News

March 5, 2013
We are delighted to share that in January 2013, Alex Janvier received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
September 21, 2012
Exhibition opening at Gallery Gevik, located in Toronto, Ontario, on October 27, 2012
June 21, 2012
Alex received an Honorary Doctorate in Indigenous Arts From Blue Quills First Nations College, Alberta.
May 18 - August 19, 2012
Art Gallery of Alberta
Exhibition featuring over 90 works drawn from public collections across Canada and from the artist’s personal collection, the exhibition includes works on paper and canvases that date from the early 1960s to a selection of Janvier’s most recent work, produced in 2012.
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October 26, 2011
Feature article about Alex in Art History, Journal of the Association Of Art Historians, 34/ 3/ June 2011, entitled “Alex Janvier’s Entangled Cartographies: Hunters’ Dreams, Bauhaus Aesthetics, and the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range”, written by Chris Dueker
June 1, 2011
“Frontrunners”, a multi-exhibition project recognizing the impact of the Professional Native Indian Artists’ Inc., also known as the Indian Group of Seven is being hosted at these galleries,
May 7th – July 17, 2011 at Urban Shaman
May 28, 2011 to July 24, 2011 at Plug In Gallery
April 15, 2010
Janvier Gallery will be unveiling Alex’s Newest Creative Circular Canvases in an upcoming exhibition, “Coming Full Circle”, on May 7,2011. Invitation
November 4, 2010
Alex’s Library Balcony Murals were unveiled to the public on November 1st 2010. Alex was commissioned to create two Original Works of Art for Strathcona County’s new Centre in the Park Community Centre.
www.strathcona.ca
October 31, 2010
Alex was invested to the Alberta Order of Excellence on October 20th 2010
www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe
August 19, 2010
Upcoming Exhibition “Alex Janvier, Banff 2010, Works on Paper” starting November 13, 2010 at the Canada House Gallery in Banff Alberta.
Artist reception Saturday November 13, 2010 1-3pm. Presales in progress.
www.canadahouse.com
June 1 , 2010
June 3 to July 3, 2010 -  “Shifting Patterns” exhibition at Profiles Public Art Gallery in St. Albert, near Edmonton, Alberta
www.artsheritage.ca
May 31 , 2010
On May 26, 2010, Alex, was honoured at The New Sun Conference at Blue Quills College to celebrate The Indian Group of Seven.
www.bluequills.ca
May 7 , 2010
Alex will be creating another very large mural this year. He was selected to paint the balconies in the library of a new Community Centre in Sherwood Park, Alberta.
www.strathcona.ca
May 5 , 2010
Alex Janvier has been selected to receive the highest honour in this province, the Alberta Order of Excellence.
It will take place in October 2010 at Government House. For more info check out www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca
February 11 , 2010
We are currently working on our new Website. Thank you for continuing to visit  AlexJanvier.com, please watch for future updates.
You can now also follow all Alex’s news on our Facebook Fan page.
February 10 , 2010
Upcoming Exhibition on March 27, 2010 at the Bearclaw Gallery  
10403-124 Street Edmonton, AB
March 30, 2009
Upcoming Exhibition on July 4th -25th at the Nyree Hazelton Arts Vancouver, B.C.
November 15, 2008
On November 10, 2008, Alex received a Doctor of Laws Honorary Degree from the University of Calgary.
September 12, 2008
Alex received the Marion Nicoll Visual Arts Award from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
August 05, 2008
Alex has been recognized as one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People in Alberta in The Venture Magazine July 2008 - Vol. 12 Issue 7
June 14, 2008
On June 12, 2008, Alex received a Doctor of Laws Honorary Degree from the
University of Alberta
May 27, 2008
On March 25, 2008, Alex received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
January 14, 2008
Have a look at this audio slideshow about Alex on the Edmonton Journal WebSite. Portrait of a pioneer By David Staples and Ryan Jackson