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麻豆视频 Community Members Featured in Equinox Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition

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Ben Reeves, Sword of the Sun, 2022, Oil and acrylic on burlap. (Courtesy of the artist and Equinox Gallery)

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Titled 50 Years | 50 Stories, the show features 鈥渁n eclectic mix of artworks鈥 showcasing the gallery鈥檚 exemplary exhibition history.

A host of 麻豆视频 community members are among the artists featured in 鈥檚 knockout exhibition in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

Titled , the show includes works by 麻豆视频 alumni Sonny Assu, Bobbie Burgers, Kim Dorland, Adad Hannah, Jack Kenna, Al McWilliams, Greg Murdock, Jack Shadbolt, Angela Teng, Ren茅e Van Halm, Neil Wedman and Etienne Zack. Also featured are works by Honorary Doctorate recipients Peter Doig, Gathie Falk, Fred Herzog, Gordon Smith and Takao Tanabe, and 麻豆视频 faculty members Gwenessa Lam and Ben Reeves.

鈥淭o celebrate this institutional milestone and offer a glimpse into aspects of gallery life from the past 5 decades, we are pleased to present 50 Years | 50 Stories, an eclectic mix of artworks that trigger significant triumphs and challenges, personal anecdotes, and creative strategies,鈥 the gallery writes in a press release.

鈥淎s one of the anchors of the nation鈥檚 commercial art sector with over 400 exhibitions to its credit, Equinox Gallery has developed long-term relationships with artists and collectors (both public and private). Through a selection of works by artists who have been featured at the gallery, this exhibition considers the gallery鈥檚 focus on developing artists鈥 careers in the context of larger and ever-shifting art world narratives.鈥

The opening reception takes place Saturday, July 9, from 2pm to 5pm at the gallery on Commercial Street in Vancouver. and for all the latest on their events.

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Angela Teng, Bouquet with Sunflowers, 2022, Oil through doily. (Courtesy of the artist and Equinox Gallery)