March 19 – April 29, 2010 – At the Crossroads: Helen Stadelbauer and Wes Irwin - Curated by Mary-Beth Laviolette, art historian, independent curator and author of numerous publications on Alberta contemporary art, this survey/documentary traces the artistic and academic careers of Calgary artists Helen Stadelbauer (1910-2006) and Wes Irwin (1897-1976).Stadelbauer and Irwin have been credited by art historians as two of the earliest pioneers of Modernism in Calgary and Alberta art and major proponents of avant-garde movements in the visual arts.
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Image: Helen Stadelbauer - Stacking Cubes, 1976. Collection of Glenbow Museum, Calgary. Photo by Christian Grandjean. Image copyright by the Estate of Helen Stadelbauer.
