Kimono

Japanese Culture in its Art Form

Guest Curated by Hitomi Harama | Founders Gallery

This exhibition introduces the essence of traditional Japanese Kimono culture. The intent of this exhibition is to showcase the codes and the culture behind Kimono, its artistic form and complexity, along with the etiquette of Kimono attire for different seasons and occasions. Kimono is not simply an article…

Girls

Historical Portraits from the Collection

Curated by Michelle Jacques | Drury Gallery

“Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.” (Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye)

Taking its cue from the realms of literary fiction and television, namely Margaret Atwood’s 1988 novel Cat’s Eye and Lena Denham’s hit HBO show Girls, this exhibition brings together a range…

Through the Looking Glass

A Modern Story from the Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Guest Curated by Lee Plested | Ker and Centennial Galleries

Selected entirely from the collection of the AGGV, Through the Looking Glass is a survey of modern and contemporary art structured according to Lewis Carroll’s late nineteenth century tale of the same title. In the book, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the heroine starts out in the safe…

Trees, Mountains and Streams

Chinese Landscape Paintings of the 20th Century

Curated by Barry Till | Founders Gallery

For the past 1500 years, landscapes have formed the nucleus of Chinese painting. All of the skill that European artists devoted to portraiture, the Chinese have given to their passionate love of painting Nature. They have sought to portray an inner poetic reality rather than an outward likeness. They seek to realize, rather…

Multiplicity of the Singularity

Kika Thorne

Curated by Toby Lawrence | The LAB Gallery

In Multiplicity of the Singularity, Kika Thorne invites both metaphoric and scientific explorations through her elasticized sculptural installation, the Singularity (2006-ongoing). Comprised of lycra, rare earth magnets, and aircraft cables, the form acknowledges the physicality of the gallery space and the variability of phenomenological experience. Conceived and first presented…

Alternative Visions

Renditions of Myth, Legend and Folk Tales from China and Japan

Curated by Barry Till | Pollard Gallery

China and Japan are two countries rich in myths, legends and folk tales.  Many themes of historical and mythical characters are shared by both nations.

This exhibition will attempt to show how artists and craftsmen portrayed or rendered these subjects in their own way in various media from two dimensional…

Carole Sabiston

Everything Below All of the Above

Carole Sabiston’s retrospective exhibition shares its title with Everything Below All of the Above, a work she created in 2003. Speaking to the various perspectives from which the artist sees the world, the exhibition underlines the simultaneous connections and contrasts present in all of her production….

Honouring Patronage

Recent Asian Acquisitions

Through its history, the AGGV has received a remarkable number of Asian art donations, which in terms of numbers is now approximately 42-43% of the entire collection….

Winter is an Etching

The Printmaking Legacy of Rembrandt Van Rijn

During Rembrandt’s lifetime, it was his etchings, not his paintings, which were at the root of his international reputation. Today, his canvases are more celebrated, but there is no doubt that the expressive potential that he found in the printed line is extraordinary, and has been inspirational to generations of artists….