Communist Paradise

Chinese Propaganda Posters

Chinese propaganda posters are associated with the image of Chairman Mao Zedong and the “achievements” of the Communist Party. Artists had to make depictions of what the Communist party considered the ideal of a better life and of social behavior under their Communist system.Showing economic prosperity for the peasants in the countryside and the workers…

Focus on the Collection: Albrecht Dürer Prints

Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528) is acknowledged as one of the foremost German artists of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Acclaimed as a painter and draughtsman, Dürer was most admired for his abilities as a printmaker. The collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria contains 26 original Dürer prints, made possible through…

LAB 10.2: Erratic Room

Lyla Rye

Erratic Roomis a mixed media installation that uses animation, sound and sculpture to create an environment that simulateswhat it might be like to wake up in an architectural nightmare. This work reflects the artists own fears, where the spaces within which we seek refuge become places of danger and instability. The uneasiness of the space…

Daniel Laskarin

Agnostic Objects (things persist)

This is the first survey exhibition for Victoria artist, Daniel Laskarin, whose sculptures and public art commissions have been presented across Canada and internationally.Laskarin’s art practice is primarily object-based working with a diverse range of media to arouse questions about perception, doubt and uncertainty. “I set out to create objects which might look almost recognizable,…

Miniature Arts of China and Japan

The miniature art forms in this exhibition express the delight of the Chinese and the Japanese in small things and their aptitude for exquisite workmanship on a miniature scale. Both China and Japan boast a great range of artistic achievements in miniature. Since early times, Chinese and Japanese miniature art has been characterized by exceptional…

LAB 10.1: Little Wars (Make Me)

Todd Tremeer

Working with historical narratives as a starting point for his work, Tremeer exposes the constructiveness of history through painting, installation and sculpture.His project for the LAB is inspired by H.G. Wells 1913 book Little Wars, which gave the readers a set of rules for playing war with toy soldiers. Within the gallery space Tremeer will…

Return of the Samurai

Since its last exhibition on samurai in 2003, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has received the following donations: five significant samurai suits of armour, two helmets and a number of other related paraphernalia.This exhibition will showcase these newly acquired works of art. In total, there will be twelve suits of armour and twenty-three helmets…

Focus on the Collection: Sybil Andrews

Artist Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) is considered one of the most significant Canadian printmakers of the 20th century.Mainly known for her linocut prints she was influenced stylistically by the Cubism, Italian Futurism, and Vorticism and found her primary interest in the rhythm, pattern, and movement of her subjects. Following World War II she immigrated from Britain…

Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere

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….