Features
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”
Paul P.: Gilded Age
Paul P. grew up in the 1974-founded suburb of Mississauga, but his sensitive paintings—created from a now Paris-based studio—hearken back to the days of Sargent and Proust. Find out more in this summer-issue feature by Joseph R. Wolin.
An Te Liu: Modern Man
Toronto’s An Te Liu is internationally regarded for bridging art and architecture. As critic John Bentley Mays writes in this feature from our summer issue, his oeuvre also tells a tale about linked childhoods—namely, Liu’s and modernism’s.
Kathleen Bartels: The Master Builder
During her 10-year tenure as director of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Kathleen Bartels has turned a quiet museum into a bustling town square. In this summer-issue feature, Hadani Ditmars reveals how Bartels did it, and what she’s got planned next.
Glasgow Report: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
A big question for many MFA students wrapping up the first year of their programs is whether they should continue on for the second year. Here, Scott Rogers, a Calgary transplant at the Glasgow School of Art, reflects on the issue and delivers highlights of his spring term.
Steven Shearer: Boy Trouble
In this cover story from the Summer 2011 issue of Canadian Art, critic Sarah Milroy visits with Vancouver artist Steven Shearer as he prepares to exhibit in the Canada Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale.
Luis Jacob: Questions of Framing
In this feature from the Summer 2011 issue of Canadian Art, assistant editor David Balzer thoughtfully analyzes the art of Toronto's Luis Jacob, whose deft work with archives and other themes has gained much national and international attention.
Plug In ICA: Turning Point
In this feature article from the Summer 2011 issue of Canadian Art, Trevor Boddy tours the well-designed new digs of Plug In ICA, the longtime hub of Winnipeg's world-renowned art scene.
Letter from Venice: Of Art and Its Publics
“Art cannot change the world,” critic John Bentley Mays writes in a letter from the Venice Biennale. But it can, he says, nourish many styles of engagement with the world. Here, Mays reports on the manifold modes of this Biennale—and of its visitors.