Holger Kalberg
Sink or Swim
May 14 - June 18, 2022
Opening reception, Saturday, May 14, 12pm to 5pm.
For information about available work or to preview the exhibition, info@monteclarkgallery.com.
Events
Sink or Swim: Exhibition Tour with Holger Kalberg
Saturday, May 21, 1:00pm
Monte Clark is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Holger Kalberg, on view May 14 – June 18, 2022.
Kalberg is known for his compelling canvases that combine figuration and abstraction to construct complex visual narratives in dialogue with the legacies of modernism. His recent work depicts figures in seemingly ambiguous relationships — swimming or sinking, embracing or at odds, lost in contemplation or hallucinating, conveying psychological states that reveal the tensions and uncertainty of contemporary life.
Holger Kalberg was born in Germany and currently lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received his BFA from Emily Carr University (2001) and his MFA from the Chelsea School of Art in London (2007). Kalberg has been shortlisted for the RBC Painting Competition on three separate occasions, and served on the jury for the 2013 award. Kalberg has recently exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the University of Manitoba, the Belkin Satellite Gallery, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. His work is collected by the Royal Bank of Canada, the Vancouver Art Gallery, TD Bank, the Belkin Gallery, and numerous other public and private collections.

Holger Kalberg
Two figures with instruments
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
$12,800

Holger Kalberg
Two figures with vests
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
$12,800

Holger Kalberg
Two figures resting
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
SOLD

Holger Kalberg
Two figures in water
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
$12,800

Holger Kalberg
Two figures arched
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
$12,800

Holger Kalberg
Two figures on bed
2022
Oil on canvas
40.5 x 47.5 in framed
Unique
$12,800

Holger Kalberg
Single figure with cap
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
$4,500

Holger Kalberg
Single figure with wrap
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
SOLD

Holger Kalberg
Single figure with collar
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
SOLD

Holger Kalberg
Single figure resting on hand
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
SOLD

Holger Kalberg
Single figure with hand
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
SOLD

Single figure with necklace
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
$4,500

Holger Kalberg
Single figure with bangs
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
$4,500

Single figure (dancer)
2022
Oil on paper, on board
15 x 18 in framed
Unique
$4,500
“I think the tenderness that resonates with this current body of work is about paying close attention to the painting and the process of painting. The image is condensed, reworked.”
– Holger Kalberg, 2022