With Weaving Modernist Art: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, author Anne Newlands returns one of Canada's most accomplished and respected visual artists to the public eye 
Born into a large French-Canadian family in 1926, Mariette Rousseau embraced her passion for creative expression through wool and weaving at an early age She studied art and weaving at l'École des beaux-arts in Quebec City and then worked at the California studio of ground-breaking American textile designer Dorothy Liebes Back in Canada after an art-inspired trip to Europe, she and her husband, artist and ceramist Claude Vermette, joined the growing movement of young French-Canadian artists in their embrace of abstraction and new forms of art and their rejection of the conservatism of Maurice Duplessis' mid-century Quebec 
By the early 1960s, Rousseau-Vermette had forged collaborations with fellow artists, designers and architects with like ideas about public art Over the next 40 years, she scaled the heights of her profession, weaving hundreds of radiant large-scale tapestries that complemented the cool interiors of modern architecture She exhibited across Canada and internationally and attracted prestigious commissions from the private and public sectors, including commissions for theater curtains at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC Yet three years after Rousseau-Vermette's death in 2006, Newlands discovered there wasn't a single book that told her story as a pioneer of modernist tapestry and one of Canada's most prolific and influential artist-weavers 
For Newlands, writing a book about Rousseau-Vermette became an abiding passion Through access to this artist-weaver's archive, wide-ranging research and interviews with family, colleagues and friends, the author has created a vivid introduction to a remarkable, innovative artist who paved the way for the generation of Canadian textile artists that followed

Weaving Modernist Art: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette

Arts & Photography

Newlands, Anne

Individual Artists

Firefly Books

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Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

This book introduces young people to the life and work of Edgar Degas by lending the artist a voice to speak directly to the reader and thus stimulating a personal interest and appeal. As we view the reproductions, we glimpse the individual behind the work of art.

National Gallery of Canada

Children's Books

Cambridge University Press

"Some can be active to a great age but enjoy little," observed Emily Carr shortly before her death in 1945. "I have lived." The impressive scope of Carr's art and her unorthodox life are the subjects of art educator Anne Newlands' latest book. In a text that skillfully blends selections from Carr's own writings with illustrated commentary, Newlands creates a delightful look at one of Canada's best-known artists. Emily Carr: An Introduction to Her Life and Art will lead you to the West Coast, where Carr spent much of her life in a world of richly drawn First Nations villages and totems, dark, haunting forests, wild beaches and vast skies. There, you will meet the unconventional woman -- "the little old lady on the edge of nowhere," as she called herself -- who helped define the face of Canadian art.

Emily Carr: An Introduction to Her Life and Art

History & Criticism

In a country that can boast nearly 50,000 artists from its prehistoric beginnings to the present, it is a daunting challenge to compile a collection of some 300 artists that reflects the depth and breadth of Canada's art heritage. Yet in Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000, author Anne Newlands does just that. Departing from the usual narrative of standard Canadian art histories, Newlands organizes the artists alphabetically, thus removing them from predictable associations and chronological relationships and freeing us to forge new connections. The result is an original and engaging approach to the subject, one that at once refreshes, surprises and teaches. When the paintings of such artists as Emily Carr, Lawren S. Harris, Cornelius Krieghoff and Horatio Walker are placed side by side with works by Kenojuak Ashevak, General Idea, Maud Lewis, Bill Reid and Jeff Wall, the diversity and wonder of the creative process come irresistibly to life. 
 While Canada's most beloved artists and their art are generously represented in Canadian Art, Newlands also strives to guide us to less familiar media, whose formats and themes seek to redefine art itself even as they reflect the cultural realities of the time. Here, we find not only traditional oils and watercolors but also a rich collection of sculpture, photography and installation art. Each of Newlands' beautifully printed selections is accompanied by an engaging text that focuses on the featured art, provides a brief biographical sketch of the artist and offers us an informed departure point for our own critical appreciation.

Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000

Born in 1881 in a small village north of Montreal, Clarence Gagnon is best known for his paintings of sun-drenched winter landscapes and for the colorful illustrations for Louis Hémon's novel, Maria Chapdelaine. 
 Clarence Gagnon: An Introduction to His Life and Art is a richly illustrated, insightful look at a complex individual. 
 Despite living in France for much of his adult life, Gagnon's love for his native Quebec is evident in his art. His simple, realistic style of painting captures the old traditions and peaceful rural splendor of Quebec's Laurentian Mountains and Charlevoix region at the end of the 19th century. 
 The book traces Gagnon's early life and influences, examining his career as an illustrator and his development as an artist. Included here are excerpts from Gagnon's personal letters, which reveal his astute observations of life, art and politics. 
 Liberally illustrated with Gagnon's sublimely executed paintings -- many never before published together in one volume -- Clarence Gagnon is a superb tribute to an international artist who always remained passionate about his simple origins.

Clarence Gagnon: An Introduction to His Life and Art

An up-to-date survey of Canadian art 
 Canada has a rich and diverse heritage in the fine arts. This book celebrates the color, beauty and energy of some of our most talented artists, among them Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, David Milne, Alex Colville, Norval Morrisseau and Jean-Paul Riopelle. 
 Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings presents a wide variety of dynamic styles and distinct subject matter. The stunning collection includes late 18th-century watercolor landscapes, art from the 19th-century merchant classes, and works by the Group of Seven, Les Automatistes, Painters Eleven, First Nations and Inuit artists, and contemporary artists on the cutting edge of creativity. 
 An introduction places these artists in context. The book's informative captions provide a short biography along with commentary on each work's style and subject matter. 
 Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings is an outstanding survey and reference on the work of over 150 of the country's most famous and interesting artists. 
 Among the more than 150 artists featured in Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings:
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<li>Kenojuak Ashevak </li> <li>Rebecca Belmore </li> <li>William Berczy </li> <li>David Blackwood </li> <li>Paul-Emile Borduas </li> <li>Jack Bush </li> <li>Emily Carr </li> <li>A.J. Casson </li> <li>Alex Colville </li> <li>Emily Coonan</li> <li>Maurice Cullen </li> <li>Ken Danby </li> <li>Paterson Ewen </li> <li>Lionel LeMoine Fitzgerald </li> <li>Clarence Gagnon </li> <li>Betty Goodwin </li> <li>Lawren Harris </li> <li>Prudence Heward </li> <li>Edwin Holgate </li> <li>A.Y. Jackson</li> <li>Alex Janvier </li> <li>Helen Kalvak </li> <li>Paul Kane </li> <li>Cornelius Krieghoff </li> <li>William Kurelek </li> <li>Attila Richard Lukacs </li> <li>J.E.H. Macdonald </li> <li>David Milne </li> <li>James Wilson Morrice </li> <li>Norval Morrisseau</li> <li>Daphne Odjig </li> <li>Jessie Oonark </li> <li>Paul Peel </li> <li>Jean-Paul Riopelle </li> <li>Jack Shadbolt </li> <li>Michael Snow </li> <li>Takao Tanabe </li> <li>Tom Thomson </li> <li>Harold Town </li> <li>Frederick H. Varley</li> </ul>

Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings

An introduction to the artists who symbolize the Canadian spirit. 
 Canada's most renowned artists, the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, celebrated the country's wild beauty. They saw in the untamed land a reflection of the national spirit, and called themselves "adventurers in paint." 
 For decades, their work has been instantly familiar to Canadians. But in the early part of the 20th century, these artists were engaged in a struggle for acceptance, mocked by critics and the public alike. 
 In The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, author Anne Newlands explores the ambitions and visions of the artists, capturing the cultural and historical realities of their time and bringing to life their artistic response to the Canadian wilderness. The book is illustrated with 40 color works of landscapes, portraits and urban scenes, as well as black and white archival photographs. Readers are introduced to the artists as well as their locations -- turn-of-the-century Toronto, Ontario's wilderness, the Rocky Mountains and the Arctic. 
 Writing with insight and enthusiasm, Anne Newlands offers an informative introduction to the lives, the work and the times of these important artists.

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction

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Weaving Modernist Art: The Life and Work of Mariette Rousseau-Vermette

Meet Edgar Degas

Meet Edgar Degas

Emily Carr: An Introduction to Her Life and Art

Emily Carr: An Introduction to Her Life and Art

Canadian Art: From Its Beginnings to 2000

Clarence Gagnon: An Introduction to His Life and Art

Clarence Gagnon: An Introduction to His Life and Art

Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction