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Exhibitions
Experience contemporary art by local, national and international artists. Browse current and past exhibitions.
We've shown over 500 exhibitions and 10,000 artists at Surrey Art Gallery!
Artists range from local to international and emerging to established. Our exhibition history highlights a diversity of artistic practices from painting and ceramics to sculpture and digital art, including audio art.
Image credit: Gailan Ngan, Double Hearing, 2017, clay, slips, glazes, metal stand, 128 cm x 89 cm x 51 cm. Photo by Dennis Ha. Collection of Surrey Art Gallery. Purchased with support of the Surrey Art Gallery Association.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
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q̓ʷɑti̓cɑ: k̓ʷam̓k̓ʷəm̓ tə šxʷhəliʔ / Phyllis Atkins: Divine Connection
See life-and spirit-affirming artworks that draw from Coast Salish tradition and show the artist's connection to the world.
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Sandeep Johal: What If?
Step into a world reimagined with resilient South Asian women.
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I Spy a City
Play "I spy" with sights from Surrey in these short and surprising animations.
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Seven Stories
Gratitude, family, and friendship come to life in this community art exhibition developed by Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS).
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Manuel Piña: Naufragios
The ocean becomes a kaleidoscope in this moving video work.
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Atheana Picha: Echoes
This window mural at the entrance to Surrey Arts Centre celebrates the cultural importance of Coast Salish mountain goat horn bracelets and the significance the animal has to the people from this territory.
Past Exhibitions
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Jim Bizzocchi: Ambient Landscapes
Contemplate the majesty of nature across several screens in this evocative video work.
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Open Sound 2018
Experience multimedia art that connects with the land and art generated by machines.
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Kathy Slade: This is a chord. This is another.
Rock n' roll meets embroidery in artworks inspired by DIY culture.
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Connecting Threads
Explore contemporary textile artworks this fall!
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Maggie Orth: Moving Towards Stillness
Textiles meet technology in these interactive sculptures that change colour!
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The Art of Warmth: Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild
Enjoy the variety of works that Surrey’s talented artists and artisans can make with fibre!
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Canada, eh! Fraser Valley Quilters' Guild
Feast your eyes on traditional and contemporary quilts with Canadian themes.
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Land Songs, Water Songs / Chants de terre, Chants d'eau
Experience a multimedia artwork centered around drums & intercultural connections to land and water.
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Arts 2018
Enjoy and support what local artists are making in this annual juried arts show!
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Praxis: Art from the Surrey Art Teachers Association
Enjoy paintings, photographs, and sculptures by local Surrey teachers!