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Historical Canadian Painting in the Timeless Canadian Painting Exhibition

Historic Canadian Art: Timeless Canadian Painting

Timeless landscapes from the Group of Seven, Beaver Hall artists, and notable West Coast icons in this exhibit of Historic Canadian Painting.

Amelia Alcock's Residency at the Pouch Cove

Amelia Alcock-White’s Residency in Newfoundland

Amelia Alcock-White’s residency in The Pouch Cove Artist Residency in St. John’s, Newfoundland culminates in a solo exhibition, “Current Sea”.

Bill Reid artwork as featured in Indigenous and Inuit Works on Paper

Indigenous and Inuit Works on Paper: Group Exhibition

Sought-after Indigenous and Inuit works on paper by artist leaders; Kenojuak Ashevak, Bill Reid, Alex Janvier, Gwaai Edenshaw, Pudlo Pudlat

Donald Jarvis abstract artist from BC Canada

Available Work: Donald Jarvis, Abstract Artist

Donald Jarvis, Canadian Abstract Painter, studied under Lawren Harris and Hans Holfmann, becoming a disciplined and visionary Canadian artist.

Contemporary art exhibition in Vancouver shows Thomas Anfield Twister painting

Contemporary Art Exhibition in Vancouver: Triumph of Colour

Exhibiting contemporary art about emotional renewal, saturation mirrored in spring’s blossoms and our emergence from winter’s restrictions.

Opens Today: Duncan Regehr’s Solo Exhibition, “The Journey”

In this solo exhibition, Regehr presents us with his multidisciplinary experience where painting, drawing, and verse come together. The mastery of media invites the viewer deeper into the myths and legends of his journeying subjects.

Beaver Hall Group

In an era when women artists were often excluded from professional art, the Beaver Hall Group was the first Canadian artist association comprised primarily, though not exclusively, of professional female artists.

Canadian Historical Work: New Work Available

It’s hard to believe that paintings such as these were once regarded with scorn. Jackson himself recalled being thought of ‘as a rebel, a dangerous influence; that (he had) been told that (he) was on the verge of insanity and that (his) painting was nothing but meaningless daubs.’ However, the Group wanted to convert skeptics into believers. At their core, they knew the artistic salvation of Canada required art that was all-Canadian. The Group of Seven believed that European subjects

Canadian Historical Work : Romancing The Landscape

With Valentine’s day around the corner, we at Petley Jones Gallery are celebrating the love of the landscape that these distinct Canadian artists fostered and shared with the world through their work.

Duncan Regehr: The Journey

Escape with us into the introspective dream induced by Duncan Regehr’s newest series. The paintings are derived from epic journeys based in myth and legend, or that convey individuals journeying to destinations in defining moments. The Journey, the viewer is enchanted into an arresting moment of transformation. View the exhibition from March 3th – March 24th, 2022.

Rita Letendre: The Sole Female Artist Working with the Automatistes

Pioneer of Canadian abstract art and associate of the Automatistes, Rita Letendre, now hangs on our gallery walls. Recognized as one of Canada’s most influential female artists, Letendre received the Order of Canada in 2005 as, “one of the leading figures of contemporary painting in Canada.” Born in Drummondville, Quebec, the Abenaki and Québécois artist rose to prominence in the 1950’s, just passing this November at the age of 93. Letendre, the sole female artist working with the Automatistes group