Our next Artist You Need To Know is Robert Markle. He was a painter, writer, musician and educator who was born in 1936 in Hamilton, Ontario, and passed away in 1990 in Mount Forest, Ontario. Though Robert Markle was Mohawk, his relationship to his heritage was often...
Our latest Artist You Need to Know is Shelley Niro. She’s a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Bay of Quinte Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) Nation, Turtle Clan. Employing such diverse media as photography, painting, sculpture and film, Niro’s art often uses humour...
Our latest Artist You Need To Know is Alfred Pellan (1906 – 1988), who was awarded both the Order of Canada and l’Ordre national du Québec. He was a significant painter, muralist, illustrator and costume designer in early twentieth century Canadian art,...
Our next Artist You Need To Know is John Scott, a multi-media Canadian painter, sculptor and installation artist. Murray Whyte has described his work in the following manner: “Most often expressed in big, gestural swipes of black and red, Scott’s work renders...
Our latest Artist You Need To Know is Michael Bedard, an Emmy Award winning animator and creator/producer of animated TV shows. His works often blend humour and absurdity, with an edge that can illustrate how a comedic approach can speak to larger societal issues and...
