From Balzar to Hunt

From Balzar to Hunt brings together a selection of Pop Art made and owned by artists based in British Columbia, from the 1960’s to present. Together, these works provide a glimpse into the ways Pop Art aesthetics have informed art practice on Canada’s West Coast.

Beauty of Mending

Kintsugi and Beyond

As Leonard Cohen wrote, “there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Beauty of Mending features kintsugi, a traditional craft of repairing shattered ceramics with lacquer and gold.

A Spoon Full of Sugar

Performance by Holly Timpener

A Spoon Full of Sugar is a free durational performance anticipated to be approximately 7 hours long and taking place in the foyer of the Spencer Mansion at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. To learn more about this event, click below: LEARN MORE Each spoon of sugar Timpener carries up the stairs possesses an […]

Generations

The Sobey Family and Canadian Art

Organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, this exhibition highlights the depth and range of the Sobey family’s engagement with Canadian art and highlights works from the Group of Seven, Riopelle, Kent Monkman and beyond.

Afroquatics

A Call and Response Below the Surface

Afroquatics: A Call and Response Below Surface is an immersive and interactive installation that will spark conversations, challenge perceptions, and transport viewers into an experiential underwater landscape.

Crossing

Art, Heritage, and Personal Journeys

Crossing: Art, Heritage, and Personal Journeys delves into the intricate narratives of three remarkable local artists, who embarked on transformative journeys from Asia to Canada: Yumie Kono, Andy Lou, and Chrystal Phan.

In the Flesh

The Nude in Art, Past and Present

In The Flesh brings together more than one hundred works that share a common focus: the nude as a subject for artistic expression. Drawing upon the strengths of the AGGV Collections, works by renowned historical artists including Renoir, Rodin, Picasso and Henry Moore are brought together alongside works by modern and contemporary Indigenous and Canadian […]

Tender Touch

Curated by Mel Granley, AGGV Assistant Curator, Tender Touch delves into Victoria’s unique and proliferating tattoo community. In recent years, the tattoo industry in Victoria has grown considerably, with more and more queer and BIPOC artists beginning their career and opening up their own tattoo shops in town. Alternatives to the traditional western tattoo scene, these spaces are bastions for many seeking to adorn themselves with ink.

Kali Spitzer

Bodies of, Bodies Within

Kali Spitzer’s work embraces the stories of contemporary BIPOC, queer and trans bodies, creating representation that is self-determined, with her collaborative process being informed by the desire to rewrite the visual histories of indigenous bodies beyond a colonial lens.