The McMaster Museum of Art’s Acquisitions Committee meets on a regular basis with the Curatorial team to advise and oversee acquisitions, through purchase or donation, of works of art for the Permanent Collection. Purchases are made possible through the generous support of the Naomi Jackson Groves Fund (for purchase of Canadian art), the Donald Murray Shepherd Trust, and the Museum of Art Collection Trust.

Selected recent acquisitions include:

Michael Allgoewer (Canadian)
Tenebrae #3, #5, #6 with elements 3A, 5A, 6A, 2014
gesso, graphite, acrylic and wax on plywood panels and oak. Purchase, 2017

Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000)
The Strabismic Jew, 1955
woodcut on paper
Gift of Gail and Allan Petteplace, 2017

Dianne Bos (Canadian)
Science naturelles, 1938, 2006
unique altered book with plexi case and four positive silver gelatin prints from book camera negatives
Nina Ses Martschenko Memorial Fund, 2017

Bob Boyer (Métis, 1948 – 2004)
10 minutes to Drum Role Call, 1988
oil and beeswax over acrylic on canvas
Purchase, 2017

Paul Cvetich (Canadian)
lolalida, 2012
acrylic and oil on wood
Gift of the artist, 2017

Josef Dobrowsky (Austrian, 1889-1964)
No title, c. 1931
pastel on paper
Gift of Barbara Carpio, 2017

Joseph Hartman (Canadian)
Hughson Street, Hamilton, 2011
digital chromogenic print
Gift of the artist, 2017

Svava Thordis Juliusson (Canadian, b. Iceland)
Klumpur #1, #2, #3, 2014
polypropylene rope and cable ties
Purchase, 2017