David Garneau: Dark Chapters | Panel After Panel
Fall 2026 at Dunlop Art Gallery
David Garneau, Maternal Influence, 2023, acrylic on panel.
David Garneau: Dark Chapters
September 26, 2026 – January 5, 2027
Dunlop Art Gallery (Central Library)
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Curated by Arin Fay. Organized for Dunlop Art Gallery by Stacey Fayant.
Solo exhibition by David Garneau.
In his exhibition Dark Chapters, David Garneau presents meticulously rendered metaphorical still life paintings of objects set in intriguing, deliberate arrangements. These configurations illustrate the intertwined reality of modern and traditional Indigenous life alongside the complicated ramifications of colonization. Garneau titled the exhibition Dark Chapters to conjure Justice Murray Sinclair’s description of the residential school system in the Reports of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as “one of the darkest, most troubling chapters in our nation’s history.” As with traditional still life painting, the items in Garneau’s work carry deep significance, associations, and stories. The titles of Garneau’s paintings are also an important part of his meaning-making, which guide viewers toward understanding his intention while prompting thoughtful dialogue around reconciliation.
David Garneau (Métis Nation of Saskatchewan) is a Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Regina. He is a painter, curator, and writer who engages creative and critical expressions of Indigenous contemporary ways of knowing, being, and doing. He received the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Art: Outstanding Achievement, was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (both 2023), and received The Order of Gabriel Dumont Silver Medal and King Charles III Coronation Medal (both 2025).
Dark Chapters is a touring exhibition curated by Arin Fay from the Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery. It is accompanied by a publication of the same name.
Conversation and Opening Reception David Garneau: Dark Chapters
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Conversation: 11am | Opening Reception: 12–2pm
RPL Film Theatre and Dunlop Art Gallery, Central Library, and livestreamed on YouTube
Join us for a conversation between artist David Garneau and curator Arin Fay followed by a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition David Garneau: Dark Chapters.
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Watch the livestream on YouTube, 11am CST
Yuji Szero Lee, Everlasting, 2023, mixed media (ink, pencil crayon, washi tape on frosted mylar and assorted papers)
Panel After Panel
Featuring Dana Belcourt, Cyril Chen, Simon Fuh, Jordana George, Rachel Lau, and Yuji Szero Lee
October 31, 2026 – January 27, 2027
Dunlop Art Gallery, Sherwood Village Branch
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Curated by Stacey Fayant with Alexander Rondeau
Panel After Panel gathers artists trafficking in the visual styles of animation and comic arts within a gallery context. The exhibition features artistic interpretations of world-building and cosmologies to create narrative environments that probe at our use of communal spaces like subways, neighbourhoods, and even underscore our collective responsibilities in stewardship. The artists use human, non-human, and post-human perspectives to express joy, fear, and desire in navigating social, cultural, ecological, and inner worlds.
Panel After Panel is part of the 4th annual Regina Comic Arts Festival. The exhibition includes artworks, as well as a reading nook with materials provided by the artists and selections of Regina Public Library’s bookshelves.
Panel Discussion and Opening Reception: Panel After Panel
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Panel Discussion: 1pm | Opening Reception: 2–3pm
Dunlop Art Gallery, Sherwood Village Branch, and livestreamed on YouTube
Join artists from the exhibition for a panel discussion, moderated by Tones Woodward.
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Watch the livestream on YouTube, 1pm CST
About Dunlop Art Gallery at Regina Public Library
Central Library location
2311 – 12th Avenue
Regina SK S4P 3Z5
Gallery Hours (CST), Central Library
Mon to Thurs, 10am – 8:30pm
Fri to Sat, 10am – 6pm
Sun, 10am – 5pm
Sherwood Village Branch location
6121 Rochdale Boulevard
Regina SK S4X 2R1
Gallery Hours (CST), Sherwood Village Branch
Mon, Fri, Sat 10am – 6pm
Tues to Thurs, 10am – 8:30pm
Sun, 10am – 5pm
Admission is Free to all exhibitions.
Galleries are wheelchair accessible.
306-777-6040
dunlop@reginalibrary.ca
reginalibrary.ca/dunlopartgallery
We acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts, SK Arts, and funding partners SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries, whose contributions help the arts thrive in this province.
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