2013 exhibitions

The Art of Florence Vale (art gallery, January 13 - March 3, 2013)

Recent Acquisitions (art gallery, January 13 - March 3, 2013)

Exploring the Region of Peel Archives Collection (archives, 2013)
This display showcases the remarkable variety of material in the Region of Peel Archive's collection. The Archive safeguards records created and used by the Region of Peel and its member municipalities (Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon), as well as local organizations, businesses, and citizens. The collection includes a range of paper records (such as council minutes & bylaws, manuscripts, and newspapers) as well as photographs, postcards, posters, maps, building plans, sound recordings, and videos.

All the Comforts of Home: The Perkins Bull Convalescent Hospital for Canadian Officers (archives, 2013 to September 2014)
Can one family make a difference in times of war? In 1916, one family did.

William Perkins Bull was a Canadian. He lived in London, England. During World War I many Canadian soldiers passed through this city. The Bull family invited them to stay in their home. 

Many of the soldiers were injured during the war. They came back to London for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Bull set up a small hospital in a nearby house so that Canadian officers had a special place to recuperate. Many of them said it was like being at home. 

Several important Canadians stayed at the hospital, including Billy Bishop, our most honoured World War I pilot. 

Visitors will see the engraved silver cup presented to Mrs. Bull by grateful soldiers, the hospital's guest book, photos, and other fascinating items.

From Crystals to Gems (museum, March 9 - May 26, 2013)
From the Canadian Museum of Nature, this exhibition revealed the hidden secrets of gemstones - elements of beauty, rarity and durability and how they were cut and polished.

Mars, Venus & the Landscape (art gallery, March 10 - May 19, 2013)

Art from the Inside Out (May 11 - July 7, 2013)
In partnership with The Bridge Prison Ministry, a local community outreach organization, this exhibition showcased paintings, drawings, sculptures and textile pieces created by inmates and ex-inmates from correctional facilities across the province. Featured in the tunnel gallery, the pieces in the exhibition were created using the limited materials available to inmates including pencils, pencil crayons, markers, pens and highlighters.

Abbas Akhavan: Study for a Greenhouse (art gallery, June 2 - August 25, 2013)
In collaboration with PAMA and the South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), artist Abbas Akhavan exhibited his new work, Study for a Glasshouse. For nearly a century, the local floral industry was dominated by the Dale Estate, which at one time was the largest cut-flower business on the continent and the third largest in the world. Akhavan's research into this once thriving local industry resulted in a site-specific project that examined the tenuous relationship between the human and natural worlds. The glasshouse, which provided the artificial conditions needed to cultivate exotic species, was recreated in the exhibition containing both native plants and reproductions of archival material from PAMA's archives.

Ornamenting the Ordinary: Crafts of South Asia (museum, June 8 - September 2, 2013)
From the Royal Ontario Museum, this exhibition celebrated the beauty of ornament, while exploring the artistic styles, craftsmanship and craft traditions of South Asia's many culturally diverse regions.

Gau (portable shrine, Tibet, 19th century.

Bouquet (art gallery, March 27 - August 26, 2013)

Flora (art gallery, May 15 - August 25, 2013)
Inspired by Brampton's horticultural past, Flora presented artistic impressions of plant life. Complimenting Abbas Akhavan's Study for a Glasshouse, this exhibition highlighted PAMA's multi-faceted collection of prints, drawings, photographs and paintings.

Peel Artists: Lila Lewis Irving and Doreen Renner (art gallery, September 15 - October 27, 2013)
Long-time Peel residents, Doreen Renner and Lila Lewis Irving explored abstraction in water based media. This exhibition explored Irving's energetic paintings and Renner's subtle use of text and collage.

Figuratively (art gallery, September 15, 2013 - January 12, 2014)
This exhibition explored the diverse range of expression inherent in figurative painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking by artists from PAMA's multi-faceted permanent collection.

Aba Bayefsky: The Tattoo Series (art gallery, November 3, 2013 - January 5, 2014)
This exhibition showcased work from renowned Canadian artist Aba Bayefsky's (1923-2001) Tattoo Series. Inspired by Japanese and Canadian tattoo culture, the show featured dynamic watercolour and oil works on loan from the Bayefsky family collection.

One Offs (art gallery, November 3, 2013 - January 5, 2014)
One Offs exhibited photographic portraits of musicians and artists, from the 70's through to the present, by Viliam Hrubovcak and Jolie Fejer. The show included favourite selections from their archives, along with interesting anecdotes gathered over three decades of shooting in Toronto. Their work celebrated the musician as artist and creator and included such legends as Joe Strummer, Johnny Rotten, The Ramones, Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop.

Inked: Tattoos and the Stories They Tell (museum, November 16, 2013 - March 30, 2014)
Behind every tattoo ther is a fascinating story.  PAMA invited local tattoo enthusiasts to share their inked and henna work and their personal stories.  This exhibition explored the individuality of tattoos, and the question everybody wants to know: why do we ink?

Why We Ink (museum, November 16, 2013 - March 30, 2014)
Why We Ink is a collection of stories and photographs of memorial and survivor tatttoos of those who have been affected by cancer, inspired by Julie Fitzsimmons' online community www.whyweink.com . Featured in the tunnel gallery.