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Remembering Alex Janvier, 1935-2024

Our hearts go out to Alex Janvier’s family and greater community with the news of his passing on July 10.

Interlaced Practices: Creativity and Craft in the Canadian Prairies, Studio Magazine (Vol. 19, No. 1)

The curators of Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms, and the Expanded Frame, 1960-2000, write about their approach and experiences.

Grass and Wool, Hali Magazine, Issue 219

The recently exhibited collection of Kyrgyz textiles donated by Dr John Sommer to the University of Calgary, Alberta is introduced by Michele Hardy, curator at the University’s Nickle Galleries. She explains how the nomadic culture produced textiles that were distinctive, versatile and often ephemeral.

Massive Calgary exhibit showcases rare H.G. Wells books, Global News

This month brings a rare chance for Calgarians to check out some local treasures not many people know about. An exhibit featuring the work of British author H.G. Wells pays tribute to one of the giants of science fiction. “H.G. Wells: A Scientific Romance,” runs from April 11 to July 19 in the Nickle Galleries at the U of C’s Taylor Family Digital Library.

Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka: Artist, Educator, Activist, Galleries West

Calgary exhibition is "delightfully non-linear"

A playlist for the Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka Exhibition, The Gauntlet

The Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka Exhibition running from Feb. 1 to Apr. 27 can be found in the Nickle Galleries in the Hunter Student Commons. Free entry and an accessible location have made for a relatively casual viewing experience — perfect for any curious student.

Kyrgyz Textiles: Introducing the John L. Sommer Collection, Ornamentum (blog)

Chiy are remarkable, typically ephemeral textiles, that are used for a variety of purposes—from small covers, containers, door covers and suspended shelves, to walls and screens.

Kyrgyz Textiles: Chiy, June Cashmere (blog)

A guest blog post written by Michele Hardy, PhD, curator of a current exhibit on Kyrgyz textiles at Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary. In this post, Michele introduces us to Kyrgyz chiy, reed screens created for many uses in nomadic living.

HARRY MITSUO KIYOOKA – ARTIST. EDUCATOR. ACTIVIST, Preview Magazine

While surveying some seven decades of the art of Harry Kiyooka – from the lively, hard-edge abstractions for which he is best known to his segues into portraiture and landscape-based abstraction – this exhibition also recognizes his educational accomplishments and cultural advocacy. The former include his 27 years of teaching at the University of Calgary while the latter encompasses his role in co-founding the Calgary Contemporary Arts Society and opening the Triangle Gallery of Visual Art.

Kiyooka honoured for 70 years of trailblazing in art, Calgary Public Art

One of the city’s most significant contributors to the growth of Calgary’s contemporary art scene is currently being honoured through an exhibition at the Nickle Galleries.