Upcoming
Carl White
April 26, 2012 to August 24, 2012
Born in Liverpool, England in 1969, Carl White studied painting, drawing and graphic design at the Alberta College of Art + Design and has been a full-time artist for over 20 years. White collapses imagery borrowed from mythology and history with a contemporary twist in colour palette and painterly approach. This exhibition illustrates his draftsmanship and narrative approach in forming a new artistic territory based on layers of memory.
Carl White, 'The Sun from Yellow,' 2011
Mary Kavanagh
April 26, 2012 to August 24, 2012
The AGC is delighted to feature the work of artist Mary Kavanagh and her recent project, Atomic Suite. Mary Kavanagh is an artist, educator, and arts administrator. She maintains her studio practice in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, where she is Chair of the Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, at the University of Lethbridge.
Kavanagh's art practice encompasses installation, photographic and video work and engages with geographies, artifacts, texts, images and histories. Her methodology is research driven, and includes field work, archival work, documentation, investigative practices and performative actions.
Working with video projection, photography and conceptual drawing, Kavanagh's new work reflects on atomic and nuclear industry, history and culture, with an emphasis on activity in the American Midwest.
Kavanagh has exhibited extensively across Canada and has participated in artist residencies and exhibitions in the U.S. including the Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico, and the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Wendover, Utah. In the Fall 2007 she was a Visiting Professor at Hokkai-Gakuen University in Sapporo, Japan. She received an MFA from the University of Saskatchewan, an MA in Art History from the University of Western Ontario, and a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph. She has recently been invited to participate in the Canadian Forces Artists Program, established and supported by the Canadian Department of Defence.
Minute Men Missile Rocket Motor, Detonation, Utah, Test and Training Range, North Range, UT