Kenderdine Art Gallery

		PETER SMITH \| YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF College Art Gallery 2 Exhibition dates: May 3 - Sept 23, 2011 PUBLIC RECEPTION: TBA Curated by Ann MacDonald Organized by the Doris McCarthy Gallery in partnership with the College Art Galleries and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery Peter Smith’s much-too-much is the every day. Our familiar consumer society; a deluge of images, sights, sounds, hustle-bustle and debris that make up the whole of our world, the one to which we are accustomed. His artworks, as a result, are densely concentrated and ambitious. In these works you can sense that overwhelming feeling of being in that crowded concert venue, with the noise impossible to block out. The work is inevitably tied to his struggle with Schizoaffective Disorder, which onset in his late twenties, yet his work was only completed when healthy. His desire to share his reactions to life and impressions of consumerism, industrialism and the rat race inform the built up, layered works. They are equal parts oil painting, sculpture and assemblage, each created layer upon layer, ultimately lending a physical and emotional depth to his metaphors. Created using anything from dollar store purchases to sculpted wood to found objects, the works share his reactions with candid honesty and immediacy. Image: Columbus (detail), 2006-08, mixed media Images courtesy of the Estate of Peter Smith and Birch Libralato Gallery. Photos: Toni Hafkenscheid.
		DEANNA BOWEN \| STORIES TO PASS ON.. College Art Gallery 1 Exhibition Dates: May 3 - September 23, 2011 \| PUBLIC RECEPTION: TBA Curated by Carl Lavoy Organized by the Thames Art Gallery, the College Art Galleries, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery and Reach Gallery Museum. Gospel is an interdisciplinary suite of works (photo series, video installation & audio/sculptural work) that explore complex notions of trauma and recurrent sorrow. Shadow on the Prairie is an interdisciplinary installation (video installation & vinyl floor text) that derives its name and overarching narrative from the National Film Board of Canada’s 1952 film adaptation of Gweneth Lloyd’s seminal ballet "Shadow on the Prairie: A Canadian Ballet." Performed by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company. Image: Treasury of Song, 2007, archival inkjet print on Epson photo paper
		AUGUSTUS KENDERDINE \| FIELD DAY Kenderdine Art Gallery Exhibition Dates: April 8- September 9, 2011 Curated by Kent Archer Organized by the Kenderdine Art Gallery The paintings and drawings selected for Field Day are from the University of Saskatchewan Permanent Art Collection and illustrate dominant themes within Kenderdine’s practice. Many of the pieces selected demonstrate Kenderdine’s engagement with the Saskatchewan landscape, including northern, central and southern locales within the province. The Kenderdine Art Gallery is pleased to welcome many of these works back to Saskatoon after their extensive tour to over a dozen galleries and museums in the province. Image: The Round-Up, Homestead Days, Lashburn, Sask , 1931, oil on canvas