Possible Worlds - Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

Possible
Worlds
Annual Report
2012

IMAGE: Installation view of Milutin Gubash:
Situational Comedy, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery,
2012. Courtesy the artist. PHOTO: Robert McNair.

Mission:
Connecting
people & ideas
through art
Where art is the catalyst
for shared experience,
dialogue & imagination.
Roots in the community,
eyes on the world.

President’s
Report
IMAGE: Ariel Schlesinger, Untitled (Lighters), 2007.
Wood, gas balloon, and wire. Courtesy of the
artist, Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv, and Galerija Gregor
Podnar, Berlin. PHOTO: Robert McNair.

“Possible Worlds”, the theme of this year’s report, has particular resonance as I reflect on the vision and
objectives in KW|AG’s Strategic Plan 2010-2014. The vision is of an art gallery and museum presenting
outstanding exhibitions, high quality programs and facilitating meaningful community engagement,
and a place that promotes social exchange, exploration of ideas and generates a sense of community and
belonging. To fulfill that vision we set out to achieve sustainability and strengthened partnerships, to
develop more dynamic programming, and to strengthen the Gallery’s profile. We developed this shared
vision of a “possible world” in which an even stronger and more vibrant KW|AG would flourish as it
meets the needs of our community.
We are definitely making progress but we have not yet reached the “possible world” we envisaged.
We present exciting, high-quality exhibitions that are becoming recognized nationally. Canadian
Art magazine, for example, named KW|AG’s Ecotopia as one of seven Canadian must-see exhibitions
highlighted from the year. Meaningful partnerships play a significant role in the development of
collaborative programs and we are reaching new audiences. An increase in the number of people visiting
the Gallery in person and through KW|AG’s website and social media is a reflection on KW|AG’s growing
profile. However, despite successful, well-received exhibitions and programs, disciplined cost constraint,
and the increase in individual donations achieved in 2012, we continue to fall short of acquiring the
resources needed to meet existing community needs and fulfill our vision. Vibrancy and sustainability
over the long term to reach the “possible world” we set out to achieve requires increased support from
all sources.
We are extremely fortunate to benefit from the skills and experience of a very talented pool of staff
and volunteers, who bring great energy and passion to their work at KW|AG. Shirley Madill, KW|AG’s
Executive Director, and the management group comprised of Crystal Mowry, Senior Curator; Nicole
Neufeld, Director of Public Programs; Shelly Mitchell, Director of Finance and Administration; and
Caroline Oliver, Director of Development and Marketing, provide outstanding leadership for our very
capable staff. A truly remarkable group of volunteers works on KW|AG’s behalf as board and committee
members, and assisting with program delivery. We are hugely appreciative of the support and assistance
provided by the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council, our
very generous sponsors and our individual and corporate donors including those at the Voting Member,
Partner Club, Curator’s Circle, and Director’s Circle levels, as well as our Corporate Circle members.
We are also pleased to acknowledge the support received from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, for
the Get Off on Art collaborative marketing partnership. This is a joint project with Cambridge Galleries,
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery and Homer Watson House & Galleries.
Both personally and on behalf of KW|AG’s Board I sincerely thank this amazing assembly of staff,
volunteers, funders, sponsors and donors who provide the foundation for KW|AG’s success. I truly hope
you will all continue and grow your support for the Gallery and encourage others to do the same through
donations and contributions of time and talent.
Judith Stephens-Wells
President
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IMAGE: Installation view of Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra:
Let’s Glow, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2012. Mixed
media. Courtesy the artists. PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Executive
Director’s
Report

For KW|AG, a national institution deeply rooted in the local community, 2012 was a year of exploration;
new initiatives were introduced to the Gallery as a place where our audiences could explore a wide
range of ideas in a variety of ways. With the development of business plans we implemented a series of
strategies, activities and procedures that set the Strategic Plan into operation over the next three years.
Our focus is identifying potential areas of revenue, creating more dynamic programming and raising the
Gallery’s profile. The KW|AG of the future will be driven by an approach motivated by two core values:
the starting point for all that we do is art and ideas – cultivating new ones, researching, sharing our
knowledge and encouraging community engagement. The other is our commitment to inspire, enhance
and promote creativity at the individual, group and community levels. Moving beyond the traditional
institutionally-directed approach, we seek engagement with the public and our partners to widen the
circle of those who create cultural content and the cultural context of all that we do - thereby opening
up possible worlds.
The year opened and closed with two provocative and engaging exhibition projects. Another Victory Over
the Sun, initiated by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, embraced ideas around architecture and
theatre. Ecotopia addressed issues surrounding technology’s impact on the environment. We contributed
to the celebration of the City of Kitchener’s 100th anniversary of cityhood with a neighbourhood Block
Party and engaged our community in a permanent collection exhibition. Of particular note was the
transformation of the Gallery’s public programs to include Idea Exchange, an annual panel discussion,
an Off Topic series of talks, a lunch-time program series with the Kitchener Public Library, and the
introduction of a Youth Council.
As a result we were happy to see an 11% increase in visitation reaching approximately 40,000 visitors.
Through artist encounters, stories and opportunities for visitors to explore their own creative expression,
we witnessed how such programs can transform perspectives, ignite new interests and delight the
senses. The excellence, innovation, and vitality of our extensive programming are critical to affirming
KW|AG’s position as a leading contemporary art gallery at both regional and national levels.
On a more sombre note, despite our success in meeting our objectives in creating more dynamic
programming, a great deal more work needs to be done to meet our financial challenges to attain a
balanced budget and sustainability.
Shirley Madill
Executive Director
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IMAGE: Melanie Smith (in collaboration with Rafael Ortega),
Xilitla, 2011. Video transferred from 35 mm, 24 mins 40 secs.
Collection Charpenel and Fundación, CIAC, AC.
Curatorial &
Collections
Report

Exhibitions
How do you make a white cube disappear? This
question may seem like a cryptic riddle, but it was
the core starting point for some of the most exciting
projects to be featured in our 2012 exhibition
program. From one exhibition designed to be
experienced in darkness, to another intended
to bring the troubled outside world indoors, the
year was full of reasons to imagine the Gallery’s
white walls as porous and malleable. With every
exhibition turnover we sought to create a sense
of possibility, a belief that multiple worlds, each
with their own logic, are possible within the
framework of the Gallery architecture.
An incredibly diverse group of artists and
institutional collaborators kept us on our toes
throughout 2012. Each seasonal module was
shaped by an overarching theme, which in turn
fostered a sense of connection across projects that
might seem divergent at first blush. Emphasizing
the theatrical nature of darkness, our winter
module was anchored by the epic presentation
of Another Victory Over the Sun, an exhibition
of dream-like installations that transformed
the Gallery under the cover of darkness.
Originally curated and mounted at the Museum
of Contemporary Art Denver, this exhibition
featured a roster of international artists, many
of whom were exhibiting in Canada for the first
time. Among the most memorable projects in this
exhibition was a massive installation by Spencer
Finch, which required the onsite building of a
dock that meandered across a 30’ x 30’ reflecting
pool.
The spirit of local collaboration provided a
backdrop for our early spring programming
with our annual Expressions and In|sight
student exhibitions and Chris Flanagan’s quirky
installation designed to lure Lou Reed to Kitchener.
In both the international group exhibition
Emotional Blackmail and the concise exhibit of
work by Milutin Gubash, the world of emotional
exchange and sincerity in contemporary life
unravelled through a selection of work that was
both provocative and challenging.
Our summer program focused on amplifying the
voices of our visitors during the City of Kitchener’s
centenary with the use of crowdsourcing and
surveys. Collecting Resonance featured works
from the permanent collection, which were
nominated by community members for their
lasting impact and inspiration. At the same time,
a collaborative project by DodoLab explored
past and future visions of Kitchener in their
exhibition, Light Motives. Continuing with the
pace of ambitious programming, which created
an overlap between global and local concerns,
Ecotopia illuminated how artists see urban
transformation, resource depletion, and myths
of the Canadian wild. With a complement of
solid and varied public programming, Ecotopia
reinforced the Gallery’s role in producing
exhibitions that evoke and facilitate critical
conversations about our shared environs.
In 2012, major group exhibitions formed the core of
our programming. Realizing these projects would
be inconceivable without strong institutional
partnerships, we are thrilled that 2012 brought
an opportunity to work with the Museum of
Contemporary Art Denver (Another Victory Over
the Sun) and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery
(Emotional Blackmail) as well as independent
curator, Amanda Cachia. Likewise, programming
produced and premiered at KW|AG was in
demand amongst our peers. Our John Kissick: A
Nervous Decade exhibition concluded its two year
tour at the Art Gallery of Windsor in the spring.
Meanwhile, other venues have been brought on
board to partner on the tour and forthcoming
publication for Ecotopia.
With dynamic programming, we were also able
to develop an increased profile in the media.
Reviews of our exhibitions appeared in The Globe
and Mail, The Record, Canadian Art (in print and
online), C Magazine, and Akimblog. In addition
to external writings on our exhibitions, we
increased the volume of curatorial writing, which
accompanied our exhibitions in both print and
online forums. Essays in support of We All Fall
Down, Let’s Glow, and Sympathetic Magic were
available in beautifully designed formats. In the
future we expect to increase the presence of our
curatorial voice in comprehensive publications.
As with all of the other activities undertaken
at KW|AG, a desire for artistic excellence
underlies our efforts. 2012 was a terrific
reminder of how surpassing expectations, or
reinventing the definition of “worldliness” can
yield unexpected rewards.
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Collections
Every collection is a world unto itself. Its contents
and scope are shaped by both its stewards and its
end use. It can provide an escape from the reality
of the world that we live in or provide alternate
perspectives on what we otherwise see every
day. It comes as no surprise that the most frequent
response from visitors to KW|AG’s vaults is one
of amazement and wonder. Extremely valuable
and diverse, the permanent collection is exactly
the type of “world” in which one can rediscover
meaning and ways of seeing over time. Wherever
possible we aim to foster a sense of stewardship
in our visitors and community. The collection
comes alive through encounter, and 2012 was
a year in which creating opportunities for such
encounters became a priority.
Generosity and foresight are key factors in how
an institutional collection grows over time. In
2012 the Gallery acquired an astounding 38
new objects, the largest annual acquisition seen
at the Gallery in over a decade. Representing
a broad spectrum of art practices, these gifts
included works by regionally-based artists as
well as works that have had a significant role in
our recent exhibition history. Over the past few
years we have identified areas of our collection
which require more attention and we anticipated
that addressing some of these areas may take
time. However, in 2012 we were able to make a
major leap in the expansion of our contemporary
holdings through the generosity of artists and the
late local arts philanthropist, Winifred Shantz.
With the addition of Assistant Curator and
Registrar Jennifer Bullock to our team, we were
able to conduct site visits of future locations
for the display of works from the collection
throughout Kitchener and Waterloo. In 2012,
long-term loans of works from the permanent
collection were visible at the Region of Waterloo
Administrative Headquarters, Kitchener City
Hall, Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist,
Miller Thomson, the Perimeter Institute of
Theoretical Physics, and Homer Watson House
& Gallery. A total of six works by Watson were
among the many institutional loans featured in
the jubilee themed exhibition entitled Bringing
Heritage Home, a celebration of Watson’s place in
the English Royal collections.
The collection often serves as a resource to
assist others with curious questions or scholarly
pursuits. Many times these questions revolve
around providing assistance or knowledge that
might help in determining the author of a work,
or providing access to our artist files to support
research. In 2012 we assisted Nancy Silcox in
preparation for her article “In Homer Watson’s
Shadow,” published in Grand Magazine, Nov/
Dec 2012. Silcox’s article focused on the work of
Carl F. Schaefer and Carl Ahrens and included
reproductions of three works by Schaefer in
KW|AG’s collection. We were also thrilled to have
reproductions of works by Laura Muntz Lyall
included in a major monograph by independent
curator and art historian, Joan Murray. Published
by McGill-Queen’s University Press, Laura Muntz
Lyall: Impressions of Women and Childhood
provides a comprehensive level of research that
will no doubt assist us in future exhibitions of the
work of Lyall and her contemporaries.
2012 was a year for inviting other perspectives to
partake in how the collection can be interpreted
to create or share narratives about a particular
place. What began simply as two Community
Curator projects – one by University of Waterloo
Student Michael Goudreault and another by City
of Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran – gave way
to other dynamic projects, which celebrated the
City of Kitchener’s Centenary. Andrew Hunter
and Lisa Hirmer, the collaborative duo behind
DodoLab, included a salon-style hanging of
historical paintings of our regional landscape,
while the crowdsourced content for Collecting
Resonance provided our visitors with an
opportunity to nominate work that has – and
will continue to have – a lasting impact on the
collective imagination. In total, more than 150
works from KW|AG’s collection were on view in
the Gallery throughout the year, more than double
what we generally see in any given year. Sharing
the collection and crafting new narratives for it
through initiatives such as these are just some
of the means by which we remain vital in the
present moment.
Crystal Mowry
Senior Curator
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2012 Acquisitions
Four accessions totalling 38 objects
Bequest: Estate of Mrs. Winifred Shantz
In 2012 we were honoured to receive three works of art from the estate of a long-time friend of the
Gallery, Winifred Shantz. This gift of artwork to the permanent collection provides a lasting legacy of her
dedication to the visual arts and her commitment to supporting cornerstone art institutions. This gift will
be shared with the community through exhibitions and vault tours.
Doug Kirton
Wellington Street, 2008
Oil on canvas
H 76.20cm x W 101.6cm
(30” x 40”)
Melissa Doherty
Autumn View, 2010
Oil on canvas
H 25.4cm x W 25.4cm
(10” x 10”)
Will Gorlitz
Untitled (2 cans), 2006
Oil on canvas, framed
H 114.30cm x W 73.0cm
(45” x 29”)
GIFT OF THE ARTIST
Milutin Gubash
Born Rich, Getting Poorer, 2008-2012
30 min. 2 sec. HD video stored
on hard drive media. Series of
6 videos (each approx. 15 to 22
minutes in duration). Edition 1 of 3.
Episode 1:
Jenkem?, 2008
17 min. 54 sec.
Episode 2:
Let’s Go to Kingston ON!, 2008
15 min. 30 sec.
Episode 3:
Dead Car, 2009
20 min. 17 sec.
Episode 4:
Punked in Serbia, 2009
22 min. 8 sec.
Episode 5:
Show Off, 2012
23 min. 4 sec.
Episode 6:
Selimir, 2012
Milutin Gubash
Mom, thinking about her
recent cancer scare, taken on a
roll of film I found in my father’s
desk after he died, 2012
Lambda print
H 122cm x W 122cm (48” x 48”)
Edition 1 of 3
Milutin Gubash
Tim, behind the old cemetery
where we used to get high as
teenagers, and where his father
and brother are now buried,
taken on a roll of film I found in my
father’s desk after he died, 2012
Lambda print
H 122cm x W 122cm (48” x 48”)
Edition 1 of 3
Milutin Gubash
Annie, after an argument, taken on
a roll of film I found in my father’s
desk after he died, 2012
Lambda print
H 122cm x W 122cm (48” x 48”)
Edition 1 of 3
GIFT OF THE ARTIST
April Hickox
Glance, 2001
6 silver gelatin prints
Each 28cm x 35.5cm (11” x 14”)
Edition 1 of 7
April Hickox
Vantage Point: Portholes, 2009
13 chromogenic prints
Each 56cm x 66cm (22” x 26”)
Artist Proofs
April Hickox
Echo, 2010
6 chromogenic prints
Each 28cm x 35.5cm (11” x 14”)
Edition 3 of 7
GIFT OF THE ARTIST
John Kissick
Groovefucker No.3, 2009
Oil and acrylic on canvas
H 198cm x W 213.5cm (78” x 84”)
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2012
Exhibitions
IMAGE: Image: Scott Johnson, Inversion II, 2012.
Interrogation glass, moulding, mdf, slip clay, light.
Courtesy the artist. PHOTO: Robert McNair.
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September 3, 2011 – March 4, 2012
We All
Fall Down
Curated by Barbara Hobot
and Cindy Wayvon
IMAGE: Installation view of work by Artist unknown (left),
Edward Burtynsky, Charles Baxter (centre), and
William Ronald, Gordon Rayner, and
Georges Jeanclos (right) in We All Fall Down.
PHOTOS: Robert McNair.
This selection of work from the permanent collection examined how
artists portray the universal experience of decline and decay. The
exhibition considered why artists may choose to depict architecture
in ruins, a ravaged environment, or a person on their deathbed,
rather than portraying these subjects in their prime. Like the popular
children’s song Ring around the Rosie, from which the title of this
exhibition is taken, the works paid tribute to the moments in life that
we often turn away from in order to remind us that despite our best
efforts, things do not stay the same.
January 18 - March 4, 2012
Marc Ngui and
Magda Wojtyra
Let’s Glow
Curated by Crystal Mowry
IMAGE: Installation view of Marc Ngui and Magda
Wojtyra:Let’s Glow, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2012.
Courtesy the artists. PHOTO: Robert McNair.
For Cambridge-based art and design duo Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra,
allegory serves as a tool to reinvent familiar narratives of willpower and
perseverance. Central to Let’s Glow were the Crystal Kings, an imaginary
group of self-generated beings conceived collaboratively by Ngui and
Wojtyra. Resembling a hybrid of biological forms and crystalline rock
structures found in caves, these brightly coloured creatures formed an
exuberant counterpoint to the monochromatic nature of winter. Through
the use of a variety of methods, including a series of animated videos,
painted portraits, and an undulating, dimensional quilt-like sculpture,
Ngui and Wojtyra created a portrait of an imaginary evolution in the dark.
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January 20 - March 11, 2012
Another Victory
Over the Sun
Miguel Calderón
Spencer Finch
Scott Johnson
Juan Muñoz
Erin Shirreff
Melanie Smith
David Zimmer
Co-curated by
Nora Burnett Abrams
and Adam Lerner for the
Museum of Contemporary Art
Denver (MCA Denver)
IMAGE: (Left to right) Installation view of work by
Spencer Finch; Installation view of work by Melanie Smith
(in collaboration with Rafael Ortega).
PHOTOS: Robert McNair.
For Another Victory Over the Sun, all overhead lighting in the Main
Gallery at KW|AG was turned off, allowing the works of art to act
as their own source of illumination. The exhibition title refers to the
1913 opera, Victory Over the Sun, a cornerstone for modern art, which
celebrated the power of human creativity to invent new worlds. The
original opera, with sets designed by the influential Russian artist
Kasimir Malevich, evinced the desire to transcend the visible world,
striving instead to arrive at a state of pure feeling.
Museums often operate in the same way as theatre: the museum
building as a stage on which visitors become performers moving
through space and encountering works of art. Removing the
incidental light in the exhibition space further announced the
unfolding drama. Writer Brian O’Doherty once described the “white
cube” spaces of museums and galleries as sites in which “we see not
art but the space first.” Another Victory Over the Sun inverted this idea
by creating spaces where the gallery architecture disappeared in a
series of discrete, dream-like environments.
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March 12 – August 19, 2012
From There
to Here
Guest curated by
Michael Goudreault
IMAGE: Installation View, From There to Here.
PHOTOS: Robert McNair.
What does it mean to move to somewhere new? The Kitchener-Waterloo area
attracts people from across Canada and around the world. It is a dynamic
community, with people from many different backgrounds coming together
in a single place. Whether you travel from around the corner or across the
planet, the idea that we are all converging here inspired University of Waterloo
student and guest curator, Michael Goudreault.
Within the permanent collection, Goudreault was pleased to find artworks
such as the two Parochial Views photographs by Andrew Wright, that not
only look at the journey to a new area, but offer an alternative perspective on
local landmarks. This selection of works also considered the path that has
brought people to this area. When we look at this path, it frequently meanders
and weaves, the distance is distorted and our perception changes. Through
imagery of tunnels, tracks, paths and docks the works incorporated the theme
of transition to a new location.
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March 17 – April 29, 2012
Expressions 37
and In|sight
Curated by Nicole Neufeld
Installation view of Expressions 37, 2012;
Installation view of In|sight, 2012.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Each spring, KW|AG hosts an exhibition of student art from Waterloo
Region. This is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions made by
the community’s next generation of artists and creative thinkers, and
is exhibited alongside works from KW|AG’s permanent collection.
In 2012, students were asked to respond to the exhibition’s theme,
“Collaboration,” inspired by the feature artwork, North American Owl
Collection created by students in Caroline Keogh’s 2010-2011 grade 2
class at John Sweeney Elementary School.
As a complement to Expressions 37, In|sight featured artworks by
students from Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute who collaborated
with local artist, Stephen Lavigne. Together, they explored new
perspectives on the places that make up our community.
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March 17 – April 29, 2012
Chris
Flanagan
Sympathetic
Magic
Curated by Crystal Mowry
IMAGE: Chris Flanagan, Sympathetic Magic
(Installation detail), 2012. Mixed media.
Courtesy the artist. PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Part amusement-park ride, part Cargo Cult offering, Sympathetic Magic was
Chris Flanagan’s response to the invitation to produce a new installation
inspired by Kitchener’s 2012 Centenary. The core claim of Flanagan’s
project revolved around the 1973 album Berlin, by the highly influential
musician Lou Reed, and Flanagan’s tongue-in-cheek assertion that this
recording was the catalyst for the troubled German capital’s revitalization.
The Berlin of 1970s Germany is a markedly different place from the Berlin
(now known as Kitchener) that was the site for this project. Is it foolhardy to
assume that a strategy for creating awareness of one city’s cultural capital
might suffice in other situations? This exhibition featured hallucinogenic
examples of an altered natural world designed to entice Reed. A sculpture
of a bear sporting a Warholesque wig and a hypnotic owl hooting a
clip from O Superman, a song by Reed’s wife, performance artist Laurie
Anderson, reinforced a sense of hallucinatory encounter.
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May 9 - July 8, 2012
IMAGE: (From top) Installation view of works by Kerry
Downey (foreground), Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir (back);
Installation view of works by Hadley & Maxwell (left),
Ragnar Kjartansson and Magnús Sigurðarson (right).
PHOTOS: Robert McNair.
Emotional Blackmail
Haraldur Jónsson
Tova Mozard
Meiro Koizumi
Amie Siegel
Hadley & Maxwell
Christodoulos Panayiotou
Benny Nemerofsky-Ramsay &
Aleesa Cohene
Ragnar Kjartansson &
Magnus Sigurdarson
Bert Rodriguez
Kerry Downey
Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir
Kristleifur Björnsson
Ariel Schlesinger
Constant Reality Theatre
Curated by Markús Þór Andrésson and
Chen Tamir, organized by the
Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG)
How are contemporary artists dealing with emotions? In
what ways are emotions analyzed, expressed and brought
about? Emotional Blackmail reflected on the recent trend
among artists to analyse, express, and generate emotions
through their work, and the ways in which sincerity manifests
within it. It looked at how emotions are conveyed and
manipulated in the name of art; the often problematic
emotional exchange between artist, collaborator and viewer;
and the difficulty of expression, analysis, and generation of
emotion in contemporary visual art. This exhibition revealed
contemporary art’s reliance on language, theatre, film, and
music for addressing the complexities of emotions. Ranging
from pop music, YouTube, and teen culture to Ingmar
Bergman and self-help, the inspirations for these works were
placed squarely in the mainstream. However, the artists
consistently saw beyond sentimentality and instead
considered the constructed effects of what is often called
the “culture industry” and the mechanisms of its subtly
manipulative power.
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May 9 - July 8, 2012
Milutin Gubash
Situational Comedy
Curated by Crystal Mowry
IMAGE: Installation view of Milutin Gubash: Situational Comedy,
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2012. Courtesy the artist.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Montreal-based artist Milutin Gubash explored the
conventional surroundings and relationships of his day-to-day
existence through a subtle blend of comedy and self-criticism.
His practice encompasses photography, video, and performance
which often include the participation of his family and friends.
Gubash blurs the boundary between “real” life and fantastical
distraction through references to tropes in theatre and cinema.
Situational Comedy focused on Gubash’s search to uncover
and understand his origins through a form of narrative
storytelling. Central to the exhibition was Born Rich, Getting
Poorer. Structured as a series of episodes and filmed in a style
which blends reality and sitcom genres, the series stars the
artist and his family members as themselves in believable,
day-to-day situations. As the episodes progress, we encounter
the life of the artist as a complicated – though comedic – site of
converging roles (son, husband, father, friend, and neighbour).
What at first seems like a vaudevillian struggle to meet the
expectations of family members gradually becomes the artist’s
own existential search for his roots. A laugh track, that insistent
caricature of emotion, can be heard throughout the series,
prompting us to consider how factual document and dramatic
license often mingle in the most affecting stories.
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July 18 – September 16, 2012
Collecting
Resonance:
Works from
KW|AG’s
Permanent
Collection
Curated by Crystal Mowry
IMAGE: Installation view of works by Edward Burtynsky,
Monica Tap, Claude Tousignant, and Michael Snow.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Collecting is guided largely by three things: passion, persistence
and generosity. A passionate, shared support for how art can affect
and enrich our lives is why we do what we do. Collecting Resonance
was a crowdsourcing experiment designed to both celebrate the
City of Kitchener’s 2012 Centenary and to reintroduce our public to
the hidden gems within the Gallery’s permanent collection of more
than 4,000 works. In the months leading up to the exhibition, the
public was invited to submit nominations for works that they would
like to see. The nominations were rich in personal anecdotes about
earlier encounters with a selected work, thoughts on how artistic
visions might serve as harbingers of larger issues and the historical
significance of various images.
DodoLab
Light Motives:
An exploration
of Kitchener’s
past future
and future past
Curated by Crystal Mowry
To mark Kitchener’s Centenary, KW|AG commissioned DodoLab
to engage the community in a critical, yet playful, reflection on
the city’s past and present, and to explore new ideas for a future
Kitchener. Focusing on the iconography, sites and events that have
come to define the city both officially and in the popular imagination,
DodoLab’s program employed a variety of creative tools to probe,
capture and share public conceptions of both the past and the future.
IMAGE: Installation view, DodoLab Light Motives:
An Exploration of Kitchener’s
Past Future and Future Past, 2012.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
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September 28, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Ecotopia
BGL
David Brooks
Dagmara Genda
Rodney Graham
Isabelle Hayeur
Tristram Lansdowne
Maude Leonard-Contant
Lynne Marsh
Lisa Sanditz
Jennifer Steinkamp
T & T
Kate Wilson
Guest curated by Amanda Cachia,
organized by KW|AG
IMAGE: Installation view of Ecotopia at the Kitchener-Waterloo
Art Gallery, 2012-2013, with works by BGL (foreground),
Lisa Sanditz (paintings on left wall), and Kate Wilson
(drawing on right wall). PHOTO: Robert McNair.
Ecotopia explored environmental conservation, destruction
and the cacophonous blend of architecture and decay in our
technological age. An element of science-fiction or futurism
surfaced in some of the work exhibited, where artists
offered an alternative for postmodern living that enabled a
harmonious co-existence of nature and technology rather than
environmental havoc. The artists also pondered the grandeur
of nature, and how this has become suffocated and overladen
with layers of urban debris.
In BGL’s Pinocchio a dangling chainsaw represented the
abundance of clear-cutting in Canada’s forests. In contrast,
David Brooks used the material language of sidewalks, plant
material and infrastructural devices to address the irrational
efforts we exert to maintain a conflicted relationship with
the natural world, as shown in the common traits of our built
environment. Other artists in this exhibition suggested that
while this world we live in may be topsy-turvy, the new and
failing structures are also inherently beautiful. A beauty
of decay where objects, monuments, and sites that have
been overtaken by weeds, graffiti, or wildlife form a new
archaeology for a new generation. With its ability to confound
and entice in equal measures, Ecotopia unsettled comfortable
notions about dominion and progress.
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September 14 - December 9, 2012
From Isolation
to Inclusivity
Guest curated by Mayor Brenda
Halloran, City of Waterloo
IMAGE: Installation view,
From Isolation to Inclusivity, 2012.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
When Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran was invited to participate
in the Community Curator program, she immediately saw
the opportunity as a way to explore the importance of feeling
connected to your community. She noted:
“This exhibition is meant to reflect a progression of the negative,
lonely feelings associated with social isolation and exclusion, to the
more positive and optimistic feelings associated with belonging
to your community. As you move through the exhibition you may
experience feelings of loneliness and isolation and feel empathy
towards others in this situation, such as seniors, youth and new
Canadians. It is my hope that these works will elicit feelings
of hopefulness and instill a sense of social responsibility and
invigoration to create a more inclusive community.”
December 14, 2012 – March 17, 2013
Close
Encounters
Curated by Jennifer Bullock,
Assistant Curator & Registrar
IMAGES: (left to right) Installation view,
Close Encounters, 2012.
Melissa Doherty, Autumn View, 2010,
oil on canvas, 25.4 x 25.4 cm,
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery collection.
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Winifred Shantz, 2012.
PHOTOS: Robert McNair.
This exhibition featured works of smaller stature from our permanent
collection in an exploration of the intimacy engendered by the small
scale. On the small canvas, the overpowering is placed in our power
and the overlooked is made grand. A vastness is encompassed in a
narrow glance; a narrative is envisaged in a moment. A commonplace
is amplified; a thought is held in contemplation.
Melissa Doherty’s Autumn View depicts an uninterrupted vista of
field and forest. Rudolphe Duguay has left a light on in a cottage
situated alone in a mountain valley; what is happening through the
warmth of that window? Michael Thompson’s Soapdish focusses our
attention on an object we see and use every day without thought,
requiring us to pause. Henry Moore allows us inside his imagination
as he ruminates upon Ideas for Sculpture in Landscape.
Fine detail or sublime simplicity beckon, drawing us in to give the
subject further study. Each encounter is an invitation to intimacy.
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Gallery Talks
Marc Ngui & Magda Wojtyra (January 18)
Artist talk, Let’s Glow
Off Topic (February 8)
Jeff Warren & Jason Bracey
Robert Wittman (March 7)
Author presentation and book signing
Chris Flanagan (April 4)
Artist talk, Sympathetic Magic
Shirley Madill (April 18)
Dirty Pictures: the Fine Art of Controversy
Markús Þór Andrésson & Chen Tamir (May 11)
Curator tour, Emotional Blackmail
Off Topic (May 23)
Dr. Margaret E. Toye & Mike Farwell
Amanda Cachia (September 28)
Curator tour, Ecotopia
Kate Wilson (October 17)
Artist talk, Ecotopia
Photos: KW|AG staff
Clockwise from top left:
What is our Urban Imaginary? panel discussion with Justin Langlois, Steven
Logan, and Scott Sorli, moderated by Shirley Madill
Guest Curator, Markús Þór Andrésson, leading a tour of
Emotional Blackmail, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2012
Artist talk with Kate Wilson
Executive Director, Shirley Madill, Dirty Pictures: The Fine Art of Controversy, 2012
Off Topic (November 7)
Gil Stelter & Hilary Abel
Panel Discussion: What is our
Urban Imaginary? (December 6)
Justin Langlois, Steven Logan, & Scott Sorli
Publications
We All Fall Down (online)
ISBN 978-1-897543-14-6
Published by Kitchener-
Waterloo Art Gallery
Text by Barbara Hobot
Chris Flanagan:
Sympathetic Magic
(printed poster)
ISBN 978-1-897543-17-7
Text by Crystal Mowry
Marc Ngui and Magda
Wojtyra: Let’s Glow
(printed poster)
ISBN 978-1-897543-18-4
Text by Crystal Mowry
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Public Programs
Report
The Public Programs Department is dedicated to
offering the community points of access to a deeper,
more meaningful understanding of art, culture,
and visual practices. In 2012, our programs saw a
dramatic increase in attendance, with 7,962 more
people participating in our programs throughout the
year than the previous year.
School Programs
The Gallery’s long standing partnership with the
Waterloo Region District School Board and the
Waterloo Catholic District School Board continued to
generate quality curriculum-connected programs at
the Gallery and in classrooms, delivered to schools
across the region. In 2012, our School Programs saw
6,178 students take part in educational programs,
increasing our contact with students by a third over
the previous year. This rise in student participation
was due in part to increased attendance during
the fall exhibition, Ecotopia, which had curriculum
connections to both visual arts and science at all
grade levels. The project, which encouraged students
to research and imagine local bird habitats, generated
creative and inspired results.
As always, the Gallery celebrated the artwork made
by young people in our community during the
annual Expressions exhibition. The theme for 2012
was “Collaboration,” which encouraged submissions
of group work, class projects, and creative crossdisciplinary
artworks made by almost 200 students.
As a complement to Expressions 37, local artist and
educator, Steve Lavigne, worked with a group of
students at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
to produce an installation in a dedicated gallery
space for the In|sight program. Working directly with
students in their classroom to carry out the project
from concept stage through production to completion,
this program offered students a unique opportunity
to work directly with an artist active in his field.
Further, in order to cultivate a community of youth
interested in visual arts, the Gallery launched the
Youth Council, with contributing members aged 13
to 18. The inaugural workshop was designed, led,
and delivered by two students – Margaret Gissing
and Zaven Titizian – who taught their peers about
a photographic process coined as “Light Graffiti.”
Subsequent bi-weekly meetings reached 179 youth
and generated projects like the Youth Council zine,
a pumpkin carving challenge, button exchange, and
text message postcards.
Public Programs
Camps, classes and workshops at the Gallery offered
1,711 participants opportunities to learn art making
skills, experiment with new techniques, and explore
creative projects. In 2012, March Break Camp sold out
and our attendance during our Summer Art Camp
was up 43% from the previous year, including 17
participants who attended on scholarships granted
through local foundations and service clubs.
The Gallery’s family programs continued to grow
reaching 1,602 children and their caregivers, through
programs such as Family Day, Family Sundays,
Let’s Read!, and the Pre-Concert Experience for
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Family Concerts.
Outreach programming offered at festivals in the
community included the Multicultural Festival,
Canada Day Festival, Open Streets Uptown
Waterloo, Kidspark, and Word on the Street, all of
which reached 3,533 participants.
Our adult programs also expanded with the
introduction of the Off Topic series, which offered
a pair of unconventional talks inspired by the
themes in the current exhibitions: a featured guest
speaker, former FBI Special Agent and founder of
the Art Crime Team Robert Wittman, and a panel
discussion asking “What is our Urban Imaginary?”
As part of a commitment to supporting access to
the arts community, the Gallery presented regularly
scheduled Artist Talks and Curator’s Tours, and
shifted the Walk the Talk exhibition tours to the last
Sunday afternoon of every month. Overall, with the
introduction of new programs designed to engage
adult audiences, attendance has more than doubled
for talks, tours, and lectures.
Special programs included a mural project developed
with graduating students at Lutherwood, as well
as regular workshops for individuals living with
dementias and their caregivers in the Gather at the
Gallery program delivered in partnership with the
Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo. The Gallery
was also delighted to participate in the Steel Rails
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project with a karaoke car, inspired by the Emotional
Blackmail exhibition. Bringing that energy back to the
Gallery, Hopelessly Devoted: Fan Fair and Karaoke
Night had people singing again in November.
In order to reach new audiences in the region and
beyond, the Gallery’s interactive spaces were
renovated and went digital. With funding support from
Google, the Virtual Interactive Spaces were launched,
with regular exhibition videos and audio tours online,
and the interactive family guide and exhibition
resources housed in the entrance to the galleries.
Community Outreach
In 2012, the Ontario Trillium Foundation funded a
cross-appointed Community Programmer position to
support the partnership between the Gallery and the
Kitchener Public Library. With the aim of fostering
inter-organizational partnerships, this Trillium funding
enabled the two organizations to pilot a number of
joint programming initiatives directed at reaching
new audiences and supporting the goal of connecting
with our community in innovative ways.
A highlight of 2012 was certainly the Block Party held
in the Civic District Park, located between the Gallery
and the Library’s main branch. The event was held
in July and welcomed numerous community partners
for an afternoon of family friendly arts activities
and a unique opportunity to get together with our
neighbours. In the winter months, we invited our
neighbours indoors for the Holiday Warm-up event
in December. Combined, the events were attended
by almost 600 people of all ages and interests. Other
Trillium-funded programs included the Gallery’s
presence at the KPL booth at the Kitchener Farmers’
Market for their Kids’ Club program, which reached
897 children and caregivers throughout the year,
and the launch of the lunchtime lecture series
Contemporary Art 101, which reached 282 people
over a series of 13 noon-hour lectures.
Attendance for Trillium-funded programs in 2012
totaled 2,622 people, which contributed to the
Public Programs Department’s capacity to reach
audiences and support productive partnerships
with neighbouring organizations.
Nicole Neufeld
Director of Public Programs
IMAGES: (from top) Summer Art Camp participants
making a collaborative outer space mural;
Guest Curator, Amanda Cachia, leading a tour of Ecotopia;
Youth Council’s Light Graffiti project.
Photos: KW|AG staff.

Development
& Marketing
Report
The Development & Marketing team worked
diligently in 2012 to help connect the KW|AG to a
growing audience base and to a wider network of
members and supporters. Through our special
events and donor acknowledgement activities,
we offered connections to many “possible worlds”
as envisioned by artists currently exhibiting at the
Gallery, and by those whose work we share
through the permanent collection.
Director’s Circle events took place on January 24
and September 13. The January event celebrated
the generous donation to KW|AG of an important
historical work, On the Bay of Biscay, by Paul Peel,
from local collector Stephen J. Menich. This
beautiful work is a welcome addition to the
collection. In September, members had an
opportunity to enjoy a dinner with Matthew
Teitelbaum, the Michael and Sonja Koerner
Director, and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario
(AGO), who talked about AGO’s recently
concluded “Transformation AGO” project, and the
role and future of public art galleries.
For Curator’s Circle members, two events were
presented. On May 9, artist Milutin Gubash shared
the story of his unpredictable and humorous
world, from his adventures as a newly-arrived
immigrant to his family’s reluctant role in his
artistic practise. And on September 17, local artist
Melissa Doherty opened her studio as a window
into her artistic practice, at The Tannery in
downtown Kitchener.
Support from members of the Partner Club
program is directed towards the permanent
collection, and on November 28 we were pleased
to host a tour, presented by Jennifer Bullock, the
Gallery’s Assistant Curator and Registrar, of From
Isolation to Inclusivity, a permanent collection
exhibition. Community members Paul and Paula
Rostrop stepped forward in 2012 to act as
honorary chairs of our Partner Club program, and
we are pleased that membership grew to 33 by
year end.
As part of our strategy to build stronger
connections to the corporate world, a Corporate
Circle program was launched in 2012 with the
assistance of a very capable group of volunteers
who handled multiple phone calls, introduced the
Gallery to a wider audience and helped get the
project underway.
A key goal for development staff was securing the
$100,000 required to fund upgrades to the
Gallery’s Community Access Space. Completion
of these renovations will allow the Gallery to
achieve several important strategic goals: to
identify a new source of revenue, to present an
enhanced selection of cross-disciplinary programs
in collaboration with community partners, to
increase the Gallery’s visibility and to address
some of the facility shortcomings that hinder our
programming efforts. By the end of 2012, funding
for the project had been identified to the extent
that renovations could begin in 2013.
KW|AG was honoured to work with Waterloo
Mayor Brenda Halloran on a very special event,
in conjunction with her Community Curator
exhibition, From Isolation to Inclusivity, on
November 22. At the event Mayor Halloran
talked about the works she had selected for the
show, and offered a tour of the exhibition. A
reception followed, which included a silent
auction. Gallery staff are grateful to Mayor
Halloran and to Sarah Bach for their contributions
to this initiative, which raised over $3,000
towards the Gallery’s operations.
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The Black & Gold Gala is the Gallery’s signature event
and 2012 proved to be a highlight. The packed-tocapacity
room was alive with conversation, eager
bidding at the silent auction tables and enthusiastic
engagement in the art-making activities. The table top
“Grow An Eco-Tree” project was a terrific success, and
proved that there are many inventive uses for broccoli
and cutlery. This event continues to grow and flourish
thanks to the thoughtful, dedicated and very
hardworking members of the Volunteer Committee;
we owe our success with the Gala to them. The event,
which earned net proceeds of almost $66,000, took
place Thursday, October 18, at the Holiday Inn on
Fairway Road, Kitchener.
The Gallery is pleased to host regular exhibition tours
for all elected officials in the Region, and in 2012 we
conducted two of these, on January 27 (a tour of
Another Victory Over the Sun) and on November 7 (a
tour of Ecotopia). These events provide our elected
representatives with an opportunity to learn more
about the Gallery and the important work we do in the
community.
Gallery afterpARTies have also proven to be a
consistent success. Following selected Kitchener-
Waterloo Symphony concerts, the Gallery hosts a talk
by Music Director Edwin Outwater with his guest
artist(s), along with a reception and Gallery tours.
With the start of the 2012/2013 concert season, a new
component was introduced: a talk by Gallery
Executive Director Shirley Madill that provides a
visual art context for the symphony concert repertoire.
In 2012 these events took place on February 17, April
20, May 25 and November 30.
Caroline Oliver
Director of Development & Marketing
IMAGES: (from top) KW|AG welcomes Scotiabank as
sponsors of the Gallery’s popular school programs.
Left to right, Shirley Madill (KW|AG),
Anne Brubacher and Elizabeth Heald (Scotiabank);
Elected officials enjoy a tour of the Ecotopia exhibition;
A visitor considers BGL’s Pinocchio, from the Ecotopia exhibition.
PHOTOS: KW|AG staff.

IMAGE: John Kissick
Groovefucker No. 3, 2009
Oil and acrylic on canvas
198cm x 213.5cm
Gift of the artist, 2012.
PHOTO: Robert McNair
Treasurer’s
Report

Financially, 2012 was a very challenging year for KW|AG and we ended the year with a deficiency
in revenue over expenditures of $136,836. We have been impacted by the economy and the general
decrease in funding for the arts. Despite widespread praise of our activities and exhibitions, in
2012, revenues were less than what was required to fund the many activities of the Gallery.
In 2013 KW|AG is budgeting to have revenue in excess of expenditures, but to achieve this, much
support from our valued partners will be required.
Ongoing grants from the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo provide KW|AG with its core funding,
so necessary for its operations. We are also grateful for an allocation of $58,000 for sustainability
funding, which we also received during the year from the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. In
2012, however, only 33% of our total revenue came from these two municipalities. During the
year, public support from individuals, foundations and corporations, totaled over $338,000, or
approximately 30% of our total revenue. Without this significant community support the extensive
and varied activities of the Gallery simply could not be carried on. Arts agencies, such as the
Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, represent our third partner, contributing
over $208,000 to the Gallery in 2012, approximately 18% of our total revenue.
The fact that the Gallery is funded by such a varied group demonstrates recognition of its value
to the community, and offers the opportunity for success in the future. Partners working together
can achieve much.
With regard to our balance sheet, at December 31, 2012 KW|AG’s line of credit exceeded available
cash by $9,740.
The KW|AG Endowment Fund is a critical part of our long term financial plan for the secure
and consistent funding of operations. At December 31, 2012 the market value of our locally
managed endowment fund was $443,664 while the value of our Allan MacKay Curatorial fund
was $187,726. During 2012 we used $10,921 of the Allan MacKay Curatorial Fund to support the
Ecotopia exhibition.
Looking ahead, financially 2013 will be a challenging year for KW|AG. As in 2012, it will be very
important to receive strong financial support from all of our partners, the cities of Kitchener and
Waterloo, arts agencies, individuals, corporations and foundations.
Through the continued financial support of our partners, the Gallery can thrive and continue its
exciting work which contributes much to our community.
Jim Stinson
VP, Finance & Treasurer
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Board of Directors
& Committees
President
Judith Stephens-Wells
VP, Finance & Treasurer
Jim Stinson
VP, Development
Dwayne Priestman
VP, Internal
Joseph Fung (until April)
Rita Ross (from May)
Board Members
Mike Aiken (from November)
Shehnaz Banduk (from May)
Donna Carbell (until November)
Melissa Durrell
Frank Etherington
Joseph Fung (until April)
Murray Gamble
Elizabeth Heald (from May)
Doug Kirton
Bryce Kraeker
Dwayne Priestman
Rita Ross
Kris Schumacher (from May)
Rick Weiss
IMAGE: (From left to right)
Elizabeth Heald, Bryce Kraeker, Kris Schumacher,
Murray Gamble, Frank Etherington, Jim Stinson,
Shehnaz Banduk, Mike Aiken, Judith Stephens-Wells,
Rita Ross, Doug Kirton, Dwayne Priestman.
Executive Committee
Judith Stephens-Wells, Chair
Joseph Fung (until April)
Shelly Mitchell
Rita Ross (from May)
Dwayne Priestman
Jim Stinson
Finance Committee
Jim Stinson, Chair
Dan Cuffari (March to June)
Shelly Mitchell
Rita Ross (from May)
Judith Stephens-Wells
Development Committee
Dwayne Priestman, Chair
Joseph Fung (until April)
Lori Gove
Elizabeth Heald
Eleanor Mueller
Caroline Oliver
Rita Ross
Judith Stephens-Wells
Endowment Fund
Management
Jim Stinson, Chair
Shelly Mitchell
David Paleczny
Ken Rae
Judith Stephens-Wells
Rick Weiss
Permanent Collection
Committee
Doug Kirton, Chair
Lois Andison (from September)
Jennifer Bullock (from June)
J. Michael Carty (until May)
Murray Gamble
Crystal Mowry
Tom Motz (from September)
Isabella Stefanescu
Judith Stephens-Wells (from
September)
Cindy Wayvon (until January)
Nominations Committee
Joseph Fung, Chair (until April)
Rita Ross, Chair (from April)
Bryce Kraeker
Caroline Oliver
Dwayne Priestman
Judith Stephens-Wells
* Shirley Madill, Executive Director is
Ex-Officio on all committees

Gallery Staff,
Educators & Docents
Executive Director
Shirley Madill
Senior Curator
Crystal Mowry
Director of Public Programs
Nicole Neufeld
Director of Development
& Marketing
Caroline Oliver
Director of Finance
and Administration
Shelly Mitchell
Development Associate
Eleanor Mueller
Communications Coordinator
Teresa Chiavaroli (to November)
Priti Kohli (from December)
Graphic Design Coordinator
Matthew Dupuis
Development &
Marketing Assistant
Carolyn Ferguson (until April)
Sara Munroe (from June)
Curatorial Assistant & Registrar
Cindy Wayvon (until January)
Assistant Curator & Registrar
Jennifer Bullock (from June)
Curatorial Assistant
Barbara Hobot (until August)
Linda Perez (from September)
Preparator
Ian Newton
Public Programs Coordinator
Alexandra Krueger
School Programs Coordinator
Kate Carder-Thompson
Community Programmer
(Contract)
Emily Gove
Visitors Services Assistant
Becky Moore
(from February to September)
Milena McCormack (from
October)
Gallery Attendants
Julie Burdett (from September)
Samantha Howarth
Milena McCormack
(from June to September)
Jessica Montgomery (until July)
Terrina Reitzel
Contract Artists/Educators
Christine Ball
Kate Carder-Thompson
Emily Gove
Jon Johnson
Stephen Lavigne
Robin A. MacDonald
Meghan McMahon
Martina Reckl
Donna Swinson
Arlene Thomas
Karoline Varin-Jarkowski
Yvonne Zensner
Studio Assistants
Julie Burdett
Kayla Nadalin
Nikki Ross
Exhibition Installation Crew
Robert Achtemichuk
David Atkinson
Jennifer Bullock
Jeff Christie
Patrick Cull
Blaine Herringer
Barbara Hobot
Jason Jurchuk
Shane Krepakevich
Eileen MacArthur
Johanna Mohring
Konrad Mohring
Rick Nixon
Ian Newton
Marta Orlowska
Josh Peressotti
Linda Perez
Cindy Wayvon
Contract Photographer
Robert McNair
IMAGE: (Front) Priti Kohli, Crystal Mowry, Nicole Neufeld,
Kate Carder-Thompson, Milena McCormack, Sara Munroe
(Back) Eleanor Mueller, Liz Morant, Shirley Madill,
Jennifer Bullock, Ian Newton, Alex Krueger, Linda Perez,
Shelly Mitchell, Caroline Oliver.

PROGRAMMING PARTNERS
The Gallery is pleased to acknowledge and thank our program partners for their
work with us in 2012. By working together in collaboration and sharing our ideas
and resources, we jointly enhance the artistic life of our community.
Alzheimer Society of
Kitchener-Waterloo
Gather at the Gallery program for
persons with Alzheimer’s and
their caregivers
Anglican Church of St. John
the Evangelist
Long term loan of work from
Permanent Collection
Arlene Thomas
Drama activities at Family
Sundays
Art Books Canada
Distributer of KW|AG publications
Art Gallery of Windsor
Hosting institution for John Kissick:
A Nervous Decade
Ballet Jörgen Canada
Guest programming at select
Family Sundays
Block Party
Presented in partnership with the
Kitchener Public Library with support
from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Contributing partners include the
City of Kitchener, DodoLab, Kitchener
Downtown Community Centre,
Kitchener Horticultural Society,
Kitchener Master Gardeners,
Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists,
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Olde
Berlin Town Neighbourhood
Association, Reduce the Juice, Victoria
Park Neighbourhood Association, Blue
Skies Yoga & Eco Store, Fung Loy Kok
Taoist Tai Chi Kitchener-Waterloo,
The AcaBellas, Zoe Janzen, JM Drama
& Registry Theatre, Erick Traplin, and
Waterloo Historical Society & Victoria
Park Historical Committee
Carleton University Art Gallery
Co-publisher of forthcoming Milutin
Gubash publication (2013)
Centre In The Square
• Joint programming and promotion of
Culture Days events (September 28 & 29)
• Long term loan of work from
permanent collection
City of Kitchener
• Children’s art activities for Kidspark
(August 19)
• Long term loan of work from
permanent collection
City of Waterloo
Family friendly art activities for
Open Streets Uptown Waterloo
(July 22 & August 12)
Doris McCarthy Gallery/
University of Toronto
Scarborough Campus
Co-presenter of forthcoming David
R. Harper exhibition and co-publisher
of forthcoming David R. Harper
publication (2013)
Get Off On Art
Development of a new joint marketing
strategy, with Cambridge Galleries,
Canadian Clay & Glass, and Homer
Watson House & Gallery
Kenderdine Art Gallery/College Art
Galleries/University of Saskatoon
Hosting institution for Ecotopia,
co-presenter of forthcoming David R.
Harper exhibition, co-publisher of
forthcoming David R. Harper and
Ecotopia publications (2013)
Kitchener-Waterloo
Multicultural Centre
Delivering art activities in the Kids’
Tent at the Multicultural Festival
(June 23 & 24)
Kitchener Public Library
• Programming in conjunction
with Family Sundays
• Joint programs and promotion, with
the support of the Ontario Trillium
Foundation, including Kids’ Club at the
Kitchener Market, Lunchtime Lecture
Series, Artful Stories programs, Block
Party, and Holiday Warm-Up
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
• Hosting of afterpARTies, following
selected Signature Series concerts
(February 17, April 20, May 25 &
November 30)
• Children’s art activity programming
for the Pre-Concert Experience, in
conjunction with KWS Family
Concerts (Jan 21, May 26, October 27)
• Summer Festivals, including the
Multicultural Festival, UW Canada Day
Festival, the Block Party, and Kidspark
Let’s Read!
A family literacy program in
Waterloo Region offered in partnership
with Cambridge Libraries and Galleries,
Kitchener Public Library, Our Place
Family Resource and Early Years
Centre, Project Read, Region of
Waterloo Library, Waterloo Public
Library, and Words Worth Books.
Lutherwood
Produced a mural project with
Lutherwood students during an eight
week program for at-risk youth
Miller Thomson
Long term loan of work from
permanent collection
Musée d’art de Joliette
Co-publisher of forthcoming Milutin
Gubash publication (2013)
Perimeter Institute of
Theoretical Physics
Long term loan of work from
Permanent Collection
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Registry Theatre
Children’s art activities delivered in
conjunction with a Lightning Banjo
production
Rodman Hall Art Centre/
Brock University
Co-publisher of forthcoming Milutin
Gubash publication (2013)
Scribblers’ Club
Hosting and promoting Slow Art Day
(April 28)
Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Co-presenter of Emotional Blackmail,
co-publisher of forthcoming Milutin
Gubash and Ecotopia publications
(2013), hosting institution for Ecotopia
TEDx Waterloo
Hosting the City of Kitchener Artistin-Residence
Jefferson Campbell, and
event hospitality services (March 21)
University of Waterloo
• Delivered art activities at the
UW Canada Day Festival (July 1)
• Hosted interns from the
Department of Fine Arts for their
Experiential Learning program
• Partners for visiting artist talks
Waterloo Catholic District
School Board
Providing students at all grade levels
curriculum based arts programs,
Expressions, and the In|sight program
Waterloo Region District
School Board
Providing students at all grade levels
curriculum based arts programs,
Expressions, and the In|sight program
Waterloo Regional Tourism
Tourism promotions
Wilfrid Laurier University
Hosted two classes as part of their
Community Service Learning program
2012 GALLERY SPONSORS & DONORS
This list recognizes financial contributions from supporters whose financial
contributions were received and receipted by the Gallery during the fiscal year
January 1 through December 31, 2012.
Funding
Organizations
& Foundations
Project
Partners
& Sponsors
Allan MacKay Curatorial Endowment Fund,
established by the Musagetes Arts and Culture Fund,
held at The KWCF
J.P. Bickell Foundation
Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage
City of Kitchener
City of Waterloo
Good Foundation Inc.
Government of Canada, Summer Career
Placements Initiative
Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Foundation
RBC Foundation
Rand Family Fund
Region of Waterloo Arts Fund
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
- The Jim and Sandy Beingessner and Family Fund
- The Musagetes Fund
- The John A Pollock Family Fund
- The Waterloo Region Record, Lyle S. Hallman
Foundation Kids to Camp Fund
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Young Canada Works
Mary Bales, Coldwell Banker,
Peter Benninger Realty, Brokerage
Christie Digital
Delta Kitchener-Waterloo
Erb & Erb Insurance Brokers Limited
Google
Gowlings LLP
KPMG
Manulife Financial
Middlebrook Corporation
Miller Thomson, LLP
PACART
RBC Wealth Management
RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel
Rogers Kitchener Radio Group
Scotiabank Group
Spaenaur Inc.
Sun Life Financial
TD Bank Group
The Gamble Family
The Walper Hotel
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Region Record
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Members
& Donors
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Director's Circle Members
Michael Barnstijn and Louise MacCallum
Murray and Terry Ann Gamble
Bruce Gordon
Randall Howard and Judy McMullan
The late Winifred Shantz
Ross Wells and Judith Stephens-Wells
Larry Williamson
Curator's Circle Members
Bob and Judy Astley
Carmen and James Austin
Dr. Kerr and Shehnaz Banduk
Marina Barnstijn
Anna and the late Hermann Becker
Peter Benninger
Douglas and Aggie Beynon
Alf Bogusky and Ann Pappert
Anne Brydon
Manfred and Penny Conrad
Ron Craigen and Margaret McCreery
Carl M. Dare
Sandra and Graham Dare
Ron and Betsy Eydt
Roger and Cathy Farwell
Dr. Arnold and Mary Ann Fleming
Joseph and Xiaopu Fung
Lori and Peter Gove
Elizabeth Heald and Warren Galilee
Henry and Jayne Huber
Peggy Jarvie
Doug and Lynne Kirton
Bryce and Kelly Kraeker
Hartman and Brenda Krug
Dr. Desta Leavine
Rex Lingwood and Wendy Mitchinson
Shirley Madill
Jamie and Renée Martin
Dr. Fred and Susan Mather
Stephen J. Menich
Tom and Jocelyn Mennill
Thomas and Elizabeth Motz
Peter Nosalik
Caroline Oliver and Jon Fear
Edwin Outwater
David Paleczny and Mary Reynolds
David and Joan Petras
John A. and Joyce Pollock
Bill Poole and Louise Dzuryk
Dwayne Priestman and Jeannie Boyes
Ken and Norah Rae
Dave and Sue Reibel
Paul and Rita Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Schlegel
Mark and Kris Schumacher
Bill Seegmiller
Tim Seegmiller and Beverly Harris
Jim and Val Stinson
Tim and Carol Sullivan
Jim and Erika Tubb
pARTner Club Members
Carmeta Abbott
Mike Aiken
Thomas and Roswita Ball
Jim and Sandy Beingessner
Fred and Dora Mae Blayney
Mary and Ted Brough
Jane Buyers and Don Druick
Donna Carbell
Dr. Shah and Donnita Deen
Jane Hill
The late Peter Hinchcliffe
Ivan and Carol Hurlbut
Jacob and Grace Jutzi
Martin and Charlotte Levene
Joyce MacCallum
Keith Martin and Jackie Hatherly-Martin
Harald A. Mattson
Greg and BJ McCauley
Mary Lou and the late Ron McGill
William and J. Doreen Motz
Eleanor and Robert Mueller
Warren and Mary Ober
John Panabaker
Dr. Joy Roberts and Dr. Douglas McMullen
Paul and Paula Rostrup
Harold and Violet Seegmiller
Peter Sims
Rafael Sorkin and Fatma Husein
David J. Westfall
Ted and Andrea Witzel
Astrid Woerner Kropp
Charlotte Zawada
Carl Zehr and Sandy Chris
Voting Members
Patricia Bailey
Robert Blake
Bruce and Mary Boucher
Michael and Michele Boucher
Alexandre Boussetta
Barbara Campbell and John Tennant
Dr. Richard D. Christy
Scot Dalton
Elizabeth Dell
Margaret Dickson
John and Marilyn Dippell
Melissa Durrell and Jason VanderMeulen
Frank Etherington and Sue Coulter
Ben and Norma Fear
Marg & Oleg Feldgajer
Gerald and Margaret Finnen
Austin and Lois Fricker
Fatima Garzan
Dr. William and Ann Gawman
Heather Giffen

Will Gorlitz and Lesley Hartley
Anne Gorrie
Richard and Jean Haalboom
Marilyn Harder
Barb and Jim Heldmann
Dr. Eric and Maria Hentschel
Terry and Mara Hollands
Dr. Roderick and Alberta Jack
Lise Anne Janis
Deborah Jeffery
J. Neil and Marilyn Jones
Theron and Joy Kramer
Sonia and Tony Lewis
David Livingstone
Glen and Claire Machan
Don and Esther MacKay
Ian McLean
John Merritt and Catherine McCourt
Bruce and Shelly Mitchell
Katherine Mountain
Crystal Mowry
Dr. Jan and Jean Narveson
Frank and Marie Nowak
Moulshree Opal
George and Dora Pepall
Roy Pletch
Geoffery and Ann Power
Roland and J. Elaine Rees
Paul and Colleen Reitzel
Frank and Kathy Rogers
Senta Ross
Tony Salomone
Fred Schaeffer
Ed and Brenda Schleimer
Albert and Marion Smith
Alison A. Smith
Charles R. Smith
Elinor Smyth
Mendel and Judith Somer
Edward and Mary Sopko
Dwight and Kathryn Storring
Marilyn Truemner
Paul and the late Barb Van de Kamer
Carolyn Vanderschaaf
Barbara and Ransom Vrooman
Mark Walton
Rick and Annemarie Weiss
John D. Whitefoot
Herb and Barb Whitney
Jim Wilken and Marlene Kennedy
Stephen Worotynec
Cameron E. K. Yule
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Members
Bruce Brubacher
Irene J. Campling
Michael Casey
Sheila Christie
Kristyn and Gregory Clairmont
Brian and Margaret Hendley
John and Elizabeth Kerr
Alan Kirker
Terence Kroetsch
Mary Pappert
Alice Pokluda
Loraine Rowan
Denise Strong
Judy and Peter Wyshynski
1 Anonymous
Corporate Donors/Circle
Allied Properties Management LP
Manulife Financial
Rae & Lipskie Investment
Counsel Inc.
Scotiabank
Spaenaur Inc.
Sun Life Financial Matching
Gifts Program
TD Securities (Corporate Circle)
Waterloo Manufacturing Company Ltd.
(Corporate Circle)
Service Club Donations
Kinsmen Club of Kitchener Waterloo
Kitchener Pioneer Lions Club Inc.
The Optimist Club of Lakeshore
Village Waterloo
The Optimist Club of Waterloo North
Gifts in Memory of Frances Barnes
Kristyn and Gregory Clairmont
Heather Giffen
Dr. Roderick and Alberta Jack
Katherine Moutnain
Judy and Peter Wyshynski
Legacy Gifts
Artwork from the estate of
Winifred Shantz
IMAGES: (left to right) Jennifer Bullock, KW|AG’s Assistant
Curator & Registrar, leading a tour for Partner Club members;
KWAG Board President, Judith Stephens-Wells; Guest Curator,
Markús Þór Andrésson, leading a tour of Emotional Blackmail,
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2012.
PHOTOS: KW|AG staff.
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Premiere Event Sponsors
RBC Wealth Management
RBC Phillips, Hager & North
Investment Counsel
Supporting Sponsor
Miller Thomson, LLP
Art Activities Sponsors
Allan Bush, First Vice-President,
Investment Advisor, CIBC Wood Gundy
Château des Charmes Wines
Crosby Volkswagen Audi Inc.
Diefenbacher & Sieber Dental
eSolutions
Giffen, LLP
Ian Cook Construction Ltd.
Navis Pack & Ship
Pioneer Craftsmen Ltd.
Programmed Insurance Brokers Inc.
Teledyne DALSA
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.
Victoria Star Motors Inc.
In-Kind Sponsors
Artline Salon
Central Ontario Orchid Society
Edible Arrangements
Factory Shoe
Flourish
Holiday Inn, Kitchener-Waterloo
Hotel & Conference Centre
Living Lighting
M.A.C. Cosmetics at The Bay
Marble Slab Creamery
Nestlé Waters Canada
Laurel Pedersen
Printed Inc.
Rejuvenate Medical Spa
Synergy Esthetics
The Bay, Conestoga Mall
THE EVENT FILM, Skylight Productions
Total Skin and Body Medi Spa
Waterloo Region Record
World’s Finest Chocolate
XTEA Co.
YoYo’s Yogurt Café
Auction Donors
Robert Achtemichuk
Airways Transit Service Limited
Arman’s
Surekha Arora
Artefacts Salvage & Design
Artline Salon
Bearskin Airlines
Best Western Orangeville Inn & Suites
Black Prince Winery
Blackshop Restaurant
Bookshelf
Boston Pizza
Bowring – Sunrise
Vic Braun
Julie Burdett
Butterfly Studio Inc.
Jane Buyers
Café Ten
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
Cambridge Galleries
Cambridge Mill
Cameron’s Flower Shop
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
Canadian Opera Company
Casa Rugantino
Central Fresh Market
Centre In The Square
Channer’s Men’s Apparel
Château des Charmes
Chocolate Barr’s Candies
Christa Louise
Tara Cooper
Sherry Czekus
Dana Shortt Gourmet
Barry Daniels
David Blatherwick
David’s Gourmet
Destination Inn & Suites
Economical Insurance
E. Dyck Opticians
Ed Schleimer’s Fine Art
Edible Arrangements
Alishia Ellis
Elora Festival and Singers
Entertaining Elements
Erban Corner
Soheila K. Esfahani
European Vision of Fashion
Factory Shoe
Cathy Farwell
Amy Ferrari
Fifth Avenue Collection Jewellery
Fine Feathers
Flourish
Holly Forsyth
Framing & Art Centre
Fred Astaire Dance Studio
Friko’s Upholstery Ltd.
Gem Spa
Gibson Sound & Vision
Glash
Great Lakes Helicopter
Art Green
Colwyn Griffith
Guelph Chamber Choir
Gusto Catering Company
Hatashita Diamond Centre
Hauser
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Heer’s Paint & Décor
Heffner Lexus Toyota
Herrle’s Country Farm Market
William S. Higgins
Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo
Hotel and Conference Centre
Maria Holland
House of Angels
Hybrid Hair & Detox Spa
Phil Irish
Lise Anne Janis
Deborah Jeffery
John Anthony Jewellers
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
Doug Kirton
Ruby Kingsbury
King Street Trio Uptown
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
K-W Sewing Machines Ltd.
Kyle Devitt RMT
La Cucina
Kathy Lawrence
Les Diplomates B&B
Shirley and Ron Levene
Robert Linsley
Living Fresh Flowers & Interiors
Living Lighting
Lost & Found Theatre
M&M’s Meat Shops
Sheila MacDonald Roberts
Shirley Madill
Marbles
Mark Nunes
Don MacKay
Jean Marshall
Eva McCauley
Newtex Limited
Nougat Bakery & Delicatessen
Olivier
Stu Oxley
Pat Arsenault, Mobile Reflexologist
Paul Puncher Men’s Clothier
PDR Pictures & Framing
Martin Pearce
Laurel Pedersen
Perth Pepper and Pestle
Margaret Peter
Petsche’s Shoes
Pon Phonxay
Princess Cinema
Puslinch Lake Golf Course
Queen’s Landing Guest House
Roslyn Ramsay
Red X’s Wine Club
Nicholas Rees
REN’s Pets Depot
RMT Therapeutics
ROXX
Roylco
Cheryl Ruddock
Rumners Wobble
Schoolhouse Theatre
Bill Schwarz
Shaw Festival
Shirl’s Fashion Place
Ron Shuebrook
Simply Social
Solé
Swati Soni
Spa Surgica & Rejuvenate Medical Spa
Steam Whistle Brewing
Judith Stephens-Wells
Jean Stevenson
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Studio Energi
Maca Suazo
Sun Life Global Investments
TA Appliance
The Cake Box
The Charcoal Group of Restaurants
The Frugal Decorator
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
The Perfect Piece
The Poultry Place
The Registry Theatre
The Timeless Material Company
The Waterlot
The Waters - An Urban Spa Retreat
THEMUSEUM
Melissa Thurston
Tim Hortons/Coldstone, Kitchener
Trends For Men
Jim Tubb
Jane Urquhart
Vicanie’s Fine Lingerie
Village Creperie Inc.
Vincenzo’s
Vivah Jewellery
Vixin Accessories
Walper Tobacco Shop
Waterloo Inn
Waterloo Region Record
Whole Lot-A Gelata
Words Worth Books
YoYo’s Yogurt Café
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2012 Gallery Volunteers
Zahra Abedi
Folusho Akeredolu
David Aranjo
Natalie Arsenault
Christine Ball
Jessica Bastiaanse
Krista Bell
Brianna Bennet
Chelsea Blundon
April Braund
Valerie Broadbent
Jennifer Bullock
Julie Burdett
Heather Callaghan
Meagan Cam
Kate Carder-Thompson
Lavinia Catana
Teresa Chiavaroli
Matt Dupuis
Roula Farag
Marg Feldgajer
Carolyn Ferguson
Nicole Ferrill
Megan Giberson
Michelle Gordon
Emily Gove
Lori Gove
Peter Gove
Jamie Groh
Khadija Hamidzai
Marilyn Heimrich
Frank Heinrich
Barbara Hobot
Lise Anne Janis
Gayle Kritzer
Alex Krueger
Donna Lam
Karen Lees
Lin Li
Yan Li
Timothy Luckhurst
Shivonne Lyons
Shirley Madill
Zoe Mayirou
Irene McCormack
Milena McCormack
Ian McLean
Abida Meerasa
Ameena Meerasa
Shelly Mitchell
Becky Moore
James Moore
Crystal Mowry
Eleanor Mueller
Sara Munroe
Laman Muradova
Marcia Murawsky
Emily Muthiani
Nathan Nederpelt
Nicole Neufeld
Caroline Oliver
Ben Ong
Jessica Palada
Linda Perez
Jonathan Plummer
Beth Pufall
Paul Rostrup
Paula Rostrup
Amanda Roy
Helen Schafer
Russna Somal
Laura Spray
Danielle Thompson
Judy Turner
Logan Walsh
Thiffany Wilmouth
Xiaolu Yang
Jody Yungblut
Black & Gold
Organizing
Committee
Interns &
Work-Study
Students
Community
Curators
Pat Arsenault
Julie Burdett
Lise Anne Janis
Cathy Lumb
Sharon Morton
Eleanor Mueller
Sara Munroe
Caroline Oliver, Chair
Laurel Pedersen
Pam Salisbury
Lynne Wilson
Gail Wise
Rachel Abel
Madeline Brown
Erin Cleasby
Marina Georgieva
Lorrie Sawatzky
Larissa Scholtis
Lauren Seifried
Laura Snider
Michael Goudreault
Mayor Brenda Halloran
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Acknowledgements
Shirley Madill
I would like to extend my thanks to KW|AG’s Board of Directors for their support, advice and assistance.
I express special gratitude to President of the Board, Judith Stephens-Wells for her leadership for an extra
year and her extraordinary commitment of time and energy. Also, to the Senior Management team - Crystal
Mowry, Senior Curator, Nicole Neufeld, Director of Public Programs, Shelly Mitchell, Director of Finance and
Administration, and Caroline Oliver, Director of Marketing and Development, thank you for all your hard
work, dedication, and flexibility. I applaud KW|AG’s professional and passionate staff for their collective
efforts in realizing KW|AG’s mission. Our successes would simply not have been possible without the
collaboration and trust of artists, our public funders (Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council,
City of Kitchener and the City of Waterloo), community partners, the participation of our adventuresome
audiences, and the generosity of our numerous contributors and members. This support is important to
allow our Gallery to continue as a vital civic resource for contemporary art and culture.
Caroline Oliver
At KW|AG, we have the privilege of working with great art and great artists, and the pleasure of working
with talented, skilled, supportive and dedicated colleagues. The Gallery’s Development & Marketing team
secures funding for Gallery operations and gets the word out about who we are and what we have to
offer, using all the tools at our disposal. From dynamic graphic design, to special events and personalized
communications for donors and members, to lively and engaging social media strategies, we explore every
opportunity to bring our mission to life: connecting people and ideas through art. Thank you to a wonderful
team: Teresa Chiavaroli (Communications Coordinator, to November 2012), Matthew Dupuis (Graphic Design
Coordinator), Carolyn Ferguson (Development & Marketing Assistant, to April ); Priti Kohli (Communications
Coordinator, from December), Sara Munroe (Development & Marketing Assistant, from May and Eleanor
Mueller (Development Associate).
Shelly Mitchell
KW|AG was open 361 days (3,060 hours) with more than 39,000 visitors/participants who were greeted by
our front desk staff. KW|AG’s Visitor Services/Volunteer Coordinator and Gallery Attendants are the first
faces that Gallery visitors see. This group of dedicated staff members welcomes visitors, answers general
inquires about exhibitions, classes and public talks and process registrations for programs. Thank you
to Becky Moore, Milena McCormack, Julie Burdett, Samantha Howarth, Jessica Montgomery, and Terrina
Reitzel for the wonderful job you do in representing KW|AG on the front lines.
Nicole Neufeld
With so many wonderful established programs and exciting new endeavours, everyone in the Public
Programs department made significant contributions to make 2012 a success. My sincerest thanks go to
Alex Krueger, Public Programs Coordinator, who brings great dedication and care to fostering creativity and
is always a generous team player; Kate Carder-Thompson, School Programs Coordinator, who connects with
people at every age and spreads her excitement for art and new ideas liberally; Emily Gove, Community
Programmer (KW|AG & KPL), for producing innovative and ambitious programs; and the Artist Educator
team, Christine Ball, Steve Lavigne, and Karoline Varin-Jarkowski, for persistently inspiring and motivating
learners, generating new ideas, and animating art for our publics. My sincerest thanks to the Public
Programs team!
Crystal Mowry
2012 was a year of risk and abandoning any sense of limitation within our Gallery walls. Gratitude is extended
to Curatorial Assistant/Registrar Cindy Wayvon and Assistant Curator & Registrar Jennifer Bullock for
diligently caring for the permanent collection and finding ways to help others to see it as a dynamic resource.
Curatorial Assistants Barbara Hobot and Linda Perez brought the utmost professionalism to every task, and
managed to stay calm when overseeing the ambitious transport plans for each exhibition. Preparator Ian
Newton rose to the challenge of reinventing the gallery spaces for every exhibition while cultivating a
new generation of KW|AG installers. Thanks also to our KW|AG colleagues, partners, volunteers, students,
casual staff, and most importantly the artists and visitors who continue to inspire and support our vital
visual arts scene.
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IMAGE: (front) Spencer Finch, Between the Moon
and the Sea, 2010. Water, wood and balloon light,
dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Rhona
Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. PHOTO: Robert McNair.
IMAGE: (back) Doug Kirton, Wellington Street, 2008.
Oil on canvas, 76.2cm x 101.6cm.
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Winifred Shantz, 2012.
PHOTO: Robert McNair.
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