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Canadian Art Junkie
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Journalist, art blogger, writing workshop facilitator. Posting about #CanadianArt at http://canadianartjunkie.com / https://linktr.ee/CanadianArtJunkie
Nathalie Parenteau: “A Little Bit North of Bethlehem”

Yukon artist Nathalie Parenteau pulls from the artistic tradition of her French-Canadian origins and from Indigenous culture in her popular paintings…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/16/nathalie-parenteau-a-little-bit-north-of-bethlehem/
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Art of Skating

It would be difficult to find a Canadian adult who hasn't at least tried skating, let alone played hockey, done figure skating or put on blades to glide through a forest on a groomed skating trail. Skating Carnival,…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/15/the-art-of-skating/
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Exploring Khan Lee’s Innovative Art Installations

Khan Lee is a conceptually driven artist working at the intersection of science, culture, and art. Blue, 2017, Shirts, string, sealer, inflatable fan,…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/13/exploring-khan-lees-innovative-art-installations/
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
William Kurelek’s Celebrated Winter Scenes

Canadian artist William Kurelek's winter scenes are revered and (mostly) realistic representations of winters in this country. Above: After the Blizzard in Manitoba,…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/11/william-kureleks-celebrated-winter-scenes/
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Montreal artist Russell Banx explores male adolescence in graphite on gesso

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/04/russell-banx-figuration-in-graphite/
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sylvie Lajoie’s Thread Paintings

Quebec artist Sylvie Lajoie melds thread drawing and acrylic paint for her unique works. (Below: Main Street Gossip, 20 x 16") Her studies in fashion design, followed by visual arts, led her…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/12/02/sylvie-lajoies-thread-paintings/
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Sculptures that Soothe and Inspire

It's the busy Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and a stressful winter storm weekend for many parts of Canada. So for this week's Sculpture Saturday, take a deep breath and a soothing…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/29/sculptures-that-soothe-and-inspire/
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This wonderful video explaining a key painting by Portuguese-British artist Paula Rego (1935-2022) is worth a watch, if only for the fascinating detail about her artistic process and her poignant personal…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/27/paula-regos-inspiration-edvard-munch-and-beyond/
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Exploring the Synthetica Series by George Byrne

Photographer George Byrne is an internationally recognized artist who creates large-scale photos that depict architectural surfaces and landscapes as painterly…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/25/exploring-the-synthetica-series-by-george-byrne/
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Lazy Susan: Douglas Coupland’s Sculptural Innovations

Cocktail jiggers, porcupine quills, Playskool building blocks, ceramic sausages, calabash pipes, and a bottle of poison appear in Douglas Coupland’s…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/22/lazy-susan-douglas-couplands-sculptural-innovations/
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
War & Peace & Smoky the Cow Horse

Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois is in Vancouver with a solo exhibition that explores the juxtaposition of his Métis and Scottish settler heritages through vibrant pop culture motifs. A Bison…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/20/war-peace-smoky-the-cow-horse/
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Historic Canadian Art Auction at Heffel

Heffel Fine Art marks 30 years of live auctions with a milestone sale celebrating the best in Canadian and international art - including a rare painting by Sir Winston…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/18/historic-canadian-art-auction-at-heffel/
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Marlene Kawalez – Grief, Comfort & Solitude

Marlene Kawalez is a Canadian artist known for her work in clay, wood, and glass. She created "Twilight" (above and below) during a period of personal loss and sadness, to…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/15/marlene-kawalez-grief-comfort-solitude/
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Kelly Eldridge Boesch’s Dreamworld Experiment

These art and music videos are the product of Kelly Eldridge Boesch's AI dreamworld, an experiment in magical storytelling. "a portal into the surreal, the…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/11/13/kelly-eldridge-boeschs-dreamworld-experiment/
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Installation: Putting Bread into Outstretched Hands

Artist Than Htay Maung was working as a baker to support his family when he began thinking about the outstretched hands of victims of a cyclone in his…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/10/18/installation-putting-bread-into-outstretched-hands/
October 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Par Nair’s Place from her Grandma’s Dreams

Par Nair, the view from her bedroom window, 2025, oil on canvas. Par Nair: the place from my grandma’s dreams Solo Exhibition Oct. 4 – Nov. 30, 2025 - Robert McLaughlin…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/10/09/par-nairs-place-from-her-grandmas-dreams/
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If you don't know the name of artist Horace Clifford Westermann, you might know some of his work, which has resurged in popularity in today's simmering times

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/30/h-c-westermanns-ageless-social-commentary/
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Contemporary Wood Sculpture by Willy Verginer

Volo e Tutto Sembra Blu, 2025, Lindenwood, iron and acrylic, 31 x 64 x 37 " (source) Italian sculptor Willy Verginer (on exhibition at Montreal's Galerie LeRoyer)…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/27/contemporary-wood-sculpture-by-willy-verginer/
September 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Jude Griebel: The Impact of Ecological Collapse

Canadian artist Jude Griebel's sculptures merge human forms with those of animals, insects, architecture, and the natural environment. Jude Griebel, Revenant:…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/20/jude-griebel-the-impact-of-ecological-collapse/
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Franklin Carmicheal (Again) – Old Orchard

Franklin Carmichael's Old Orchard, 1940 (above) has the same deep textures and colors of another of his revered, bucolic works (Farm, Haliburton, 1940). But there's a longer…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/18/franklin-carmicheal-again-old-orchard/
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bea Parsons Montreal exhibition: kiyânaw

kiyânaw, the name of the latest solo exhibition of Montreal artist Bea Parsons, translates to “us” in nêhiyawēwin/Cree, in a way that embraces “all of us,” her gallery says.…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/16/bea-parsons-montreal-exhibition-kiyanaw/
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The public sculptures of Montreal artist Michel de Broin

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/13/michel-de-broin/
September 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sarah Anne Johnson’s Forest and Mountain

From Cedar Forest, Pink Secret, Ed. 1, 2025, 30 x 40, Inkjet print with oil paint - source Renowned Canadian artist Sarah Anne Johnson's latest exhibition presents a journey…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/09/sarah-anne-johnsons-forest-and-mountain/
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Canadian-born artist Michael Swaney creates whimsical art from his studio in Spain.

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/09/04/michael-swaneys-popular-childlike-art/
September 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jeannette Perrault’s Eye for Colour

Whether in Montreal cafes, or traveling to Europe, Quebec painter Jeannette Perrault is inspired by the specific atmosphere of each place. TERRASSE RUE DES ABBESSES, PARIS , 2023, 36 x…

https://canadianartjunkie.com/2025/08/26/jeannette-perraults-eye-for-colour/
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM