ACI Massey Art Lectures
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ACI Massey Art Lectures / Watch ACI's authors tell us about the lives and work of some of Canada's most compelling artists
William Notman: Life & Work by Sarah Parsons
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William Notman: Life & Work by Sarah Parsons / In 1856 William Notman was a fugitive from the law. But in less than a decade this Montreal artist transformed his fortune and the world of photography. Read and download the online art book here: www.aci-iac.ca/william-notman
Kathleen Munn: Life & Work by Georgiana Uhlyarik
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Kathleen Munn: Life & Work by Georgiana Uhlyarik / Recognized in the 1920s and 1930s as one of the country’s most significant female artists, Munn (1887–1974) exhibited with the Group of Seven but developed a geometrically based spiritual vision that was entirely her own. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/kathleen-munn
Zacharie Vincent: Life & Work by Louise Vigneault
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Zacharie Vincent: Life & Work by Louise Vigneault / A Huron-Wendat leader, Zacharie Vincent (1815–1886) was a painter who created art that overturned conventional images of the Native subject. His self-portraits transformed ideas of Aboriginal identity and continue to have a profound influence on First Nations artists today. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/zacharie-vincent
Paul Kane: Life & Work by Arlene Gehmacher
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Paul Kane: Life & Work by Arlene Gehmacher / A chance encounter in London, England, in 1842 set the course for the cash-strapped, itinerant portrait painter Paul Kane to journey through Canada's West, recording traditional Aboriginal life. Read the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/paul-kane
Michael Snow: Life & Work by Martha Langford
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Michael Snow: Life & Work by Martha Langford / Punster, painter, musician, and filmmaker, Michael Snow is one of Canada’s most internationally celebrated figures in contemporary art. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/michael-snow
Emily Carr: Life & Work by Lisa Baldissera
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Emily Carr: Life & Work by Lisa Baldissera / Few artists impress us equally with their paintings and paragraphs. Van Gogh was one, Emily Carr another. During her life she struggled for acceptance, but her vision of Canada is now iconic. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/emily-carr
Yves Gaucher: Life & Work by Roald Nasgaard
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Yves Gaucher: Life & Work by Roald Nasgaard / Rebel and revolutionary, Gaucher was expelled twice from art school. Yet he went on to colour inside the lines better than anyone and map a new course for abstract art. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/yves-gaucher
Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work by Christine Lalonde
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Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work by Christine Lalonde / After the death of her husband, she rebuilt her life by learning to draw. “If I can, I’ll make art even after I’m dead,” said Pitseolak Ashoona, who imagined a new vision for herself and the North. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/pitseolak-ashoona
Oscar Cahén: Life & Work
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Oscar Cahén: Life & Work / Before his tragic death at age 40, Oscar Cahén fled Nazi Germany, made his name as a celebrated North American magazine illustrator, and co-founded the Canadian abstract art collective Painters Eleven. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/oscar-cahen
Prudence Heward: Life & Work by Julia Skelly
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Prudence Heward: Life & Work by Julia Skelly / Prudence Heward’s searing and psychologically complex portraits were anything but ladylike. One of Canada’s first woman painters to publicly exhibit female nudes, her art challenged the portrayal of her gender. Read and download the online art book here: www.aci-iac.ca/prudence-heward
Tom Thomson: Life & Work by David P. Silcox
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Tom Thomson: Life & Work by David P. Silcox / Mysterious, brilliant, and prolific, in just five years Tom Thomson laid the foundation for the Group of Seven and shaped Canada’s cultural identity. Read and download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/tom-thomson
Jack Chambers: Life & Work by Mark Cheetham
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Jack Chambers: Life & Work by Mark Cheetham / Renowned in the 1970s as Canada’s highest-earning artist and one of its most significant experimental filmmakers, Chambers (1931–1978) transformed scenes of ordinary life in London, Ontario, into extraordinary high realism paintings, based closely on his personal life. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/jack-chambers
Joyce Wieland: Life & Work by Johanne Sloan
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Joyce Wieland: Life & Work by Johanne Sloan / Filmmaker, painter, and multimedia artist Wieland (1930–1998) created startlingly original art, influenced by feminism, nationalism, and environmentalism. In 1971 the National Gallery of Canada celebrated Wieland with its first solo show dedicated to a living Canadian woman artist. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/joyce-wieland
Harold Town: Life & Work by Gerta Moray
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Harold Town: Life & Work by Gerta Moray / A painter, printmaker, and collage artist, Town (1924–1990) was provocative, prolific, and a technical virtuoso. He co-founded Painters Eleven and contributed to the Canadian Abstract Expressionist movement. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/harold-town
Jean Paul Lemieux: Life & Work by Michèle Grandbois
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Jean Paul Lemieux: Life & Work by Michèle Grandbois / One of Quebec’s most renowned artists, Lemieux (1904–1990) developed a signature style influenced by folk art and the Italian primitive school. His lyrical work, characterized by simplified forms, captures the province’s way of life. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/jean-paul-lemieux
Norval Morrisseau: Life & Work by Carmen Robertson
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Norval Morrisseau: Life & Work by Carmen Robertson / Dubbed “Picasso of the North,” Morrisseau (1932–2007) developed the Woodland School of art. A renowned First Nations artist, he was the sole Canadian painter included in Centre Pompidou’s French Revolution Bicentennial. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/norval-morrisseau
General Idea: Life & Work by Sarah E.K. Smith
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General Idea: Life & Work by Sarah E.K. Smith / Provocative, controversial, and visionary, General Idea (1969–1994) created a platform for social change through the group’s inventive performances, installations, paintings, sculptures, and photography—and its legendary AIDS campaign. Read or download the online art book here: http://www.aci-iac.ca/general-idea