Norberg Hall

𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣ continues until June 27⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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In this new body of work, Taal meditates on the poiesis of caves and stalagmite formations, rendering subterranean worlds that feel both ancient and intimately human. Through dense surfaces of graphite and moments of quiet luminosity, the works trace the subconscious terrain of the self, inviting viewers into a space where the body, the spirit, the earth, and the unknown become inseparable.⁣ ⁣
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𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦 ⁣
2026⁣
graphite on paper⁣
13 3/4 x 11 in.⁣
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The incomparable 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟: 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘍.𝘖 (𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥) now on view at the 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔 💥 Don’t miss it!
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Exhibition continues until August 9, 2026⁣
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This major retrospective exhibition traces the over 60-year artistic career of the boldly irreverent and equally influential Alberta artist John Will. Featuring prints, paintings, photography, video and works on paper, John Will: Born in the U.F.O. will be the largest and most complete exhibition of John Will’s work to date. Will is known for his humour, play with notions of truth, and a fascination into his own place in the world as an individual and an artist. His satirical and insightful paintings and works on paper are created through a process of collecting fragments of language from a wide variety of sources: news, popular media, adages, slang as well as found and taken photographs to re-work them into insightful, often hysterical and sometimes uncomfortable new interpretations.⁣
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This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by Catherine Crowston.
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About the Artist:⁣
John Will (b. 1939, Waterloo, Iowa) is a senior Alberta-based painter, photographer, printmaker, and performance artist whose career spans more than six decades. His work probes identity, personal origin, and the many absurdities of contemporary life. Widely celebrated as an image maker and incisive wordsmith, Will’s recent practice focuses on text-based paintings and works on paper, reconstructing fragments of language into witty, darkly humorous, and poignant reflections.⁣
His work is held in major public and private collections across North America, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, New York Public Library, Nickle Galleries, Art Institute of Chicago, and Glenbow Museum, among others.⁣
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Photos courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta ⁣
📸 Charles Cousins

New arrival | 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗬 ♒️♨️💈⁣
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𝟸𝟿𝟻𝟸-𝘟𝘐𝘐-𝟸𝟻⁣
2025⁣
36 x 42 in⁣
Acrylic on canvas ⁣
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𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣ ⁣
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“These engravings pre-date most of the identified cave paintings in the world by 20,000–30,000 years. Cave paintings in El Castillo, Spain (40,000 BC), Coliboaia, Romania (32,000 BC), Chauvet, France (30,000 BC) and Nawarla Gabarnmang, Australia (28,000 BC) are highly regarded for the legibility of the animals and people depicted, the perceived narrative structure of their compositions, and the sophisticated use of tools and pigments. They have been touted as evidence of Homo sapiens’ great leap forward into “behavioural modernity,” during which our species superseded earlier hominids. These figurative paintings have influenced disciplines such as archeology and anthropology to associate human consciousness, intelligence and culture with figurative representation.⁣
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The Roche-Cotard engravings are currently attributed to Neanderthals, and some researchers have described the compositions as abstract art. This one of the few—if not the first—time, that Neanderthals have been identified as artists—a status previously reserved for sapiens. When the two species coexisted, visual markings made by the former are assumed to plagiarize the culture of the latter. However, the works at La Roche-Cotard pre-date sapiens habitation in the region by about 20,000 years. These independent symbolic gestures imbue archaic humans with advanced cognition previously assumed to solely belong to sapiens. However, their designation still denigrates toolless abstraction as an image-making strategy that belongs to premodern humans…” continue reading online.⁣
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🪨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘸/ 𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗦-𝗝𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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The photographs included in Sediments and Sunlight focus on the material history of the Crowsnest Pass area of South Western Alberta. The exposed strata of the mountains surrounding Crowsnest Pass serve as a reminder of the extraordinary amount of time and energy which has produced our environment. Found within the layers of strata are seams of coal; dense black bands of compressed extinct organisms who thrived over 100 million years ago. These ancient plants spent their lives storing solar energy through photosynthesis. In spite of the vast expanse of time which separates our lives from theirs, the warmth of the energy they collected can be felt when we burn Crowsnest coal today. Crowsnest Pass is not a location where the myth of a static, objective or disconnected landscape has much credence; the area is notable for the relationship its inhabitants have to a dynamic environment. We only have to look to Turtle Mountain and the devastation caused by the infamous Frank Slide of 1903 to be reminded of how seemingly static environments are patiently waiting for the moment when they can embrace raucous activity. Markers signifying the many ways people navigate and relate to this shifting environment are scattered throughout Crowsnest ⁣ Pass; these markers have informed the work included in Sediments and Sunlight.” - T. Los-Jones⁣


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𝘚𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 #𝟿⁣
2017⁣
archival inkjet print AP 1/2⁣
12 x 14 in.⁣
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𝘈𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 # 𝟽⁣
2017⁣
archival inkjet print AP 2/2⁣
12 x 14 in.⁣
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𝘚𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 #𝟽⁣
2017⁣
archival inkjet print AP 2/2⁣
12 x 14 in.⁣
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𝘈𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 # 𝟿⁣
2017⁣
archival inkjet print AP 2/2⁣
12 x 14 in.⁣
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𝘚𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 #𝟼⁣
2017⁣
archival inkjet print AP 2/2⁣
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𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣ ⁣
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“As archeological research continues, researchers will likely find more artifacts that expand our understanding of the influence of the geological, ocular and acoustic phenomenon of caves on our symbolic thought and dexterity, further back in time. Such artifacts may also broaden our understanding of consciousness and perception. Abstraction in art is often described as a poor rendering of a living being, functional object or habitable place—or even the denigration of a whole, unified, or nameable form. The figure is unconsciously assumed to precede its deconstruction.…” continue reading online.⁣
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𝘞𝘦𝘵 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴⁣
2026⁣
graphite on paper⁣
6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.⁣
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🪨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘸/ 🪨⁣
𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗧⁣
𝗞𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗞⁣
𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗦-𝗝𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦⁣
𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗘⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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This selection of works brings together gallery artists who have approached geology as something intimate, physical, and historically charged. Rather than focusing on sweeping vistas or romanticized horizons, these works turn toward the granular qualities of the land: rock formations, sediment, atmosphere, erosion, and traces of human intervention.⁣
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𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 sits down with 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 of 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to discuss the body of work she has been developing over the last five years. The conversation reflects on the works currently on view in 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 at 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆, ahead of the exhibition travelling to 𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗻𝗲 in September 2026. Get your issue today!⁣
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🪨TONIGHT🪨 | 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣
Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Fri May 22 | 4 - 6 pm⁣
𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Artist in attendance ⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣
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“In 2023, a series of engravings discovered inside La Roche-Cotard cave in France’s Loire Valley were dated approximately 60,000 years old. The finding consists of discrete clusters of scratches, thought to be made by fingers. One composition is a rectangle of loosely parallel lines that fan out along the top and sides. Another set comprises long tubular forms, organized in a similar rectangular shape. A third is made up of long squirmy tubes, tiny circles and distorted ovals that are spaced out in more erratic and irregular patterns…” continue reading online.⁣
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🪏This Week 🪏⁣
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𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟 ⁣
Combined, Collapsed ⁣
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 ⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - June 27, 2026⁣
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𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Fri May 22 | 4 - 6 pm⁣
𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Artist in attendance ⁣
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Exhibition text by 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘬, Writer & Curator ⁣
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Norberg Hall is pleased to present our second solo exhibition with Calgary/Mohkinstsis-based artist 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟. ⁣
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In this new body of work, Taal meditates on the poiesis of caves and stalagmite formations, rendering subterranean worlds that feel both ancient and intimately human. Through dense surfaces of graphite and moments of quiet luminosity, the works trace the subconscious terrain of the self, inviting viewers into a space where the body, the spirit, the earth, and the unknown become inseparable.⁣
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It Smells of Sulphur Still Today⁣
2025⁣
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Graphite on paper ⁣
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