On now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, visitors can explore a survey of recent works by artist Simranpreet Anand, including collaborative artworks with artist and ethnomusicologist Conner Singh VanderBeek in the current exhibition ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ |, sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ |: a crack in the mirror.
Anand’s practice, indebted to familial and cultural community, engages materials and concepts drawn from the histories of Punjab and its diasporas. The title of the exhibition, sheesh ‘ch thareṛ, captures the fissures emerging from her ongoing encounters with matter and material culture in our globalized world. The exhibition centres around ਬੰਦੇ ਚਸਮ ਦੀਦੰ ਫਨਾਇ / bande chasm deedn fanaai (Ang 723), a body of works that takes the synthetic, plastic-laden material culture that surrounds contemporary Sikh institutions as its starting point. Parallel to this series are works that consider the fabric of everyday life, attending to its embodied histories and gendered contexts of labour. This exhibition is organized and circulated by the Reach Gallery Museum and guest curated by Sajdeep Soomal. It runs until April 12, 2026.
Installation view of ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਉਹੀ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ ॥ (at the same shore of the ocean), 2020, in the exhibition ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Photo By Mike Andrew McLean.
Neelu Anand and Simranpreet Anand (mother/daughter) hosted a tour and conversation in Punjabi at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on January 15, 2026. Photo courtesy of AGGV.
Installation view of ਮੁਕਤਿ ਮਾਲ ਕਨਿਕ ਲਾਲ ਹੀਰਾ ਮਨ ਰੰਜਨ ਕੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ mukti maal kanik laal heera man ranjan kee maaiaa, 2021, in the exhibition ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Photo By Mike Andrew McLean.
Installation view of the series ਬੰਦੇ ਚਸਮ ਦੀਦੰ ਫਨਾਇ | bande chasm deedn fanaai, in the exhibition ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Photo By Mike Andrew McLean.
Detail of the series ਮਾਲ ਕੈ ਮਾਣੈ ਰੂਪ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਇਤੁ ਬਿਧੀ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ॥ maal kai maanai roop kee sobhaa it bidhee janam gavaiaa, 2021, in the exhibition ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Photo By Mike Andrew McLean.
(L-R): Am Johal, Sajdeep Soomal, Simranpreet Anand, and Conner Singh VanderBeek in conversation at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on January 17, 2026. Photo courtesy of AGGV.
ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror runs until April 12, 2026 LEARN MORE
Feature Image: Installation view of ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚ ਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch thareṛ | a crack in the mirror title wall, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Photo By Mike Andrew McLean.
