ANCESTORS, ANTENNAS AND FLAG HOLDERS: DIASPORIST ANCHORS FOR FUTURE MEMORIES
Gambletron, Johnny Forever Nawracaj and zev tiefenbach
The Cube
Exhibition and Residency
July 13 to September 21, 2024
ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ DOUBLE VISION
Jessie Oonark, Janet Kigusiuq, and Victoria Mamnguqsualuk
Central Gallery
January 20 to April 6, 2024
Curated by Candice Hopkins
Double Vision is centred on the practice of Jessie Oonark (1906–1985) and two of her daughters, Janet Kigusiuq and Victoria Mamnguqsualuk. Although Oonark only began drawing and working with wool at the age of 59 once she moved to Qamani’tuaq (meaning “Where the River Widens,” also known as Baker Lake in Nunavut), she is arguably one the most influential Inuit textile makers. Eight of her children became artists: Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Josiah Nuilaalik, Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq, Miriam Qiyuk, Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, William Noah, and Janet Kigusiuq. Together they formed the cornerstone of artistic production in the community of Qamani’tuaq.
SLEEPING IN SKINS: LIFE IN INUIT NUNANGAT
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu // Kenojuak Ashevak // Pitseolak Ashoona // Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut // Ada Eyetoaq //Vital Makpaaq // Henry Napartuk // Martha Noah // Pudlo Pudlat // Jamasie Teevee
Central Gallery
January 20 to April 6, 2024
Sleeping in Skins: Life in Inuit Nunangat brings together a selection of prints and one beaded front-piece by Inuit artists, drawn from the Gallery’s collection. These works were gifted to the Gallery by Mary and Glenn Martin 17 years ago. The presentation of ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ Double Vision has offered an opportunity to revisit Arctic Treasures: The Mary and Glenn Martin Collection, an exhibition featuring this collection at the Kamloops Art Gallery in 2007.
PIECES
Victoria Kjargaard
The Cube
April 13 to July 6, 2024
Curated by Elsie Joe, Curator, Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park
Pieces brings together the artwork of settler artist Victoria Kjargaard, in dialogue with Nłeʔkepmx curator Elsie Joe. As well as being a path towards personal reckoning, the exhibition and collaboration enacts reconciliation through a process of coming to terms with and communicating difficult histories.
ANCESTRAL DREAMS & OTHER PREMONITIONS
Cindy Mochizuki
Central Gallery
April 20 to July 6, 2024
Curated by Charo Neville
In this first survey presentation of Cindy Mochizuki’s practice, the throughlines of enduring and intersecting themes emerge through four key artworks. As a significant part of her artistic process, Mochizuki’s projects work through material and story recovery where she engages family members, community participants and archives to realize and shape her multi-media installations.
No Boundaries: History and Progress in Microbiology Research
Open Gallery
January 20 to April 6, 2024
Naowarat Cheeptham, professor of science, Thompson Rivers University.
As an academic cave microbiology researcher and educator, I have headed the TRU Cave Microbiology laboratory since 2002 with an indelible commitment to be a part of microbiology educators’ communities debunking ungrounded concerns about microorganisms.