ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CANADA: ANDREA HARALDSEN

Andrea Haraldsen, Untitled, 2010, oil on canvas, 36” x 48”. © Andrea Haraldsen.   Andrea Haraldsen –Toronto, Ontario–   About the Artist: Andrea Haraldsen (née De Athe) is a Toronto-based artist who comes from a long line of painters.  Her work demonstrates her interest in the creative process itself, and investigates ideas of memory and familiarity.  Her artistic practice is largely inspired by the memory of her grandfather,... Read More

Spectral Landscape @ Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art

Contemporary Art in Canada series, March 2012   Spectral Landscape Peter Doig, Tim Gardner, Sarah Anne Johnson February 4 – April 1, 2012 Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the National Gallery of Canada. Sarah Anne Johnson, Bubble, 2011. CMCP Collection. Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. © Sarah Anne Johnson While wandering the city of Toronto surrounded by people, cars and tall skyscrapers, I found... Read More

Toronto NOW @ Art Gallery of Ontario

Contemporary Art in Canada series, March 2012   NOW:  A Collaborative Project with Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette Curated by Katherine Dennis January 21-April 1, 2012 Toronto NOW.  Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Photograph by Cindy Blazevic. © Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette On a recent visit to Toronto, I had a chance to pop into the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), one of Canada’s premier destinations for Canadian, European... Read More

Yael Bartana …And Europe Will Be Stunned @ Art Gallery of Ontario

Contemporary Art in Canada series, March 2012   Yael Bartana …And Europe Will Be Stunned Art Gallery of Ontario January 25-April 1, 2012  On a recent visit to Toronto and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), I was moved by the presentation of three films by the filmmaker Yael Bartana in the AGO’s Lind Gallery. Her latest film trilogy …And Europe Will Be Stunned features three short films that were made between 2007 and 2011 – Mary Koszmary... Read More