Amy and I went up to Edmonton on Friday for the opening reception of The News From Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Nancy Tousley, at the Alberta Gallery of Art. I'm thankful to Nancy for including my work in such an outstanding exhibition, and glad to have met some pretty f'n great artists. It was also our first trip to the AGA, so that was cool. Here's some pics. Sorry for not including images of all the art, I'm not comfortable posting my crappy pics of other artists' work. I hope you'll see them for... Continue reading

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Inviolable, a solo exhibition by Bruno Canadien, opens at Okotoks Art Gallery on Friday January 11th, with a reception from 7pm - 9pm. Inviolable is a collection of new work from the Freedom Fighter Series, conveying Indigenous resistance to Alberta’s oil & gas industry. It runs until February 23, 2013. CAMP, by Janice Tanton, will also be on view. For more information on exhibitions and location, please see the Winter 2013 Culture Guide Continue reading

In greeting the New Year, I'd like to first acknowledge the First Nations of Treaty 7: the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley Nakoda Nations, the Blood Tribe, the Piikani Nation, the Sikisika Nation and the Tsuu T'ina Nation, on whose territory Canadians of southern Alberta are blessed to call home, including myself. 2012 was a particularly good year in terms of showing and being involved in the arts, with the highlights being Narrative Quest at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, and a solo show at Bluerock Gallery here in Black Diamond. 2013 will get off to a promising start, with... Continue reading

Many thanks to Karen and Chris and the staff at Bluerock Gallery for hosting Oil Paintings this past month! Thanks also to everyone who stopped by the show, and especially to those who left some very kind comments in the guest book - mahsi! If you haven't seen it yet, there's still time, the show is up until Wednesday. Continue reading

I'll be showing new work in an exhibition entitled Oil Paintings at Bluerock Gallery in Black Diamond, opening this Saturday (October 6). The reception is from 5pm - 8ish, so please stop by! Petroglyph, From the Freedom Fighter Series, Copyright Bruno Canadien 2012 Continue reading

In case you missed it at the Royal Alberta Museum, a smaller version of Narrative Quest is now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Calgary until August 25. Narrative Quest is an AFA Travelling Exhibition of works by Aboriginal artists in the AFA collection, dedicated to the late Joane Cardinal-Schubert. Coal and Removal Copyright Bruno Canadien 2001 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection Continue reading

Congratulations to Faye Heavyshield, Terrance Houle, and all the artists who have been selected for the 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. The AGA's press release states that "The News from Here: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art will explore the theme of post-regionalism in the context of Alberta art." 36 artists, including myself, were chosen by Alberta-based writer, critic and curator Nancy Tousley to participate in this exhibition, to be presented at the Art Gallery of Alberta by ATB Financial from January 26-May 5, 2013. Click here for more details. Continue reading

View blacklisted Canadian activist-artist Franke James' animated video "What is Harper Afraid Of?". The animation is primitive but the message is true. Continue reading

Take a few minutes to read this urgent letter about the human rights emergency in Colombia, and sign Amnesty International's petition calling on the Canadian government to intervene. Multinationals, including Canadian crown corporations, are complicit in this situation facing Columbia's Indigenous People. Continue reading

When is the country's oil addiction going to end? Well, if projections are accurate, then the answer is, not anytime soon. via sierraclub.typepad.com Thanks to the Sierra Club for this blog post about importing tarsands oil to the U.S.A. Click on that small link to read the full article. Love the attached cartoon (it's funny 'cause we're f***ed). Continue reading

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I found time to grab some new photos of local Grandfather Rocks over the holiday weekend: Continue reading

Pipe Dreams, 2011, From the Freedom Fighter Series. Click on photo to view details and more images on flickr. Continue reading

Canada Red Cross is mobilizing to help the northern community of Attawapiskat, which has been in a state of emergency for at least three weeks due to an extreme housing and water shortage. Up til now, Attawapiskat has received little to no response from the provincial or federal governments, despite the deplorable conditions and plummeting temperatures. Attawapiskat is also infamous for being without a school for the past twelve years. The community's children have petitioned the Canadian Government for a school that meets the needs of its 400 students. For more information on the Red Cross's efforts, click here. Continue reading

The Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton is currently hosting the Alberta Foundation for the Arts' travelling exhibition Narrative Quest. The exhibition features a selection of artworks by 22 Aboriginal artists included in the AFA's collection, including yours truly. The show runs until April 29, 2012. Continue reading

I took these landscape photos the other day while on a bike ride near Turner Valley. Check out the name of the gas company on the signs. Continue reading

Just south of Deadman's Flats (off of Hwy 1) is a bit of wilderness called the Wind Valley, overlooked by Mts. Peter Lougheed, Pigeon, Wind Tower, and Wind Ridge. The trail up Wind ridge is a beautiful hike through cool forest then up a grassy south facing slope to the... Continue reading

The trail to Junction Lookout is a 24 km round trip from Indian Oils trailhead, so to save some time we got out our bikes and rode the first 4 to Dyson Falls (and the last 4 back) then ditched them and hiked the eight K up the mountain. What... Continue reading

One week left to view North at The New Gallery, and Assail,Fight, Protest, Slam at TNG's +15 Window Space at the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts. Don't trust these blurry pics, go see it for yourself. Continue reading

This 3 km stretch of paved trail along the highway between Black Diamond and Turner Valley is our entire pathway system, but on a summer evening it's a beautiful walk or ride, with plenty to offer in the way of wildlife, wildflowers and views. The maintenance crews are over zealous... Continue reading

Indigenous communities in El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and elsewhere are currently resisting Canadian mining corporations and their potentially devastating projects, and in some cases, violence from mining supporters. Check out MiningWatch.ca for more news and information on communities struggling against irresponsible Canadian companies, at home and abroad. From their website: "MiningWatch Canada is a pan-Canadian initiative supported by environmental, social justice, Aboriginal and labour organisations from across the country. It addresses the urgent need for a co-ordinated public interest response to the threats to public health, water and air quality, fish and wildlife habitat... Continue reading

I'm happy to announce that my most recent work in the Freedom Fighter Series is now on view in an exhibition entitled North, at The New Gallery's main gallery in Art Central. The show runs until July 30, with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, July 7 (First Thursday). Hope you can make it! Pipe Dreams, from the Freedom Fighter Series, at The New Gallery until July 30. Continue reading

Images of the Sheep River at Black Diamond bridge, Friday May 26, 2011, after a week of rain. This one (below) was taken during the 2005 rain/run-off season. September 2005. Continue reading