One of the most sought-after portrait painters of his generation, Glyn Philpot modernized the genre through his choice of subjects and an open expression of his homosexuality.
Judy Anderson's "Exploit Robe (Toying Around)" articulates and carries forward the deeply meaningful tradition of honouring relationship of family, and in particular of mother and child.
Also an experienced printmaker, the painter J.M.W. Turner saw printmaking as an integral part of his practice, disseminating his work and helping create a new understanding of the possibilities of the...
Modernist artist Margaret De Patta created photograms that served as a vehicle for translating the legacy of Constructivism and the Bauhaus style into her jewellery creations.
Spending time with a work of art has been proven to be beneficial for well-being as much as enjoyment. Riopelle's "Hommage aux nymphéas – Pavane" is one such work that entices visitors to look closely.
Toronto-based artist Michèle Pearson Clarke investigates the limits of language, particularly when one expresses pain or frustration while faced with discrimination, ignorance and racism.
The Gallery's collection of correspondence and ephemera related to Elizabeth Wyn Wood, one of Canada’s first modernist sculptors, shows her great commitment to sculpture and her fellow artists.
In Jin-me Yoon's work, embodied experiences are nested in time, engendering infinite possibilities of interconnectedness that redefine who we are in this world.
Horace Walpole, author and patron of the arts, is known for his extensive correspondence and his house Strawberry Hill, where he set up a celebrated printing press and produced the first history of British art.