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Capture Photography Festival Replaces Ads with Art

by PatioKim May 14, 2022

May 14, 2022

By Kristin Lim While Capture Photography Festival, which was my social calendar for the month of April, has officially ended, its public art installations…

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“We Can Only Hint At This With Words” Examines Extraverbal Conversation

by PatioKim May 11, 2022

May 11, 2022

By Kristi Alexandra Great art often leaves you with more questions than answers, and the latest exhibition at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian…

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Exploring Identity at August Studios’ New Group Exhibition

by PatioKim May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

By Kristin Lim Of Two Minds, a group exhibition featuring work by four Vancouver-based artists, Lydia Cecilia, Laura Clark, Katherine Duclos, and Emiko Venlet,…

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Local Gallery Programs for Art-Loving Kids

by PatioKim May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022

Take a look at your fridge. Is it covered with stick figure drawings of your family? Now look at your walls. Find any crayon…

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Sean Alward Melts Away the Expected

by PatioKim April 30, 2022

April 30, 2022

By Jaclyn Hayward The SFU Gallery at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby is located deep inside the landmark campus. Exploring the pieces within, it’s…

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Celebrating Art with The Gallery at Queen’s Park

by PatioKim April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

By Tara Lee If you’re going for a walk around picturesque Queen’s Park in New Westminster, you might come across Centennial Lodge, nestled among…

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Nature Through a Modern Lens: The Adele Campbell Gallery

by PatioKim April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022

By Jaclyn Hayward Whistler’s Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery boasts an incredible display of some of Canada’s best contemporary art. Located just south of Whistler…

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Alison Yip: Painting Portals of Prophecy

by PatioKim April 19, 2022

April 19, 2022

Written by Natasha Ponda If you could know your own future, would you choose to seek it out? Would you have any questions? And…

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Dan Starling’s Unsettled Histories

by PatioKim April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

By Brittany Tiplady From now until April 17, the Burnaby Art Gallery presents Unsettled Histories, an exhibit by Vancouver-based artist Dan Starling, curated by…

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Lil’Wat Nation Artist Carves His Own Path

by PatioKim April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

by Dee Raffo Source: Tourism Whistler Whistler is situated on the unceded territory of the Squamish (Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh) and Lil’wat (L̓il̓wat7úl) First Nations. Both communities…

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december, 2022

12may01janXicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores + creadores del cambio(may 12) 10:00 am - (january 1) 5:00 pm 6393 N.W. Marine DriveEvent Type:Art EventAdmission Type:Ticketed

15jun(jun 15)11:00 am19mar(mar 19)5:00 pmTrue to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel(june 15) 11:00 am - (march 19) 5:00 pm 639 Hornby StreetEvent Type:Art EventAdmission Type:Ticketed

Event Details

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel from June 15, 2022–March 19, 2023. Curated by artist and muralist Xémontalót Carrielynn Victor (Stó:lō), True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel examines the artistic practice of 10 Northwest Coast Indigenous artists, whose expanding boundaries and embracing of contemporary styles and techniques are informed by personal and collective traditions of form, story, and place. The group exhibition explores a spectrum of colour palettes – from bright neons to muted ochres – and features painting on a variety of mediums, including canvas, wood, paper, sculptural forms, traditional basketry, as well as digital creations.

“This exhibition offers a compelling perspective into the artistic process of many Indigenous painters from across the Northwest Coast,” says Victor. “Indigenous artists have historically and persistently seized any new tools at hand as a means of expression, moving forward in their practice from a place of history, tradition, and storytelling. Through the preservation of culture and principles of traditional form, artists use these grounding elements as a springboard to take their art expression further. Through the examination of process, quality, colour, and transformation, visitors are welcomed to explore new approaches, ideas, and innovations in painting that are place-based and story-rich.”

The exhibition’s subtitle – stímetstexw tel xéltel – was chosen with assistance from artist and language keeper, Thomas Jones, in the Upriver Stahlo, Halq’emeylemqel dialect. Translated as “Keeping the pencil moving forward,” the subtitle offers an essential and complementary element to the exhibition’s theme of moving forward from a place of history and tradition.

True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel features a striking collection of works from many emerging and established painters from across the Northwest Coast, inspired by contemporary issues, urban environments, and ancestral stories. Contributing artists include Atheana Picha, Corey Bulpitt, Crystal Worl, Eliot White-Hill, Luke Parnell, Ocean Hyland, Robert Davidson, Shawn Hunt, Steve Smith, and Thomas Jones.