From the reality of the inner city to the imaginary and fantastical, Tristram Lansdowne’s art emerges with surgical precision. Represented by LE Gallery in Toronto, his delicately painted watercolours depict incongruous, sometimes mysterious, structures. I’m drawn to the areas of cities that are on the fringe, in-between zones, […]
Even the titles of the works of Saskatchewan artist Wilf Perrault reflect the simplicity of daily life: Home Time (above), Kitchen Lights (below). His meticulous paintings of back alleys and streetscapes in Regina, where he has worked since the 1970s, create an understanding of the beauty of the […]
Artist Meghan Dauphinee pays homage in this vibrant series to the convenience stores that occupy key corners across Canada, notably in London, where she is from. We recognize variety stores as hangouts, ice cream shops, DVD rental outlets and pickup spots for milk and bread, but we infrequently […]
Alberto de Castro’s painting – Christmas Dinner – captures the extended family excitement that many Canadians experience. The detail is remarkable, given that de Castro (1952-1995) grew up in a Portuguese family in Angola, then studied art in Spain. It wasn’t until de Castro immigrated in 1969 to […]
The works assembled by the Audain family over the last two decades cover Canadian art indigenous to British Columbia, as well as the largest collection of Mexican modernist art known in Canada . The Audains’ 18 Mexican works are on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery, along with […]
There’s just something about this agglomeration of figures in terracotta, plaster, varnish, oil paints, nail polish, eye shadow and glazes that makes sense for an exhibit focused on the experience of being human. Jordan MacLachlan’s Unexpected Subway Living is part of the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art’s “Ineffable […]
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