Art Shows and Exhibitions in Calgary

Joanna Johnston

where we surrender | Artist Reception 6 - 9pm September 13 13 Sep - 4 Oct 2025 Join us for the artist reception on Saturday, September 13, from 6–9 PM , with an artist talk at 7 PM . RSVP here Photographed over three years in the bedrooms and forests of French châteaux, where we surrender is a meditative series of in-camera double exposures that explore softness,... Read more

Maria Munar

Sentient Plant Allies in Alien Landscapes | Artist Reception 5 - 8pm October 3 3 - 21 Oct 2025 Sentient Plant Allies in Alien Landscapes presents a constructed world where botanical fragments, body imagery, and memory intertwine to form new, hybrid beings. Through photography, collage, and sculpture, Maria Munar explores the space between fragmentation and wholeness—between nature, diaspora, and identity.
The process begins with macro photography that is cut, layered, and hand-assembled into dimensional paper forms. The exhibition unfolds as an imagined garden, where sentient plant-beings emerge as abstracted, organic shapes.
Throughout the work, Munar examines the mirrored sensibilities between plant life and the feminine form—how petals resemble skin, how bodies bloom, rupture, and renew. Plants become more than subject matter; they are allies, teachers, and collaborators. These works meditate on the reciprocal relationship we share with the plant world.

As someone who has lived between cultures, Munar reflects on adaptation—how to take root in unfamiliar places. These works inhabit that in-between space, using nature as a lens to explore diaspora, memory, and the possibility of growing something whole from fragmented parts.
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McKenna Prather

Featured Artist | Artist Reception 2-5pm October 25th 25 Oct - 11 Nov 2025 Join us for the artist reception on Saturday, October 25, from 2–5 PM at Gibson Fine Art as we unveil Within Her View featuring the newest body of work by Calgary-based artist McKenna Prather . Prather merges painting and embroidery to create tactile, multidimensional works—blending realistic acrylic layers with delicate... Read more

Sheila Kernan

Secret Gardens | Artist Reception 6-9pm November 14th 14 Nov - 2 Dec 2025 Join us for the artist reception on Friday, November 14, from 6–9 PM at Gibson Fine Art as we unveil Secret Gardens , the newest body of work by Calgary artist Sheila Kernan. Kernan’s paintings are a celebration of life’s energy and beauty, blending urban vibrancy with the grandeur of... Read more