Ruth Kaplan

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Ruth Kaplan. Ruth Kaplan (born 1955 in Montréal) is a Canadian “documentary-based photographer whose work explores a variety of themes such as the social behaviour of bathers in communal hot springs, congregants participating...

Alexandra Luke

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Alexandra Luke (1901 – 1967). Luke was a Canadian abstract artist who was essential to the group of artists known as Painters Eleven. Besides being one of the most significant artists of that group Luke was also a vocal...

Barry Lord

Our next person of note in our continuing Artist You Need To Know series is Barry Lord (1939 – 2017). In this series, besides featuring significant visual artists, we have often highlighted those who helped build and foster cultural communities : in this regard...

John Moffat

Our next Artist You Need To Know is John Moffat. Moffat’s paintings of people and landscapes are both charming and vibrant depictions of his immediate world, as well as delving into the history of the area. A self taught artist, Moffat knew when he finished high...

Telford Fenton

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Telford Fenton (1932 – 2004). Fenton was born in Chesley, Ontario in 1932 and exhibited a unique, spontaneous style, employing strong colour and with an energetic sense of improvisation that complimented his discipline in...