Exhibition
Fabulous
Opening Reception Thursday, 9 March at 8pm
Inspired by the gallery’s acquisition of Mitchell Wiebe’s paintingDigital Dragon Meets Analogue Unicorn, curator Susan Gibson Garvey has selected paintings that in her words “exhibit a fullness or exuberance in handling or composition, or that present an element of narrative, be it story-telling or confabulation, implying a sense of fabled wonder, or a combination of these qualities...” Included are works by Suzanne Gauthier, Art Green, Alex Livingston, Leslie Sasaki, Monica Tap and Mitchell Wiebe, selected from the permanent collection of the Dalhousie Art Gallery and augmented by works borrowed from other collections and from the artists themselves. A subtext for this exhibition is the importance of enhancing awareness of the many “fabulous” works in local public collections, held in trust for this and future generations.