Dennis Burton

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013). He was a Canadian artist who worked primarily in painting, but he is also remembered for how he was a fierce advocate for Toronto’s artistic and cultural community scene. But Burton also was instrumental...

Arthur Tress

Our latest Artist You Need To Know is Arthur Tress. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Tress’s first photographs were of Coney Island, where he captured the eerie and evocative landscapes of the ramshackle amusement parks and somewhat tawdry tourist traps. Tress...

Isabelle Hayeur

Our latest Artist You Need To Know is Isabelle Hayeur. Hayeur works in both photography and film. She’s a Canadian artist whose artworks explore ideas of both ecology and urban spaces, bringing a critical eye to them individually but also where they intersect....

Frederick Sommer

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Frederick Sommer (September 7, 1905 – January 23, 1999). Sommer worked in a number of artistic media, though he’s perhaps best known for his photographs; he also created artworks in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture,...

Rae Johnson

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Rae Johnson (1953-2020). She was a Canadian artist who worked primarily in painting, based out of Toronto. Originally from Winnipeg, and having lived in Ottawa as well, she moved to Toronto in 1975 where she studied at the New...