Exhibitions

JAN 15, 2010 - FEB 28, 2010 Starting January 15, Common Sense presents Wood Forms: Sculptures by César Alvarez. A recent graduate of the University of Alberta’s acclaimed sculpture MFA program, Alvarez has caught the eye of critics both at home and abroad with his recent work. Veteran New York art critic Piri Halasz called … Continue reading César Alvarez: Wood Forms →

NOV 20, 2009 - DEC 20, 2009 Starting November 20, 2009, Common Sense present's Ryan McCourt's Portrait Helmets, an exhibition of eleven recent brass sculptures by the award winning Edmonton artist. Taking the form of ornate metal headwear, McCourt's Portrait Helmets draw their inspiration from a variety of mythical, cultural, archetypal, and personal sources. While … Continue reading Ryan McCourt: Portrait Helmets →

OCT 10, 2009 - NOV 6, 2009 Dean Smale earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Calgary and is currently the coordinator of the Visual Communications program at Medicine Hat College. He has also instructed visual arts at College of the Rockies, Eastern Oregon University, and Red Deer College. In his … Continue reading Dean Smale: Inner Sense →

JUL 25, 2009 - AUG 22, 2009  

JUN 1, 2009 - JUN 21, 2009

APR 17, 2009 - MAY 1, 2009

MAR 23, 2009 - APR 11, 2009 Dean Smale + Tessa Nunn + Rob Willms + Nola Cassady Anyone Want a Surprise Seven Figure Bonus? No, I'm not talking about the outrageous packages doled out to failed bank executives. I'm referring to the little exhibition I just installed on a whim in the red-floored front … Continue reading The Seven Figure Bonus Show →

FEB 21, 2009 - MAR 21, 2009 Bruce Dunbar: Eye Candy at Common Sense Review by Sarah Hamilton I can't imagine how difficult it would be to walk away from your creative practice, to never write, paint, sculpt, or craft again. In 1988, Edmonton artist Bruce Dunbar put his art practice on indefinite hiatus. He … Continue reading Bruce Dunbar: Eye Candy →

JAN 16, 2009 - FEB 1, 2009 "Integral efficiency is as lofty an ideal as any, and perhaps more real than any other. Its unfavorable associations are the vulgar ones. But only in art as yet, because art does not have to determine and can so well refuse to serve ends outside itself, has an … Continue reading Ryan McCourt: Sculpture In Our Time →

NOV 15, 2008 - DEC 13, 2008