Galleries
Programming and exhibitions at public art galleries, artist-run centres and selected commercial galleries around Alberta.
Edmonton
PUBLIC GALLERIES
ALBERTA COUNCIL FOR THE UKRAINIAN ARTS
acuarts.ca
The Council promotes Ukrainian arts and culture. Its gallery shows the work of artists of Ukrainian heritage. Mika and Carmella Haykowsky: Portrait Over Portrait, a mother/daughter exhibit, runs until Apr 12. Wings of Wonder runs Apr 17–May 31.
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL
albertacraft.ab.ca
The ACC’s downtown Edmonton location has two galleries showcasing Alberta craft artists working in stone, glass, wood, pottery and textiles.
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
youraga.ca
The AGA has a collection of over 6,000 works. It is currently showing The Feminine Landscape, featuring Alyson Davies, Crystal Driedger, Janet Sutanto, Ashley Thimot and Samantha Williams- Chapelsky, until Mar 30. A concurrent show is 5 Artists 1 Love, an annual exhibition of Edmonton African-Canadian artists curated this year by Darren W. Jordan, with Dara Ojo, Charlene Johnson, Jamelle Davis, Favour Olayinka Abimbola and Jabari Broodhagen. Ekow Nimako: Building Black Civilizations–Journey of 2,000 Ships, runs until Apr 13, while AGA 100: Act 3 Words to Worldmaking, featuring “works that communicate over time and space,” is on until Jun 1.
BOREALIS GALLERY
assembly.ab.ca/borealis-gallery
This gallery in the Legislative Assembly visitor centre presents exhibitions on the traditions of parliamentary democracy.
FAB GALLERY
ualberta.ca/fab-gallery
The U of A’s Fine Arts Building Gallery presents exhibitions of student, staff and faculty work, as well as contemporary and historical artists. This year’s graduation show for Design runs Mar 25–Apr 5; the show for Fine Arts will be Apr 15–26.
TREX (AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)
Concordia University
Otherhood,
until Apr 10
Millet Museum
Patch Portraits,
until Apr 10
Barrhead Public Library
Oh, but they’re weird and they’re wonderful,
Apr 17–May 15
Viking Municipal Library
At First Glance,
Apr 17–May 15
ARTIST-RUN CENTRES
HARCOURT HOUSE
harcourthouse.ab.ca
This forum for contemporary art, T architecture and design also provides affordable studio facilities to local artists. There is a Beginning and no End, by Oksana Movchan, and Unnatural Order, by Dustin Coulson, are both on until Apr 17.
LATITUDE 53
latitude53.org
One of Canada’s oldest and largest artist- run centres has over 2,600 ft2 of exhibition space. Founded in 1973 by a collective of Edmonton artists, it is a major centre for contemporary art. The Capsule Machine Project features six artists’ miniature artworks in capsules. One artist launches each month until June. Roses Noun’s pieces can be seen starting in April.
SNAP GALLERY
snapartists.com
The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP) maintains a publicly accessible printmaking studio and runs a public gallery that presents up to 10 exhibitions each year. A recent show was Exuberant Multitude: Queer Ecology Janky Project
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Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent
BAY 1 GALLERY
bay1gallery.com
Gloria Gelo, Kenton Jeske, Rhiannon Rathwell. This gallery was established by furniture designer Ralph Reichenbach.
BEARCLAW GALLERY
bearclawgallery.com
Jason Carter, Alex Janvier, Aaron Paquette, Jane Ash Poitras and other First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists.
BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY
bugeralambart.ca
Les Graff, Helena Hadala, Riki Kuropatwa, Neil McClelland, Sharon Moore-Foster, Ernestine Tahedl, Jim Visser, Margaret Witschl, Marlena Wyman.
LANDO GALLERY
landogallery.com
Tslila Barzel, Holly Burghardt, Waclaw Pietucha, Pam Weber. Lando also does appraisals and collection management.
PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY
probertsongallery.com
Isla Burns, Lynn Malin, Tim Okamura, Peter von Tiesenhausen. This gallery, established in 2004, is moving to a new site in 2025.
WEST END GALLERY
westendgalleryltd.com
Elaine Brewer-White, Steve R. Coffey, Brent R. Laycock, Bob Leatherbarrow, Glen Semple, Peter Shostak.
Calgary
PUBLIC GALLERIES
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY
albertacraft.ab.ca/calgary-gallery
This Alberta Craft Council space in cSPACE Marda Loop curates exhibitions of craft in many media. Innovative Threads: Contemporary Weaving, featuring work by 21 craft artists from across Canada, runs until Apr 12.
CONTEMPORARY CALGARY
contemporarycalgary.com
Local, national and international art is found here. Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos: Efflorescence/The Way We Wake, curated by Cheryl Sim, runs until Apr 6. Hummingbird Guided Meditation, by Miruna Drăgan and Maggie Tiesenhausen, runs until Jun 29. This year’s Ksahkomiitapiiks (“Earth Beings”) artist in residence is Lauren Crazybull.
FOUNDERS’ GALLERY
founders.ucalgary.ca
This gallery, part of the Military Museums complex, exhibits art and artifacts relating to conflict and war. A recent exhibition, Far from Home, traces the 110-year history of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
GLENBOW MUSEUM
glenbow.org
The Glenbow is under renovation until late 2026. Artist Maya Lin will design the rooftop terrace at the museum’s new home in the J.R. Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture.
ILLINGWORTH KERR GALLERY
auarts.ca/illingworth-kerr-gallery
On the AUArts campus, this gallery encourages inquiry and debate on visual culture. The 2025 grad show opens May 25. A new series will mark AUArts’ upcoming 100th anniversary in 2026.
NICKLE GALLERIES
nickle.ucalgary.ca
This gallery on the University of Calgary campus has a permanent collection of 30,000 artifacts, including artworks, coins and textiles. Current exhibitions—Leesa Streifler: The Performance of Being; Earth and Sky: Carpet Cultures of Asia; Coins of Islam—all run until Apr 26.
TREX (AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)
Airdrie Public Library
No End to Our Looking,
until Apr 9
Cochrane Public Library
Alone Together,
Apr 17–May 14
Banff Public Library
Speculative Fictions,
Apr 17–May 14
Okotoks Public Library
Inseparable Fragments,
Apr 17–May 14
PRIVATELY FUNDED
ESKER FOUNDATION
eskerfoundation.com
Esker exhibits experimental contemporary work, including by Erika DeFreitas, Hangama Amiri and Thuy-Han Nguyen- Chi, until Apr 27. Megan Feniak’s With All Our Vernal Suns, runs until Jun 8.
ARTIST-RUN CENTRES
ASA GALLERY
albertasocietyofartists.com
The Alberta Society of Artists runs this gallery at the Crossroads Market. A recent show of Alberta photographers’ work, The Artist’s Lens 2025: Identity, was part of the EXPOSURE photography festival.
THE BOWS
thebows.org
The Bows programs major exhibitions of early-career artists whose work explores pressing contemporary issues. We’ve Met Before, by Khadijah Morley, runs until Apr 16, and Sweet Dreams, by Michelle Le, is on the Bows Billboard until April.
THE NEW GALLERY
gallerieswest.ca/the-new-gallery
Established in 1975, TNG provides exhibition space for social and political art practices, including performance. Trans Healthcare Saved My Life, by Jayden Charles, is on their Billboard until May 31.
STRIDE GALLERY
stride.ab.ca
This gallery hosts lectures and exhibits experimental artworks in a variety of media. Christina Yao runs until Mar 31.
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Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent
CHRISTINE KLASSEN GALLERY
christineklassengallery.com
Karrie Arthurs and Phillip Bandura.
LOCH GALLERY
lochgallery.com
Patrick Cox, John Hall, Keith Harder.
MASTERS GALLERY
mastersgalleryltd.com
Chris Flodberg and Walter J. Phillips.
NEWZONES GALLERY
newzones.com
Dianne Bos, Megan Dyck, Virginia Mak.
NORBERG HALL
norberghall.com
Sondra Meszaros, Marigold Santos.
PAUL KUHN GALLERY
paulkuhngallery.com
Susanne Aaltonen, Alexander Caldwell, Mark Mullen, Jennifer Wanner.
TRÉPANIERBAER
trepanierbaer.com
Ashleigh Bartlett, Chris Cran, DaveandJenn.
VIVIANEART
vivianeart.com
Sadia Fakih, Svea Ferguson, Kristopher Karklin, Aida Muluneh, Sarah Nordean.
North & Central
PUBLIC GALLERIES
BANFF
WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY
banffcentre.ca/walter-phillips-gallery
This gallery is named for the printmaker and painter who played a key role in developing the visual arts program at the Banff Centre. Facing Photographs, inspired by Rosalie Favell’s series, runs until May 4.
WHYTE MUSEUM
www.whyte.org
MELTDOWN: A Drop in Time, artworks focusing on glacial landscapes, by Jim Elzinga, Roger Vernon, Tiffany Shaw and Leanne Allison, marks the 2025 United Nations International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. It runs until Apr 13.
CANMORE
ELEVATION GALLERY
hive-elevationgallery.com
This gallery showcases the work of the Canmore Art Guild. The CAG April group show with featured artist “Canmore Clay” runs Mar 27–Apr 28, following an exhibition by the MCQG (Mountain Cabin Quilters Guild), until Mar 23.
GRANDE PRAIRIE
ART GALLERY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE
aggp.ca
This gallery was founded in 1975. A Second Horizon: Lionel Allingham and Nam Duc Nguyen is the first exhibition in a series of artist pairings, one artist from their permanent collection and another with a thematic or technical tie. Until Jul 13.
LAC LA BICHE
MUSEUM OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES’ ART AND ARTIFACTS
portagecollege.ca/Museum
This museum at Portage College showcases Indigenous art from First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures. Works by Jane Ash Poitras, Jason Carter and Stewart Steinhauer were commissioned for MOAPAA’s Celebrating New Dawn project to create public art in Lac La Biche.
RED DEER
CORRIDOR COMMUNITY GALLERY
reddeer.ca/corridor-community-gallery
The City of Red Deer provides a public venue for local artists. A recent exhibition was Leona Malcolm, a selection of her paintings produced over 70 years.
RED DEER MUSEUM + ART GALLERY
reddeermuseum.com
A recent exhibition, Connections of Isolation, was chosen from MAG’s collection by an art history class at Red Deer Polytechnic.
SHERWOOD PARK
GALLERY@501
strathcona.ca/art-gallery-501
A recent exhibition, The Problem with Perception, by Gerry Dotto, used street photography to bring attention to what people often see but typically ignore.
ST. ALBERT
ART GALLERY OF ST. ALBERT
artsandheritage.ca
Located in the historic Banque d’Hochelaga building, this gallery’s 2025 exhibitions include:
Force Field,
until Apr 26
Sweet and Sour Memories,
Mar 20–May 1
Fusion of Traditions,
Apr 29–Jul 26
STONY PLAIN
RED BRICK COMMON
redbrickcommon.ca
The gallery here presents in-person and virtual exhibitions of work by local artists. A recent show was Elemental Daydreams, by sculptor and welder Joanne Guthrie.
TREX (AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)
Grande Cache Library
Touching the Sky,
until Apr 9
Grande Prairie Public Library
Folk Memoirs,
until Apr 9
McLennan Library
Self Reflection,
Apr 17–May 14
Northern Rockies Museum, Hinton
Mysterious Forest Life,
Apr 17–May 14
Northern Addictions Centre, GP
Folk Memoirs,
May 22–Jun 18
Grimshaw Municipal Library
Mysterious Forest Life,
May 22–Jun 18
Mackenzie Museum,
High Level Touching the Sky,
May 22–Jun 18
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Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent
BANFF
WILLOCK & SAX
willockandsaxgallery.com
Linda Craddock, Illingworth Kerr, Helen Mackie, Margaret Shelton, John Snow.
GRANDE PRAIRIE
GRANT BERG GALLERY
grantberggallery.com
Robert Lemay, Tina Martel, Agnes McDonald, Verna Vogel, Carl White.
JASPER
MOUNTAIN GALLERIES
mountaingalleries.com
This gallery in the Fairmont Hotel also has outlets in Banff and in Whistler, BC. Artists in residence in 2025 include Fran Alexander, Andrea Moore, Michael Remando and Marleen Vermeulen.
South
LETHBRIDGE
THE GALLERY AT CASA
casalethbridge.ca/the-gallery-at-casa
Work by artists with ties to southern Alberta. Eight exhibitions run until Mar 21:
A Study in Sea Flesh; or, The Undeliverable, Nameless Perils of the Whale, by Mary-Anne McTrowe;
Chromatic Foliage, by Jordan Mudrack; Mending Relations, by Natalia Smith;
Ruin & Reclamation Reiterated, by Beany Dootjes;
To Write, by Morgan Jayne Tunow;
Transcending Separation, by Jade Olszewski;
Visual Journey, by Maria Riviere;
Wild Abandon, by Bev Mazurick;
Wolf Trail on the War Trail, by John Pepion
SOUTHERN ALBERTA ART GALLERY
saag.ca
SAAG fosters the work of contemporary artists who challenge boundaries. Three exhibitions run until Apr 12:
In spite of my own desire to see you disappear, by Paul Maheke;
Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven? by Lan “Florence” Yee;
tandem inadequacies, by katie marie bruce
ULETHBRIDGE ART GALLERY
artgallery.uleth.ca
The U of L’s collection has 16,000 works. A show drawn from this collection, 2,365 Cups of Coffee, curated by David Smith, is on until Mar 22 in the Christou Gallery. it’s because of the shimmer, the verge, and the yet, by Erika DeFreitas, runs until Mar 29 in the Hess Gallery.
M.D. OF FOOTHILLS
LEIGHTON ART CENTRE
leightoncentre.org
This gallery in the Leightons’ former home exhibits paintings, photography and fine craft as well as outdoor installations. It has over 300 member artists, some of whose work is presented in a juried exhibition that runs until Apr 6. Backyard Wilderness: Burrows and Bungalows, by Leila Armstrong, also runs until Apr 6.
MEDICINE HAT
ESPLANADE
esplanade.ca/visual-arts
This centre is a cultural hub for art, drama and music. The gallery at the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre shows historical and contemporary works. Pollywog, a solo exhibition by ceramicist Koi Neng Liew, runs until Mar 29.
MEDALTA
medalta.org
This National Historic Site in the city’s clay district hosts shows by ceramic artists. Its collection has over 38,000 objects. Clay Around the World, the Medicine Hat Potters Association exhibition, runs until Apr 5.
ONE ON ONE GALLERY
mhc.ab.ca/one-on-one-gallery
This gallery on the Medicine Hat College campus showcases the work of professional artists to bring contemporary ideas to the community. It is an integral part of the college’s Art and Design program. The Grad Show runs Apr 14–25.
TREX (AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)
Fort Macleod Public Library
Scouring Heaven and Earth,
until Apr 9
Medicine Hat College
Party On! Celebrating 50 Years of the AFA Collection,
until Apr 9
TREX Space, Medicine Hat
Soft Stories,
until Apr 9
Esplanade, Medicine Hat
Athletic Aesthetics,
Apr 22–Jun 14
Taber Public Library
Scouring Heaven and Earth,
May 22–Jun 18
ARTIST-RUN CENTRES
LETHBRIDGE
TRAP\DOOR
trapdoorarc.org
This artist-run group supports artists outside of an institutional framework and promotes contemporary art with pop-up galleries and ephemeral public artworks. Their outdoor pop-up exhibition Thinking Inside the Box runs through May.
SELECTED COMMERCIAL
Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent
BLACK DIAMOND
BLUEROCK GALLERY
bluerockgallery.ca
Cecile Albi, Billie Rae Busby, Annika Clennan, Cheryl Peddie, Jim Osenton, John Pritchard, Angie Rees, Darrell Ward.
HIGH RIVER
ART AND SOUL GALLERY
artandsoulstudiogallery.com
Laurel Boyle, Annie Froese, Don Hamm.
OKOTOKS
LINEHAM HOUSE GALLERIES
linehamhousegalleries.ca
Janet Armstrong, Cindy Bouwers, Rachelle Brady, Mark Farand, Jim Freeman.
WATERTON
GUST GALLERY
gustgallery.com
Michelle Austen, Louis Brandsma, Steve R. Coffey, Bill Duma, Martha Henry.
