Recent Acquisitions
From the Collection
December 4, 2004 to February 5, 2005

Two exhibitions share this space. Work by Montreal-based artist Monika Napier is located in the center of the gallery and in the Rotary courtyard. More information about Monika Napier and her work is available on a separate introductory panel.

The gallery walls feature a selection of works that have been acquired into the permanent collection in the past three years. The Kelowna Art Gallery’s permanent collection is an important part of the cultural history of Kelowna, the Okanagan, B.C. and Canada. The Gallery collects and cares for this collection in trust for the City of Kelowna. Over 460 objects have been acquired into the permanent collection through donation and purchase and a variety of media is represented including paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, installations and photo-based works.  The collection contains many works that focus on the landscape, images of the Okanagan and abroad, as well as portraits and abstract works. 

This exhibition of recent acquisitions includes works by Okanagan-based artists Anna Coghlin, Briar Craig and Percival Ritchie, Vancouver-based artists Shannon Oksanen and Scott Livingstone, Winnipeg-based artist Aganetha Dyck, and Ontario-based artist Gary Spearin. Over the past three years efforts have been made to acquire works by mid-career and senior Canadian artists from both inside and outside of the Okanagan Valley. As the city of Kelowna grows, so does the need for the Gallery’s permanent collection to grow so that the cultural history of our city, province and country lives on into the future.