Lasting Images - Wilf Perreault

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:07:57 +0000

Wilf Perreault was born in 1947 in Albertville, Sask. While growing up in Saskatoon, he took art lessons from his neighbour, acclaimed prairie artist Ernest Lindner.

After graduating from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan in 1970, he taught high school art while developing his painting practice. Since his first solo exhibition at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in 1978, Perreault's work has been exhibited and collected across Canada and the United States. In 2003, Perreault was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal.

Wilf Perreault, Disappearing Curb, 1984. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Rick and Ellen Campbell, 1999.

Perreault is well known for his hyper-realistic depictions of back lanes and roadways, which focus on light, shadow and the minute details of mundane urban living. These painstakingly painted environments challenge traditional notions of beauty found in most picturesque landscape paintings, while also capturing a strong sense of place that makes them readily identifiable with Canada's Prairie region.

Wilf Perreault, Turn Right, 1981. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Jim Coutts, 2010.

Lasting Images - Victor Cicansky, Joe Fafard and David Gilhooly

trevor.kenney — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:11:21 +0000

Victor Cicansky, Joe Fafard and David Gilhooly first came to prominence on the Canadian art scene in the 1960s as part of the Regina Clay movement. These artists and their contemporaries were interested in utilizing clay as a medium to explore the boundaries between art and craft, or "high" and "low" art.

Taking their inspiration from the California funk art movement, the Regina Clay artists created hand-molded figures, animals and everyday objects that expressed humour and personal narratives. These artists secured both popular and critical acclaim for the playful approach they brought to exploring themes of everyday life on the prairies.

Cicansky, Fafard and Gilhooly were featured along with other Regina Clay artists in the 2007 retrospective Regina Clay: Worlds in the Making at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. The exhibition is available for viewing online at: virtualmuseum.ca

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Lasting Images - Wilf Perreault

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