Robert Houle, Quillwork I-VII (detail), acrylic, pastel and porcupine quills on paper mounted to panel, 1988, (suite of 7 panels labeled I-VII) 18 x 13 in., 46 x 33 cm. Collection of the MacLaren Art Centre. Collection of the MacLaren Art Centre. Gift of the John F. (Jack) Petch Family, 2014. Photo: André Beneteau.
MacLaren Art Centre
37 Mulcaster Street
Barrie, Ontario
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Renée van der Avoird
Seven paintings on panel that combine gestural forms, vivid colour fields and quill work, evocative of this senior artist’s practice, which incorporates elements of his Salteaux heritage into the modernist painting tradition.
