Associated with many avant-garde movements throughout his career, the artist and poet Francis Picabia never adhered to one movement. His sarcastic and playful view on life is a common theme.
The Brian Jungen retrospective on view at the Art Gallery of Ontario features sculptures, paintings, film, drawings and installation work that span the career of this internationally acclaimed artist.
J.E.H. MacDonald's seven trips to the Rocky Mountains proved a major source of inspiration. His 1928 painting exemplifies his fascination with the landscape of Yoho National Park.
In her paintings, Prudence Heward depicted women, whom she portrayed as self-contained, even defiant, and whose gazes often directly met that of the viewer.
Created as a tribute to Canada’s centennial, Joyce Wieland's "Confedspread" of 1967 was her first use of quilting to convey the patchwork complexity of Canada.
In Italy in 1986 John Greer set a new path for his sculpture by returning to traditional techniques and materials while remaining true to the ideals of conceptual art.
The 1975 mid-career retrospective of American artist Donald Judd at the National Gallery of Canada broke new ground by involving both the artist and curator in all aspects of the exhibition.
