The Department of Indigenous & Canadian Art has acquired nine artworks, including a monumental painting by the late Toronto artist Rae Johnson, seven paintings by Haida/Nisga'a artist Luke Parnell from his Re-Contextualizing the De-Consecrated series and a new work on paper by Inuit artist and 2018 Gershon Iskowitz winner Shuvinai Ashoona.
Rae Johnson, Night Games at the Paradise, 1984 oil on canvas 213 x 334 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds from Greg Latremoille, 2020. Photo courtesy of Christopher Cutts Gallery.
Luke Parnell, Arts of the Raven, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 91.4 x 91.4 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020.
Luke Parnell, The Legacy, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 91.4 x 91.4 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020
Luke Parnell, Robes of Power, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 91.4 x 91.4 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020.
Luke Parnell, Down from the Shimmering Sky, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020.
Luke Parnell, Raven Traveling, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020
Luke Parnell, Challenging Traditions, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020.
Luke Parnell, Beat Nation, 2014 acrylic on canvas, wall text 76.2 x 101.6 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchase, with funds by exchange from the Estate of Jennings David Young, 2020.
Shuvinai Ashoona. Curiosity, 2020. Coloured pencil, graphite and ink on paper, Overall: 127.5 × 268 cm. Purchase, with funds from the Joan Chalmers Inuit Art Fund, 2020. © Shuvinai Ashoona, courtesy Dorset Fine Arts 2020/95