# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am – Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a Curators' Talk and reception in celebration of the newly published AGGV exhibition catalogue.About this EventJoin Kathryn Bridge, guest curator, and Steven McNeil, AGGV Chief Curator & Director of Exhibitions, to celebrate the launch of the Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, 1869-1959 exhibition catalogue. In conversation with Steven, Kathryn will share tales of the investigative work required to locate artworks by Sophie Pemberton and the process to realize an exhibition and a publication. Following their talk, visitors are welcome to a reception with tea, coffee, and treats and have their copy of of the publication signed by the Kathryn Bridge.Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, 1869-1959 is available for sale in the Gallery Shop.The AGGV exhibition, Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton, 1869-1959, ran from September 23, 2023 - January 21, 2024.Presenting Sponsor: HeffelSupporting Sponsor: Gallery Associates of the Art Gallery of Greater VictoriaImage Credits: Sophie Pemberton (1869 – 1959), Rejected, 1899-1903, oil painting, 87 x 107.7 x 10.5 cm (framed). Purchased with funds from the Cora Shaw Fund, AGGV 2024.001.001 | Sophie Pemberton, John O'Dreams, 1901, oil, 96.7 x 131.4 cm. Gift of the artist, AGGV1954.010.001.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/publication-launch-unexpected-the-life-and-art-of-sophie-pemberton/100001748977130679
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Victoria
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
- **lat**: 48.42184169999999
- **long**: -123.34767260000001
- **full address**: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton being held?
  - **A:** Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton takes place on Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton?
  - **A:** Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton is organized by Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Victoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Publication Launch - Unexpected: The Life and Art of Sophie Pemberton sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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