What's On September 2026 to June 2027 - Xchanges Gallery and Studios

Featured image: All Lives in the Eye of the Grim Reaper, Lance Austin Olsen

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Xchanges’ Gallery Exhibition 2026/2027 Season opens on Friday, September 4th and continues until July 26, 2026 with a compelling range of artists, artworks, media, and special events.

Our gallery exhibition program features a diverse range of artists recommended by an independent jury of professional artists who are recognized for their contributions to local culture and their expertise in contemporary art. Exhibitions throughout the year also include solo and group shows displaying the works of studio members in the Art Passage, the main gallery, or online.

This season’s exhibitions may include additional activities, artist talks, workshops, and tours. As well, our September and October artists will be featured as part of BC Culture Days from September 18th to October 4th, 2026. Read each brief description and check out the artist or exhibition page link for full details.

Gallery Information

Address: 2333 Government Street, Victoria, BC

Opening Reception: First Friday of the Month, 7 to 9 pm

Regular Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am to 4 pm

Xchanges Gallery is located behind the former Gregg’s Furniture building at 2333 Government Street. The main gallery space is located on the second floor of the building and accessed exclusively by 2 flights of stairs with a landing. Unfortunately, there is no lift available and our location is not accessible to wheelchair users or other people with limited mobility. We apologize for the inconvenience.

There is on-site parking (limited during regular business hours), as well as space for locked bike storage behind the main gate. There are nearby bus lines on Bay Street and Douglas Street, as well as protected bike lanes on Government Street.

There are two single-occupancy washrooms located adjacent to the gallery.

Exhibition Schedule: Fall/Winter 2026

Lance Olsen

September 4th to 20th, 2026

“Since I am less able to do the big works daily I am still able to constantly work even if it is from my living room couch. This exhibition is about the moment that we all inhabit known collectively as “Now”; the only moment in which we exist. As always I view each piece as a footstep through my life, a diary of my daily thinking if you will.”

This exhibition and artist will be featured as part of Culture Days 2026 at Xchanges. Learn more here

Opening reception: Friday, September 4th, 2026, 7 to 9 pm

For more information about this exhibition, please visit the detailed artist page here

Seven Embury, The Standard

October 2nd to 18th, 2026

Seven Embury examines the pressures surrounding male body image and the ways society shapes ideals of masculinity through pop culture and social media. Through painting and sound, the show explores how external voices and cultural scripts impose themselves on the body, creating tension between acceptance and self-worth.

This exhibition and artist will be featured as part of Culture Days 2026 at Xchanges. Learn more here

Opening reception: Friday, October 2nd, 2026, 7 to 9 pm

For more information about this exhibition, please visit the detailed artist page here

O. Bjorn Cross, Leather Mourning

November 6th to 22nd, 2026

O. Bjorn Cross’ exhibition Leather Mourning invites us to participate in the intimate timeless ritual of queer collective grief. Focussing on the impact of HIV / AIDS and how historical queer leather communities experienced loss together, he highlights similarities and differences in how these communities’ contemporary counterparts participate in grief.

Opening reception: Friday, November 6th, 2026, 7 to 9 pm

For more information about this exhibition, please visit the detailed artist page here