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Wildfire
Curated by
Lara Felsing & David McGregor
Featured Artists;
Lara Felsing, David McGregor, Gabriella Heron, Lewis Bennett, Astra Papachristdoulou, Aidan Koch, Haley Bassett, Heather Hawkins, Berg Felsing, Danielle Piper, Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet, and Julie Andreyev
January 16th, 2026, 7pm - 9pm
“Sun”, Aidan Koch. Image Courtesy of Artist.
January 16th – March 7th, 2026
Wildfire contemplates our shifting relationship with fire. The experiences surrounding wildfires are increasingly shared, regardless of the country or region in which we reside. The effects ripple far, and wildfires are becoming more prevalent and severe. This exhibition features diverse, critical work from artists based across many areas and nations, and includes both urban and rural experiences. There is an emergent sense of relationship, care and loss that suggests both the need for critical responses to the climate crisis and an increase in kin-centric thinking and living.
Wildfire is on exhibit mid-winter, the most insulated moment of the year to feel distance from wildfire. The smoke from the summer has probably worked its way through our systems, and perhaps our lungs are nearly clear (or as clear as they ever are). But in a couple of months, another early fire season may be announced. Or maybe, if we are lucky, there will be enough snow in the bush, and still more to replenish our dry lakes and reservoirs. If we get the chance, perhaps this is the year we all find ways to change the things we can, to care more, and to take the time to find paths that, at first, tend to seem impossible. Collectively, we are all learning to mourn, to ignore, and to meditate on a wound that won't heal.
Wildfire is on exhibit mid-winter, the most insulated moment of the year to feel distance from wildfire. The smoke from the summer has probably worked its way through our systems, and perhaps our lungs are nearly clear (or as clear as they ever are). But in a couple of months, another early fire season may be announced. Or maybe, if we are lucky, there will be enough snow in the bush, and still more to replenish our dry lakes and reservoirs. If we get the chance, perhaps this is the year we all find ways to change the things we can, to care more, and to take the time to find paths that, at first, tend to seem impossible. Collectively, we are all learning to mourn, to ignore, and to meditate on a wound that won't heal.
Lara Felsing is an interdisciplinary Métis artist from Northern Alberta, Canada, and a registered member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Her practice explores kinship to the natural world and advocates for the necessity of living in reciprocity with the land and all living beings. Traditional plant harvesting is at the core of her practice, and Lara gathers roots, leaves, berries, petals, and pine needles to create compostable paintings, weavings, clothing and blankets that speak to the necessity of honouring and showing gratitude for Mother Earth's gifts. She has exhibited internationally and attended residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and received an MFA from Emily Carr University.
David McGregor is a settler artist working and living in the rural community of Goodfare, AB on Treaty 8 territory. His work is a combination of site-specific installations, lens-based image making, print-making, and text. He maintains a deeply observational practice, being attentive to the systems and various experiences of time going on around them. He tries to invite seasonal time to participate in the process. The work can be thought of as a collection of residues or traces of interactions that have taken place between the land, creatures, natural forces and people.
David McGregor is a settler artist working and living in the rural community of Goodfare, AB on Treaty 8 territory. His work is a combination of site-specific installations, lens-based image making, print-making, and text. He maintains a deeply observational practice, being attentive to the systems and various experiences of time going on around them. He tries to invite seasonal time to participate in the process. The work can be thought of as a collection of residues or traces of interactions that have taken place between the land, creatures, natural forces and people.