Exhibitions
The World We’re Living In
January 31, 2022 – July 29, 2022
The World We’re Living In brings together works of art connected to issues that are very much part of our local and global consciousness – environmental crisis, colonization and unresolved Indigenous land claims, the human body (specifically the fema…
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Money Zoo: Fantastic Beasts in the History of Money
January 17, 2022 – July 29, 2022
The significance of animals in the ancient and the modern world is evident on our money. This intricate relationship and sacred connection between humans and animals is explored in the Money Zoo: Fantastic Beasts in the History of Money exhibition, w…
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Sandra Sawatzky: The Age of Uncertainty
January 17, 2022 – May 20, 2022
Extended to May 20, 2022!! Nickle Galleries is pleased to present The Age of Uncertainty, the latest project from Calgary artist Sandra Sawatzky. One of a quartet of new exhibitions–The Age of Uncertainty is a fitting reminder of the perils of cont…
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No Photos… No Recordings… No Notes…
January 17, 2022 – May 20, 2022
Brian Flynn: Repainting The Troubles Extended to May 20, 2022! As a witness to colonial and sectarian violence in Northern Ireland –an era known as the Troubles— Brian Flynn has confronted some of the harshest realities of the human condition: fear,…
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WILL, Mary Louise Shannon (1944 – 2021)
October 25, 2021 – November 27, 2021
WILL, Mary Louise Shannon September 9, 1944 – Sampson, New York– October 20, 2021 – Calgary, Alberta Mary Shannon Will, an artist known for colourful, witty ceramic sculpture and vibrant abstract painting, died of ALS on October 20 at Chinook Hospice…
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The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition
August 13, 2021 – September 18, 2021
The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition presents the work of eight artists from the University of Calgary’s Graduating Master of Fine Arts class of 2021. Through drawing, mixed media, video, photography and painting the artists showcase their research-led cre…
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PHANTOM PAINS: 2021 BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition
April 15, 2021 – May 1, 2021
15 April – 1 May 2021 Featuring the work of Sarah Almquist, Gillian Coulton, Sarah Hubbell and Randi Woolford, organized by the Department of Art and Art History. Phantom Pains explores the fragile relationship between our human psyche and physical p…
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VIRTUAL – Coins of Jesus: Money and Religion in the Ancient World
January 1, 2021 – October 30, 2021
Coins of Jesus is a virtual exhibition that highlights Judeo-Christian coinage in the Numismatics Collection of Nickle Galleries, covering a unique geographic area and a historic period of cultural and ideological diversity. Beginning with Persian Im…
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Mary Shannon Will – People, Places and Things – extended to November 27, 2021
January 1, 2021 – November 27, 2021
Curated by Diana Sherlock, Mary Shannon Will: People, Places and Things is now available for viewing at Nickle Galleries. The exhibition includes almost 100 abstract ceramic sculptures and process-based paintings, drawings, digital prints and mixed-m…
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