Caleb Speller at Polychrome Fine Art - Jully 2015

Caleb Speller at Deluge Contemporary Art

" Canadian Muscle "
Once upon a time, there were factories in Canada that made thousands of useful things. Nails, stamp pads, pencils, batteries, hand salve, doorknobs, records—you name it, chances are we made it. Made in Canada was stamped on each of these products; a certain pride contained in those three words.

Canadian Muscle is a series of drawings which document and celebrate this disappeared DIY aesthetic and keep-it-in-Canada attitude. Each drawing represents a unique piece of our industrial and patriotic history which employed countless Canadians over the decades. This spirit of self-reliance is enjoying a renaissance, with locally farmed produce, local craftsmen/artisans and domestic industry promoted and newly appreciated. Speller's work is an appeal to further this trend by actively sourcing available alternatives to foreign imports, and demanding Canadian made goods.

Opening Friday, September 3, 7pm
636 Yates St. Victoria, BC

Caleb Speller at Slide Room Gallery

Caleb Speller presents a photographic exhibition that investigates our problematic relationship with nature. Considered a place for both resource and refuge, Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island will be the site for this exploration. Exhibition will also include a range of paintings, drawings and collages related to the idea of 'natural' and 'disaster'.


Opening reception, Friday, January 15 @ 7:30
Artist talk: Friday, January 15 @ 8 pm