In Defense of Pretty Pictures : Artworks by Grant Leier, Nixie Barton

Davison presents paintings by Barton and Leier as works "in contrast to" the issue-based mainstream of contemporary art. Biographical notes

Mowry Baden : Sculpture

Tracing Baden's investigation of kinesthesia to the 1960s, Davison emphasizes the viewer's responsability in the artist's participatory sculptural works. Biographical notes. 26 bibl. ref

Mowry Baden, Roland Brener, Greg Snider

Curator Davison considers the representation of time and the manipulation of space in sculptural works by three Canadian artists. Biographical notes. 4 bibl. ref

Roberta Sutherland : Earth Birthing

In these selected paperworks, Sutherland uses symbols of fertility and nature derived from myth and religion to convey the image of the earth as living being. Using found natural and manufactured material and combining these with different techniques on paper, she recreates organic patterns and texture. A relationship between spirituality and ecology is suggested by the earth-forms that are produced. 10 bibl. ref

Judith Williams : Whose Story Is This?

Recounting Europeans' first contact with the Canadian west coast, Davison reflects on the juxtaposition of voices, identities, and histories in Williams' installation. Biographical notes. 6 bibl. ref

James Carl : Public Works

Davison treats Carl's use of trash materials as a means of confronting the urban-life issues of renewal, adaptation, and community response. Biographical notes

James Gordaneer : The Circus Series

Broadsheet documenting the "Circus Series" of paintings by Victoria artist Gordaneer. In a brief essay, Davison outlines the biographic and iconographic factors influencing the work. Biographical notes

Surrey Art Gallery Permanent Collection

While Davison summarizes the role of the gallery and the permanent collection, Philip examines the work, stressing the artists' use of parody and humour to express critical commentary. 4 bibl. ref

Excerpts from Cars, Clothes, Houses and Weather Conditions

Davison traces the origins and the different steps of Douglas' project, from the collecting of trivially illustrated bronze plates, to their presentation as photographic and textual works tinged with mystery and absurdity. Includes texts by the artist. 2 bibl. ref