Melanie Jenner - Visual Artist

Grande Prairie artist longlisted in top visual arts prize - The Article Magazine Grande Prairie artist Aileen Bahmanipour is one of 30 Canadian contemporary visual artists who have been longlisted for the 2026 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s most established contemporary visual arts prize. She said she was “thrilled” to be recognized for her art.  “The core of my practice is ...

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Just like today but in 1972. Fifty-four years ago the Ukrainian-Canadian painter William Kurelek captured the aftermath of a snow storm—like the one that just landed in Toronto—on the street where he lived in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood.

🖼️ William Kurelek. "Balsam Avenue after Heavy Snowfall", 1972, mixed media, 59.7 x 60.3 cm

🎨 Born in 1927, Kurelek was the son of an immigrant Ukrainian and his Canadian-born wife. He grew up in Alberta and Manitoba before moving to Toronto where he studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. In 1976, Kurelek was made a Member of the Order of Canada for his enduring contribution to Canadian art.

📖 Read more about Kurelek in the Art Canada Institute publication on him, “William Kurelek: Life and Work” by Andrew Kear.
www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/william-kurelek/

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