2011 Acquisitions
The Mendel Art Gallery acquired 1,269 new works of art in 2011, bringing the number of objects in the permanent collection to 7,069, with a total value of nearly $16 million. Sixteen of the artworks were purchased, 14 with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program (and one of the 14 with additional funds raised by the Gallery Group). The remaining 1,253 artworks were gifts.
2011 PURCHASES
Purchased from the artist with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program:
Lee Henderson
Transmission 14 of Babymonk, 2008
transmounted colour c-print
Lee Henderson
The Impact of Hyphenation in Wasps 10, 2008
transmounted colour c-print
The Cedar Tavern Singers aka Les Phonorealistes
The Mendel Art Gallery Music Video, 2010
Arnaud Maggs
Contamination 138/139, 2007,
digital photograph mounted on aluminum
Arnaud Maggs
Contamination 156/157, 2007
digital photograph mounted on aluminum
Arnaud Maggs
Contamination 164/165, 2007
digital photograph mounted on aluminum
Grant McConnell
The Maids, Niagara, 2010
acrylic on wood
Heather Nicol
Ha!, 2008
mixed media
Louise Noguchi
Ponderosa Ranch, 2004
transmounted digital print 1/3
Louise Noguchi
Blow-Back, 2004
transmounted digital print 1/3
Adrian Stimson
Shaman Exterminator on the Playa 1, 2005
digital print
Adrian Stimson
Shaman Exterminator on the Playa 2, 2005
digital print
Adrian Stimson
Shaman Exterminator Sunrise, 2005
digital print
Ian Abdulla
Camping Along the Creek…, 2009
acrylic on canvas
Ian Abdulla
My Uncle, Stepbrother and Myself…, 2009
acrylic on canvas
Purchased from the artist with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program and funds raised by the Gallery Group: Martin Bennett, Static Image, Painting/Blue/Bird/Police Point Park, 2007, oil on canvas.
2011 GIFTS
Gift of Linda Anderson Hughes:
Dorothy Knowles
Portrait of Linda Anderson Hughes, 1956
watercolour on paper
Gift of the artist:
Lee Henderson
glare – a series, 2007, 56
colour c-print photos
Gift of the artist:
Neal McLeod
Manitowêw (almighty voice), 2010
acrylic on birch
Neal McLeod, kâ-pah-pamâcahkwêw (Wandering Spirit), 2010, acrylic on birch
Gift of Jim and Lou Sadler:
Wynona Mulcaster
untitled (landscape), c.1979
acrylic on canvas
Gift of Ingrid M. Haase:
Siegfried Haase
Self Portrait, 1956
lithograph
Siegfried Haase
Three Bathers, 1967
lithograph
Siegfried Haase
Walk in a Spring Storm, 1967
woodcut on paper
Siegfried Haase
Herring Cove, Nova Scotia II, 1955
lithograph
Siegfried Haase
The Night, 1965
woodcut on paper
Siegfried Haase
Miracle, 1965
woodcut
Siegfried Haase
Curriculum Vitae, 1969
woodcut (triptych)
Siegfried Haase
The Mirror, 1965
woodcut
Siegfried Haase
Saint Paul’s, n.d. (c.1960s)
woodcut on rice paper
Siegfried Haase
Hedwig and Siegfried (The Couple), 1968
lithograph
Siegfried Haase
St. James the Greater, AD 44, 1967
woodcut (triptych)
Gift of John and Diane Dalzell:
Noni Mulcaster
A Little Road in France, 1959
watercolour on paper
Gift of Grit & Scott McCreath:
Ernest Lindner
untitled (Sunflower Fantasy), 1979
watercolour on paper
Gift of Lynne McLellan:
Mashel Teitelbaum
Self Portrait, 1979,
watercolour and graphite on paper
Gift of Jean Williamson:
Collection of 123 Inuit artworks
99 works in stone / bone / ivory, 13 ceramic pieces, 5 wall hangings, 5 paintings, 2 prints.
Gift of the artist:
Jeffrey Thomas
Bear Portrait No.1, 1984
archival b/w digital inkjet print
Jeffrey Thomas
Sense of Self, 1997
archival b/w digital inkjet print
Jeffrey Thomas
Indian Treaty No.1, 1987
archival b/w digital inkjet print
Jeffrey Thomas
Little White Lies, 1987
archival b/w digital inkjet print
Jeffrey Thomas
How Do You Measure Up?, 2011
archival b/w digital inkjet print
Jeffrey Thomas
FBI, Samuel de Champlain Monument, Ott. ON, 1984
arch b/w digital print
Gift of Charles Ringness:
Otto Donald Rogers
Vertical Form, 1978
steel sculpture
Gift of Pamela Gibson:
Roger Ing
8 Cokes and Tiger Face, 1987-88
enamel on canvas board
Roger Ing
untitled (Picasso print with coffee cup), n.d.
paint on poster board
Gift of the artist:
William Perehudoff
AC-89-054, 1989
acrylic on canvas
William Perehudoff
AC-89-021, 1989
acrylic on canvas
William Perehudoff
AC-82-023, 1982
acrylic on canvas
William Perehudoff
AC-61-00A, 1961
acrylic on canvas
William Perehudoff
OB-58-006
1958, oil on board
William Perehudoff
OB-58-002
1958, oil on board
Gift of the artist:
Dorothy Knowles
Snow (AC-007-81), 1981
acrylic on canvas
Dorothy Knowles
Barley Field & Blue Distance (OC-040-82), 1982
oil on canvas
Dorothy Knowles
Storm Coming (OC-014-84), 1984
oil on canvas
Dorothy Knowles
Prairie Road (OC-012-87), 1987
oil on linen
Dorothy Knowles
Yellow Leaves (OC-063-90), 1990
oil on linen
Dorothy Knowles
Smoky Day at Namekus Lake (OC-090-91), 1991
oil on linen
Dorothy Knowles
The Shore at Anglin Lake (AC-121-93), 1993
acrylic on canvas
Dorothy Knowles
AC-18-94, 1994
acrylic on canvas
Gift of Lewis Richardson:
Stephen Shore
The Giverny, 1977, 1982-3
portfolio of 24 colour photographs
Larry Fink
Oscars Portfolio
portfolio of 12 giclée prints
Gift of Norman Zepp & Judith Varga in memory of Peter Millard:
Dmytro Stryjek
Ukrainian Dancing, 1987
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek
David Clayton Thomas, c.1976
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek
Two Clergy, 1976
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek
Couple, 1980
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek
Portrait – 1920, 1971
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek
Bishop, c.1980s
mixed media on card
Dmytro Stryjek,
Bishop, c.1980s
mixed media on card
Bob Boyer
See Ya Later Norm, 1986
acrylic on card
Jane Ash Poitras
Cree Newspaper, c.1985
acrylic on card
Noel Ducharme
Spirit Beaver, c.1982
acrylic on canvas
Robert Davidson
Spirit Helpers Helper, 1996
print 54/99
Otto Rogers
A New Garden in the Making, 1965
acrylic on paper
Richard Gorenko
Yes, We have many Beautiful Things, 1986
acrylic on paper
Jack Zepp
Friesen and Foothills, 1997
oil on board
Jack Zepp
Round Barn in the Valley, 1997
oil on board
Adrian Vinish
Why Not Cross the Violet Gap?, 1976
acrylic on canvas
Connie Freedy
Still life Line-up, 1985
gouche, oil, pastel
Paul Sisetski
Knocked Silly, 1989
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
The Flame Starter, 1987
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
They Eat Babies, 1989
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
Hope You See Us Someday, 1989
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
Robbing the Nest, 1987
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
The Play, c.1987
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
The Death Touch, 1987
acrylic on paper
Paul Sisetski
A Night in Hell, 1987
acrylic on paper
Edward Epp
Mountains Along Yangtse River, 1993
watercolour on paper
Lorenzo Dupuis
Yellow Sky, c.2001
oil on board
Alicia Popoff
Green Cat, c.1984
encaustic on board
Gift of Randall Anderson:
Rodney Graham,
The School of Velocity, c.1992,
silkscreen & offset lithography
Gift of Danny Baratz:
Lois Conner, 25 toned gelatin silver prints from the portfolio “Angkor Wat”, 1993
Gift of PAVED Arts:
Photographers Gallery Permanent Collection
968 photographs, with works by more than 125 artists, including:
Evergon
Robert Frank
Yousuf Karsh
Thaddeus Halownia
Brenda Pelkey
Thelma Pepper
Sandra Semchuk
Orest Semchisen
Jayce Salloum
Frances Robson
Henri Robideau
Robert Del Tredici
Antoon Dries
David O’Hara
Doug Townsend
Filip Tas
Gabor Szilasi
Don Hall
Vincenzo Pietropaolo
Alison Rossiter
Mark DeFraeye
Diane Evans
Pierre Ozorak
Sylvia Lisitza
Kenneth Straiton
Shelley Sopher
Michel Campeau
