Riverview Artists is a non profit group of 12 local Calgary artists was organized in 1987 and features a variety of approximately 80 paintings per show holding exhibitions about six times each year. We try to encourage a variety of styles and techniques so that the shows have a unique freshness and quality of each original painting.

Visit http://www.riverview-artists.com/ for more information.

Building Disaster explores notions of construction and destruction through Stalin's "gift" to Poland, the Palace of Culture and Science, as well as other Soviet motifs that take on markedly different meanings in the West. The Palace's hybrid form resembles turn-of-the-century American architecture, despite being a product of Socialist Realism. The building represents both a clash and an exchange of cultures that questions notions of an East/West binary. Building Disaster is comprised of a series of drawings and a 10' x 35' wall piece that attempt to build new content through the use of old forms.

Dagmara Genda is a Polish-born Canadian artist who works in drawing and installation. She finished her MFA at the University of Western Ontario in 2007 and has exhibited across Canada since then. Currently Dagmara lives in London, UK.

 
Stride is open to the public from 11 AM - 5 PM, Tuesday – Saturday.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
www.stride.ab.ca

The Alberta Printmakers’ Society is pleased to present our March exhibition, About Tiananmen by Montreal artist, Rene Donais. Rene Donais' recent work is inspired by his experiences as a foreign student in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen square events.  Shocked by the tragic events, Donais became fascinated with the Chinese leaders and dissidents involved in the conflict.  Through distorted and mutated portraits of these political leaders and activists, Donais creates a visual dialogue between the two sides of the conflict.  

About Tiananmen is on display at the Artist Proof Gallery from March 3 to 27, 2010.  An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 12th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and the artist will be in attendance.  For more information, please call 403-287-1056 or visit our website at www.albertaprintmakers.ca.

The Alberta Printmakers' Society and Artist Proof Gallery is located at 2010F 11 St. SE in Calgary. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00pm.  Admission is free.

Rene Donais would like to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for their contribution to this exhibition.

Exchange Exhibition of Prints by young artists from Japan & Calgary:

Curated by U of C Professor William Laing and Professor Hideki Kimura of Kyoto City University of the Arts, this exhibition will have works by 57 artists and is an opportunity to showcase the diverse applications of Fine Art Printmaking. This exhibition, first seen in Kyoto last June, gives the artists a chance to have their work shown in an international context. 
 

The Calgary artists are from four locations locally: The University of Calgary, The Alberta College of Art and Design, Burnt Toast Studios and Alberta Printmakers Society. The Japanese artists have been selected from 12 Universities from across Japan.

Dean’s Office Gallery Hours: Mon. to Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm
University Theatre Gallery Hours: Mon. to Fri 1:00pm – 4:30pm
 

Opening is on March 10, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery 104D-block, Craigie Hall