Two Visions: Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt
May 30 to November 8, 2009
 Emily Carr Skidegate Beaver Pole, 1941-2 oil on canvas Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery 
Jack Shadbolt
Hornby Suite,1969 charcoal on paper Vancouver Art Gallery Gift of J. Ronald Longstaffe Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery |
For most British Columbians of Euro-
Canadian ancestry, Emily Carr defines how two
subjects are viewed---the forest landscape of the
province and the totemic sculpture of the First
Nations. Subsequent artists working in the province
have reacted to or against Carr’s example and Jack
Shadbolt had a particularly strong relationship to
Carr’s work. This exhibition, on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of Shadbolt’s birth, examines
how both of these artists addressed the natural
world, First Nations totems and masks as subjects
for their work. The exhibition also addresses the role
of drawing in the work of Carr and Shadbolt and
encourages the visitor to see both differences and
similarities in their approach. The exhibition is organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Ian Thom, senior curator/historical. |