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True Patriot: The Next Generation of Canadian
Superheroes (art gallery, January 12 - March 30, 2014)
True Patriot is a Canadian comic book anthology featuring new Canadian
superheroes created by award-winning Canadian comic book creators. The
exhibition showcased some of the original artwork from the anthology as
well as provide a look at the creative visual process behind comic book
creation. An eclectic mix of media including both classic (pencil and ink)
and contemporary (digital colour) techniques will be highlighted.
Pow! Zap! Whoosh! Comics (museum, __ to August 24,
2014)
Do you know what Superman, Wolverine and Nelvana of the North have in
common? They are all Canadian! Come see your favourite superheroes in comic
books, graphic novels and toys.
George Walker: The Mysterious Death of Tom
Thomson (art gallery, January 19 - March 30, 2014)
This exhibition showcased contemporary Canadian artist George Walker's
limited edition, hand-printed volume of 100 engravings documenting the life
and death of Canadian painter Tom Thomson. This visual narrative touches on
Thomson's dual life as a commercial artist in Toronto and as a
woodsman/artist painting the area in and around Algonquin Park and along
the shore of Georgian Bay. The suite of prints showed Walker's astonishing
range as a contemporary printmaker, drawing on Thomson's life and work as a
source of inspiration for his own art.
Leonard Hutchinson: Ontario (art gallery, January
19 - May 4, 2014)
Working throughout the 1930s, Leonard Hutchinson is regarded as one of
Canada's foremost Social Realists of the Depression years. Recognized for
his masterful block prints, Hutchison's work highlighted the Ontario
landscape and documented the life and struggles of the working people.
Leonard Hutchinson: Ontario featured several of Hutchinson's prints from
PAMA's permanent art collection.
The Tree (art gallery, January 19 - May 4,
2014)
With close to 50% of its total surface area covered in woodlands, Canada
hosts nearly 10% of the world's forests. This exhibition celebrated the
tree through the eyes of artists represented in PAMA's permanent art
collection.
Walk the Art 2014 (art gallery, April 10 - April
24, 2014)
This annual exhibition provided secondary school students from the Peel
District School Board the opportunity to express their ideas about social
issues through art. The theme of this 2014's Walk the Art was "Power". The
exhibit helped to spark dialogue around important issues surrounding the
distribution of power; economically, socially, environmentally and
politically.
Paint and Process (art gallery in the museum,
April 11 to May 25, 2014)
Brampton artist Karen Darling focuses on the artistic process behind her
completed paintings in the exhibition "Paint and Process". Darling uses a
unique method that experiments with wax, paint, and
environmentally-friendly stone paper as the foundation for this new body of
work.
National Youth Arts Week Exhibit (tunnel, May 1 -
16, 2014)
The City of Brampton is celebrating Brampton's recognition as a Youth
Friendly Community Platinum Winner during National Youth Arts week, May 1 -
7, 2014. This nationwide initiative has provided an opportunity for
young people across Canada to create a celebration of
youth led events showcasing their talents, expressing and exchanging ideas,
getting excited about the arts and celebrating their positive contribution
to their communities and to Canada. In celebration of National Youth Arts
Week, PAMA will be showcasing art by youth, provided by Region of Peel,
City of Brampton - Clean City, Brampton Library Youth Group, Eclypse Youth
Group, St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, The Invictus Youth Center and
students at Brampton Christian School (assembled by The BRIDGE) from May 1
- 16.
Touching Lives for 40 Years (museum, June 7 to
December 2014)
In 2014, the Region of Peel is celebrating its 40th anniversary. PAMA is
proud to highlight Peel's rich history and achievements over the past four
decades through a special exhibit. Visit us and see photos, videos, and
artifacts that tell a story of the evolution of the Region and our
community. An event was held June 7, 2014.
Spirit Seeds: A Celebration of First Nations
Beadwork (museum, June 14 - October 13, 2014)
This exhibition features beautiful objects decorated with tiny glass beads,
called "Little Spirits" in some First Nations languages. The tradition of
beadwork began when Europeans brought enchanting glass beads as an item of
trade, and continues today as an important part of Native life and artistic
expression. We celebrate this legacy by sharing historical and contemporary
objects and the stories they tell of the artisans who created them.
40 Sagas (museum, August 29 to November 2,
2014)
See Touring exhibitions at
PAMA.
The Guardian: The Early Years (archives,
September 2014 to June 2015)
In 2014, the Brampton Guardian celebrated 50 years of making community
memories. This exhibition takes a journey through those years with a
collection of selected photographs from the early years of the newspaper to
the newspaper to document the development of Bramalea, Canada's Satellite
City.
Transform, Distort, Warp, Explode! A survey of work by Lizz
Aston (art gallery, October 18, 2014 to January 18, 2015)
Lizz Aston's work explores the crossroads between traditional craft
practices, contemporary art and design. This exhibition examines Aston's
experimental process as she transforms traditional materials through
methods of abstraction, using digital technologies and manipulating pattern
to create distorted and exploded views.
Pulling the Thread (art gallery, October 18 to
January 25, 2015)
This exhibition explores the tradition of creating functional and
decorative objects and examines how these domestic practices have
influenced today's artists through contemporary approaches, materials and
techniques.
Waist Management: A History of Unmentionables(museum, November 1, 2014 to February 16, 2015)
Waist Management is a visual journey through three centuries of sensational corsets, crinolines, bustles and bras that have been used to idealize the female form since the late 18th century. This exhibition is on loan from the Fashion History Museum.
Peel Collects: Dolls from Around the
World (museum, November 15, 2014 to January 25, 2015)
Peel Collects: Dolls from Around the World highlights a local collection of
international dolls. The collection crosses generations and cultures, and
provides a miniature look at fashion, fun and stories from around the
world.