EXHIBITIONS AT OG2

Coming up at Oakville Galleries

People Like Us: The Gossip of Colin Campbell
6 December 2008 - 22 February 2009
at Centennial Square

Colin Campbell, The Woman from Malibu, 1976

Colin Campbell's videos are as much an oeuvre of words as they are of images. This retrospective exhibition considers the manner in which the artist cultivated a myth around himself and his personae through trafficking in stories, rumours and fables as culled from the goings-on of his everyday life. In blurring truth and lies, real life and artifice, Campbell's video works suggest links between storytelling, self-construction and star power.

This exhibition will travel to Oboro in Montreal and Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick.

Curated by Jon Davies. This project has been made possible in part through a contribution from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Gareth Long
Second, Third, Fourth
6 December 2008 - 22 February 2009
in Gairloch Gardens

Gareth Long, Video Solid (detail), 2006

Long's work tends toward conceptual gestures that play with formal ideas of translation, narrative and medium-specificity. His projects frequently turn video into material objects in an effort to explore video's value as infinitely reproducible. Such translations result in pieces far-removed from their source, often barely resembling the original in their new, compromised object form. This exhibition was programmed to coincide with the Colin Campbell exhibition at Centennial Square; as a former student of Campbell's, Long and his work are a testament to Campbell's ongoing influence.

Opening reception for both exhibitions: Friday 5 December from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at Centennial Square. A reception will follow from 8:30 to 10 pm in Gairloch Gardens.

Oakville Galleries has two locations:

Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square is located at 120 Navy Street in downtown Oakville. Open Tuesday to Thursday: 12 - 9pm, Friday: 12 - 5pm, Saturday: 10 am - 5pm, Sunday: 1 - 5pm. Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens is located at 1306 Lakeshore Road East, 2 km east of downtown Oakville. Open Tuesday to Sunday: 1 - 5pm.

Admission is: Adults $2, youth 12-16 (with ID) $1, members (Friends of Oakville Galleries) are free and children under 12 are free.

For further information on Oakville Galleries, our exhibitions or programmes, please call 905.844.4402 or visit http://www.oakvillegalleries.com

Media inquiries contact Tracey Shepherd, 905.844.4402, ext. 28 or e-mail communications@oakvillegalleries.com

Oakville Galleries acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Corporation of the Town of Oakville along with our many individual, corporate and foundation partners.