiles used in this work are gold, silver, blue and orange.

ExhibitionVisual StimulantsAngela Leach, Ken Singer, Jeremy Stanbridge

9 Sep 00until21 Oct 00

Detail of an art installation by An Te Liu. White mockups of electronic devices, many of which look like humidifiers, are placed on a white surface.

ExhibitionAn Te LiuPathology

22 Jul 00until26 Aug 00

Detail of art installation by Cornelia Parker. Individually framed six white handkerchiefsare mounted on a wall. Uniquely shaped black and brown stains are on these handkerchiefs.

ExhibitionDocuments & LiesDouglas Gordon, Mathew Jones, Steven Moore, Cornelia Parker

3 Jun 00until15 Jul 00

This is a close-up view of black steel racks installed in the gallery. The racks store a number of time cards. The name of the artist, Kelly Mark is typed on each of those time cards.

ExhibitionKelly Mark卌

15 Apr 00until27 May 00

A small brown backpack with two front pockets is installed on the white gallery wall. The bag is fully closed and looks heavy. Viewers are given no clue what would be stored inside this bag.

ExhibitionLiz MagorStores

26 Feb 00until8 Apr 00

Detail of a painting by Eleanor Bond. Blue, purple, red, and white straight lines zigzag and overlap in a dark grey background. The image depicts an abstracted aerial view of a city filled with roads and skyscrapers.

ExhibitionEleanor BondQuick aging pivoting city

8 Jan 00until19 Feb 00

1999

A large-sized geometric sculpture is installed on the gallery wall. Five yellow lines form a shape that resembles an arrow with an extra line that extends downwardly from the arrow point.

ExhibitionDaniel CongdonShape

13 Nov 99until23 Dec 99

Detail of an artwork by Ed Pien. Two mythic figures, half humans and half undefinable animals, are drawin on paper. Red and black inks were used to draw these figures.

ExhibitionEd PienBeyond Here

4 Nov 99until27 Jan 00

A theatre stage is set in a gallery space. A dark body of water is depicted in the stage background. Four chairs, a stool, and a table are placed on the stage distanced from each other.

ExhibitionJudy RadulRehearsal

23 Oct 99until6 Nov 99

A large scale photo collage is installed on a white gallery wall. The collage is made up of a 10 x 10 grid of photographs of various flowers and is almost the full height and width of the wall.

ExhibitionNobuyoshi Araki

11 Sep 99until16 Oct 99

A painted portrait on canvas depicting a person wearing a yellow T-shirt on a light blue background.

ExhibitionJanet WernerTrust

10 Jul 99until21 Aug 99

A large black and white drawing is installed on the gallery wall. A black airplane is drawn above the word “SR71." This drawing is placed in between a pair of photographs of human eyes.

ExhibitionWAR ZONES: Present TenseJochen Herz, John Scott

15 May 99until26 Jun 99

Four coloured photographs of various sizes are displayed on a gallery wall. All images depict paper. One photograph shows signs covering the wall, and the other shows piles of books to be recycled.

ExhibitionJayce Salloum22 oz. THUNDERBOLT

27 Mar 99until8 May 99

Eight large mirrored columns stand on the gallery floor, reflecting a photographed image of a garden projected on the front wall. Some mirrors reflect an orange light illuminating in the back.

ExhibitionVikky AlexanderVaux-le-Vicomte Panorama

6 Feb 99until20 Mar 99

1998

A close-up view of an installation shows three non-representational black figures on the white panel. A collection of small white lights, projected from the ceiling, form a spiral on the panel.

ExhibitionAndré MartinDarlinghurst Heroes

11 Dec 98until30 Jan 99

Two photographs are installed at the corner of the gallery. One on the front wall depicts two women in front of orange curtains, and the one on the back wall shows a person standing on a swing.

ExhibitionKevin Madill

31 Oct 98until5 Dec 98

A square-shaped artwork is installed on the gallery wall. Some oil-stain like patterns are visible on the surface of the work. It’s overall colour is black. A red thin vertical line runs the middle of the work.

ExhibitionClaudia CuestaCONFESSION (from a payphone)

12 Sep 98until24 Oct 98

This is a close-up view of an artwork placed on the wooden desk. On a small pile of white paper napkins, a water-filled glass is placed upside down. A small white human figure stands inside the glass.

ExhibitionFrancis Alÿsle temps du sommeil

3 Jul 98until8 Aug 98

Various artworks are installed in a gallery space. Five low wooden benches, or ironing boards, are placed in a row. A pair of long wooden poles are laid on the floor some feet away from the benches.

ExhibitionTeresa MarshallA Bed to the Bones

16 May 98until27 Jun 98

A close-up image of the installation shows fresh red roses piled up on the bed. A translucent medical tubes run among brown and green leaves of roses.

ExhibitionChen Yan YinDiscrepancy Between One Idea

28 Mar 98until9 May 98

A large painting is installed on a gallery wall. It contains three geometric shapes: above the black triangle at the bottom, two white trapezoids are placed partially overlapping with each other.

ExhibitionWanda KoopSee Everything/See Nothing

14 Feb 98until21 Mar 98

1997

A low wooden bed frame is placed on the gallery floor, on which a silver kids crown sits. A set of white mortar and pestle and 14 oyster shells are placed on the floor next to the bed.

ExhibitionFrench KissGhada Amer, Jean-Sylvain Bieth, Bernard Lallemand, Dany Leriche, Patrick Raynaud

13 Dec 97until31 Jan 98

Several rush mats and CRT TVs are placed on the floor of a gallery space. Some visitors sit on the mats and watch videos. A large artist-made poster is mounted on the wall behind the installation.

ExhibitionNavin RawanchaikulNavin and His Gang (Visit) Vancouver

25 Oct 97until6 Dec 97

This is a close-up view of a photograph placed on the gallery floor. This circular-shaped photograph shows a brown eye with a red blue circle beneath it.

ExhibitionSusan SchuppliSlow Pressure

6 Sep 97until18 Oct 97

A closeup of a hand holding two horizontal papers. The one in front shows a map of downtown Vancouver and its neighbourhoods. The one in the back shows a blue oval with partially visible white text.

ExhibitionMicroscopes & Telescopes: Redefinitions of the CityDavid Carter, Brendan Avery, Alex Percy, Robert Plain, Andrew Tankard

5 Jul 97until9 Aug 97

A closeup of a painting on a white wall, with a small white light extending from the wall, pointing to the painting. The work is mostly pale blue, with small blobs of colourful paint lightly blended.

ExhibitionSandra MeigsDummies

17 May 97until28 Jun 97

Detail of an illustration. The image shows a bottom part of wooden bridge. A bucket and a tray, filled with water, are placed under the columns.

ExhibitionNew Art from Cuba: Utopian TerritoriesAbel Barroso, Los Carpinteros, Luis Gomez, René Francisco, Esterio Segura, Tonel, Kcho, Carlos Garaicoa

22 Mar 97until10 May 97

A detail of a black and white photograph. It shows an image of a balloon stuck in the toy block-made gate.

ExhibitionBonusDamian Moppett, Howard Ursuliak, Kelly Wood

8 Feb 97until15 Mar 97

1996

A detail of an artwork installed in a dimly-lit gallery space. A small slide installed in front of the light projects the enlarged image onto a gallery wall. The projected is a black and white image of a person in a dress.

ExhibitionCarol SawyerOphelia

14 Dec 96until1 Feb 97

This is a side view of a boat head sculpture. White panels that seem to be made of parchments or pulp sheets cover the body of the boat. The boat is placed on the wooden bars placed on the floor.

ExhibitionVivan SundaramHouse/Boat

26 Oct 96until7 Dec 96

A detail of work by Claudia Hart. It is an illustration of a blue dog popping his head out of a yellow paper bag. A poem is written above the dog's head.

ExhibitionClaudia HartDr. Faustie’s Guide to Real Estate Development and Face Dancing

7 Sep 96until19 Oct 96

Three pieces of sculptures are mounted on the wall. Wooden pieces including a cutting board, monocular lenses, and the identical image of a hand are repeated throughout the composition.

ExhibitionModus OperandiGinette Legaré, Louise Noguchi

6 Jul 96until10 Aug 96

A front view of an installation artwork. Ten brown colored clothes are hung on the white gallery wall. There are Spanish texts written both above and below the clothes.

ExhibitionTendencies: New Art from Mexico CitySaúl Villa, Yisha Jusidman, Eduardo Cervantes, Silvia Gruner, Aurora Borealis, Rodrigo Aldana, Marco Arce, Daniela Rossel

18 May 96until29 Jun 96

An incomplete shape of a children’s hand shovel is carved on the metal surface. The handle is fully visible, but the blade is half recognizable as if it is stuck in the sand.

ExhibitionHenry TsangThe Crowning

30 Mar 96until11 May 96

A scanned exhibition invitation. It has a white background with yellow text that contains information about the exhibition and gallery. The exhibition title is written in bold black text.

ExhibitionTelling Moments25th Anniversary exhibition

10 Feb 96until23 Mar 96

1995

This is a detailed view of Landon Mackenzie’s painting. Three black holes are drawn above a rabbit in a brown field with flowers.

ExhibitionLandon MackenzieSaskatchewan Paintings

16 Dec 95until3 Feb 96

A close-up photo of a shell sculpture mounted on a white gallery wall. On the black surface of the round-shaped shell, the word ANCESTRAL is curved to show the mother-of-pearl inside.

ExhibitionNations in Urban LandscapesFaye Heavyshield, Shelley Niro, Eric Roberson

28 Oct 95until9 Dec 95

An exhibition invitation which has a black background with white, yellow and blue text over top of it, which contains information about the exhibition, gallery and the artist’s name in large letters.

ExhibitionFernado AriasCuarto Frio

9 Sep 95until21 Oct 95

A photo of various artworks installed close to each other in the gallery. On the floor, there are two TVs playing video works, one canoe, a wooden abstract statue, and a dog and a cat made with metal.

ExhibitionCollections with Connections

24 Jun 95until29 Jul 95

Five artworks mounted on two gallery walls. Two of the pieces have red organic shapes on black background. The second piece from the right captures a figure that resembles a bent naked human torso.

ExhibitionShonagh Adelman / Allyson ClayShonagh Adelman, Allyson Clay

6 May 95until17 Jun 95

A detail of work by Phillip McCrum. 14 times 9 small portrait photographs, each framed in black identical frames, are assembled on the wall.

ExhibitionPhillip McCrumPortrait Wall & Other Work

18 Mar 95until29 Apr 95

A front view of a sculpture mounted on the gallery wall. The sculpture has a circular shape and glows blue light. The color of this light changes into red and purple in the space around the sculpture.

ExhibitionYoko TakashimaBrushism & Breathing Hand

28 Jan 95until11 Mar 95

1994

ExhibitionPatrick TraerPLUSH

3 Dec 94until14 Jan 95

A large sculpture in a gallery space. It is made of a wood and metal structure and shows an enlarged wood pattern in the interior. This inside part is lit in bright-blue.

ExhibitionWarren Murfitt, Derek Root, Steven Shearer

29 Oct 94until26 Nov 94

A closeup of a grey surface in a gallery. On it, two wooden boxes with several photo-transparencies in metal frames with yellow stains lay. More of these lay in front of, and beside, the boxes.

ExhibitionJoey MorganAn Archive for the Lost Ones

10 Sep 94until15 Oct 94

Eleven artworks mounted on a white wall. The works include a small all-red painting, a double exposure photo portrait, and a text work that reads "au secouirs!". Some works are framed, some are not.

ExhibitionPrivate Eyes, What Artists CollectCollections from Chris and Sophie Dikeakos, Gisele Amantea and Peter White, Ken Lum and Denise Oleksijczuk, Hank Bull and Kate Craig, and Renée Van Halm, artworks from approximately 40 artists

16 Jul 94until13 Aug 94

This is Shani Mootoo’s photocopy collage that was exhibited at CAG in 1994. A cutout photograph of the artist’s face is attached to the body of a man wearing underpants.

ExhibitionShani MootooPhotocopies and Videotapes

28 May 94until9 Jul 94

Three vertical paintings on a gallery wall. The painting on the left is all grey, the centre one has a two-column grid with black lines, and the one on the right has 3 clusters of black semi-circles.

ExhibitionHelmut DornerUnder the Surface

16 Apr 94until21 May 94

A long horizontal print containing three photographs in a row. One image is of a figure facing a baseball field, the next is of the outside of a sports stadium and the third is of two smiling people.

ExhibitionSunil GuptaTrespass I

5 Mar 94until9 Apr 94

A close view of a painting of overlapping flowers. The flowers are red, yellow, blue and pink.

ExhibitionMina TotinoPaintings

22 Jan 94until26 Feb 94

1993

A closeup of a small sculpture on a concrete floor. The work is a cardboard box on a small wood ramp. The corner of the box is open, a screwdriver with a clear handle shaped like a lightbulb inside.

ExhibitionNoel Harding

4 Dec 93until15 Jan 94

A closeup of a dense bed of moss, with several small pieces of coiled and rusty wire poking through. The moss is pale yellow-green and the wire is different shades of orange-brown.

ExhibitionRebecca BelmoreWANA-NA-WANG-ONG

30 Oct 93until27 Nov 93

Several artworks on a white wall. At the top, there's a row of 4 metal circles with black crests. Below, there are 2 small trophy shapes . At the bottom center there is a shield shape with small text.

ExhibitionMary KellyGloria Patri

11 Sep 93until16 Oct 93

ExhibitionSorting Through the Seventies Art Acquired by the City of Vancouver through the Local Initiatives Program

10 Jul 93until14 Aug 93

A closeup of 2 framed photo works, mounted on a white wall. In one photo, a person lays on a couch that matches their dress. In the other there is a semi-nude person, sitting and wearing a cow mask.

ExhibitionNan GoldinThe Ballad of Sexual Dependency

29 May 93until3 Jul 93

5 vertical, framed photographic works on a white wall. The three frames in the centre contain 2 photos each, all of construction sites. The two on the ends each have one small photo of a landscape.

ExhibitionRoy Arden

17 Apr 93until22 May 93

A wooden shelf-like sculpture hangs horizontally on a wall. A drawing of two figures embracing made on blank musical notation paper is pinned to the wall beneath it.

ExhibitionAfter VirtueMiguel Angel Beneyto, Miguel Mont, Lucia Onzain, Curro Ulzurrun

6 Mar 93until10 Apr 93

A still from Paul Wong's "Chinaman's Peak, Walking the Mountain".

ExhibitionPaul WongChinaman’s Peak, Walking The Mountain

23 Jan 93until27 Feb 93

1992

An artwork suspended in a gallery space. The work. is composed of a large photo that shows someone cutting a thread from their tank top. A rolled cable hangs from the bottom of the photo.

ExhibitionLorna BrownOnce Removed

5 Dec 92until16 Jan 93

An artwork on a white wall. The work is a painting on fabric pinned to the wall, containing rusty, earthy tones. Extruding from the painting is a large wood branch, possible with tree roots attached.

ExhibitionRhoda RosenfeldDark Works 1988 –1992

31 Oct 92until28 Nov 92

A closeup of several cursive capital letters. The letters are printed on clear plastic film and pasted on white walls, creating repeating shadows that replicate their curves and details.

ExhibitionAlan DunningELISION: The Sick Bed, The Body of the Astronaut, Susie Clelland

12 Sep 92until17 Oct 92

A scanned exhibition invitation. It has a white background with black text with information about the exhibition, artists and gallery. A bold yellow and black block of text says PERMANENT COLLECTION.

ExhibitionPermanent Collection: Works from the 1970sMarian Penner Bancroft, Cathy Charlton, Judith Lodge, Liz Magor, Chick Rice

11 Jul 92until15 Aug 92

A panoramic photo of a construction site mounted on a wall between 2 panes of glass. The pane on top is engraved with the word "skwachays," the traditional Squamish name of the False Creek Mudflats.

ExhibitionChristos DikeakosSites & Place Names

30 May 92until4 Jul 92

A starkly lit black and white portrait of a courching shirtless person holding a photo release trigger in their hand. They are wearing white face makeup and a wig.

ExhibitionIn This WorldRobert Flack, Lyle Ashton Harris, Denis Lessard

18 Apr 92until23 May 92

ExhibitionEva BrandlMorceaux Choisis (Pour Anatole)

7 Mar 92until11 Apr 92

A scanned exhibition invitation with a white background. “Charles Rea” is written in an orange cursive font. Beneath it is an orange rectangle with black text detailing information about events.

ExhibitionCharles ReaCharles Rea Paintings

25 Jan 92until29 Feb 92

1991

A closeup of four black and white photos on a white and red wall. The photos show different large buildings collapsing. The works are mounted slightly away from the wall, creating strong shadows.

ExhibitionUlrich Horndash

6 Dec 91until18 Jan 92

ExhibitionAnnette MessagerMaking Up Stories / Faire des histoires

18 Oct 91until23 Nov 91

ExhibitionJoanne TodNew Paintings

13 Sep 91until12 Oct 91

ExhibitionJoey MorgannO fiXeD aDdrESs

14 Jun 91until10 Aug 91

A gallery wall covered in 3 repeating images. One is a blueprint on orange paper, one is an illustration of a catfish on green paper and the other is a still from the film "The Making of the Monster."

ExhibitionPublic DomainSara Diamond, John Greyson, Anne Ramsden, Paper Tiger Television, The Association for Noncommercial Culture

14 Jun 91until3 Aug 91

A closeup of a colour photo in a white frame, on a white wall. The photo shows a person standing on the steps of a grey, single-story house, with a small telephone pole just on the side of their lawn.

ExhibitionYellow Peril: ReconsideredTaki Bluesinger, Melanie Boyle, Anthony Chan, Benjamin Chou, Richard Fung, Jay Hirabayashi, Roy Kiyooka, Nobuo Kubota, L’Amitie Chinoise de Montreal, Laiwan, Daisy Lee, Helen Lee, Brenda Joy Lem, Lui/Samwald, Chi Chung Mak, Nhan Nguyen, Marlin Oliveros, Midi Onodera, Chick Rice, Ruby Truly, Henry Tsang, Tamio Wakayama, Jim Wong-Chu, Jin-me Yoon and Sharyn Yuen

10 May 91until8 Jun 91

A close up view of an abstract painting of textured paint strokes and organic shapes in black and neutral tones on a white background.

ExhibitionCarol WainioCarol Wainio's Painting

12 Apr 91until4 May 91

Two black & white photographs side by side. One depicts a hand holding a piece of paper on which a slug is perched and the other depicts a hand with a small magnifying glass over a blurry background.

ExhibitionGerry GilbertHANDS: A Catalogue of Forty Years of Photography

8 Mar 91until6 Apr 91

A darkened entrance to a gallery space, with a small bright sign glowing above a round buzzer button. The sign reads "to activate the exhibition for 3 minutes, push button."

ExhibitionRandall AndersonHero

8 Feb 91until2 Mar 91

In the corner of a gallery, several rectangular metal panels hang on the wall. They have small rectangular pieces missing and protruding from their corners. Their surfaces are scuffed and marked.

ExhibitionChristian EckartThe Power Chord Cycle

4 Jan 91until2 Feb 91

1990

An abstract painting made using dozens of layers of blue, black, white, yellow, and red paint, swirled and splattered around the canvas.

ExhibitionGordon PaynePAINTING 1986-1990

16 Nov 90until15 Dec 90

ExhibitionRobert Kleyn12 Sculptures

12 Oct 90until10 Nov 90

Two black and white prints pinned to a gallery wall. The prints show images of marble status with small printed text below. Beneath the image there is text that reads “POSSESSING ANTIQUITY.”

ExhibitionLEGITIMATIONJamelie Hassan, Anne Ramsden, Nell Tenhaaf

7 Sep 90until6 Oct 90

A sepia toned painted portrait of a figure wearing a shirt containing text that reads “ABUSE OF POWER COMES AS NO SURPRISE.”

ExhibitionMark GradyThe Small Museum Part I

20 Jul 90until11 Aug 90

On the front of a building, 2 people working on ladders install metal letters. They read: "Unlimited Growth Increases The Divide." While the two people work, three others stand outside, looking on.

ExhibitionKathryn WalterUnlimited Growth Increases the Divide

20 Jul 90until11 Aug 90

An artwork against a wall in a gallery. The wall is white, with a large blue section in the middle. The work rests on the blue on the wall and is composed of hundreds of repurposed objects.

ExhibitionSandra Semchuk and Carol ItterSandra Semchuk, Carol Itter

15 Jun 90until14 Jul 90

A square black and white on paper hanging on the gallery wall. At the top of the paper “WORK WORK” is printed in bold capital letters.

ExhibitionThe Place of WorkHOUSEWORK (Paula Bowley, Kathryn Firth, Anne Sinclair), Steven Fong, Marie-Paule Macdonald, Brian Mackay-Lyons, Nolan Natale, Jacques Rousseau, SITU (Mark Ostry, David Hepworth, et al), Lebbeus Woods, Brian Boigon, Carole Conde/Karl Beveridge, Frederic Urban, Henry Orenstein, Don Gill, Will Gorlitz, Rita McKeough, Gerard Pas

27 Apr 90until25 May 90

A painting depicting various faces painted in bright colours and windows into different landscapes showing mountains and water. The background is painted pink with a brush stroke texture.

ExhibitionGeorgiana ChappellNavigating

24 Mar 90until21 Apr 90

Two stacked black and white images of blurred boats. Intersecting the middle of the image is a swath of black and white text that reads “Theory is good, but it doesn’t prevent things from happening.”

ExhibitionTerry Atkinson: Tourism I & II and Don Gill: Perils of LeisureTerry Atkinson, Don Gill

16 Feb 90until17 Mar 90

ExhibitionArbora VersaLorraine Gilbert, Rhoda Rosenfeld, Rodney Graham, Sylvie Bouchard, Jerry Pethick

10 Jan 90until10 Feb 90

1989

A close up view of the top of a capital column sculpture. Ram horns protrude from the sides of the column.

ExhibitionSpring Hurlbut

17 Nov 89until16 Dec 89

Seven photos in black frames on a wall. All the photos are black and white, showing different arches and doorways. The two photos on the ends are horizontal, and the rest, in the centre, are vertical.

ExhibitionRobert KeziereOn Reason

13 Oct 89until11 Nov 89

A burgundy coloured exhibition invitation with black text which contains information about the exhibition, the artist;s name, the galley address and hours.

ExhibitionNancy Spero

13 Sep 89until7 Oct 89

An abstract sculptural assemblage made of various materials mounted on a white gallery wall. The sculpture is emitting light from its base casting a shadow on the wall.

ExhibitionLynda Gammon

17 Aug 89until9 Sep 89

A close up view of a gestural painting depicting a landscape with a large field, faint buildings in the background and a closer building giving off smoke.

ExhibitionBelfast :: BerlinSibeal Foyle, Burrell Swartz

14 Jul 89until12 Aug 89

A closeup of artworks in a gallery. The works include sheer white sheets on the wall, a small textile object on the floor, and a tall and white box, with open flaps.

ExhibitionJack JeffreyAn Installation

9 Jun 89until8 Jul 89

ExhibitionRoss MuirheadTrios

26 Apr 89until6 May 89

A large photo with 2 smaller photos on either side, all in natural wood frames, on a wall. All the photos show black and white landscapes with small buildings in the corner, and phrases in black text.

ExhibitionSome Detached HousesRobin Collyer, Bill Jones, Todd Anthony Davis, Greg Snider, Robert Linsley, Warren Murfitt, Amy Jones, Dan Graham, Margaret Waylor, Ed Ruscha, Nancy Shaw

28 Mar 89until22 Apr 89

In the corner of a gallery, there are two large, dark charcoal drawings on the walls. One drawing shows a galaxy with planets and swirls. The other shows a nude angel walking, with their face turned.

ExhibitionCynthia Short

17 Feb 89until25 Mar 89

1988

A still image from a film on a small screen. The photo is a closeup, the grainy texture of the film is visible. The scene shown is an empty outdoor parking lot at night, with a person at the pay booth.

ExhibitionStan DouglasT.V. Spots and Marnie

3 Dec 88until23 Dec 88

A closeup of an embroidered carpet, showing the Jonestown massacre. The detail shown includes bodies on the grass and under the shade of the large building shown.

ExhibitionLaura BairdJonestown Carpet Jonestown Dead

1 Nov 88until26 Nov 88

A closeup of 2 paintings in black frames. Both are nearly identical, but are painted in slightly different colours. Both show a half-circle with vertical strips, and a black triangle in the centre.

ExhibitionVancouver PaintersLucy Hogg, Bill Marshall, Roman Pijanka, Jill Sabre, Mark Vatnsdal

30 Sep 88until22 Oct 88

At the centre of a dark room, there is a glowing sculpture of a polar bear. A long spear with text is embedded into the rock formation it sits on. In the background, a white wall is faintly visible.

ExhibitionKent TateThe Stalker

30 Aug 88until24 Sep 88

A black and white photograph mounted on a black shelf against a light blue wall. The photograph is of a person holding a book and they are only visible from the neck to the waist.

ExhibitionRepoGeorgiana Chappell, Wendy Dobreiner, Michelle Normoyie, Margot Butler, Ellen Ramsey

5 Jul 88until30 Jul 88

Two sculptures in a gallery space. The works are a large, rusty cement mixer and a bright red industrial silage spout.

ExhibitionMowry BadenLariat Calais

2 Jun 88until25 Jun 88

Six large paintings on a wall. They are all on square canvases and show different geometric shapes including circles, squares, triangles, and crosses. They are red, black, white, grey, and yellow.

ExhibitionJames Klyman-MowczanGeo

3 May 88until28 May 88

A gallery space with two visible drawings on the wall. One of them takes up nearly the whole wall, and the other is fairly small. Both drawings are black and white with mountainous forms.

ExhibitionSue SchneePastel on Paper

7 Apr 88until30 Apr 88

A closeup of an artwork in a gallery. The work is a large metal net suspended from the ceiling, with a row of small grey, white, and brown rocks resting in its middle.

ExhibitionDeborah KoenkerLearning From Salmon

8 Mar 88until2 Apr 88

An abstract black and white photograph depicting rock and water-like forms.

ExhibitionPaysageJocelyne Alloucherie, Angela Grauerholz, Holly King, Francine Larivée, Roberto Pellegrinuzzi, Rober Racine

2 Feb 88until27 Feb 88

A closeup of a sculpture on a wall. The work is made of a long rectangular metal grid, with 3 diagonal lines across the middle squares. Inside, there is a black plastic sheet and a sideways triangle.

ExhibitionNew Sculptural WorksWarren Murfitt, Daniel Congdon, Daniel Laskarin

4 Jan 88until29 Jan 88

1987

A painting of a person in a pink skirt, walking with their gaze low, with a large red stripe on their right. In the background, there is a faint silhouette of an upside-down toyota truck.

ExhibitionMina TotinoMina Totino Paintings

24 Nov 87until19 Dec 87

On a wall, there are 3 life-sized black and white photos of a person in business attire talking to a cardboard cutout of themself. The cardboard cutout is placed in the corner beside the photos.

ExhibitionIngrid YuilleRoutes of Ambiguities

28 Oct 87until21 Nov 87

An abstract painting hangs on a gallery wall. The painting has a blue and yellow form at the centre with a solid black background.

ExhibitionDavid MacWilliamPaintings and Drawings: 1985–1987

1 Oct 87until24 Oct 87

This is a close-up view of one of Jessica Stockholder’s sculptures installed in a gallery. A red-painted drawer sits on the floor. The top half of the furniture is covered by old newspapers.

ExhibitionJessica StockholderIt’s Not Over ‘til The Fat Lady Sings

1 Sep 87until26 Sep 87

2 sculptures in a gallery. They face each other and they have a small step, a large curved barrier with a plastic window, and a rubber glove attached. 2 people can be seen shaking hands through them.

ExhibitionJuan L. Gomez-PeralesSoiree for Prof. L.J. Johnson

2 Jul 87until25 Jul 87

In the corner of a gallery, there is a long black dress on a mannequin, resting on pile of hay on the floor. Several cables are in the hay and on the wall, as well as a rock sculpture and a painting.

ExhibitionTriggerKatherine Knight, Sandra Meigs, Colette Urban

2 Jun 87until27 Jun 87

Several sculptures in a gallery space. The sculptures are made of different black, white, and brown stones. They are carved and stacked into different tall, ridged and bulbous forms.

ExhibitionLorenzo De Francesco

28 Apr 87until27 May 87

On the wall of a dark gallery space, there is a large piece of canvas shows a print of wolves in a forest. On the floor, there is a small glowing speaker as well several natural and cast steel bones.

ExhibitionRon HuebnerWhat you don’t know won’t hurt you

31 Mar 87until25 Apr 87

The walls of a room are lined with large chalky drawings of animals and humans. One section is divided and has a large blue patch painted as sky, tall white sculptures, and many rocks on the floor.

ExhibitionSacred Ground, Skin and BonesJudith M. Atkinson, Dianne Radmore

3 Mar 87until28 Mar 87

Three paintings on the walls of a gallery. The paintings are in square frames of different sizes and colours. All of the paintings show different sets of dishes from above, on colourful backgrounds.

ExhibitionJulie DuschenesCollapse of the Wave Function

3 Feb 87until28 Feb 87

A scanned exhibition invitation. It is a long horizontal rectangle with a plain white background and contains information including the artist name, the dates and gallery address in black text.

ExhibitionJames Grahamfoil

15 Jan 87until31 Jan 87

ExhibitionRichard Putz

13 Jan 87until7 Feb 87

1986