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Subject: 	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Transformation: A Retrospective
Date: 	Fri, 25 May 2012 12:40:48 -0700
From: 	University of Victoria Art Collections <maltpub at uvic.ca>



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Transformation: A Retrospective

For the summer months we present a full retrospective of Duncan Regehr's
"Transformation" body of work. In pairing both visual art and poetry, this
exhibition brings to life this remarkable artist's investigations of the
notions of transformation and metamorphosis. By delving into the
collective subconscious and the psyche, Regehr examines concepts of an
intensely personal nature through a series of paintings, sculptures,
drawings and writings.

His recent series Omniscience, Revenant and Doppelganger, which bring
together the recurring leitmotifs within his work, reflect a new intensity
and scale of reflection on the human experience,
The University of Victoria Art Collections invites the public to find out
how Regehr explores these themes in the free exhibition at the Legacy
Gallery, 630 Yates Street, June 13 to August 18, 2012.

Over the past 35 years, Regehr has evolved as a prolific multi-media
artist of international prominence in the visual, literary and performing
arts. Numerous art exhibitions in Canada, the USA, and Europe have
attracted the attention of museums, critics and the public. His paintings,
sculpture and written works are found in important collections worldwide
including the Smithsonian Institute (USA), The Jilin Collection (China),
The Kunsthallen (Copenhagen), Focus on the Masters Archives for the Getty
Museum (USA) and the Syllavethy Collection of Scotland (UK).

Regehr's automonograph, The Dragon's Eye, received acclaim from art
critics and literary reviewers' as a book of visual&  poetic excellence.
In 1996 he won the American Vision Award of Distinction in the Arts, and
was granted the RCA in the year 2000 by the Royal Canadian Academy of Art
for his outstanding artistic achievements. In 2008 he received an Honorary
Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria.
For more information, visit uvac.uvic.ca, or to schedule an interview,
contact Caroline Riedel atcriedel at uvic.ca.


Legacy Gallery
630 Yates Street
Open: Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: 250.721.6562

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University of Victoria Art Collections (UVAC)

The University of Victoria Art Collections has two main galleries: The
Legacy Art Gallery at 630 Yates Street and the Maltwood Prints and
Drawings Gallery at the McPherson Library, UVic.



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