view the exhibitions and events previously hosted at the ccbc gallery
2026
around the kitchen table: crafting connections
around the kitchen table: crafting connections
clarrissa long
This exhibition explores the intrinsic connection between making and communication, proposing the physical act of creation as a language in its own right.
feb 26 – apr 23 | 2026
within cells interlinked
a group exhibition that explores identity as an internal architecture—shaped by memory, inheritance, and transformation—revealed through craft-based practices in ceramics, metalwork, and printmaking.
jan 22 – feb 19 | 2026
2025
coast to coast to coast
presented with the Canadian Crafts Federation, a 2025 celebration of Canadian craft featuring works by artists from craft councils across the country and showcasing the rich diversity of its craft excellence
playing god to the lawn
Juxtaposing elements from plants, animals, rocks and fungi, Florey crafts a dreamlike landscape that is both abstract and familiar, inviting the viewer to consider their perception of the world around them.
Maya Florey
aug 14 – sept 25, 2025
vessels: art of the feminine
Vessels: Art of the Feminine continues my use of textiles, stitch, and surface design but it strongly influenced by a recent art residency in Crete…
Susan Purney Mark
march 6 – april 24, 2025
walking alongside trauma
a material-based art exploration of the vicarious traumatization of sexualized violence, in collaboration with McGill University and Douglas College
2024
q̓emxwéqsem (to tie a knot at the end of your thread)
can slow stitching in a fast-paced world reconnect us to tradition, culture, and community?
q̓emxwéqsem: (to tie a knot at the end of your thread)
serena steel
aug 9 – oct 3, 2024
les grandes dames
‘Les Grandes Dames’ is an assemblage of figures depicting women as distinct entities.
Debra Sloan
june 6 – jul 25
2024 earring show
craft + culture
2024 Earring Show
an exploration of craft + culture
online may 9 – aug 31, 2024
the land dreams in ceremonies: reparation
the land of dreams in ceremonies: reparation
mar 7-apr 25, 2024
a relational land-based ceremonial-craft exhibition by Nikki Manzie
nascent five exhibition
nascent five
an exhibition of award winning emerging artists
jan 4 – jan 18, 2024
evolving spaces: transitional in nature
what do we find in those liminal spaces that we all inhabit?
evolving spaces: transitional in nature
vancouver metal arts association
jan 25 – feb 22, 2024
2023
phase transition
a mixed-media installation that references the concept of the physical shifting of material from one phase to another.
jenny judge
author reading: september 28, 2023, 6:30p
opening reception: september 28, 2023, 7-9p
on view in gallery: september 28 – november 23, 2023
how to feel full: ceramic vases & cages
a ceramics exhibition that explores
memory and experience.
kaisa lindfors
opening reception: july 27, 2023, 6:30p – 8:00p PDT
on view in gallery: july 27 – september 21, 2023
the chorus
a series of weavings, each containing
its own morse code message.
joanna rogers
on view in gallery: febuary 23 – april 20, 2023
the earring show 2023
an annual CCBC exhibition highlighting contemporary jewellery design.
over 100 artists from around the world
opening reception: may 4, 2023
on view in gallery: may 4 – may 18, 2023
online: may 4 – july 31, 2023
carrying water
water, in a geopolitical frame,
is a most precious resource.
bettina matzkuhn
on view in gallery: may 25 – july 20, 2023
a collection of curves
a celebration of our everyday space.
mark qualizza
on view in gallery: january 19 – february 16, 2023
2022
dancing on the wall
a fall fundraiser event.
barbara cohen & jenny judge
online: december 2 – 15, 2022
the drawn and crafted object
the birth of an idea, its many ramblings,
and its finished form.
yalda bozorg, miriam de langley, bettina matzkuhn & marney mcdiarmid
curator: jenny judge
on view in gallery: october 6 – november 24, 2022
mythology’s fiercest females
a new series of wearable art inspired by
female mythological figures.
monique huynh
on view in gallery: january 20 – february 10, 2022
dance:craft | 2023
a multi-faceted participatory performance and exhibition with joe ink, patrick christie, stefanie dueck, deb dumka, hope forstenzer, and debra sloan, on view in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts Milton and Fei Wong Experimental Theatre SFU
all consuming
consumption, waste, and the global circulation of consumer goods.
amy gogarty
on view in gallery: june 16 – august 4, 2022
quiet places
developing links between ceramics, encaustic painting, printmaking and bookbinding.
bev ellis, debra frances & sue gordon
on view in gallery: august 11 – september 29, 2022
2021
Barbara Cohen’s 100+ musings: jewellery auction
27 stunning pieces of jewellery to be auctioned off.
barbara cohen
online: december 2 – december 16, 2021
patterns of influence
cut paper art, installation, and sculpture, inspired by a maximalist’s love of surface design.
rachael ashe
on view in gallery: may 20 – july 1, 2021
INTERWOVEN
a multi sensory exploration of the ways cloth mediates care and time.
amanda wood
on view in gallery: july 8 – august 19, 2021
fruits of my labour
decorative plastic fruit covered in
recycled swimsuit lycra.
louise perrone
on view in gallery: october 14 – november 25, 2021
2020
beneath the Salish Sea
a selection of the 113 marine species that have been listed as being endangered or of concern.
debbie katz
on view in gallery: june 19 – august 31, 2020
looking glass: apertura series
generating a dialogue between
object, light, and color.
laura murdoch
on view in gallery: august 13 – september 24, 2020
the earring show 2020
an annual CCBC exhibition highlighting contemporary jewellery design.
58 artists from across North America
hosted online: may 9 – june 30, 2020
interiors: emerging artists exhibition
the house as a metaphor for our deepest desires.
cory yeung & shonny JI
on view in gallery: february 15 – march 5, 2020
han made: korean contemporary jewelry
reinventing and renewing the way to
think and make jewelry.
20 Korean jewelry artists
curator: noel guyomarc’h
exhibition design: barbara cohen
on view in gallery: january 2 – february 12, 2020
2019
the earring show 2019
an annual CCBC exhibition highlighting contemporary jewellery design.
artists across North America
on view in gallery: may 5, 2019
