Eric VolmersCalgary HeraldPublished on February 14, 2015Born in Wales and now based in Toronto, James is a former journalist for Time magazine who has carved out an impressive career for the past 30 years, offering photographic studies of everything from 18th century gardens in Europe to the tense strip...
Doug Dirks of CBC Radio 1 Calgary's The Homestretch talks with photographer Geoffrey James and former inmate at Kingston Penitentiary Stephen Reid about an exhibition of photos of the prison on display as part of the Exposure Photography Festival. Please click here to hear the interview. Image...
Jordan TeicherSlate MagazineFebruary 12, 2015Jordan Teicher interviews Geoffrey James for Slate Magazine regarding his Inside Kingston Penitentiary (1835-2013) series. To read the article and see the photographs posted in the piece, please click here. Image Credit:Three cells vacated during workup, Lower E Rangefrom The Kingston...
The party starts here on Friday, January 30, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm As a prelude to the seminal Oh, Canada: Contemporary Art from North North America exhibition opening this weekend at various venues in Calgary, TrépanierBaer is pleased to present Oh, Canada : True...
Geoffrey James: Inside Kingston Penitentiary (1835-2013)Works available for viewing on Friday, February 13, 2015As part of the Exposure Photography Festival 2015, and in conjunction with the opening of Oh, Canada curated by Denise Markonish for MASS MoCA opening at Glenbow Museum, the Esker Foundation, the...
Be sure not to miss the following current and upcoming exhibitions:Chris Cran: It's My VaultMcMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, OntarioJanuary 8 to May 9, 2015Artist turns curator for this show at the McMaster Museum of Art as Chris Cran selects works from the museum’s impressive...
Stephen HuntCalgary HeraldJanuary 17, 2015 To read the article regarding DaveandJenn's exhibition This Sinking Feeling Could Keep You Afloat, please click here or see attachment below Image Credit:Dave Foy and Jenn Saliek with their sculpture -The Binding Line-, at TrepanierBaer Gallery in Calgary, January 2015Gavin Young /...
Luanne MartineauForeman Art Gallery, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke (Québec)Curators: Vicky Chainey Gagnon and Karine Di GenovaJanuary 14 - March 14, 2015 The Foreman Art Gallery is pleased to present this exhibition, featuring the work of artist Luanne Martineau as part of the New Voices series, which presents...
Vikky Alexander: The Troublesome WindowFriday, January 30, 20156:00 – 8:00 p.m.Ms Alexander will be in attendance. As part of the Exposure Photography Festival 2015, and in conjunction with the opening of Oh, Canada curated by Denise Markonish for MASS MoCA opening at Glenbow Museum, the Esker...
To our artists, clients, colleagues, friends and supporters everywhere we wish you the Happiest of Holidays and a Joyous, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!Best wishes to all!*** TrépanierBaer is closed for the holidays and will reopen January 10, 2015 ***February 2015:Exposure Photography FestivalVikky Alexander: The Troublesome WindowIn...
FIVE BY FIVEMarcel BarbeauIAIN BAXTER&Oscar CahénPaterson EwenJean Paul RiopelleOn view December 13 through December 23, 2014 TrépanierBaer is pleased to present five outstanding works by five of Canada’s leading artists. Spanning a period of almost 45 years, the exhibition features a magnificent Oscar Cahén drawing, ca....
FastFoward WeeklyLucas KerrDecember 11, 2014 DaveandJenn are interviewed by Lucas Kerr of FastFoward Weekly regarding their new exhibition This Sinking Feeling Will Keep You Afloat. To read the article, please open the attached PDF. Image Credit:Installation View, DaveandJenn This Sinking Feeling Will Keep You Alfoat...
Michael Enright of CBC Radio One's The Sunday Edition interviews Geoffrey James regarding his new work Inside Kingston Penitentiary: 1853-2013. These startling photographs portray inmates and their unnatural habitat in one of Canada's most notorious maximum-security facilities. James took the pictures during Kingston Penitentiary's final months,...
Opening Reception:Friday, December 5, 2014, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in the company of the artists. TrépanierBaer cordially invites you to join us on Friday, December 5, 2014 for the opening of DaveandJenn: This Sinking Feeling Could Keep You Afloat. Anchoring this exhibition is a tableaux...
TrépanierBaer cordially invites you to the opening reception of Danny Singer: Welcome to Miss Meagan's Munchies, an exhibition of new works, including a new video work by the artist.Opening Reception:Saturday, November 8, 2:00 – 5:00 pm in the company of the artist. Working out of...
ART TORONTOOctober 24 - 27, 2014Metro Toronto Convention CentreOpening Night Preview: October 23, 2014TrépanierBaer invites you to join us at Art Toronto at Booth 808.On view and available are works by:Sonny AssuIAIN BAXTER&Oscar CahénJames CarlChris CranDaveandJennFred HerzogGeoffrey JamesLuanne MartineauRon MoppettEvan PennyRyan SluggettMichael Nicoll YahgulanaasTo purchase...
* Previews Friday, October 3, 2014Opening Saturday, October 4, 20142:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.SCULPTURESonny AssuMarcel BarbeauIAIN BAXTER&James CarlDaveandJennMichel de BroinChristian EckartStéphane La RueRon MartinLuanne MartineauAl McWiliamsRon MoppettGreg MurdockEvan PennyBeth StuartCarroll Taylor-LindoeMichael Nicoll YahgulanaasImage Credits: Left: Al McWilliams, Sculpture #2, 2012, Edition of 5, aluminum, 5.5"...
Canadian Art OnlinePOSTED September 23, 2014Rosie Prata Geoffrey James speaks with Rosie Prata about his unprecedented images of the Kingston Penitentiary, his interactions with inmates and officials there, and his unexpected learnings along the way.To read the interview, please click here or please see the attachment....
ROSS FRANK LECTURE:In honour of the opening of Keeping Time: Ledger Drawings and the Pictographic Traditions of Native North Americans ca. 1820-1900, TrépanierBaer invited Ross Frank, Director, Plains Indian Ledger Art Project (PILA) and Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, San Diego, to...
In honour of the opening of Keeping Time: Ledger Drawings and the Pictographic Traditions of Native North Americans ca. 1820-1900, TrépanierBaer invited Ross Frank, Director, Plains Indian Ledger Art Project (PILA) and Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, San Diego, to comment on the...
Michael Smith comments on the works in his new exhibition at TrépanierBaer. To see the video, please click here. Image Credit: Well, 2014Acrylic/canvas collage mounted on canvas66" x 66"...
TrépanierBaer cordially invites you to the opening reception of Michael Smith’s CUT, an exhibition of new works.Saturday, September 6, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Michael Smith will be attendance. Michael Smith is a painter whose practice is rooted in the long history of landscape painting with influences...
TrépanierBaer is pleased to announce the following exhibitions for the Fall 2014 Season:SeptemberMain Gallery : Michael Smith - Cut: New WorksPromenade Gallery : Chris Cran, Luanne Martineau, Ron Moppett, Ryan Sluggett -Works on PaperOctoberMain Gallery : Sculpture Today - A Group ExhibitionPromenade Gallery : Geoffrey...
James AdamsGlobe & MailJuly 19, 2014 To read the article online, please click here. See below to read the article in a PDF format. Image Information:Attributed to Chief KillerChief Killer among the Turkeys on the Candian RiverCheyenne, ca. 1875-80Paper, graphite, crayon, coloured pencil21.6 cm x 27.9 cm...
Monique WestraGalleries WestJuly 12, 2014Astoundingly, this fascinating exhibition of historical First Nations art is not presented by a museum but by a commercial gallery best known for avant-garde contemporary art. It came about through the initiative and vision of Yves Trépanier, whose longstanding love of...
