curated exhibitions – Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery

CUT WEAVE THROW PRINT, September 13 – 29, 2018

ELISSA CRISTALL GALLERY is pleased to present an exhibition of four artists: Rachael Ashe, Aurora Landin, Alwyn O’Brien, Amanda Wood who are working in paper, textile, ceramic and print. The exhibition is curated by Lesley Finlayson. “In a world of artifice easily facilitated by user-friendly technology I curated this exhibition to present art in which the works elegantly manifest the artists’ discernment, understanding, and knowledge of techniques which are critical to their [...]

A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES | May 12-June 10, 2017

ELISSA CRISTALL GALLERY is delighted to present “A Cabinet of Curiosities” a group exhibition curated by Darius Stein with artists: Luke Armitstead, Sarah Davidson, Paul Halley and Juliana Silva. “A Cabinet of Curiosities” takes a look at two and three dimensional artworks that occupy a space located between fact and fiction. Historically, cabinets of curiosities were comprised of an encyclopedic array of objects whose categorical boundaries were still to be defined. While generally [...]