Trépanier Baer Gallery

08/17/2026

Reminder: Celebrating the Life of Eric Cameron

Eric Cameron
April 19th, 1935 - January 29th, 2026

Please join Margaret Cameron and the Cameron family for a Celebration of Life in honour of Eric Cameron, RCA, who passed away earlier this year.

Location: TrépanierBaer Gallery
105, 999-8th Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2R 1J5

Date: Wednesday, August 19th
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Remarks: 4:45 p.m.

Speakers: Yves Trépanier, Margaret Cameron, William (Bill) Laing, Peggy Gale, Thierry de Duve (via zoom), and Gregory Cameron.

RSVP: Judy Ciccagalione: [email protected] by August 17th.

For those unable to attend in person the following Zoom link will enable you to attend online.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88685482318?pwd=hbazzJ5H1acIT6oSS1TfxQStjENQqH.1

You are encouraged to bring photos and to share stories of your time with Eric.

Parking is available in the lot west of the building off 10th Avenue, SW, or on 10th Avenue on the south side of the Avenue.

Eric Cameron
Thanatos Series, 2018
Latex paint on Remembrance Day Poppy, fishing wire
Detail, TrépanierBaer Gallery

08/15/2026

We are delighted to announce that Chris Millar’s extraordinary new work, The Loom Beneath the Loam, is now available for viewing at the gallery.

For the past six years, Millar has devoted himself almost exclusively to the creation of three remarkably ambitious, large-scale kinetic sculptures, each extraordinarily complex and labour-intensive. All three works are now held in private collections; two in Montréal and one in Calgary.

The Loom Beneath the Loam marks Millar’s return to an intimate scale and is his first small-scale work in six years. At just 10” × 9” x 3” (18.5” x 18.5” x 4” framed), it possesses all of the astonishing detail, invention, humour and obsessive craftsmanship for which his work is known.

Part painting, part sculpture, and part fantastical narrative, the work contains eight miniature paintings, including a central portrait, two panoramic landscapes and two additional landscape scenes. These are among the smallest paintings Millar has ever produced. Each painting is incorporated into an elaborate sculptural frame populated by faux wood-carved portraits, strange botanical forms, suspended objects, and a miniature chrysalis pod that together contribute to the work’s richly imagined story.

Millar imagines a species of praying mantis artists who spin silk from which they create their sculptures. One miniature painting depicts an exhibition of their work while the figure in blue appears to be their art dealer. The elaborate hanging form at the lower right is itself one of the mantis artists’ sculptures.

This is Millar at his best: a meticulously constructed world in which painting, sculpture, storytelling, absurdity and an affectionate satire of the contemporary art world collide. The closer one looks, the more the work reveals.

The Loom Beneath the Loam is now on view at the gallery.

Chris Millar lives and works in Delson, Quebec. He is known for extraordinarily detailed paintings and sculptures that combine meticulous craftsmanship with elaborate fictional worlds, dark humour and densely layered narratives. Moving freely between painting, sculpture, model-making and kinetic construction, Millar creates works in which seemingly minute de

08/11/2026

Celebrating the Life of Eric Cameron

Please join Margaret Cameron and the Cameron family for a Celebration of Life in honour of Eric Cameron, RCA who passed away earlier this year.

Location: TrépanierBaer Gallery
105, 999-8th Street SW
Calgary, AB, T2R 1J5

Date: August 19th
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

RSVP: Judy Ciccagalione: [email protected] by August 17th.

For those unable to attend in person the following Zoom link will enable you to attend online.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88685482318?pwd=hbazzJ5H1acIT6oSS1TfxQStjENQqH.1

You are encouraged to bring photos and to share stories of your time with Eric.

Parking is available in the lot west of the building off 10th Avenue, SW, or on 10th Avenue on the south side of the Avenue.

Eric Cameron
Thanatos Series, 2018
Latex paint on Remembrance Day Poppy, fishing wire
Detail, TrépanierBaer Gallery

07/27/2026

TrépanierBaer will be closed for a short holiday from Tuesday, July 28th through to Monday August 10th.

The gallery will reopen with regular business hours on Tuesday, August 11th.

On behalf of TrépanierBaer we wish you and your families a relaxing, enjoyable and rejuvenating summer. We look forward to welcoming you back in August.

Opening in September: Vikky Alexander: The Woodlanders.

Kim Spink
Helleborus x Glandorfensis, Ice and Roses Pink, 2025
Colour pencil and graphite on 70 lb (114 g/m2) acid-free white sketch paper
9” x 12” / 22.8 x 30.4 cm – image
Private Collection

07/23/2026

07/22/2026

In the Viewing Room: Chris Cran

In celebration of Chris Cran’s appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada on June 26, 2026, TrépanierBaer is pleased to present four works spanning thirty years of his more than fifty-year career.

Anchoring this intimate exhibition is a rare 1988 work titled Hand as Gun. Related to the artist’s renowned Self Portrait series (1984–1989), which established Cran’s national reputation, Hand as Gun foreshadows his 1992 suite of six monumental Hand Gesture paintings. Together with the large-scale Heads from the same period, these works marked the beginning of Cran’s long investigation into the relationship between representation and abstraction, and between painting and photography. The hand has recurred as a motif throughout his career, including Hand, Spray Can and Spray (1984), Cheers(2013), and Hand with Glass (2017).

Other works in the exhibition include Red Tok (2016), Edge Painting #2 (1999), and Beatnik (2009). Chris Cran’s appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada recognizes not only his respected painting practice, but also his extraordinary influence as a teacher and mentor.

The official citation reads:

• “A transformative force in the Calgary visual arts community, Chris Cran has shaped generations of artists through his innovative explorations of painting. Blending traditional genres with popular cultural sources, he playfully disrupts perception. A celebrated exhibitor, mentor, teacher, and advocate, he has profoundly enriched Canada’s artistic landscape.”

We look forward to seeing you at the gallery.

Chris Cran
Beatnik, 2009
Acrylic on paper
48.3 x 33 cm

Chris Cran
Hand as Gun, 1988
Oil on canvas
63.5 cm x 76.2 cm

Chris Cran
Red Toc, 2016
Acrylic on board
76.2 cm x 60.69 cm

Chris Cran
Edge Painting #2, 1999
Oil on board
49.5 cm x 40 cm

07/04/2026

Happy Stampede
New Works at TrépanierBaer

As Calgary welcomes the excitement and energy of the Stampede season, we are pleased to present a selection of new works now available at the gallery, including Fred Herzog’s dramatic Jackpot, DaveandJenn’s Bee Sting from 2015, Chris Cran’s Beatnik, and Peter von Tiesenhausen’s Vessel.

Whether you’re visiting Calgary for the Stampede or exploring the city close to home, we invite you to stop by the gallery to experience these exceptional works and view our summer group exhibition, FIND YOUR EYES.
We look forward to seeing you.

Yahoo!

Fred Herzog
Jackpot, 1961/2010
Colour photograph, archival inkjet print
Edition 14/20
11 ¾” x 18” - image

DaveandJenn
Bee Sting, 2015
Resin and acrylic paint
14 ¼” x 11 ¾” x 2 3/8”
Side View

Chris Cran
Beatnik, 2009
Acrylic on paper
13” x 19”

Peter von Tiesenhausen
Vessel, 2013
Propeller bronze, cast using an unconventional charred-timber mold ignited by a mirrored solar Prometheus (concentrated solar) furnace; unique cast
11” x 3.25” x 2”

06/30/2026

Contemporary Calgary
Special Announcement
Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Dear friends, colleagues, artists, collectors, and supporters of the arts, you are invited to join David Leinster, CEO, and the team at Contemporary Calgary for a special announcement on Friday, July 3 at 1:00 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday.

Date: Friday, July 3
Time: Doors open at 12:30 PM | Remarks at 1:00 PM
Location: To be disclosed to registered attendees.
Registration is required to attend. While the date and time of the announcement are confirmed above, the exact event location and final arrival details will be sent exclusively to registered guests via email prior to the event.

Please remember to register for the event below, linked in bio.

Contemporary Calgary

https://www.showpass.com/contemporary-calgary-special-announcement/

06/29/2026

Canada Day

The gallery will be closed on Wednesday, July 1st in celebration of Canada Day. We wish you a wonderful holiday filled with time to relax and enjoy all that makes this country so special.

The gallery will reopen on Thursday, July 2nd resuming regular business hours.

Happy Canada Day!

Fred Herzog
Pow Wow, Kids, 1959
Colour photograph, archival pigment print
Edition of 20
12” x 18” / 30.4 x 45.7 cm – image
Estate stamped on verso

06/27/2026