The Estate of Jack Shadbolt
November 27, 2021 - January 8, 2022
One of Canada’s most innovative modernists, Jack Shadbolt (1909-1998) is known for his paintings and murals that drew from both personal travels and experiences of World War II as well as the social and political context of his time. Shadbolt was born in England in 1909 and at an early age immigrated to British Columbia. In 1930 he met Emily Carr, whose work, together with the Surrealists and early Abstract Expressionist, was very influential in his artistic development. Widely exhibited across Canada and in biennales abroad, Shadbolt’s work is in the permanent collections of all major Canadian museums, and he was recognized with the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.
Shadbolt’s multi-paneled works are his most significant as they demonstrate the artist’s ambitious scale and his iterative process. Much in the way that chapters within a novel deepen the detail and narrative of a written text, the ability to keep adding panels to a work allowed Shadbolt the freedom to realize the full potential of his subject matter. As his imagery progresses from one discrete panel to another, it reveals his deep interest in metamorphosis and the transformative cycles of the natural world that include both and life and destruction.
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Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Jack Shadbolt: The Long Echo
November 27 - January 8, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40" each
  • Rachel Topham Photography
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #1 (panel 1 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40" each
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 2 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40" each
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 3 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40" each
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 4 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40"
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 5 of 7)

1980

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40"
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 6 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40"
Jack Shadbolt

Morning Deck #2 (panel 7 of 7)

1980

Acrylic and conte on watercolour board

  • 7 panels, 60" x 40"
Jack Shadbolt

Nocturne

1979

Acrylic on Board

  • Triptych:
    Each Panel: 60” x 40”
    Total Dimensions: 60" x 120"
Jack Shadbolt

Break from Centre

1987

Acrylic on Board

  • Triptych:
    Each Panel 60” x 40”
    Total Dimensions: 60” x 120”
Jack Shadbolt

Foothills

c.1984

Acrylic on Paperboard

  • Triptych:
    Overall: 60” x 120”
    Each Panel 60” x 40”
Jack Shadbolt

Habitat

1974

Mixed Media on Illustration Board

  • Tryptich:
    Each Panel: 60" x 40"
    Total Dimensions: 60" x 120"

Featured Artists

The Estate of Jack Shadbolt

The Estate of Jack Shadbolt

Jack Shadbolt (1909 – 1998) is one of Canada’s most important artists. He is known for his paintings and murals that draw from his personal experiences and from the social and political conflicts that have taken place in British Columbia and world history, such as the struggles of First Nations, the Second World War, and the environmental movement.
Jack Shadbolt was born in England in 1909 and with his family, came to Victoria, British Columbia in 1921. He lived and taught in Victoria, Duncan, Vancouver and Burnaby. His work is represented in all the major galleries across Canada as well as in corporate and private collections. Shadbolt’s numerous awards include the Order of Canada in 1972, an Honorary Degree from the University of British Columbia, and in 1987 he and his wife, art historian and curator Doris Shadbolt, established VIVA, the Vancouver Institute for Visual Arts, which supports and recognizes the achievement of artists in British Columbia.

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The Ronald Laird Cliff Collection

December 14, 2024 - January 18, 2025
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Etienne Zack
Without a Doubt

November 23, 2024 - December 21, 2024
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Hamed Rashtian
Word Sculptures

October 17, 2024 - November 16, 2024
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Gordon Smith
Early Works (1946 to 1966)

September 6, 2024 - October 12, 2024
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Shawn Hunt
Ḱáɫḷá / To Dream
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

June 19, 2024 - September 27, 2024
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Bobbie Burgers
A Window or A Mirror

May 30, 2024 - July 6, 2024
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Philippe Raphanel
New Paintings

January 13, 2024 - February 10, 2024
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Angela Grossmann
The Silver Suite

January 13, 2024 - February 10, 2024
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Gwenessa Lam
Before Present

November 18, 2023 - December 16, 2023
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Erin McSavaney
Interactions

November 18, 2023 - December 16, 2023
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Zoë Kreye
Well, beloved, it is that which we want to call the secret growing

September 9, 2023 - October 14, 2023
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Kim Dorland
The moment before the moment after

June 17, 2023 - July 15, 2023
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Angela Grossmann
To a Woman Passing By
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

June 8, 2023 - October 5, 2023
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Bobbie Burgers
Partly Truth, Partly Fiction

May 13, 2023 - June 10, 2023
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Marten Elder
New Colour Photographs

April 1, 2023 - April 29, 2023
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Paying Attention
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

March 13, 2023 - May 27, 2023
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Jack Kenna
How Slowly Time Passes, How Quickly Things Change

February 25, 2023 - March 22, 2023
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Angela Grossmann
With Themselves

January 21, 2023 - February 18, 2023
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Adad Hannah
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

October 5, 2022 - January 9, 2023
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Devon Knowles
Gone and Going

October 22, 2022 - November 19, 2022
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Gordon Smith
A Painter’s Legacy

September 10, 2022 - October 15, 2022
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Shawn Hunt
The First Moonrise

February 19, 2022 - March 19, 2022
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Special Project
future relics of our time

February 19, 2022 - March 19, 2022
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Ben Reeves
A Boat Made of Ocean

October 16, 2021 - November 20, 2021
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Etienne Zack
Reflections on a Quiet City

May 15, 2021 - June 12, 2021
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Bobbie Burgers
Natural Disorder

November 19, 2020 - December 19, 2020
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Shawn Hunt
The Beginning of Something

October 10, 2020 - November 14, 2020
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Summer Exhibition
Gallery Artists

July 28, 2020 - August 29, 2020
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Renée Van Halm
Holding Pattern

January 18, 2020 - February 15, 2020
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Gathie Falk
New Paintings and Sculpture

September 7, 2019 - October 12, 2019
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BC Binning, Devon Knowles and Renée Van Halm
Leave the Window Open

September 9, 2019 - October 12, 2019
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Some Drawings
A Group Exhibition

March 9, 2019 - March 30, 2019
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Takao Tanabe
A Major Exhibition

January 17, 2019 - March 2, 2019
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Ben Reeves
Something Edge

November 24, 2018 - December 22, 2018
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Angela Teng
A Coloured Image of the Sun

November 24, 2018 - December 22, 2018
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Gordon Smith
Through the Trees

September 8, 2018 - October 13, 2018
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Jack Shadbolt
The Ghost Universe

January 20, 2018 - February 22, 2018
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Al McWilliams
Floor Thoughts

December 2, 2017 - January 13, 2018
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Gathie Falk
The Things in My Head

November 7, 2015 - December 12, 2015
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