Holly Fay’s exhibtion “Drawing Water'“ is at Slate Fine Art Gallery from October 10 - 31, 2024.
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 10 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

“Drawing Water” engages with concepts of cycle and flux within the hydrosphere. All water present at the beginning of the planet is present today, cycling through and over the earth, moving through the sky, and moving through all the planet’s beings.

Water unequivocally demonstrates the interconnectivity of all natural phenomena.

I use drawing processes to visually conceptualize the wonder present in the hydrosphere. In my series of large-scale drawings, subtle layers of graphite are applied to paper in successions of building up, lifting, and reapplying. The forms produced are void of defined contours, evoking fluidity and continual flux. Linear marks break up the recessive space of conventional landscape to propose the multidimensional aspects and transitory qualities of water, energy, and physical space.

In creating the Water Graphs series, I worked outside, in concurrency with active precipitation. The resulting exquisitely patterned watercolour and graphite works record the presence, actions, and interactions of the precipitation within the time frame the papers are exposed. Correspondingly, dates and the form of precipitation are recorded in the title of each work.

In creating the States of Flow series, I allowed watercolour and liquidized graphite to do what water does when applied to paper—pool, dilate, bloom, stream and merge. Through brushwork, I controlled the application of media to produce forms suggestive of water in states of solid, liquid and vapour.

Water in liquid, vapour, and solid states make up the life system of the planet.

Coinciding with the need for scientific analyses of the natural world, there is also a necessity for meaning gained through personalized acknowledgement and acclaim for the marvels and wonder present in the natural systems which sustain us. In this time of climate crisis and climate anxiety our felt connection to, and the interconnectedness of all natural phenomena is ever more profound, conspicuous, and present.

(*Written by Slate Fine Art Gallery).

Slate Fine Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of Zane Wilcox’s artwork, entitled “Landforms and Colourscapes”, from September 12 until October 5, 2024.

Slate Fine Art Gallery’s annual multi-artist exhibition “Summer Rhubarb 2024” is on now until September 7, 2024. This exhibition features Slate Gallery’s roster of artists and showcases various mediums and artistic styles.

Vera Saltzman’s exhibition ‘hope has its hush’ opens at Slate Fine Art Gallery on Thursday, May 23, with a reception from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., and runs until Sunday June 23. Come enjoy Saltzman’s photography, as it “depicts the beauty and peace found in Saskatchewan’s landscape, while entreating us to consider our responsibility to the land.“

Artist Statement

Since moving to southern Saskatchewan, I have used my photography practice to help me find a “sense of place” or belonging. Along the way my heart has been opened to welcome a relationship I never expected: one with the land itself.

In this exhibition “hope has its hush” I have included images that, for me, convey an emotional sense of the peace and wonderment found in the inherent beauty of this land. American photographer Robert Adams suggests that the beauty of nature can instill in us “the silence of light”.

But as I wandered with my camera, I also witnessed the ravages inflicted on the land in the name of “progress”. In contrast to images celebrating the beauty of the land, I found myself making images to question if I, and others, have been clinging to a nostalgic view of Saskatchewan.

If we are interwoven with this fragile land, as I now believe we are, how can we not be concerned for its welfare and for all the other beings who call it home? Robert Adam’s book, American Silence, referenced this line from a Theodore Roethke poem, “hope has its hush”. I love that line: it asks us to care.

Through the quiet of my images, I offer an invitation to slow down, to pause in thoughtful introspection and consider the future: How we can live on and care for this land with respect and reciprocity.

May this contemplative approach open minds, and form a bridge to carry the “silence of beauty” into our hearts, to find our way to a more thoughtful existence, one that includes a reverence for this land.

Jeff Nachtigall’s new body of artwork, “Nightshift”, opens at Slate Fine Art Gallery on April 25, and runs until May 18, 2024.

The opening reception is Thursday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

 Artist Statement:
This latest body of work coincides with a recent job I’ve taken relining ball mills at mine sights throughout North and South America. 
The work is relentless. The physical demands seem super human and the 12 hour shifts feel endless. I work with men who sacrifice their bodies, their health and their safety on a daily basis so that they can provide for themselves and their families.
These paintings have an urgency about them. They are loosely painted, allowing for over-spray and paint to drip or pool, marring the surface and insisting on an immediacy that  emphasizes a process that is evident in the final work.
The narratives remain open ended and non linear. Although the paintings are inspired and informed by my blue collar adventures, they stop short of merely illustrating a singular experience and instead invite the viewer into the conversation so that they might complete the story.

Heather Cline’s new body of artwork opens at Slate Fine Art Gallery on March 21, 2024. In her Artist Statement Cline explains, “As I continued to view the landscape from the sky, it became more and more noticeable that it was in the small coulees, glacial valleys and riverbeds that natural habitat was more intact. It was this growing awareness that led to body of work entitled ‘Waterways’.”

Heather Cline: Waterways

March 21 until April 20, 2024

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 21, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Slate Fine Art Gallery⁠

3424 13th Avenue, Regina⁠

Stop in the gallery to view the exhibition, or view it online at: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/eae9c3hf63wdlzgcydw9rnjkz8g32a

Second Chance II - Annual Secondary Market Exhibit

Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb 17, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Slate Fine Art Gallery

3424 13th Ave, Regina

To view more artworks in the show visit: https://www.slategallery.ca

Slate Fine Art Gallery's annual holiday exhibition “Saturnalia XI” features their full roster of artists.

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 7, 5:30 p.m. until late

Slate Fine Art Gallery

3424 13th Avenue, Regina

This years’ opening reception for Saturnalia XI coincides with the annual 'Light up the Village' event. Pop in from shop to shop along 13th Ave for great products and great company, and enjoy a variety of activities such as sleigh rides.

Open Tuesday - Friday 11:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Visit the following LINK for all the exhibition details. https://saskgalleries.squarespace.com/config/website/pages/59acc2b1be42d663bf263b82

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Gift Guide - Slate Fine Art Gallery

Slate Fine Art Gallery has a wonderfully curated online Gift Guide for the Holiday Season. There is a variety of artworks within various price ranges - something for everyone. This online exhibition runs until Christmas and can be viewed via the following:

Gift Guide — Slate Fine Art Gallery

slategallery.ca

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The exhibition “Endless Summer”, which features the artwork of David Thauberger, is at Slate Fine Art Gallery from November 9th until Saturday, December 2nd, 2023.

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 9, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Slate Fine Art Gallery⁠

3424 13th Avenue, Regina⁠

Stop in the gallery to view the exhibition. Or, take in the artwork online at: https://www.slategallery.ca/.../ry6g5d48p9yzglwrhw74x9ntm...

Maia Stark, Janet Macpherson & Sylvia Ziemann: Familiar

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:30 - 7:30PM

Multi-Artist Exhibition: Summer Rhubarb
Multi-artist exhibition featuring the works for Slate’s roster of Artists and more!

Opening Reception: Thursday, July 13, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Gabriela Garcia-Luna: Some Gardens

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 15, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Frans Lotz: Slacktub
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 18, 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Paul Morstad: Yellow Tiger Swallow Tail
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 18, 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Tin - Celebrating 10 years of Slate Fine Art Gallery!

A multi-artist exhibition celebrating the ten year anniversary of Slate Fine Art Gallery!
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 6, 5:30-7:30PM

Nancy Crites & Rick Gorenko: These Years

Opening Reception:
Thursday, February 23
5:30 pm - 7:30pm
Artists in Attendance

An exhibition of Second Chance. An eclectic exhibition of artworks that have reentered the market by prominent Canadian artists.

Victor Cicansky | Jack Cowin | David Blackwood | David Thauberger | Joe Fafard | Diana Thorneycroft | David Beurk | Jack Sures | Danny Singer | Wilf Perreault | David Alexander | Lorne Beug | Mac Hone | Dorothy Knowles | Molly Lenhardt | Art Mackay | Don McVeigh | Rick Gorenko | John Noestheden | Martha Cole | Kyle Herranen | Ned Herperger | Jeff Nachtigall | Heather Cline | Joesph Raffael

Multi-Artist Exhibition: Saturnalia 2022
November 17 until December 31, 2022
Slate Fine Art Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 17, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Multi-Artist Exhibition featuring the Slate Fine Art Gallery Roster of Artists and more!

Greg Allen | Mel Bolen | Katherine Boyer | Victor Cicansky | Heather Cline | Jack Cowin (1946 - 2014) | Nancy Crites | Jay Dart | Joe Fafard (1942-2019) | Rob Froese | Gabriela Garcia-Luna | Brian Gladwell | Rick Gorenko | Belinda Harrow | Karen Holden | Michael Hosaluk | Ted Howorth | Marsha Kennedy | Marie Lannoo | Jefferson Little | Zachari Logan | Frans Lotz | Janet Macpherson | Noriko Masuda | Thom McInnis | Jeff Nachtigall | Laura Payne | Mary Lynn Podiluk | Vera Saltzman | Ward Schell | Maia Stark | Jack Sures (1934-2018) | David Thauberger | Diana Thorneycroft | Robert Truszkowski | Susan Wiebe | Zane Wilcox | Russell Yuristy | Sylvia Ziemann

Heather Cline: Above Below
September 8 - October 8, 2022
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

HEATHER CLINE – Above Below

The view of the prairie landscape from above is a series of disappearing lines, the grid road system, bordering patterns created by human passage through the landscape. The light and clouds move across the land breaking up the geometric and revealing small counterpoints of habitat and housing. Throughout the year the terrain shifts with the cycles of agricultural activity. Large tracts of land in south and central Saskatchewan have been transformed by monoculture but more diverse plants and grasses still remain in small areas like the valleys left by the passage of glaciers and waterways. Viewed from above there are islands of marshland, coolies, groves of trees and shelterbelts like a strange code dotting the terraformed landscape. Below we move through a more contained countryside. Read more.

Check out their website for more information: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/ek2w6byhcwhkh4h5bzhn7b8cdndd5l

Multi-Artist Exhibition: Summer Rhubarb 2022
July 14 - September 03, 2022
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception: July 14, 4-7 PM

For more information, click here: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/bs8gzwwmaga7lt74cl7lzk5ps9t84w

Multi-Artist Exhibition: MASK
June 18 – July 09
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception
Saturday, June 18, 2-4 PM

MASK is a multi-artist exhibition co-curated by Slate Gallery & Michael Hosaluk.

Click here to learn more about the exhibition: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/mzmtyhsxfnd8dgfl8lb7ajkccr239l

Jeff Nachtigall: Vagabond
May 12 - June 11
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 12, 2-5 PM

Click here to check out the works online: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/tjxbpa4p7eabkygcrab4ddfbkj28yb

Marie Lannoo: light fields
April 07 - May 07
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 09 2-5PM

For more information: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions calendar/tzw6p7t7sz8kst4dsa4cd2rrg9sx4a

Laura Payne: isosceles
April 07 - May 07
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 09 2-5PM

For for information: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/zztaba2rjzffhyan98tlcrlcwf23hc

Marsha Kennedy: Rattle the Teapot
March 03 - April 02
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

For gallery hours and contact information: https://www.slategallery.ca/contact

Belinda Harrow: New Works
March 3 - April 02, 2022
Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina

For gallery hours and contact information: https://www.slategallery.ca/contact

Multi-Artist Exhibition: Saturnalia 2021
Opening Night Reception - Thursday, December 9, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Visit the gallery to celebrate the holiday season with a multi-artist exhibition of new works from Slate Fine Art Gallery’s roster. More information is available here: https://www.slategallery.ca/exhibitions-calendar/slbs5gzgz66enzhazj8kzlymrda4hd.