Lost and Found Gardens
MRG is proud to present the first solo exhibition of Santiago, Chile based artist Sebastian Maquieira in North America. Sebastian Maquieira started working with found antique maps around 2018 using silk screening in order to emphasize his own pictorial vocabulary. From here, Sebastian expanded on his process by working with old antique books, dictionaries and encyclopedias. The exhibition “Lost and Found Gardens” comprises the use of these found materials that Maquieira then re-contextualizes, giving new meaning through multiple associations that are based on visual images and syntaxis.
MRG is proud to present the first solo exhibition of Santiago, Chile based artist Sebastian Maquieira in North America. Sebastian Maquieira started working with found antique maps around 2018 using silk screening in order to emphasize his own pictorial vocabulary. From here, Sebastian expanded on his process by working with old antique books, dictionaries and encyclopedias. The exhibition “Lost and Found Gardens” comprises the use of these found materials that Maquieira then re-contextualizes, giving new meaning through multiple associations that are based on visual images and syntaxis.
Heat Wave
Mónica Reyes Gallery presents Heat Wave, a late summer group show celebrating the slow, heat-soaked days of August. If the beach down the street seems just a little too far away and a little too full, then step into the MRG’s recreation of a day by the water complete with some cooling blues of works by artists Maggee Day, Tiko Kerr, Kriss Munsya, Bernadette Phan and Valérie d. Walker; a sandy beach prepped for lounging evoked by works by Cameron McLellan, Andrea Taylor and Mina Totino; and all while Annie Briard’s glowing sun-like circle slowly marks the passage of time through changing hues. As we collectively relax into the dwindling days of summer vacation and prepare for faster paced rhythms of fall, MRG invites us to take pause and revel in this brief window of time, where we can give into the heat and seek escape by whatever body of water — be it the ocean, a pool, or a garden hose—is nearby and ready to cool us off.
Mónica Reyes Gallery presents Heat Wave, a late summer group show celebrating the slow, heat-soaked days of August. If the beach down the street seems just a little too far away and a little too full, then step into the MRG’s recreation of a day by the water complete with some cooling blues of works by artists Maggee Day, Tiko Kerr, Kriss Munsya, Bernadette Phan and Valérie d. Walker; a sandy beach prepped for lounging evoked by works by Cameron McLellan, Andrea Taylor and Mina Totino; and all while Annie Briard’s glowing sun-like circle slowly marks the passage of time through changing hues. As we collectively relax into the dwindling days of summer vacation and prepare for faster paced rhythms of fall, MRG invites us to take pause and revel in this brief window of time, where we can give into the heat and seek escape by whatever body of water — be it the ocean, a pool, or a garden hose—is nearby and ready to cool us off.
Sebastian Maquieira | Creators Vancouver
Maggee Day | Live Auction
Splash 2022
Splash is Arts Umbrella’s annual art auction with proceeds benefiting young people across Metro Vancouver in the visual and performing arts. The 40th Anniversary of Splash, presented by Nicola Wealth, will feature glamorous gala experiences, both in-person and at-home. The in-person gala will be held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and feature evening entertainment, elegant food & cocktails, student performances and culminate in the spectacular Live Auction. The art auction and evening entertainment will be broadcast live from the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and guests can join from anywhere across Canada and beyond. At-home catering deliveries will be available for guests in select cities.
We are grateful to the generosity of our artists that year after year contribute to this wonderful institution. Our artists are both in the Live and Silent Auction. Many thanks to Maggee Day, Enrique Mancon, Andrea Taylor, Mina Totino and Terrence Turner for your contributions.
We are grateful to the generosity of our artists that year after year contribute to this wonderful institution. Our artists are both in the Live and Silent Auction. Many thanks to Maggee Day, Enrique Mancon, Andrea Taylor, Mina Totino and Terrence Turner for your contributions.
Upcoming
Shannon Oksanen Stripes and Bows
November 2022 - Mackenzie Heights
Curated by Myfanwy Macleod
Photo credit: Scott Livingstone
Sebastian Maquieira | Lost and Found Gardens
We had the pleasure to chat with Sebastian Maquieira while he was in town to install his exhibition "Lost and Found Gardens".
INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Amber Frid-Jimenez
The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
at the Vancouver Art Gallery
March 5 - October 23, 2022
The Imitation Game surveys the extraordinary uses (and abuses) of artificial intelligence (AI) in the production of modern and contemporary visual culture around the world. The exhibition follows a chronological narrative that first examines the development of artificial intelligence, from the 1950s to the present, through a precise historical lens. Building on this foundation, it emphasizes the explosive growth of AI across disciplines, including animation, architecture, art, fashion, graphic design, urban design and video games, over the past decade. Revolving around the important roles of machine learning and computer vision in AI research and experimentation, The Imitation Game reveals the complex nature of this new tool and demonstrates its importance for cultural production.
Featured artists, designers and architects include *airegan, Stafford Beer, BIG, Ben Bogart, Gui Bonsiepe, Sougwen Chung, Muriel Cooper, DeepDream, Stephanie Dinkins, Scott Eaton, Epic Games, Amber Frid-Jimenez, Neri Oxman, Patrick Pennefather and WETA, among others.
The show is featuring Amber Frid-Jimenez' two-channel video Après Ballet mécanique (2018), which is part of the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Bruce Grenville, Senior Curator and Glenn Entis, Guest Curator.
Featured artists, designers and architects include *airegan, Stafford Beer, BIG, Ben Bogart, Gui Bonsiepe, Sougwen Chung, Muriel Cooper, DeepDream, Stephanie Dinkins, Scott Eaton, Epic Games, Amber Frid-Jimenez, Neri Oxman, Patrick Pennefather and WETA, among others.
The show is featuring Amber Frid-Jimenez' two-channel video Après Ballet mécanique (2018), which is part of the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Bruce Grenville, Senior Curator and Glenn Entis, Guest Curator.
December 8 - 11, 2022
COMBINE Art Fair returns!
COMBINE Art Fair had its inaugural edition in December 2021 when it opened as a new collaborative model where multiple Vancouver galleries were housed under one roof. This venture saw over two hundred participants attend in the space of four days and inspired a conversation about how a 'boutique' event might contribute to the Vancouver art scene.
COMBINE will take place once again in 2022 at Griffin Art Projects Residency from December 8th to 11th, 2022. Griffin is pleased to collaborate once again this year with Monica Reyes Gallery, Unit 17 and WAAP (Wil Aballe Arts Projects). We are thrilled to welcome a new gallerist to Combine Art Fair, Montreal-based Hugues Charbonneau, whose exciting work and artists will bring new discoveries this year. With Griffin's mandate as a collector-driven institution to feature private collections for free to the public on the West Coast, we are pleased to support and contribute to this exciting venture.
As we know, within the Vancouver art ecosystem, there are many interdependent parts: artists, collectors, galleries, non-profits and institutions. All are needed to thrive and keep the ecosystem healthy. Galleries are vital for nurturing emerging artists and for exposing young collectors to new audiences.. The galleries featured in COMBINE Art Fair will once again provide an access point for new art being made on the West Coast while expanding to a national conversation. The fair is also apt for more seasoned collectors who want to continue learning about new voices in the local scene and beyond.
The project began at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as a way to respond to the challenges of attending national and international events, and has evolved over the course of three years. By exploring new art fair models and means of collaboration, we continue to look to contribute to the arts ecology nationally and locally.
Founding galleries Monica Reyes Gallery, Unit 17, WAAP (as well as other galleries to be confirmed) will work with Griffin to create COMBINE Art Fair, which offers fresh perspectives on contemporary art and collecting. The overall project is intended to create an exciting new art fair event that supports our local art community during these extraordinary and continually evolving times while suggesting a new model for the future.
COMBINE Art Fair had its inaugural edition in December 2021 when it opened as a new collaborative model where multiple Vancouver galleries were housed under one roof. This venture saw over two hundred participants attend in the space of four days and inspired a conversation about how a 'boutique' event might contribute to the Vancouver art scene.
COMBINE will take place once again in 2022 at Griffin Art Projects Residency from December 8th to 11th, 2022. Griffin is pleased to collaborate once again this year with Monica Reyes Gallery, Unit 17 and WAAP (Wil Aballe Arts Projects). We are thrilled to welcome a new gallerist to Combine Art Fair, Montreal-based Hugues Charbonneau, whose exciting work and artists will bring new discoveries this year. With Griffin's mandate as a collector-driven institution to feature private collections for free to the public on the West Coast, we are pleased to support and contribute to this exciting venture.
As we know, within the Vancouver art ecosystem, there are many interdependent parts: artists, collectors, galleries, non-profits and institutions. All are needed to thrive and keep the ecosystem healthy. Galleries are vital for nurturing emerging artists and for exposing young collectors to new audiences.. The galleries featured in COMBINE Art Fair will once again provide an access point for new art being made on the West Coast while expanding to a national conversation. The fair is also apt for more seasoned collectors who want to continue learning about new voices in the local scene and beyond.
The project began at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as a way to respond to the challenges of attending national and international events, and has evolved over the course of three years. By exploring new art fair models and means of collaboration, we continue to look to contribute to the arts ecology nationally and locally.
Founding galleries Monica Reyes Gallery, Unit 17, WAAP (as well as other galleries to be confirmed) will work with Griffin to create COMBINE Art Fair, which offers fresh perspectives on contemporary art and collecting. The overall project is intended to create an exciting new art fair event that supports our local art community during these extraordinary and continually evolving times while suggesting a new model for the future.
FEATURED ARTWORKS
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Mónica Reyes Gallery (MRG) has been backing the growth and development of emerging and mid-career artists at its current location since 2013. Serving the local and international art scene, MRG promotes artist initiatives invested in shaping the economies of art and culture. Located in the heart of Strathcona, the gallery is uniquely positioned to create dialogues with the artists and cultural engineers who call the neighbourhood home.
Our new outpost, located at 2895 West 33rd Avenue – at the intersection of Mackenzie Street, opened in February 2022. This new location in the very heart of Vancouver's west side, will provide a unique opportunity for the gallery’s roster of artists to connect with a new audiences, to present new projects and to participate in curated group exhibitions.
Mónica Reyes Gallery is committed to presenting the work of artists who reflect the diversity of the visual arts community in Vancouver, BC. In particular, we are committed to providing space for artists to present narratives that are often underrepresented in many art galleries. MRG acknowledges it’s role as a commercial gallery in the Vancouver art community and recognizes the importance of continually reflecting on this position in relation to the ongoing impacts of colonialism within our institutional systems. We strive to centre the gallery’s programming around equity, diversity and inclusion and invite our community to engage with us to create a more just and sustainable future for the visual arts.
A project that was inspired by the pandemic and its need to return to the local and foster the community around us, Monica Reyes was one of the founding galleries of a new art fair, called COMBINE. It's purpose is to serve as a platform for new and aspiring art collectors to learn about the West Coast art scene and as an opportunity for seasoned collectors to discover the latest local talents. The predominant concept of collaboration is visible in the make-up of the fair, consisting of five Vancouver galleries and the emphasis of interconnected elements of artists, collectors, galleries, and institutions of this inaugural fair.
MRG's regular exhibition program and special events provide artists with opportunities for artists to show work that includes range of practices from more traditional forms of painting, sculpture and photography to experimental video, durational performance and installation.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
Our new outpost, located at 2895 West 33rd Avenue – at the intersection of Mackenzie Street, opened in February 2022. This new location in the very heart of Vancouver's west side, will provide a unique opportunity for the gallery’s roster of artists to connect with a new audiences, to present new projects and to participate in curated group exhibitions.
Mónica Reyes Gallery is committed to presenting the work of artists who reflect the diversity of the visual arts community in Vancouver, BC. In particular, we are committed to providing space for artists to present narratives that are often underrepresented in many art galleries. MRG acknowledges it’s role as a commercial gallery in the Vancouver art community and recognizes the importance of continually reflecting on this position in relation to the ongoing impacts of colonialism within our institutional systems. We strive to centre the gallery’s programming around equity, diversity and inclusion and invite our community to engage with us to create a more just and sustainable future for the visual arts.
A project that was inspired by the pandemic and its need to return to the local and foster the community around us, Monica Reyes was one of the founding galleries of a new art fair, called COMBINE. It's purpose is to serve as a platform for new and aspiring art collectors to learn about the West Coast art scene and as an opportunity for seasoned collectors to discover the latest local talents. The predominant concept of collaboration is visible in the make-up of the fair, consisting of five Vancouver galleries and the emphasis of interconnected elements of artists, collectors, galleries, and institutions of this inaugural fair.
MRG's regular exhibition program and special events provide artists with opportunities for artists to show work that includes range of practices from more traditional forms of painting, sculpture and photography to experimental video, durational performance and installation.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
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CONTACT US
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602 E Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1R1 T. 604.339.2096 www.monicareyesgallery.com mr@monicareyesgallery.com opening hours: monday and tuesday 11am-2pm; saturday 12-4pm; and by appointment
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2895 W. 33rd Avenue Vancouver, BC V6N 2G3 T. 604.339.2096 www.monicareyesgallery.com mr@monicareyesgallery.com opening hours: wednesday - saturday 12-5pm; and by appointment
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