The exhibit tells the story of how a chance meeting in 1927 in Canada’s Arctic led to nearly 100 years of painting the Canadian landscape from the vantage point of one family of painters. Maurice Haycock was on a Geological Survey assignment when he met A.Y. Jackson on a painting trip.  Their friendship changed Haycock’s life and consequently shaped the future lives of his two daughters and his granddaughter.  This special family exhibit contains many works from private collections not publicly displayed before.  It is a rich visual narrative of the changing Canadian landscape from the 1940’s to the present, of a family truly shaped by Canada’s geography, and of how a powerful sense of place and emotion can be expressed in the personal brushwork, palette and style of each of the artists.   Kathy Haycock will be speaking at the opening reception.

Accessibility notes: wheelchair accessible

Fees: admission by donation

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