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Talk by Artist Angela Grossmann and Curator Lynn Ruscheinsky

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:33:37 +0000

Join artist Angela Grossmann and curator Dr. Lynn Ruscheinsky in conversation as they walk through Troublemakers, Grossmann's solo exhibition of 68 mixed media portraits.

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Recent Acquisitions

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:08:07 +0000

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.

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Susan Schelle Exhibition Opens January 2018

Mathew Sandford — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:39:54 +0000

This exhibition, and its upcoming companion at Gallery Stratford, serves as a resting perch from which to survey a working life embedded in visual thinking. The continuity of ideas point to an open-ended search for the location of the self within an environment that is at times ominous.

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Ann Kipling and Takao Tanabe Exhibition

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 11 May 2017 19:15:51 +0000

This summer, the McMaster Museum of Art proudly presents an exhibition of recently acquired works of art by Ann Kipling and Takao Tanabe, on view in our Levy Gallery, from May 18 - August 5, 2017.

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Takao Tanabe Gives Six Works of Art to McMaster

Mathew Sandford — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:17:02 +0000

The Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of six works of art by Takao Tanabe (b.1926), generously donated by the artist.

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DARK COMMANDER: The Art of John Scott

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:18:40 +0000

In coarse black lines, hand-scratched metal, fragmented text and visceral colour, Toronto-based artist John Scott traces the trajectory of heavy industry, high technology, military might and maniacal folly as they clear-cut their way through blighted landscapes and a besieged human psyche.

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Artist in Residence: Tom Thomson’s Eldest brother

Mathew Sandford — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:25:49 +0000

Thanks to a gift of the Class of 1944, George Thomson’s painting of a northern Ontario landscape has quietly graced the Common Room of Wallingford Hall for decades, bringing pleasure to many McMaster University students.

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Dionne Simpson’s Walking Men Series

Mathew Sandford — Wed, 21 May 2014 19:50:41 +0000

Through her Walking Men Series – 8 foot tall depictions of cropped, business suited men carrying briefcases – Canadian artist Dionne Simpson explores the notion of conformity in Canadian society.

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Conservation and Paintings by Iconic Canadian Artists focus of new exhibition

Mathew Sandford — Thu, 15 May 2014 19:05:46 +0000

In 2013, the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) undertook conservation of three early 20th century Canadian national school works from the McMaster Museum of Art collection.

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Natalka Husar’s “R” for Christmas 2013

Mathew Sandford — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:53:19 +0000

We are delighted to share Natalka Husar’s annual Christmas painting - "R" for Christmas. Every year she paints a new book cover - a new story or a narrative unfolding over the years.

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