The "C" Word

A Look at the Role of Craft in
Contemporary Art

Doris McCarthy Gallery
University of Toronto
Scarborough

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List of Exhibited Works  

Elizabeth Bailey
1. Pink Bed, Warm, 2011–12, oil on linen, 30.5 x 40.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Grey Bed #1, 2011, oil on linen, 40.6 x 50.8 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
3. Small Pink Bed, 2010, oilon canvas, 22.9 x 30.5. Courtesy of the artist.
4. Pink Bed, Cool, 2010, oil on canvas, 27.9 x 35.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Catherine Beaudette
1. Gusto, 2005, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Monterey, 2005, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Tom Campbell
1. Backward Baseball Cap, 2007, adhesive clay, wood, galvanized wire, steel, roofing nails, 30.5 x 17.8 15.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Big Head, 2003, adhesive clay, wood, galvanized wire, 111.8 x 53.3 x 45.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Moira Clark
1. Livadia, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 101.6 x 137 cm. Courtesy of the artist and KWT contemporary.
2. Something Rich and Strange, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 137 x 167.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist and KWT contemporary.

Susan Collett
1. Largo, 2011, from the Maze Series, 2010–2011, hand-built clay, 68.6 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Skin, 2009, from the Labyrinth series, 2008–2011, hand-built clay, 108 x 55.9 x 68.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Gerard Gauci
1. The Salone, Palazzo Zenobio, Venice, 2009, acrylic on panel, 30.5 x 40.6 cm. Collection of Roberto Nickel.
2. Sir Harold Acton’s Home, Florence, 2004, acrylic on panel, 25.4 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
3. State Dining Room, Grimsthorpe Castle, 2005, acrylic on panel, 25.4 x 30.5 cm. Collection of Roberto Nickel.
4. Four 18th Century Portraits, Musée Cognacq-Jay, 2006, acrylic on panel, 25.4 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Michael Gerry
1. In My Father’s House, 1994, monotype print, 198.1 x 218.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Fran Hill Gallery.
2. Self-Portrait, 2005, oil on canvas, 61 x 91.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Fran Hill Gallery.

Sheila Gregory
1. Jolly Cowboy, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 121.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Lonsdale Gallery.
2. Landscape Burlesque/Sweet Pepper Bush, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 182.9 x 121.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Lonsdale Gallery.

Marianne Lovink
1. Contagion, 2011, aqua resin, steel, pigment, 81.3 x 111.8 x 91.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Olga Korper Gallery.
2. Knot Study #5, 2010, steel, pigment, 35.6 x 27.9 x 3.8. Courtesy of the artist and Olga Korper Gallery.

David McClyment
1. The New Holland Marsh Rises #1, 2010, enamel on cardboard, 101.6 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Niagara Falls Retreats #2, 2010, enamel on cardboard, 101.6 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
3. Elective Surgery: Snip, Snip, 2008, enamel on board, 26.7 x 26.7 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Brent McIntosh
Untitled, after Burtynsky’s “Landscape Study #4, Ontario,” 2008, acrylic on canvas, 183.4 x 218.7 cm. Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Gift of the artist, 2008.

Susan Oliveira
The Girl and the Bear, 2008, chromira prints on archival card and foam core, 274.3 x 274.3 x 55.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Gord Peteran
1. Early Painting, 2008, wood and paint, 99.1 x 76.2 x 10.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Study Station, 2006, found wood, leather, brass, single human hair (in brass device), 90 x 40 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Howard Podeswa
JNW (after the Night Watch), 2007, from the Redux series, oil on canvas, 274.3 x 304.8. Courtesy of the artist and Wynick/Tuck Gallery.

Scott Sawtell
1. A trash bag of random coincidences torn open in the wind: A Complete History of Civilization (Abbr.), 2009, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 162.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist.
2. Untitled, 2011, from the Canadian War Museum series, oil on canvas, 45.7 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Ron Shuebrook
Dark Spring, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 243.9 x 365.8 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Olga Korper Gallery.

Jay Wilson
1. Floppy Foam Stack, 2011, craft foam, bracket, 24 x 23 x 21 cm. Courtesy of the artist and KWT contemporary.
2. patternpattern3, 2011, craft foam, steel, glue, 56 x 73 x 2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and KWT contemporary.
3. patternpattern6, 2011, craft foam, steel, glue, 42 x 96.5 x 2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and KWT contemporary.
4. Mandelka, 2007, toothpicks, safety matches, glue, T-pins, 122 x 122 x 8 cm. Collection of Evan Penny.

Tim Zuck
1. Abstract 89 Blue, 1989, oil on canvas, 45.7 x 49.5. Courtesy of the artist and Barbara Edwards Contemporary.
2. White Fabric and Table, 1989, oil on poplar panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm. Collection of Stephen B. Smart.