From Portraits to Selfies
By Audrey Wang Featured image: Sophie Pemberton (Canadian, 1869-1959) | Colonel Schletter | 1910 | Oil on panel | Gift […]
Say What? Art Terms for Beginners, Part 4
1. Allover Composition An allover picture refers to a two-dimensional work that lacks a dominant focal point and where the canvas is […]
Exploring Nuu-chah-nulth Lands
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer The exhibition Point of Contact: On Place and the Westcoast Imaginary centers on a pertinent part of […]
Art & Geometry in the AGGV
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer Beyond the Edges, which opened in October, shines the spotlight on the order and purity […]
Point of Contact: On Place and the West Coast Imaginary
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer I hope the viewer will leave the exhibition with an understanding of how the idea […]
A Fruitful Life: Symbolism in Art
Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer In Christian iconography, the apple symbolizes Original Sin, the fall of man and temptation. In Chinese […]
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners, Part 2
Conceptual Art The term ‘concept art’ came into use in the early 1960s and became defined as an art movement […]
Curator’s Vision: Close To Home
By Audrey Wang, AGGV Volunteer In our last issue of the emagazine, our article “Powerful Stories Close To Home” related […]
Say What? Art Terms For Beginners
Confused by some of the terms you find in our Gallery or on our website? We’ve created a useful alphabetical […]