Polly Apfelbaum

The next artist you need to know is Polly Apfelbaum. She is an installation and mixed media artist. Apfelbaum’s most recognizable and significant works are the pieces she refers to as “fallen paintings” : these vibrantly colourful floor works...

Audrey Flack

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Audrey Flack (1931 – 2024). Flack was an American artist best known for her outstanding work focused upon Photorealism after some early forays in abstract expressionism and many public artworks that are both monumental and update...

Mimi Parent

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Mimi Parent (1924 – 2005). Parent was a Canadian artist who spent the majority of her life and career in Paris, France : she officially became a member of the Surrealist group of artists in 1959, exhibiting frequently with them but...

Elizabeth Colomba

The next Artist You Need To Know is Elizabeth Colomba. Colomba was born in France and raised in Épinay-sur-Seine : her parents are of Martinican descent. She earned a degree in applied art from the Estienne School of Art (Paris) and also studied at the École nationale...

Jane Ash Poitras

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Jane Ash Poitras. Jane Ash Poitras is a Cree painter and printmaker : her work is focused upon expressing the experience of Aboriginal people in Canada in ways that are both personal but also address larger issues. Poitras’...