University of Lethbridge Art Gallery

Hi, I’m Kas! Last semester, I was an intern for Museum Studies 4000. One part of my internship was to research artists in the Buchanan collection. I chose to research and illustrate Roloff Beny and Ghitta Caiserman-Roth.

Roloff Beny was a Canadian artist born in 1924 in Medicine Hat. He’s known for his photography, but started his art career with painting. When he was 15, he had an art show of his watercolour paintings at the Manitoba Society of Artists. He took photography more seriously when he lost his painting equipment on a trip, and had told a reporter that his upbringing had influenced his painting, and that his work “would not be complete if he had not been brought up in the prairies.”

Ghitta Caiserman-Roth was a Canadian artist born in 1923 in Montreal. She started painting as a child, and her art eventually came to reflect her personal experiences, feelings, and social concerns. She helped establish the Montreal Artists School and taught at Sir George Williams University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre, both of which are in Montreal.

I hope you enjoy finding these artists in the current exhibition, Parallels. Open until June 30th.

Image 1: Roloff Beny. Image 2:Ghitta Caiserman-Roth. Image 3: Self-Portrait of Kas.

Reduction/Relief is a print media-focused paid residency for emerging artists that results in an exhibition in ULethbridge Art Gallery’s Hess Gallery. Mentored by Katie Marie Bruce, the residency runs June 8 – 19, 2026 and includes full access to ULethbridge’s printmaking studios, study access of prints from ULethbridge’s art collection, and studio visits with Bruce and ULethbridge Art Gallery staff.

Artists: Sidney Frenette-Ling, Luka de Haan, Emily Metherel, Bree Potuzak, and Cassandra Williamson. Mentor and guest curator: Katie Marie Bruce.

Resulting from the residency, in September 2026, ULethbridge Art Gallery will present an exhibition of selected works by the emerging artists, titled Reduction/Relief, (Hess Gallery) and Bruce will curate an exhibition of the prints which inspired the artists, titled Resource/Resist (Christou Gallery).

Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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The Hess Gallery will be closed for the month of July for renovations. Stay tuned for our reopening dates.

Parallels is being extended until June 30th! On now in the Hess Gallery, Fine Arts Building, level 6. Enjoy!

ARTLab: Polymer Clay Sculpting
UHall Main Atrium, May 23, 2026, 11 am – 4 pm
Let’s get creative with Polymer Clay! Shape your own figure, earrings, or keychain, and then we’ll bake them to harden. We’ll have some earring and keychain hardware available while supplies last, so come join the fun! Free event

Crafternoon this week!
Hess Gallery, May 6, 2026, 1 – 3 pm
No experience needed—just come ready to create, relax, connect. There will be materials for crochet, knitting, colouring, embroidery, origami and more. Free event, plus tea.

Summer Hours for the Hess Gallery! We are open 11 am - 4 pm Monday through Saturday. On now, Parallels, curated by Jessica Colley.

ARTLab this Saturday! Come try embroidery. Free supplies, Free snacks, doesn't get better than that.

With Easter and an installation, we will be closed a bit. The Christou Gallery will still be open, featuring the new exhibition 'The Art of Giving'.

Friday April 3rd, closed.
Saturday April 4th, open 11 - 4 pm.
Sunday April 5th, closed.
Monday April 6th, closed.

Hess Gallery closed for installation from the 7th - 18th. New exhibition opens Saturday, 18th at 3pm, during Vibe Fest. See you there!