The 2001 LIVE Biennial of Performance Art VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY, WESTERN FRONT, VIDEO IN, ARTSPEAK, OR GALLERY, ACCESS GALLERY, HELEN PITT GALLERY, IMAGE, THE EDGEWISE ELECTROLIT CENTRE, RADIX, GALLERY GACHET, FA3 (MONTREAL), FOLLY GALLERY (LANCASTER, ENGLAND), AND DYNAMO Oct 13-Nov 30 - Vancouver has been credited since the 1960s as a driving force behind the development of performance art, and continues to be a v i t a l centre i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y . T h i s year's L I V E B i e n n i a l , coordinated by Glenn Alteen at the G r u n t Gallery, is the collaborative effort of 17 arts organizations. Performances w i l l be spread over a period of six weeks at the venues listed above. Lorena Wolffer, Catwalk Envy: A Subverted Runway Show, performance at Western Front, Vancouver, Nov 9-10. For exact dates and times of all events visit Galleries with a * participate in First Thursdays and usually stay open until at least 8pm on the first Thursday of each month. Many host exhibition openings on First Thursdays. ALBERTA BANFF Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr ©(403)762-6281 Fax (403)762-6659 www.banffcentre.ca/wpg tues-sun 12-5pm admission free Thru Sep 30Jason Baerg, Carl Beam, Bonnie Devine, Robert Houle, Teresa Marshall, Gary Miller, Shelley Niro, Veran Pardeahtan, Ann Pineault and Arthur Renwick, "Multiples: Tsa' de yoh don's", artists of First Nations ancestry explore multiple image making, and their political, historical and cultural beliefs; Oct 73-A/oi/25Andrew Hunter, "Billy's Vision", mixed media exhibition that tells the tale of a myste6 PREVIEW The 2001 Biennial focuses on the work of solo performance artists who are. Confirmed artists at this time include Alvin Tolentino, Rebecca Belmore, Judy Radul, Michael Turner, Rodney Graham, Mirha Soleil Ross, Diane Landry, Robert Ashley, Victoria Stanton, Louise Moves, Josie Tremblay and Trolley Bus. The 2001 LIVE Biennial gets off to a resounding start at the Vancouver Art Gallery on October 13. © Mia Johnson rious drifter who first appeared in the 1930s near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. * Marro Gallery & Design 1224 -9th Ave SE ©(403)265-7224 Fax (403)269-7245 tues-sat 10am-5pm sun 12-4pm CALGARY Sep 8-0ct21 Veronica Funk, "Simple Pleasures", acrylic on canvas; Ron Burke, Len Reimer, custom Glenbow Museum furniture and accessories; Ron 130 9th Ave SE ©(403)268-4100 Burke, custom jewellery; Brian ImeFax (403)262-4208 www.glenbow.org son, acrylic works; Clint Eklund, daily 9am-5pm thurs-fri 9am-9pm Sep-OctUnexpected: Treasures from stainless steel and rock fountains. the Vault, art, artifacts, books and archival material from the collection; NEWZONES Gallery of 2001: An Art Odyssey, recent acquisiContemporary Art tions to the Contemporary Collection; 730-11th Ave SW ©(403)266-1972 Nov 3 Nitsitapiisinnii: Our Way of Fax (403)266-1987 Life: The Blackfoot Gallery, experiwww.newzones.com ence the rich cultural traditions of the tues-fri 10:30am-5:30pm sat 11amBlackfoot-speaking peoples. 5pm Sep13-Oct 15 MAIN GALLERY: Christopher Kier, "Absentia", new Harrison Galleries encaustic paintings and works on #109-1013 17th Ave SW paper; Sep 15-0ct 15 ON PAPER ©/fax (403)229-4088 GALLERY: James Holroyd, "Alignwww.harrisongalleries.com ment", pinhole photographs and tues-sat 10am-5:30pm or by appt mixed media assemblages; MAIN Sep 14-24 Jae Dougall, "Open WinGALLERY: Oct 18-nov 17 Laurie dow", paintings exhibit an interplay Steen, "Poetry of Us", drawings; between the inside and outside world; Evelyne Brader-Frank, new figuraOct 18-29 Dale Kirschenman, "Lost tive works; Oct 18-Nov 17 OH PAPER Horizons", dreamlike landscapes GALLERY: Marie Lannoo, exhibition which echo the current state of nature. of new paintings. FINE ART F R A M I N G STUDIO 322 - 1000 PARKER ST. VANCOUVER, B.C. V6A 2H2 TEL (604)418-6100 SEE OUR AD IN ART SERVICES Graham Sayell Gallery 2416 Granville St ©/fax(604)738-3521 www.grahamsayellgallery.com tues-sat 10am-5:30pm Sep/Oct Featuring gallery artists: Britton Francis, Mike Svob, Michael O'Toole, Nancy OToole, Zelda Nelson-Henricks, Ed Loenen, Elizabeth Evans, Carol Evans, David Langevin, Bruce Woycik, Guttorn Otto, Shawn A. Jackson, Ray Ward, Ken Gillespie, Alan Nakana, Neil Villiers, and others. grunt Gallery #116-350 E 2nd Ave ©(604)875-9516 Fax (604)877-0073 www.vcn.bc.ca/grunt wed-sat 12-6pm Sep 7-29 Stewart Paley, "Uncut", large scale painting collages (opening Sep 7, 8pm) is part of SWARM, a city-wide celebration of artist-run cultural centres organized by PAARC (Pacific Assoc, of Artist run Centres); Sep 7-30 Kirsten Forkert, "Implicate", site-specific installation for an empty storefront at 93B Kingsway; Oct 5-27 Peter Morin, "these are my creations, said crow, you can't take them away", new lithographs; Oct 13Nov 30 Live Biennial of Performance art, performance art festival (visit www.livevancouver.bc.ca for info); Oct 20, 8pm Rebecca Belmore, "reservoir", durational performance work. Hana Gallery 2435 Granville St ©(604)736-8473 www.hanagallery.com tues-sat 10am-5pm Specializing in antique Japanese tansu and folk art. Also featuring contemporary prints by Ted Colyer. 10 Sara Graham, paintings and sculptures of urban city planning and mapping. Harrison Galleries Howe Street Gallery of Fine Art and Soul of Africa Gallery 2932 Granville St ©(604)732-5217 www.harrisongalleries.com mon-fri 9:30am-6pm sat 10am5:30pm sun 11 am-4pm Sep 27-0ct 9 Andy McDermott, pastels and oils. Call the gallery for October exhibition. Havana Gallery 1212 Commercial Dr ©(604)253-9119 Fax (604)253-9181 www.havana.art.com mon-fri Ham-midnight sat, sun 10am-midnight Sep 9-Oct 5 Lena Leszczynski, "Bloom Where You're Planted", paintings; Oct 7-Nov2Z^thia Miller, "Enchante", paintings. Heffel Gallery 2247 Granville St ©(604)732-6505 Fax 732-4245 www.heffel.com mon-sat10am-6pm Sep £-29 On line Auction: Modern International Prints; Canadian Master printmakers: Sybil Andrews and W.J. Phillips; Oct 6-27 Online Auction: Fine European and American Art (see our website for details). Helen Pitt Gallery 882 Homer St ©(604)681-6740 Fax (604)681-6741 www.eciad.bc.ca/~pittg tues-sat 12am-6pm Sep 8-0ct 6 Kika Thome, "Collaborative Activism", video and photography; Oct 13-Nov 555 Howe St ©(604)681-5777 Fax (604)605-8577 mon-sat 10am-6pm, sun 11:15am6pm Magnificent Zimbabwe sculpture carved from semi-precious verdite stone, serpentine and wonder stone; Bruce Perry and Jack Gibson, bronzes; You-Mu Park, paintings by Korean gold medal watercolourist; Joseph Wong, delicate etchings; Dieter Schlatter, Wendy and Kindsie Grove, paintings; Hele Kowallek, paintings. Images for a Canadian Heritage 164 Water St ©(604)685-7046 Fax (604)682-1910 (877)212-8900 www.imagesforcanada.com daily10am-6pm Continuous showing of new works by Kevin Peters, wildlife sculptures in soapstone and moose antler, C. Nakashima, wildlife in driftwood, David Montpetit, glass totems, Judy Cranmer, Northwest Coast designs on pottery, Shannon Ravenhall, works in alabaster, Lynne Rae Mercer, wildlife paintings on slate, Don Elzer, Plains-style ceramic masks; Ongoing Inuit and Northwest Coast Native art includes basketry, argillite, prints and copper plates. PREVIEW 27