Galleries Guide 2026 - Alberta Views

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Programming and exhibitions at public art galleries, artist-run centres and selected commercial galleries around Alberta.

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Edmonton

PUBLIC GALLERIES

ALBERTA COUNCIL FOR THE UKRAINIAN ARTS
acuarts.ca
The Council’s gallery and boutique celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2025. Oksana Movchan: Dedication to Ukraine, an ACUA Signature Artist Series event, runs Mar 19–Apr 18. The gallery also hosts a variety of workshops, including beginner guides to pysanka and pattern making using printing stamps.

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL
albertacraft.ab.ca
The largest public gallery in Alberta dedicated to exhibiting craft arts such as pottery, glass, jewellery and fibre art. Fix, Fire, Forge, featuring the work of Alberta post-secondary art technicians including Brett Hollingsworth, Jane Trash and Kyle Whitehead, runs until May 30.

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
youraga.ca
The AGA celebrated its 100th year in 2024–2025. It is currently showing Amy Loewan: Sanctuary, an exhibition of paper-weaving and drip paintings centred on a large-scale lantern, until May 31. A concurrent show is Wayfinders: A Constellation of Women Artists, featuring eight mid-career women artists, including Elizabeth Belliveau, Emily Jan and Oksana Movchan. 5 Artists 1 Love: 20 Years of Fierce Art & Soul, celebrating Edmonton’s African-Canadian communities, runs until Apr 19, while John Will: Born in the U.F.O., a retrospective exhibition, is on until Aug 9.

BOREALIS GALLERY
assembly.ab.ca/borealis-gallery
Your Alberta Legislature: The Story of a Place, a new exhibit in this gallery in the Legislative Assembly visitor centre, examines the history of the people, government and province of Alberta. It documents everything from the transformation of Glacial Lake Edmonton over 12,000 years to Alberta’s first day as a province, September 1, 1905.

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. X-Painting, by Jesse Thomas, and Sheryl Spencer’s MFA Printmaking show both run until Mar 21. This year’s graduation show for Design runs Mar 31–Apr 11; the one for Fine Arts will be Apr 21–May 2.

TREX

(AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)

Alice Melnyk Library, Two Hills
Between the Lines,
Jun 25–Jul 22
Concordia University
…no end to our looking,
until Apr 8
Barrhead Public Library
Pal·imp·sest,
until Apr 8
Onoway Public Library
Inseparable Fragments,
May 21–Jun 17;
This is Not a Photograph,
Jul 30–Aug 26
Viking Municipal Library
Between the Lines,
until Apr 8;
Pal·imp·sest,
Jun 25–Jul 22

ARTIST-RUN CENTRES

HARCOURT HOUSE
harcourthouse.ab.ca
Harcourt House connects local art to global communities through exhibitions, education and sustainable facilities. Reality to Virtual Reality, by Giuseppe Albi, and Mappae Mundi, by Lori Sokoluk, run until Apr 25.

LATITUDE 53
latitude53.org
The gallery is currently in a transitional space in the McLeod Building. Light+Vibrotactile, a recent exhibition, featured a series of interactive installations focusing on sight and touch rather than sound.

SNAP GALLERY
snapartists.com
2026 shows include the U of A Senior Print Exhibition, Apr 18–May 9, we are each other’s, by Salem Smith, and Moozhan Ahmadzadegan’s and the sleeper shall see what he has dreamed, May 23–Jun 20

SELECTED COMMERCIAL

Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent

BAY 1 GALLERY
bay1gallery.com
Kenton Jeske, Helis Podnek, Douglas Pueschel, Mariam Qureshi, Glen Ronald

BEARCLAW GALLERY
bearclawgallery.com
Jason Carter, Alex Janvier, Aaron Paquette, Jane Ash Poitras

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY
bugeralambart.ca
Les Graff, Helena Hadala, Riki Kuropatwa, Ernestine Tahedl, Margaret Witschl

LANDO GALLERY
landogallery.com
Tslila Barzel, Holly Burghardt, Waclaw Pietucha, Pam Weber

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY
probertsongallery.com
Isla Burns, Lynn Malin, Tim Okamura, Peter von Tiesenhausen

WEST END GALLERY
westendgalleryltd.com
Elaine Brewer-White, Steve R. Coffey, Brent R. Laycock, Peter Shostak

Calgary

PUBLIC GALLERIES

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY
albertacraft.ab.ca/calgary-gallery
This gallery in cSPACE Marda Loop exhibits contemporary and heritage crafts. Recent shows have included Rob Froese’s experimental ceramic art in Flow Forms, and Craft Perspectives, new works inspired by historical objects and artifacts.

CONTEMPORARY CALGARY
contemporarycalgary.com
Presenting local, national and international art across all forms. Nelly-Eve Rajotte’s Trees communicate with each other at 220 hertz runs until Apr 19. This large multi-media installation combines moving images with generative sound and devices that enable visitors to listen to a living tree.

FOUNDERS’ GALLERY
founders.ucalgary.ca
Part of the Military Museums, this gallery explores global human conflict through art and artifacts. The war photography of Ken Bell was recently shown.

GLENBOW MUSEUM
glenbow.org
When this museum reopens in 2027 in the J.R. Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture, it will feature a monumental new artwork by Faye Heavyshield, visible across four floors.

ILLINGWORTH KERR GALLERY
auarts.ca/illingworth-kerr-gallery
Located on the AUArts campus, this gallery focuses on contemporary visual culture. To celebrate the university’s 100th anniversary in 2026, IKG organized An Alberta A(r)ttitude, an exhibition showcasing the work of graduates from the past 20 years.

NICKLE GALLERIES
nickle.ucalgary.ca
This U of C campus gallery has a permanent collection of 30,000 artifacts, including artworks, coins and textiles. Yvonne Mullock: Why don’t you… and Heather Leier: Practice Pinny run until Apr 30.

TREX

(AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)

Nose Creek Valley Museum, Airdrie
Between the Lines,
Jun 25–Jul 22;
Odd Objects: Things We Believe In,
Jul 30–Aug 26
SAIT Library
Reconciliations,
Jun 25–Jul 22;
Reimagining Fire, the Future of Energy,
Jul 30–Aug 26
Triwood Community Centre
Reimagining Fire, the Future of Energy,
Jun 25–Jul 22

ARTIST-RUN CENTRES

ALBERTA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS GALLERY
albertasocietyofartists.com
The oldest society of juried professional artists in Alberta was founded in 1931. The ASA’s exhibition space is inside the Crossroads Market.

THE BOWS
thebows.org
This centre presents work by early-career artists. The Bows Billboard, an outdoor public site, is currently displaying Darren Wright’s collage-style mural Talkomatic.

THE NEW GALLERY
gallerieswest.ca/the-new-gallery
TNG provides space for contemporary social and political art practices. A recent exhibition, Wildfire, featured diverse critical work from artists grappling with our shifting relationship with fire.

STRIDE GALLERY
www.stride.ab.ca
This gallery focuses on “experimental, risk-taking art work” by offering exhibition spaces and artistic research opportunities. Kyle Anderson-Nguyen is the artist-in- residence until Apr 5.

PRIVATELY FUNDED

ESKER FOUNDATION
eskerfoundation.com
This gallery exhibits experimental contemporary art. Its four winter shows include: Magalie Guérin: Orange to Rattle; Alexandre Pépin: Lavender; Anthony Cudahy: metronome yawned; and Justin de Verteuil: sie will / muse. zur marionette, all running until Apr 26.

SELECTED COMMERCIAL

Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent

CHRISTINE KLASSEN GALLERY
christineklassengallery.com
Karrie Arthurs, Phillip Bandura, Steve Speer

HERRINGER KISS GALLERY
www.herringerkissgallery.com
Dick Averns, Marjan Eggermont, Katie Ohe

LOCH GALLERY
lochgallery.com
Patrick Cox, John Hall, Keith Harder

MASTERS GALLERY
mastersgalleryltd.com
Michael Corner, Amy Dryer, Maggie Hall

NEWZONES GALLERY
newzones.com
Dianne Bos, Megan Dyck, Virginia Mak.

NORBERG HALL
norberghall.com
Mark Dicey, Marigold Santos, John Will

PAUL KUHN GALLERY
paulkuhngallery.com
Susanne Aaltonen, Alexander Caldwell, Mark Mullin, Jennifer Wanner

TRÉPANIERBAER
trepanierbaer.com
Chris Cran, DaveandJenn, Chris Millar

North & Central

PUBLIC GALLERIES

BANFF
WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY
banffcentre.ca/walter-phillips-gallery
This gallery is named for the printmaker and painter who was instrumental in developing the visual arts program at the Banff Centre. Cheryl L’Hirondelle: where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom))), a career retrospective, runs until Jun 21.

WHYTE MUSEUM
www.whyte.org
One of the largest cultural history museums in Alberta, the Whyte focuses on the people and heritage of the Rocky Mountains. Second Take: Histories of Film in the Rockies and Elise Rasmussen: An Alpine Trilogy both run until Apr 12.

CANMORE
ELEVATION GALLERY
hive-elevationgallery.com
Part of a larger arts and culture hub known as Concourse, which includes studio spaces, rooms available for workshops, and a lounge. Recently, analog, a group show, featured 30 artists’ takes on progress.

GRANDE PRAIRIE
ART GALLERY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE
aggp.ca
This gallery, founded in 1975, houses a permanent collection of around 750 works, the majority by Alberta artists. Closed for renovations until mid-October.

LAC LA BICHE
MUSEUM OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES’ ART AND ARTIFACTS
portagecollege.ca/Museum
This museum won a 2025 Canadian Architect Award for Excellence. Located at Portage College, it showcases Indigenous art from First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures and houses the only permanent collection of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporated (PNIAI).

RED DEER
CORRIDOR COMMUNITY GALLERY
reddeer.ca/corridor-community-gallery
The City of Red Deer provides this public venue for local artists. As We See It: Red Deer Polytechnic Second Year Drawing Student Exhibition runs until Mar 26.

RED DEER MUSEUM + ART GALLERY
reddeermuseum.com
A recent exhibition, Unhampered, by Bailey Horton, explored imagery from her personal pantry, statistics from the Red Deer food bank and found grocery material.

SHERWOOD PARK
GALLERY@501
strathcona.ca/art-gallery-501
Based out of the Strathcona County Community Centre. Transcendence, by Speplól Tanya Zilinski, runs until Apr 23.

ST. ALBERT
ART GALLERY OF ST. ALBERT
artsandheritage.ca
Located in the historic Banque d’Hochelaga building, its lineup includes Mosaic of Being, by Leila Zolfalipour, until Mar 21, and Knotty Enigmas, by Zana Wensel, until Apr 25.

STONY PLAIN
RED BRICK COMMON
redbrickcommon.ca
A recent show was Harvest and All Hollows: The Spooky, Scary and Sacred, a group exhibition that included Karen Grosman, Kirra Kent and Ryan Wolters.

TREX

(AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)

Chuck MacLean Arts Centre, Camrose
Inseparable Fragments,
Jun 25–Jul 22;
Between the Lines,
Jul 30–Aug 26
Cold Lake Public Library
Between the Lines,
Apr 16–May 13
Lacombe Memorial Centre
Pal·imp·sest,
Apr 16–May 13;
…no end to our looking,
Jun 25–Jul 22
MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray
This is NOT a Photograph,
Jun 25–Jul 22;
Pal·imp·sest,
Jul 30–Aug 26
Red Brick Arts Centre, Edson
Soft Stories,
May 21–Jun 17;
Speculative Fictions,
Jun 25–Jul 22
St. Albert Public Library
Soft Stories,
Jul 30–Aug 26
Stuart McPherson Library, Lac La Biche
Soft Stories,
Jun 25–Jul 22
Vermilion Public Library
Between the Lines,
May 21–Jun 17

SELECTED COMMERCIAL

Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent

BANFF
WILLOCK & SAX
willockandsaxgallery.com
Linda Craddock, Illingworth Kerr, D. 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
Rino Friio, Roy Hinz, Jacqueline Inez, Brent Laycock, Wendy Wacko

South

PUBLIC GALLERIES

LETHBRIDGE

SOUTHERN ALBERTA ART GALLERY
saag.ca
SAAG is celebrating 50 years of exhibiting contemporary art. A focus on off-site presentations has begun as the gallery prepares for major renovations beginning on Apr 30. Action Hero & Mia + Eric | Future Perfect: New By-laws for Civic Spaces, running until Apr 30, is a public exhibition on billboards around the city that reassembles words in actual city bylaws to create new, playful instructions and manifestos.

THE GALLERY AT CASA
casalethbridge.ca/the-gallery-at-casa
This interdisciplinary centre’s artist- in-residence program features Kasia Sosnowski until Mar 30 and Tyler Alexander Apr 1–28. The participating artists pursue their practice and offer talks and workshops. Recent other shows have included Aeolian Code, featuring work by Ezra Saunders, and Our Disappearing Grasslands, by Jean Blackall.

ULETHBRIDGE ART GALLERY
artgallery.uleth.ca
The U of L’s collection has over 15,000 objects and artworks spanning the 19th to 21st centuries. New and upcoming exhibitions include iinii, featuring works of bison drawn from the collection, until Mar 21, (Re)mediating Soils: Field Notes, until Apr 4, and Parallels, featuring works from both the U of L and Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Buchanan Arts Collection, from Apr 18 to Jun 20.

M.D. OF FOOTHILLS
LEIGHTON ART CENTRE
leightoncentre.org
This gallery is located in the Leightons’ former home, now a provincially designated Historic Site. The 24th annual Juried Members Exhibition, featuring 37 selected works from the centre’s over 300 members, and Phenomena, an exhibition of the electronic light art of Laura Payne, both run until Apr 5.

MEDICINE HAT
ESPLANADE
esplanade.ca/visual-arts
This cultural hub for art, drama and music houses a gallery for historical and contemporary works. Deborah Forbes’s Sea Jellies: Next Generation, an interactive video installation, and the Medicine Hat College Art and Design Faculty Show run concurrently until Apr 18.

MEDALTA
medalta.org
This National Historic Site in the city’s Clay District features exhibitions, studio space and artist-in-residence opportunities for ceramic artists. Jess Riva Cooper, Bridget Fairbank, Andrew Kellner, Lindsay Montgomery, Jai Sallay-Carrington and Rob Froese are leading workshops in 2026.

ONE ON ONE GALLERY
mhc.ab.ca/one-on-one-gallery
Located on the Medicine Hat College campus, this gallery showcases work of professional artists and designers as a teaching tool. This year’s Art and Design Grad Show runs Apr 13–24.

TREX

(AFA TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS)

All until Apr 8.
Coaldale Prairie Winds Secondary
Chimerical ⇌ Alchemica
Esplanade, Medicine Hat
Folk Memoirs
I.F. Cox School, Redcliff
Mysterious Forest Life
Lakeview Elementary, Lethbridge
Assembly Manual: Sites for Existence
Medalta, Medicine Hat
Collision Course;
The Looking Glass
St. Mary’s School, Medicine Hat
All the Time in the World

ARTIST-RUN CENTRES

LETHBRIDGE
TRAP\DOOR
trapdoorarc.org
This artist-run group presents pop-up galleries and ephemeral public artworks.

SELECTED COMMERCIAL

Commercial galleries and some of the Alberta artists they represent

DIAMOND VALLEY
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.