[BCMA] [MEDIA RELEASE] Nearly 100 artworks from Gallery’s vault to be on display

Wed Oct 2 08:01:05 PDT 2024

For Immediate Release

Nearly 100 artworks from Gallery’s vault to be on display

Rise/Fall: Works from the Permanent Collection

October 5, 2024 to January 26, 2025

October 2, 2024 – Kelowna, BC: Art enthusiasts will soon be able to browse nearly 100 works of art pulled from the Kelowna Art Gallery’s vault. They will be part of a new exhibition titled Rise/Fall: Works from the Permanent Collection.

“Visitors will have the opportunity to experience a diverse range of art mediums including sculpture, installation, video, fibre arts, painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking,” says Nataley Nagy, Gallery Director. “There really is something for everyone to see.”

Rise/Fall explores the links and relationships between the human body and the landscape through the artwork selected from their collection, which now boasts over 1,000 pieces.

Guests can view the incredible work of Canadian artists such as A. Y. Jackson, Daphne Odjig, Gordon Smith, and Susan Point, along with contemporary artists from British Columbia, such as Christos Dikeakos, Germaine Koh, Ho Tam, and Samuel Roy-Bois, among others.

For example, audiences will encounter a stark northern Canadian landscape as depicted by A.Y Jackson in Barren Lands near Atnick Lake (1961); but also, a human-manufactured landscape captured by Vancouver-based artist Christos Dikeakos in Foreground Study, Cucumber Greenhouse (2000).

These works are placed in discussion with and contrasted by the intimacy of the portraits on view, such as Daphne Odjig’s print entitled Enfolding (1992) that depicts two figures entwined in each other’s arms; or Vancouver-based artist Ho Tam’s beautiful, but emotionally layered series Ghost Image (2008), which features negative images of old photographs that narrate the life and death of a gay man in the midst of AIDS.

“Rise/Fall invites visitors to think critically about how the land shapes, and is shaped by, human presence and activity,” says Curator Christine May. “This exhibition highlights the ongoing dialogue between people and their environments, underscoring how art reflects and informs our understanding of the world around us.”

Rise/Fall: Works from the Permanent Collection is on view at the Kelowna Art Gallery from October 5, 2024 to January 26, 2025. The exhibition is presented with support from DTEC. It is curated by Christine May and Clea Haugo.

An opening reception for the exhibition is planned for October 11, 2024, from 6 to 8 pm. Some of the artists will be in attendance. This event is free and open to the public to attend.

The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in the heart of Kelowna’s Culture District. For more information visit kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.

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About the Kelowna Art Gallery

The Kelowna Art Gallery engages, inspires, and enriches the community it serves through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of visual art. Work by Canadian artists, both historical and contemporary, are presented in five distinct exhibition spaces. The Kelowna Art Gallery is invested in the idea that art helps to bring people together; and that life is simply better with art in it. Programs for people of all ages and backgrounds help to instill confidence in ones’ creativity and to foster meaningful dialogue on matters important to Canadians.

Image Credits

A.Y. Jackson, Barren Lands near Atnick Lake, c.1961, oil on canvas. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of Dr. Anita Ross, 2018.

            Cathy Daley, rise/fall [a], 2004, pastel on vellum. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of the artist, 2009.

            Daphne Odjig, Enfolding, 1992, serigraph on paper. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift from the Estate of Jann L. Bailey, 2018.

Gordon Smith, Untitled, circa 1990s, acrylic on paper. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of Kathy and Richard Prince, 2023.

Ho Tam, Ghost Image (Series: 1 of 26), 2008 inkjet photographic prints. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Purchased with funds from the Permanent Collection Reserve, 2023.

Resources

Exhibition Webpage: https://kelownaartgallery.com/rise-fall-works-from-the-permanent-collection/

Gallery IG: https://www.instagram.com/kelownaartgallery/

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/KelownaArtGallery/

For additional high-res images, or to arrange an interview please contact:

Joshua Desnoyers

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Kelowna Art Gallery

1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3

250-762-2226 ext. 305

josh at kelownaartgallery.com<mailto:josh at kelownaartgallery.com>

www.kelownaartgallery.com<http://www.kelownaartgallery.com>
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