John A. Schweitzer

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,...

Tish Murtha

The next Artist You Need To Know is Tish Murtha (1956 – 2013). Patricia Anne Murtha was a British photographer who documented the communities around her with an eye to social documentary : she often focused upon more marginalized communities – especially working...

Geneviève Cadieux

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...

Grete Stern

The next Artist You Need To Know is Grete Stern (1904-1999). Stern was a German – Argentine photographer, teacher and graphic designer whose work in photo montage helped define that medium in the 20th century. After leaving Europe for Argentina she became an...

Edward Poitras

The next Artist You Need To Know is Edward Poitras. Poitras is a Métis / Saulteaux artist based in Saskatchewan : he is a painter, sculptor, photographer, set designer, and performance artist, who has been included in numerous major exhibitions of contemporary...