AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
About the Exhibition
As far as I can see presents the work of artist Troy Grosdahl, with specific emphasis on two major bodies of work developed over the past fifteen years: When the cosmos aligned, if only briefly and largely unnoticed and Ways of Looking. As the most extensive presentation of Gronsdahl’s practice to date, the exhibition spans diverse media including text, photography, object, moving image and sound, and capture’s the artist’s characteristic use of aesthetic restraint, subtle intervention, and reiterative processes. He proposes ways of seeking deeper meaning through nature, contemplation, and poetics. The boundary between what is known and what is imagined is blurred, and the ache felt when looking at a landscape or a cosmic event is ever-present.
Gronsdahl develops personal rituals and speculations where he methodically records, redacts, timestamps, and archives gestural moments such as ‘looking up’ while site-seeing or photographically recording cosmic events through cyanotype processes. Perspectival encounters with nature, monuments, and architecture coalesce to reveal a contemplative curiosity, pointing to a subtle yearning for one’s place in the meaning of it all. The work offers a specific kind of looking—one that is meditative and philosophical; tapping into desire with a poetic attention that respects the mystery of the world.
About the Artist
Troy Gronsdahl is an artist and cultural worker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Gronsdahl holds a BFA from the University of Saskatchewan and holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where he was the recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Medal. Gronsdahl has received numerous awards in the field of visual arts and music, including grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and Saskatchewan Arts Board. In 2021 he was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Music Award for Hip Hop Artist of the Year, and in 2022 he received the Saskatchewan Arts Leadership Award.
Programming and Events
Opening Reception
Friday, May 22, 2026
6:30 pm
College Art Gallery 1
Artist talk, tour & performance
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
College Art Gallery 1
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided
Please join us for a walking tour with artist Troy Gronsdahl of their solo exhibition in College Art Gallery 1, followed by a special performance by a woodwind quintet of Breath Score in Minor G.
