Current exhibitions

Victoria and Expressionism's Second Wave:

The Point Group

 January 11 – April 5, 2025

Legacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.
Lekwungen territory

Victoria and Expressionism's Second Wave: The Point Group exhibition features works of art owned by the University of Victoria. This group of modernist artists emerged in 1959 and cultivated a sense of cohesion through exhibitions of their work at the Point Gallery on Fort Street. They held open space for modern art in Victoria, first initiated by Emily Carr and then picked up by the Society Limners. Although many group members had long and illustrious careers, the artwork that appears in this exhibition is contemporary with The Point Group's active period — the 1960s.

Featured artists:

Robert de Castro

Richard Ciccimarra

Nita Forrest

Flemming Jorgensen

Duncan de Kergommeaux

Virginia Lewis

Elza Mayhew

Michael Morris

Molly Privett

Herbert Siebner 

Sylvia Sutton

William West

Curated by Carolyn Butler-Palmer, Williams Legacy Chair & Associate Professor, Art History & Visual Studies, UVic.

Image: Michael Morris, Untitled (Pat Bay Highway Renovation Series), 1962, U996.18.1, (detail).

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tr̓ar̓ iʔ sʕax̌ʷip - interwoven roots

Opens April 2, 2024 - March 31, 2025

Legacy Maltwood Gallery | On on the lower level of the Mearns Centre – McPherson Library
Lekwungen territory

Inspired by childhood memories shared by Elder Jane Stelkia of the Osoyoos Indian Band, tr̓ar̓ iʔ sʔax̌ʷip explores the artistic and cultural legacy of a group of sukʷnaʔqinx (Okanagan) youth who attended the Inkameep Day School on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve in the Okanagan Valley during the World War II era. Members of the Osoyoos Indian Band featuring Taylor Baptiste, Jenna Bower, Jordan Polychroniou, Sheri Stelkia, and Dora Stelkia, join Smyth Chair in Arts & Engagement, Andrea Walsh, in an exploration of contemporary photographic/sculptural installation, Indigenous curatorial practice, language revitalization, and creative research methods that deepen our understanding of history, and provide vital points of departure for cultural revitalization and growth. 

Image credits: Taylor Baptiste, Osoyoos Museum Society.

Located on campus, First Peoples House displays artwork from the university's collection through rotating exhibitions.

Walking in Spirit: Francis and Beau Dick 

March 1, 2024—February 28, 2025 

First People’s House | UVic Campus 
Lekwungen Territory 

Before his passing in 2017, cousins Beau and Francis Dick frequently talked about exhibiting their work together. This exhibition seeks to honour that wish and to foster a deeper connection to their relationship as parallel artists and family.  

Walking in Spirit is an intimate display of serigraphs by Beau and Francis from the late 1970s to early 2000s, that explore the incredible cultural teachings of their artworks. 
 
Curated by Teresa Sammut with Lorilee Wastasecoot.

Image: Francis Dick, Spiritual Truth, serigraph, 1998.