Unseen Treasures
May 26 – July 22, 2018
A selection from Glenhyrst’s Permanent Collection
This exhibition features artwork from Glenhyrst’s remarkable permanent collection that have not been on display in the gallery for several years or decades, in addition to those which have never been displayed at all. These works, selected by Glenhyrst’s Curator Matthew Ryan Smith and Chair of Collections David M. Leng, emphasize the special contributions made by local, regional, and national artists as well as artists from the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. Today, Glenhyrst’s impressive permanent collection includes over 600 artworks. This exhibition provides an opportunity to showcase some of the collection’s rarest and most outstanding artworks. Moreover, Glenhyrst is proud to announce that the permanent collection will be involved in all gallery exhibitions and events, including exhibitions by seminal Brantford artist Kapwani Kiwanga and Mohawk collective Talking Earth Pottery.
Gallery 1 (downstairs level)
Selected Prints from the Permanent Collection
Glenhyrst holds a number of important prints and works on paper by important Canadian and international artists in its collection. Many of these works engage Brantford, Brant Region and Six Nations of the Grand River. For example, prints by local artist Anne Meredith Barry pay homage to Alexander Graham Bell, whose early experiments during his time living in Brantford led to his invention of the telephone. Other works, namely those by acclaimed artists Karel Appel (Dutch), Michael Snow (Canadian), and Robert Indiana (American) prove the exceptional quality and breadth of works in the collection.
Gallery 2 (downstairs level)
Selections from a suite by David Peter Hunsberger
David Peter Hunsberger was born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1976, and graduated with an honours degree in fine arts from the University of Waterloo. Maintaining a studio in Waterloo, his work has been exhibition throughout Canada and his serigraphs reside in permanent collections around the world. In this series, Hunsberger interprets a scene from the Petawawa River, proving his masterful use of line, colour, texture, and form.
Gallery 3 (upstairs level)
Selections from John Reeves’s series ‘Inuit Art World’
Photographer and broadcaster John Reeves was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1938 and was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. His extraordinary portraits featuring Inuit peoples of Canada earned international recognition. Reeves wrote that his “photography focuses on the living and working circumstances of the Inuit art professionals whose livelihood developed with the onset of the town-based North.”
Gallery 4 (upstairs level)
Rarities and Wonders
Glenhyrst’s permanent collection includes a number of prints that feature fantastical and often atypical subject matter. A variety of these works have been grouped together in order to question our expectations and pre-conceived notions of contemporary art practice and the types of responses it produces visually, emotionally, and intellectually.