Drawings | Roger LaFrenière
Opening reception: 6-8 pm, Thursday 16 July 2026
Exhibition run : 17 July – 11 September 2026
Drawing Workshop with Robert Sim 12 August, 11.30 am – 1pm. Free and all are welcome.
Distinctive yet enigmatic, dynamic and simple, Roger LaFrenière’s drawings express a great sensitivity to the formal qualities of the land in Manitoba. In this exhibition, Galerie Buhler Gallery proudly premieres a selection of his drawings made with graphite and charcoal between the late 1970s to early 2000s. Rapidity as well as geometry shape these works and they reveal how a view of landscape contains constant change. In these never-before-seen drawings, we witness LaFrenière chasing the instant between one blink and the next. This exhibition was conceived by Tanya Gadd.
À la fois singuliers et énigmatiques, dynamiques et économiques, les dessins de Roger LaFrenière témoignent d’une profonde sensibilité aux qualités formelles du territoire manitobain. La Galerie Buhler Gallery est fière de présenter en première une sélection de ses dessins réalisés au graphite et au fusain entre la fin des années 1970 et le début des années 2000. La rapidité autant que la géométrie façonnent ces œuvres, qui révèlent combien le paysage est en perpétuelle transformation. Dans ces dessins inédits, nous voyons LaFrenière poursuivre l’instant qui sépare un clignement d’yeux du suivant. Cette exposition a été conçue par Tanya Gadd.
A note from Nicole Aminot, President and CEO of St. Boniface Hospital:
Roger Lafreniere has been a good friend and supporter of SBH and Buhler Gallery. I had the pleasure of meeting Roger a few years ago and have fallen in love with his landscapes. He has truly shown how beautiful Manitoba’s prairie landscapes are. SBH is fortunate to have on display many of Roger’s art on our walls. Thank you to Roger for blessing us with another showing and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.
Nicole Aminot CPA, CMA
Présidente et Directrice Générale | President and CEO
Galerie Buhler Gallery (also known as GBG) is located within St. Boniface Hospital, a busy centre of healing in the heart of Winnipeg’s French Quarter. This contemporary art gallery provides an important oasis of contemplation, imagination, and rejuvenation for patients, their visitors, staff, physicians, and volunteers.
Land Acknowledgement
St. Boniface Hospital is located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the national homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknowledge that our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. We respect the treaties that were made on these territories and we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past. Recognizing that we are all treaty people, we dedicate our efforts towards a more loving and compassionate world as we all move forward in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.