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Heather Leier: Practice Pinny, Preview

Heather Leier's exhibition centres on printmaking as an embodied practice informed by physical gestures, tools and studio rituals.

Art That Misbehaves, The Scene

Yvonne Mullock’s art loves to misbehave. Whether she’s transforming underwear into ceramic sculptures, collaborating on a printmaking project with a horse, or orchestrating an oversized game of Pick Up Sticks with a loose assembly of dogs, Mullock approaches art with mischief, intent, and an eye for the absurd.

Reed Screens in the House of Light, Ornamentum (Online Content)

The Story of one Persian reed screen's journey from Iran to Canada A recent exhibition at Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary, Canada featured some of the oldest, largest and most intriguing carpets and textiles from our permanent collection. Prominently displayed in the Nickle was a Kurdish reed screen or chikh, recently donated and publicly exhibited for the first time. This magnificent work was gifted by the children of Violette Dehghani and Mehdi Ebrahimian, in loving memory of their parents.

Munnings: The War Years, CBC The Homestretch

The role of horses in the First World War is on display now, at a travelling exhibition at the University of Calgary. "Munnings: The War Years" features the work of Sir Alfred Munnings He was a renowned horse painter and war artist, and in 1918 he spent time with the Canadian Cavalry Brigade - and the Canadian Forestry Corps. Dick Averns is the managing curator of the Founders' Gallery at the Military Museums, and helped put this show together.

New exhibit at Nickle Galleries explores wartime art, CTV News

A new exhibition featuring the work of Sir Alfred Munnings opens at Nickle Galleries at the University of Calgary Thursday afternoon.

The art of money, Calgary Journal

When it comes to money, it’s a matter of livelihood. And it’s hard to connect art and money as a medium of artistic expression rather than an economic one, especially when squeezing pennies is the new normal. Who can afford to admire the new artwork in bills?

Canadian war horses ready for their close-up in new exhibition at Nickle Galleries, CTV

A new exhibit at Calgary’s Nickle Galleries offers visitors a glimpse into Canada’s wartime past. Munnings--The War Years features 41 paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings depicting Canadian cavalry during the First World War.

Nickle Galleries display of WW1 artwork connects Canadian war past to present, LiveWire

The Nickle Galleries is set to bring a rare exhibition of the works of Sir Alfred Munnings to Western Canada, with Munnings – The War Years, which connects the celebrated painter’s 1918 works with the present day Canadian military.

Strathcona regiment’s storied history on display with opening of Munnings exhibition, Calgary Herald

Munnings – The War Years will be open to the public from Sept. 18 to Dec. 6, hosted by the University of Calgary. The travelling exhibition features dozens of works by the artist, borrowed from the Canadian War Museum’s Beaverbrook Collection of War Art in Ottawa. Artifacts borrowed from the Strathcona armoured regiment sit alongside the works, giving additional local context to the collection.

NICKLE GALLERIES: AWARD WINNING EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND MORE, Life After Retirement, Summer 2025

Nickle Galleries at the University of Calgary is a museum and art gallery that has been inspiring creativity since 1979! Looking ahead to Fall 2025, we are thrilled to be hosting the travelling blockbuster exhibition, 'Munnings – The War Years.'