Explore our exhibitions from the past 20 years
Over the past three months, we have been updating our online archive of exhibitions. The project is now complete, and exhibitions from the past 20 years (2003 to 2023) are now accurately reflected on our website.
Last time on the blog, we discussed the process of updating an online archive and analyzed trends and highlights of the past two decades at Xchanges. This is an important milestone in our development, as, now, we can look back to the amazing work of past artists, curators, and dedicated Xchanges volunteers who brought us to where we are today.
Read about the Archive Project:
Expanding the Xchanges Exhibition Archive
Learn about our plans for the online exhibition archive About For over 50 years, Xchanges has been a cornerstone of Victoria’s art community. From countless exhibitions and performances to art sessions and fundraisers, Xchanges has continually provided programming and outreach to a diverse range of artists and patrons. With decades of contributions comes decades of…
Watch the artist interviews and exhibitions playlist:
Included in this project update is a YouTube playlist of exhibition walk throughs and artist interviews with local content creator @ExhibitVic. This playlist holds over 100 videos from 2010 to 2024.
Have any information to share? Contribute to the Exhibition Archive.
We invite all past artists, curators, volunteers and visitors to contribute to the exhibition archive! Do you have any images or text (such as artist statements, posters, or artwork credits) to share with us? Comment on the specific exhibition page to add your brief suggestions or email us to share more information.
Explore the Added Exhibitions (2003-2012)
Browse through the diverse range of exhibitions we have held!
2003
December 6-19, 2003, Xchanges Members, Inside Exchanges
November 13-20, Marci Katz, Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries * (*and other fairy tales)
October 10, 2003, Xchanges Members, Carnival of Destruction
2004
December 4-19, 2004, Xchanges Members, Annual Xchanges Members Show
November 12-21, 2004, Tobla Howell, Kate Seymour, George Phillips Brie Birdsell, Gary Merkel, Rachel Hellner, Megan Dickie, Alexis Cezona, Richard Motchman, John Threlfall, Leanne Cummersbach, Project Telephone
October 7-24, Marsha Laundry, Spirit Within Form
September 9-26, 2004, Charles Campbell, Real Beauty
August 8-31, 2004, Marta Baczkowska, Odette DeLaroche, Will Gordon, Paintings
July 15-25, 2004, Bill Friesen and Marci Karz, Dance of the Damned
June 10-26, 2004, Tracy Archinuk, Sex and Death
May 1-22, 2004, Xchanges Members, Mayday Erotica V
March 31, 2004, Michael Hemming, Primavera (Spring)
March 13-28, 2004, Agnes Ananinchuk, Cultural Remnants
2005
December 2-18, 2005, Xchanges Members, Annual Xchanges Members Show
November 3-20, 2005, Ho Tam, Posing
October 1-23, 2005, Xchanges Members, ReCreation Room Show and Sale
September 2-18, 2005, Karen Cornelius, Sugar
August 5-21, 2005, Crossgrain Photography Studio, 2005 Crossgrain Photography Show and Sale
July 1-17, 2005, Karen Moe, Lethe: a metaphysics
June 2-19, 2005, Megan Dickie, Troi Donnelly, Paula Maloney, Jeff Bezaire, The Thingamabobs that Do the Jobs.
May 13-22, 2005, Victoria College of Art Class of 2005, X-posure
March 4-20, 2005, Rachel Hellner, Footprints
February 11-27, 2005, Jason Gress, Standoffish
January 14-30, 2005, Ground Zero Printmakers, Eastern Institute of Technology (New Zealand), Hardground Printmakers, Greatmore Studios, Cavesham Centre for Artists and Writers (Natal), the Muiz Art Studio and Kommetjie Studio, Strangers
January 14-30, 2005, Xchanges Members, Intimate Portraits
2006
December 1-17, 2006, Xchanges Members, Annual Xchanges Members Show
November 10-26, 2006, Barbara Berry, Charnel Ground Paintings
October 5-22, 2006, Crossgrain Photography Studio, Crossgrain Studio Show and Sale
September 8-24, 2006, Lisa Murray and Inga Römer, Spurface (Intersection of Surface and Space)
August 10-27, 2006, Scott Schuldt, Mia Weinberg,Frank Parga, Karen Rudd,Will Weigler
Carolyn Law, Jessica Demers, Robi Smith, Claudia Lorenz, Beneath The Surface: Artists and Scientists Reflect on Conservation
July 8-23, 2006, Julie Boyd, Kinetics.
June 10-25, 2006, Ground Zero Printmakers, Crossover
May 4, 2006, Victoria College of Art Class of 2006, Articulate
April 1-23, 2006, Claudia Lorenz, Faux Past
March 10-26, 2006, Heidi Bergstrom, Between the Lines
February 3-19, 2006, Sharon Feder, Nostalgia
January 6-12, 2006, Alison Track, Anita Schoepp, Jessica Demers, Mary-Anne Wensley, Persilia Caton, Somatica.2007
December 1-16, 2007, Ground Zero Printmakers, Word Speak/ Image Speak
November 2-25, 2007, Crossgrain Photography Studio, Crossgrain Photography Show and Sale
October 11-28, 2007, Rachel Hellner, Road Stories
September 8-30, 2007, Xchanges Members, Annual Xchanges Members Show
August 2-26, 2007, Miya Turnbull, Somewhere In Between
July 5-29, 2007, Majenna K., Paintings
June 9-30, 2007, Xchanges Gallery Life Drawing Participants, The Drawing Room
May 11-31, 2007, Greenscape Studio, Landscrape
April 5-29, 2007, Clara Kusumoto, Night and Day
February 10-25, 2007, Carrie Helm, Pink
January 18-28, Victoria Edgarr, Treasure and a Joy
2008
December 5-21, 2008, Xchanges Artists, Xchanges Annual Members Show
November 27-30, 2008, Karen Gillmore and Elizabeth Litton, Un-Something
October 4-19, 2008, Ground Zero Printmakers, Power of Three
September 5-28, 2008, Jay Hanscom, Parade: An Installation of Oil Paintings
July 4-27, 2008, Christine Clark, Terrible Terrible Trouble
June 7-29, 2008, Jillan Valpy, Rubber Sensations
May 30-June 1, 2008, Ground Zero Printmakers and PEERS, Images from the Fringe
May 2-25, 2008, Wanda Hurren and Susan Underwood, Postcartographia
April 11-23, 2008, Jill Rockwell, Ritual Estate
March 3-30, 2008, Willow Cerridwyn, Insight:Incite
February 8-24, 2008, Louise Monfette, Atonement
January 5-27, 2008, Garth Rankin and Maria Tarasoff, Landscape Dreams
2009
December 4-20, 2009, Xchanges Artists, Ellipsis…
November 6-29, 2009, Evan Locke, brass tack tact
October 2-25, 2009, The Odd Friday Group, The Odd Friday’s Collection
October 2-25, 2009, Sandra Levy, Botanic
September 12-27, 2009, Ground Zero Printmakers, That’s Progress
July 3-12, 2009, Oliver Mitchell, Pigment Parade
June 5-28, 2009, Rebekah Johnson, Andrew Silk, Lindsay Delaronde, Thomas Chisholm, Gamut
May 1-24, 2009, Carl Sean McMahon, Resurgence
April 3-25, 2009, Jocelyn Beyak, Eggery
January 10- February 1, 2009, Clare Singleton, Parallels of Movement
2010
December 3-19, 2010, Xchanges Artists, What If
November 5-28, 2010, Crossgrain Photography Studio, black is the new black
October 1-24, 2010, Lisa Hebden, Open
October 14, 2010, Skai Fowler, Second Story
September 18, 2010, to honour the spirit of this forest
September 4-26, 2010, John Luna, 0110
August 13, 2010, Jillan Valpy, Conventional Wisdom
July 16- August, 2010, KitSum Cheng, Flagging the Balcony
July 9-25, 2010, Megan Press, Laura Dutton, Dickinson Bour, and Dan Bernyk, Interim
July 1, 2010, Xchanges Artists, Candy Coat
June 17- July 12, 2010, UVic Visual Arts Students Association, SCOPE
June 4-27, 2010, Laura Dutton, Migration
May 14- June 10, 2010, Christine Clark, the Ruffle
May 7-30, 2010, Georgia Collins, Friends and Family
April 10-25, 2010, Victoria College of Art 2010 Graduating Class, Chimera
March 5-28, 2010, Cam Reid, Blueprints in Perception
February 5-28, 2010, Abe Murley, Recompose
January 8-31, 2010, Suzanne Bean, Transitory by-products
2011
December 2-8, 2011, Xchanges Artists, Winter Exhibition and Open House
October 15- November 15, 2011, Debora Alanna, Hanging Out the Laundry
October 29, 2011, Xchanges Artists, Halloween Bash
October 7-23, 2011, Sarah Houghton, The Hidden Self
September 2-25, 2011, Marcia Perkins, Give ‘Em the Chair
September, 2011, Robert McTavish, Child’s Play
August 26, 2011, John Luna, Both Balcony and Tower: A Park in Time and Grounds to Stop
August 2, 2011, Chris Chandler and Paul Benoit, Modern Multi-media Minstrel Extravaganza
August, 2011, John Luna and Christine Clark, Sculptures! And Vultures!
July 8-31, 2011, Thomas Chisholm, Compression
July 1, 2011, Marlene Jess, OPEN
July 1, 2011, Xchanges Artists, ICanada: Canada Day Exhibition and Fundraiser
June 3-26, 2011, Shane Kapcala, Bits
May 10- June 11, 2011, Helen Rogak, Betty Meyers, and Cheryl McBride, Any Wall, Any Where, Any Time
May 6-29, 2011, Ashley Culver, Study of a Membrane
April 8-24, 2011, Rachel Hellner, Obsessive Collecting Disorder
March 4-27, 2011, Kate Scoones, Small Truths
January 7-30, 2011, Jillian Player, Terra Nullius
2012
December 7–16, Xchanges Annual Members’ Exhibition and Open House:
November 4–27, Sandra Doore, “Horizontal Desires”
November 2-25, 2012, Eva Campbell, Reflections on Service
October 29, Halloween Bash and Costume Party!
October 7–23, Sarah Houghton, “The Hidden Self”
October 5- 25, 2012, Barry Herring and Richard Motchman, Fragments and Masks
September 8-30, 2012, Anna Curtin, Wind and Sea
September 7-30, 2012, Sue Calkins, Going the Distance: Communication Towers
July 1, 2012, Xchanges Artists, Act your Age: Canada Day Exhibition and Fundraiser
June 9-24, 2012, Elyse Portal, Urbeing
June 1-3, 2012, Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS), Navigating Multiple Worlds
May 4-27, 2012, Allan Toews, The Boreal and the Bush
April 6-29, 2012, Christine Redmond, In Real Life
March 2-25, Rebekah Johnson, Trousseau
February 3-26, Karen Gilmore, From the Air
January 6-29, 2012, Joan Richardson, Eye Thrill
Celebrate this achievement with us at the Xchanges AGM on April 28!
Join us on Sunday, April 28 from 3 to 4 p.m. online and in person at Xchanges for our Annual General Meeting. After the meeting business is concluded, there will be an area set up in the gallery where members can browse through the archive and a screening of exhibition videos will be played.
Special thank you to our funders for making this project possible
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Digital Skills for Youth Program coordinated by the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) and funded by the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
We also acknowledge the Government of British Columbia and the Capital Regional District in their support for our gallery programming.
