Chris Flodberg: Signs and Symptoms

Newzones is pleased to present Signs and Symptoms, a new exhibition by leading Canadian artist and Calgary-based painter, Chris Flodberg, marking his first solo exhibition with the gallery.

The opening celebration will be from 5:30 - 7:30 PM with the artist in attendance.

In this new body of work, Flodberg sets isolated objects and figures against pure, coloured grounds, exploring love, death, loss, growth, and the contemporary zeitgeist. A briefcase filled with bones, a pink ice cream cone, a match illuminating the darkness and more become symbols whose meanings shift in relation to one another. Likened by the artist to Tarot cards or pieces in a mysterious game, the subjects of his paintings become archetypes and invite viewers to discover their own associations and narratives.

Working in Calgary since the mid-1990s, Flodberg has built a substantial exhibition history, including a solo retrospective at the Whyte Museum of the Rockies, participation in the Glenbow Museum’s Made in Calgary survey, and selection for the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Glenbow Museum and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.