Exhibitions

JUL 28, 2016 Mark Bellows + Andrew French + Ryan McCourt + Stephen Pardy + Rob Willms Common Sense Gallery is opening up the workshop for SCULPTURE ALLEY on Thursday July 28th from 7pm 'til midnight. BBQ from the Local Omnivore and BEER from Brewsters. ART by Mark Bellows, Andrew French, Ryan McCourt, Stephen Pardy … Continue reading NESW: Sculpture Alley →

JUN 27, 2014 - JUL 27, 2014 “A man who advocates aesthetic effort and deprecates social effort is not likely to be understood by a class to which social effort has become a stale matter” -Thomas Hardy, "Return of the Native"

NOV 30, 2013 - DEC 20, 2013 Stephen Pardy + Sandra Márcia

OCT 19, 2013 - NOV 1, 2013 Portraits and figures from the Cassady/McCourt collection. Common Sense is pleased to invite visual art enthusiasts from Edmonton and around the world to attend the opening reception for “Looking Back: Portraits and Figures from the Cassady McCourt Collection” from 2 – 4 pm on Saturday, October 19th. Featuring … Continue reading Looking Back →

JUN 7, 2013 - JUN 28, 2013 I first met Mitchel Smith in 1982, shortly after he had graduated from the fine arts program at the University of Alberta. He was making abstract paintings which were quite good at that early stage, but what I remember most from that meeting was being impressed by his … Continue reading Mitchel Smith: Faktura →

NOV 30, 2012 - DEC 15, 2012 Common Sense proudly announces the opening of “Coloring Book,” a solo exhibition of new sculptures by American artist Walter Early. A recent transplant to Edmonton, Walter Early is originally from Kentucky. He developed an interest in sculpture while attending the University of Kentucky, where he received his BFA. … Continue reading Walter Early: Coloring Book →

NOV 2, 2012 - NOV 24, 2012 Charles Grabinsky + Neil McClelland + Robert Dmytruk + Patrick Jacob + David Shkolny Common Sense happily announces the opening of “Conversations,” a group exhibition of pictures and sculptures by western Canadian artists Charles Grabinsky, Neil McClelland, Robert Dmytruk, Patrick Jacob, and David Shkolny. The five artists represented … Continue reading Conversations →

OCT 5, 2012 - OCT 27, 2012 Common Sense invites you to attend “How Deep My Pleasure,” a solo exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Boston- based artist and art writer Franklin Einspruch. Einspruch’s work concentrates on the figure, which he depicts with an economical line and evocative hues using mixtures of watercolour, gouache, … Continue reading Franklin Einspruch: How Deep My Pleasure →

SEP 7, 2012 - SEP 22, 2012 Common Sense bids a farewell to summer with Shady Gardens, a new exhibition of abstract and figurative constructed metal sculptures by the artists of the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop. Shady Gardens presents new work, freshly picked from the studio, by each of the resident NESW sculptors. Some of … Continue reading NESW: Shady Gardens →

JUL 6, 2012 - JUL 28, 2012 Common Sense is pleased to present No Simple Highway, a new solo exhibition of expressively painted and collaged images of landscapes, on wood and canvas, by Alberta artist Krista Hamilton, based in Edmonton. “These pieces are travelers. And each element is on a path of fluid movement through … Continue reading Krista Hamilton: No Simple Highway →

JUN 1, 2012 - JUN 23, 2012 Common Sense is pleased to present Fragments, a new solo exhibition of figurative paintings by Allyson Glenn. Including works from the series ‘Cracovia’ and ‘Urban Narratives,’ the images address issues of cultural identity, conflict, and transition. The ‘Cracovia’ project was initiated in the old Jewish ghetto of Krakow, … Continue reading Allyson Glenn: Fragments →

APR 27, 2012 - MAY 19, 2012 Common Sense is pleased to present Back Alleys and Side Streets – Finding Beauty in the Overlooked Urban Environment, a new solo exhibition by Russell Bingham, showcasing his alternate photographic views of Edmonton’s local landscape. “I suspect that most viewers will be struck by the ordinariness of my … Continue reading Russell Bingham: Back Alleys and Side Streets →