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Carr, Emily | Sea and Sky

Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere

Date: June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2013

Although Emily Carr described herself as an “isolated little old woman on the edge of nowhere” her work has an appeal that is universal in its expressive messages.

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Silk Splendour

Silk Splendour

Textiles of Late Imperial China (1644 - 1911)

Date: May 4, 2012 - September 23, 2012

Curated by: Barry Till
Pollard Gallery

The exhibition will feature garments from the 19th century reflecting the pomp and ceremony of Manchu court life and the Chinese aristocracy during China’s last imperial dynasty from the Chinese textile collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.  The Art Gallery recently received a large donation of superb quality Chinese costume from an American donor Helen Jahnke through the Council for Canadian American Relations. 

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Rick Leong: The Phenomenology of Dusk

The LAB Gallery

Date: May 18, 2012 - August 6, 2012

Curated by Nicole Stanbridge

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Dehua Porcelain Statuette of Guanyin

Guanyin is depicted in a long flowing robe and wearing a necklace of royalty. In the right hand is a water jar containing pure water, and the left holds a willow branch. Figure stands on a base of rock with waves of water at the bottom. The entire statuette is of white porcelain with a clear glaze.

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