Mark Igloliorte, Diptychs Series. 2017. Installation view.
Photo credit: Elyse Bouvier
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: 11-6
Sat: 12-4
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
Location and contact
The IKG is located in the main mall on the AUArts campus. Please call us at 403.284.7633 or email ikg@auarts.ca with any questions or inquiries.
Cassandra Paul, Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator
Rachel Denbina, Public Programs and Outreach Assistant
Ann Thrale, Exhibitions Preparator
UPCOMING

AUArts Grad Show Exhibition 2023
Celebrate the talent and creativity of our Graduating Class of 2023
May 25 - Jun 3, 2023
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AUArts Grad Show Exhibition 2023
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday May 25, 2023
approx. 3 - 7 PM, starting immediately after the Convocation ceremony
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
Celebrate the talent and creativity of our Graduating Class of 2023
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2023
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday April 6, 2023
5 – 7 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
The MFA in Craft Media facilitates the exploration of ceramics, fibre, glass or jewellery and metals through autonomous practice-led research, in an intensive 20-month program.
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The Beyond Within
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday January 19, 2023
5 – 8 PM
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
Organized and circulated by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, in collaboration with the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.
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Northern Oracle
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
Organized and circulated by Doris McCarthy Gallery University of Toronto Scarborough
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition: Summer 2022
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Members of the public can book a timed appointment to visit here or by emailing ikg@auarts.ca
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AUArts Grad Show Exhibition 2022
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday May 26, 2023
approx. 3 - 7 PM, starting immediately after the Convocation ceremony
GALLERY HOURS
Tues – Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Celebrate the talent and creativity of our graduates.
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MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2022
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Members of the public can book a timed appointment to visit here or by emailing ikg@auarts.ca
MFA in Craft Media Thesis Exhibition 2022
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The Distance Between
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
Members of the public can book a timed appointment to visit here or by emailing ikg@auarts.ca
Jude Griebel and Lorraine Simms
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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.
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Unpacking IKG: 60 Years a Gallery
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday Sept 28, 2018
5-8pm
This is the first attempt to document the history of exhibiting art, craft, and design at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD).
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Grad Show 2018
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday May 17, 2018
4-7pm
The annual Graduating Students exhibition features the work of of graduating students from ACAD’s Ceramics, Drawing, Fibre, Glass, Jewellery + Metals, Media Arts + Digital Technologies, Painting, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture, and Visual Communication Design programs.
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MFA Thesis in Craft Media Exhibition 2018
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday April 12, 2018
6 – 8pm
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Amy Malbeuf
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday February 1, 2018
5 – 9pm
The Illingworth Kerr Gallery is pleased to welcome back ACAD alumna Amy Malbeuf for her first institutional solo show in Calgary.