Winnipeg 
Events Description
Over the course of her career, Grace Nickel’s observational approach has led her to explore themes of devastation, memorial, and our cultural relationship to death.
Nickel’s artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally — including a 2002 solo show A Quiet Passage: Grace Nickel at the Winnipeg Art Gallery — and it is clear why. Nickel’s studio practice embraces new technologies and methods by building on traditional ceramic histories and processes. Today, she primarily produces experiential sculptural installations, often introducing organic forms to more familiar porcelain shapes like vases or columns. For instance, Nickel often references textures drawn from nature, especially trees, as a metaphoric proxy for the cyclical nature of the human body and human existence.
This solo show is a celebration of a leading Manitoban artist recognized worldwide for her innovative work and technical skill. Don’t miss this show at WAG-Qaumajuq!
ARITST – Grace Nickel
Grace Nickel is an award-winning artist who has been successful in numerous competitions, including the Mino International Ceramics Competition, Japan, the Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea, the Fletcher Ceramic Awards in New Zealand, and the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale. She was selected for the Fule International Art Museums Project in Fuping, China creating work for the Canadian Museum. Public commissions include Donors’ Forest for the Beechwood National Cemetery of Canada in Ottawa. Permanent collections include the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art in Gifu, Japan, the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan, the Fremantle Museum in Australia, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Nickel has attended numerous artist residencies in Canada and abroad, including at the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary, the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, Curtin University in Perth, Australia, the Banff Centre, and the Medalta Potteries in Alberta. She is presently teaching as Professor in the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. Grace Nickel is the recipient of the Governor General’s 2023 Saidye Bronfman Award. She grew up in Plum Coulee, Manitoba, the birthplace of Saidye Bronfman herself.
Curated by Tammy Sutherland, Director of the Manitoba Craft Council and Dr. Riva Symko, Head of Collections & Exhibitions and Curator of Canadian Art, WAG-Qaumajuq
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
Adult $18,
Senior (65+) $15
Youth under 18 Free
Indignous People Free
Member Free
Second Sunday of Each Month Free
How to get tickets?
At the door
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
May 27 – December 3, 2023
Tuesday – Thursday & Sunday – Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM
Friday 11 AM – 9 PM
CANADA DAY JULY 1, 2023 11 AM – 5 PM
TERRY FOX DAY AUGUST 7, 2023 11 AM – 5 PM
LABOUR DAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 11 AM – 5 PM
NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 11 AM – 5 PM
THANKSGIVING OCTOBER 9, 2023 CLOSED
REMEMBRANCE DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2023 1 PM – 5 PM
Venue:
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg
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