March Exhibitions
Check out new visual art exhibitions around Calgary this March — from a cinematic installation to portrait puppets and more! Each month, we spotlight a new or outgoing visual arts exhibition in the city, followed by a roundup of others you can catch this month.
Opening this month at Newzones is Abstraction Vol. 1, a dynamic group exhibition showcasing leading names in Canadian contemporary art. Featuring work by Michael Batty, Vicky Christou, Geoffrey Hunter, Trevor Kiernander, Don Maynard and Janna Watson, this exhibition explores the diverse ways these artists push the boundaries of abstraction.
Through a range of media including oil, acrylic, fabric, and mixed-media collage, each artist offers a unique take on form, material and composition.
You can catch this compelling group exhibition until mid-April 2025 at Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, located at 730 11 Ave. SW, in downtown Calgary
More March exhibitions:
Majestic Stride | Silent Whispers of Nature
March – June 2025
Centre Street LRT platform (125 7 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Calgary Arts Development is in a year-long partnership with the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) for the Open Spaces: Windows to a View program. Check out the newest exhibits by artists Muhammad Abdallah and Muhammad Fauzan Mirza as they explore themes of nature, humanity and architecture.
calgaryartsdevelopment.com
Collections, Connections and Misconceptions
March – June 2025
On various billboards across Calgary
Free to explore
Now Touring: Public Art Billboards shines a spotlight on artwork from Calgary’s Public Art Collection by making it part of people’s daily commutes. Curated by Kay Burns, the third series of artworks titled Collections, Connections and Misconceptions shares stories of history, identity and interconnected narratives through art.
calgaryartsdevelopment.com
Strength and Grace
March 1 – 12, 2025
Canopy Studios (1723 9 St. SW)
Free to explore
Canopy Studios presents Strength and Grace, the debut solo exhibition by acclaimed Canadian artist Jean Parker. Inspired by 18 years of observing dance through her daughter’s journey, Parker’s dynamic, layered paintings explore the balance of strength and artistry.
canopyartandwellness.com
Class: Uncertain Selves
March 1 – 13, 2025
100 Gallery, Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Free to explore
Class: Uncertain Selves explores identity through the lens of student self-portraits. These works weave technical skills with deeply personal narratives, capturing the complexities of individuality, cultural heritage, personal transformation, history and societal pressures.
exposurephotofestival.com
Angela Lane: Synthesis
March 6 – April 6, 2025 | Opening Reception March 6, 5 – 8pm
Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Calgary artist Angela Lane creates fantastic-shaped paintings that fuse organic and geometric shapes, sculpture, illusion, physical form and layered imagery. By combining elements from textile arts with sculpture and painting she blurs the long-defined barriers between craft and fine art.
herringerkissgallery.com
Marmalade
March 8 – April 5, 2025
Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Feeling bogged down by world events and the lingering winter blues? That’s why Christine Klassen Gallery is bringing a burst of energy with an exhibition featuring works by gallery artists this March — all incorporating the colour orange. Unusual? Maybe. Fun? Absolutely!
christineklassengallery.com
Nancy Boyd — Infinite Flux
March 9 – April 2, 2025 | Opening reception March 8, 2 – 5pm
Wallace Galleries (500 5 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Infinite Flux by artist Nancy Boyd explores impermanence through the interplay of precise organic drawings and gestural abstraction, inspired by the Wabi Sabi philosophy that nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing stays the same.
wallacegalleries.com
Hummingbird Guided Meditation
March 6 – June 29, 2025 | Opening reception March 6, 5 – 9pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
With admission
Hummingbird Guided Meditation is a cinematic installation presented as a series of meditations on life from the perspective of a hummingbird. The film’s seven scenes correlate to moments along the hummingbird’s yearly migratory ellipse.
contemporarycalgary.com
I Am Emotionally Attached to These Men
March 14 – April 15, 2025 | Opening night party March 14, 8pm
Roadrunner Vintage (1006 Macleod Tr. SE)
Free to explore
Calgary photographer Sebastian Buzzalino’s I Am Emotionally Attached to These Men, expands the boundaries of traditional masculinity in hockey. Through 20 reimagined hockey card-style portraits, Buzzalino queers the stereotypical image of the male athlete.
unfoldingcreativephoto.com
VIEW from the Inside
March 1 – 31, 2025
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to explore
WP Puppet Theatre residency at Sparrow Artspace showcases VIEW from the INSIDE, an award-winning program fostering creativity and community. The residency features an exhibit of portrait puppets, video reflections and all-ages programming throughout March.
wppuppet.com
John Will | Whaaa Happened
March 28 – April 26, 2025 | Opening reception March 28, 5 – 7pm
Norberg Hall (333b 36 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
John Will, a painter, printmaker and performance artist for over 60 years, is a trickster and wordsmith exploring his origins. His satirical, text-based works reconstruct language fragments into profound, sometimes uncomfortable interpretations. Check out his latest exhibition!
norberghall.com
For more visual arts events and exhibitions, head over to the arts and culture events section of yycwhatson.ca.
