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Mary Anne Barkhouse
Boreal Baroque
Animal, Anima, Animus
from the Selections from the Permanent Collection
Jamie Russell
Bestiary
School Art 2009

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Mary Anne Barkhouse p.3
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Contents
1 Director’s Message
2 SPRING Exhibitions
2 Jamie Russell: Bestiary
3 Mary Anne Barkhouse: Boreal Baroque
4 School Art 2009
5 Animal, Anima, Animus
5 Artists by Artists: Ellen Moffat and Ian Campell
6 Upcoming Exhibitions
7 PUBLIC PROGRAMS
7 Community Partnerships and studioXPRESS
8 Something On Sundays, Mendel Youth Council, and
SaskTel Mendel Art Caravan
9 Guided Tours and School Programs
10 Gallery Group Volunteers
11 Spring Events Calendar
12 Sponsors
13 2008 Annual Scroll
16 Staff News
16 ABOUT THE MENDEL
Cover image: Jamie Russell, Tern Table, 1991, birch, bentlam plywood, glass and paint.
Collection of Rocamora/Paquet. Photo: Eve Kotyk.
Images this page: (top to bottom) Jamie Russell, Womb, 2008, burl carving. Courtesy
of the artist. Mary Anne Barkhouse, installation view of Boreal Baroque. Kelsey
Schoonmaker, Springtime Fun, tempera on paper, Forest Grove School
Grade 3. Edward Fletcher, Untitled #7 (steeplechase), 1980, watercolour and gouache
on paper. Collection of the Mendel Art Gallery. Purchased 1982. Mary Anne Barkhouse
image is courtesy of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. All other photos on this page:
Eve Kotyk.
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Director’s Message
In developing the exhibition program the
curatorial and public programs team has
developed an integrated approach that draws on
the expertise of our staff as well as input from a
broad cross-section of partners, stakeholders, the
public and other sources. In order to extend the
reach of the Gallery and to access art being made
in other regions of the country, touring and/or
guest curated projects are booked as many as
two or more years in advance. Over the course of
any 12–18 month period, the exhibition program
seeks to balance historical and contemporary
projects, local, national, and international artists,
self-generated and borrowed exhibitions, and
showcase the Permanent Collection. It also
considers topical issues that may affect our
community from a local or global perspective. It
is with this complex and layered matrix of content
and process that the professional staff develop
what is hopefully, a relevant program.
The slate of spring exhibitions balances out
some of the more challenging work we have
shown lately. Much of the work in these new
shows revolves around an animal theme, and is
accessible to a broad cross section of the public.
Bestiary is a survey of the work of renowned
Saskatchewan woodworker Jamie Russell. Mary
Anne Barkhouse: Boreal Baroque comes to us
from the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa.
Animal, Anima, Animus features artwork from
the Permanent Collection. The highly successful
Artists by Artists mentorship program will
feature the work of emerging artist Ian Campbell
mentored by Ellen Moffat.
The Mendel is recognized across the country
for developing innovative programs and being
relevant to the community it seeks to serve.
Annually, the Gallery presents School Art 2009 as a
vital part of our exhibition program that connects
us to the larger community. This year’s edition
of the highly popular presentation of the next
generation of visual artists from our community
will be on view from April 10, just before the
Easter break. Join us for the gala public reception
for School Art on Sunday, April 26.
The Galler y is responding
t o c o m m e n t s f r o m t h e
community expressing a desire
to see more exhibitions. Over
the coming year the gallery will
begin to shorten the length of
some exhibitions to 6–8 weeks
from our current 12 week cycle.
For this reason, please note that
the opening dates for some
exhibitions will be staggered.
Our spring exhibitions will be
open to the public on a rolling
basis, with the official opening
reception on Friday, April 17.
T h e G a l l e r y h a s b e e n
engaged in an admission fee study through TCI
Management Consultants. I would like to extend
my thanks to everyone who has been involved, be
it through interviews or by completing the survey
online and in the lobby of the gallery. Over 300
responses were collected within the first four
weeks of the survey. We welcome your input on
the study until the end of May. Your responses
will assist in developing recommendations for the
Board’s consideration.
The work of the Mendel Art Gallery can only be
accomplished through the goodwill, generosity,
and financial support from our community. I
would like to extend a special word of thanks to
the volunteers who unselfishly provide support
to the Gallery. Their support of the Mendel’s
work is highly valued by the Board and staff and
is also recognized and appreciated by the people
of Saskatoon. A special note of thanks to the
volunteers who provided ambassadorial and
security presence in the gallery for Hysteria and
the Body.
In this issue of Folio, please find the Annual
Scroll of funders, donors, sponsors, and members
who have made it possible for the Mendel to
make a positive impact on the quality of life in
our community, contribute to lifelong learning,
and to help all of us see the world in new ways.
Thank you for your continued support.
—Vincent J. Varga, Executive Director & CEO
Vincent J. Varga, Mendel
Art Gallery Executive
Director & CEO

Spring Exhibitions
Mary Anne Barkhouse:
Boreal Baroque
April 17–June 7, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17 at 8pm
Artist Talk: Friday, April 17 at 7pm
Boreal Baroque is a touring exhibition featuring
the work of nationally acclaimed artist Mary
Anne Barkhouse. The exhibition incorporates
exquisite carvings of all kinds of Boreal animals,
including the rabbit, owl, coyote, and beaver, and
juxtaposes them against elegant, hand-made
Baroque-style furniture. It is a playful yet haunting
display of Barkhouse’s belief in the persistent
power of nature and animals in our daily lives and
consciousness.
The exhibition conjures wild animals’ survival,
adaptation, and evolution into the 19th, 20th,
and 21st centuries, mixing what the artist calls
“the wild” with “the wildly opulent.” Curator
Linda Jansma describes Boreal Baroque as
optimistic “despite the grim news of the world’s
imminent demise,” as the animals have “evicted
humans from their ‘habitat’ and converse on the
chaise longue and confidante sofas of a Louis
XIV setting.” Indeed, the exhibition asks that we
see the inhabitants of the Boreal Forest not as
resources for our own use, but as animals “assured
of their rightful place in the palace.”
Mary Anne Barkhouse was born in Vancouver
in 1961 and is a member of the Nimpkish band,
Kwakiutl First Nation. She is a member of the
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and lives in
Haliburton County, Ontario.
Boreal Baroque is organized and circulated
by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa,
and curated by Linda Jansma. The exhibition’s
presentation at the Mendel Art Gallery is its only
stop in Western Canada. The Mendel continues to
support the wider arts community by presenting
this exhibition in collaboration with Saskatoonbased
Tribe: A Centre for the Evolving Aboriginal
Media, Visual and Performing Arts Inc.
Mary Anne Barkhouse
Artist Talk/tour
Friday, April 17 at 7pm
Join artist Mary Anne Barkhouse for a free talk/
tour of her exhibition Boreal Baroque. The tour
starts at 7pm, and will be followed at 8pm by
the official opening of the Mendel Art Gallery’s
spring exhibitions.
Mary Anne Barkhouse,
Succession, 2007, porcelain,
velvet, taffeta, beech,
beaver-chewed sticks. Image
courtesy of the Robert
McLaughlin Gallery.
Mendel exhibitions are
supported by the Canada
Council for the Arts, the
Saskatchewan Arts Board,
and the Museums Assistance
Program, Department of
Canadian Heritage.

Spring Exhibitions
Jamie Russell: Bestiary
April 3–June 7, 2009
Guest-curated by Stephen Hogbin for the Mendel Art Gallery
Curator Lecture: Thursday, April 16 at 7pm
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17 at 8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, May 3 at 2pm
Bestiary is a survey of well-known and new work
by Jamie Russell, an internationally acclaimed
wood carver from Vanscoy, Saskatchewan.
Russell has been working in wood since 1972,
above: Jamie Russell, Tern
Table, 1991, birch, bentlam
plywood, glass and paint.
Collection of Rocamora/
Paquet.
above right: Jamie Russell,
Elvis Has Left the Space
Time Continuum, carved
burl. Courtesy of the Artist.
Photos: Eve Kotyk.
Mendel exhibitions are
supported by the Canada
Council for the Arts, the
Saskatchewan Arts Board,
and the Museums Assistance
Program, Department of
Canadian Heritage.
and more specifically as a fine craft artisan since
the early 1980s. His work can be found in many
collections across North America and has been
accepted into the province’s prestigious annual
survey exhibition Dimensions fifteen times since
1980, receiving the Premier’s Prize in 1996.
Bestiary surveys Russell’s work over a fifteenyear
period and includes examples of his famous,
surreal carved furniture with animal forms, as well
as a body of recently created abstracted wood
works that recall the transmutations of nature
and the sculpture of such early modernist artists
as Constantin Brancusi. The exhibition showcases
the artist’s passionate attention to detail, and his
adherence to the principles of beauty, grace, and
humour.
Bestiary is guest-curated for the Mendel by
renowned Ontario woodworker Stephen Hogbin.
The exhibition continues the Mendel’s longstanding
engagement with the craft community
in Saskatchewan and across Canada.
Stephen Hogbin Lecture
Thursday, April 16 at 7pm
Stephen Hogbin, curator of Jamie Russell: Bestiary,
will speak about nurturing creativity in this free
lecture.
Jamie Russell Artist talk/tour
Sunday, May 3 at 2pm
Please join artist Jamie Russell for a free talk/tour
of his exhibition Bestiary.

Spring Exhibitions
School Art 2009
April 10–May 31, 2009
Opening Reception: Sunday, April 26 at 2pm
Student Artist Talks: May 31 12–5pm
The annual exhibition School Art has been
a Saskatoon favourite for over 35 years. It
showcases the paintings, drawings, sculptures and
Choosing work for this year’s School Art show
was both exciting and encouraging. The quality
of work continues to be strong in both the
Saskatoon Public and Greater Saskatoon Catholic
Schools. The variety of works submitted this year
by students from Kindergarten to Grade Twelve
showcases the importance of Art Education. Art
gives students an opportunity to have an active
voice where they can freely and creatively share
their ideas, feelings, and aspirations with their
community. Thank you to all the teachers for
encouraging your students, and to the students
for taking the time to share your work. Your work
will bring Saskatoon much joy and promise. —
Karen Pask-Thompson, juror
The work is selected by a jury composed of
representatives from the Saskatoon Public School
Division, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, and
the Mendel. This committee chooses at least two
works from each school. Schools with student
bodies larger than 350 are represented by three
works. In addition, a limited number of works are
included on a merit basis.
Kelsey Schoonmaker
Springtime Fun, tempera on
paper, Forest Grove School
Grade 3. Photo: Eve Kotyk.
School Art is sponsored by
PotashCorp.
Mendel exhibitions are
supported by the Canada
Council for the Arts, the
Saskatchewan Arts Board,
and the Museums Assistance
Program, Department of
Canadian Heritage.
other works of art by more than 200 students in
Saskatoon’s elementary and secondary schools.
School Art celebrates the excellence of art making
and creativity among the city’s young people.
The exhibition never fails to delight the Mendel’s
diverse audiences, paying tribute to Mendel Art
Gallery founder Fred Mendel’s passionate belief
that art is for people of all ages. The Mendel is
proud to work closely with Saskatoon’s educators
and to continue their commitment to art at the
primary and secondary levels.
As educators we continually strive to balance our
programs in order to meet curricular expectations
in all subject areas, while trying to stay current on
new teaching strategies. We have to make sure
that arts education continues to be a priority,
and that we dedicate some of our professional
development time to it. —Debra Best, juror
The Mendel would like to thank Debra Best
from Caswell Community School and Karen Pask-
Thompson from Bishop James Mahoney High
School, who were the guest jurors along with
Laura Kinzel from the Mendel. Also appreciated
is the ongoing support of George Charpentier of
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and Susan
Pattison of the Saskatoon Public School Division
for their unwavering support of the visual arts,
and for facilitating communications between
teachers and the Mendel.

Spring Exhibitions
Edward Fletcher, Untitled #7 (steeplechase), 1980,
watercolour and gouache on paper. Collection of the
Mendel Art Gallery. Purchased 1982. Photo: Eve Kotyk.
animal, anima, animus
April 17–June 7, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17 at 8pm
Drawn from the Mendel Art Gallery’s Permanent
Collection, Animal, Anima, Animus explores
themes related to animals of all kinds and their
place in the human psyche, including hunter/prey
relationships, animism and spirituality, mythology,
and animal/human bonds of love. The exhibition
features stunning examples from the Mendel’s
outstanding collection of Inuit art as well as old
favourites and recent acquisitions of Canadian
modern and contemporary art including pieces
by such nationally and internationally renowned
artists as Marcel Dzama, William Kurelek, Pablo
Picasso, Pitseolak Ashoona, Joe Fafard, and
Norval Morrisseau.
Like all Permanent Collection exhibitions,
Animal, Anima, Animus is an opportunity
for viewers to engage with a public treasure.
The Mendel Art Gallery holds, maintains, and
researches the work in its Permanent Collection
in trust for the people of Saskatoon.
artists by artists
Mendel Mentorship
program
Ellen Moffat /
Ian Campbell
April 3–June 7, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April
17 at 8pm
Ian Campbell is a multimedia
a r t i s t w h o s e w o r k b l e n d s
obsession, play, and whimsy using
recycled consumer technology.
With a collage sensibility he
brings together dif ferent or
unrelated elements to create new relations,
information and images.
Campbell will present a series of small
photographic prints titled Tiny Computers I Have
Made. In this series of images of constructed
objects, his work progresses from the literal to
the metaphorical. He will also show experimental
video work and a collaborative new media project
with mentor, Ellen Moffat.
Campbell’s experimental video
uses recycled images from popular
culture. “You could call my devices
hermetic recycling machines... they
are designed to feed off culture
but produce their own internal
meanings. I think the videos are
like an imaginary world where this
recycling happens.”
Ian Campbell’s work is deeply
rooted in a desire to reveal an organic,
personal tension in the omnipresent
technology of contemporary life.
He works primarily with custom
electronics, video, drawing and
installation art.
Ellen Mof fat is a multimedia
artist and cultural worker whose work spans
installations and public art. As a freelance cultural
worker, she has completed numerous contracts
as artist-in-residence, organizer, writer, and
independent curator.
Ian Campbell, Tiny
Computers I Have Made,
digital photograph, 2005.
Image courtesy of the artist.

Upcoming Exhibitions
above: Dorothy Knowles,
Reeds and Wildflowers,
1990, Oil on canvas.
Collection of the Mendel
Art Gallery.Purchased with
funds donated by Estelle
and Bert L. Gladstone, 1993.
right: Inglis Sheldon-
Williams, Untitled (portrait
of a woman in green), 1917,
oil on canvas. Collection
of the Mendel Art Gallery.
Purchased 1988. From
the exhibition Point/
Counterpoint. Photos: Eve
Kotyk
Mendel exhibitions are
supported by the Canada
Council for the Arts, the
Saskatchewan Arts Board,
and the Museums Assistance
Program, Department of
Canadian Heritage.
dorothy knowles:
Land Marks
June 19–September 13, 2009
Saskatoon artist Dorothy Knowles is one of the
most noted living Canadian landscape artists. The
Saskatchewan landscape, in which she has spent
most of her life, has made a grand impression on
her and her work, with the prairie valleys and the
prairie and parkland near Saskatoon featured as a
recurrent theme in her art. Land Marks, curated
by Knowles’ friend, artist and former Mendel
Director Terry Fenton, recognizes her life’s work
and celebrates her expression of the expansive
prairie landscape.
Knowles’ work can be found in public and
private collections across the country. In 2004
she was appointed as a Member of the Order of
Canada for her achievements.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by
the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery.
patrick traer: don’t
tell me your dreams
June 19–September 13, 2009
This exhibition presents a new installation of
mixed media works (paint and embroidery),
sound, and image projections by well-known
Canadian artist Patrick Traer. don’t tell me
your dreams features themes around lost sleep,
breathlessness, and occurrences in the dark.
In 2004, Traer was diagnosed with sleep apnea,
an illness where sufferers never achieve restful
or deep sleep. don’t tell me your dreams brings
together ideas stemming from the artist’s
diagnosis, along with images and sounds related
to his experience of listening to other people’s
dreams.
Traer was a professor in the Department of Art
and Art History at the University of Saskatchewan
for many years. In 2008 he joined the Faculty of
Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal.
Point/Counter-Point:
Selections from the
Permanent Collection
June 19–September 13, 2009
M e n d e l C h i e f
Curator Dan Ring
brings together old
favourites and new
f r i e nd s f rom t h e
galler y’s stunning
collection of over
5,500 works of art.
Paintings, sculptures,
and photog r aphs
from dif ferent generations and styles are
juxtaposed with surprising and stunning results,
offering new insights on traditional, modern, and
contemporary Canadian art.

Public Programs
Community
Partnerships
SCYAP Urban Canvas 8
The Mendel has been collaborating with
Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming
Inc. (SCYAP) for several years. Normal?, this
year’s edition of the annual exhibition of work by
graduates of SCYAP’s Urban Canvas Project, was a
resounding success. The reception on January 23
packed the auditorium, and included many local
dignitaries. The run of Normal? was extended by
one week to coincide with other events at the
Mendel.
Saskatchewan Craft Council Dimensions
The Mendel is co-hosting the jurying for the
Saskatchewan Craft Council’s annual exhibition,
this year entitled Playing with Dimensions, April
14–18. In addition to providing the space for
jurors to make their selections, the gallery is
hosting the juror’s critique session on the morning
of Saturday April 18 at 10am. Please contact the
SCC for further details.
Conservation in a Shoe Box
In partnership with the Meewasin Valley
Authority/Pelican Watch 2009, the Mendel is
hosting a student exhibition in the auditorium
May 12–30. Students in grades 6 through 8 were
invited to submit their sculptures for Conservation
in a Shoe Box: What’s Your Story?, an exhibition of
works highlighting the things that everyone can
do to be kinder to the environment. The opening
reception is on May 16 at 6:30pm.
The Zoo Visits the Mendel
On Saturday May 23 from 2–4pm, the Saskatoon
Zoo Society will bring animals to the Mendel
for a public program entitled, Who are the Wild
Neighbors in Your Neighborhood? On Saturday
May 30 from 2–4pm the public is invited to play
wild games at Project Wild in the Park.
studioXPRESS
Beauty and the Beast
April 3–June 7, 2009
Open most evenings and weekends, StudioXPRESS
is the Mendel’s drop-in artmaking studio that
provides inspirational activities relating to the
current exhibitions. During the spring exhibition
period, visitors are invited to explore animals—
and their relationship to people—in art.
Human beings share a long and complex history
with the other inhabitants of this planet. The
once symbiotic relationship between humans and
animals has been complicated by technological
advancement and ideas of progress. Still, animals
endure in the human imagination. They figure
prominently in folklore and myth; they are the
source of superstition and the reading of omens.
Providing fodder for artists and inspiring scientific
discovery, animals play an integral role in our
understanding of the world.
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of
human traits to things not human. Writers and
visual artists have long exploited this device
for its metaphorical possibility. Purveyors of
popular consumer culture have also employed
anthropomorphism to delight and amuse
audiences. Visitors of all ages will be invited to
explore this visual tool through writing, drawing,
and assemblage activities.
The SCYAP reception for
Normal? was well attended.
Photo: Troy Mamer

Public Programs
Getting ready to make some
noise during Noise-A-Thon,
a SomethingOnSunday
special event.
The Mendel’s Sunday family
programs are supported by
a Saskatoon Community
Foundation Quality of Life grant
and by Realty Executives. The
SaskTel Mendel Art Caravan
is sponsored by SaskTel and
supported by a Saskatoon
Community Foundation Quality
of Life grant.
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Sasktel Mendel Art
Caravan
The SaskTel Mendel Art Caravan is gearing up for
Saskatoon’s busy festival season. The caravan is
a self-contained 10-foot by 10-foot tent stocked
with art supplies, and facilitated by practicing
artists. It brings art-making activities to children
aged 4–12 and their guardians, at festivals and
community events around the city. The Caravan
exists to make art accessible to the young, and
young-at-heart, and demonstrates how integral
the creative experience is to the wellness of the
community.
To make inquiries or book the SaskTel Mendel
Art Caravan for your event, please call Carol Wylie
at 975-8144.
Mendel Youth Council
The Mendel Youth Council is planning an arts
event in late spring, in the same vein as last year’s
youth music performance night, ClassACTS. Last
year this event was filled to capacity, so keep
checking the Mendel website and the Youth
Council’s Facebook group to avoid missing out.
Do you love art? Interested in taking your
passion to the next level? The Mendel Youth
Council is always open to new members. Meet
new people, open your eyes to the world of art,
and add your youthful voice to the programming
at the Mendel. Contact Jessa Alston-O’Connor at
975-8031 for more details.
SomethingOnSundays
Sundays at the Mendel come alive with
SomethingOnSundays, a free drop-in program
for families. Come every week for Children’s
Art Adventures, where kids can drop in and
make art while enriching their understanding
of current exhibitions. Don’t miss the once-amonth
special events: a visit from the zoo, an
activity with an artist, a music concert, a dance
performance, or even a medieval re-enactment!
No pre-registration required.
Upcoming Special Events
April 26: Joseph Naytowhow
Join reknowned storyteller Joseph Naytowhow
as he shares aboriginal stories about the animals
with which we share the earth.
May 3: Jamie Russell Artist Talk/Tour
Delve deeper into the works in Bestiary! Come for
a talk/tour by artist Jamie Russell.
Up c o ming : Watch f or these and m o re
SomethingOnSundays events in May: School
Art Student Artist Talks on May 31, 12–5pm
Celebration of International Museums Day on
May 17. Workshop with the Saskatchewan Society
for Education Through Art, date and time TBA.
Please visit www.mendel.ca/whatson/kids/caa.
html for dates and times.
Upcoming Children’s Art Adventures
These and more f abulous Children’s Ar t
Adventures will be of fered in the spring:
Animal Homes, Creature Furniture, “Animagic”
Drawings, and the always popular Mini Art
Galleries. See the complete schedule at
www.mendel.ca/whatson/kids/caa.html.
For more information about Sunday family
programs visit www.mendel.ca/whatson/sos
or call Carol Wylie at 975-8144.

Public Programs
School Programs
School Tours
The Mendel PotashCorp School Hands-on
Tours program continues to help participants
to think critically about the world around them
and challenge preconceived ideas about art.
Fifteen new themes have just been added to the
sustained workshop program in classrooms.
Leslie Sichello and her grade 5/6 class from
Queen Elizabeth School, who spent a year
working with artists/residents from Sherbrooke
Community Centre following an outstanding
Mendel tour, returned in January together with
residents to experience Jean-Pierre Gauthier’s
exhibition Machines at Play. The Mendel has
also received news that both Fairhaven School
and Nutana Collegiate received their ArtsSmarts
grants, enabling the Mendel to partner with them
around eco-art projects.
Guided Tours
The Mendel is pleased to continue to offer a
selection of free guided tours for visitors.
Free guided Tours for Mendel Members
Mendel members can enjoy free one-hour guided
tours of the exhibitions once per month. This is a
great way to meet other art-minded people and
learn more about the exhibitions. Guides can
also answer your questions about what goes on
behind-the-scenes.
ARTforLIFE
ARTforLIFE knows no limits! St. John Community
School and Nutana Collegiate continue in Affinity
Credit Union’s ARTforLIFE: A Mendel Gallery/
School Program. St. John is assisting the Mendel
to learn about SMART Board technology so that
the gallery can expand its use of these interpretive
tools. Mendel liaison Robin Adair is working
with students on “Rooted in Faith,” a multiple
grade collaborative project depicting personal
and collective expressions of “faith.” The project
now includes a six-foot mixed-media collage by
students in Kindergarten and grade 2, photo
montages by grade 8s, and sculptures by grade 5s.
The Mendel continues to actively engage with
students at Nutana Collegiate. Mendel liaison
Carol Wylie is arranging a tour of student work
for offices and other local spaces. Other new
projects at Nutana include a mural project, artbased
responses to literature in Grade 11 English,
and Rube Goldberg machines and marionettes in
other classes.
Join the friendly and informed Program
Guides for an hour of insightful conversation.
No pre-registration is necessary, just meet the
guide in the lobby a few minutes before the tour
is scheduled. As an added bonus, we have an
assortment of special promotions and giveaways
for participants.
• Wednesday, April 29 at 7pm
• Friday, May 8 at 7pm
• Saturday, June 6 at 2pm
Free Sunday Exhibition Tours
Join the Mendel for a free tour of the exhibitions.
Held every Sunday at 1pm, they’re a great
way to sample the exhibitions prior to the full
SomethingOnSundays family programming.
These tours are informal, and can be short and
sweet, or more in-depth depending on your
preference. No pre-registration is necessary.
Over 60 people were
present for the That’s
Hysterical!?: Hysteria and
the Body panel discussion.
Mendel PotashCorp School
Hands-on Tours are sponsored
by PotashCorp.
studioXPRESS is sponsored
by The Robert D. and Lura
Mae Meeds Sider Fund held
at the Saskatoon Community
Foundation.
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Gallery Group Volunteers
Volunteerism is one of
the most rewarding ways
to demonstrate your
support for the Mendel.
If you are interested in
joining an active and
e n t h u s i a s t i c g r o u p ,
contact Judy Koutecky at
975-7669.
Mendel Gallery
Group Meetings
The Gallery Group meets
on the second Tuesday of
the month, except during
the summer. The next
meeting is April 14, 2009
at 7pm at the Gallery.
Art Appreciation
Group Meetings
The Art Appreciation
Group meets on the third
Thursday of the month.
The next meeting is on
April 16 at 10am at the
Gallery.
(right) Bonnie Roberts and Karen
Cronston providing coat check
services at the RBC Painting
Competition reception.
Photo: Troy Mamer
(above, far right) Wrapping
poinsettias at the Poinsettia
Fund Raiser (back row) Shannon
Evans, Jim Leach, Kathy Evans,
Lindy King, Alison Lawlor, Karen
Cranston, Eleanor Breher, Nancy
Sollosy (front row) Sarah Evans,
Margaret Driver, Dennis Yee.
Photo: Judy Koutecky
Volunteer
Advisory Council
Alison Lawlor, Chair
Gwen Barker
Michael Klassen
Hazel Macza
Joanna Majewska
Alison Piwowar
Nancy Sollosy
Judy Koutecky, Manager
of Volunteer Resources
Mark Your Calendars!
Spring Plant Sale
& MOther’s day Tea
Saturday, May 9 from 11 am to 3 pm
T h e M e n d e l G a l l e r y G r o u p
volunteers invite you and yours to
their annual Spring Plant Sale and
Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday,
May 9 from 11 am to 3 pm. This
event is a wonderful chance to plan
your garden, get some new ideas,
buy some spring plants, and spend a
lovely afternoon at the Gallery. Hanging baskets,
bedding plants, geraniums, and other spring
plants will be available for purchase. Learn from a
Master Gardener how to turn your backyard into
a sanctuary for butterflies and hummingbirds.
Discuss gardening plans over a cup of tea and
dainties, and enjoy the exhibitions. Bring your
Mom, your sister, your daughter, your husband,
your friends. It promises to be a splendid
afternoon and all funds raised will go towards
the purchase of new artworks for the Mendel
Permanent Collection. Admission is free, and
everyone is invited.
Members’ Showcase
The Members’ Showcase will be held from June 5
to 21. We will be taking submissions for the annual
Members’ Showcase at the end of May.
Watch for more information at the gallery
or on the website at www.mendel.ca.
POINSETTIA FUND RAISER
The Mendel Gallery Group Volunteers launched
their 12th Annual Poinsettia Fund Raiser in
November. Special thanks are expressed to
Coordinator Kathy Evans assisted by Karen
Cranston, Nancy Sollosy, Karen Hoiness and Alison
Lawlor, and to all the volunteers who helped make
this fund raiser the success that it was. Orders
were taken for beautiful poinsettias and delivered
compliments of Quick Delivery Service and the
Gallery Group Volunteers. The over $5,000 raised
from this fund raiser will support the purchase
of new acquisitions for the Mendel’s Permanent
Collection. A special thanks to Quick Delivery
Service for sponsoring this event.
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Spring Events Calendar
Mark your calendars with these dates so that you can fully enjoy everything we’re offering at the Mendel this spring.
Be sure to visit the website at www.mendel.ca for details of these and other yet-to-be-announced events, activities, and meetings.
EVERY SUNDAY
Free Tour for Adults: 1–2pm
Free public tour of exhibitions
Children’s Art Adventures: 2–4pm
March
March 23–29
Final week to see winter exhibitions: Jean-
Pierre Gauthier: Machines at Play; Joni
Mitchell: Green Flag Song; Artists by Artists:
Linda Knight / Don Hefner
March 28
Gallery closes at 8pm for Earth Hour
APRIL
March 30–April 5
Final week to see Hysteria and the Body
April 4
Jamie Russell: Bestiary opens to the public
April 10
School Art opens to the public
April 14 at 7pm
Gallery Group Volunteers meeting
April 16–17
Playing with Dimensions jurying
April 16 at 10am
Art Appreciation Group Meeting
April 16 at 7pm
Building Creativity: Free Public Lecture by
Stephen Hogbin
April 17
Mary Ann Barkhouse: Boreal Baroque and
Animal, Anima, Animus open to the public
April 17 at 7pm
Talk/tour of the exhibition Boreal Baroque
by artist Mary Anne Barkhouse
April 17 at 8pm
Opening reception for spring exhibitions:
Boreal Baroque; Bestiary; Animal, Anima,
Animus; and Artists by Artists: Ellen Moffat /
Ian Campbell
April 18 at 10am
Playing with Dimensions public jurors
critique
April 26 at 2pm
Gala public reception for School Art
April 26: 2–4pm
SomethingOnSundays Special Event:
Joseph Naytowhow
Wednesday, April 29 at 7pm
Free exhibition tour for Members
May
May 3 at 2pm
SomethingOnSundays Special Event:
Talk/tour of Bestiary by artist Jamie Russell
May 8 at 7pm
Free exhibition tour for Members
May 9: 11–3pm
Spring Plant Sale & Mother’s Day Tea
May 31: 12–5pm
Student artist talks for School Art
May 11–June 21
ARTforLIFE exhibition at
The Centre at Circle and Eighth
May 12–30
Conservation in a Shoe Box: What’s
Your Story? A student exhibition in the
auditorium.
May 12 at 7pm
Gallery Group Volunteers meeting
May 16 at 6:30pm
Opening Reception for Conservation in a
Shoe Box: What’s Your Story?
May 17
International Museums Day Celebration
May 21 at 10am
Art Appreciation Group meeting
May 23: 2–4pm
Who are the Wild Neighbors in Your
Neighborhood? presented by the Saskatoon
Zoo Society
May 25–31
Final week to see School Art
May 30: 2–4pm
Project Wild in the Park
May 31: 12–5pm
Doors Open Saskatoon extended
programming at the Mendel
JUNE
June 1–7
Final week to see spring exhibitions: Boreal
Baroque; Bestiary; Animal, Anima, Animus;
and Artists by Artists: Ellen Moffat / Ian
Campbell
June 5–21
Members’ Showcase in the auditorium
June 5: Time TBA
Opening Reception for Members’ Showcase
June 6 at 2pm
Free exhibition tour for Members
June 7 at 2 pm
Celebrate Saskatchewan Trails Day with the
SaskTel Mendel Art Caravan on the
Trans Canada Trail outside the Mendel.
June 18 at 10am
Art Appreciation Group meeting
June 19–September 13
Summer Exhibitions: Dorothy Knowles:
Land Marks; Patrick Traer: Sask Solo; Point/
Counterpoint; and Artists by Artists: Lissa
Robinson / Joseph Anderson
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Sponsors
Mendel Hosts RBC Painting Competition Exhibition
From January 16 to February 1, 2009 the Mendel
Art Gallery was pleased to host, for the first time,
the national tour of the RBC painting competition
exhibition. Established in 1999 and held annually,
Mayor Donald Atchison and representatives of the Mendel Art Gallery and RBC at the January 21 special
reception for the RBC Canadian Painting Competition. (left to right): Vincent J. Varga, Executive Director
and CEO of the Mendel; Art Knight, President and Chair of the Mendel Board of Trustees; Mayor Donald
Atchison; Angela Johnston; Rob Johnston, RBC Regional President, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North West
Ontario; Phil Klein, RBC Vice President Commercial Banking, Saskatoon. Photo: Troy Mamer.
the competition supports Canadian visual artists
by providing them a forum to display their talent
early in their careers. The exhibit included the
works of the fifteen artists selected from over
1200 entries nationally.
In addition to the public opening of the exhibit
on Friday, January 16, RBC invited their Saskatoon
and area clients to a reception on Wednesday,
January 21. Included in the over 200 attendees
were Rob Johnston, RBC Regional President,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North West Ontario
and the five winning artists from Western Canada:
Eli Bornowsky, Andrew Dadson, Collin Johanson,
Lorenzo Pepito and the overall winner of 2009
competition, Jeremy Hof.
Vincent Varga, on behalf of the Board and staff
of the gallery accepted a cheque from RBC for
$45,000 in support of the exhibit and the capital
campaign. The Mendel Art Gallery appreciates
the generous support of RBC.
Funding Agencies, Sponsors, and Media Sponsors
The following organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals are gratefully acknowledged for their
ongoing support of Mendel operations, exhibitions, and special projects.
Mendel Gallery
Group Volunteers
Dr. Robert Sider
& Mrs. Lura Mae Sider
Westjet is the Mendel Art
Gallery’s official airline partner
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2008 Annual Scroll
The following pages list the Mendel Art Gallery’s many contributors, including individuals, and businesses. We are truly
appreciative of your continued interest in and support of the Mendel Art Gallery.
Capital Campaign
Donors
Anonymous
Arts & Science
Students Union
Laura Beard
Ms. Barbara Beavis
Warren Champ
Carol Cisecki
Allan & Ruth Day
John Dyck
Len & Isobel Findlay
Gerald & Tina Grandey
Dave & Isabelle Haberman
George & Eileen Hagblom
John Hampton &
Grace Frank
R. Wade & Betty-
Ann Heggie
Jack Hillson
ICR Brokerage Inc.
Jean O. Jacek
Ivan Jen & Suzanne Yip
Art & Ineke Knight
Gregory & Jocelyne Kost
Linda Langille
Pam Leyland & Tom Yanko
Teri Skwara & Colin
MacDonald
Hazel Macza
Yann Martel
Scott & Grit McCreath
Rita Lynne McLellan
Camille Mitchell
George Ann Murray
Darryl Peck & Marilou
McPhedran
Tracy Petryk
Dan & Nicolle Rawlyk
RBC Foundation
Mary-Helen Richards
Marie Schwandt
Ritamae Schwieder
Sherwood & Elaine Sharfe
Marie Spencer
Stantec Architecture Ltd.
The Great-West Life
Assurance Company
Jack & Sylvia Vicq
Wallace Meschishnick
Clackson Zawada
Jeanne Walters
James Weseen
WestJet Airlines
President’s Circle
($5000+)
Affinity Credit Union
AREVA Resources Canada
Inc.
Estate of Reta Cowley
Linda Langille
Estate of Ruth &
Craig McCosh
Neal McLeod
Eva Mendel Miller
George Ann Murray
Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan Inc.
RBC Corporate
Contributions
Realty Executives Saskatoon
Saskatoon Community
Foundation
SaskTel
Dorothy Zarski
Benefactors
($1500-$4999)
Anonymous
Dr. Robert D. Sider
& Mrs. Lura Mae Meeds
Sider
Sustainers
($750-$1499)
Dorothy Perehudoff
Mark & Susan Wittrup
Supporters
($300-$749)
Elma Archer
Doug & Bonnie Bentham
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Judith Varga
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Kelly Patrick
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Memoriam Gifts
Anonymous, in honour of
Robyn Rehemacher
Judith Tokaryk, in memory
of Mrs. Iona Downie
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Book A Guided Tour of the
Mendel Exhibitions!
The Mendel provides guided programs for social groups, businesses,
organizations, and other special interest groups.
• All ages are welcome.
• The atmosphere is inspiring, social, and informal.
• All tours are led by professionally-trained program guides, many of whom
are artists.
• We can tailor your visit to suit your interests.
• Book for a tour of the exhibitions, and/or enjoy hands-on artmaking,
games, and activities.
• Spaces are available anytime between 9am and 9pm daily. You choose
your start and end time.
• Please give at least two weeks notice to make arrangements.
Guided Tour Options
1 hour $30 tour only
1 1/2 hours $50 interactive discussion and hands-on activities
2 hours $65 interactive discussion and enhanced hands-on activities. 2-
hour tours are for ages 10 and up only.
We can plan a custom tour program to suit your interests, and we also do artthemed
birthday parties. Also check out the free guided tours on page 9.
Book online at www.mendel.ca/whatson/tours or call Jessa Alston-
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About The Mendel
Mendel Board
of Trustees
Dr. Art Knight, Chair &
President
Herta Barron
Barbara Beavis
Carol Cisecki
David Haberman
John Hampton
Jack Hillson
Holly Kelleher
Brent Klause, Q.C.
Linda Langille
James Leach
Councillor Tiffany Paulsen
Alex Sokalski
Councillor Gordon Wyant
Dennis Yee
Honourary Chair:
Eva Mendel Miller
Mendel Art Gallery
Foundation
P. Raymond Martineau, Chair
Joan Flynn
Byron Horachek
Jocelyne Kost
Hazel Macza
Peggy McKercher
Giorgio Piotto
Greg Thompson
Honourary Chair:
Camille Mitchell
Staff News
Heather Reid, Assistant to the Manager of
Finance & Operations was honoured for 25
years of service with the City of Saskatoon at
the City’s annual Long Service Awards last fall.
Curatorial Assistant Troy Mamer was
recognized in January for 10 years of service.
At the opening reception for the Mendel’s
winter exhibitions on January 19, 2009,
Preparator Perry Opheim was recognized for
his outstanding contributions to the Mendel
Art Gallery over the past 34 years. Executive
Director and CEO Vincent Varga presented
Perry with an original piece of artwork by
Saskatoon artist Clint Neufeld. The piece—a
Heather Reid receiving her 25 Year service award from Mayor Donald
Atchison . Photo courtesy of City of Saskatoon.
Vincent Varga, Mendel Executive Director and CEO (left)
prepares to make a presentation to Perry Opheim (center) with Art
Knight, President of the Board of Trustees (right).
Photo: Ed Pas
porcelain hammer—was enclosed in a custombuilt
velvet-lined frame built and painted to mimic
the Mendel’s art shipping crates. According to
Perry, who is responsible for installing all of the
Mendel’s exhibitions “the hammer is the primary
tool of the preparator.”
Membership
A Mendel Art Gallery membership helps sustain the gallery’s exhibitions and community programming.
Erratum from Folio 36.4
Page 15: The paragraph about
Michael Gibson’s retirement
mistakenly noted that Michael
was the last Mendel employee
to have served under all of
the Gallery’s Directors. In fact,
Preparator Perry Opheim has
that honour.
membership Benefits
• Advance invitations to sales and special events
•Free subscription to Folio, the Mendel’s newsletter
•Annual acknowledgement in The StarPhoenix
•20% discount on all Mendel Art Gallery
publications
•10% discount on all regular priced items in The
Gallery Shop
• Reduced fees for art studios and workshops
•Voting privileges for the election of two Mendel
board members every second year
•Reciprocal membership benefits at galleries in
Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Banff, and Edmonton
• Opportunity to participate in the Members’
Showcase
Membership Categories
Individual $35
Family $55 Up to seven individuals, related by
birth, legal status or marriage, with
a maximum of two adults.
Student $25 Those possessing valid student ID
from post-secondary, secondary, or
vocational institution.
Senior $25 Individual 65 years and older.
Artist $25 Individual who creates art and has
sold at least one piece.
Not-for-Profit $75 Not-for-profit organization.
Corporate $100 For-profit commercial enterprise.
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Staff
Executive Director & CEO
Vincent J. Varga
Manager of Finance & Operations
Howard Janzen
Administrative Assistant /
Manager of Volunteer Resources
Judy Koutecky
Assistant to Manager of Finance & Operations
Heather Reid
Chief Curator
Dan Ring
Associate Curator
Jen Budney
Curatorial Assistant
Troy Mamer
Extension Assistant
Adele Suveges
Public Programs Coordinator
Laura Kinzel
Program Assistants & Guides
Robin Adair, Jessa Alston-O’Connor, Megan Bocking,
Adrienne Collins Bretell, Kim Ennis, Darren McQuay,
Wendy Paterson, Kelly Van Damme, Nathen Wahl,
Carol Wylie
Collections Manager
Eve Kotyk
Preparators
Ray Lodoen, Perry Opheim
Museum Technician
Dave Duchscher
Manager, Resource Development
Sue Williams
Development Assistant
Kristina Rauw
Communications Coordinator
Ed Pas
Communications Assistant
Lindsey Rewuski
Information and Programs Clerk
Marlee Slaney
Gallery Shop Clerks
Laura Baldwin, Medoria Olynyk
SPRING PLANT SALE &
MOTHER’S DAY TEA
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 11AM–3PM
The Mendel Gallery Group Volunteers
invite you and yours to their annual Spring
Plant Sale and Fundraiser, and Mother’s
Day Tea on Saturday, May 9 from 11am–
3pm. This event is a wonderful chance to
plan your garden, get some new ideas,
buy some spring plants, browse the new
merchandise in the Shop, and spend a
lovely afternoon at the Gallery.
Admission is free, and everyone is invited!
MEMBERS’ SHOWCASE
5TH ANNUAL ART SALE AND FUNDRAISER
JUNE 5–21
Featuring works by Mendel Art Gallery
Members.
Proceeds will be used to support acquisitions
of art for the permanent collection of the
Mendel Art Gallery.
We will be taking submissions at the end
of May. Watch for more information at the
gallery or on our website at www.mendel.
ca
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Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses To:
PO Box 569
950 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
APRIL 10–MAY 31
Free Public Reception: Sunday, April 26 at 2pm
Snacks and refreshments provided.
School Art is the annual exhibition of student art
organized and presented by the Mendel Art Gallery,
with the cooperation of the Saskatoon Public School
Division and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
Image: Kelsey Schoonmaker, Springtime Fun, tempera on paper, Forest Grove School, Grade 3
Gallery Information
The Mendel Art Gallery’s mission is to operate and maintain,
in the city of Saskatoon, a public museum for the collection,
preservation, and interpretation of works of art, and for the
development of public understanding and appreciation of art.
Gallery and
Gift Shop Hours:
9am–9pm Daily
Holiday Hours
Dec 24 9am–5pm
Dec 25 Closed
Dec 31 9am–5pm
Museo Café Hours:
9am–6pm Daily
Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
8:30am–4:30pm
(306) 975-7610
Free Admission
Free Parking
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For more information please visit us online at
www.mendel.ca