Stephen Bulger Gallery

OPENING TODAY!

Join us for the opening reception of Louie Palu's "Distant Early Warning" this evening from 5 to 8 pm. An exhibition tour with Louie Palu will take place at 6:30pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/234-louie-palu-distant-early-warning/overview/

On reconnaissance outside Resolute Bay on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada Arctic Operations Advisors walk on the wreckage of an airplane in temperatures below minus 50 degrees Celsius, 2015-2018 © Louie Palu / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Read about Shelley Niro's travelling retrospective in Momus. "500 Year Itch" is currently on display at The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

Link to read article: https://momus.ca/there-is-the-rising-shelley-niros-reckoning-retrospective/

The Rebel, 1987 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

OPENING THIS WEEK!

Louie Palu | Distant Early Warning

Join us for an opening reception Thursday, June 27, from 5 to 8 pm. An exhibition tour with Louie Palu will take place at 6:30pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/234-louie-palu-distant-early-warning/overview/

Canadian soldiers build igloos as a improvised survival shelter at the Crystal City training facility, Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 F) , 2015-2018 © Louie Palu / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join us this afternoon for a reception in celebration of Wynne Neilly and Kyle Lasky's Reading Room exhibition "Have/Hold." A talk with Wynne Neilly will take place at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/events/99/overview/

Rest Stop, 2018 © Wynne Neilly & Kyle Lasky / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Shelley Niro's "500 Year Itch" opens today at The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. On display until August 25, 2024.

Spanning four decades of photography, film, painting, installation, sculpture and mixed-media practice, this major exhibition highlights the themes Niro constantly returns to: Past Is Present, Matriarchy, Actors, and Family Relations.

Niro’s persistent vision is to represent Indigenous women and girls, advocating for self-representation and sovereignty. Her highly empathetic approach moves viewers to understand the issues at hand through her visually impactful and politically powerful manner. She uses parody, feminism, and spirituality to examine identity, and in turn, brings political power to the realm of the personal.

Link for more information: https://www.gallery.ca/whats-on/exhibitions-and-galleries/shelley-niro-500-year-itch

Even My Stone Cold Heart Needs A Bed Too, 2018 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join us this Saturday, June 22, 2 to 5pm, for a reception in celebration of Wynne Neilly and Kyle Lasky's Reading Room exhibition "Have/Hold." A talk with Wynne Neilly will take place at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/events/99/overview/

Kyle at the Beach, 2019 © Wynne Neilly & Kyle Lasky / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Event: Wynne Neilly & Kyle Lasky | Have/Hold Reception: Saturday, June 22, 2-5pm Exhibition Dates: June 1 – June 29, 2024 Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present Wynne Neilly’s Have / Hold , on display in our Reading Room Gallery from Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, June 29. Have / Hold is a collaborative project produced by...

UPCOMING EXHIBITION!

Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present Distant Early Warning, our first solo exhibition of work by Louie Palu.

Distant Early Warning provides a window into the evolving state of militarization of the Arctic, documenting the fragmented legacies of the Cold War along increased military presence of countries wishing to stake a claim in the region. The changes are exacerbated by climate change with the fact the area is warming more rapidly than any other part of the world. Working on this project since 2015, Palu has noticed a shift in the geopolitical tensions and changing life of Indigenous communities.

Join us for an opening reception Thursday, June 27, from 5 to 8 pm. An exhibition tour with Louie Palu will take place at 6:30pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/234-louie-palu-distant-early-warning/overview/

Canadian Rangers from Resolute Bay and Arctic Bay training soldiers in Arctic survival at temperatures as low as -60 Celsius at the Crystal City training site in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, 2015-2018 © Louie Palu / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

LAST WEEK!

Stop by the gallery to view "Nocturnal Botanical." The exhibition closes this Saturday, June 15th, 2024. Join Sara Angelucci for a guided tour of the exhibit at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/233-sara-angelucci-nocturnal-botanical/overview/

May 31 (Blue crown Passionflower, Thyme-leaved Sandwort), 2023 © Sara Angelucci / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join us this Saturday from 11:00 to 6:00 pm for Do West Fest!

A selection of books and frames will be on sale!

Read about Sara Angelucci's exhibition in the CBC Arts article "This artist captures the secret world of plants in spectacular detail."

Link in profile for more information: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/photographer-sara-angelucci-interview-nocturnal-botanical-1.7211418

a di Notte, Caper berries & flowers, Common Hedge Parsley, Flax-Leaved Horseweed), 2023 © Sara Angelucci / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present Wynne Neilly and Kyle Lasky's "Have / Hold", on display in our Reading Room Gallery from Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, June 29.

Neilly and Lasky met at art school in 2009. They were two young, butch women, who found kinship in their masculine identities and mutual investment in documenting the q***r experience. They transitioned in tandem and supported each other through the complicated and non-linear process of reimagining their identities and relearning how to see themselves and be seen by others. The ease with which they express their closeness is built on a lifetime of socially acceptable, affectionate “female friendships.” They took this type of closeness and kept it with them.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/events/99/overview/

Wynne’s First Head Shave, 2018 © Wynne Neilly & Kyle Lasky / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join Ruth Kaplan this Sunday, May 26, from 2 to 3 pm, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre for an artist talk.

Link for more information: https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/05/doors-open-toronto-2024

Spa, Romania, 1995 © Ruth Kaplan / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

"Photography in Canada, 1839-1989: An Illustrated History" is now available in the gallery bookstore!

Call, email or DM the gallery to reserve a copy.

Join Larry Towell and Silver Shack Print Making for "From The Archives." An opening reception will take place tomorrow, May 11, from 2 to 6 pm.

The exhibition focuses on a selection of images spanning Towell's long career capturing the world. These particular prints take a slight divergence from Larry’s typical format as they are printed as palladium prints.

Link for more information: https://www.silvershack.ca/bob-carnie-gallery.html

Dorothy and Shelly in Abandoned Farmhouse, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, 1974 © Larry Towell / courtesy MAGNUM photos

OPENING TODAY!

Join us this afternoon from 2 to 5 pm, for the opening of Sara Angelucci's "Nocturnal Botanical." A guided tour led by Sara Angelucci will take place at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/233-sara-angelucci-nocturnal-botanical/overview/

June 5 (Ribwort Plantain, Dock, Salsify, Italian Arum, Hairy Tare), 2023

UPCOMING EXHIBITION!

Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present Nocturnal Botanical, our third solo exhibition of work by Sara Angelucci. The exhibition brings together two ongoing companion bodies of work, Nocturnal Botanical Ontario and Bella di Notte, for the first time.

Angelucci began creating botanical images in 2018 working with a scanner, in situ at night. The series began accidentally, as she retreated to the solace of her small city garden to process the deep grief of losing her sister. Working in solitude, she began to notice the smallest things—the obedient plants’ movable petals, the wild bellflower, and a single columbine growing beneath the peony bush. Reveling in this micro-world, it occurred to her that even grief offered gifts. Reading about the decline, and imminent extinction of species across the planet, her need to mourn expanded beyond her personal circle. During the pandemic Angelucci began to work in fields and forests near her cottage in the Pretty River Valley, Ontario, immersing herself in the natural world. She continues this endeavour expanding her botanical explorations to ponds, and river shores and exploring plant life in the changing seasons.

Join us for an opening reception Saturday, May 4, from 2 to 5 pm. An exhibition tour with Sara Angelucci will take place at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.bulgergallery.com/exhibitions/233-sara-angelucci-nocturnal-botanical/overview/

May 22 (Common Poppy, German Chamomile, Common Mugwort, White Garden Snail, Wall Barley), 2023 © Sara Angelucci / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

REMINDER!

Body/Armour opens today at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre! An opening reception will take place today, from 1 to 4 pm. Join Claudia Fährenkemper and Stephen Bulger for an artist talk at 2 pm.

Fährenkemper’s photographs of Japanese samurai armour and electron microscope images of insect exoskeletons interrogate protective casings, both natural and man-made. Her work contrasts with Kaplan’s Bathers series, which meditates on bodies and rituality. Ruth Kaplan’s subjects appear more vulnerable when seen against the protective casings in Claudia Fährenkemper’s, while those casings remind the viewer of the extent to which humans will seek self-preservation.

Link for more information: https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/04/bodyarmour-opening-reception-and-artist-talk-claudia-fahrenkemper

Pool, Budapest, Hungary, 1994 © Ruth Kaplan / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join Claudia Fährenkemper and Stephen Bulger for an artist talk at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre tomorrow, Sunday, April 28, at 2pm. An opening reception in celebration of the exhibition "Body/Armour" will occur from 1 to 4 pm.

Link for more information: https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/04/bodyarmour-opening-reception-and-artist-talk-claudia-fahrenkemper

CC 01-16-1 Courtesy Denys Eyre Bower Bequest at Chiddingston Castle, UK, 2016 © Claudia Fährenkemper / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

LAST DAY!

Today is your last day to view Shelley Niro's "silent, waiting, moving, LOUD." Join us at 3pm for a guided tour of the exhibit with Shelley Niro.

Nature's Scream, 2013 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger

Join Shelley Niro tomorrow, Saturday, April 26th, at 3 pm, for a guided tour of her exhibit "silent, waiting, moving, LOUD."

Mohawk Moon #5, 2020-2023 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Body/Armour, brings together the work of German photographer Claudia Fährenkemper with Canadian photographer Ruth Kaplan. On display at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre from April 28th to July 31st. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, April 28th, from 1 to 4 pm. Join Claudia Fährenkemper at 2pm for an artist talk with Stephen Bulger.

Fährenkemper’s photographs of Japanese samurai armour and electron microscope images of insect exoskeletons interrogate protective casings, both natural and man-made. Her work contrasts with Kaplan’s Bathers series, which meditates on bodies and rituality. Ruth Kaplan’s subjects appear more vulnerable when seen against the protective casings in Claudia Fährenkemper’s, while those casings remind the viewer of the extent to which humans will seek self-preservation..

Link for more information: https://jccc.on.ca/event/2024/04/bodyarmour-photography-exhibit

Steam Room, Calistoga, California, U.S.A., 1991 © Ruth Kaplan / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

We are open until 7pm tonight for the Canadian Art Hop! Come see Shelley Niro's "silent, waiting, moving, LOUD" before it closes this Saturday, April 27th.

War, 2008 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Join Shelley Niro and The Art Gallery of Hamilton for a screening of Café Daughter, at the historic Westdale Theatre on Sunday, April 28, from 2:45 to 5:30 pm.

Following the screening of Café Daughter, we invite you to stay for an insightful Q&A session with none other than Shelley Niro herself, alongside the talented artist and filmmaker, Ty Tekatch. Ty is currently immersed in crafting a documentary showcasing Shelley Niro’s remarkable journey and artistic practice.

Link for more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/program/cafedaughter/

Maximum Exposure 29 opens with an amazing event on April 26th from 6-10pm, and will run until May 5th. MaxEx is free and open to the public!

Image © Joy Xing

Join Function for the launch for their new issue!

Transcendence is a call to artists to push boundaries, erase limits, and elevate the artistic form. Issue 25 showcases work by emerging artists and interviews with Nadya Kwandibens, Geoffrey Pugen, and Hannah Doucet.

Image © Alec Boyle

Join us next week for The Canadian Art Hop!

From coast to coast, The Canadian Art Hop spotlights the diverse and dynamic tapestry of arts through commercial galleries, artist-run centres, and public museums and galleries.

Embracing a multitude of mediums, styles, and narratives, the participating spaces are highlighted as hubs of creativity, fostering dialogue and engagement within their communities during the weekend and thereafter.

The Gallery will be open until 7pm on Thursday, April 25th.

Shelley Niro will be giving a guided tour of her exhibition as part of the Art Hop's programming on Saturday, April 27th, at 3pm.

Link for more information: https://www.canadianarthop.ca/stephen-bulger-gallery

Joseph in Brantford, 2023 © Shelley Niro / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

Stop by the gallery to pick up a free copy of the newest issue of The Classic!

There's a lot to see in this issue, including a preview of The Photography Show presented by Aipad; An interview with Robert Hershkowitz about his upcoming exhibition of early French calotypes; A trip into the Archive of Modern Conflict; A fantastic conversation with Terry Etherton about his career and gallery in Tucson, Arizona; And a winding feature through the history of photography and framing.

Cover Photo: Aerotone #1, 2004 ©️ Ryan Zoghlin / courtesy Etherton Gallery

Join Sara Angelucci on Sunday April, from 2 to 4 pm for the opening of "Undergrowth" at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. The exhibition will be on view from April 20 to July 7, 2024.

Sara Angelucci transforms found photographs and creates images exposing the cultural and historical conditions outside the image frame, bringing attention to the social forces that generate the language of photography.

𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 brings together several bodies of work produced over the last decade that examine the ways in which photographic practices have contributed to the divide between humans and nature.

Link for more information: https://www.artgalleryofmississauga.com/exhibitions/

Woman/Ash, 2016 © Sara Angelucci / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery

A beautiful feature on Sarah Anne Johnson in the March issue of House and Home! A big thank you to Diana Hamm.

Join Meryl McMaster and the Embassy of Canada Art Gallery in Washington.
In conjunction with her participation in the group exhibition New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Embassy of Canada in Washington is presenting a solo exhibition of work by Meryl McMaster (b.1988, Ottawa). This exhibition curated by Manon Regimbald, is inspired by several projects created by Meryl McMaster since she developed her practice. McMaster’s methodology often incorporates hand-made elements incorporated into carefully considered scenes, captured in performative self-portraits.

Link for more information: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/us-eu/art_gallery-galerie_art/index.aspx?lang=eng

Of Universes We Have Just The One, 2019 © Meryl McMaster / courtesy Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain