Frank Pimentel
Dunlands Restaurant Series (1987) – Message from Indigenous Woman, Pigeon and Found Friend, Norman Pouring Cream, Stella Performing Tarot Card Reading, Jack Sitting on Stools

Chromogenic print on paper
​​Courtesy of Sandra Jackson

In his Dunlands Restaurant Series, Portuguese Canadian photographer Frank Pimentel (b. 1960) documents the mundane moments in an East End Toronto restaurant. What is it like to find your place in a city that is constantly evolving? In this series, Pimentel reveals how the restaurant may not only be a place of work but also a place of belonging…Read More

David Brown Milne
Main Street (1942)

Colour drypoint on paper
​​Courtesy of Jack and Francis Barwick

Canadian artist David Browne Milne (1882-1953) studied art in New York before serving in the First World War. Described as a recluse and a fervent painter, he created over…Read More

Jessie Oonark
Tattooed Faces (1960)

Stonecut on paper
Courtesy of Andrew Armour

Jessie Oonark (1906-1985) was an Utkusiksalingmiut Inuk artist who was largely concerned with recalling, representing, and exploring oral histories and other cultural…Read More

Lynne Cohen
Living Room, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1973 (1973)

Gelatin silver print on paper, mounted on board
Courtesy of Rosemary Speirs

Living Room, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1973 is a quintessential example of Lynne Cohen’s photographic style. Born and raised in the American Midwest, Cohen (1944 -2014) started her…Read More

Noboru Sawai
Funeral (1990)

Woodcut and intaglio on paper
Courtesy of Gary Bomza

Noboru Sawai (1931-2016) was born in Japan and moved to Canada as an adult. Much of his work combines the two cultures with which he identified, not only through imagery…Read More

George Arluk
Multiple Face Composition (1979)

Stone
Courtesy of Priscilla and Maree Brooks Tyler

George Arluk (b. 1949) is a prominent Inuit artist of the Keewatin region (Northwest Territories and Northern Manitoba). Inspired by other Inuit artists like John Pangnark…Read More

John Pangnark
Mother and Child (1974)

Stone
Courtesy of Andrew Armour

Mother and Child is an example of Inuk sculptor John Pangnark’s (1920-1980) highly individualized and abstract pieces. With the smooth edges reflecting the inherent silhouette of…Read More

Noboru Sawai
The Honourable Curator (1974)

Woodcut and intaglio on paper
Courtesy of the artist

Printmaker Noboru Sawai (1931-2016) was born in Japan and educated in Minnesota. He taught at the University of Calgary from 1971 to 1993. During this time, he opened …Read More

Geoffrey James
Interior with Pinup, Malteria Adriatica, Marghera (2000)

Gelatin silver print on paper
Courtesy of the artist

What comes to your mind when you think of Venice, Italy? Canadian photographer Geoffrey James (b. 1961) is known for his photographs of obscure or invisible…Read More

Ibrahim Miranda Ramos
Ballena, Almeria (2007)

Silkscreen on paper
Courtesy of the artist

Physical changes throughout cities are not privy to the residents who are familiar with a landscape; even a visitor can observe a city’s ever changing shape. These changes are something that…Read More

Clarence A. Gagnon|
Luxembourg Gardens (1906)

Etching, aquatint and roulette on Japan paper
Courtesy of Margaret Hall

Raised in rural Saint-Rose de Laval in Quebec, French Canadian artist Clarence A. Gagnon (1881-1942) traveled to Paris to train at the Académie Julian in 1904. Luxembourg Gardens…Read More

Carl Schaefer
View of Norwich (1940)
Watercolour on paper
Courtesy of Jack and Frances Barwick

In the early 1920s, Canadian painter Carl Schaefer (1903-1995) trained under Group of Seven members Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto. Later in 1940…Read More

William Henry Bartlett
The Rideau Canal, Bytown (1840)

Engraving in coloured ink on paper
Courtesy of David Berhnhardt

William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was a skilled illustrator during the nineteenth century. Born in London, England, Bartlett made his career sketching the landscapes of different places…Read More

Helen Kalvak
Hungry Visitors (1985)

Stone cut on paper
Courtesy of Priscilla Tyler and Maree Brooks

Inuk artist Helen Kalvak’s (1901-1984) work is inspired by the daily lives and experiences of Inuit women. Her works highlight the culture and history of rich traditions and values…Read More

FINAL BAY

Pietro Antonio Martini
Coup d’oeil exact de l’arrangement des Peintures du Salon du Louvre, en 1785 (1785)

Etching and engraving on laid paper
Courtesy of W. McAllister Johnson

Pietro Antonio Martini (1738-1797) was born in Trecasali, Italy. Coup d’oeil exact de l’arrangement des Peintures du Salon du Louvre, en 1785 is a panoramic reproduction of the paintings in the Salon of the Louvre Museum in 1785. With his prioritization of accuracy, Martini gives us a glimpse into the windows of the world…Read More