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An Illustrated Alphabet for the Illiterate

By (author) Rudolf Kurz & Elizabeth Kurz
Categories: History of art

‘Sin creates [ an inclination ] to sin; it engenders vice by repetition of the same acts. This results in perverse inclinations which cloud conscience and corrupt the concrete judgement of good and ...

Brush with Life, A

By (author) John Koerner
Categories: Paintings and painting

In his autobiography, John Koerner explores the underpinnings of his long life as a painter in a lavishly illustrated art book with full-page colour prints of his paintings and many black and white photos ...

Craft Perception and Practice

Edited by Paula Gustafson
Categories: Theory of art
Series: Craft

This third and final volume in the Craft Perception and Practice series features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range ...

Mother Goose Eggs

By (author) Jim Westergard
Categories: Art

Those who love Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies or Hilaire Belloc’s Cautionary Tales for Children will adore Jim Westergard’s darkly comic portraits. He illustrates each nursery rhyme twice. First, ...

Aural Cultures

Edited by Jim Drobnick
Categories: Art

Tales of Ghosts

By (author) Ronald W. Hawker
Categories: History of art

The years between 1922 and 1961, often referred to as the “Dark Ages of Northwest Coast art,” have largely been ignored by art historians, and dismissed as a period of artistic decline. Tales of Ghosts ...

Edge of Everything, The

Few public venues exist for the contemplation of curatorial research and development in Canada, and there are even fewer forums for reflection by Canadian curators within an international context. The ...