Sharon Lockhart

Sharon Lockhart Exhibition Celebration, December 3rd, 4pm – 7pm

Conversation with Sharon Lockhart and Kitty Scott (Strategic Director, Shorefast/Fogo Island Arts), December 4th, 2pm – 3:30pm

The Banff Centre, Walter Phillips Gallery

Please join us for the public celebration for the exhibition, Sharon Lockhart at Walter Phillips Gallery, presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada through their National Engagement initiative.

Over the course of four summers spent on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island, at Canada’s easternmost reaches, Sharon Lockhart developed a new film and a series of photographs, both building upon core themes that have defined her career: an exploration of place and how people engage with landscapes, a durational approach to attention and focus through extended static takes, and a deep, long-term commitment to those who appear before her lens. This exhibition features her film installation, WINDWARD, in which the island’s striking geological formations, unique climate, and austere beauty are brought to life through portrayals of youth. The presentation also debuts her photographs, collectively entitled Fogo Island Portrait Studio, picturing the island’s young residents.

Running concurrently to this event is the Fall Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) Open Studios, an exciting opportunity for the artists to share their work, and for the public to ask them about their processes. Artists, art appreciators, and curious first-time viewers alike are encouraged to attend.

WINDWARD is co-commissioned and co-produced by Shorefast/Fogo Island Arts, The Vega Foundation, and the National Gallery of Canada, with the support of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery and Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Courtesy the artist and neugerriemschneider, Berlin. © Sharon Lockhart, 2025.

The National Gallery of Canada’s National Engagement initiative is generously supported by Michael Nesbitt, with additional funding from the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.

The exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Government of Canada and Government of Alberta.