Photo credit: Mitchell Wiebe
Lazers in the Bubble. Concave Convex Portals. Ellipses and Disks Shake Our Spheres. Rebirth of Painting as Parallel Worlds, Cool.
2007-2012. Mixed Media
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
The IKG is a world-class exhibition space and flexible platform for critical enquiry and theoretical debate with a focus on visual culture.
The Illingworth Kerr Gallery (IKG) provides a platform for curated exhibitions and other forms of cultural research production, with a focus on contemporary visual culture. A vital part of AUArts’ Office of Research and Academic Affairs, it supports graduate and undergraduate learning, provides a rich mix of public programming, and participates in global dialogue by hosting local, regional and international artists working in a variety of disciplines.
IKG gallery hours
Tues – Fri: 12-6
Sat: 12-4
Location and contact
The IKG is located in the main mall on the AUArts campus. Please call us at 403.284.7633 with any questions or inquiries.
Cassandra Paul, Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator
Ann Thrale, Exhibitions Preparator
Please note that staff are not regularly in the office due to COVID-19.
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Contingent Systems
Contingent Systems explores critical intersections between creative practice and algorithmic culture.
Sep 16 - Nov 20, 2021
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Contingent Systems
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
CLOSING RECEPTION
Canceled due to public health restrictions.
Contingent Systems explores critical intersections between creative practice and algorithmic culture.
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2021
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Shiemara Hogarth
August 16-26
Open for viewing August 25-26, through appointment only
The MFA in Craft Media is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, studio-based program that encourages students to explore materials and technology informed by theory and criticism.
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Virtual Grad Show 2021 | Digital Portfolios and 360 Tour
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
AUArts and the IKG are pleased to partner with Evans Hunt, a Calgary-based digital communications agency, founded by AUArts Alumni, to present Grad Show 2021 on a purpose-built digital platform.
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2020
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
EXHIBITION DATES
Matthew O’Reilly
September 15 – 26, 2020
Yuan Yin
October 6 – 17, 2020
Due to COVID-19, exhibitions are not open to the public
The MFA in Craft Media is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, studio-based program that encourages students to explore materials and technology.
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Virtual Grad Show 2020 – Shaping the Future
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
The annual Graduating Students Exhibition is one of AUArts' major highlights each year and a milestone in the careers of graduating students.
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Reliant Objects
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday Jan 16
5 PM – 8 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 12 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Reliant Objects is a group exhibition of interdisciplinary craft work challenging notions of form, function, and the future of domestic objects.
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Ready Player 2
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday Jan 16
5 PM – 8 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 12 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Brendan Lee Satish Tang and Sonny Assu combine elements from science fiction, comic book, and gaming cultures to consider how these forms alternately reinforce and transcend racial boundaries in youth culture.
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Thing to Wear
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday Nov 20
5 PM – 8 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 12 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Thing to Wear is a collection of kimono-inspired garments created by students, staff, faculty, and alumni from the Alberta University for the Arts (AUArts) under the expert guidance of Associate Professor, Bill Morton.
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Shifting Shelter Vessna Perunovich
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday Sept 12
5 PM – 8 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 12 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Shifting Shelter establishes a thoughtful introduction to the politics of transcultural migrations in the oscillating global system, at a crossroads where displacement manifests itself as one of the predominant geopolitical characteristics of living generations.
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Grad Show 2019
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday May 16, 2019
4-7pm
The annual Graduating Students exhibition features the work of graduating students from Alberta University of the Arts.
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2019
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday April 4, 2019
5-8pm
The MFA in Craft Media is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, studio-based program that encourages students to explore materials and technology informed by theory and criticism.
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Before Digital: Post 1970 Photography in Alberta
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday January 17, 2019
5-8pm
Before Digital: Post-1970 Photography in Alberta takes a selective look at the late analogic period through the eyes, camera shutters and darkrooms of twenty-seven photographers working in the province.