Three Powerful Solo Exhibitions Open at the Esplanade

The Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre invites the public to experience three compelling solo exhibitions by Canadian artists Caprice Hogg, Heather Shillinglaw, and Adrianne Williams, currently on view this spring and summer. A public reception will be held to celebrate these artists on Saturday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m.

“These works span landscapes, memory, lineage, and land-based knowledge, offering distinct yet complementary perspectives on place, identity, and connection,” said Xanthe Isbister, Curator of the Esplanade’s Galleries and Collections. “Together, the exhibitions invite visitors to slow down, reflect, and consider how personal and collective histories continue to shape the ways we see ourselves and the world around us.”

Time After Time: Landscape Oil Paintings – Caprice Hogg

Rooted in the landscapes of southern Alberta and Western Canada, Time After Time presents a collection of rich, expressive oil paintings by Caprice Hogg. Drawing from a lifelong connection to place, Hogg’s narrative works capture moments shaped by memory, light, and the passage of time. With a career spanning more than three decades, Hogg’s paintings reflect an enduring commitment to the natural world and a deeply personal way of seeing—one informed by travel, lived experience, and an intimate relationship with the land.

Because of Her. – Adrianne Williams

Through a series of large-scale, contemplative paintings, Adrianne Williams’ Because of Her. honours the enduring presence and influence of women whose strength often unfolds quietly and without recognition. Rooted in memory, observation, and inherited histories, the exhibition resists singular narratives, instead creating open spaces where gesture, colour, and form speak to collective lineage. The figures that emerge are not portraits, but embodiments of lived experience - echoes of mothers, daughters, and communities shaped by care, resilience, and continuity.

dlúne æîk’ãzñ – mouse spirit power – Heather Shillinglaw

Artist Heather Shillinglaw presents dlúne æîk’ãzñ – mouse spirit power, an immersive exhibition honouring over 30 years of collaboration with her mother and Elder, Shirley Norris Shillinglaw of Cold Lake First Nation. Rooted in Denesuline knowledge systems, the work invites visitors to experience the world from the perspective of the mouse - close to the ground, attentive, and intentional. Through textile works, relief installations, and reclaimed materials, Shillinglaw reframes the land not as a resource, but as a living relation, foregrounding humility, care, and shared responsibility.

“It has been a privilege to curate these three exhibitions and to work closely with artists whose practices are grounded in care, intention, and deep relationships to land and community,” said Isbister. “I hope Hatters will join me in celebrating these artists and their work during the May 9 reception.”

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