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Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle 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 …

Nickle Picks: Chelsea Rushton, 2015 Intern, Nickle Galleries

Three days after the pandemic was announced, I saw a rainbow from end to end, like a miracle in a terrifying storm. Then I saw a rainbow chalked onto the sidewalk, painted onto a window, another, another. Rainbows are being shared widely as symbols of hope …