Mary Reid Curator talk at the Art Gallery of Algoma

Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 5:30 pm

Join us as we welcome Mary Reid, Curator of the John Hartman exhibition, part of 100 Years of Art in the Sault, as she delivers a special evening talk, “Inspirational Topographies: 150 years of Canadian Landscape Painting.”

Mary Reid will trace the development of Canadian landscape painting and offer some reasons why this genre still continues to be a rich and varied subject for artists today.

Mary Reid is the Director / Curator of the School of Art Gallery housed in the newly constructed ARTlab at the University of Manitoba. Prior to joining the U of M she was the Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Reid has taught and lectured on Canadian art and issues regarding curating and exhibition practice at the University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, and Georgian College.

For more information about the Curator’s Talk, please contact AGA Director, Jasmina Jovanovic at (705) 949-9067 ext. 101

The Art Gallery of Algoma is supported by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), the OAC Arts Investment Fund and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Art Gallery of Algoma