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BY Nina Bryk
Artist
ART EXHIBITS
To Jul 21 — Aceartinc presents a 300 degree
audio/visual performance and installation
inspired by Gestalt psychology concepts.
To Jul 29 — See Winnipeg painter Roger
Crait’s exhibit at Urban Shaman Gallery.
Jul 7-29 — Discover works by Manitoban
artists at the 15th Annual Manitoba Rural &
Northern Juried Art Show (pictured) at The
Edge Art Gallery.
Jul 8-18 — Aspects brings together four
artists that use distinct styles and techniques
to portray the world at Cre8ery.
Jul 13-Aug 26 — Elsewhere features
sculptures, drawings and other media by the
late Evan Sabourin in La Maison des Artiste
Visuels Francophones.
Aug 2-9 — The Youth Agencies Alliance Art
Show features a selection of work created by
youth at Graffiti Gallery.
grew up 30 minutes southeast of Winnipeg in the
small town of Lorette. Now a rising star in the Brooklyn
New York art scene, reflections on a youth spent in
Winnipeg have inspired Alexis’s latest work.
While studying Fine Arts at University of
Manitoba, Alexis lived with other artists in the
Exchange District where he could walk around for
hours seeking inspiration. Winnipeg architectural
icons such as Union Station and Centennial Library
influenced his work.
Recently, Alexis spent time searching through
Manitoba’s archives and was drawn to prints of the
former St. Boniface city hall. He began replicating and
altering the backgrounds of these historic photographs,
creating images that question and call attention
to the function of temporality and space. From
Jul 13-Aug 26, these pieces will be on display in this
same historic city hall itself, now home to La Maison
des Artistes Visuels Francophones. 219 Provencher
Blvd, 204-237-5964, maisondesartistes.mb.ca,
Map 1: P-6
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FIFTY BUCKS
JUN 30-JUL 27
Winnipeg artist Peter Dumans presents Your
Choice: Fifty Bucks at Wayne Arthur Gallery.
A wide ranging array of paintings and wall
art sculpture are on display, including mid
century modern inspired décor pieces made
with his favourite material, copper. Browse
intricate metal work and nature themed art
at this show and sale, where, to thank his
patrons and celebrate Canada’s 150th birth-
day, the artist is offering each piece for $50.
Wayne Arthur Gallery, 186 Provencher Blvd,
204‑447‑5249, Map 1: P‑6
courtesy
Alexis LagimoDiÈre-grisÉ