Dennis Geden

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Dennis Geden. Geden works primarily in painting and printmaking : his aesthetic is focused primarily on contemporary and historical figurative / narrative art in manners both serious and playful. He was born in North Bay, Ontario,...

Marion Nicoll

The next Artist You Need To Know is Marion Nicoll (1909 – 1985). Nicoll is often cited as one of the first abstract painters in the history of art in the province of Alberta. She was a trailblazer in other ways, including becoming the first woman instructor at the...

Jaan Poldaas

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Jaan Poldaas (1948-2018). Poldaas was a painter best known for his hard-edge abstract painting, both in his prolific production and as an advocate for this art form. Since the 1970s Poldaas’ “sophisticated and rigorous...

Thaddeus Holownia

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Thaddeus Holownia. Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Holownia is a visual artist, teacher, letterpress printer and publisher, but Holownia is perhaps best known for his photographs that capture and combine an experience both personal and in a...

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller

Our next post regarding Artists You Need To Know is focused upon the impressive duo of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The Canadian artists live and work in British Columbia. From their site :  they “are internationally recognized for their immersive...