Greg Hardy, Good Day In The Bay, 2025
Greg Hardy is one of the pre-eminent painters of the Western Canadian landscape. He attended the formative Emma Lake Workshops in Saskatchewan between 1973 and 1988 and was informed by other Prairie artists like Dorothy Knowles and Joe Fafard while at the same time being exposed to leading American Modernists. His colour-rich paintings depict the Canadian Prairies as well as Lac La Ronge in Northern Saskatchewan. As Gerald McMaster writes in his essay "Greg Hardy and the Phenomenology of Prairie Weather," Hardy's paintings "do not simply depict landscape; they translate the sensation of being claimed by it, including the pressure shift before a storm, the drift of cloud mass over open fields, the mirrored stillness of northern water, the immensity of Prairie light." Hardy's paintings begin with sketches completed out in the wilderness or from the vantage point of his kayak or canoe. Back in his studio, Hardy uses these sketches as a way to recall the sensory experience of weather and light, skillfully capturing the rapidly changing temperament of the Prairie landscape and its array of dizzying colours.
Born in Saskatchewan in 1950, Greg Hardy’s work is included in many corporate and museum collections in Canada and around the world. Museum collections include the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; The Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; The Remai Modern Gallery, Saskatoon and Glenbow Museum, Calgary.
Born in Saskatchewan in 1950, Greg Hardy’s work is included in many corporate and museum collections in Canada and around the world. Museum collections include the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; The Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta; Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; The Remai Modern Gallery, Saskatoon and Glenbow Museum, Calgary.