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 | Taming the Frontier: Art and Women in the Canadian West 1880-1920 Virginia G. Berry Virginia G. Berry brings to life the important work done by women in building the West as we know it today—urbane, sophisticated and on the move. Dr. Berry paints a fascinating portrait of a devoted and talented group of women who fostered women’s rights in the arts in the era of pioneer settlement.  |
 | A History of Art in Alberta 1905-1970 Nancy Townshend This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive coverage of the development of art in Alberta between 1905 and 1970. Townshend carefully presents the full flowering of an authentic grassroots culture. She tells us what Alberta’s art to 1970 was rather than what it wasn’t. |
 | Ordinary Places, Sacred Spaces Evelyn Mattern & Helen David Brancato Grace is waiting for us in the most unlikely places—we need only stop to take notice. Ordinary Places, Sacred Spaces is an extraordinary work of original prose, poetry, and art that explores the sacredness of our surroundings. Both a spiritual journey and a celebration, Ordinary Places, Sacred Spaces beautifully illuminates the everyday areas of our lives—the humble places our souls call “home.” |
 | One Eye Open, One Eye Closed Photographs by Brian Dyson An evocative collection of photographs in the humanistic tradition of the late Cartier-Bresson, One Eye Open, One Eye Closed will re-kindle long forgotten memories in its readers, memories of places visited years ago, of everyday encounters we had forgotten we ever had. |
 | Spirit of the West: The Art of Don Brestler Essay By Arjun Gupta A beautifully illustrated tribute to a remarkable, self-taught artist of the Canadian West. |
 | Eurydice's Song Poems by William Borden Monotypes by Douglas Kinsey This extraordinary collaboration between two great American artists breathes new life into the myth of Eurydice. |
 | Winged Spirits: Poems by 24 contemporary American poets Edited by F.D. Reeve, Wesleyan University, Collage paintings by Jean Zaleski Edited by F.D. Reeve, Wesleyan University. Collage paintings in colour by artist Jean Zaleski Jean Zaleski draws exquisite images of strength and gentle defiance, images that soar upwards. |
 | Divine Images, Human Visions: The Max Tannenbaum Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Ottawa by Pratapaditya Pal A fascinating text by Dr. Pratapaditya Pal makes this an exciting narrative for the scholar as well as the general reader. |
 | Tibetan Sky: Woodblock Prints of Naoko Matsubara With Essays by Pratapaditya Pal and David Waterhouse 20 multi-colored woodcuts and other images depicting the art of woodblock prints. Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Essays by Pratapaditya Pal and David Waterhouse, Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto. Design by Stan Shikatani. |
 | Buddha under the Bodhi Tree Stefan Czernecki Buddha declared ignorance to be the cause of suffering, the cause of our bondage within the cycle of birth, old age, and death. Ignorance is the disease that grips those who live in desire and fear, in hope, despair, disgust, and sorrow. |
 | Search for the Blue Goose by Constance Martin Illustrated by J. Dewey Soper Between 1923 and 1931, Soper traversed 50,000 km of Arctic wilderness in search of the nesting grounds of the legendary 'blue goose.' |
 | A Life Story: In 50 Christmas Cards 1945-2003 Warren Roy This book reproduces 50 original Christmas cards designed and printed by the author over a period of nearly six decades. The first 11 were linocuts, an art described briefly in the book. The next 25 were serigraphs or “silk-screen prints”; this graphic process is described in some detail. Nine were not produced as graphics, but were simply reproductions of the author’s paintings or drawings. The last five were computer graphics in which the author explored the advantages and limitations of this new medium. |
 | Arctic Notes and Prairie Places The Poetry & Art of Ferdinando Spina COMING OUT IN DECEMBER 2006 Spina has been working in social work, painting and writing for the past four years in the Kitikmeot Region above the Arctic Circle. Much of his images and poetry in this beautiful collection have been inspired by his Arctic work in the Canadian North. |
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