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Nickle Picks: Susan Cahill, Associate Professor, Dept of Art, UCalgary
Afghan war rugs have been produced since 1979, when the Soviet military invaded Afghanistan, and combine the weaving methods and formal styles of conventional Afghan rugs with unexpected images of war. Most commonly made in Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan …
Read MoreNickle Pick: Brittany DeMone, PhD student, Department of Classics and Religion, UCalgary
A favorite coin of mine in the collection of Nickle Galleries is this silver drachm from the island of Thasos in northern Greece, ca. 550-465 BCE. Each city-state in ancient Greece produced their own coinage. Thasos is known for their coins with the depict …
Read MoreNickle Picks: Julia Petrov, Curatorial Assistant, 2003, Nickle Galleries
I had been working at the Nickle’s front desk and gift shop when the boxes containing Lloyd Erikson’s rugs first arrived. I was then tasked with reconciling the 650+ pieces against inventories, and interviewing the donor for further information. A fine red …
Read MoreNickle Picks: Scott Coleman, Numismatics Student Assistant, 2019, Nickle Galleries
My favourite coin in Nickle Galleries’ collection is a bronze coin attested to Constantine the Great. The reason I chose it is for its apparent multigenerational use and characteristics most other Roman/Byzantine bronze coins do not have. First, the coin h …
Read MoreNickle Picks: Anuradha Gobin, Department of Art
Nickle Galleries is home to this incredible Belgian tapestry depicting a baptism scene. Made circa 1510, the focus of the composition is a tightly swaddled baby who scholars believe may represent Henry VIII. The babe is positioned before a baptismal font a …
Read MoreNickle Pick: Catherine Mortensen, Antique Carpet and Textile Specialist
I sourced this kilim in Istanbul in the late 90’s from father and son textile dealers who were traveling in Central Asia collecting carpets, kilims and textiles following the breakup of the Soviet Union. This kilim comes from a group of Uzbek textiles that …
Read MoreNickle Picks: Leeanne Morrow, Associate University Librarian
When thinking about Nickle Galleries my thoughts always take me to my first experience in their collection as an undergraduate completing an Art History degree at U of C around 2000. I had been introduced to the work of Janet Mitchell, a Calgary artist, in …
Read MoreNickle Picks: Mia Riley, 2016 intern, Nickle Galleries
News, Weather & Sports, 2020, Dan Hudson Video and sound installation (NG.2011.001.000) My favourite piece from the collection has to be Dan Hudson’s News, Weather and Sports. In early 2016 I had the amazing fortune of interning at Nickle Galleries and …
Read MoreNickle New: Bruno Canadien
Nickle Galleries wishes to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina Firs …
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