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In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
In the Atmosphere
On January 20, 2021, Jill Biden highlighted a Robert S. Duncanson painting at the US inauguration reception. Find out about Duncanson’s years in Montreal and connections with Canadian artists in this story from our Fall 2020 issue, “Chroma”
11 Powerful Artifacts from the Psychiatric Survivor Archives of Toronto
A meal tray from the Queen West Mental Health Centre, an electroshock sales brochure, a petition against adding PMS to the DSM—all tell potent stories.
“Monumental Knitting” Circle Comes to Quebec this Weekend
Knitting circles are nothing new. But knitting a huge circle simultaneously, with some 80 people alongside you, together? That's a North American premiere.
David Balzer’s Top Pick at Canadian Art’s Gala Auction
Shannon Bool’s multiple, fraught ideas of beauty make her artwork Iman’s a top pick for editor-in-chief David Balzer at Canadian Art's upcoming auction.
Is the Still Life Still Alive?
A recent artist residency at the Banff Centre questioned the status of the still-life genre. Caoimhe Morgan-Feir reports.
Kym Greeley and the New Newfoundland Painting
Kym Greeley chose St. John's over New York—but she pushes back against nostalgic notions of Newfoundland as a red-haired child running through a field.
Richard Ibghy and Marliou Lemmens and the Art of Underperforming
How do you value time or action? What constitutes work? These are some of the questions that Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens parse in their art.
Jessica Bradley’s Top Pick for Canadian Art’s Gala Auction
Contemporary art expert Jessica Bradley is entranced by a Liz Magor work that offers "a real sculpture, a real cigarette, an unreal pairing."
Calgary Galleries Collaborate on Cross-City Landscape Show
Calgary’s newest institutional curator looks to push local audiences beyond their comfort zones with a contemporary take on the classic landscape genre.
My Studio, The Diefenbunker
Forget airy, white-walled, light-filled spaces. My creative inspiration is found deep underground in Canada's once-secret nuclear-disaster shelter.
Mia Nielsen’s Top Pick at Canadian Art’s Gala Auction
Mia Nielsen, head of cultural programming at the Drake Hotel, knows her art. And she knows a work by Celia Perrin Sidarous that'll be in demand at our gala.