Solo Exhibition
Sticky Saccharine
Alana MacDougall
MARCH 2026
Opening Reception: March 20 at 5 – 9 PM
Exhibition Run: March 20 – May 9 2026
Artist Talk: April 18 at 2 PM: Moderated by Derek Brueckner
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 5 PM
206 Princess St. Winnipeg MB
Sticky Saccharine plays with symbolism derived from art historical works and reflects on the philosophical and political roots of still-life painting and the rich, collectively evolved vocabulary developed within the genre. These symbols, combined with fragments pulled from grocery store flyers, extemporized still lifes, and pilfered from the internet, are reorganized in a series of drawings and ceramic sculptures. In these works, objects are isolated from their original context and serve as operators in encoded messages. The works investigate where meaning holds and where it drifts, encouraging improvised interpretations.
Sculptures incorporating finite movement speak of mortality and decay, motifs central to still lifes. Forms shift, release salt, or drip wax before returning to stillness, linking the inexorable flow of time to the ephemeral symphony of life.
Some works ask questions about the realities of our time and possibilities for the future, while others serve as warnings.
Alana MacDougall is a multi-disciplinary artist working primarily in drawing, print-making, and sculpture. She currently lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Fine Art from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Australia and has taught as a sessional instructor at the University of Manitoba since 2018.
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We are on Treaty 1 Territory. On the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. We offer our respect and gratitude to the caretakers of this land.
