Mimi Matte

Mimi Matte

Mimi Matte (1929-2012) biography Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Madeleine Rachelle (Mimi) Matte, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from McGill University and was later represented by prominent galleries in Toronto and Montreal. In 1974, the Art Gallery of Ontario...
Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Peter Adams biography Primarily a landscape painter, Peter Adams is interested in questioning where we go to seek beauty and where we go to recharge.  His work highlights the complexity of calm immersion in nature, juxtaposing realism with abstraction, seeking...
Elena Henderson

Elena Henderson

Elena Henderson biography Elena Henderson studied art at the Moscow School of Arts, in Russia. Since immigrating to Canada in 1996, she has upgraded her Visual Arts Diploma from the Haliburton School of Art and Design: Fleming College and, in 2009, graduated from the...
Scandals and Redemption

Scandals and Redemption

“I promise to introduce you to the most fashionable people.  I promise you romance, adventures, love-making in galore, and finally orange blossoms and wedding favours; kisses – blessings – only have patience”, writes author Mary Leslie (aka James Thomas...
The Art of the Flight

The Art of the Flight

Earlier this spring during a trip to the Toronto Art Expo, I fell in love with the works of Andrea Maguire, an artist living and working in Toronto. She was situated in one of the last aisles on my way out the door.  I stood awestruck, almost paralyzed in front of one...