Contemporary Art
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COLLAGE
COLLAGE featuring artists Angela Grossmann, Geoffrey Farmer, Tim Moore, Brendan Fernandes, Blair Brennan, Anna Binta Diallo, Maggie Groat and Tanya Pixie Johnson is the sixth in a series of group exhibitions.
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The Death Card
Robin Wiltse’s current work is often inspired by botanical folklore. Looking into the ways that historical botany, myth and legend have tried to explain the mysteries of life and death through healing, ritual and magic.
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Boat Without a Boat
‘Boat Without a Boat’ unveils new work by Nelson-based artist Deborah Thompson, charting two evolving pathways in her practice: expansive cut-paper assemblages and evocative stop-motion animations.
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Móðurmál/Mother Tongue
Hildur Jónasson is a multi-disciplinary artist with a printmaker’s eye, using this body of work to explore the Icelandic language, her mother tongue, as both heritage and identity.
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WOOD
Eight artists showcase the myriad ways a simple medium can be transformed.
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Dark Chapters
David Garneau March 22 to June 28, 2025 There are so many ways to investigate how the written word can implicate, illuminate, and interpret artworks.
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Vessels
Amelia Ford February 15 to May 24, 2025 Objects such as glasses, fruit, flowers, and tchotchkes take on figurative roles to represent their latent symbology and challenge the male gaze.
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Within This Earthen Vessel: Stories of India & Community
Celebrating the Indian diasporic community to the local region, weaving together stories of past and present, through historical photos from regional archives and beyond, personal stories, and work from local artists.
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ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror
It is easy to get swept up in the beauty of the brightly coloured, intricately patterned fabrics that create ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror, a visually satiating exhibition by Surrey artist Simranpreet Anand and Conner Singh VanderBeek.
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The Witness Blanket
The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery (NMAG) is honoured to exhibit a replicated portion of The Witness Blanket in the summer of 2024, on tour from the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba.