ARTHUR NISHIMURA: MYSTICAL LANDSCAPES

Arthur Nishimura is an Albertan photographer whose medium is traditional film based photography. He was a professor of art fundamentals as well as photography at the University of Calgary. Nishimura captures images of landscapes as well as figurative depictions of the everyday but in both cases his photographs are expressive. He has photographed his home province of Alberta extensively but has also done many shoots in international locations. He describes his work as expressive but does not spend a lot of time tending to his technique or documentary process. But rather, he spends more time worrying about what the image is saying. He says he does not worry about the print, except for its expressive qualities. This exhibition will focus on the landscapes of Nishimura and consist of 20 works from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Arthur Nishimura: Mystical Landscapes was curated by Todd Schaber, Manager/Curator, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Region 1 of the AFA Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX).