September Exhibitions
Check out new visual art exhibitions around the city this September! Each month, we spotlight a new or outgoing visual arts exhibition in the city, followed by a roundup of others you can see this month.
Starting August 30, 2024, The New Gallery plays host to the exhibition Memory Lane by Tangent Collective, a group of nomadic artists and curators “maneuvering” in Toronto and China.
In the exhibition, the works of Yuxiang Dong, Lan “Florence” Yee, Beichen Zhang, Shellie Zhang and Andong Zheng pay homage to memory in all its forms, with its inability to be reproduced from a personal level, to the agreed upon qualities from a collective perspective. Each artists tackles the theme in their own way, touching on subjects ranging from loss and nostalgia, to the impact of colonialism on culture, to racial narratives in history.
You can check out Memory Lane until October 19, 2024 at The New Gallery located at 208 Centre St. S, in Calgary’s Chinatown.
More September exhibitions:
ex(POSE)d: Alice Asphyxia & Cyan Eyed
September 5 – 28, 2024 | Closing event September 28, 11am – 6pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St NE)
Free to explore
In this multimedia collaborative exhibit titled ex(POSE)d, Alice Asphyxia and Cyan Eyed blend their skills to create an immersive and interactive installation. Hyperfemininity and internet culture meet in this exhibit intended to allure the audience and entice them to participate by engaging with the environment.
sparrowartspace.com
3rd Annual KOAC Fundraiser + Exhibition
September 7, 2024, 5:30pm
Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre (244034 Horizon View Rd.)
$107.83
The third annual KOAC fundraiser features a rare exhibition of Katie and Harry’s works, side-by-side. This evening is a wonderful opportunity for friends, family, and industry partners to come together and enjoy in the beautiful art-in-nature destination Harry and Katie have gifted to Calgary.
eventbrite.ca
Michael Smith | Sea of Change
September 7 – 28, 2024 | Opening Reception September 7, 1 – 5pm
TrépanierBaer Gallery (Suite #105, 999 8 St. SW)
Free to explore
TrépanierBaer presents an exhibition by renowned Montreal-based painter Michael Smith. Sea of Change will be anchored by the extraordinary painting Laminate (Break in the Weather) and present a curated selection of Michael Smith’s newest works.
trepanierbaer.com
Veronica Funk Artist Residency & Changing Corridors Group Exhibition
September 7 – October 26, 2024
Alberta Society of Artists Gallery, Crossroads Art Centre (Suite #222, 1235 26 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Women of the West
Veronica Funk’s artist residency with the Alberta Society of Artists focuses on the creation of a new series of watercolour portraits of historical female artists in Alberta. In conjunction with the residency, there will be an exhibit of Funk’s acrylic portrait paintings titled Mastrius Women.
albertasocietyofartists.com
Changing Corridors
The Alberta Society of Artists group exhibition Changing Corridors features artworks by various Albertan artists and expresses the deep concern about the environmental and ecological impact of human development adjacent to Banff National Park boundary in and around the Bow Valley.
albertasocietyofartists.com
Karin McGinn: Virgo’s Garden of Earthly Delights
September 12 – October 12, 2024 | Opening Reception September 12 & Artist Talk September 14
Christine Klassen Gallery (Suite #200, 321 50 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Christine Klassen Gallery kicks off their fall line-up with Calgary’s own Karin McGinn’s solo show. In Virgo’s garden, the feminine and her myriad manifestations are presented center stage. Each painting celebrates and reimagines a modern female archetype.
christineklassengallery.com
Mosaic Pop-Up Art Gallery
September 13 & 14, 2024
Canyon Meadows Community Association (844 Cantabrian Dr. SW)
$0 – $25
Join Calgary Art Community at the Mosaic Pop-Up Gallery for an unforgettable art event. Meet your favourite artists, watch live painting demonstrations and immerse yourself in the creative energy of the gallery.
Attend the special Friday evening affair or check out the public show on Saturday.
calgaryartcommunity.ca
of armour bespoke, of fabric, of skin, of within & up front
September 13 – October 26, 2024 | Opening Reception September 13, 5 – 7pm
Norberg Hall (Suite #333B, 36 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Check out two new exhibitions this September at Norberg Hall: of armour bespoke, of fabric, of skin, of within by Filipinx-Canadian artist Marigold Santos, who is influenced by the woven landscape of her childhood, and Up Front w/ Thea Yabut — Yabut is a visual artist currently based in Montreal who puts paper pulp to sculptural use.
norberghall.com
Evanescence & Road Trip Menagerie
September 14 – October 12, 2024 | Opening Reception September 14, 2 – 4pm
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art (730 11 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Evelyne Brader-Frank | Evanescence
Newzones presents a solo exhibition of new work, Evanescence, by Swiss-Canadian sculptor, Evelyne Brader Frank. Exploring and sculpting the female silhouette, Brader-Frank applies her unique insight on a theme that has been pervasive throughout art history, from the Venus of Willendorf to contemporary interpretations.
newzones.com
Samantha Walrod | Road Trip Menagerie
Samantha Walrod is best known for her multimedia artworks depicting Canadian wildlife and flora. The exhibition, Road Trip Menagerie is a collection of lovingly collaged renderings of bears, wolves, and deer that are on the edge of the wilderness, adjacent to roads and thoroughfares, visible before disappearing onto paths less accessible to vehicle transportation.
newzones.com
mâmawohkamâtowak: Judy Anderson and Katherine Boyer
September 19 – December 14, 2024 | Opening Reception September 19, 5 – 8pm
Nickle Galleries (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to explore
In mâmawohkamâtowak, Judy and Katherine present a mix of existing and newly created works that explore their respective Indigenous identity, relationships, self-exploration and the flatlands as an important site for these discussions to unfold.
nickle.ucalgary.ca
Karen Tam: Sea of Clouds
September 20 – November 23, 2024 | Opening Reception September 26, 5 – 8pm
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, AUArts (1407 14 Ave. NW)
Free to explore
Sea of Clouds by Karen Tam investigates the rich history of World Fairs and Expositions, particularly focusing on the representation or idea of China from the 1851 London Fair to the 2010 Shanghai Expo and its ties to the Chinese diasporas in North America.
auarts.ca
Takao Tanabe: Printmaker
September 21 – November 24, 2024
Glenbow at The Edison, (2nd floor, 150 9 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
The incredible show Takao Tanabe: Printmaker is the first survey exhibition of Tanabe’s print works, covering 75 years of his work as a printmaker and supporter of other artists. Many prints on display have never been exhibited until now.
glenbow.org
For more visual arts events and exhibitions, head over to the arts and culture events section of yycwhatson.ca
