Celebrating Artists: Work from the Alberta Society of Artists

Celebrating Alberta exhibits a variety of artistic mediums in which artists unveil the visible human imprint on the land and an unforeseen ground where a unique spirit stands. From traditional landscapes to more contemporary views of Alberta, the artwork showcases a larger meaning and representation about Alberta’s identity; images and symbols of the land are inscribed in their work. Together, the artists see their work as a language, a marker of their own shared vision of Alberta that manifests the ability to incorporate creativity as an alternative mode of expression for provincial pride.

Exhibiting Artists: Wendy Borglum, Blanca Botero-Fuentes, Billy Rae Busby, Linda Craddock, Diane Langlois, Lauren Huot, Michele King, Elizabeth Kirschenman, Yuriko Kitamura, Malissa Lea, Trevor Louden, Talar & Jeane Claude Prefontaine, Deborah Lougheed Sinclair, & Dawn Thrasher. 

View Celebrating Alberta from January 30 - March 15, 2014 in the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, January 30 from 7-9:30pm.

The gallery is open from Wed-Fri, 10-4 pm and Sat, 12-4pm. Please note the gallery will be closed on Saturday, February 15.

Brandy Saturley: #ICONICCANUCK

"Poppies for Louise", acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36", 2012

Saturley says of her work: This series began in 2010, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.  The energy and enthusiasm of the city, Canadian patriotism, poking fun at ourselves and the stereotypical symbols of Canadiana being broadcast over the airwaves to millions around the world had me beaming and questioning. What is a Canadian? What does it mean to be Canadian? When you think of Canada, what images come to mind? I posed the question on social media and #IconicCanuck was born. 

This body of work brings into view a broad range of Canadian cultural Icons. Personalities, pastimes, symbols and the landscape, as depicted through my social commentary on being a 'Canuck'.  Symbolic and peppered with my personal brand of quirky Canadian humour, these pieces are my love letter to Canada.

View Brandy Saturley's paintings in Gallery A at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until Janaury 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery B simultaneously, is the installation work of Jennifer Akkermans, director of the Institute of Morphoid Research. The gallery is open Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 8, 2014. 

Jennifer Akkermans: Institute of Morphoid Research

"Foraminifera in tree", Jennifer Akkermans, Institute of Morphoid Research

Akkermans says of her work: Morphoids are unusual creatures, identified by the distinct peeling quality of their skin. The first of the Morphoids was discovered by Jennifer Akkermans in 2010, in Fish Creek Park, Calgary, Alberta. As a result of this discovery, Akkermans founded the Institute of Morphoid Research.  The Institute is dedicated to the study and preservation of the creatures falling within what a new phylum, Morphopodia. The Institute aims to document all aspects of the Morphoids, through many avenues of study and research, including observation, photography, video, drawing, anatomical study, collecting, speculation and eventually, dissection.

View Jennifer Akkermans work, Institute of Morphoid Research, in Gallery B at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until January 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery A simultaneously, are the Canadian themed paintings of Brandy Saturley in #ICONICCANUCK. The gallery is open from Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 7, 2014.

Brandy Saturley: #ICONICCANUCK

"Death of a Rookie", acrylic on cloth, on board, 32" x 32", 2012

Saturley says of her work: This series began in 2010, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.  The energy and enthusiasm of the city, Canadian patriotism, poking fun at ourselves and the stereotypical symbols of Canadiana being broadcast over the airwaves to millions around the world had me beaming and questioning. What is a Canadian? What does it mean to be Canadian? When you think of Canada, what images come to mind? I posed the question on social media and #IconicCanuck was born. 

This body of work brings into view a broad range of Canadian cultural Icons. Personalities, pastimes, symbols and the landscape, as depicted through my social commentary on being a 'Canuck'.  Symbolic and peppered with my personal brand of quirky Canadian humour, these pieces are my love letter to Canada.

View Brandy Saturley's paintings in Gallery A at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until Janaury 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery B simultaneously, is the installation work of Jennifer Akkermans, director of the Institute of Morphoid Research. The gallery is open Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 8, 2014. 

Brandy Saturley: #ICONICCANUCK

"Saint Kanata", acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48", 2011

Saturley says of her work: This series began in 2010, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.  The energy and enthusiasm of the city, Canadian patriotism, poking fun at ourselves and the stereotypical symbols of Canadiana being broadcast over the airwaves to millions around the world had me beaming and questioning. What is a Canadian? What does it mean to be Canadian? When you think of Canada, what images come to mind? I posed the question on social media and #IconicCanuck was born. 

This body of work brings into view a broad range of Canadian cultural Icons. Personalities, pastimes, symbols and the landscape, as depicted through my social commentary on being a 'Canuck'.  Symbolic and peppered with my personal brand of quirky Canadian humour, these pieces are my love letter to Canada.

View Brandy Saturley's paintings in Gallery A at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until Janaury 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery B simultaneously, is the installation work of Jennifer Akkermans, director of the Institute of Morphoid Research. The gallery is open Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 8, 2014. 

Brandy Saturley: #ICONICCANUCK

"A Cup for Louise", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 23", 2012

Saturley says of her work: This series began in 2010, during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.  The energy and enthusiasm of the city, Canadian patriotism, poking fun at ourselves and the stereotypical symbols of Canadiana being broadcast over the airwaves to millions around the world had me beaming and questioning. What is a Canadian? What does it mean to be Canadian? When you think of Canada, what images come to mind? I posed the question on social media and #IconicCanuck was born. 

This body of work brings into view a broad range of Canadian cultural Icons. Personalities, pastimes, symbols and the landscape, as depicted through my social commentary on being a 'Canuck'.  Symbolic and peppered with my personal brand of quirky Canadian humour, these pieces are my love letter to Canada.

View Brandy Saturley's paintings in Gallery A at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until Janaury 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery B simultaneously, is the installation work of Jennifer Akkermans, director of the Institute of Morphoid Research. The gallery is open Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 8, 2014. 

Jennifer Akkermans: Institute of Morphoid Research

"Sepal in Nature", Jennifer Akkermans, The Institute of Morphoid Research

Akkermans says of her work: Morphoids are unusual creatures, identified by the distinct peeling quality of their skin. The first of the Morphoids was discovered by Jennifer Akkermans in 2010, in Fish Creek Park, Calgary, Alberta. As a result of this discovery, Akkermans founded the Institute of Morphoid Research.  The Institute is dedicated to the study and preservation of the creatures falling within what a new phylum, Morphopodia. The Institute aims to document all aspects of the Morphoids, through many avenues of study and research, including observation, photography, video, drawing, anatomical study, collecting, speculation and eventually, dissection.

View Jennifer Akkermans work, Institute of Morphoid Research, in Gallery B at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery in Edmonton until January 25, 2014. Showing in Gallery A simultaneously, are the Canadian themed paintings of Brandy Saturley in #ICONICCANUCK. The gallery is open from Wed-Fri: 10-4 pm and Sat: 12-4 pm. The gallery will be closed from December 21, 2013 to January 7, 2014.