TREX Southwest
Travelling Exhibitions | 2025-2026
The following twelve exhibitions will tour between September 2025 and August 2026 throughout the Southwest Region of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX). Each of the four TREX regions in Alberta has developed custom education guides to move viewers through the various themes presented in each of the exhibitions.
Seven of the exhibitions were developed by TREX Southwest as part of the Alberta Society of Artists, including; Mary Whale: Between the Lines, Re-imagining Fire: The Future of Energy, Howl in the Grass, Odd Objects: The Things We Believe In, The Nature of Ornament, WE ARE IMMIGRANTS, and ReconciliACTIONS. The remaining exhibitions were organized by our partner regions: Northwest Alberta (The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie), Northeast and North Central Alberta (The Art Gallery of Alberta), and Southeast Alberta (Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre).
Mary Whale: Between the Lines
Mary Whale: Between the Lines is a solo exhibition that showcases expressive portraits of older adults and celebrates the beauty of ageing through Mary Whale’s compelling and elegantly executed watercolours.
Curated by Ash Slemming. TREX Southwest
Reimagining Fire: The Future of Energy
A book publication and exhibition exploring pressing questions that arise as we imagine solutions to climate change and global energy transitions.
Curated by Eveline Kolijn, lead Energy Futures artist. TREX Southwest
Howl in the Grass
A group exhibition alluding to the mystery and aliveness of land and sky in the prairies, inviting viewers to listen, feel, and to connect with the diverse calls of the land along the Great Plains in Alberta and beyond.
Curated by Ash Slemming. TREX Southwest
Odd Objects: Things We Believe In
Featuring the whimsical work of artists Mantis Mei, Teresa Tam, and Pamela Vickerson, this exhibition showcases both the humorous and sentimental relationships we have with the objects we love.
Curated by Levin Ifko. TREX Southwest

WE ARE IMMIGRANTS: The Hidden Hardships & Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian Immigrants
A solo exhibition featuring the work of Raeann Kit-Yee Cheung, exploring the legacies of early Chinese Canadian immigrants.
Curated by Ash Slemming. Developed by TREX Southwest in partnership with EXPOSURE Photography Festival.
Scouring Heaven and Earth
A solo exhibiton by Gabriel Esteban Molina, inviting viewers to zoom way out and to dive in deep, being imaginative and paying attention to the little and big things happening all around them.
Curated by Sierra Zukowski, TREX Southeast
Mysterious Forest Life
Presenting a close up, sensory view of moss on spruce bogs and fens, Sharon Krushel’s photography transports us to a new level in nature.
Curated by Jamie-Lee Cormier. TREX Northwest
Folk Memoirs
From helping with housework and farm labour, to playing outside, dancing in the kitchen, and going to rodeos, Folk Memoirs presents a collection of visual narratives experienced while growing up on the Alberta prairies.
Curated by Jamie-Lee Cormier. TREX Northwest
RECONCILIACTIONs
ReconciliACTIONS invites viewers to contemplate how they can show up with care both individually and collectively in actively carrying reconciliation forward.
Curated by Ash Slemming and Colouring it Forward. TREX Southwest
The Nature of Ornament
Featuring work from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts collection as well as artists’ personal collections, this exhibition highlights parallels between patterns and visual motifs that exist naturally in the wild with humanity’s timeless inclinations towards adornment.
Curated by Ash Slemming. TREX Southwest
Riot on the Walls!
This exhibition features artists that use colour to express their aims and extend the moment of looking. In the process, they create a conversation with viewers, enabling them to learn about themselves and the world
around them.
Curated by Shane Golby. TREX Northeast/Central
Self Reflection
The four artists in Self Reflection employ unique ways of expressing their identities in the works on display while allowing the viewer to reflect and even relate them to their own identity.
Curated by Jamie-Lee Cormier. TREX Northwest
Fall 2025 | Tour Calendar
Sept 4 – Oct 1, 2025PERIOD 1 |
Oct 9 – Nov 5, 2025PERIOD 2 |
Nov 13 – Dec 10, 2025PERIOD 3 |
WE ARE IMMIGRANTS: The Hidden Hardships & Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian ImmigrantsOlds High School |
WE ARE IMMIGRANTS: The Hidden Hardships & Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian ImmigrantsStrathcona-Tweedsmuir School |
WE ARE IMMIGRANTS: The Hidden Hardships & Legacy of Early Chinese Canadian ImmigrantsNorth Haven School |
Mary Whale: Between the LinesSilvera for Seniors, Westview Town Suites |
Mary Whale: Between the LinesSilvera for Seniors, Westview Town Suites |
Mary Whale: Between the LinesCalgary Girls Charter School |
Reimagining Fire: The Future of EnergyDr. Martha Cohen School |
Reimagining Fire: The Future of EnergyBert Church High School |
Reimagining Fire: The Future of EnergyLake Bonavista School |
Howl in the GrassCarstairs Heritage Centre |
Howl in the GrassRoland Michener Elementary School |
Howl in the GrassGriffith Woods School |
Odd Objects: Things We Believe InCentral Memorial High School |
Odd Objects: Things We Believe InMonsignor J.J. O’Brien School |
Odd Objects: Things We Believe InSt. Dominic School |
Scouring Heaven and EarthG.H. Dawe School |
Scouring Heaven and EarthSteffie Woima Elementary School |
Scouring Heaven and EarthPrince of Wales School |
Mysterious Forest LifeDivine Mercy Elementary School |
Mysterious Forest LifeÉcole Mother Teresa Catholic School |
Mysterious Forest LifeAnnie L. Gaetz Elementary School |
Folk MemoirsLivingstone School |
Folk MemoirsRiver Valley School |
Folk MemoirsDr. Roberta Bondar School |









