Angela Snieder: Obscura

A trip to FAB Gallery quite often takes you outside of your world for a brief moment. Angela Snieder’s dreamy prints do just that. Looking at them you can’t help but imagine the mysterious world that they are giving us a glimpse of. You’ll be surprised when you look closely and see just how they were … Read moreAngela Snieder: Obscura

In the Studio with Elizabeth Adlam

Q & A with MFA painter Elizabeth Adlam’s final MFA painting presentation Full and By, in the FAB Gallery until Oct. 24, sweeps viewers into beautiful lake-country. With sailboats drifting by and storms looming, her work takes you far away from the city and will leave you feeling like you’ve been on a vacation. I caught … Read moreIn the Studio with Elizabeth Adlam

Aaron Veldstra: Our Anaerobic Future

UAlberta artist investigates industrial uses of landscape as it relates to oil production in Alberta Throughout Aaron Veldstra’s MFA show Our Anaerobic Future, up in the FAB Gallery until July 11, he is drawing and erasing map data pertaining to the human impact on the boreal forest of Northern Alberta. I was struck by Aaron’s easy-going … Read moreAaron Veldstra: Our Anaerobic Future

Carson Tarnasky’s Influence

Design student’s installation at Franconia Sculpture Park a mix of natural and forged elements The rustic vessel stands in a grassy sculpture park in Minnesota – a memorial to BDes/Industrial Design student Carson Tarnasky’s grandfather. Built of wood, concrete and steel, the sculpture is a mix of natural materials and forged elements, symbolizing a lineal … Read moreCarson Tarnasky’s Influence

SONAR

Diverse range of UAlberta alumni, staff & faculty sound art projects featured in AGA exhibit at Enterprise Square Galleries Imagine an art gallery. The picture that often comes to your mind’s eye is an image of hushed whispers and library-quiet rooms filled with contemplative people gazing cross-armed at static artwork on the walls. Then what … Read moreSONAR