Current Exhibitions

Gallery I

“Colour Block ”

Bruce Anderson

Sept. 4th – Nov 5th, 2026

For as long as I have had a professional art practice, my work has focussed on the juxtaposition of images, or placing the familiar in incongruent settings to create layers of meaning. My work is rooted in the west and in the old myths of settlement, independence and colonialism that are still with us, and that ignore current realities, among them the subjugation of land and nature. In my work, I deal with traditional western subject matter and reposition it. In my most recent paintings, there are several layers to which I hope the viewer will respond, mirroring my own processes in creating the work and reflecting different traditions in the history of painting:

• The off-kilter, or sense of unsettling, in the juxtaposition of subject and landscape
• The abstract or formal, in the use of colour and texture
• The creation of more literal meaning through the implied narrative, which will be different for different viewers, depending upon the meaning they assign to the elements of subject matter.

This work is directly focussed on issues of land use/misuse and environmental change. The Weeds series represents a further evolution of previous work, through which I hope to continue to “break with traditional readings of landscape and force a new examination of the relationship of humans to land and the natural world.” (Jennifer McRorie, curatorial essay, Drift)

Gallery II

“Growing Pains”

Azby Whitecalf

Sept. 4th – Nov 5th, 2026

Most of my work, if not all of it, is exploring what “fine art” means to me at this point in my career. A majority of my practice is illustration-based, so many of my pieces reflect storytelling or have some sort of narrative that can be pieced together. I think the act of making up stories heavily relates to the childhood and adulthood experiences I have put on display in my work. ‘Growing pains’ refer to the physical and mental aches and changes that children go through; however, I feel that even as adults we can go through these pains.

Growing up being unknowingly queer and then realizing that on your own and having to come to terms with yourself, and even the idea of “figuring” yourself out is its own sort of growing pain. I want to explore the experiences and thoughts I had as a child that contributed to who I am today, such as how manifestation and spirituality can be so ingrained in childhood in the form of wishes. I also included some of the first works I made, which dive into ideas of that coming-to-terms with yourself as a queer person, an experience that happened to me when I moved from isolation in the prairies to a bustling city. These works act as stepping stones through childhood to adulthood, piecing together identity.

Growing Pains is the second solo exhibition of Azby Whitecalf. This exhibition stands as a return to Whitecalf’s painting and fine art practice. Using a combination of new and older works, Whitecalf’s display offers a reflection on childhood and adulthood lived experiences, exploring themes of queer identity and spirituality.

Sailing from bloodied seas, to crowded nightclubs and to digital pastures, Whitecalf’s exploration of identity transcends place and mediums. Venturing into traditional mediums, such as beadwork, Whitecalf explores how identity as Indigenous youth can be formed by online presences and representation, or the lack thereof. Whitecalf

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Estevan Art Gallery and Museum
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Estevan, SK
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