Past Events

Feb 6 – Apr 4, 2025 Mirrors presents a series of watercolour nudes created by Michael Morris during his Berlin residency in the 1980s. Unique in Morris’ predominantly abstract oeuvre, these paintings depict hustlers, artists, and friends, many of them posing in front of a mirror, so that their form could be captured from different angles. Some three … Continue reading "Mirrors — Michael Morris and Dion Smith-Dokkie"

Curatorial Cocktails: Curator Talk with Rodney Sharman — Apr 4, 6 pm On April 4 we bring our Mirrors exhibition to a close with Curatorial Cocktails featuring our exhibition curator, Rodney Sharman. Join us for an informal chat at the gallery, where Rodney will give his unique insights into the paintings of both Michael Morris and Dion Smith-Dokkie: how … Continue reading "Curatorial Cocktails"

Jan 7 – 31, 2025 SUM-AiR is excited to announce January’s artist residency. Paige Bowman (@birdfingersss), Soren Dyck (@taliruq), Addison Finch (@zebrafiinches), Jamie Lauder (@mxlauder), Liam Murley (@liam.lovelock) and Dee Twentee (@dees20stitches) will be using this residency to create work for a group exhibition at the SUM Gallery in the fall of 2025. Each artist will be … Continue reading "SUM AiR—January 2025"

Nov 19 – 29, 2024 ñ (enye) is a multimedia bilingual installation / listening party by ilvs strauss (ilvs pronounced “elvis”). Visitors are asked to bring their ears for a guided journey through a labyrinth of intentional sound, audible and otherwise. Along the way, we’ll flip through the catalog of basic human needs and delve into … Continue reading "ñ (enye)—ilvs strauss"

Dec 3 – 13, 2024 SUM gallery brings 2024 to a close with Sacred Sacrilegious, a film by bharatanatyam-trained dancer and choreographer Sujit Vaidya, with videographer Robert Kingsbury and sound designer Parmela Attariwala. Sacred Sacrilegious is a 40-minute film that explores the body as an offering to the five elements in accordance with Hindu philosophy … Continue reading "Sacred Sacrilegious—Sujit Vaidya"

Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2024 We’re excited to welcome House of Andromeda as a SUM-AiR artist-in-residence from October 15 – November 1, 2024. They’ll be using the gallery as their base of operations as they prepare for The Andromeda Ball 2024 on October 27 at the Birdhouse! ABOUT HOUSE OF ANDROMEDA The Kiki House … Continue reading "SUM AiR—House of Andromeda"

Nov 2, 7:30 pm Join us at the Canadian Music Centre on Nov. 2nd with “piano virtuoso and avant-garde muse” Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa as she performs in recital, celebrating her recent CD, Known and Unknown: Solo piano works by Rodney Sharman. This is the first monograph recording to feature Sharman, described by Louis Andriessen as “the most distinguished … Continue reading "Known and Unknown—Album Release Concert"

Nov 7 – 16, 2024 FOREST / FLUX / FREQUENCY is both a multimedia installation + sound performance. First, conceptually and fantastically – it is a conversation between an old tree + a cyber-bug through experimental electronic music, sound performance, hauntology, and eco-dreaming; then, materially, as an exploration of art fields that interest artists Rafael … Continue reading "FOREST / FLUX / FREQUENCY—Rafael Zen + Khalil Alomar"

Sept 5 – 27, 2024 We’re excited to welcome SJ Kirsch as a SUM-AiR artist-in-residence from September 5 – 27, 2024. SJ will use this residency to expand their fluency in a number software programs, providing the foundation of their multimedia, interdisciplinary project, Enbian Love Songs: experiential odes for the liminally-inclined. This site-specific project will … Continue reading "SUM AiR—SJ Kirsch"

Aug 12 – 30, 2024 We’re pleased to welcome our SUM gallery artists-in-residence (SUM-AiR), Rafael Zen and Khalil Alomar, to SUM gallery, Aug 12 – Aug 30, 2024. Throughout the month of August Rafael and Khalil will be developing their project, FOREST / FLUX / FREQUENCY : QUEERING ECO-UTOPIAS: a new media artwork inspired by eco-futurism, … Continue reading "SUM AiR—Rafael Zen + Khalil Alomar"

Jul 24 – Aug 9, 2024 We’re pleased to welcome our SUM gallery artist-in-residence (SUM-AiR), ilvs strauss, to SUM gallery, July 26 – Aug 9, 2024. Over the coming weeks, ilvs (pronounced “elvis”, pronouns she/her) will be developing her project, “everything i heard over the course of the day all at once”: a multimedia performance project … Continue reading "SUM AiR—ilvs strauss"

SUM gallery Artist-in-Residency Program SUM gallery is excited to announce the new SUM-AiR (SUM gallery Artist-in-Residence) program, beginning August 6, 2024! We’re inviting artists and collectives based in the Metro Vancouver area to submit proposals for a 2 – 4 week artist residency in SUM gallery (#425-268 Keefer St., Vancouver).  About SUM gallery: SUM gallery … Continue reading "ANNOUNCING SUM-AiR 2024"