Influential

INFLUENTIAL features work by HKG Gallery Artists who have been taught, mentored or inspired by the work and life of Katie Ohe.

In celebration and honour of Katie Ohe’s new exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Alberta (with Marie Lannoo) and with the City of Calgary at Devonian Gardens, INFLUENTIAL features work by HKG Gallery Artists who have been taught, mentored or inspired by the work and life of Katie Ohe. Artists include Rhys Douglas Farrell (BFA '16, Painting), Kristine Zingeler, Marjan Eggermont, Dick Averns, Laurel Johannesson (Professor, Drawing), Aron Hill (BFA ‘00, Interdisciplinary Studies) and Alex Caldwell (Dip ‘85, Sculpture).

Katie Ohe (Dip '60, Sculpture and Honorary MFA 2018) is one of Canada’s most important sculptors and one of the first artists to make conceptual sculpture in Alberta. She is a beloved mentor who has inspired and taught generations of art students. 

Marie Lannoo and Katie Ohe: Shift opens at the Art Gallery of Alberta on September 13th and runs until February 22, 2006. Fragment to Form | Katie Ohe and the Shape of Persistence, presented by the City of Calgary opens on September 16th and runs until December 17, 2025. This exhibition features Katie’s “Day and Night” sculptures which have been moved from Prince’s Island Park, restored and re-homed to the Devonian Gardens as well as the maquettes for these iconic works. This exhibition also features other works by Katie Ohe and her students.

Dick Averns, "Vice", Digital photograph on archival paper (Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin), Ed of 5, 18" x 24", 2025