Preview – The Gallery Guide – April-May 2007

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON AB – Apr 14-Jun 10 China Sensation is a major exhibition
of work by 22 contemporary Chinese artists living in Chengdu, Sichuan in the People’s Republic
of China. The city of Chengdu is the economic and cultural centre of China’s most populated
province and has been well situated to adopt and absorb western art practices.
Following the enormous success of the first Shanghai Biennale, Chengdu inaugurated its own
Biennale in 2001. Since that time the
community has seen increased participation
by curators, local collectors, foreign artists
and international museums. Today there are
over 20 museums in Chengdu.
The artwork in the China Sensation
exhibit shows a transition from traditional
Chinese landscape painting and calligraphic
styles to work informed by media awareness
and conceptual irony. While images by the
more senior artists are clearly linked to long
historical traditions, the art of younger artists
has been greatly influenced by western
entertainment and media images – including
preview
China Sensation: New Art from Chengdu www.artgalleryalberta.com
Chengdian Wu, Genesis (undated), colour photograph [Art Gallery of
Alberta, Edmonton AB, Apr 14-Jun 10]
lively collage-inspired works, new forms of photography, Internet-inspired subject matter and
video art. Overriding all is a sense of today’s global community combined with an Asian style and
subject matter. China Sensation is a unique opportunity to see the work of artists from a rapidly
evolving country. Mia Johnson
seen through windows; May 19–Jun
23 Elizabeth Barnes, “Chroma”,
paintings that are informed by an
interest in science and technology,
and by the science of pigments and
colour theory.
Loch Gallery
1516- 4th St SW ✆(403)209-8542
www.lochgallery.com
tues-sat 10am-6pm Established in
1972, the gallery specializes in building
collections of quality Canadian,
American, British and European paintings
and sculpture. We represent a
talented group of professional contemporary
artists in addition to 19th
and 20th century artwork of historic
interest. Apr 7-25 Ivan Eyre, Klass
Hart and Ciba Karisik, group exhibition;
May 5-16 Historical exhibition;
May 12 Patrick Amiot, “Pick-Up
Trucks”.
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The New Gallery
516D 9th Ave SW ✆(403)233-2399
www.thenewgallery.org
The New Gallery is in the process of
moving. For up-to-date details and offsite
gallery exhibitions check our website
or email info@thenewgallery.org.
Apr 12-May 12 Michael Lewis, “Witness
the Culmination”, oil paintings
explore the theme of utopian communities;
May 19-Jun 23 Brendan Lee
Satish Tang, “Through the Gilded
Looking Glass”, an ornamented reflection
of the human condition. Ceramic
work examines self-identity, power
relationships, citizen apathy and
engagement and geo-politics.
NEWZONES Gallery of
Contemporary Art
730 -11th Ave SW ✆(403)266-1972
www.newzones.com
tues-sat 10:30am-5:30pm Apr 14-
May 5 Catherine Perehudoff, landscape
paintings capture the transient
beauty of nature; Timothy McDowell,
paintings of layered beeswax and raw
pigment create luminous forms to
explore images in nature; May 12-Jun
30 Jonathan Forrest, bold works reference
post-war abstract painting.
Paul Kuhn Gallery
724- 11th Ave SW ✆(403)263-1162
www.paulkuhngallery.com
tues-sat 10am-5:30pm and by appt
Apr-May Malcolm Rains, oil paintings
on canvas; Sylvia Safdie, mixed
media on vellum and John Heward,
drawings on paper.
Skew Gallery
1615 10th Ave SW ✆(403)244-4445
thurs-sat 10am-5pm or by appt Thru
May 5 Dan Hudson, "The Myth Paintings",
depict small pleasures, personal
thrills and secret fears as seen
through the filter of religious and
mythological representations from art
history; May 10-Jun 16 Curtis Cutshaw,
"New Works", photographs
where light is used to trace water and
water is used to instigate drawing.
The Stride Art Gallery
Association
1004 MacLeod Trail SE
✆(403)262-8507 www.stride.ab.ca
tues-sat 11am-5pm Apr 6-May 12
MAIN GALLERY Barbara Hunt, Sarah
Maloney, Janice Wright Cheney,
"Finding the Invisible"; May 18-Jun 23
John Antoski, Dustin Koop, "Said and
Done"; PROJECT ROOM Amalie Atkins;
Apr-May +15 WINDOW SPACE Ryan
Ford, Tyler Los-Jones, "State & Lake".