Contemporary art Canadian art

interior of toronto eaton centre showing 1 of michael snow s best known sculptures, titled flightstop, depicts canada geese in flight.

the 1960s saw emergence of several important local developments in dialogue international trends. in vancouver, ian wallace (artist) particularly influential in nurturing dialogue through teaching , exchange programs @ emily carr university of art , design (formerly vancouver school of art), , visits influential figures such lucy lippard , robert smithson exposed younger artists conceptual art.

in toronto, spadina avenue became hotspot loose affiliation of artists, notably gordon rayner, graham coughtry, , robert markle, came define toronto look.

other notable moments when canadian contemporary artists—as individuals or groups—have distinguished through commonality, international recognition, collaboration, or zeitgeist:

the interdisciplinary artistic practice , international success of michael snow beginning in 1960s
nova scotia college of art , design university (nscad university). in 1967 artist garry kennedy appointed president, remaking college international centre artistic activity , inviting notable artists come nscad visiting artists, particularly involved in conceptual art. artists made significant contributions during period include vito acconci, sol lewitt, dan graham, eric fischl, lawrence weiner, joseph beuys , claes oldenburg
the pioneering video art of lisa steele (birthday suit – scars , defects) , colin campbell
the vancouver school of photoconceptualism (including jeff wall, rodney graham , stan douglas)
the international success of aa bronson, felix partz , jorge zontal under name of general idea.
the video art , photography of david askevold, , highly influential contributor development , pedagogy of conceptual art movement. work included in seminal exhibition information @ new york s museum of modern art in 1970.
the success of career of janet cardiff , george bures miller, represented canada @ 49th venice biennial in 2001