The Arts Junkie

Michele Macdonald: The Art of Dynamic Glaze-Making Michele Macdonald's curiosity of colour and form adds unique dynamism to her glaze-making. "My ceramic work is wheel thrown and my glazes and slips are developed and made in my home studio,"Macdonald says.... https://canadianartjunkie.com/2026/07/02/michele-macdonald-the-art-of-dynamic-glaze-making/

82/150: Celebrating Charles Pachter for Canada Day Perfect for Canada Day, Charles Pachter (1942) is one of the country's most collected and beloved artists.... https://canadianartjunkie.com/2026/06/30/82-150-charles-pachter-for-canada-day/

Alexia Winterholter is a “tiny French artist in the Italian mountains” These are the colours that artist Alexia Winterhalter says she chooses "when it's too hot outside." …... https://canadianartjunkie.com/2026/06/27/alexia-winterholter-is-a-tiny-french-artist-in-the-italian-mountains/

81/150: Naoko Matsubara – Always Has & Always Will A solo exhibition by Naoko Matsubara (1937), the distinguished Japanese-Canadian woodcut print artist, is at Abozzo Gallery this summer....

Maya Naidu – ‘Fragmented visuals of a culture’ Rajasthani Arches (source) Montreal-based artist Maya Naidu aims to capture the "fragmented visuals of a culture and their people." …... https://canadianartjunkie.com/2026/06/23/maya-naidu-fragmented-visuals-of-a-culture/

All Kinds of Shells So many ways to sketch a shell. Mathematical shells (source...

Audrey Smith: “Slivers of Time” Audrey Smith is a Canadian contemporary figurative artist born in Québec with her studio practice now in Caledon, Ontario.... https://canadianartjunkie.com/2026/06/18/audrey-smith-slivers-of-time/

Astro: Funk, style and monsters Funk, style and monsters are the focus for Astro, a Montréal graffiti artist who started painting in the mid-1990s....

Irene Suputra’s embroidery sketchbook Artist sketchbooks are forever in use as portable, pressure-free spaces to brainstorm, plan compostions and record research....

Chip Stands: Canada’s iconic road markers Now that road trip season is upon us, this new book about Canada's roadside food stands is getting lots of play....

Brian Barrer’s Whimsical Hitching a Ride Series Artist Brian Barrer uses mixed media and photographic assemblage to express an ever evolving imagination. These often take the form of vibrant aesthetic experiences that fuse playful abstractions with the intensified realism of captured images - artist statement…...

Anna Rastorgueva’s inspired mini sketchbooks This is the re-launch of Sketchbook Saturday, with a visit to one of the series' favourite artists....

80/150: Peter Doig’s ‘Nostalgia for Canada’ Peter Doig (b: 1959) is one of the most respected figurative painters of our time — and it's his depictions of Canada, where he grew up, that have become the most famous and financially successful....

Sean William Randall’s ‘Brash Confidence’ A brilliant colour sensibility coupled with subtle surrealism are the hallmarks of Sean William Randall's work. …...

Curtain Call: A Sculptural Tribute to Indigenous Heritage

The Tear-Jerking Animated Canadian Film Winning Hearts at Cannes

Sonny Assu is increasingly recognized as one of Canada's pre-eminent contemporary artists.