Archive Retrospective
Curated by Kohen Shauf
Sept 6th – Nov 8th, 2024
Twenty pieces of art created by a total of fifteen talented artists were carefully hand picked from the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum’s archive room by summer student Kohen Shauf. This curated selection includes works from eight artists featured in the Archives catalog, however, it also features pieces from four additional artists whose work is located in the archive room, but not included in the catalog.
Furthermore, the Archives catalog was written, compiled and designed by Kohen Shauf. In fact, this exhibition was created from the Archive 2024 Summer Project, during which Kohen found a handful of local artists in our archives, and researched the artists and their artworks. Not only was the Archive Project established in order to pay homage to the very talented local artists that we have in our collection, it also aims to spotlight some of their work. Kohen selected some of his favourites to display for people to see.
Artists featured in the catalog and exhibition include: Michael Lonechild, Ernest Lindner, Gregory Hardy, Robert Hurley, Lindsay Arnold, Corrine-Trebick Gibson, Cheryl Andrist and Alana Moore. Along with these artists, Ken Dalgarno, Victor Cicansky and Bette Lemke are also featured in the catalog. The Archive catalog shares information about the artists themselves and their lives and achievements, some of their archived works, as well as their inspirations and themes throughout their artwork. In addition to the artists inside of the catalog, Susan Unger, Betty Sherman, Pia Terhart, and Eileen Egerton Lampard are the other artists selected specifically for this exhibition.
The pieces in this exhibition explore a variety of themes, mediums and sizes. The assortment of paintings and drawings range from 68 to 14 years old, and since being stored, many have yet to be viewed by the public again. Themes from some of the artworks include that of Indigenous cultures, landscapes, farmland, femininity, animals, and more.
