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In 2012, in response to the success of the Gifted exhibition at the Archives of Ontario, Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) members donated 56 contemporary artworks to the Government of Ontario Art Collection to mark the 140th anniversary of the OSA as well as their continued relationship with the province. By far the largest gift of OSA works to date, the 2012 donation brought 43 new artists into the provincial art collection — many of whom were also recent immigrants to Canada, broadening the diversity of perspectives and experiences reflected within the collection. Artworks included a wide range of sculpture, mixed media, and paintings.

Torrance Barrens Morning, 2010<br>
Carol Westcott<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
76.2 x 76.2 cm (30" x 30")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101103
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Torrance Barrens Morning, 2010
Carol Westcott
Acrylic on canvas
76.2 x 76.2 cm (30" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101103

Searching for Space<br>
2012<br>
Iftikhar Uddin Ahmed<br>
Mixed media<br>
101.5 x 101.5 cm (40" x 40")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101050
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Searching for Space
2012
Iftikhar Uddin Ahmed
Mixed media
101.5 x 101.5 cm (40" x 40")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101050
Imaginary Landscape #4583, 2005<br>
Krystyna Cseh-Woodland<br>
Encaustic and oil<br>
127 x 122 cm (48 3/4" x 48 3/4")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101066
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Imaginary Landscape #4583, 2005
Krystyna Cseh-Woodland
Encaustic and oil
127 x 127 cm (48 3/4" x 48 3/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101066

Boreal Trees, 2011<br>
Kelly Borgers<br>
Digital image on museum etching archival paper<br>
50.8 x 66 cm (20" x 26")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101060
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Boreal Trees, 2011
Kelly Borgers
Digital image on museum etching archival paper
50.8 x 66 cm (20" x 26")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101060
Surfacing, 2008<br>
Edward Babiarz<br>
Artist-made paper hand dyed, first cut cotton linter and dichroic glass<br>
44.4 x 78.7 cm (17 1/2" x 31")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101055
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Surfacing, 2008
Edward Babiarz
Artist-made paper hand dyed, first cut cotton linter and dichroic glass
44.4 x 78.7 cm (17 1/2" x 31")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101055
Rocky Shore 1, 2008<br>
Ona Alisauskas<br>
Transparent watercolour<br>
38.1 x 55.8 cm (15" x 22")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101052
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Rocky Shore 1, 2008
Ona Alisauskas
Transparent watercolour
38.1 x 55.8 cm (15" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101052

Ontario Autumn, 2011<br>
Janet Baker<br>
Acrylic on wood panel, Diptych: 60.9 x 50.8 cm (24" x 20") each<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101056
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Ontario Autumn, 2011
Janet Baker
Acrylic on wood panel, Diptych: 60.9 x 50.8 cm (24" x 20") each
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101056

Meditation, 2009<br>
Carmel Brennan<br>
Photograph, edition of 2 prints only<br>
76.2 x 101.6 cm (30" x 40")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101061
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Meditation, 2009
Carmel Brennan
Photograph, edition of 2 prints only
76.2 x 101.6 cm (30" x 40")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101061
Milkweed, 1954<br>
John Bennett <br>
Oil on canvas<br>
43 x 78.7 cm (17" x 31")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101057
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Milkweed, 1954
John Bennett
Oil on canvas
43 x 78.7 cm (17" x 31")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101057

Quietude, 2011<br>
Maya Foltyn<br>
Acrylic, pastel, sand on panel<br>
44.2 x 190 cm (17 1/2" x 74 3/4")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101075
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Slideshow: Our Class Trip to Ottawa, 1961, 2012
Lillian Michiko Blakey
Mixed media on canvas
Triptych; each panel: 50.8 x 61 cm (24" x 24")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101059

Roadside Rocks, Algonquin Park, 2004
Mary Pavey
Oil on canvas
60.8 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario, 100415
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Quietude, 2011
Maya Foltyn
Acrylic, pastel, sand on panel
44.2 x 190 cm (17 1/2" x 74 3/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101075
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons 2012, no. 6, 2012<br>
Lynn Bishop <br>
Mixed media<br>
25.4 x 76.2 cm (10" x 30")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101058
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Sainte-Marie among the Hurons 2012, no. 6, 2012

Lynn Bishop
Mixed media
25.4 x 76.2 cm (10" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101058

Harbour Front, 2010<br>
Zora Buchanan<br>
Acrylic on paper<br>
55.8 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101062
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Harbour Front, 2010

Zora Buchanan
Acrylic on paper
55.8 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101062

The Grand Season, 2009<br>
Joanne Clarke<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
101.6 x 152.4 cm (40" x 60")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101065
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The Grand Season, 2009
Joanne Clarke
Acrylic on canvas
101.6 x 152.4 cm (40" x 60")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101065
I Believe, 2012<br>
Sheila Davis<br>
Oil on panel<br>
121.9 x 152.4 cm (48" x 60")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101067
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I Believe, 2012
Sheila Davis
Oil on panel
121.9 x 152.4 cm (48" x 60")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101067

East End (study #2), 2002<br>
Bruno Capolongo<br>
Wax-oil emulsion on mounted canvas<br>
48.6 x 42.5 cm (19 1/8” x 16 3/4”)<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101063
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East End (study #2), 2002
Bruno Capolongo
Wax-oil emulsion on mounted canvas
48.6 x 42.5 cm (19 1/8" x 16 3/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101063

Haliburton Highlands II, Ontario, 2009<br>
Joanne Lucas Warren<br>
Watercolour<br>
35.5 x 50.8 cm (14" x 20")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101102
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Haliburton Highlands II, Ontario, 2009
Joanne Lucas Warren
Watercolour
35.5 x 50.8 cm (14" x 20")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101102
The Mohawk Circle with Portraits of Alexander G. Bell, Joseph Brant and E. Pauline Johnson, 1977<br>
Gene Chu<br>
Colour lithography (aluminum)<br>
68.5 x 56 cm (30" x 22")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101064
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The Mohawk Circle with Portraits of Alexander G. Bell, Joseph Brant and E. Pauline Johnson, 1977
Gene Chu
Colour lithography (aluminum)
68.5 x 56 cm (30" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101064

Muskoka Bay, 2012<br>
David Dawson<br>
Gouache<br>
63.5 x 78.7 cm (25" x 31")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101068
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Muskoka Bay, 2012
David Dawson
Gouache
63.5 x 78.7 cm (25" x 31")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101068

On the Shore, 2012<br>
Elizabeth Elkin<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
50.8 x 60.9 cm (20" x 24")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101070
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On the Shore, 2012
Elizabeth Elkin
Oil on canvas
50.8 x 60.9 cm (20" x 24")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101070

Early Morning, Kensington Market, Toronto, 1994<br>
Lois Dierlam<br>
Mixed water media on tanjoe Japanese paper<br>
57 x 77 cm (22 1/2" x 30 1/4")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101069
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Early Morning, Kensington Market, Toronto, 1994
Lois Dierlam
Mixed water media on tanjo Japanese paper
57 x 77 cm (22 1/2" x 30 1/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101069

Ontario Autumn, n.d.<br>
Elizabeth Myles Elliott<br>
Oil etching inks printed on limited edition paper<br>
45.7 x 60.9 cm (18" x 24")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101071
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Ontario Autumn, n.d.
Elizabeth Myles Elliott
Oil etching inks printed on limited edition paper
45.7 x 60.9 cm (18" x 24")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101071

More Than Supple, 2003<br>
Mary Ellen Farrow<br>
Limestone<br>
40.6 x 71.1 x 33 cm (16" x 28" x 13")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101073
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More Than Supple, 2003
Mary Ellen Farrow
Limestone
40.6 x 71.1 x 33 cm (16" x 28" x 13")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101073
Reflection, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario, n.d.<br>
Diana Harding Tucker<br>
Cibachrome print<br>
59.6 x 46.9 cm (23 1/2" x 18 1/2") Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101079
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Reflection, Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario, n.d.
Diana Harding Tucker
Cibachrome print
59.6 x 46.9 cm (23 1/2" x 18 1/2") Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101079

Stockings, 2010<br>
Agnieszka Foltyn<br>
Ink, crayon, graphite on mylar on board under resin<br>
91.4 x 95.2 cm (36" x 37 1/2")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101074
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Stockings, 2010
Agnieszka Foltyn
Ink, crayon, graphite on mylar on board under resin
91.4 x 95.2 cm (36" x 37 1/2")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101074
Bonsai Minute, 2008<br>
Jean Eng<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
124.4 x 124.4 cm (49" x 49")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101072
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Bonsai Minute, 2008
Jean Eng
Acrylic on canvas
124.4 x 124.4 cm (49" x 49")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101072
Knocker, n.d.<br>
G. Jesse Gledhill<br>
Acrylic on cotton<br>
76.2 x 71.1 cm (30" x 28")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101076
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Knocker, n.d.
G. Jesse Gledhill
Acrylic on cotton
76.2 x 71.1 cm (30" x 28")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101076

David (formerly Warrior), 2003<br>
Heather Grindley<br>
Charcoal, pastel and water<br>
75 x 56 cm (29 1/2" x 22")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101077
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David (formerly Warrior), 2003
Heather Grindley
Charcoal, pastel and water
75 x 56 cm (29 1/2" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101077

Curved Reflections, 2007<br>
Cathy Groulx<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
121.9 x 91.4 cm (48" x 36")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101078
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Curved Reflections, 2007
Cathy Groulx
Oil on canvas
121.9 x 91.4 cm (48" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101078

Gemini, n.d.
Ivo Arnaudov
Bronze sculpture
33 x 22.8 x 36.8 cm (13" x 9" x 14 1/2")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101053
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Gemini, n.d.
Ivo Arnaudov
Bronze sculpture
33 x 22.8 x 36.8 cm (13" x 9" x 14 1/2")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101053

Niagara South Field- Nightview, n.d.<br>
Linda Kemp<br>
Watercolour<br>
25.4 x 25.4 cm (10" x 10")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101085
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Niagara South Field- Nightview, n.d.
Linda Kemp
Watercolour
25.4 x 25.4 cm (10" x 10")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101085

Dark Sky Moon, 2010<br>
Robin Hesse <br>
Charcoal and graphite on paper<br>
70 x 70 cm (27" x 27")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101081
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Dark Sky Moon, 2010
Robin Hesse
Charcoal and graphite on paper
70 x 70 cm (27" x 27")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101081

Jade, Waiting, 2008<br>
Heather Horton <br>
Oil on wood panel<br>
61.2 x 61.2 cm (24" x 24")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101082
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Jade, Waiting, 2008
Heather Horton
Oil on wood panel
61.2 x 61.2 cm (24" x 24")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101082

Wind Through Pines 2, 2006<br>
Warren Hoyano<br>
Watercolour on paper<br>
76.2 x 55.8 cm (30" x 22")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101083
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Wind Through Pines 2, 2006
Warren Hoyano
Watercolour on paper
76.2 x 55.8 cm (30" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101083

Fruit Stand, 1988<br>
Lilian Lampert<br>
Acrylic on watercolour paper<br>
70 x 50 cm (27 1/2" x 19 1/2")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101087
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Fruit Stand, 1988
Lilian Lampert
Acrylic on watercolour paper
70 x 50 cm (27 1/2" x 19 1/2")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101087

Water Reflections, Lake Ontario, 2009<br>
Eva Kolacz<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
152.7 x 101.8 cm (60" x 48")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101086
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Water Reflections, Lake Ontario, 2009
Eva Kolacz
Acrylic on canvas
152.7 x 101.8 cm (60" x 48")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101086

Falls, Deer River (near Belmont Lake, ON), 1991<br>
Lila Lewis Irving<br>
Acrylic on paper<br>
55.8 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101084
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Falls, Deer River (near Belmont Lake, ON), 1991
Lila Lewis Irving
Acrylic on paper
55.8 x 76.2 cm (22" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101084

Marshland No. 8, 2012<br>
Janet Hendershot <br>
Stained acrylic on canvas with drawn accents<br>
76.2 x 127 cm (30" x 50")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101080
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Marshland No. 8, 2012
Janet Hendershot
Stained acrylic on canvas with drawn accents
76.2 x 127 cm (30" x 50")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101080
Summer in the Country, n.d.<br>
Gerald Sevier<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
127 x 177.8 cm (50" x 70")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101099
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Summer in the Country, n.d.
Gerald Sevier
Oil on canvas
127 x 177.8 cm (50" x 70")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101099
Forest Light Series: Sunset Wilket Creek, 2010<br>
Bev Rodin<br>
Acrylic on canvas<br>
91.4 x 213.3 cm (36" x 84")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101098
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Forest Light Series: Sunset Wilket Creek, 2010
Bev Rodin
Acrylic on canvas
91.4 x 213.3 cm (36" x 84")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101098

Lake Ontario/Last Light, 2010<br>
Janet Read<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
76.2 x 152.4 cm (30" x 60")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101095
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Lake Ontario/Last Light, 2010
Janet Read
Oil on canvas
76.2 x 152.4 cm (30" x 60")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101095
View from the Artist's studio across Rice Lake: Studies in Light & Energy No. 49, 2008
Rebecca Last
Oil on canvas
Diptych, each panel: 91.5 x 91.5 cm (36" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101088
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View from the Artist's studio across Rice Lake: Studies in Light & Energy No. 49, 2008

Rebecca Last
Oil on canvas
Diptych, each panel: 91.5 x 91.5 cm (36" x 36")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101088
Into Spring Woodlands, 2011<br>
John Mlacak<br>
Oil on canvas<br>
60.9 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101089
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Into Spring Woodlands, 2011
John Mlacak
Oil on canvas
60.9 x 76.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101089

Port Dalhousie: June, n.d.<br>
Robert Montgomery<br>
Archival print of vector drawing<br>
60.9 x 45.7 cm (24" x 18")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101090
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Port Dalhousie: June, n.d.
Robert Montgomery
Archival print of vector drawing
60.9 x 45.7 cm (24" x 18")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101090
Frontier #44 Ground Break, 1989<br>
Joseph Muscat<br>
Acrylic on paper on board – framed<br>
101.6 x 132 cm (40" x 52")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101091
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Frontier #44 Ground Break, 1989
Joseph Muscat
Acrylic on paper on board
101.6 x 132 cm (40" x 52")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101091
Oakville Harbour, n.d.<br>
Sam Paonessa<br>
Oil on panel<br>
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16" x 20")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101092
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Oakville Harbour, n.d.
Sam Paonessa
Oil on panel
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16" x 20")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101092



Turtle from Petroglyph Park near Peterborough, 2003
Margaret Peter
Intaglio print 2/3
48.6 x 55.8 cm (19" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101093
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Turtle from Petroglyph Park near Peterborough, 2003
Margaret Peter
Intaglio print 2/3
48.6 x 55.8 cm (19" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101093
King Street West in the Spring, n.d.<br>
Guiseppe Pivetta<br>
Oil on hardboard<br>
35.5 x 27.9 cm (14" x 11")<br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101094
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King Street West in the Spring, n.d.
Guiseppe Pivetta
Oil on hardboard
35.5 x 27.9 cm (14" x 11")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101094
Das Buch XIV Ontario, 1997 <br>
Marianne Reim <br>
Steel and stone book and stand: 104.1 x 34.2 x 58.4 cm (41" x 13 1/2" x 23") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101096
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Das Buch XIV Ontario, 1997
Marianne Reim
Steel and stone book and stand: 104.1 x 34.2 x 58.4 cm (41" x 13 1/2" x 23")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101096

Landrefraction X, 2012 <br>
Acrylic on canvas Ernestine Tahedl <br>
Diptych; each panel: 152.5 x 50.6 cm (60" x 20") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101100
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Landrefraction X, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
Ernestine Tahedl
Diptych; each panel: 152.5 x 50.6 cm (60" x 20")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101100
Urban Sprawl, 2005 <br>
Doreen Renner Acrylic on paper <br>
38.1 x 55.8 cm (15" x 22") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101097
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Urban Sprawl, 2005
Doreen Renner Acrylic on paper
38.1 x 55.8 cm (15" x 22")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101097
Memories on Yonge (Street), <br>
1993 <br>
Mary Wright  Oil on canvas <br>
152.4 x 121.9 cm (60" x 48") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101104
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Memories on Yonge (Street),
1993
Mary Wright Oil on canvas
152.4 x 121.9 cm (60" x 48")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101104

Shrike’s Nest, 2012 <br>
Peter G.S. Large Work on paper <br>
34.2 x 26 cm (13 1/2" x 10 1/4") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101105
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Shrike’s Nest, 2012
Peter G.S. Large Work on paper
34.2 x 26 cm (13 1/2" x 10 1/4")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101105
Story Teller, 2007 <br>
Alice Teichert Acrylic and crayon on canvas <br>
139.8 x 114.4 cm (55" x 45") <br>
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101101
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Story Teller, 2007
Alice Teichert Acrylic and crayon on canvas
139.8 x 114.4 cm (55" x 45")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101101
Two girls remain motionless as wild birds feed from the seeds cupped in their hands, [ca. 1918]
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Toronto’s day and night, 2012
Sumer Al-Hindawi Mixed media on canvas
91.4 x 122 cm (36" x 48")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101051
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Our Forest Lands and What We Get from Them!, [ca. 1963]
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Red Fields, 2006
Valerie Ashton
Pastel
61 x 72.2 cm (24" x 30")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101054



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