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Afghan Mural
Instant Coffee // 2012 // Digital print on vinyl, aluminum // Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre
Instant Coffee
Instant Coffee is a service-oriented artist collective based in Vancouver and Toronto; they produce artworks, exhibition installations and events.
Instant Coffee // 2012 // Digital print on vinyl, aluminum // Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre
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Amy Malbeuf // 2018 // Painted Steel // INIW River Lot 11
Amy Malbeuf
Amy Malbeuf is a Métis visual artist from Rich Lake, Alberta. Malbeuf has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at such venues as the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops; Contemporary Calgary; Kings ARI, Melbourne, Australia; and Stride Gallery, Calgary. Most recently Malbeuf exhibited at the Dunlop Art Gallery as part of Material Girls as well as in Future Station: Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
Malbeuf has participated in many international artist residencies including at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia; The Banff Centre, Alberta; The Labrador Research Institute, Labrador; and in 2015 was named one of two Canada Council for the Arts fellows at the Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico. Malbeuf lives and works in Kelowna where she is working towards a MFA from the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Amy Malbeuf // 2018 // Painted Steel // INIW River Lot 11
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Tsa Tsa Ke K'e - Iron Foot Place
Alex Janvier // 2016 // Glass Smalti|Mosaic|Tile // Rogers Place Arena - Ford Hall
Alex Janvier
Alex Janvier was born in 1935 and is of Dene sųłı̨né́ and Saulteaux descent. At the age eight, he was sent to the Blue Quills Indian Residential School near St. Paul, Alberta. Janvier speaks of having a creative instinct from as far back as he can remember, and says he was given the tools to create his first paintings at the residential school. Unlike many Aboriginal artists of his time, he received formal training and graduated with honours from Calgary’s Alberta College of Art in 1960. Immediately after graduation, he took up a post at the University of Alberta.
Janvier’s style is highly distinctive and involves an eloquent blend of abstract and representational images with bright, often symbolic colours. As a First Nations person emerging from a history of oppression and struggle for cultural empowerment, he paints the challenges and celebrations that he has encountered in his lifetime. Janvier credits the beadwork and birch bark basketry of his mother and other relatives as major influences.
His work has been exhibited internationally – most notably as a representative in a Canadian/Chinese Cultural Exchange in 1985. In January 2004, one of Janvier’s works was displayed in Paris, France at the Canadian Forum on Cultural Enterprise. Nationally, Janvier has created several acclaimed murals; the 450 m² Morning Star at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, is a personal career highlight.
Janvier is one of Canada’s most significant, pioneering Aboriginal artists. As a founding member of the Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporated (PNIAI) – the so-called “Indian Group of Seven” he was key in challenging perceptions of Aboriginal art. His influence continues to be felt by First Nations today. Accolades include three prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, The Tribal Chiefs Institute, and Cold Lake First Nations, in addition to the Order of Canada and Alberta Order of Excellence. Janvier’s passion and natural talent for creative expression remain strong to this day.
Alex Janvier // 2016 // Glass Smalti|Mosaic|Tile // Rogers Place Arena - Ford Hall
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Pillars of the Community
Layla Folkmann & Lacey Jane Wilburn // 2016 // paint // LRT Vent
Layla Folkmann & Lacey Jane Wilburn
Both born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Lacey and Layla met studying Fine Art at Grant MacEwan in 2007.
Their passion and dedication to artistic practice formed an inseparable friendship and a professional collaboration. They currently reside in Montréal, recently graduating from Concordia University with great distinction and studying at the L’ecole d’Enseignement Superieure d’Art in Bordeaux, France.
They currently paint murals with A’Shop inc. as well as independently. Since 2010, they have painted over 40 murals all across Canada as well as Honduras, France and Northern Uganda where they volunteered with an orphanage and an artistic center for the reintegration of former child soldiers.
Layla Folkmann & Lacey Jane Wilburn // 2016 // paint // LRT Vent
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The Magpies' Nests
Kevin Sehn & Chai Duncan // 2018 // Bronze|Painted Steel // Rossdale Linear Park
Kevin Sehn & Chai Duncan
Kevin Sehn was raised in Central Alberta at Rocky Mountain House. A graduate of the University of Alberta in Edmonton (BFA Industrial Design/Sculpture) he has been working as a professional artist and technician since 1993. He was represented in Edmonton at Douglas Udell Gallery from 1996 until it closed in 2016. “I like to work between humor and serious discourse, where simple things really aren’t so simple. My themes are explorations of contrasting phenomena or oppositional ideas: light and dark, good and evil, figure and machine, sprinkled with the absurd and underlined by a deep sadness and empathy for the human condition.”
Chai Duncan is an artist, curator and art educator living and working in Nanaimo, British Columbia on the unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw Peoples. Currently he teaches sculpture in the Visual Art department at Vancouver Island University, where he is also the curator at VIU’s VIEW Gallery. In his art practice he continues to work in multiple media, investigating the cultural construction of nature and the overlapping territories that arise where humanity and the natural world meet. He is a collector of found landscapes and is interested in the abandoned, discarded and obsolete built environment. He has lived and worked in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C, and Texas.
Kevin Sehn & Chai Duncan // 2018 // Bronze|Painted Steel // Rossdale Linear Park
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Wheatfield With Crows
Konstantin Dimopoulos // 2014 // Concrete, epoxy rods // The Meadows Community Recreation Centre
Konstantin Dimopoulos
Konstantin Dimopoulos is internationally acclaimed for his sculptures and installations.
Based in Australia, he was born in Egypt to a Greek family and grew up in New Zealand. This experience of living in many cultures has directly influenced his work – which examines the question of place and identity.
His work is featured in public art collections throughout Europe and the United States. In 2011 and again in 2014, he was a featured artist at the Vancouver Biennale of Public Art.
Konstantin Dimopoulos // 2014 // Concrete, epoxy rods // The Meadows Community Recreation Centre
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Alberta Avenue Benches
Various Artists // 2012 // Concrete|Laser etched granite // Alberta Avenue (118 Ave between 79th-96th Street)
Various Artists
Alexandra Haeseker
Allison Tweedie/Kevin Sandgren
Anne Watson
Anne Watson
Blair Brennan
Brian McArthur
Cindy Revell
Cynthia Führer
Damien Manchuk
Dara Humniski
Dawn Candy
Derek Besant
Duncan Johnson
Duncan Johnson
E‑Kim Hung Ho
Gabe Wong
Genevieve Simms
Jennifer Berkenbosch
Jesse Sherburne
Josh Holinaty
Kerry Stewart
Lorraine Shulba
Louis O’Coffee
Mia Weinberg
Mieka West
Nickelas Johnson
Robert Harpin
Sean Borchert
Stephan Wiebe
Trevor Waurechen
Various Artists // 2012 // Concrete|Laser etched granite // Alberta Avenue (118 Ave between 79th-96th Street)
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Neighbourhood Benches
Becki Chan // 2014 // Concrete // Highlands Library
Becki Chan
A native of Hong Kong and Toronto, Becki trained as an artist and an architect, she has worked in a range of disciplines, including web, industrial, interior and exhibition design. Becki served as a producer of the PechaKucha Night Vancouver series for five years. In addition, she is a public artist with a focus on site specific public installations, and she was part of the board for the City of Vancouver’s Arts & Culture Policy Council. Last but not least, Becki was the editor of The Proof on the Vancouver Is Awesome blog. She also really loves her cat.
Becki Chan // 2014 // Concrete // Highlands Library
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A Mischief of Could-be(s)
Erin Pankratz & Christian Pérès Gibaut // 2023 // Ceramic Tiles|Mosaic // Churchill Square
Erin Pankratz & Christian Pérès Gibaut
A professional artist team with more than 10 years of experience in public art, integrating artwork into architectural projects, and creating customized community and team building experiences.
Erin Pankratz (erinpankratz.com) was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Her body of work includes murals, contemporary mosaics, public art, residential and corporate commissions, and collaborative projects. Two-time SAMA’s Innovation in Mosaic Award winner, she has exhibited in France, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Canada, and the United States. She lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta.
Christian Pérès Gibaut (christianperesgibaut.com) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His body of work includes paintings, murals, mosaics, public art, and collaborative projects. A recipient of the 2019 Cultural Diversity in the Arts grant, he has worked and exhibited in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Colombia, France, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States. He lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta.
Erin Pankratz & Christian Pérès Gibaut // 2023 // Ceramic Tiles|Mosaic // Churchill Square
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Heart Beat of a Nation
Brad Crowfoot // 2019 // Digital Print // City Hall
This art piece titled Heartbeat of a Nation honours Edmonton’s connection with the First Peoples of this land.
Treaty 6 is outlined over the provincial boundary map of present-day Alberta to illustrate the spans of these ancestral lands. The floral kohkom (grandmother in Cree) scarf around the map represents the Treaty colours: Green (grass), Blue (river), and Yellow (sun) signifying that Treaty is forever: for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the river flows. Within Treaty 6, there’s a photo of Poundmaker Singers captured at the unveiling of a sculpture and a Treaty 6 marker at MacEwan University to highlight the responsibility that all Edmontonians have as Treaty people.
To honour the relationships that the City is building with Indigenous artists, the map features a sculptural mural by Métis artist Destiny Swiderski titled Amiskwacîw Wâskâyhkan Ihâtwin, located at the gateway to Beaver Hills House Park. Finally, throughout the piece, the seven animals symbolize sacred teachings of relationships built upon principles of wisdom, love, respect, courage, honesty, humility, and truth.
Brad Crowfoot
Brad Crowfoot is a Blackfoot and Navajo multi-media artist, born and raised in Edmonton. He’s been active within the arts scene for almost 20 years and is known for capturing Indigenous arts, culture and entertainment through photography and digital media. He went to school for Arts and Cultural Management at MacEwan University and was involved with kihêw waciston as part of the Indigenous Student Council Executives. He got involved with the City of Edmonton and the Indigenous Framework to help showcase the City as a partner.
Brad Crowfoot // 2019 // Digital Print // City Hall
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103A Avenue NW, Downtown, Central Core
Edmonton,
Alberta
T5J 2R7
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