ART NOW - Chris Cran Speaks September 23rd, 2015 at Noon in the Recital Hall

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Chris Cran graduated in 1979 from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary. The recipient of numerous Canada Council grants, Cran has exhibited internationally at the 49th Parallel Gallery, New York City (1992) and in the Fourth International Painting Biennial, Cuenca, Ecuador (1994). In addition to his professional activities as a painter and teacher (ACAD), Chris Cran has been actively involved with Calgary’s internationally recognized One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre.  Chris Cran’s work may be found in numerous private and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Glenbow Museum, the Nickle Arts Museum, the Art Gallery of Alberta and The Mackenzie Art Gallery. Chris Cran is represented by TrépanierBaer Gallery in Calgary, Clint Roenisch Gallery in Toronto and Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles.

Chris Cran’s Inherent Virtue opens at Southern Alberta Art Gallery on September 26 and runs until November 22, 2015.  This is part of a multi-partner survey of Cran’s work, which includes exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta (Sincerely Yours; September 12, 2015 – January 3, 2016) and the National Gallery of Canada (opens May 12, 2016).

Image credit: Lemons, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 40"; courtesy of the artist.

Room or Area: 
W570

Contact:

Jarrett Duncan | jarrett.duncan@uleth.ca