SEEP SEW SPRAWL: Ellie Ryan & Page Cowell
May 18 to June 30, 2026
Meet the artists Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm!
Through immersive installation and kinetic sculpture, SEEP SEW SPRAWL aims to highlight the resilience of nature within urban environments. Shifting projections, tactile sculptures, and moving machines reveal the persistence of nature as it weaves through and around industrial spaces that have been recreated within the gallery walls. Interactive elements draw viewers in, making them participants in the dialogue between growth and construction and inviting them to consider their own position within the relationship between the natural and the industrial. Made from found and repurposed materials, including local industrial waste, the work carries traces of environmental history and human labour which anchor the installation in Calgary’s urban landscape.
Ellie Ryan
Ellie Ryan is a textile and expanded media artist who has worked and exhibited internationally. Equipped with a projector and sewing machine she bridges the gap between traditional and expanded mediums to create layered environments that invite viewers to reflect on loss,
transformation and the beauty that can emerge from memory and decay. With a push to create interactive work, Ryan breaks the bounds of typical gallery expectations, encouraging the viewers to get up close and personal with many of her works, inspiring people to shift how they interact with art in the everyday. Utilizing found fabrics and footage Ryan intertwines the mediums into something new and exciting while paying homage to what came before.
Page Cowell
Page Cowell is a multi-disciplinary artist with a sentiment for the quotidian. She aims to illuminate the profound stories that reside within the seemingly commonplace. She finds inspiration in the resilience, tenacity, and quiet dignity of individuals navigating the complexities of their daily lives. Page's work often tips its hat at the working class. In a world where most spend a third of their lives at work, she is interested in how workspaces impact identity and taste. She recognizes industry's significant influence on culture and hasbeen taken by creating interactive work that allows people to bond over this.
