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Join Montreal-based artist Adrian Norvid for a live performance of "Adrian's Awetopsy" within the exhibition "Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s – Now."Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 10 am
Open to the public to attend. This event is free with Gallery Admission (always FREE for Gallery Members!)
More info: https://kelownaartgallery.com/seriously/
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Adrian Norvid was born in London, England and lives and works in Montreal. He received his MFA from York (Toronto) and has a BFA in Music also from York. Norvid has shown widely in Canada including solo shows at Galerie B312 (Montreal), AXE Neo7 (Gatineau), La Mussee de Joliette (Joliette), AKA (Saskatoon) and Julia Garnatz (Cologne.) Norvid’s traveling exhibition Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out of Towners traveled to the Rooms (Newfoundland), The McIntosh Gallery (London Ont.), The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa) and the Art Gallery of Windsor (Windsor, Ont.). Group exhibitions include The Quebec Triennial at The Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, Installations On A Large Scale at the Musee National Des Beaux Arts Du Quebec, Jessica Bradley Art and Projects (Toronto), and L’Oeil De Poisson (Quebec City.) Norvid has given performances in L’Ecart in Rouyn/Noranda, The Rooms in Newfoundland, the Joyce Yahouda Gallery (Montreal), the ODD Gallery in Dawson City (Yukon), L’Oeil De Poisson (Quebec City) and Galerie Clarke (Montreal). A solo exhibition opens in February 2018 at the Parisian Laundry in Montreal.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s – Now
September 6, 2025 to January 11, 2026
Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s–Now brings together two generations of artists who use figural narrative and political satire to reflect on culture and community. Featuring works by contemporary Canadian artists from both public and private collections across the country, the exhibition moves beyond regional divides and the binary of traditional versus experimental practices. It traces unexpected connections—from the folksy Victoria school, Vancouver’s edgy Western Front scene, Halifax conceptualism, Regina funk, to Indigenous artists’ embrace of manga and comics.
Senior artists such as Judy Chartrand, Maxwell Bates, and Anna Banana offer sharp cultural critiques, while others including Shuvinai Ashoona, Victor Cicansky, and Maud Lewis find humour and joy in the everyday. Seriously? spans a wide range of media—from ceramics and beadwork to cartoons and performance—offering visitors a chance to engage with works that explore humour and whimsy, qualities rarely highlighted historically in the Canadian contemporary art landscape.
Organized by Griffin Art Projects and curated by Melissa E. Feldman.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1Y 9R3
