The Art of Conversation Artists for Kids Teaching ExhibitionSeptember 23, 2023 to February 22, 2024 Curated by Janet Wang and Amelia Epp The Art of Conversation features artwork by over 20 Canadian artists, exploring the role of art as a platform for communication. The Art of Conversation draws conversational threads between the works in

Endless Summer Katie Kozak and Lucien Durey April 15th - June 17th 2023 Endless Summer is an exhibition and series of public programs that features the collaborative works of artists Katie Kozak and Lucien Durey. Since 2012, Kozak and Durey have worked together on durational projects that enact care for one another and gratitude toward

PATHS Artists for Kids Teaching Exhibition September 24, 2022 - February 23, 2023 Paths features artwork by twenty-two Canadian artists exploring paths, both real and imagined, through the mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage and printmaking. The exhibited works show us that a path can be used to communicate a direction, a

We Can Only Hint at This With Words April 23 to June 25, 2022 Opening reception and Zine Launch: April 23, 2-4pm Featuring artists Russna Kaur, M.E. Sparks, and Andrea Taylor Curated by Kate Henderson Virtual Contributor Panel Discussion: Sunday July 17, 2022, 12-1:30pm, View the Zine There is a slowness

Beyond the Horizon Artists for Kids Teaching Exhibition September 25, 2021 to February 24, 2022 Curated by Guest Student Curator, Karl Hipol Featuring works by Alan Wood, Angela George, Betty Goodwin, Bill Reid, Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq, Esteban Pérez, George Littlechild, Gordon Smith, Greg Murdock, Holly Schmidt, Irene Whittome, Jack Shadbolt, Jane Ash Poitras, Karen

Unfixed, The Entangled Works or Chris Curreri and Laurie Kang ARTISTS: Laurie Kang, Chris Curreri CURATOR: Meredith Preuss EXHIBITION DATES: Apr 8 – Jun 5, 2021 Unfixed explores how the concepts of fixing and unfixing operate as metaphorical and artistic strategies in the work of two Toronto-based Canadian artists: Chris Curreri and

https://www.artsteps.com/view/5f1872ef7736a86a574a93ba PLAY September 2020 – March 2021 How does play help us to imagine our world? How can play build our sense of belonging and connect us to others? What do we learn when we play . . . and how do we learn when we play Artists for Kids and the Smith

DWELLING: PEOPLE AND PLACE The Gordon Smith Gallery is temporarily closed, effective March 19th, 2020 September 27, 2019 – April 16, 2020 This exhibit explores figures and structures, how each of these effects and alters the other. A single or group of figures, or lack thereof, alters a space/structure and in exchange the space/structure

REFRAMED: Painting and Collage by Tiko Kerr Curated by Meredith Preuss May 8, 2019 to August 30, 2019 PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Alexis Fletcher: Choreographed dance to Tiko Kerr's works - August 9, 2019 7:00pm | August 17 2pm and 7pm | August 24 2pm and 7pm Karleen Gardner, Minneapolis

Transformations Selected works from the AFK Collection September 28, 2018 – April 13, 2019 Transformations is an arrangement of artworks that depict or speak to a process of change. A simple search to define the word "transformation" yields many results: there are uses in science and mathematics, in the visual and performing arts,

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Art School High May 13 to August 26, 2017 The exhibition explored socio-cultural issues relating to identity, adolescence, conformity, marginalization, and rebellious behaviours. Invited artists presented significant works reflecting on the experience of attending high school. These works probed the very nature of learning in diverse environments. Exhibiting artists were Karin Bubaš, John Collins, Rodney Graham,

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Figurative Contemplation October 22, 2014 to May 2, 2015 Comprised of works from the Artists for Kids permanent collection, Figurative Contemplation took a closer look at the figure as subject. Exhibiting artists included Ed Burtynsky, Rodney Graham, Angela Grossmann, Gu Xiong, Karin Bubas, Gathie Falk, Jane Ash Poitras, Irene Whittome, and Attila Richard

Accidentally on Purpose: Ross Penhall March 3 to May 2, 2015 Ross Penhall’s distinctive landscape paintings were presented, as well as some insight into his process as an artist. Penhall: “From the idea, to the sketch, to the small or large painted canvas, problem solving is part of the process; the creative flow,

Robert Young: Spatial Understanding October 22, 2014 to January 3, 2015 Inspired by the construction of interior spaces as well as the jazz movement, Robert Young’s solo exhibition showcased his works from the Artist for Kids collection. Spatial Understanding focused on Young’s visual integration of personal and art-historical references, and was curated by

Work Is Art September 10 to October 15, 2014 Curated by Gordon Smith himself, this exhibition celebrated work by local artists and educators: Andrew Alvarez, Wing Chow, Warren Goodman, Dirk Heiss, Bill MacDonald, Frank Mayrs, Les McKinnon, Neil Prinsen, George Rammell, Richard Turner, and Anne Watt.

Gu Xiong: a journey exposed May 7 to August 23, 2014 The first major exhibition of work outside the Artists for Kids Teaching Collection was a turning point for the Gordon Smith Gallery. A journey exposed presented artworks by Gu Xiong that referenced the personal and global nature of his work. The works,

Victor John Penner: Not Safe to Occupy January 15 to February 29, 2014 Asked by a law enforcement agency to photograph Illegal Marijuana Growing Operations (Grow-Ops) in Vancouver in 2001, Penner put together a catalogue of images that opened a window into another world. This exhibition was guest-curated by Michael Love. Featured Image: Beds

Expressionist Renderings: The Prints of Alistair Bell October 9 to December 20, 2013 Expressionist Renderings was a solo exhibition of the prints and drawings of Alistair Bell. Considered “the most distinguished printmaker working in British Columbia for a period of over sixty years,” Bell’s work was displayed alongside his printmaking tools and his

Collection, Connection and the Making of Meaning May 13 to September 14, 2013 The first major exhibition in the Gordon Smith Gallery was a collaboration between Artists for Kids and the Smith Foundation. The exhibition brought together 33 works from the Artists for Kids Permanent Teaching Collection, and included work by Gordon Smith,