Continuing and Upcoming

Exhibitions 2024

Upcoming 2024

April - Charles Lewton-Brain

May - 25th Anniversary

June/July - Heather Lepp

Upcoming in 2025

Ed Bamiling

March/April - Georgina Perkins-Hunt

June - Wild Things by Marsha Schuld

September - Amy Loewan

October-November - Jeremy Mayne

Upcoming in 2026

October-November - Jim Visser

At the Esplanade, Medicine Hat, Alberta - a retrospective

June 16 to October 25, 2025

Past Exhibitions & Events

Yixing Teapots by Ray van Nes

during the 2024 Exposure Photography Festival - February 4 to 25

The exhibition Yixing Teapots, by Calgary photographer Ray van Nes, stemmed from a small-scale still life project involving a baker's dozen of Chinese terracotta tea pots, a Shu Dynasty inspired teacup, as well as a Moose Jaw teapot called Love Monster.

Depictions of everyday items are wonderful windows into the past and present.  Using a platinum / palladium print process, the photographer has imbued these material objects with life, glorifying their form, meaning, and charm.  The images recognize the value of mindful contemplation while going about the simple rhythms of familiar tasks.

Rare Snow

January 19 to February 4

Rare serigraphs by George Weber CPE during Banff’s 2024 SnowDays

At the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies - a retrospective

October 20, 2023 to January 21, 2024

Intersections - for her fall exhibition, Jackie Anderson is referencing ‘a place or area where two or more things intersect’. Previous work has often been based on a singular influence or theme. The new series plays with the intersection of two or more influences in one piece resulting in unexpected combinations and crossovers.

Retro + Active - an exhibition of retro and current works spanning Peter Deacon’s career. The significance of the relationship between location and autobiographical history has been a significant factor in all his artistic work since 1975. Some works are of a large scale; some of it on canvas, board or copper, utilizing a diversity of mediums and processes ranging from photography and painting to etching and drawing.  Parallel to this mainstream activity, he has always produced small-scale work. These intimate and immediate pieces have instigated the approaches used in more definitive works. They are deeply thoughtful considerations of place and space by an artist who continues to contribute greatly to his adopted country both with his work and with his teaching.     

Peter Deacon, our feature artist during the FESTIVAL GALLERY HOP, part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival in Banff, Alberta: October 28-Nov.5, 2023

September 22 to October 15

Reception Saturday, September 23

1 to 3 pm, artist in attendance

October 28 to November 5

Reception Saturday, 28 October

1 to 3 pm, artist in attendance

Jackie Anderson, Tumbling Necklace.

Fall 2023 Exhibitions at Willock & Sax

Spring & Summer 2023 Exhibitions

June 11 to 26

Reception June 17

‘Again I hear these waters…’ - The images which have been turned into these paintings gave me the opportunity to compose with colour, form, line, pattern, and texture - and to create landscapes of particular times and places, which will, I hope, afford the person viewing these pieces an opportunity to reconnect with their own similar experiences of the natural world.

July 15 to 31

Reception July 22

Alberta…The open land, as observed primarily in Alberta’s expansive prairie spaces, is my ingrained organic living experience.  So too are my many and varied visits in our mountains.  Alberta is my home, my life, and my love.  In painting the prairie spaces or high country, I am moved to ponder a possible interpretation of the moment.  As a painter I wish to express my love and emotions for the revelations on display. In response to the beauty and grandeur, I put brush to canvas with a pronounced realism from the heart. 

July 29 to August 15

Home…My work explores the idea of the home as a sanctuary, a space where the prairie finds its way indoors. By integrating ceramic and wood into domestic objects, I aim to blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial, inviting the prairie's tranquility and vitality to permeate our living spaces. These objects act as reminders of the vastness and beauty that lies just beyond our doorsteps, grounding us in a sense of place and fostering a deeper connection to the land we call home.

Ethel Christensen, Figure - Subjective Objective, c.1966, oil/canvas.

…in a Tenth Street way…

Clement Greenberg, during his 1962 visit to Edmonton, noted in his characteristic manner, that Ethel Christensen’s paintings were “brash and aggressive in a Tenth Street way.”  


Vessels of Storage

Storage vessels contain accumulations of items, objects & goods (i.e. cookies, buttons, tea bags).

What do you need stored?

Featuring vessels by Bradley Keys, Sean Kunz, John Chalke, Roger Olson, Barb Tipton

Filled With Snow

January 18 to 31, 2023

For Snow Days in Banff our gallery is “Filled With Snow.” A group exhibition of winter scenes by Gallery artists.

SWOOP

starting 28 November until Christmas 2023

Fusing, scoring and bending, soldering and construction…jewellery and sculpture.

PARKITECTURE.

October 29 - November 6, 2022 - during the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival

and continuing into November…

Buildings, both humble and grand, in Banff National Park by Mitchell Fenton.

Robin DuPont, Obelisk Vase

Atmospheric Woodfired Vessels by Robin DuPont

September 12 until October 2

rich, earthy one-of-a-kind vessels with the launch of our e-commerce element to our website…order online.

A Retrospective

June 9 - 30, 2022

Reception: June 11 from 1 until 4 pm (artist in attendance)

A wide-ranging exhibition that showcases the energy of an immensely talented artist over her long career.  Touching on her initial work with ceramics in the late 1960s, there are also works in watercolour, rice paper dye, printmaking, drawing, and sumi ink gesture drawings.  

And to celebrate Yuriko Igarashi Kitamura’s birthday.

“Peaks & Spires”

until May 29

A series of drawings focussed on sunlit or cloud-draped mountain peaks and spires in the Canadian Rockies. My intent is to draw the viewer into a distilled view of their power and purity. Each majestic mountain is shown as if under a microscope, illuminating the structure of these natural sculptures which inspire such awe. Such sentinels remain essentially untouched by human alteration. Viewers are meant to feel the importance of maintaining wild areas and a renewed sense of urgency to take care of this beautiful planet.

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Exposure 2022 —— February 1 & extended to March 6

Banff Exposure Art Walk

 

Art Walk connecting three premier photo exhibiting venues, the Whyte Museum, Brandon T. Brown Gallery and Willock and Sax Gallery.

Visit all three locations in a self-directed walk.  In-person Events have been cancelled due to Covid concerns at this time. Check back for updates.

Martha Houston, watercolour

SnowDays 2022

January 19 - 30

A group of works by a number of artists celebrating snow and cold…

Piste Maps by Murray Hay

  • during the 2021 Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival (October 30 to November 7)

We are fortunate to exhibit for sale three unique and original piste maps by Murray Hay (1931-2015).  A well known Calgary artist, best known for painting ski areas (piste maps) from 1976 to the early 2000’s, who left behind a unique legacy.  His work helped thousands of skiers navigate many beautiful ski areas, including the featured Fernie, Kimberley, and Azu Powder King.

 

jewellery by Jackie Anderson RCA

Literally bouncing off walls, semi precious beads roll around in the pieces and remain contained under the plexiglass top. Like being quarantined during the pandemic. 

September 17 to October 17

Reception, Friday, 17 September 2021, 3 to 6 pm (artist in attendance)

 

paintings by Georgina Perkins-Hunt

Nature is a powerful gift! We should never assume such gifts, instead we must work to preserve.

September 17 to October 17

Reception, Friday, 17 September 2021, 3 to 6 pm (artist in attendance)

 

Considered Intent: Intent I.

April 6 to May 17, 2021

Intent 1, the first of the exhibition series Considered Intent, includes sculptural works by acclaimed clay artists Ruth Chambers, Jeannie Mah and Barb Tipton. Our show is in conjunction with the Ruth Chambers’ solo exhibition Tend at the Art Gallery of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) February 5 to April 11, 2021 and with Human Capital at the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, Sask., Canada) which includes Jeannie Mah works (until 18 April 2021).

Week 1 - Barb Tipton…
Week 2 - Jeannie Mah…
Week 3 - Ruth Chambers…

Ruth Chambers, Yellow Tulip, 2021, cone 10 hand modelled porcelain, 8.5 x 3 x 2 inches (21.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm).

Ruth Chambers, Yellow Tulip, 2021, cone 10 hand modelled porcelain, 8.5 x 3 x 2 inches (21.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm).

Ruth Chambers

Ruth Chamber’s bowls and cylinders reference painting and ceramic histories to literally unsettle our assumptions of the genres. Her hand built bulbs and flowers are created out of delicately coloured porcelain and present various stages of their growth patterns. The artist carefully considers and skillfully hand builds these sculptures in extreme detail.

Jeannie Mah, Pithos, 2001, porcelain, photocopy transfer with underglazes, 12.75 inches (32.5 cm)

Jeannie Mah, Pithos, 2001, porcelain, photocopy transfer with underglazes, 12.75 inches (32.5 cm)

Jeannie Mah

Jeannie Mah is well known for her fine porcelain work; she produces embossed and photo embedded porcelain pieces of supreme delicacy. Her porcelain narratives document her time either at home in Regina or abroad, such as in France or in southern Portugal. They speak of the quiet, layered history of beautiful places.

Barb Tipton, Alberta Spring, 2017-20, earthenware, wheel thrown and altered with multiple slips, glazes, decals, (acquired by Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary).

Barb Tipton

Barb Tipton is an expressive and innovative ceramic artist, who explores the aesthetic as well as technical elements of clay.

Tapping our memories, the artist returns to familiar themes to investigate fundamental forms and expressions on and of cups and saucers, through various means. Her sculptures are stick thrown, hand built and assembled with multiple slips glazes.

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February Photography Month.

Here is a selection of historical works by known and unknown photographers, who utilized film based photography and traditional darkroom work.

D. Helen Mackie, There Is Ice On The River.

D. Helen Mackie, There Is Ice On The River.

For SnowDays 2021

we have wonderful snow filled block prints by master printmaker D. Helen Mackie.

a Banff Lake Louise Tourism (BLLT) celebration

 

Keeping you updated:

Happy New Year

In the spirit of peace and understanding, kindness and generosity, we express our gratitude for your friendship and support over the past years and wish everyone a safe and happy 2021 …. from Tom, Susan and Sarah.

Amy Loewan, Fragment and Wholeness-Peace Project

Amy Loewan, Fragment and Wholeness-Peace Project

So far, we have reformatted and updated our new website with wonderful works by:

 
 

October to December 2020

We are pleased to present, until December 8, two shows postponed by Covid:  “Zen Carving & Furniture” a ceramic based show by well-known Alberta artist Bradley Keys and “The Art of Our Necessities” by the emerging Saskatchewan artist Murray McDonnell. Also part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival.

Driven by a deep focus on their art and process as well as knowledge of their respective media, both artists followed their inspirations to produce sincere works that speak to the strength of design and the contemplation of still, perfect moments.

Zen Carving

Bradley Keys’ work has always investigated the ways we know, take in, and are affected by our environment.  Inspired by the elements of the world around him, he reconstructs these aspects through his chosen ceramic processes.  With a subtle hand, Zen-like intensity, and a cherished carving tool, Keys offers vessels festooned with carved patterns based on Kumiko, a Japanese woodworking technique.  His love of furniture-making comes alive later in the month, with a furniture show that speaks to life in the prairies and mountains of Alberta.

 

The Art Of Our Necessities

Derived from his active lifestyle, Murray McDonnell’s paintings express his need to move, be outside, to explore, to use his senses, and his need to create.  For him, it is “not the image, nor the subject that is important, rather it is the need to make and share something with others in order to reflect that initial powerful internal visual experience”.  Explore nature through the artist’s acrylic surface landscape and urbanscape paintings.