32/150: East Coast Realism
Maritime artist Peter Gough captures the magic of light and water, universal themes of the Canadian psyche. One of Atlantic…
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31/150: Michael Massie – Order of Canada
Inuit artist Michael Massie has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honour. A sculptor…
30/150: Brandy Saturley – Canadian Symbols
What could be more appropriate for Canada Day than the symbolic art of realist Brandy Saturley, whose works explore the…
29/150: Dil Hildebrand – Scenographer
Montreal artist Dil Hildebrand (b: 1974) worked as a set painter for theatre and TV before moving into the international mainstream…
28/150: Joyce Wieland – The Feminist
The legendary Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was a mixed-media artist, experimental filmmaker and Canadian nationalist whose feminist art made use of sewing, knitting, rug hooking and embroidery….
27/150: George Dunning – Animator
Toronto-born animator George Dunning (1920-1979) is best known for his role as director of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine but he had…
Controversy: Is this art cultural appropriation?
A Toronto gallery has cancelled an exhibit over criticism the artist is inappropriately “borrowing” from spiritually significant indigenous art. The Visions Gallery, where…
Emerging at OCAD: Illustration
The Ontario College of Art and Design has been producing great artists since 1876, and each year showcases the works…
26/150: Kent Monkman – Shame & Prejudice
Kent Monkman’s (b: 1965) powerful, large-scale travelling project for Canada’s Sesquicentennial takes the viewer on a journey through 300 years of…
Jihee Min: A Few Flaps to Belong
Inspired by a flock of migrating birds, Jihee Min uses devices made to mimic wings in her new exhibition A Few…
