Exhibition - "G'ddy Up!" at Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art

G’ddy Up!
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art
Saturday, July 6 – Saturday, August 24, 2019

Media Release:
Newzones is pleased to announce the return of “G’ddy Up!”, an annual rotating group exhibition that coincides with the Calgary Stampede.

“G’ddy Up!” will survey how Newzones’ artists explore contemporary cowboy culture, and how they implement aspects of this culture in formal practices through painting, photography, mixed media and sculpture.

While “G’ddy Up!” is sure to please those looking for some good ol’ western iconography, it will also demonstrate that the ‘Wild West’ has changed – and has much more to offer these days than just the iconic cowboy.

“G’ddy Up!” will exhibit artworks by artists who diffuse the image of the ‘Wild West’ in a ‘West’ that is elegant, cosmopolitan and vibrant; a ‘West’ where contemporary artists live and work, while creating world class art.

The Calgary Stampede brings the city to life with pulsating cowboy culture, both new and old, and Newzones is no exception!

Artists included: Dianne Bos, Sophie DeFrancesca, Casey McGlynn, Susannah Montague, Don Pollack, David Robinson, Kevin Sonmor and Samantha Walrod

Exhibition runs from Saturday, July 6 – Saturday, August 24, 2019

Exhibition - "Lucid Dreams" at Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art

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Lucid Dreams
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art
March 17 - April 27, 2019

Media Release:
Newzones is pleased to present “Lucid Dreams”, a solo exhibition by leading Canadian female sculptor, Susannah Montague.

Susannah Montague’s ceramic figurative sculptures are finely detailed, hugely intricate, and loaded with religious and mythological imagery. Montague draws her inspiration from mysticism and esotericism, touching on daydreams and the fantastical elements that haunt our nights. Within the eerie beauty of these ceramic sculptures is an exploration of the intersection between dreams and reality, while at the same time, fusing innocence and corruption in the flowers, dolls, lizards, toys and skulls that fervidly explode in these contemporary baroque compositions, asking us to revel in the beauty of the absurd.

Montague is based on Bowen Island, BC. She received her BFA from Emily Carr University and OCAD University.

Montague’s sculptures can be found in private collections all over the world. Her work was the subject of a CBC Arts Documentary in August 2018.

SOLO EXHIBITION "Of Things I Can't Unthink" will be at The Elissa Cristall Gallery

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My Of Things I Can't Unthink show will be at one of my favourite galleries, The Elissa Cristall Gallery  from June 7 – June 30, 2018. I will be giving an Artist Talk at the gallery on June 16th at 1:00 pm to coincide with the South Granville Art Walk. I'd love to see you there if you can make it!

"Susannah Montague’s art is as humorous as it is subversive. Her pieces are a daydream in clay, wryly communicating the intransience of the human condition. Stepping into her studio is like discovering an Eighteenth-Century Cabinet of Curiosity.  Her art is a collection of shamanistic characters which imbibe the peculiar, scientific and mythical qualities involved in creation. Rollicking, cherubic figures wearing masks and antlers frolic among symbols of decay, in a world that is equal parts shadowy and lighthearted. Combined the images evoke a whimsical narrative of folk tales, childhood fantasies, dreams and nightmares."

Susannah Montague is a British born, Bowen Island-based ceramic sculptor. She earned her BFA from Emily Carr University and Ontario University of Art and Design.

June 7 – June 30, 2018 | Reception and Artist Talk: Saturday, June 16, 1 p.m. |