THE COSMIC SYMPHONY OF INTERGALACTIC CHAOS
April 15 to June 24, 2023
Curated by Chris Bose and Charlie Napoleon
This exhibition shares the work of The Fierce Unicorn Shadow Masterminds Artists Collective. Lead by KAG Youth Programs Coordinator Chris Bose, this program engages a determined and dedicated group of young artists who meet weekly in the Kamloops Art Gallery studios to explore multi-media.
I KNOW ABOUT LOTS OF THINGS I’VE NEVER SEEN. AND SO DO YOU.
Zoe Kreye
Central Gallery
April 22 to June 30, 2023
Curated by Charo Neville
THE 215 LE ESTCWICWÉY̓ (“THE MISSING”)
Johnny Bandura
The Cube
April 15 to June 24, 2023
Curated by Craig Willms
GLACIAL RESONANCE
Paul Walde
Central Gallery
January 21 to April 1, 2023
Curated by Charo Neville
QUEER NEWFOUNDLAND HOCKEY LEAGUE (QNHL)
Lucas Morneau
The Cube
January 14 to April 1, 2023
Curated by Craig Willms
HEBREW SPELLED BACKWARDS (תירִבעִ)
January 21 to April 1, 2023
In her exhibition, Hebrew Spelled Backwards, Lindsey Tyne Johnson examines the complexities of identifying as Jewish and the fear and uncertainty that often come with it. Through a combination of modern, spiritual, and Jewish themes, Johnson explores discovering one's ancestry later in life and its connection to familiar experiences and art. By challenging people to learn more about cultures they may not understand, Johnson aims to create a space for dialogue and inclusivity.
WITH THE GATHERING TREE
October 1 to December 31, 2022
This exhibition narrates children's dialogues with a 50-year-old maple tree located in the middle of the playground in an early childhood education centre in Kamloops. Drawing and dialoguing in the company of the maple tree, children reimagine their relations with the world and its inhabitants.
Through carefully crafted pedagogical propositions, educators and pedagogist invite children to invent ethical relations with plant companions as they collectively gather around the maple tree. In this way, following slow educational processes, they extend the usual focus on facts and science, and invite children to imagine other possibilities for relating to the world. As the documentation shows, ploddingly, the tree and its companions become central protagonists in children’s relations with the world.
EXPLORATIONS: A SUMMER OF ART
August 25 to September 25, 2022
Presenting artwork from each summer art camp artist, Explorations: A Summer of Art, celebrates a summer full of learning, creativity, and fun. Artworks are grouped by medium, including watercolour, ink drawings, single and multi-layer relief prints, and acrylic paintings.
Generously sponsored by Watson Engineering Ltd.
WITNESSING
Alicia Henry
Central Gallery
October 1 to December 31, 2022
Curated by Daina Augaitis
YOUTH UNDER CONSTRUCTION
July 16 to August 20, 2022
Artwork created by the participants of the summer youth intern program.
This program is generously sponsored by the Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund with the Vancouver Foundation.
READING THE LAND: TEN YEARS OF COLLECTING
Rebecca Belmore // Franklin Carmichael // Dana Claxton // Feminist Land Art Retreat // Rodney Graham // Adad Hannah // Andrea Kastner // Ann Kipling // Germaine Koh // Rodney Konopaki and Rhonda Neufeld // Donald Lawrence // Scott Massey // Daphne Odjig // Toni Onley // Gary Pearson // Jerry Pethick // Richard Prince // George Raab // Jack Shadbolt // Gordon Smith // Ted Smith // Tania Willard // Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Central Gallery
July 16 to September 17, 2022
Curated by Charo Neville
GHOST DAYS
Terrance Houle
The Cube
June 30 to September 10, 2022
Organized by the Kamloops Art Gallery
HERE ELSEWHERE OTHER HAUNTINGS
Jin-me Yoon
Central Gallery
April 23 to July 2, 2022
Curated by Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre
Curator of Contemporary Art, Musée d’art de Joliette
SAILING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE WIND
Robin Hodgson
The Cube
April 23 to June 18, 2022
Curated by Craig Willms
LOST IN AN AMBIENT CHAOS WITH A MISH MASH OF THE RIFF RAFF, WHILE FIGHTING CHUCK E. CHEESE IN THE PARKING LOT.
February 17 to April 2, 2022
Over the past year, the artists in the Fierce Shadow Unicorn Masterminds Artist Collective have experimented with new creative mediums and collaborations while sharing ideas and having discussions, jokes and laughter, and some moments of solemn serious real talk, all while making art. We’ve become good friends, dedicated artists, and continue to make new art and explore new directions every day, and every week. We keep returning to support each other and encourage each other to keep going. You get better as an artist by putting in the time and you learn and grow as a person by being with people who have your back and support you creatively. That’s what this exhibition is all about.
HALCYON FOG
Kelly Richardson
Central Gallery
January 22 to April 2, 2022
Curated by Charo Neville
MARKS IN PROGRESS
Christine Savage // Nathan Skyers // Clement Yeh
The Cube
January 15 to April 16, 2022
Curated by Craig Willms
IDENTITY
Emily Boone // Maddy Chalmers-Owega // Hunter Cook // Eva Dickinson // Kora Ellison // Rowan Jensen // Charlie Lively-Love // Keighan MacNeill // Kira Makela
Open Gallery
November 4 to December 31, 2021
Throughout the months of July and August, ten artists aged 14 to 21 worked with lead artist and facilitator Chris Bose towards the development of a studio program for youth and the creation of their own art work. Themes of self-expression, materiality, and surface design emerged as key areas of interest and exploration, and this exhibition is the culmination of their independent and collaborative efforts to investigate how to express their own identity through art.
WHOSE STORIES?
Diyan Achjadi // Naoko Fukumaru // Tomoyo Ihaya // Load na Dito // Mark Salvatus // UJINO
Central Gallery
October 2 to December 31, 2021
Curated by Makiko Hara