Exhibitions
| The Thomson Room | ||
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A small exhibition showcasing highlights of the Gallery's Collection of Tom Thomson works. |
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| Group of Seven: The View from Here | ||
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An artistic alliance, the members of the Group of Seven were bound by their desire to record the Canadian geography in a new and distinctive way. They shunned prevailing European painting conventions and honed a fresh style that has become uniquely recognizable. Although Tom Thomson died in Algonquin Park three years before the formation of the Group, his shared vision and camaraderie left a lasting impression on them. Some of these artists honoured that bond by donating their time and artwork to support the establishment of the Gallery in Owen Sound as a memorial to Thomson in the 1960s. Complemented by gifts of art from private collectors, and supplemented by a few acquisitions made possible through financial donations, the Gallery has assembled a nationally significant collection of artwork by Tom Thomson and members of the Group. Showcasing the Gallery’s impressive collection, The View from Here takes you on a visual tour across the country as experienced by the Group. Using Toronto as their home base, they made short excursions to the countryside and rural villages to sketch. Becoming more adventurous, the painters followed Thomson to Algonquin Park and Georgian Bay. Later, the artists would journey to Algoma and Lake Superior, Quebec, the Maritimes, the Rockies, and the Arctic, in search of inspiration. More than just captivating artworks, the paintings, prints, and drawings represent tangible connections between the members of the Group and Owen Sound, the legacy of community donors, and the importance of the Gallery’s collection within the larger Group of Seven story. The View from Here offers an intimate, local perspective on the artists that helped shape the Nation.
Curated by David Huff, Curator of Collections, Tom Thomson Art Gallery
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Image Credit: Lawren Harris, Pic Island, 1925, oil on canvas. Gift of the Estate of Jennings David Young, 1999. Collection of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery. |
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#myessential |
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What is essential to you? This is a question we should be thinking about as a community during the global pandemic, urging critical reflection on what we deem vital. #myessential is a collaborative mural project led by local artist JP Morel and guided by the imaginative virtual responses, creations, and spirit of local youth who collectively answered this important question. Through past, present, and future vantage points, the mural offers a visual diary of the "new normal" we are living in, sharing the experiences of our youth and what they consider essential now more than ever.
JP Morel
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The Tom Thomson Art Gallery celebrates the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Group of Seven
JP Morel is an active youth workshop leader (Lookup Theatre and Youth Literacy South Grey-Bruce) and accomplished visual artist who lives and works in Durham, Ontario. In 2017, JP was the lead mural painter mentoring local youth with Maria Hupfield in her exhibition East Wind/West Wind at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery. In January 2019, for her solo show at the Durham Art Gallery, she created a large scale tryptic and later that summer also completed a sixty-foot mural on a downtown building highlighting historical figures and members of the Durham Sauntering Band. In 2020, she designed and lead her team of volunteers tackling another sixty-foot mural depicting various animals which habitate in the Saugeen Conservation Area, earning a certificate of appreciation from Mayor Christine Robinson from the Municipality of West Grey.
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