“The difference between land and the sky is insignificant,” the artist Ivan Eyre has said.
The beloved Manitoban, Ivan Eyre, is recognized for his earnest portrayal of the prairie landscape—the high horizon a defining feature of his work. Eyre’s fervent exploration of the horizon line is the thematic concept of Shifting Horizons.
Including selected paintings and drawings by Eyre from the Assiniboine Park Conservancy alongside works in WAG-Qaumajuq’s collection, Shifting Horizons activates the horizon as subject—a point of contact as well as a site of contention where lines, shapes, and patterns brim with energy. Works by Billy Akavak, Diana Thorneycroft, Sylvie Readman, Mario Yrisarry and more are presented together to reflect on the potential of the horizon as a transformative space. The exhibition contends that the horizon line does not simply guide our sightline—it also disrupts space and interrupts time.
Participating Artists: Ivan Eyre with Billy Akavak, David Firman, Ron Gorsline, Bruce Head, Lisa Klapstock, Kenneth Campbell Lochhead, Sylvie Readman, Tony Tascona, Diana Thorneycroft, Elizabeth Willmott and Mario Yrisarry
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