Kristine Moran: swimming at the edge of utopia | October 16, 2021 - January 8, 2022
swimming at the edge of utopia presents a new series of paintings by Kristine Moran. Formerly based in New York City, Moran now resides in Owen Sound where her practice has shifted to an exploration of her obsession with durational swimming and all of the sensations, rhythms and mental states that surface while moving across a large body of water. The exhibition will immerse viewers in a space where a group of swimmers are vying to reach a utopian milieu, represented through the depiction of idealized, abstracted landscapes. Cumulatively, the works evoke the nature of human persistence and offer introspections on our lives in disputed solitudes as we move through uncertain waters.
Artist Talk: November 6, 2021, 11 am. Register here
Image Credit: Kristine Moran, In Search (detail) , 2021, oil and acrylic on linen. Courtesy of the artist.
Facing It | October 23, 2021 - January 15, 2022
This exhibition will bring together contemporary artists and works from our collection to evoke themes of social isolation, the power of kinship, and the ways in which art literally faces the unknown. The exhibition will meditate on people and our inextricable and profound interconnectedness which is across time, cultures, and demographics. In the narratives of individual and community, it will illuminate the darker potency of solitudes and our deepest desire to find a reflection of ourselves somewhere in each other.
Artist Talk with Mark Crofton Bell: November 20, 2021, 11 am. Register here
Image Credit: Don Kwan, It's Been a Long Year (detail), 2020, Chinese takeout menus, glue, thread. Courtesy of the artist.
The Thomson Room
Tom Thomson (1877-1917) is considered one of the most important and influential Canadian artists. Together with members of the Group of Seven, he created a distinct approach to portraying rugged Canadian landscapes. Thomson grew up and is buried in Leith near Owen Sound, ON. The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is named for the iconic Canadian landscape artist and houses a nationally significant collection of his work. This intimate exhibition of Thomson's oil sketches, graphics, memorabilia, and archival materials offer unique insight into one of Canada's most influential artists of the 20th century.
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