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Nine Lives: The Autobiography of Erica Rutherford (English)
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Erica Rutherford (1923-2008) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but over the years would live in England, France, South Africa, Spain, Italy, and a variety of places in North America. For fifty years, this internationally respected artist, who was born a male, struggled with the conviction that she was the wrong gender. At the age of fifty, she finally made the decision to live her life as a woman. But this autobiography is much more than a recounting of that basic struggle with gender. Her constant searching led her to embrace change and intensity of experience, and her story is peopled with a fascinating cast of characters—actor Dirk Bogarde, director Orson Welles, stage designer Oliver Messel, architect Marcel Breuer, and a host of others.
Paperback | 243 pages
14 x 21.5 cm (5.5 x 8.5 in.)
Publication Date: 1993
Northern Lights (English)
$110.00 CAD
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$110.00 CAD
Unit price perCelebrating the awe and wonder of the Arctic Circle region through visual art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Vast, impenetrable coniferous forests, "white" summer nights, the perpetual darkness of snowy winters and the famous aurora borealis—the Arctic Circle is a fascinating, if unforgiving, region. The Fondation Beyeler and the Buffalo AKG Art Museum present an exhibition dedicated to this phenomenon with a stunning selection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings by artists from Scandinavia, Finland and Canada. With a gorgeous, atmospheric cover, the catalogue presents work by internationally renowned artists such as Munch and af Klint, while also highlighting artists who are highly respected in their own countries, but little known outside of them.
Featured in the catalogue: Hilma af Klint, Helmi Biese, Anna Boberg, Emily Carr, Gustaf Fjæstad, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Lawren S. Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, Edvard Munch, Prince Eugen of Sweden, Ivan Shishkin, Harald Sohlberg, Tom Thomson.
Hardcover | 240 pages
23.3 x 27.4 cm (9.2 x 10.8 in.)
Publication Date: 2025
Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters (English)
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Unit price perPhyllis Webstad and Orange Shirt Society
A special abridged version of the award-winning book Orange Shirt Day: September 30th. Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30th, is also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is an official day to honour Residential School Survivors and their families, and to remember the children who did not come home. What was initially envisioned as a way to keep the conversations going about all aspects of Residential Schools in Williams Lake and the Cariboo Region of British Columbia, Canada, has now expanded into a movement across Turtle Island and beyond. Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters aims to create champions who will walk a path of reconciliation and promote the message that 'Every Child Matters'.
Softcover | 108 pages
21 x 27.3 cm (8.2 x 9.3 in.)
Publication Date: 2023
Other Places: Reflections on Media Arts in Canada (English)
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With nearly 500 pages of essays and artist folios, Other Places investigates the historical and contemporary contributions that First Peoples, racialized, and LGBTQ artists and administrators have made to the media in arts in Canada.
Paperback | 486 pages
19 x 24 cm (7.5 x 9.5 in.)
Publication Date: 2019
Refus Global (French)
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In 1948, four hundred copies of an explosive manifesto appeared secretly in Quebec: Refus global, which paints a portrait of a bigoted and withdrawn society, and calls, in virtuoso language, for a poetic revolution. Borduas denounces the fears that surround individuals and calls for a poetic and anthropological revolt to give birth to a "new collective hope".
Paperback | 64 pages
10 x 17 cm (3.9 x 6.7 in.)
Publication date: 2023
Only available in French.
Riopelle en quête de son mythe (French)
$32.95 CAD
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Unit price perMonique Brunet-Weinmann
Great unpublished interviews, personal memories, biographical recollections, and analysis of Riopelle's work: Monique Brunet-Weinmann leads us to understand the intellectual and emotional links that unite the work to the being. It reveals an honest portrait of Riopelle, told through the mythical figures of his work.
Paperback | 344 pages
15 x 23 cm (5.9 x 9 in.)
Only available in French
Ruth Cuthand: Back Talk (English)
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Unit price perJoan Borsa
Ruth Cuthand was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and is of Plains Cree and Scottish ancestry. For nearly 30 years her works “talk back” to mainstream media and colonial society, addressing the frictions between cultures, the failures of representation, and the political uses of anger in Canada. Her subjects include “white liberal” attitudes towards Aboriginal women, the Canadian response to the 1990 Oka crisis, Mormon-Native relations in Cardston, Alberta (the artist's childhood home), and more. This comprehensive overview features a selection of artworks produced between 1983 and 2009, including the complete suite of twelve award-winning beadworks, the Trading series, which depict the diseases that ravished First Nations upon European contact. As an artist, teacher, and cultural activist, Cuthand has been extremely influential on contemporary Aboriginal artists across Canada.
Paperback | 144 pages
21.6 x 27.9 cm (8.5 x 10.9 in.)
Publication Date: 2012
English and Cree
Scene: How the 1960s Transformed Canadian Art (English)
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Unit price perHarry Malcolmson
The 1960s transformed art in Canada. The Scene traces the remarkable reshaping of the Canadian art landscape during that era. Written by renowned art critic Harry Malcolmson, the book offers a captivating insider’s perspective on how a surge of artists, galleries, collectors, and critics propelled Canadian art into the global spotlight.
Malcolmson identifies the catalysts that ignited this artistic renaissance, including an outpouring of pride in the country linked to Canada's Centennial, Expos ’67, and the Toronto City Hall. With rich anecdotes and insights, the book paints a comprehensive portrait of the era, while showcasing over twenty portraits of influential Canadian artists. Richly illustrated, the book illuminates the totality of the Scene’s evolution and delves into the impact of Canadian nationalism and economic prosperity on the Scene. It examines the rise of contemporary institutions, such as the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada, capturing the emergence of a modern Canadian identity. Ultimately, The Scene stands as a unique testament to a pivotal moment in cultural history, capturing the essence of the most impactful decade in the history of art in Canada.
Hardcover | 288 pages
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Publication Date: 2025
Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience (Trilingual)
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Unit price perKent Monkman, Richard William Hill, Lucy R. Lippard, John Ralston Saul & Barbara K. Fischer
Through the eyes of his alter ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Cree artist Kent Monkman takes us back to 150 years of Canada's existence in nine thematic chapters, marked by the implementation of devastating genocidal policies. Monkman uses the expressive power of historical painting to make us aware of the tragedies experienced in the past by Indigenous peoples.
Hardcover | 271 pages
29 x 23 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Publication date: 2020
Sweet Ontario (English)
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Unit price perExperience pure deliciousness with this special collection of Ontario’s favourite sweet and savoury maple syrup recipes!
Softcover | 138 pages
23 x 15 x 1 cm (9 x 5.9 x 0.4 in.)
Sweet Ontario (French)
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$16.95 CAD
Unit price perExperience pure deliciousness with this special collection of Ontario’s favourite sweet and savoury maple syrup recipes!
Softcover | 138 pages
23 x 15 x 1 cm (9 x 5.9 x 0.4 in.)
Sweetest Kulu (English)
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$10.95 CAD
Unit price perCelina Kalluk
This bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuk throat singer Celia Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. This visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants.
Board Book | 30 pages
19 x 15 cm (6 x 7 ½ in.)
Publication Date: 2016
The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book (English)
$21.95 CAD
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$21.95 CAD
Unit price perGord Hill
The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book powerfully portrays flashpoints in history when Indigenous peoples have risen and fought back against colonizers and other oppressors. Events depicted include the Spanish conquest of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca empires; the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico; the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890; the resistance of the Great Plains peoples in the 19th century; and more recently, the Idle No More protests supporting Indigenous sovereignty and rights in 2012 and 2013, and the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016.
Softcover | 136 pages
30.5 x 22.9 cm (9 x 12 in.)
Publication Date: 2021
The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art (English)
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Unit price perAngus Hyland and Caroline Roberts
Cats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty, grace, independence, and air of mystery. Domesticated, but with a touch of the wild about them, they share our homes and endlessly fascinate us. The Book of the Cat is a cool and quirky collection of feline art and illustration by artists from around the world. Beautifully designed and packaged, the book will appeal to cat lovers of all ages.
Paperback | 160 pages
17.8 x 15.2 cm (7 x 6 in.)
Publication Date: 2017
The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction (English)
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Unit price perAnne Newlands
For decades, the paintings of the Group of Seven have been instantly familiar to Canadians. But in the early part of the 20th century, these artists were engaged in a struggle for acceptance, mocked by critics and the public alike. In The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson author Anne Newlands explores the ambitions and visions of this unique cast of characters, capturing the cultural and historical realities of their time and bringing to life their artistic response to the Canadian wilderness.
Paperback | 66 pages
23.5 x 23.5 cm (9.25 x 9.25 in.)
Publication Date: 2008
The Indigenous Art Collection: Selected Works 1967–2017 (Bilingual)
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Unit price perThe Indigenous Art Collection, cared for by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and located at 10 Wellington, Gatineau, Quebec, is one of the most important collection of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. Comprising over 4,300 artworks by both prominent and emerging artists, it showcases First Nations, Inuit, and Métis expression of their histories, cultures, and realities, both past and present.
Created to celebrate the Art Centre’s 50th anniversary, this stunning volume and first major monograph published by the Government of Canada about the collection, highlights the richness and the importance of Indigenous cultures and heritage as an essential part of Canadian culture.
Featured artists: Barry Ace, Roger Aksadjuak, Allen "Ahmoo" Angeconeb, Tracey Anthony, George Arluk, Germaine Arnaktauyok, Arnaquq Ashevak, Kenojuak Ashevak, Kiawak Ashoona, Shuvinai Ashoona, Jason Baerg, Rebecca Baird, Mary Anne Barkhouse, Carl Beam, Shirley Bear, Jackson Beardy, Henry Beaudry, Lance Belanger, Christi Belcourt, Leland Bell, Michael Belmore, Rebecca Belmore, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Dempsey Bob, Vince Bomberry, Bob Boyer, Simon Brascoupé, Bruno Canadien, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Sarah Carr, Christian Chapman, Benjamin Chee Chee, Dorothy Chocolate, Lee Claremont, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Eddy Cobiness, Ruth Cuthand, Colleen Cutschall, Joseph T. David, Joe David, Reg Davidson, Robert Davidson, Patricia Deadman, Blake Debassige, Beau Dick, Gertrude Dick & Simon Dick, Freda Diesing, Wally Dion, Vanessa Dion Fletcher, Sheojuk Etidlooie, Thomasie Etuangat, Jerry A. Evans, Rosalie Favell, David Garneau, David General, Richard Glazer-Danay, David Hannan, Tanya Harnett, Walter Harris, Faye HeavyShield, Chuck "Ya’Ya" Heit, Tom Hill, Richard W. Hill Sr., Robert Houle, Calvin Hunt, Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt, Maria Hupfield, Sarah Inukpuk, Elisapee Ishulutaq, Naomi Ityi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Joseph "Joe" Jacobs, Alex Janvier, Philip Janzé, Alfred Joseph, Francis Kagige, Joshim Kakegamic, Roy Kakegamic, Towkie Karpik, Elsie Anaginak Klengenberg, Katia Kak'wa Kurtness, Rita Letendre, Eva Linklater, George Littlechild, Martin "Akwiranoron" Loft, Jim Logan, Kayley Mackay, Joelee Maniapik, Qavavau Manumie, Clifford Maracle, Teresa Marshall, Glenna Matoush, Walter McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie, Gerald McMaster, Ohotaq Mikkigak, Kent Monkman, Shirley Moorhouse, Christian Morrisseau, Norval Morrisseau, Ken Mowatt, Earl Muldon & Ron Sebastian, Nadia Myre, David Neel, Marianne Nicolson, Shelley Niro, Jeneen Frei Njootli, William Noah, Ron Noganosh, Daphne Odjig, Tim Paul, Lionel Peyachew, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Tim Pitsiulak, Susan Point, Edward Poitras, Jane Ash Poitras, Annie Pootoogook, Kananginak Pootoogook, Barry Pottle, John Powell, Pudlo Pudlat, Carl Ray, Bill Reid, Arthur Renwick, Ryan Rice, Garmel Rich, Rick Rivet, Eric A. Robertson, Kakulu Saggiaktuk, Pitaloosie Saila, Nicotye Samayualie, Allen Sapp, Frank Shebageget, Arthur Shilling, Roger Simon, Pierre Sioui, Skawennati, Ann Smith, Henry Speck, Greg Staats, Alan J. Syliboy, Gerald Tailfeathers, Winnie Tatya, Ningeokuluk Teevee, Jeffrey M. Thomas, Roy Thomas, Art Thompson, Simon Tookoome, Oviloo Tunnillie, Helen Wassegijig, Elisapee Weetaluktuk, Hjalmer Wenstob, Tania Willard, Linus Woods, Lauren I. Wuttunee, Donald Yeomans, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.
Hardcover | 383 Pages
23.5 x 21.5 x 3.7 cm (9.3 x 8.5 x 1.5 in.)
The Owl and the Pussycat (English)
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The owl and pussycat have gone to sea often in the past 100 years, but never in a boat so green, on a sea so blue, into horizons and lands so glowing with color. Artist Erica Rutherford has created beautiful, silk-screened images of Edward Lear’s much loved fantasy poem of two unlikely companions and a spare little boat. First published 150 years ago, “The Owl and the Pussycat” is impossible, nonsensical, whimsical, and it is in those very elements that its appeal lies.
Hardcover | 24 pages
26 x 21 cm (10.2 x 8.3 in.)
Publication Date: 1986
The Story of Art Without Men (English)
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$60.00 CAD
Unit price perKaty Hessel
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?
Discover the glittering paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century United States and the artist who really invented the “readymade.” Explore the Dutch Golden Age, the astonishing work of postwar artists in Latin America, and the women defining art in the 2020s. Have your sense of art history overturned and your eyes opened to many art forms often ignored or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan, Nigeria to Japan, this is the history of art as it’s never been told before.
Hardcover | 512 pages
16.5 x 24.4 cm (6.5 x 9.6 in.)
Publication Date: 2023
Tim Pitsiulak: Drawings and Prints from Cape Dorset (English)
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Unit price perLeslie Boyd
The first monograph on Cape Dorset artist Tim Pitsiulak (1967–2016), this richly illustrated book presents more than seventy reproductions and photographs, and includes personal annotations by the artist, along with an essay by Leslie Boyd, former director of Dorset Fine Arts, Toronto.
Hardcover | 84 pages
23.6 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm (9.3 x 0.6 x 8.2 in.)
Publication Date: 2018
Tom Thomson: An Introduction to His Life and Art (English)
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Unit price perDavid Silcox
A forerunner of the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson's compelling works ignited a powerful national art movement that shaped the way Canadians viewed their land. This illustrated introduction to his work covers: Thomson's childhood and early years; his career as a commercial artist; the influence of Lawren Harris and J.E.H.MacDonald; his fame as an artist; his discovery of Algonquin Park; and the mystery surrounding his death.
Paperback | 64 pages
22.8 x 22.8 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Publication Date: 2002