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Sarah Anne Johnson (b. 1976)
Explosions, 2011
Johnson’s work explores ideas of utopia and contemporary communities outside the mainstream that gather for idealistic reasons. Her feelings and memories of experiences with these groups is expressed by augmenting the photograph. She recreates scenes as dioramas or enhances images with paint, glitter, ink, and Photoshop manipulations.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Karoo Ashevak (1940-1974)
Figure, 1974
Ashevak’s exaggeration of features and imaginative use of whale bone helped define the expressive style of the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut. The dissimilar eyes, which signify exceptional sight, and the mittened hand, a symbol of spiritual ability, together suggest that this figured is a powerful otherworldly being.
6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Prudence Heward (1896-1947)
Girl on a Hill, 1928
Heward was one of a group of women artists who were active in Montreal between the First and Second World Wars. She was primarily known for her figure painting and was associated with the artists who formed the Beaver Hall Group.
6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking magnet features the scultpure Bird Shaman with Bola (1988) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking magnet features the scultpure Untitled (Caribou-human transformation?) (1998) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking magnet features the artwork Untitled (Creature with Fangs) (2004) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking magnet features the artwork Untitled (Figures on Iceberg) (2004) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking magnet features the scultpure Untitled (Men Shooting Up through the Ice) (2005) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Joyce Wieland (1930-1998)
O Canada, 4-16 December 1970
Wieland emerged on Toronto’s experimental visual-arts scene in the early 1960s. The first living woman artist to be granted a solo exhibition at the NGC, she blended pop-art strategies with a sly sense of humour. O Canada represents a pair of lips as they sound out the syllables of the national anthem.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Meryl McMaster (b. 1988)
On the Edge of this Immensity, 2019
McMaster combines elements of performance and installation in her photography while exploring the tensions surrounding identity ad heritage, especially her own as a woman of Indigenous (Plains Cree) and European (British/Dutch) descent from Saskatchewan.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Owl’s Head Mountain, 1864
Duncanson was the first recorded African-American landscape painter. He lived in Montreal from 1863-1865 after fleeing the United States during the American Civil War. His approach to landscape painting would influence many other artists living in Montreal in the 1860s.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Mary Pratt (1935-2018)
Red Currant Jelly, 1972
Pratt often took domestic imagery as her subject, believing that commonplace objects were “worthy of a close look.” The acclaimed Newfoundland painter experimented with light to transform an ordinary moment into a charged dramatic scene.
6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Jin-me Yoon (b. 1960)
Souvenirs of the Self (Lake Louise), 1991
Yoon emigrated from South Korea to Vancouver in 1968. While studying contemporary art, she was exposed to artists and theorists engaged with questions of sexual and cultural difference. Her work is recognized for contributing to the ongoing discussions concerning identity and place.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Lucius R. O’Brien (1832-1899)
Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity, 1880
O’Brien was appointed in 1880 as the first president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Canada’s first national arts organization. His painting Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity was his diploma work, honouring his membership to the Academy, and was one of the earliest works to enter the NGC collection.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Alex Colville (1920-2013)
To Prince Edward Island, 1965
Colville is one of Atlantic Canada’s most celebrated artists. It always seems as if something is just about to happen in his paintings. For each outward sign of calm, there is a corresponding suggestion of looming danger.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Brian Jungen (b. 1970)
Vienna, 2003
Jungen is renowned for repurposing objects from contemporary culture to reflect Indigenous concerns. Meant to resemble the skeleton of a whale, an endangered animal considered by many Indigenous peoples to be of great spiritual power, Vienna is constructed out of inexpensive patio chairs made of plastic, an indestructible material.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Clarence Gagnon (1881-1942)
Village in the Laurentian Mountains, 1925
Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings. Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris for much of his career, he never lost his love of the Laurentians and the Charlevoix region of eastern Quebec, which inspired many of his paintings.
9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.