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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.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the painting Hommage aux Nymphéas – Pavane (1954) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the artwork Jacket for Two Typescripts by Antonin Artaud (1948) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the painting Knight Watch (1953) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the painting La roue II (1956) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features Louise Bourgeois’ sculpture Maman (1999, cast 2003). Presiding over the plaza of the National Gallery of Canada, Maman was inspired by the artist’s own mother, and stands as a nurturing and protective symbol of fertility, shelter and the home.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS)/SOCAN, Montréal (2022)
This striking notecard features the scultpure Bird Shaman with Bola (1988) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking notecard features the scultpure Untitled (Caribou-human transformation?) (1998) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking notecard features the artwork Untitled (Creature with Fangs) (2004) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking notecard features the artwork Untitled (Figures on Iceberg) (2004) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This striking notecard features the scultpure Untitled (Men Shooting Up through the Ice) (2005) by Inuit artist Nick Sikkuark (1943-2013).
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 13.5 x 17.5 cm (5.3 x 6.8 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the artwork Sans titre (1953) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
This notecard features the painting Sans titre (1965) by Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Card dimensions: 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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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.
Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.
In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.