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…
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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…
Ursula Johnson: Cultural Cocoon
Ursula Johnson, finalist for the 2017 Sobey Art Award, is an emerging performance and installation artist of Mi’kmaw First Nation ancestry. …
20/150: Paraskeva Clark, The Activist
Paraskeva Clark (1898-1986) was a unique artist with leftist political leanings who focused on social and political turmoil, including the consequences…
17/150: Michael Snow – Always Inquiring
Michael Snow at 87 remains a giant, renowned in film, sound, sculpture, photography and painting. He may be best known by the…
Group of Seven: Guitars
The McMichael Canadian Collection is curating a fascinating music-and-art show for Canada’s 150th. The Group of Seven Guitar Project will exhibit masterwork…
The Getty acquires Frank Gehry archive
Thirty years of papers, models, sketches and other material from the work files of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry have been…
