Victoria: Carr show features rarely seen early work: emi-permanent exhibit includes loans from galleries across Canada
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria celebrates the art and life of Emily Carr, with the opening of a new semi-permanent exhibition called Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere (now on display).
“Here, in Carr’s hometown, both visitors and residents have long expressed their desire to explore more of Carr’s life and art at the gallery,” said AGGV director Jon Tupper. “Our team has been working to develop this exciting exhibition with the goal of giving Carr the expanded space, front and centre within the gallery, that her work deserves — for all to enjoy.”
The exhibition includes 40 works from the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and important loans from the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Royal B.C. Museum and B.C. Archives, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Museum London, and a rarely seen early oil painting from the collection of the Sisters of Saint Ann in Victoria. Also included is a selection of Carr’s First Nations-inspired Klee Wyck pottery, created between 1910 and 1930 and sold in the local tourist trade as a way to supplement her income.
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