Quick Hits: Craft Biennial
“Dimensions” is Saskatchewan Craft Council’s biennial touring exhibition of award-winning contemporary craft by Saskatchewan craftspeople.
43/150: Nicholas Hornyansky – Printmaking
Nicholas Hornyansky (1896-1965) was born in Budapest and became familiar with technique long before he turned to art full time. Hornyansky was a colour mixer from the age of 12 in his father’s printing works. He later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, and continued his studies […]
Seeing Double: Paired Portraits
Laara Cassells, a painter, sculptor and one-time costume and theatre set designer, found inspiration for her current exhibition while teaching an art history class. She creates double portraits by pairing a copy of a historical painting with contemporary subjects wearing headphones, or holding phones or computers.
Sketchbook Saturday: Coffee Shop
This is one of those Saturdays when one perfect sketch will do. This is by Vorona Nanetta who draws as a hobby and is “teaching myself,” as she says on her Instagram, here.
Quick Hits: Banksy in Venice
The image of a migrant child signalling for help has appeared on a crumbling wall in Venice, site of the famed Biennale art exhibition, apparently the latest work by Banksy. The mysterious British artist was not invited to this year’s Venice Biennale.
Quick Hits: Transgender in Tahiti
Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama’s official portrait artist, is in Paris with a new series of paintings and a video-installation based on his time spent this past year in Tahiti.
