About Us
Claire Lamb, photographed by Mat Simpson
About the Owner
Claire Lamb is thrilled to share with you a rich collection of Western Canadian Art. Having received a BA in Visual Art from the Augustana campus of U of A, she has had the pleasure of working with a variety of arts organizations and institutions across the city and continues to bring her experience as an artist with her.
She is passionate about promoting local and emerging artists that push the envelope. Most of all she is excited to share this passion with others and kindle that connection between the art and the viewer.
Gallery History
Bugera Lamb Fine Art (formerly Bugera Matheson Gallery) opened in February 2025.
The name Bugera Lamb Fine Art may be relatively new, but the gallery has long history.
The first iteration of this gallery was opened in 1985 by Angela’s mother, Agnes Bugera. It was called Gallery on Whyte because it was located on Whyte avenue in Edmonton. Agnes enlisted the help of Terry Fenton; who was consulting at that time, and between his tenure as Director of the Edmonton Art Gallery and his future position as Director of the Mendel Gallery in Saskatoon. Over the years the Fenton’s and the Bugera’s became more than colleagues, and Terry is proudly exhibited in the gallery today.
In 1990, Agnes closed Gallery on Whyte because her father was ill and the lease was up. She wanted to relocate to the “gallery walk”, on Jasper and 124 Street anyway. In 1992 with partner Irene Kmet, Agnes re-opened the gallery with the name Bugera/ Kmet Gallery. They opened on the gallery walk and had a successful partnership for 10 years. In 2001, Irene’s husband Don Wetherall was offered a tenure-track position in Canadian History at the University of Calgary, so Agnes bought Irene’s shares and Bugera/Kmet Gallery became Agnes Bugera Gallery.
Agnes continued to run the gallery, now relying more heavily on her husband John Bugera, who had always been there to do the heavy lifting for Agnes. Everyone associated with the gallery knew and loved him; artists and customers alike. In 2009, he passed and Agnes was left to run the gallery alone.
“Faced with the decision to help her close the gallery in 2012, I was heartbroken at that thought of closing the gallery, which had meant so much to me. So after some serious soul searching I decided to give up my IT business consultancy to take over the gallery. I haven’t looked back.” – Angela Bugera
In 2021 Claire began working with Angela and 4 years later Claire stepped in as sole owner, immensely happy to preserve the Bugera Gallery and all the artists represented here.