Current Exhibitions
Heather Leier: Practice Pinny
February 6, 2026 – April 30, 2026
As a printmaker, Heather Leier is deeply attuned to embodied knowledge—the physical instincts and repeated actions that shape studio practice. The way one braces to pull a print, the gestures and tools involved, and the rituals that accompany the process a…
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Yvonne Mullock: Why don’t you…
February 6, 2026 – April 30, 2026
Yvonne Mullock’s exhibition Mullock’s practice interrogates iconic symbols of dominant culture, such as the Stetson hat, while creating space for underrepresented perspectives to participate in these cultural narratives. Her work frequently incorporates co…
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Online Resources
VIRTUAL – Alfred Munnings, War Artist 1918
This free resource complements the exhibition Munnings – The War Years, providing rich contextual information about Munnings, his art, and his career as a war artist. The site includes links to 9 teacher resources connecting the exhibition with The Alberta …
VIRTUAL – Wool and Grass: Kyrgyz Textiles in the Collections of Nickle Galleries
In 2009 Nickle Galleries (then The Nickle Arts Museum) hosted Reeds and Wool: Patterned Screens of Central Asia, a travelling exhibition organized by the Kaufman Museum at Bethel College in Kansas, USA. The exhibition featured rare examples of Kyrgyz texti …
VIRTUAL – Visualising Colonialism: British-Indian Textile Labels in the Collection of Nickle Galleries
Visualising Colonialism: British-Indian Textile Labels in the Collection of Nickle Galleries highlights a unique collection of commercial textile and dye labels used during the British colonisation of India. Displaying a unique chapter in the history of pr …
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2500 University Drive NW
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Ground floor, Taylor Family Digital Library
University of Calgary
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