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Reception: Thursday May 22, 7-9 p.m. | View the PDF e-vite

During the summer of 2020, the unique circumstances of the unfolding pandemic led to an ongoing collaboration between Master Printer Jillian Ross and the printmaking division at the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ.

Canadian-born Jillian Ross was the master printer of the David Krut Workshop (DKW) in Johannesburg from 2003 to 2020, working with over 100 South African and international artists, most notably William Kentridge. Having relocated to Canada during the early months of the pandemic, the possibilities of working in photogravure allowed Ross and Kentridge to continue their creative relationship from afar. Contact was made with Steven Dixon, artist and technical demonstrator in the Department of Art and Design at the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, and an expert in the production of copperplate photogravure. Over the next four summers, Ross and Dixon worked on a number of print projects by William Kentridge, including two large-scale photogravure prints which are among the largest ever made.

In addition to the work with Kentridge, Ross has expanded the group of artists she is working with to include artists Puleng Mongale and Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, based in South Africa, and Wally Dion, a Canadian artist of Saulteaux ancestry currently based in New York, each of whom has been able to explore their work using photogravure through her collaborative efforts.

Oh to Believe in Another World: South African–Canadian Collaboration in Print, brings together a broad selection of artworks made through the process of photogravure including works by faculty, students, and alumni of the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ as well as work by Ross's collaborators from across Canada and South Africa.

The Exhibition Includes Works By:

Ambar Azcorra, Chelsey Campbell, Sean Caulfield, Tamara Deedman, Wally Dion, Steven Dixon, Karen Dugas, Helen Gerritzen, Jon Goodman, Emily Hayes, Bernd Hildebrandt, Marketa Holtebrinck, Marcel Houston-McIntosh, Liz Ingram, Luke Johnson, Sarah Judge, Walter Jule, Roxy Kaczmarek, William Kentridge, Sbongiseni Khulu, Marlene MacCallum, Sarah Madgin, Holly de Moissac, Monique Martin, Myken McDowell, Puleng Mongale, David Morrish, Nasibeh Nasibi, Marilène Oliver, Kelsey Pavier, Hannah Penney-Duke, Daniela Schlüter, Marc Siegner, Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, Angela Snieder, Madeline Sturm, Saba Tensae, Alex R.M. Thompson, Zhané Warren, Bevan de Wet

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Symposium

Thursday May 22, 2025 | 1-5 p.m.

Oh to Believe in Another World: Exploring Photo-printmaking, Photogravure, and Creative Collaboration

The related symposium will provide participating artists and collaborators in the exhibition an opportunity to reflect on the process of creative collaboration, technical research, and contextual history of the development of photo printmaking processes in Canada.

Schedule of Events:

1-2 p.m. | Panel

91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, LOCATION TBA (please check back for room numbers)

Presentations and Discussion on photo-printmaking, photogravure, and collaboration in printmaking.

Speakers:

• Luke Johnson, Co-Curator
• Walter Jule, Professor Emeritus, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ
• Marlene MacCallum, Honorary 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Professor, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University

2-3 p.m. | Coffee/Tea reception & Print Study Centre Visits 

FAB 2-32 Visual Resource Centre & FAB 3-78 Print Study Centre

Print Study Centre visits will feature a curated selection of related prints.

3-4:30 p.m. | Exhibition Tour

FAB Gallery, Fine Arts Building (FAB 1-01)

Curatorial tour of Oh to Believe in Another World, printmaking exhibition featuring the work of internationally recognized artist William Kentridge, alongside a collection of Canadian and South African artists.

• Jillian Ross, Master Printer
• Steven Dixon, Technician, Printmaking Area, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ

7-9 p.m. | Evening Reception

FAB Gallery, Fine Arts Building (FAB 1-01)

U of A faculty, staff, students & invited guests

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LUNCH TIME TOURS

FAB Gallery is pleased to announce: Student Led Exhibition Tours!

Join a lunchtime student led tour of the Spring Exhibition Oh To Believe In Another World.

Students will lead guided tours, revealing information about key artworks in the exhibition, offering information about the artists who made them and describe how a number of the artworks have been produced.

Tours will begin at 12:15 p.m. on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays and last roughly 40 minutes:

• May 29
• June 3 & June 5
• June 10 & June 12
• June 17 & June 19

Please note: food & drinks are not permitted in the gallery

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Winter 2025 Exhibitions Listings

January 7-25, 2025

January 7-February 8, 2025

• Second Floor:
  Alcuin Society Book Design Awards
  

February 4-8, 2025 (International Week Event)

• First Gallery:
  Narges Noori

Feb 25-March 15, 2025

• Main Floor:
  Tamara Deedman, MFA Thesis Printmaking

March 25 - April 5, 2025

• BDes Grad Show

April 15 - 26, 2025

• BFA Grad Show

May 20 - June 21, 2025

• Oh to Believe in Another World: South African—Canadian Collaboration in Print