Herringer Kiss Gallery

Deborah Herringer Kiss says she welcomes snowy, muddy feet on her gleaming white downtown Calgary art gallery floors. “It means we’re being well-visited. That’s important!” she says to a customer who is apologizing for the tiny mess he’s tracked in on a particularly slushy winter afternoon. Deborah’s eponymous art space is largely white, but also features an exposed wood-beam ceiling. It’s a warm backdrop for the primarily Canadian and American artwork she displays for sale. Big, vibrant colours, challenging textures and media and bold themes are what you’ll most often find on the  walls at the Herringer Kiss Gallery.