Melanie Authier, Contrarieties and Counterpoints To March 4 MSVU Art Gallery 166 Bedford Highway When you think about “drama” in relation to abstract painting, what may first come to mind is controversy. The art form has had its fair share: More than 60 years since painting first concerned itself with abstract formalism (line, colour and […]
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The year in visual art
In a year commemorating many anniversaries, 2017 is a landmark, for better or for worse. And with so much political upheaval it often felt like a landmark to come, history in the making. So with a historical lens pointed in all directions, it is no surprise that some of the most interesting exhibitions reflected this […]
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Review: Bodies in Translation: Age and Creativity at the MSVU Art Gallery
Bodies in Translation: Age and Creativity Through November 12 Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, 166 Bedford Highway One of two current shows at MSVU Art Gallery, Bodies in Translation: Age and Creativity features work by eight senior artists who explore aging through art. Several of the artists address the physicality of aging, as in […]
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Brenda Pelkey’s cinematic landscapes
Brenda Francis Pelkey: A Retrospective Mount Saint Vincent Art Gallery 166 Bedford Highway April 22-July 9 MSVU Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition explores the work of Canadian photographer Brenda Francis Pelkey in the artist’s first-ever retrospective. With a career spanning over three decades, the subjects of Pelkey’s photographs range from empty strip clubs and courtrooms, to […]