Formation of the Divine Order of the Lodge in North Vancouver, by painter/musician,Gregg Simpson and
        poet, david uu (David W, Harris) The group eventually included contributions by Ingrid Harris, Gary Lee Nova,
        Gilles Foisy, Bob Coleman and others. It's first exhibition was at the Avelles Gallery in Vancouver in December, 1971
        (see next page, Chronology for 1971)
 
        Ritual theatre, collage, painting, and poetry were the main pursuits, carried out as a modern version of  groups
        like the Salon de la Rose Croix, during the Symbolist Movement in France during the 1880's. The Surrealists were
        the 20th century precursors they felt closest to, along with occult traditions, alchemy, mythology (especially Nordic)
        and neo-pagan pholossophy.    

        Divine Order of the Lodge Salon at the Avelles Gallery, Vancouver. This exhibition included david uu,
        Gregg Simpson and Gilles Foisy among others, and featured a grid of golden eggs on the gallery floor.

         Performances by the ritual theatre group, the Isle of Avalon Society at the University of BC, Vancouver
        Art Gallery's Racetrack Annex, and at Intermedia. This included david uu, Ingrid uu, Gregg Simpson, Bob
        Coleman and Alan Sharpe.

         The D.O.L. was the launching pad for the followng projects: :The exhibition Canadian West Coast Hermetics, the
         Isle of Avalon Society (below) and the periodical, Lodgisticks (1972-76).

        The Vancouver School of Collage exhibition at the UBC Fine Arts Gallery combines the work of Ed Vamey,
        david uu, Al Neil, bill bissett and Gregg Simpson with that of Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall and Chris Dikeakos.

        Gregg Simpson receives a Canada Council grant to explore the links between alchemy and surrealism in Europe.

        Parisian artist and occult specialist, Francis Thénard, moves to Vancouver and presents a solo exhibition, Mandala at the
        Mido Gallery, Vancouver

        Robert Davidson solo exhibition of surrealist paintings at the Galerie Allen, Vancouver

        West Coast Lokas, solo exhibition of totemic assemblages by Al NeiI, Vancouver Art Gallery

        Mythodromus a group exhibition organized by david uu presented at the Avelles Gallery, Vancouver

        Canadian West Coast Hermetics The Metaphysical Landscape  which included includes Gregg Simpson, david uu,
        Jack Wise, Gary Lee Nova, Ed Varney and Gilles Foisy; an exhibition conceived in Paris in 1971 by Gregg Simpson and
        realized with the co-operation of UBC Fine Arts Gallery Director, Alvin Balkind) exhibited at the UBC Fine Arts Gallery;
        Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris; Canada House, London; St.Brieuc, Brittany; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi, Belgium.
        José Pierre saw the exhibition during its installation in Paris in March 1973. It was the first exhibition of west coast art to
        tour Europe.

        West Coast Hermetics, a spin off of the touring exhibition, with addition of Pat Martin Bates and Francis Thenard,
        was held at the Mido Gallery, Vancouver

        Al Neil exhibits totemic assemblages in Trajectores '73, Museum of Modern Art, Paris.

        Publication of Gregg Simpson' collage novella, Saturated Scenes, and collage print series, Apparitions,
        Intermedia Press, Vancouver

        Publication of Lodgisticks, a periodical, edited by david uu, Vancouver and Kingston, Ontario. Art work by
        Gregg Simpson, Gary Lee Nova, Ed Varney, david uu and others.