06/02/2026
DAVID BLACKWOOD RCA, "Gram Glover's Tree on Bragg's Island (1999), etching and aquatint, 15 x 18 in.
"As a boy visiting my grandparents on Bragg's Island, I remember a small willow tree at the front gate. It grew in very sparse soil and was enclosed (to protect it from roaming sheep, goats, and pigs!) My Uncle Edgar Glover tells me it came from Deer Island as a slip and was planted beside the rock in the late 20's. This same tree is shown in the etchings 'Molly Glover on Bragg's Island' 1997 and 'Granda Glover on Bragg's Island' 1991. The tree on Bragg's Island struck me as a wonderful symbol of rebirth, renewal, and regeneration." David Blackwood - November 1, 1999.
"Home" celebrates the extraordinary and masterful work of one of Canada’s best known printmakers, David Blackwood. This exhibition features etchings spanning six decades of David’s career as well as unique works including watercolours, monotypes and the magnificent encaustic assemblage, “Fragment – Ephraim Kelloway’s Door”.
On view May 30th- June 20th.
To view the full exhibition, please visit us in gallery or online.
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