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    Kazuo Nakamura, Winter, Don River, 1949, graphite and watercolour, 38.1 x 56.8 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

    Life & Work: Biographies on Singular Artists and Collectives

    Un autoportrait de l'artiste debout devant un paysage majestueux, avec en arrière-plan une montagne enneigée et un lac.

    Jin-me

    Yoon

    Jin-me Yoon : Life & WorkBy Ming Tiampo
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    Une toile pâle sur laquelle sont disposées des rangées de traces de rouge à lèvres formant diverses bouches, reproduisant les silhouettes de bouches chantant « Ô Canada ».

    Joyce

    Wieland

    Joyce Wieland : Life & WorkBy Johanne Sloan
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    Illustration by Pitseolak Ashoona of an Inuit woman in traditional clothing with facial tattoos. A blue bird is on top of her head.

    Pitseolak
    Ashoona

    Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & WorkBy Christine Lalonde
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    Surrealist artwork by Mimi Parent of a tie made of long brown hair set against a man’s dress shirt and black suit lapels.

    Mimi
    Parent

    Coming Soon

    Releasing May 2027Mimi Parent: Life & WorkBy Maria Rosa Lehmann and Laurence Niro
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    Abstract painting by Harold Town of a man wearing a bright striped coat sitting at a desk and writing. The desk is on top of a larger dining table, surrounded by tall chairs, and a dog sleeps underneath. An abstract red shape is seen in the background.

    Harold
    Town

    Harold Town: Life & WorkBy Gerta Moray
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    A painting by Tom Thomson of a sparse landscape at night with bright green northern lights seen glowing in the dark blue sky, speckled with white dots for stars.

    Tom
    Thomson

    Tom Thomson: Life & WorkBy David P. Silcox
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    Painting of a rocky beach by Takao Tanabe with blue water, dark sand, and a grey sky. A large boulder is in the foreground on the right and forested land is visible in the distance.

    Takao
    Tanabe

    Takao Tanabe: Life & WorkBy Ian Thom
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    Illustration of person in a red sweater laying down on a green rug and watching the Dr. Phil show on television. The room is sparsely decorated with the TV sitting on a wooden box and a VCR on a lower box beside it, by Annie Pootoogook.

    Annie
    Pootoogook

    Annie Pootoogook: Life & WorkBy Nancy G. Campbell
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    Edward

    Burtynsky

    Coming Soon

    Releasing March 2027Edward Burtynsky: Life & WorkBy Marc Mayer
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    White ornate, house-shaped decorative box with gothic-style carvings, featuring a small circular window that reveals a skull inside.

    Tim

    Whiten

    Tim Whiten: Life & WorkBy Carolyn Bell Farrell
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    Homer

    Watson

    Homer Watson: Life & WorkBy Brian Foss
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    A black and white photo of Françoise Sullivan standing on a sledding hill. Her right arm is raised and her left arm extends outward in a dancing pose. Leafless trees fill the background.

    Françoise

    Sullivan

    Françoise Sullivan : Life & WorkBy Annie Gérin
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    A painting dominated by blue tones on a white wall. Feminine figures in varying shades of blue stand out from the background, with some figures appearing to pop outside the painting's frame.

    Michael

    Snow

    Michael Snow : Life & WorkBy Martha Langford
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    Untitled [Study for advertisement for Cutex nail polish], black and white photo by Margaret Watkins.

    Margaret

    Watkins

    Margaret Watkins: Life & WorkBy Mary O’Connor
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    Pen and ink illustrations in a medieval style of several birds with cursive labels in French, by Louis Nicolas

    Louis
    Nicolas

    Louis Nicolas: Life & WorkBy François-Marc Gagnon
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    Zacharie Vincent and His Son Cyprien, painting by Zacharie Vincent.

    Zacharie

    Vincent

    Zacharie Vincent: Life & WorkBy Louise Vigneault
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    Abstract blue painting of a landscape with trees above, made of small brushstrokes, and water below, made of long vertical strokes, by Kazuo Nakamura

    Kazuo
    Nakamura

    Kazuo Nakamura: Life & WorkBy John G. Hatch
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    Abstract painting of three cows against bright hills made of patches of colourful brushstrokes, by Kathleen Munn.

    Kathleen
    Munn

    Kathleen Munn: Life & WorkBy Georgiana Uhlyarik
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    Ikayukta Tunnillie Carrying Her Drawings to the Co-op, stone carving by Oviloo Tunnillie

    Oviloo

    Tunnillie

    Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & WorkBy Darlene Coward Wight
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    An oil painting depicting a cozy, dimly lit interior centered around a warm fireplace with glowing embers. To the right, a small wooden table covered with a patterned cloth holds a potted plant with delicate white flowers. The room is decorated with warm tones, shelves, and cushions, creating an intimate, quiet atmosphere.

    Mary

    Hiester

    Reid

    Mary Hiester Reid: Life & WorkBy Andrea Terry
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    A golden-hued cedar sculpture by Bill Reid, "The Raven and the First Men," sits centered under a circular skylight. It depicts a massive, stylized Raven perched atop a giant clamshell, peering down at several small human figures as they emerge from within the shell.

    Iljuwas

    Bill

    Reid

    Iljuwas Bill Reid: Life & WorkBy Gerald McMaster
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    Painting of a solemn family gathered around a table while a man writes a document, as others sit nearby in worried silence and a child watches from the floor.

    George

    Agnew

    Reid

    George Agnew Reid: Life & WorkBy Brian Foss
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    Bonsecours Market, Montreal, painting by William Raphael

    William

    Raphael

    William Raphael: Life & WorkBy Pierre-Olivier Ouellet
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    A colourful woodland-style painting on a blue background. Stylized people, plants, and animals look towards a tree in the middle, with the figures on the left side visible in front of a rounded orange shape and the right side against a green and yellow shape.

    Norval
    Morrisseau

    Norval Morrisseau: Life & WorkBy Carmen Robertson
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    Painting by Mary Pratt

    Mary

    Pratt

    Mary Pratt: Life & WorkBy Ray Cronin
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    The Chintz Sofa, painting by Helen McNicoll

    Helen

    McNicoll

    Helen McNicoll: Life & WorkBy Samantha Burton
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    A vintage sepia photograph of two men in heavy winter clothing crouching in a snowy landscape. The man in front holds a rifle, looking intently off-camera, while the other peers over his shoulder. The head and antlers of a hunted caribou lie in the foreground next to a snowshoe.

    William

    Notman

    William Notman: Life & WorkBy Sarah Parsons
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    Pink Iceberg with Floes, painting by Doris McCarthy

    Doris

    McCarthy

    Doris McCarthy: Life & WorkBy John G. Hatch
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    Abstract geometric painting with bold blocks of red, black, blue, and teal, featuring layered rectangles and angular shapes on a textured surface.

    Marion

    Nicoll

    Marion Nicoll: Life & WorkBy Catharine Mastin
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    Une fresque murale abstraite composée de traits de plusieurs couleurs à l'huile appliqués à l'aide d'un couteau à palette. Tous les traits suivent la même direction. Les couleurs primaires sont le noir, le blanc et le bleu, avec des accents de rouge et d'orange.

    Jean Paul

    Riopelle

    Jean Paul Riopelle : Life & WorkBy François-Marc Gagnon
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    A vertical painting of two girls in white 1900s-style gowns reading a book together. The brunette girl sits cross-legged with the book resting on her thigh. The blonde girl, with rosy cheeks, leans in toward the book, one hand behind her ear. Both are focused on reading. A burning fireplace glows behind them.

    Sophie

    Pemberton

    Sophie Pemberton: Life & WorkBy Kathryn Bridge
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    A portrait painting of a young man sitting on a red chair, gazing to the left. He wears a jester's hat, a pink sweater over a white button-up shirt, and a grey bow tie. One hand holds a smoking pipe, while the other rests on his lap, holding a colorful mask.

    Alfred

    Pellan

    Alfred Pellan : Life & WorkBy Maria Rosa Lehmann
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    Photograph of a person with long black hair and the top of their face painted red. They are wearing long fringe earrings, dozens of red beaded necklaces over a bare chest, and long red gloves, by Ken Monkman

    Kent
    Monkman

    Releasing September 2025Kent Monkman: Life & WorkBy Shirley Madill
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    Black and white portrait of Hannah Maynard

    Hannah

    Maynard

    Hannah Maynard: Life & WorkBy Elizabeth Anne Cavaliere
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    Abstract painting of a patchy red background speckled with yellow, green, and blue spots, by Gershon Iskowitz

    Gershon
    Iskowitz

    Gershon Iskowitz: Life & WorkBy Ihor Holubizky
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    Person with short blond hair holds a glass of milk against an orange background, with a small milk “mustache” above their lip

    General

    Idea

    General Idea: Life & WorkBy Sarah E.K. Smith
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    Painting of a man wearing a feather headdress and large necklace over grey clothing. The background is solid blue with solid horizontal lines across the top in purple, black, red, and blue, by Robert Houle

    Robert
    Houle

    Robert Houle: Life & WorkBy Shirley Madill
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    A woman sits at a small table applying white stage makeup to her face with a pencil while looking into a mirror, surrounded by makeup tools, bottles, and a pink cloth

    Suzy

    Lake

    Suzy Lake: Life & WorkBy Erin Silver
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    Road disappearing into the distance with headlight shining on it as if the perspective is you are the driver, at sunset.

    Christopher

    Pratt

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    Releasing October 2026Christopher Pratt: Life & WorkBy Mireille Eagan
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    color portrait photograph of Arnaud. He wears white clown makeup and a white clown costume.

    Arnaud

    Maggs

    Arnaud Maggs: Life & WorkBy Anne Cibola
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    Painting of children sledding and playing on a large snow-covered hill in a wide winter landscape

    William

    Kurelek

    William Kurelek: Life & WorkBy Andrew Kear
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    Gratitude, painting by Agnes Martin

    Agnes

    Martin

    Agnes Martin: Life & WorkBy Christopher Régimbal
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    Black-and-white photograph of two people embracing and kissing beside a small waterfall, surrounded by rocks and leafy plants

    Kiss &

    Tell

    Kiss & Tell: Lesbian Art & ActivismBy Kristen Hutchinson
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    Painting of a woman sitting under a tree with fields in the background, by Prudence Heward

    Prudence
    Heward

    Prudence Heward: Life & WorkBy Julia Skelly
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    Painting of a figure wearing dark shorts floating in green water with their arms out to the side, by Betty Goodwin.

    Betty
    Goodwin

    Betty Goodwin: Life & WorkBy Jessica Bradley
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    At Silver Heights, painting by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald

    Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald

    Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald:
    Life & Work    By Michael Parke-Taylor
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    A geometric expressionist painting of the solar system. The sun glows from the top left against a dark blue, starry background. On the bottom right, a shiny black sphere with spreading red cracks emits a white cloud. A white circle overlaps part of the sphere, turning that overlapped area red.

    Jock

    Macdonald

    Jock Macdonald: Life & WorkBy Joyce Zemans
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    30 Grapefruit by Gathie Falk

    Gathie

    Falk

    Gathie Falk: Life & WorkBy Michelle Jacques
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    Painting of thin horizontal lines in grey and purple with a red background by Yves Gaucher

    Yves
    Gaucher

    Yves Gaucher: Life & WorkBy Roald Nasgaard
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    Une peinture représentant un phare rouge et blanc au bord de la mer, situé sur une pelouse verte entourée de rochers gris. Des mouettes volent en formation au-dessus de lui, tandis qu'un bateau blanc navigue sur les eaux calmes au loin.

    Maud

    Lewis

    Maud Lewis: Life & WorkBy Ray Cronin
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    A painting of a boy and an older woman standing together, both looking directly at the viewer. They are positioned at the opposite sides of the frame, with a park scene unfolding behind them. In the background, people enjoy the park, and a gazebo with a bright, waving flag has a small crowd gathered underneath it.

    Jean Paul

    Lemieux

    Jean Paul Lemieux: Life & WorkBy Michèle Grandbois
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    Black and white composite photograph of Winston Churchill and Audrey Hepburn

    Yousuf

    Karsh

    Yousuf Karsh: Life & WorkBy Melissa Rombout
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    Halley’s Comet as Seen by Giotto, Painting by Paterson Ewen

    Paterson

    Ewen

    Paterson Ewen: Life & WorkBy John G. Hatch
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    A boy wearing a striped shirt and a grey hat, absorbed in playing the harmonica. He is seated on a simple chair next to a wooden table. On the table rests a ceramic bowl containing a metal spoon and a half-eaten slice of white bread

    Ozias

    Leduc

    Ozias Leduc: Life & WorkBy Laurier Lacroix
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    A dramatic painting of a woman riding a speckled grey horse along a golden-yellow grass slope. In the background, a power line in front of a dense line of green trees on the right side, all under a moody, overcast sky.

    Alex

    Colville

    Alex Colville: Life & WorkBy Ray Cronin
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    Un autoportrait de Paraskeva Clark.

    Paraskeva

    Clark

    Paraskeva Clark: Life & WorkBy Christine Boyanoski
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    Sculpture by Sorel Etrog

    Sorel

    Etrog

    Sorel Etrog: Life & WorkBy Alma Mikulinsky
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    Portrait painting of an Indigenous woman holding a feather fan, wearing beadwork and layered necklaces

    Paul

    Kane

    Paul Kane: Life & WorkBy Arlene Gehmacher
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    A bird's-eye view landscape painting of a highway. A single mini truck drives along the road, while a vast blue sky with white clouds fills the top two-thirds of the composition.

    Jack

    Chambers

    Jack Chambers: Life & WorkBy Mark A. Cheetham
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    A colorful abstract painting.

    Oscar

    Cahén

    Oscar Cahén: Life & WorkBy Jaleen Grove
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    Abstract pastel painting of flowing, shell-like forms and tall vertical white columns against a yellow background.

    Bertram

    Brooker

    Bertram Brooker: Life & WorkBy James King
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    Abstract geometric wall sculpture with pastel shapes on a green-to-blue gradient background.

    Eli

    Bornstein

    Eli Bornstein: Life & WorkBy Roald Nasgaard
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    Abstract painting with a bold black horizontal band and a textured blue vertical form on a white background.

    Paul-Émile

    Borduas

    Paul-Émile Borduas: Life & WorkBy François-Marc Gagnon
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    Painting of a woman in a green uniform seated at a table with bottles, cups, fruit, and pastries, shelves of bottles behind her.

    Molly Lamb

    Bobak

    Molly Lamb Bobak: Life & WorkBy Michelle Gewurtz
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    An oil painting of four children on a dirt road on a grassy hill with the sea in the distance.

    William

    Brymner

    William Brymner: Life & WorkBy Jocelyn Anderson
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    Large Colour Wheel Painting by Greg Curnoe

    Greg

    Curnoe

    Greg Curnoe: Life & WorkBy Judith Rodger
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    Mixed-media painting layering Indigenous portraits, historical images, text, and paint drips in red and ochre tones

    Carl

    Beam

    Carl Beam: Life & WorkBy Anong Migwans Beam
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    Statue of woman in front of the Vimy Memorial

    Walter S.

    Allward

    Walter S. Allward: Life & WorkBy Philip Dombowsky
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    Painting of tall trees rising into a deep blue sky in a stylized forest landscape

    Emily

    Carr

    Releasing September 2025Emily Carr: Life & WorkBy Lisa Baldissera
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    Shuvinai

    Ashoona

    Releasing September 2025Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & WorkBy Nancy G. Campbell
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    Shuvinai

    Ashoona

    Releasing September 2025Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & WorkBy Nancy G. Campbell
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    Pitseolak

    Ashoona

    Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work

    Eius quo vero minima corporis suscipit quod ipsum mollitia vel illum

    By Christine Boyanoski
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    Un autoportrait de l'artiste debout devant un paysage majestueux, avec en arrière-plan une montagne enneigée et un lac.

    Jin-me

    Yoon

    Jin-me Yoon : Life & WorkBy Ming Tiampo
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Une toile pâle sur laquelle sont disposées des rangées de traces de rouge à lèvres formant diverses bouches, reproduisant les silhouettes de bouches chantant « Ô Canada ».

    Joyce

    Wieland

    Joyce Wieland : Life & WorkBy Johanne Sloan
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Illustration by Pitseolak Ashoona of an Inuit woman in traditional clothing with facial tattoos. A blue bird is on top of her head.

    Pitseolak
    Ashoona

    Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & WorkBy Christine Lalonde
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Surrealist artwork by Mimi Parent of a tie made of long brown hair set against a man’s dress shirt and black suit lapels.

    Mimi
    Parent

    Coming Soon

    Releasing May 2027Mimi Parent: Life & WorkBy Maria Rosa Lehmann and Laurence Niro
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    Abstract painting by Harold Town of a man wearing a bright striped coat sitting at a desk and writing. The desk is on top of a larger dining table, surrounded by tall chairs, and a dog sleeps underneath. An abstract red shape is seen in the background.

    Harold
    Town

    Harold Town: Life & WorkBy Gerta Moray
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A painting by Tom Thomson of a sparse landscape at night with bright green northern lights seen glowing in the dark blue sky, speckled with white dots for stars.

    Tom
    Thomson

    Tom Thomson: Life & WorkBy David P. Silcox
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of a rocky beach by Takao Tanabe with blue water, dark sand, and a grey sky. A large boulder is in the foreground on the right and forested land is visible in the distance.

    Takao
    Tanabe

    Takao Tanabe: Life & WorkBy Ian Thom
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Illustration of person in a red sweater laying down on a green rug and watching the Dr. Phil show on television. The room is sparsely decorated with the TV sitting on a wooden box and a VCR on a lower box beside it, by Annie Pootoogook.

    Annie
    Pootoogook

    Annie Pootoogook: Life & WorkBy Nancy G. Campbell
    Learn MoreRead Now

    Edward

    Burtynsky

    Coming Soon

    Releasing March 2027Edward Burtynsky: Life & WorkBy Marc Mayer
    Learn More
    White ornate, house-shaped decorative box with gothic-style carvings, featuring a small circular window that reveals a skull inside.

    Tim

    Whiten

    Tim Whiten: Life & WorkBy Carolyn Bell Farrell
    Learn MoreRead Now

    Homer

    Watson

    Homer Watson: Life & WorkBy Brian Foss
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A black and white photo of Françoise Sullivan standing on a sledding hill. Her right arm is raised and her left arm extends outward in a dancing pose. Leafless trees fill the background.

    Françoise

    Sullivan

    Françoise Sullivan : Life & WorkBy Annie Gérin
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A painting dominated by blue tones on a white wall. Feminine figures in varying shades of blue stand out from the background, with some figures appearing to pop outside the painting's frame.

    Michael

    Snow

    Michael Snow : Life & WorkBy Martha Langford
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    Untitled [Study for advertisement for Cutex nail polish], black and white photo by Margaret Watkins.

    Margaret

    Watkins

    Margaret Watkins: Life & WorkBy Mary O’Connor
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    Pen and ink illustrations in a medieval style of several birds with cursive labels in French, by Louis Nicolas

    Louis
    Nicolas

    Louis Nicolas: Life & WorkBy François-Marc Gagnon
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    Zacharie Vincent and His Son Cyprien, painting by Zacharie Vincent.

    Zacharie

    Vincent

    Zacharie Vincent: Life & WorkBy Louise Vigneault
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Abstract blue painting of a landscape with trees above, made of small brushstrokes, and water below, made of long vertical strokes, by Kazuo Nakamura

    Kazuo
    Nakamura

    Kazuo Nakamura: Life & WorkBy John G. Hatch
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Abstract painting of three cows against bright hills made of patches of colourful brushstrokes, by Kathleen Munn.

    Kathleen
    Munn

    Kathleen Munn: Life & WorkBy Georgiana Uhlyarik
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Ikayukta Tunnillie Carrying Her Drawings to the Co-op, stone carving by Oviloo Tunnillie

    Oviloo

    Tunnillie

    Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & WorkBy Darlene Coward Wight
    Learn MoreRead Now
    An oil painting depicting a cozy, dimly lit interior centered around a warm fireplace with glowing embers. To the right, a small wooden table covered with a patterned cloth holds a potted plant with delicate white flowers. The room is decorated with warm tones, shelves, and cushions, creating an intimate, quiet atmosphere.

    Mary

    Hiester

    Reid

    Mary Hiester Reid: Life & WorkBy Andrea Terry
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A golden-hued cedar sculpture by Bill Reid, "The Raven and the First Men," sits centered under a circular skylight. It depicts a massive, stylized Raven perched atop a giant clamshell, peering down at several small human figures as they emerge from within the shell.

    Iljuwas

    Bill

    Reid

    Iljuwas Bill Reid: Life & WorkBy Gerald McMaster
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of a solemn family gathered around a table while a man writes a document, as others sit nearby in worried silence and a child watches from the floor.

    George

    Agnew

    Reid

    George Agnew Reid: Life & WorkBy Brian Foss
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Bonsecours Market, Montreal, painting by William Raphael

    William

    Raphael

    William Raphael: Life & WorkBy Pierre-Olivier Ouellet
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A colourful woodland-style painting on a blue background. Stylized people, plants, and animals look towards a tree in the middle, with the figures on the left side visible in front of a rounded orange shape and the right side against a green and yellow shape.

    Norval
    Morrisseau

    Norval Morrisseau: Life & WorkBy Carmen Robertson
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting by Mary Pratt

    Mary

    Pratt

    Mary Pratt: Life & WorkBy Ray Cronin
    Learn MoreRead Now
    The Chintz Sofa, painting by Helen McNicoll

    Helen

    McNicoll

    Helen McNicoll: Life & WorkBy Samantha Burton
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A vintage sepia photograph of two men in heavy winter clothing crouching in a snowy landscape. The man in front holds a rifle, looking intently off-camera, while the other peers over his shoulder. The head and antlers of a hunted caribou lie in the foreground next to a snowshoe.

    William

    Notman

    William Notman: Life & WorkBy Sarah Parsons
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Pink Iceberg with Floes, painting by Doris McCarthy

    Doris

    McCarthy

    Doris McCarthy: Life & WorkBy John G. Hatch
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Abstract geometric painting with bold blocks of red, black, blue, and teal, featuring layered rectangles and angular shapes on a textured surface.

    Marion

    Nicoll

    Marion Nicoll: Life & WorkBy Catharine Mastin
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Une fresque murale abstraite composée de traits de plusieurs couleurs à l'huile appliqués à l'aide d'un couteau à palette. Tous les traits suivent la même direction. Les couleurs primaires sont le noir, le blanc et le bleu, avec des accents de rouge et d'orange.

    Jean Paul

    Riopelle

    Jean Paul Riopelle : Life & WorkBy François-Marc Gagnon
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A vertical painting of two girls in white 1900s-style gowns reading a book together. The brunette girl sits cross-legged with the book resting on her thigh. The blonde girl, with rosy cheeks, leans in toward the book, one hand behind her ear. Both are focused on reading. A burning fireplace glows behind them.

    Sophie

    Pemberton

    Sophie Pemberton: Life & WorkBy Kathryn Bridge
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A portrait painting of a young man sitting on a red chair, gazing to the left. He wears a jester's hat, a pink sweater over a white button-up shirt, and a grey bow tie. One hand holds a smoking pipe, while the other rests on his lap, holding a colorful mask.

    Alfred

    Pellan

    Alfred Pellan : Life & WorkBy Maria Rosa Lehmann
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Photograph of a person with long black hair and the top of their face painted red. They are wearing long fringe earrings, dozens of red beaded necklaces over a bare chest, and long red gloves, by Ken Monkman

    Kent
    Monkman

    Releasing September 2025Kent Monkman: Life & WorkBy Shirley Madill
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Black and white portrait of Hannah Maynard

    Hannah

    Maynard

    Hannah Maynard: Life & WorkBy Elizabeth Anne Cavaliere
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Abstract painting of a patchy red background speckled with yellow, green, and blue spots, by Gershon Iskowitz

    Gershon
    Iskowitz

    Gershon Iskowitz: Life & WorkBy Ihor Holubizky
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Person with short blond hair holds a glass of milk against an orange background, with a small milk “mustache” above their lip

    General

    Idea

    General Idea: Life & WorkBy Sarah E.K. Smith
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of a man wearing a feather headdress and large necklace over grey clothing. The background is solid blue with solid horizontal lines across the top in purple, black, red, and blue, by Robert Houle

    Robert
    Houle

    Robert Houle: Life & WorkBy Shirley Madill
    Learn MoreRead Now
    A woman sits at a small table applying white stage makeup to her face with a pencil while looking into a mirror, surrounded by makeup tools, bottles, and a pink cloth

    Suzy

    Lake

    Suzy Lake: Life & WorkBy Erin Silver
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Road disappearing into the distance with headlight shining on it as if the perspective is you are the driver, at sunset.

    Christopher

    Pratt

    Coming Soon

    Releasing October 2026Christopher Pratt: Life & WorkBy Mireille Eagan
    Learn MoreRead Now
    color portrait photograph of Arnaud. He wears white clown makeup and a white clown costume.

    Arnaud

    Maggs

    Arnaud Maggs: Life & WorkBy Anne Cibola
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of children sledding and playing on a large snow-covered hill in a wide winter landscape

    William

    Kurelek

    William Kurelek: Life & WorkBy Andrew Kear
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Gratitude, painting by Agnes Martin

    Agnes

    Martin

    Agnes Martin: Life & WorkBy Christopher Régimbal
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Black-and-white photograph of two people embracing and kissing beside a small waterfall, surrounded by rocks and leafy plants

    Kiss &

    Tell

    Kiss & Tell: Lesbian Art & ActivismBy Kristen Hutchinson
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of a woman sitting under a tree with fields in the background, by Prudence Heward

    Prudence
    Heward

    Prudence Heward: Life & WorkBy Julia Skelly
    Learn MoreRead Now
    Painting of a figure wearing dark shorts floating in green water with their arms out to the side, by Betty Goodwin.

    Betty
    Goodwin

    Betty Goodwin: Life & WorkBy Jessica Bradley
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    At Silver Heights, painting by Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald

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