Catherine Heard

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Catherine Heard. She is an artist, arts writer and educator. She holds an undergraduate degree from OCADU, and a Master of Visual Studies degree from the University of Toronto. Heard “is an interdisciplinary artist whose works...

Mariette Rousseau-Vermette

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Mariette Rousseau-Vermette (1926 – 2006).  An internationally renowned artist (who worked in paint as well as weaving) Rousseau-Vermette was a trailblazer in the arena of textile art. Many of her monumental ‘colour...

Patrick Traer

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Patrick Traer. Traer’s background incorporates writing and psychology. He earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA from York University, Toronto. He was a professor of fine arts at the...

Faith Ringgold

Our next Artist You Need To Know is painter, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, writer, teacher and lecturer Faith Ringgold. From ARTnews: “Faith Ringgold has made flags bleed and girls fly. She has painted indelible images that speak to the racism...

Barb Hunt

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Barb Hunt: “My grandmothers were avid quilt-makers and as a child I learned basic sewing skills essential for life on a farm. After graduating from art school, I was influenced by the textile traditions of Newfoundland where I...