A Sundre artist will be featured in the Art Gallery of Alberta's 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Jude Griebel is one of 42 artists across the province chosen for the exhibition, which will be held in Edmonton from January to May in 2015.
Other artists are from Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Banff, Lethbridge, High Prairie, Rich Lake, St. Albert and Fort McMurray.
“Entitled Future Station, the 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art is an examination of the creative practices at work with Alberta artists and ultimately an expression on what it feels like to be an artist in Alberta,” reads a press release from the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA).
“The title is derived from an abandoned transit platform located under the civic centre of the province's capital, Edmonton.”
Exhibition themes include “psychology as a creative methodology and means to audience effect, natural forces confronting the artist, detritus as a working material and austerity as an aesthetic.”
The exhibition has been presented annually since 1996. The AGA is a not-for-profit organization that offers a variety of art education and public programs. It was founded in 1924.
“As our province's oldest cultural institution, the AGA plays a key role in supporting and sharing work by Alberta artists. We are excited to present this next iteration of the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, which gives visitors a look into the dynamic future of art in our province,” reported Kristy Trinier, curator of the AGA.
“After conducting studio visits across all regions in Alberta, there was a general consensus from my discussions with artists: Alberta seeps into your lexicon as an artist and manifests in the work; now my work is to articulate this as the exhibition.”
