Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010

free, family (maximum 2 adults, 2 children)
$50, members free. Reference
Library wed-fri 1-5pm. Thru Apr 18
Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape
Manual, important works by the
province’s most revered artists alongside
works by artists whose practices represent
diverse media, subjects, concepts,
purposes and cultural origins; Thru May
2 Michael Lin: A Modest Veil, handpainted
mural covering the Vancouver
Art Gallery’s northern façade; Leonardo
da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man, drawings
by Leonardo da Vinci loaned by Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from the Royal
Collection, includes the entire suite of
da Vinci’s renowned Manuscript A –
anatomical drawings of the human body
that he created during the winter of 1510-
1511; Thru May 16 Helen Chadwick,
Shelagh Keeley, Gabriel de la Mora,
Wim Delvoye, VALIE EXPORT, Antony
Gormley, Mona Hatoum and David Altmejd
and others, “Visceral Bodies”, the
work of 18 contemporary artists who
explore how perception of the human
body has shifted from an anatomical fact
to an evolving subjective form; May 8-
Sep 6 Fiona Tan: Rise and Fall; May 8-
Jan 3 Kerry James Marshall.
Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden Ave
(in Vanier Park) ✆604-257-8300
www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com
tues-sat 10am-5pm sun 12-5pm.
Admission: $10 adults, $7.50 students
and seniors, $25 family, 5 and under
free. We Stand On Guard For Thee, an
exhibit to commemorate the Canadian
Navy Centennial; People, Place and
Stories: Celebrating 50 Years with the
Vancouver Maritime Museum, photo
essay celebrating the Museum’s 50th
anniversary and the history from 1959
to the present.
Western Front Gallery
303 E 8th Ave ✆604-876-9343
www.front.bc.ca
tues-sat 12-5pm. Apr 29-Jun 3 Keith
Langergraber, “The Society of Temporal
Investigations”.
Winsor Gallery
3025 Granville St ✆604-681-4870
www.winsorgallery.com
mon-sat 10am-6pm sun 11am-5pm.
Thru Apr 25 Marcel Barbeau, a selection
of recent paintings from his “Anaconstructions”
series; Apr 29-May 23
Sylvain Louis-Seize, mixed media
work that continues his compelling
exploration of the different relationships
and facets found in within the
landscape; May 27-Jun 20 Alan
Wood, new series of wood relief sculptures,
collage and watercolours based
on the haven found in a friend’s garden.
VERNON
Ashpa Naira Gallery & Studio
9492 Houghton Rd ✆250-549-4249
www.ashpanairagallery.com
open May 1-Oct 15 fri-sun 10am-6pm
or by appt. Located in Killiney on the
west side of Okanagan Lake, this contemporary
art gallery and studio, owned
by artist Carolina Sanchez de Bustamante,
features original art in a home
and garden setting. Discover a diverse
group of emerging and established
Okanagan and Canadian artists in painting,
textiles, sculptures and ceramics.
Vernon Public Art Gallery
3228 31st Ave ✆250-545-3173
www.vernonpublicartgallery.com
mon-fri 10am-5pm sat 11am-4pm. Thru
Apr 15 School District #22, “Art From
the Heart”, annual exhibition of the elementary
art education curriculum; Thru
May 20 Jim Kalnin, “One Planet”, a
body of paintings exploring relationships
of humans and the natural and urban
environments; Apr 22-May 20 School
District #22, “Art and Soul”, annual exhibition
of the high school art education
curriculum; May 27-Jul 29 UBC Okanagan
BFA Graduation Exhibition, various
media including large-scale paintings
and drawings, sculptural installations,
printmaking and video; Glenn Clark, “In
Search of the Picturesque”, paintings
from an ongoing investigation of the BC
landscape; Katie Belcher, “Housescape”,
an exhibition drawn in graphite
on the gallery walls by Belcher, an
emerging artist from Halifax.
VICTORIA
★ Alcheringa Gallery
665 Fort St ✆250-383-8224
www.alcheringa-gallery.com
mon-sat 9:30am-5:30pm sun 12-5pm.
Thru May 10 Teddy Balangu, Maynard
Johnny Jr., Luke Marston, Dennis Nona
and Chris Paul, “Gallery Artists Showcase”,
comprised of contemporary
works from Indigenous cultures around
the Pacific Rim; May 13-Jun 9 Innova-
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