Norberg Hall

The incomparable 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟: 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘍.𝘖 (𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥) now on view at the 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔 💥 Don’t miss it!
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Exhibition continues until August 9, 2026⁣
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This major retrospective exhibition traces the over 60-year artistic career of the boldly irreverent and equally influential Alberta artist John Will. Featuring prints, paintings, photography, video and works on paper, John Will: Born in the U.F.O. will be the largest and most complete exhibition of John Will’s work to date. Will is known for his humour, play with notions of truth, and a fascination into his own place in the world as an individual and an artist. His satirical and insightful paintings and works on paper are created through a process of collecting fragments of language from a wide variety of sources: news, popular media, adages, slang as well as found and taken photographs to re-work them into insightful, often hysterical and sometimes uncomfortable new interpretations.⁣
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This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by Catherine Crowston.
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About the Artist:⁣
John Will (b. 1939, Waterloo, Iowa) is a senior Alberta-based painter, photographer, printmaker, and performance artist whose career spans more than six decades. His work probes identity, personal origin, and the many absurdities of contemporary life. Widely celebrated as an image maker and incisive wordsmith, Will’s recent practice focuses on text-based paintings and works on paper, reconstructing fragments of language into witty, darkly humorous, and poignant reflections.⁣
His work is held in major public and private collections across North America, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, New York Public Library, Nickle Galleries, Art Institute of Chicago, and Glenbow Museum, among others.⁣
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Photos courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta ⁣
📸 Charles Cousins

𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣ ⁣
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“As archeological research continues, researchers will likely find more artifacts that expand our understanding of the influence of the geological, ocular and acoustic phenomenon of caves on our symbolic thought and dexterity, further back in time. Such artifacts may also broaden our understanding of consciousness and perception. Abstraction in art is often described as a poor rendering of a living being, functional object or habitable place—or even the denigration of a whole, unified, or nameable form. The figure is unconsciously assumed to precede its deconstruction.…” continue reading online.⁣
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𝘞𝘦𝘵 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴⁣
2026⁣
graphite on paper⁣
6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.⁣
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🪏This Week 🪏⁣
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𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟 ⁣
Combined, Collapsed ⁣
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 ⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - June 27, 2026⁣
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𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Fri May 22 | 4 - 6 pm⁣
𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Artist in attendance ⁣
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Exhibition text by 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘬, Writer & Curator ⁣
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Norberg Hall is pleased to present our second solo exhibition with Calgary/Mohkinstsis-based artist 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟. ⁣
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In this new body of work, Taal meditates on the poiesis of caves and stalagmite formations, rendering subterranean worlds that feel both ancient and intimately human. Through dense surfaces of graphite and moments of quiet luminosity, the works trace the subconscious terrain of the self, inviting viewers into a space where the body, the spirit, the earth, and the unknown become inseparable.⁣
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It Smells of Sulphur Still Today⁣
2025⁣
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Graphite on paper ⁣
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