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This focused exhibition of sculptures by the celebrated Ontario modernist Elizabeth Wyn Wood, brings together five works from the AGO Collection to highlight her interest in landscape and figuration. Renowned for her simplified designs, natural forms, and rich materials, the exhibition features three recent acquisitions, including Sending and Receiving (both 1958). Created for Toronto’s Maclean-Hunter Building, located near the AGO at the corner of Dundas St. West and University Avenue, these carved nude figures floating in celestial landscapes are highlighted by sparkling gold leaf inlay. This exhibition is curated by Renée van der Avoird, AGO Associate Curator of Canada Art.
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Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1903-1966) was a Canadian sculptor and art educator celebrated for her simplified designs, natural forms, and experimentation with materials. Born outside of Orillia, she graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCADU) in 1927. A founding member of the Sculptors' Society of Canada, she was part of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the Ontario Society of Artists. For more than 20 years, Wood taught at Central Technical School in Toronto. Her many public commissions can be found across Ontario and her work is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.
