Daniel Young & Christian Giroux:

Film Path, Camera Path, with Under-titles

June 8, 2019 - October 20, 2019 Curated by Michelle Jacques | Centennial Gallery

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Saturday, June 8, 2019 | ALL DAY | ADMISSION BY DONATION  Film Path, Camera Path, with Undertitles is an experimental media artwork by the celebrated Canadian duo Daniel Young & Christian Giroux. Commissioned by and first presented at InterAccess (Toronto), with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Media Initiatives […]

Blue Skies:

Megan Dickie

June 1, 2019 - October 14, 2019 Curated by Nicole Stanbridge | Ker Gallery

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Saturday, June 1, 2019 | ALL DAY | ADMISSION BY DONATION Blue Skies features new works from Victoria based artist Megan Dickie. Recently exhibited at L’Oeil de Poisson Art Centre in Quebec City, this body of work continues Dickie’s exploration of agency, resilience, and struggle.”The five-channel video installation opens with a cowgirl […]

Quiet Nature:

The Woodblock Prints of Walter J. Phillips

March 9, 2019 - May 20, 2019 Curated by Michelle Jacques | Ker Gallery

“Since boyhood my ambition was to make prints.” Walter J. Phillips’ early goal was finally achieved when the British-born artist moved to Winnipeg at the age of 29. There he learned the etching process from a fellow artist.

Landscapes of Edo

Ukiyo-e Prints from the AGGV Collection

March 9, 2019 - May 27, 2019 Curated by Haema Sivanesan and Su Yen Chong | Centennial Gallery

Landscapes of Edo: Ukiyo-e from the AGGV’s Collection showcases key works from the AGGV’s extensive collection of Japanese prints.

Fiona Tan:

Ascent

February 16, 2019 - June 16, 2019 Curated by Haema Sivanesan | Founders and Drury Gallery

Fiona Tan’s montage film Ascent is entirely made up of still photographic images depicting one of Japan’s most recognizable landmarks, Mount Fuji.

Throw, Slip, Spin:

Studio Ceramics from the AGGV Collection

February 2, 2019 - April 4, 2020 Curated by Michelle Jacques | Pollard Gallery

In the 1970s and 1980s, Victoria became an important centre for ceramics.

Unformable Things:

Emily Carr and Some Canadian Modernists

January 19, 2019 - March 17, 2020 Curated by Michelle Jacques | Graham Gallery

Featuring the work of Emily Carr alongside some of her notable Canadian peers, including Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Pegi Nicol MacLeod, David Milne, and Florence Helena Mcgillivray.

BRAINSTORM

October 20, 2018 - February 24, 2019

Join us in re-imagining what can happen inside – and around and outside of – the AGGV!

Remembering a Patron

Asian Art Donations from Dr. Judith Patt

June 30, 2018 - January 6, 2019 Curator Emeritus Barry Till | Graham Gallery  

For over 40 years the late Dr. Judith Patt generously donated Asian works of art to the AGGV.  This exhibition will feature many of her treasures which range from important Chinese and Japanese paintings to a huge variety of amazing Japanese prints from the 18th to 20th century.