Preview – The Gallery Guide – April-May 2007

Rama Hoffpauir presents over one
hundred flipbooks made by contemporary
artists from Europe and North
America.
Winsor Gallery
667 Howe St ✆604-681-4870
www.winsorgallery.com
mon-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm Apr
17–May 13 “The Realists”, Terry Gregoraschuk,
unorthodox views of
water towers found throughout rural
Alberta; Holly Farrell, presents glamorous
images of caste-off, vintage
objects in high-gloss oils on panel;
John Webster, plays-off chaste
images of Victorian architecture
against Edward Hopper-like night
views of vacant lots, fluorescent billboards
and roadside motels; May
15–May 31 Winsor Gallery Artists,
featuring the work of Winsor Gallery
artists to say goodbye to the Howe
Street location in preparation for the
move to a new gallery on South
Granville at 14th Ave.
The Wood Co-op
1592 Johnston St, Granville Island
✆/fax 604-408-2553
www.thewoodco-op.com
daily 10am-6pm. The Wood Co-op
showcases Vancouver’s most celebrated
collection of handmade wood
furnishings, gifts and accessories;
custom furniture, turnings, sculpture,
home decor pieces and more. May 2-
21 Light Intentions, work by second
year Industrial Design students from
Emily Carr Institute. In collaboration
with the Wood Co-op, students were
challenged to create lighting accessories
from malleable air craft plywood,
that flat pack into 11” x 17”
envelopes. The public is asked to participate
in the exhibition and inform
the future of local design by providing
their feed back on student work.
VERNON
Vernon Public Art Gallery
3228 31 Ave ✆(250)545-3173
www.galleries.bc.ca
mon-fri 10am-5pm sat 11am-4pm
Thru Apr 28 Briar Craig, “That Way
and This”; Brian Gotro, “The Notion
of Self”; Miranda Aschenbrenner,
“Calculated Chaos”; May 5-Jun 23
UBC-O Graduate Exhibition; School
District # 22 Exhibitions, “Art from
the Heart” and “Art and Soul”.
Ric Evans, Six Together, (2007) oil on
canvas [Winchester Galleries, 1010 Broad
Street, Victoria BC, Apr 7-28]
VICTORIA
★ Alcheringa Gallery
665 Fort St ✆(250)383-8224
www.alcheringa-gallery.com
mon-sat 9:30am-5:30pm sun 12-5pm
Thru Apr 10 Accessories to Ceremony,
showcasing small wooden carvings
and ceramics created by contemporary
Sepik artists for use in ritual
and other aspects of traditional life.
Also, a selection of major works by
renowned Métis painter Rick Rivet;
Apr 16-May 31 Two and three dimensional
works by contemporary Pacific
indigenous artists lessLIE, paintings;
John Marston, Richard Sumner and
Wayne Young, carved works.
★ Art Gallery of Greater
Victoria
1040 Moss St ✆(250)384-4101
www.aggv.bc.ca
daily 10am-5pm, thurs til 9pm Apr 6-
Jul 29 Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession,
Sculpture from the Iris and B.
Gerald Cantor Foundation, more than
60 bronzes, works on paper, photographs
and portraits of the artist
drawn from the world’s largest private
Rodin collection; Thru Jul 2 Persian
Steel: A Tanavoli Collection, steel
objects dating from the 16th to the early
20th century, tells a compelling story
about life in the Middle East during this
period; Thru May 13 Ian Birse, Laura
Kavanaugh, “The Fortress of History”,
a collaboration to discover what is
underfoot by documenting discarded
objects in photographs and sonic snapshots
of sounds with performances for
accidental audiences; May 25-Jul 22
Marcia Huyer, “inFORM-deFORMreFORM”,
inflatable Tyvek sculptures
conjure up fascinating conversations
about the boundaries between organicarchitectural
form, and the body within
technology; Ongoing Emily Carr, permanent
exhibition from the collection.
The Avenue Gallery
2184 Oak Bay Ave ✆(250)598-2184
www.theavenuegallery.com
mon-sat 10am-5:30pm sun 12-4pm
Apr 28 3rd Annual PaintOut, artists
come together for one day to challenge
themselves artistically while raising
money for the arts programs in one of
Greater Victoria’s elementary schools.
The public is invited to view the art as
it progresses and bid on favourites in
the silent auction. Painters include
Laura Harris, Russ Willms, Kristeen
Verge, Philip Mix, Ron Parker,
Catherine Moffat, David Goatley,
Deborah Tilby, Kenneth Campbell,
Jeanne Campbel, Walter Riedel, Jutta
Kaiser and Michael Savage; May
27-Jun 9 Renato Muccillo, “Terra
Nocturna”, landscape paintings with
masterful use of monochromatic
palettes and translucent layers of oil.
‘Chosin Pottery
4283 Metchosin Rd
✆/fax (250)474-2676
www.chosinpottery.ca
daily 10am-5pm ‘Chosin Pottery features
the highly recognized ceramic
art of Robin Hopper and Judi Dyelle.
We offer a wide variety of beautiful,
decorative porcelain, from large
painterly plates to intricately pierced
bowls and vases. May 26-27 AT 4401
WILLIAM HEAD RD Come and enjoy
Fired Up - Contemporary Works in
Clay, featuring 14 of BC’s top potters.
Also, Robin’s latest book, “Robin
Hopper – Ceramics”, now available.
Community Arts Council
of Greater Victoria
G6, 1001 Douglas St
✆(250)381-2787 www.cacgv.ca
Thru Apr 4: mon-fri 10am-5pm sat
11am-5pm; Apr 5-11: mon-fri 10am-
5pm; Apr 12-18: mon-fri 10am-
5pm sat 12-6pm; Apr 19-May 2: monfri
10am-5pm sat 12-4pm, May 3-9:
mon-fri 10am-5pm sat, sun 11am-
5pm; May 10-30: mon-fri 10am-5pm
Thru Apr 4 Olga Lang and Graham
Boardman, “Go Figure”; Apr 5-11
Advanced Visual Communications,
Western Academy of Photography; Apr
12-18 Mary Giordano and Dr. Bing
Guan, “Mostly Metallic”, mixed media,
acrylics and calligraphy; Apr 19-May 2
Teen Artists, grades 10-12 students’
paintings and sculpture from Vic High
School, Esquimalt Secondary School
and Oak Bay High School; May 3-9
Sonja Olson, “Serious Pop!”; May 10-
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