Commercial art galleries in Calgary
The city’s art scene may be relatively small, but it serves up a big, colourful variety thanks to our established community of impassioned commercial gallery owners and dealers. The welcoming spaces listed here inspire, challenge and educate by presenting everything from historical European and Canadian art to local, national and international contemporary works.
Trepanier Baer Gallery
105-999 8 Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J5Owned and run by Yves Trépanier and Kevin Baer, this leading Canadian contemporary gallery opened its doors more than 20 years ago on the corner of 10th Avenue and 8th Street Southwest. Among its progressive local, national and international pieces, Trépanier Baer features the works of artists such as Chris Cran, Vikki Alexander and Ron Moppett.
New Zones Gallery Inc
730 11 Ave Sw, Calgary, AB T2R 0E4For more than two decades, Newzones has made a name for itself in the local, national and international contemporary art scenes. The gallery promotes everything from the prominent pinhole photography of Dianne Bos to the iconic abstract paintings of Jack Bush. It’s hard to miss the gallery’s arrestingly large front window, behind which a strong, singular piece of art is always on display.
Paul Kuhn Gallery Ltd
724 11 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0E4Calgary’s first contemporary art gallery displays the best of progressive and established Canadian art – everything from the bold, steel sculptures of Alexander Caldwell to the abstract work of local painter Mark Mullin and David Bolduc, one of Canada’s leading abstract artists. The three-level, converted-warehouse space showcases work in several mediums from painting and sculpting to video and printmaking. Ask about in-house framing services.
Masters Gallery Ltd
A-2115 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1W8This Mission District landmark belongs to the father and son team of Rod and Ryan Green. The gallery deals mostly with historical Canadian works such as the Group of Seven and Emily Carr but also features and supports talented rising contemporary stars like Chris Flodberg and Amy Dryer. Gallery staff members make visitors welcome.
Herringer Kiss Gallery
Operated by Deborah Herringer Kiss, this gallery shows the works of established and up-and-coming American and Canadian artists. The gallery has exhibited works that include steel sculptures and silkscreen prints by local abstract sculptress Katie Ohe – the first commercial gallery showing of the internationally known artist’s work.
Stephen Lowe Art Gallery
This is one of just a few Canadian galleries with two locations in one city. The late artist Stephen Lowe’s daughter Anna Lowe Lam and her husband Allen Lam represent 70 contemporary Canadian artists working in mediums ranging from oil and acrylic on canvas to glass and stone sculpture.
Loch Gallery Inc
314 12 AVE SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0H2Belonging to prominent Canadian art dealer David Loch and his son Ian, the Loch Gallery prides itself on carrying only highly collectible works of art. Although they specialize in historical works by notables such as the Group of Seven, Paul Peel and Jean-Paul Riopelle, they also represent the paintings and sculptures of established contemporary artists like Ivan Eyre and John Hall. An upcoming show will feature for the first time ever the sale and exhibition of Walter J. Phillips’ entire collection of colour woodcut prints.
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery
2108 18 St NW, Calgary, AB T2M 3T3Artist Anna Ostberg not only owns and runs this gallery, she paints and teaches art classes in the same space. Her stable of painters and sculptors includes Cameron Roberts, Joanne MacDonald, Richard Edwards and Bee Kingdom, a Calgary art-glass collective. While most commercial galleries are located in the inner-city, Roberto Ostberg resides in the northwest community of Capitol Hill.