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Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Providing meaningful engagement with the arts. Our programming, workshops, and public engagement activities reflect the creative diversity of our community.

As the only professional public art gallery in our area, we focus on curating, exhibiting, and promoting the work of local artists as well as other artists based in Saskatchewan and across Canada. Through workshops and public programming, we fulfill our mandate to provide high quality, relevant, and diverse artistic experiences for our community. The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is located in Yorkton, in Central-East Saskatchewan, on Treaty 4, land of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and homeland of the Métis Nation. www.godfreydeanartgallery.ca/

10/14/2026

Now on view.
Heather Komus: Earth Apple Instar
Oct 3 - Dec 19, 2026

Ephemeroptera
Pig intestine, fishflies, safety glass

Variable Dimensions
2026

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Artist Statement

My work engages biological and bodily themes as a way of understanding my experiences of grief and loss. I am fascinated by the power of living systems, expressed in microscopic processes like infestations, symbiosis, and parasitism. In particular, I focus on transformation, decomposition, membranes, and areas of science that explore interconnection. For example, I often look for evidence of congruence, like how fungal networks and neurons communicate in a similar manner.

In my art practice I find inspiration in observation, research and exploring landscapes. Investigating disturbed land and invasive species allow me to explore change, loss and human impermanence. My practice spans sculpture, installation, papermaking, and printmaking, using plant matter, fungi, found objects, insects, and animal components. For example, many of my pieces incorporate pig intestine, which has been used for thousands of years in food, as well as to make condoms and musical instruments.

As a settler artist, I am grateful to live and collect materials in Treaty 1 Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. When I collect materials, I aim to do so respectfully and mindfully. Matter from animals, plants, and insects that were once alive is very powerful, and in my work, they trace my encounters with and experiences of complexity, loss, grief, and connection.

NEXT WEEK in the Godfrey Dean Project Gallery: ART IN MOTIONStop by the Gallery and see the works-in-progress up close a...
10/13/2026

NEXT WEEK in the Godfrey Dean Project Gallery: ART IN MOTION
Stop by the Gallery and see the works-in-progress up close and chat with the artists about how their art comes together with members of Arts Guild Yorkton.

Tues, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 24 1:00-5:00pm

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery >> Project Gallery
42 Smith St E, Yorkton

Participating Artist:
Carol Bolt
Lynda Dawson
Shannon Erickson
Marie Happy
Angelina Kardynal
Cherish Lazaroff
Stephanie Newsham
Bernice Puritch
Wendy Schmidt
Jeann Spilak

Now on view. Heather Komus: Earth Apple InstarOct 3 - Dec 19, 2026FloatPig intestine, fishflies, fishfly molts, bones, p...
10/07/2026

Now on view.
Heather Komus: Earth Apple Instar
Oct 3 - Dec 19, 2026

Float
Pig intestine, fishflies, fishfly molts, bones, plant matter, egg shells, plastic

Variable Dimensions
2026

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Artist Statement

My work engages biological and bodily themes as a way of understanding my experiences of grief and loss. I am fascinated by the power of living systems, expressed in microscopic processes like infestations, symbiosis, and parasitism. In particular, I focus on transformation, decomposition, membranes, and areas of science that explore interconnection. For example, I often look for evidence of congruence, like how fungal networks and neurons communicate in a similar manner.

In my art practice I find inspiration in observation, research and exploring landscapes. Investigating disturbed land and invasive species allow me to explore change, loss and human impermanence. My practice spans sculpture, installation, papermaking, and printmaking, using plant matter, fungi, found objects, insects, and animal components. For example, many of my pieces incorporate pig intestine, which has been used for thousands of years in food, as well as to make condoms and musical instruments.

As a settler artist, I am grateful to live and collect materials in Treaty 1 Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. When I collect materials, I aim to do so respectfully and mindfully. Matter from animals, plants, and insects that were once alive is very powerful, and in my work, they trace my encounters with and experiences of complexity, loss, grief, and connection.

OPENING THIS WEEKENDHeather Komus: Earth Apple InstarOn view Oct 3 - Dec 19, 2026Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct 3, 1-3...
09/29/2026

OPENING THIS WEEKEND
Heather Komus: Earth Apple Instar
On view Oct 3 - Dec 19, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct 3, 1-3 PM

Artist Statement

My work engages biological and bodily themes as a way of understanding my experiences of grief and loss. I am fascinated by the power of living systems, expressed in microscopic processes like infestations, symbiosis, and parasitism. In particular, I focus on transformation, decomposition, membranes, and areas of science that explore interconnection. For example, I often look for evidence of congruence, like how fungal networks and neurons communicate in a similar manner.

In my art practice I find inspiration in observation, research and exploring landscapes. Investigating disturbed land and invasive species allow me to explore change, loss and human impermanence. My practice spans sculpture, installation, papermaking, and printmaking, using plant matter, fungi, found objects, insects, and animal components. For example, many of my pieces incorporate pig intestine, which has been used for thousands of years in food, as well as to make condoms and musical instruments.

As a settler artist, I am grateful to live and collect materials in Treaty 1 Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. When I collect materials, I aim to do so respectfully and mindfully. Matter from animals, plants, and insects that were once alive is very powerful, and in my work, they trace my encounters with and experiences of complexity, loss, grief, and connection.

Meganelizabeth Diamond: GLIMPSEFINAL DAY. On view July 11 - Sept 18, 2026EXHIBITION STATEMENTGLIMPSE is a collection of ...
09/19/2026

Meganelizabeth Diamond: GLIMPSE
FINAL DAY. On view July 11 - Sept 18, 2026

EXHIBITION STATEMENT
GLIMPSE is a collection of built photographic images and objects that utilize clouds and the sky to consider fleeting encounters, afterimages, and the transient nature of observation. Through aluminum sky scans, velvet Lexan prints, resin 3D prints, image transfers, and sky Polaroids, Diamond utilizes photographic processes that move between image and object, surface and volume. Developed through an ongoing practice of sky burn, clouds become both subject and framework, appearing, dissolving, and re-emerging across materials and forms.
A glimpse. A blink. A cloud already becoming something else.
~ For Jan

With the generous support from the Manitoba Arts Council
GDAG gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: Canada Council for the Arts, SK Arts, the City of Yorkton, Sask Culture, Sask Lotteries, Painted Hand Development Corp., Sasktel, Yorkton and District Community Foundation, and Heritage Canada.

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden HealsFINAL DAY: Aug 8 - Sept 19, 2026Image series: Nurture "Where the Garden ...
09/19/2026

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden Heals
FINAL DAY: Aug 8 - Sept 19, 2026
Image series: Nurture

"Where the Garden Heals is an art exhibition about my art therapy capstone thesis project, to expand my understanding of my self-esteem through an art-based self-inquiry research, to discover new in-depth meaning of my lived experience in relation to gardening and macro photography. This project answers the central question: how do art therapy practices improve self-esteem and self-care? The process of digital storytelling focuses on presence, as macro photography captures the up-close, intimate process of gardening, metaphorically correlating the growth of roots, fruits and seeds into my evolving self-esteem. Storytelling is a fundamental part of filmmaking that supports ownership, self-regulation, and identity experimentation, according to Klassen (2021).

Throughout the process, I found the arts-based approach natural to explore, as it has been a useful coping strategy for developing my confidence and insight at multiple stages of my life. The Expressive Therapies Continuum Model by Lisa Hinz (2019) provides a theoretical framework for art therapy to assess how we experience and process information utilizing different art media, explained by material properties (fluid/resistive), structure of the art exploration and task complexity. My arts-based approach is primarily focused on resistive art media (macro photography) that is cognitively oriented and grounded in a personal state of control. To move forward with self-care as a new art therapist, I need to align the self-work with the artistic process because, in my creative process, I am allowed to express what is suppressed, reflect and reframe what I have been struggling with. This art exhibition demonstrates helpful approaches in art therapy for any adult who struggles with their self-esteem and self-care practices.”
- Faith Rae

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden HealsCLOSING SOON: Aug 8 - Sept 19, 2026Image series: Emerge "Where the Garde...
09/17/2026

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden Heals
CLOSING SOON: Aug 8 - Sept 19, 2026
Image series: Emerge

"Where the Garden Heals is an art exhibition about my art therapy capstone thesis project, to expand my understanding of my self-esteem through an art-based self-inquiry research, to discover new in-depth meaning of my lived experience in relation to gardening and macro photography. This project answers the central question: how do art therapy practices improve self-esteem and self-care? The process of digital storytelling focuses on presence, as macro photography captures the up-close, intimate process of gardening, metaphorically correlating the growth of roots, fruits and seeds into my evolving self-esteem. Storytelling is a fundamental part of filmmaking that supports ownership, self-regulation, and identity experimentation, according to Klassen (2021).

Throughout the process, I found the arts-based approach natural to explore, as it has been a useful coping strategy for developing my confidence and insight at multiple stages of my life. The Expressive Therapies Continuum Model by Lisa Hinz (2019) provides a theoretical framework for art therapy to assess how we experience and process information utilizing different art media, explained by material properties (fluid/resistive), structure of the art exploration and task complexity. My arts-based approach is primarily focused on resistive art media (macro photography) that is cognitively oriented and grounded in a personal state of control. To move forward with self-care as a new art therapist, I need to align the self-work with the artistic process because, in my creative process, I am allowed to express what is suppressed, reflect and reframe what I have been struggling with. This art exhibition demonstrates helpful approaches in art therapy for any adult who struggles with their self-esteem and self-care practices.”
- Faith Rae

Meganelizabeth Diamond: GLIMPSEFINAL WEEK. On view July 11 - Sept 18, 2026EXHIBITION STATEMENTGLIMPSE is a collection of...
09/14/2026

Meganelizabeth Diamond: GLIMPSE
FINAL WEEK. On view July 11 - Sept 18, 2026

EXHIBITION STATEMENT
GLIMPSE is a collection of built photographic images and objects that utilize clouds and the sky to consider fleeting encounters, afterimages, and the transient nature of observation. Through aluminum sky scans, velvet Lexan prints, resin 3D prints, image transfers, and sky Polaroids, Diamond utilizes photographic processes that move between image and object, surface and volume. Developed through an ongoing practice of sky burn, clouds become both subject and framework, appearing, dissolving, and re-emerging across materials and forms.

A glimpse. A blink. A cloud already becoming something else.

~ For Jan

With the generous support from the Manitoba Arts Council
GDAG gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: Canada Council for the Arts, SK Arts, the City of Yorkton, Sask Culture, Sask Lotteries, Painted Hand Development Corp., Sasktel, Yorkton and District Community Foundation, and Heritage Canada.

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden HealsAug 8 - Sept 19, 2026Image series: Resistance "Where the Garden Heals is...
09/02/2026

Now on view: Faith Rae - Where the Garden Heals
Aug 8 - Sept 19, 2026

Image series: Resistance

"Where the Garden Heals is an art exhibition about my art therapy capstone thesis project, to expand my understanding of my self-esteem through an art-based self-inquiry research, to discover new in-depth meaning of my lived experience in relation to gardening and macro photography. This project answers the central question: how do art therapy practices improve self-esteem and self-care? The process of digital storytelling focuses on presence, as macro photography captures the up-close, intimate process of gardening, metaphorically correlating the growth of roots, fruits and seeds into my evolving self-esteem. Storytelling is a fundamental part of filmmaking that supports ownership, self-regulation, and identity experimentation, according to Klassen (2021).

Throughout the process, I found the arts-based approach natural to explore, as it has been a useful coping strategy for developing my confidence and insight at multiple stages of my life. The Expressive Therapies Continuum Model by Lisa Hinz (2019) provides a theoretical framework for art therapy to assess how we experience and process information utilizing different art media, explained by material properties (fluid/resistive), structure of the art exploration and task complexity. My arts-based approach is primarily focused on resistive art media (macro photography) that is cognitively oriented and grounded in a personal state of control. To move forward with self-care as a new art therapist, I need to align the self-work with the artistic process because, in my creative process, I am allowed to express what is suppressed, reflect and reframe what I have been struggling with. This art exhibition demonstrates helpful approaches in art therapy for any adult who struggles with their self-esteem and self-care practices.”

- Faith Rae

[Free] Online Artist Talk + Collective Exercise in LookingMeganelizabeth Diamond. The Sky as a Performance SiteSat, Sept...
08/31/2026

[Free] Online Artist Talk + Collective Exercise in Looking

Meganelizabeth Diamond.
The Sky as a Performance Site

Sat, Sept 5th, 2026 @ 2pm (SK) / 3pm (MB)

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Presented in conjunction with GLIMPSE, Diamond’s solo exhibition at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, The Sky as a Performance Site considers clouds, photography, afterimages, and the act of looking upward. Moving between artist talk, visual essay, and participatory performance, Diamond will explore sky burn an ongoing practice of staring into the sky long enough for an image to linger after it has changed and the ways photographs attempt to hold what is already disappearing.

Viewers are encouraged to tune in from an outdoor location, or from somewhere with a view of the sky.

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Presented by Godfrey Dean Art Gallery. Co-Hosted by Paved Arts & BlackFlash Magazine.


REGISTER for Zoom link: [email protected]

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49 Smith Street East
Yorkton, SK
S3N0H4

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Monday 11am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 4pm

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