ART GALLERY OF REGINA

Pavilion of Shadows is an ever-expanding database of mourning and decay. Marble, ashes, celebrity death merchandise, and photographs of distant galaxies create analogies, both personal and public, to the finite nature of bodies. Though many of the histories, anecdotes, and objects that make up this database are drawn from communal experiences, this work is seated in a particular body and subject-position. Wilson draws on their own embodied experiences and observations to wade through histories of life, death, and the distance between these two states.

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Nic Wilson (he/they) is an artist and writer who was born on the unceded Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik) territory now known as Fredericton, NB in 1988. He graduated with a BFA from Mount Allison University, unceded Mi’kmaq territory, in 2012, and an MFA from the University of Regina, Treaty Four Territory, in 2019. He has shown work across Canada and internationally, and was the recipient of a SSHRC graduate fellowship in 2017. His writing has appeared in publications such as Public Journal, BlackFlash Magazine, Headlights Anthology, 7 Mondays, and in his first chapbook Still Life with Dying Flowers which is distributed by Art Metropole and Plug In ICA. Their work often engages time, queer lineage, and the distance between art practice and literature.

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Opening reception: Friday, November 13th (by appointment/streaming)
Artist & curator’s talk: Friday, November 13th (by appointment/streaming)

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We are limiting the number of people in our gallery space. Attendance at the opening reception is by-appointment only. 

Exhibition Catalogue for Pavilion of Shadows by Nic Wilson with Wayne Baerwaldt's essay Visionary Poetry

Download a copy of the Riso-printed book What I Saw by Nic Wilson from his exhibition Pavilion of Shadows; limited copies available by request from AGR staff at the gallery