June Exhibitions
Check out new visual art exhibitions around Calgary this June — from a showcase by emerging photographers, to a celebration of the beauty and ecological importance of pollinators! Each month, we spotlight a new or outgoing visual art exhibition in the city, followed by a roundup of others you can enjoy.
This month, check out To the Wonder, a new solo exhibition by Calgary-based artist Carl White at Christine Klassen Gallery. Known for his poetic, layered paintings that bridge time and memory, White’s latest body of work is a powerful meditation on the collapse of historical boundaries — and the surprising places where reverence still resides, the gallery states in a press release.
In this exhibition, White interweaves classical iconography with contemporary urban imagery, disrupting traditional art historical hierarchies (think Gilded halos meet spray-painted tags). “These works are not about nostalgia,” says White. “They’re about reimagining what’s possible when we let the past and present speak to each other — loudly, and sometimes messily.”
Head over to Christine Klassen Gallery located at 321 50 Ave. SE to check out the exhibition, on view until June 28, 2025.
More June exhibitions:
The Living Art Show by Elena Faushteyn
May 30 – June 27, 2025
Kawa Espresso Bar (1333 8 St. SW)
Free to explore
This one-of-a-kind show features augmented reality artworks by Elena Faushteyn — each piece reveals a hidden world through motion and sound. Feel like a real magician as you bring the art to life right from your screen.
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Knowing Trees – Selections from Nickle Galleries’ Collections
June 2 – July 18, 2025
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (410 University Ct. NW)
Free to explore
Trees are a frequent subject of artworks and contemplation — they symbolize connection and resilience, strength, beauty and longevity. Knowing Trees assembles a selection of artworks from the permanent collections of Nickle Galleries that consider trees and our relationships with them.
nickle.ucalgary.ca
Alcove Photo Club Exhibition
June 2025 | Opening Reception June 6, 6 – 9pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to explore
Join Alcove Photo Club for its first-ever exhibition. This show celebrates the talent and creativity of Calgary’s emerging photographers — a vibrant mix of hobbyists, amateurs and passionate image-makers.
sparrowartspace.com
Life in Warm Colors
June 3 – 30, 2025 | Opening Reception: June 4, 5 – 7pm
Level 1 Gallery, cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Join Erco Grey Studios for Life in Warm Colors, a vibrant art exhibit exploring the urgency of global warming through bold, warm-toned works by Olamide Adedipe.
olamideadedipe.com
Art Spot Pop-Up Gallery
June 2 – July 18, 2025
Plus 15, Stephen Avenue Place (225 7 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Art Spot is bringing a dynamic pop-up gallery to downtown, featuring an Under 100 Art Show and an Under 200 Art Show wall, along with high-end original art. This pop-up features the works of dozens of local artists, with a range of price points for art collectors of all levels!
artspotcalgary.com
I asked for a Unicorn but Life gave me a Zebra
June 3 – 28, 2025
Framed on Fifth (1207 5 Ave. NW)
Free to explore
A celebration of fantastical art, sculpture and calligraphy! Get ready to turn the page on ordinary. Mary-Leigh Doyle and Annette Wichmann introduce you to a brand-new storybook world sprung to vivid life!
framedonfifth.com
Love, Glenda Musings, Memoirs, & Paintings
June 10 – 15, 2025
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Experience the beautiful world of Glenda Savard’s last remaining pieces of art. Immerse yourself in musings, memoirs and paintings that truly speak to the heart. This exhibition is a rare opportunity to view Savard’s artwork in a personal setting.
loveglenda.com
Golden Reveries: Celebrating Our Pollinators
June 20 – 22, 2025
nvrlnd. arts foundation (1048 21 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
This art exhibition celebrates the beauty and ecological importance of pollinators — especially bees —through paintings, drawings, textiles and nature-inspired ceramics. Visitors can also enjoy locally produced honey while exploring the intersection of art and science.
eventbrite.ca
Anna Semenoff: First Things First
June 16 – October 19, 2025
Esker Foundation (4th floor, 1011 9 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
In First Things First, Anna Semenoff explores the reciprocal relationship between our built environment and how it shapes perception, focusing on the arch as both a structural and symbolic form. Through a sequence of transparent resin and beeswax arches, she invites viewers to consider how material, geometry and space influence our experience and hint at unseen futures.
eskerfoundation.com
En Salle // Indoor Landscape & Dog Trails
June 21 – August 24, 2025 | Opening June 21, 1 – 4pm
Leighton Art Centre
By donation
En Salle // Indoor Landscape
Svea Ferguson’s exhibition indulges in falsified replications of nature, utilizing ready-made, raw, and minimally altered materials. The French term en salle means “indoors” or “in the room,” speaking to Ferguson’s interest in interior spaces, faux surfaces and the mimicry of biological forms.
leightoncentre.org
Dog Trail
Dog Trail is a collection of themes, knowledge and skill-building that detail Jared Tailfeathers’ journey of research and connection through multi-media work. Documented over several years and phases, Tailfeathers seeks to understand Blackfoot traditional methods of making and create contemporary works based on those methods. Don’t miss the outdoor portion of this exhibition, on view until October 26, 2025.
leightoncentre.org
Presence
June 26 – November 9, 2025
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
With admission
Presence is an exhibition exploring how space shapes community, belonging and the ways we organize and inhabit our environments. Centred on placemaking and lived experience, it brings together a group of artists who reflect on space as a dynamic, collective and evolving cultural force.
contemporarycalgary.com
For more visual arts events and exhibitions, head over to the arts and culture events section of yycwhatson.ca.
