ᓴᓂ ᐳᑐᒍ Sharni Pootoogook: Creatures, Shadows, and Dreams – Evergreen Cultural Centre Art Gallery

The life and work of Sharni Pootoogook (1922–2003), though still largely unexplored, draws clear and fundamental connections between first-generation artists in Kinngait and the current trends in Inuit graphic art. Her bold designs helped to shape and inform the course of Inuit printmaking during a period of great turmoil that threatened the Inuit’s land, culture and traditional language. Drawn from the Kelowna Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection and supplemented by works lent from Simon Fraser University, this exhibition features works on paper that demonstrate Pootoogook’s trademark style of heavy line work and well-balanced design. Blurring the boundaries between human and animal, the spiritual and the visceral, Pootoogook’s work creates space for wonder and uncertainty.

Organized and circulated by the Kelowna Art Gallery. Curated by Christine May.

Open Wednesdays 12 – 5pm, Thursdays + Fridays 12 – 6pm, Saturdays + Sundays 12 – 5pm

Free admission
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Join us on the opening day of Sharni Pootoogook: Creatures, Shadows, and Dreams from 3-5pm with a warm cup of hot chocolate to-go to kick off your night at Lights at Lafarge!

The AGE will be open during regular hours and hot chocolate will be available on Saturday November 29th from 3-5pm, also on Fridays December 5, 12, and 19 from 5-6 pm.

Pay parking available on-site, easy access from Millennium Line, Lafarge Lake-Douglas College Skytrain Station. This event is wheelchair accessible.