• Our current exhibition, Land and Form, features some of Canada's preeminent painters and photographers. We invited Edward Burtynsky and John Hartman to discuss the ways in which photography is informed by painting and painting is informed by photography in a talk moderated by Ian Brown. Listen to the talk by clicking the play button below, and scroll through to see installation views, action shots, and sneak peeks into the private collections of both artists.
  • 'We had gone to Boot Island for a picnic a couple of years ago and there was a big storm...
    John Hartman
    Line Squall Approaching Boot Island, 2026
    oil on linen
    66 x 60 in.
    $ 32,000.00
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    "We had gone to Boot Island for a picnic a couple of years ago and there was a big storm coming in. I looked at it and watched where it was moving and told everybody: "We're fine, it's not going to hit us." Ten minutes later, it slammed into us: hail,wind, rain. Everybody had to scatter. Some people tried to hide under a blue tarp, the fire was blown out, our food was spread all over the place."

     

    - John Hartman

  • Edward Burtynsky: 'This was taken out of a Cessna 210, going at high speed and doing spirals around this section...
    Edward Burtynsky
    Shell Beach #5, Shark Bay, WA, Australia, 2025
    pigment inkjet print on Kodak Professional Photo Paper
    64 x 48 in.
    4/6
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    Edward Burtynsky: "This was taken out of a Cessna 210, going at high speed and doing spirals around this section of Shark Bay in Western Australia."

     

    John Hartman: "Did you take the door off? One time I rented a Cessna out of Parry Sound from a bunch of young guys. They took the door off and took out a roll of duct tape and taped me to the seat. Just in case."

  • 'Always take the door off.' - Edward Burtynsky
    "Always take the door off."
     
    - Edward Burtynsky
  • Burtynsky is an avid collector of paintings. Part of his collection is this mesmerising painting by Michael Smith, whose work...
    Michael Smith
    Undertow, 2008
    acrylic on canvas
    80 x 108 in.
    Burtynsky is an avid collector of paintings. Part of his collection is this mesmerising painting by Michael Smith, whose work is also on view as part of Land and Form.
     
    • Edith Watson, 'The Mail Carrier at Pt. au Baril on Georgian Bay,' gelatin silver print on paper, 17.7 x 11.8...

      Edith Watson, 'The Mail Carrier at Pt. au Baril on Georgian Bay,' gelatin silver print on paper, 17.7 x 11.8 cm

    • Edith Watson, 'Carrying Water, Hermitage Nfld.' c 1900, gelatin silver print, 17.3 x 19.5 cm

      Edith Watson, 'Carrying Water, Hermitage Nfld.' c 1900, gelatin silver print, 17.3 x 19.5 cm

  • "I am curious about the places I paint and about their history. In 2001 I began to search for historical photographic images of Georgian Bay and Newfoundland. To my delight I discovered that the settlement of these places, and much of Canada as well, was recorded in photographs from the 1860’s onward. I began to collect these vintage photos somewhat obsessively, then very obsessively."
     
    - John Hartman
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  • Land and Form is on view through Saturday, February 21st and features work by Hartman and Burtynsky alongside Linda Martinello, Charles Meanwell, Ned Pratt, and Michael Smith.