For the FINAL post in our Artist You Need To Know series, we’re honouring William (Bill) Kirby. Kirby is an appropriate person to end this series with as he has been an advocate for Canadian art and artists for decades, and his work with the Centre for...
The next person of importance in this series is Max Stern (1904 – 1987). Although not an artist, Stern occupies the same space as several previous features that focused upon Alan Jarvis and Jack Pollock. Stern was extremely important as an art collector, dealer...
The next Artist You Need To know is John A. Schweitzer. Schweitzer is a Canadian artist, gallerist and collector who has worked in a variety of media, but is best known for his mixed-media collage where text is a major component. He often worked in thematic series,...
The next Artist You Need To Know is Larry Towell. Larry Towell is a Canadian photographer, poet and historian : he was the first Canadian member of the respected Magnum Photo Agency. Towell is well known for his photographs taken around his home in Ontario,...
The next Artist You Need To Know is Geneviève Cadieux. Cadieux is a Canadian artist who is best known for her large-scale photographic works : she has installed a number of evocative works in urban spaces that challenge both our ideas of photography and audience. She...
