Velma Alvada Foster was one of the first artists in Calgary to focus on printmaking when it was still a relatively minor art form. Born in Maidstone, Saskatchewan in 1938, Foster moved to Calgary to...
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Walter May “High Chairs (hat and globe)” Live Auction Lot #19
Walter May amalgamates “curious objects”—obsolete, derelict, and disconnected from their original functionality— into unconventional sculptures that challenge the viewer to derive meaning...
Tia Halliday “In the Skin of a Painting, Blue Composition II” Silent Auction Lot #116
Tia Halliday uses performance, dance, and photography to literally “get under the skin” of her paintings. Halliday analyzes, creates and questions the body’s relationship to painting and sculpture:...
Geoffery Hunter “Garden” LIve Auction Lot #12
Canadian artist Geoffrey Hunter approaches painting as an archaeological process. An archaeologist uncovers what has been lost, classifies the debris, and attempts to fit it into an...
Reinhard Skoracki “Darkness” Live Auction Lot #23
Reinhard Skoracki launches his sculpted figures against a backdrop of current or historical drama. He believes that we are caught in the social and political views of our time, having no choice but...
Derek Michael Besant, RCA, “TOUCH #13” Silent Auction Lot# 103
Derek Michael Besant, RCA, is well known for his unorthodox use of materials and technology; hybrid forms often include soundtracks relating to themes of memory, language, and the body as a...
John Will “GOING GOING GONE!” Live Auction Lot #27
Experimental artist John Will, RCA, infuses his work with a distinct blend of political satire, biting wit, and sardonic commentary on pop culture. Dating back to the 1960s, his autobiographical art...
Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka, RCA, “Agean” Live Auction Lot # 17
Born in Calgary in 1928, Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka, RCA, is an exceptionally accomplished painter and printmaker. Kiyooka holds two undergraduate and two Masters degrees in Education (University of...
Laura Vickerson “Cultured Nature” Silent Auction Lot #134
The work of Calgary-based artist Laura Vickerson varies widely in form, medium, and scale. From intimate, garment-based pieces of gauze and wax to large- scale installations involving rose petals...
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